Topic: Official Sales Thread

[Chozo Ghost]

Ah, I see...

Is 41% good for a game with such high expectations as this? It didn't even sell half of what it theoretically could have...

[GoldenPhoenix]

Ah, I see...

Is 41% good for a game with such high expectations as this? It didn't even sell half of what it theoretically could have...

Yeah it is doomed like the Wii was doomed when PS3 was outselling it.

[BlackNMild2k1]

That is 41% of its initial shipment on the the 1st day of sales & it sold 155k in that 1st day. I would say that is pretty good.
& if you look at traditional Wii sales, most BIG sellers are slow burners, as in they don't blow their wad on the 1st week, but they sell consistently for a long time.

Expect maybe 360-380k on the upcoming charts and for it to be on the charts Top 10 for quite a while too.
I would guess 1.1mill in sales before it hits US shores.

[TJ Spyke]

Ah, I see...

Is 41% good for a game with such high expectations as this? It didn't even sell half of what it theoretically could have...

As BlacknMild said, it sold 41% of it's first shipment on its FIRST DAY. Not week, day (and a weekday on top of that). That is pretty damn good.

However, I don't see it selling anywhere near 360K on its first week as that would be close to 100%. If 155K is 41%, then that means they shipped 380K copies and I don't see the game being a virtual sellout (although I could see it getting around 300K).

[BlackNMild2k1]

I expect a sellout and a long slow burn in the Top 10.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

KUMITE

[SalesBot]

Chart Track - Week 26, 2009 - Individual Formats (Units)

UK:
01 (__) 360 Fight Night Round 4 (Electronic Arts)
02 (__) PS3 Fight Night Round 4 (Electronic Arts)
03 (01) PC The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
04 (03) WII Wii Fit (Nintendo)
05 (02) 360 [prototype] (Activision Blizzard)
06 (06) WII Ea Sports Active (Electronic Arts)
07 (07) WII Grand Slam Tennis (Electronic Arts)
08 (13) 360 Ufc 2009: Undisputed (Thq)
09 (04) PS3 Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Sony Computer Ent.)
10 (08) NDS Professor Layton And The Curious Village (Nintendo)
11 (17) PS3 Ufc 2009: Undisputed (Thq)
12 (05) PS3 [prototype] (Activision Blizzard)
13 (__) 360 Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (Activision Blizzard)
14 (11) WII Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
15 (10) 360 Call Of Duty: World At War (Activision Blizzard)
16 (12) NDS Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
17 (19) WII Wii Play (Nintendo)
18 (15) PS3 Infamous (Sony Computer Ent.)
19 (09) 360 Red Faction: Guerrilla (Thq)
20 (18) PS3 Call Of Duty: World At War (Activision Blizzard)
21 (__) 360 Overlord Ii (Codemasters)
22 (__) PS3 Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (Activision Blizzard)
23 (20) WII Virtua Tennis 2009 (Sega)
24 (25) NDS Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
25 (23) 360 Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
26 (24) PS3 Virtua Tennis 2009 (Sega)
27 (__) PSP Monster Hunter: Freedom Unite (Capcom)
28 (22) WII My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
29 (16) PC Arma Ii (505 Games)
30 (14) WII Indiana Jones And The Staff Of Kings (Lucasarts)
31 (__) 360 Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits (Activision Blizzard)
32 (33) 360 Sega Superstars Tennis (Sega)
33 (34) 360 Virtua Tennis 2009 (Sega)
34 (__) PC Spore: Galactic Adventures (Electronic Arts)
35 (__) 360 Tales Of Vesperia (Atari)
36 (29) NDS Mystery Stories (Gsp/avanquest)
37 (27) 360 Star Ocean: The Last Hope (Square Enix Europe)
38 (35) WII Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
39 (21) PS3 Red Faction: Guerrilla (Thq)
40 (31) PC Football Manager 2009 (Sega)

[SalesBot]

Chart Track - Week 26, 2009

Denmark:
01 (01) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
02 (02) Fifa 09 (Electronic Arts)
03 (06) Guitar Hero: World Tour (Activision Blizzard)
04 (09) Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
05 (12) Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
06 (14) Wii Fit (Nintendo)
07 (04) Guitar Hero: Metallica (Activision Blizzard)
08 (05) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
09 (03) [prototype] (Activision Blizzard)
10 (07) Grand Theft Auto Iv (K.e. Media)
11 (16) Ea Sports Active (Electronic Arts)
12 (08) Need For Speed: Undercover (Electronic Arts)
13 (18) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
14 (__) Guitar Hero Iii: Legends Of Rock (Activision Blizzard)
15 (__) Wii Play (Nintendo)
16 (13) World Of Warcraft: Wrath Of Lich King (Activision Blizzard)
17 (__) Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City (Nintendo)
18 (10) Counter-strike: Source (Electronic Arts)
19 (__) Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
20 (__) Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Activision Blizzard)

Netherlands:
01 (01) [PC] The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
02 (04) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
03 (02) [360] Prototype (Activision Blizzard)
04 (06) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
05 (03) [PS3] Prototype (Activision Blizzard)
06 (05) [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
07 (07) [NDS] Walk With Me! (Nintendo)
08 (__) [PC] Grand Theft Auto 4 (Take 2)
09 (__) [PC] Anno 1404 (Ubisoft)
10 (__) [WII] Virtua Tennis 2009 (Sega)

[SalesBot]

Famitsu: Wii Sports Resort sells over 350k. The 3rd highest debut week for Wii.

1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) - 816,198
2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 608,147
3. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 353,827

[BlackNMild2k1]

Ah, I see...

Is 41% good for a game with such high expectations as this? It didn't even sell half of what it theoretically could have...

As BlacknMild said, it sold 41% of it's first shipment on its FIRST DAY. Not week, day (and a weekday on top of that). That is pretty damn good.

However, I don't see it selling anywhere near 360K on its first week as that would be close to 100%. If 155K is 41%, then that means they shipped 380K copies and I don't see the game being a virtual sellout (although I could see it getting around 300K).

Famitsu: Wii Sports Resort sells over 350k. The 3rd highest debut week for Wii.

1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) - 816,198
2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 608,147
3. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 353,827

It over 350k. ~90something% sell through. Virtual sellout? Close enough.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Stella got her groove back.

SHAZAAAM

[KDR_11k]

Probably enough sold out to make it hard to find for most people.

[Chozo Ghost]

Its been a long time since something has sold out. I remember just a year or two ago Nintendo stuff was selling out consistently on a weekly basis. What the heck happened?

[KDR_11k]

Lack of games, especially a lack of games that really pushed the motion controls. The future doesn't look much better with Nintendo apparently making some Gamecube 1.5 games instead of proper Wii games.

[TJ Spyke]

Ah, I see...

Is 41% good for a game with such high expectations as this? It didn't even sell half of what it theoretically could have...

As BlacknMild said, it sold 41% of it's first shipment on its FIRST DAY. Not week, day (and a weekday on top of that). That is pretty damn good.

However, I don't see it selling anywhere near 360K on its first week as that would be close to 100%. If 155K is 41%, then that means they shipped 380K copies and I don't see the game being a virtual sellout (although I could see it getting around 300K).

Famitsu: Wii Sports Resort sells over 350k. The 3rd highest debut week for Wii.

1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) - 816,198
2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 608,147
3. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 353,827

It over 350k. ~90something% sell through. Virtual sellout? Close enough.

I did the numbers up above. Nintendo shipped about 380K copies, so selling 350K of those is pretty great (I would guess that most of the remaining 30K are in rural areas where not a lot of people buy games).

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

What were first-month shipments like for Overkill and MadWorld?  Can we assume Conduit shipped with more stock?

[GoldenPhoenix]

Ah, I see...

Is 41% good for a game with such high expectations as this? It didn't even sell half of what it theoretically could have...

As BlacknMild said, it sold 41% of it's first shipment on its FIRST DAY. Not week, day (and a weekday on top of that). That is pretty damn good.

However, I don't see it selling anywhere near 360K on its first week as that would be close to 100%. If 155K is 41%, then that means they shipped 380K copies and I don't see the game being a virtual sellout (although I could see it getting around 300K).

Famitsu: Wii Sports Resort sells over 350k. The 3rd highest debut week for Wii.

1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) - 816,198
2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 608,147
3. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 353,827

It over 350k. ~90something% sell through. Virtual sellout? Close enough.

Sorry Chozo has spoken and it is confirmed that Wii Sports Resort is a flop.

[Chozo Ghost]

Lack of games, especially a lack of games that really pushed the motion controls. The future doesn't look much better with Nintendo apparently making some Gamecube 1.5 games instead of proper Wii games.

You are absolutely right. Wii Sports Resort is the first A+ Wii title in a long time...

[Deguello]

Its been a long time since something has sold out. I remember just a year or two ago Nintendo stuff was selling out consistently on a weekly basis. What the heck happened?

It was lack of games, but I don't really fault Nintendo much for that.  They may be the most efficient and talented developers ever, but they aren't gods, capable of bending physics to their whim.  Japanese third parties are mostly to blame for that, because they formed an anti-Wii cartel and either blacklisted the console from serious development or started half-brained, half-assed spinoff development.

Which is why the news of Japanese third parties mostly struggling in console profits not very surprising considering the climate they've made.  So it was all on Nintendo to cover every base, and again, they aren't supermen.  Things are looking slightly better, but they still haven't stopped the "spinoff first, maybe probably possibly support market leading console later after several userbase stress tests" development strategy.  And people wonder why Nintendo pulls down billions while the others suck fumes.

[SalesBot]

Famitsu Sales: 6/22 - 6/28

01. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 354,000 / NEW
02. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 70,000 / 170,000
03. [PS3] Atelier Rorona: Arland no Renkinjutsushi (Gust) - 47,000 / NEW
04. [PSP] Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono 2 (Acquire) - 45,000 / NEW
05. [PS3] BlazBlue (Arc System Works) - 36,000 / NEW
06. [360] BlazBlue (Arc System Works) - 23,000 / NEW
07. [NDS] Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (Square Enix) - 22,000 / 462,000
08. [PS3] Agarest Senki Zero (Compile Heart) - 14,000 / NEW
09. [PSP] Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance (Marvelous Entertainment) - 14,000 / NEW
10. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, PSP the Best (Capcom) - 12,000 / 794,000

11. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 11,000 / 3,433,000
12. [NDS] Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Monogatari (Level 5) - 10,000 / 140,000
13. [PSP] Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku o: Tenohira no Rakuen (TGL) - 7,900 / NEW
14. [NDS] Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (Gyakuten Kenji) (Capcom) - 7,000 / 268,000
15. [NDS] Really? Really! DS (Kadokawa Shoten) - 6,900 / NEW
16. [360] Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta! (G.Rev) - 6,800 / NEW
17.
18. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon) - 6,200 / 2,428,000
19. [PSP] Fate/Unlimited Codes Portable (Capcom) - 6,000 / 38,000
20. [PS2] Wand of Fortune (Idea Factory) - 5,900 / NEW
21. [360] Time Leap (Prototype) - 5,600 / NEW
22. [NDS] Infinite Space (Mugen Kouro) (Sega) - 5,400 / 48,000
23. [PS3] Bionic Commando (Capcom) - 5,300 / NEW
24. [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky (Pokemon) - 5,300 / 357,000
25. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo) - 4,700 / 5,022,000
26. [NDS] Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!! (Nintendo) - 4,600 / 648,000
27. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires (Koei) - 4,500 / 128,000
28. [NDS] Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo) - 4,400 / 1,749,000
29. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 4,100 / 2,271,000
30. [NDS] Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo) - 4,100 / 1,116,000

__. [360] Bionic Commando (Capcom) - 4,000 / NEW
__. [PS3] Wanted: Weapons of Fate (Spike) - 3,100 / NEW
__. [PSP] Memories Off: AfterRain (5pb.) - 3,000 / NEW
__. [PS2] Under the Moon: Crescent (Dimple) - 2,700 / NEW
__. [PSP] Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! G.P. Gakuen Princess Portable (GN Software) - 2,700 / NEW
__. [PS2] Himehibi: New Princess Days!! Zoku! Ni-Gakki (Takuyo) - 1,900 / NEW
__. [NDS] Fushigi Yuugi DS (Idea Factory) - 1,800 / NEW
__. [PS2] Eureka Seven: New Wave Graduation, Welcome Price 2800 (Bandai Namco Games) - 1,700 / NEW
__. [360] Extreme Racing: Pure (Disney Interactive Studios) - 1,100 / NEW
__. [360] Wanted: Weapons of Fate (Spike) - 1,100 / NEW
__. [PS3] Extreme Racing: Pure (Disney Interactive Studios) - 990 / NEW
__. [PS2] Eureka Seven: New Vision, Welcome Price 2800 (Bandai Namco Games) - 960 / NEW
__. [NDS] Maruhan Pachinko & Pachi-Slot Hisshou Guide Kyouryoku: The Pachinko Hall (Nippon Ichi Software) - 840 / NEW
__. [PS2] D.C. II P.S. Da Capo II Plus Situation, Kadokawa the Best (Kadokawa Shoten) - 830 / NEW
__. [PS3] Battlefield: Bad Company, EA Best Hits (Electronic Arts) - 620 / NEW
__. [NDS] MySims Racing (Electronic Arts) - 510 / NEW

DSL　6100
DSi　39000
PSP　27000
Wii　21000
PS3　10000
PS2　5000
360　5200

[vudu]

Wii - 21k

Makes sense--Wii Sports Resort isn't going to appeal to anyone who doesn't already have a Wii.

[Stratos]

I don't know about that.

I pose a real example. My Dad was really interested in WiiSports. Especially bowling. He played it for a good while but grew increasingly frustrated with how it wouldn't register his spins properly. I explained that it doesn't fully register everything like a real bowling ball and it took a lot of interest out of it for him.

The possibility of M+ giving true 1:1 could bring people like my Dad back into wanting to play. Now my family does have a 'family Wii' (read: my little sister's) but imagine how many curious people tried WiiSports at a friends house or elsewhere and ended up being disappointed about how the controls were not 'true'. They may have just said that Wii was alright but not for them.

Now people like that may be willing to give it another go with the promise actually being fullfilled. Though it will probably be a slow builder that spreads by word of mouth and people playing at other people's houses. That is hinged on how well Resort spreads through the grapevine.

Time will tell, but I am optimistic.

[BranDonk Kong]

Wii Sports Resort should appeal to people who don't know a Wii in Japan, since Wii Sports is not bundled in over there.

[mac<censored>]

It was lack of games, but I don't really fault Nintendo much for that.  They may be the most efficient and talented developers ever, but they aren't gods, capable of bending physics to their whim.  Japanese third parties are mostly to blame for that, because they formed an anti-Wii cartel and either blacklisted the console from serious development or started half-brained, half-assed spinoff development.

Yup... Japan has lots of gifted developers, but their management seems to often be completely brain dead...

(not just true of game companies of course...)

[SalesBot]

Media Create: 6/22 - 6/28

01./00. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 359,690 / NEW
02./01. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Friend Collection) (Nintendo) - 71,692 / 174,000 (-30%)
03./00. [PS3] Atelier Rorona: Alchemist of Arland (Gust) - 43,243 / NEW
04./00. [PSP] Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono. 2 (Sword & Magic & School 2) (Acquire) - 38,614 / NEW
05./00. [PS3] BlazBlue (Arc System Works) - 33,768 / NEW
06./00. [360] BlazBlue (Arc System Works) - 24,812 / NEW
07./03. [NDS] Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (Square Enix) - 22,114 / 479,000 (-18%)
08./00. [PS3] Agarest Senki Zero (Compile Heart) - 14,466 / NEW
09./05. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (BEST) (Capcom) - 12,985 / 762,000 (-6%)
10./04. [NDS] Sloane and MacHale's Mysterious Story (Level 5) - 12,537 / 156,000 (-19%)

11./00. [PSP] Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance (Marvelous)
12./08. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
13./06. [NDS] Gyakuten Kenji (Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth) (Capcom)
14./10. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon Co.)
15./00. [NDS] Really? Really! Realia DS (Kadokawa Shoten)
16./07. [NDS] Akira Tago's Mind Exercises (Atama no Taisou) Vol. 1: Puzzle Solving Journey Around the World (Level 5)
17./02. [PSP] Fate/Unlimited Codes Portable (Capcom)
18./00. [PSP] Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku o - Tenohira no Rakuen (Promising This Blue Sky: Pleasure Garden of the Day) (TGL)
19./00. [360] Mamoru-Kun wa Nowarete Shimatta! (Mamoru Has Been Cursed!) (Grev Ltd.)
20./00. [PS2] Wand of Fortune (Idea Factory)
21./09. [PS3] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Empires (Koei)
22./00. [360] Time Leap (Prototype)
23./15. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
24./11. [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky (Pokemon Co.)
25./17. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii (Namco Bandai)
26./00. [PS3] Bionic Commando (Capcom)
27./16. [NDS] Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!! (Nintendo)
28./18. [NDS] Infinite Space (SEGA)
29./12. [PSP] Evangelion: Jo (Prologue) (Namco Bandai)
30./00. [PS3] Wanted: Weapons of Fate (Spike)

31./00. [360] Bionic Commando (Capcom)
32./25. [NDS] Metal Fight Beyblade (Hudson)
33./19. [NDS] Made in Ore (Wario Ware) (Nintendo)
34./24. [WII] Play on Wii: Pikmin 2 (Nintendo)
35./00. [PS2] Under the Moon: Crescent (Dimple Entertainment)
36./23. [NDS] Dragon Ball Kai: Saiyajin Raishuu (Namco Bandai)
37./26. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot (BEST) (Konami)
38./21. [NDS] Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2 (SEGA)
39./14. [WII] Play on Wii: Chibi-Robo! (Nintendo)
40./30. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo)
41./28. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
42./20. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo)
43./36. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
44./32. [WII] Monster Hunter G (Capcom)
45./35. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
46./29. [PSP] Sengoku Basara: Battle Heroes (Capcom)
47./22. [WII] Arc Rise Fantasia (Marvelous)
48./41. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven (Level 5)
49./00. [PSP] Memories Off After Rain (5pb)
50./00. [NDS] Fushigi Yuugi DS (The Mysterious Play) (Idea Factory)

*. [ACC] Wii Motion+ (Nintendo) - 296,000 / NEW

NDS - 19
WII - 10
PSP - 8
PS3 - 7
360 - 4
PS2 - 2

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|System |  This Week  |  Last Week  |        YTD  |         LTD  |
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|  NDS  |     45,480  |     45,995  |  1,656,077  |  26,775,712  |
|  PSP  |     26,789  |     27,884  |  1,161,805  |  12,519,908  |
|  WII  |     21,790  |     19,386  |    622,169  |   8,101,146  |
|  PS3  |     11,310  |     10,359  |    589,937  |   3,212,405  |
|  360  |      5,766  |      6,734  |    229,608  |   1,059,045  |
|  PS2  |      3,578  |      3,770  |    132,459  |  21,531,988  |
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|  DSi  |     39,885  |     40,464  |  1,363,629  |   2,594,988  |
|  DSL  |      5,595  |      5,531  |    292,448  |  17,595,253  |
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