Topic: Official Sales Thread

[broodwars]

No matter how tempting the 360 may be, the fact you have to pay in order to play it online is a no sale for me.

But on the other hand, if you're a single-player only type of gamer there are some good games worth buying on the 360.  You don't need LIVE for that.

I know. I understand that and I've considered that, but if I'm going to treat the 360 as a secondary or tertiary system which I only play a handful of games on and never take it online then I'm going to wait until I can get it for like $99 or something. The 250GB model is still $299 (not counting the deals).

Yeah, that's pretty much what my 360 is for.  It's my XBLA, Tales of Vesperia, Alan Wake, etc. system.

Speaking of which, I really wish they'd make a Kinect-less version of The Gunstringer, as I'd really like to play that.  I'd want Disneyland Adventures, too, but that game looks like crap from the Giant Bomb Quick Look.  But there's no way I'm getting a Kinect.

[Enner]

Japan numbers
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-11-30/zelda/skyward-sword-tops-weekly-chart-with-194978

Japan's Game Ranking, November 21-27
Rank   System   Title   Maker   Release Date   Weekly Copies   Total Copies
1   Wii   The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Including Limited Edition)   Nintendo   November 23   194,978 194,978
2   PSP   7th Dragon 2020 (Including Limited Edition)   Sega   November 23   122,498   122,498
3   PS3   Saint Seiya Senki (Including Limited Edition)   Namco Bandai Games   November 23   66,557   66,557   
4   3DS   Super Mario 3D Land   Nintendo   November 3   61,710   560,960
5   PS3   Metal Gear Solid: HD Edition (Including Limited Edition)   Konami   November 23   61,192   61,192   
6   PSP   DanbĹŤru Senki Boost   Level-5   November 23   60,727   60,727   
7   PSP   Weiss Schwarz Portable: Boost Schwarz (Including Limited Edition)   Namco Bandai Games   November 23   47,586   47,586   
8   PSP   Uta no Prince Sama Music (Including Limited Edition)   Broccoli   November 24   38,918   38,918   
9   Wii   Taiko no Tatsujin Wii Definitive Edition (Including Bundled Edition)   Namco Bandai Games   November 23   32,098   32,098   
10   PS3   Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Subtitled Edition)   Square Enix   November 17   29,726   210,098
11   NDS   One Piece Gigant Battle 2: New World (Including Limited Edition)   Namco Bandai Games   November 17 27,379   143,441
12   PSP   Pop'n Music Portable 2   Konami   November 23   20,965   20,965
13   PS3   Ni no Kuni: Shiroki Seihai no JoĹŤ (Including Bundled Edition)   Level-5   November 17   20,185   87,217   
14   Wii   Hoshi no Kirby Wii   Nintendo   October 27   19,527   255,566
15   PSP   Final Fantasy Type-0   Square Enix   October 27   16,655   698,828
16   PSP   Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- extend   Sega   November 10   16,322   231,037
17   Wii   PokĂ©Park 2 ~Beyond the World~   PokĂ©mon   November 12   14,710   69,740
18   Wii   Just Dance Wii   Nintendo   October 13   14,013   230,268
19   Wii   Wii Party (Including Bundled Edition)   Nintendo   July 8,  2010   13,756   2,036,622
20   PS3   Sengoku Basara 3: Utage (Sengoku Basara 3: Party)   CAPCOM   November 10   13,233   163,201
Source: Media Create via 4Gamer

Almost 200k in its first week in Japan. That's a bit better than what Twilight Princess (Wii) did, I think?

[broodwars]

As I expected, it looks like the Japanese aren't quite taking to Skyward Sword like NA did.

EDIT: And I continue to be supremely disappointed by the low sales of Ni No Kuni.  I wonder why it's selling so badly? It's a monster-collecting JRPG with Studio Gibli designs. If they aren't going to buy it, no one will.

[SalesBot]

Media Create - Week 47, 2011: 11/21 - 11/27

01./00. [WII] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo) - 194.978 / NEW
02./00. [PSP] 7th Dragon 2020 (Sega) - 122.498 / NEW
03./00. [PS3] Saint Seiya: Sanctuary Battle(D3 Publisher) - 66.557 / NEW
04./04. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo) - 61.710 / 560.960 (-1%)
05./00. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid HD Edition (Konami) - 61.192 / NEW
06./00. [PSP] Little Battlers eXperience: Boost (Level 5) - 60.727 / NEW
07./00. [PSP] Weiss Schwarz Portable: Boost Weiss / Boost Schwarz (Bandai Namco Games) - 47.586 / NEW
08./00. [PSP] Uta no Prince-Sama: Music (Broccoli) - 38.918 / NEW
09./00. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii: Definitive Edition!(Bandai Namco Games) - 32.098 / NEW
10./01. [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Subtitled Edition (Square Enix) - 29.726 / 210.098 (-84%)

11./02. [NDS] One Piece: Gigant Battle 2 - New World (Bandai Namco Games) - 27.379 / 143.441 (-76%)
12./00. [PSP] Pop'n Music Portable 2 (Konami) - 20.965 / NEW
13./03. [PS3] Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (Level 5) - 20.185 / 87.217 (-70%)
14./13. [WII] Kirby's Return to Dream Land (Nintendo) - 19.527 / 255.566 (+5%)
15./06. [PSP] Final Fantasy Type-0 (Square Enix) - 16.655 / 698.828 (-45%)
16./08. [PSP] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Extend  (Sega) - 16.322 / 231.037 (-46%)
17./12. [WII] PokePark 2: Beyond the World (Pokemon Co.) - 14.710 / 69.740 (-24%)
18./17. [WII] Just Dance Wii (Nintendo) - 14.013 / 230.268 (+12%)
19./19. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) - 13.756 / 2.036.622 (+61%)
20./09. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 3: Utage (Capcom) - 13.233 / 163.201 (-49%)

PSP - 7
WII - 6
PS3 - 5
3DS - 1
NDS - 1

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|System | This Week  | Last Week  | Last Year  |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
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|  3DS  |    120.920 |     96.219 |            |  2.678.016 |            |   2.678.016 |
|  PS3  |     34.031 |     41.069 |     68.840 |  1.255.305 |  1.312.315 |   7.342.795 |
| PSP # |     33.151 |     40.085 |     77.364 |  1.760.079 |  1.965.299 |  18.410.291 |
|  WII  |     20.148 |     13.613 |     41.267 |    621.194 |  1.230.170 |  11.900.829 |
| NDS # |      3.265 |      2.741 |     56.457 |    617.368 |  2.234.746 |  32.768.068 |
|  360  |      1.678 |      1.763 |      4.329 |    100.395 |    190.902 |   1.520.892 |
|  PS2  |      1.294 |      1.291 |      1.332 |     70.605 |     75.153 |  21.766.697 |
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|  ALL  |    214.487 |    196.781 |    249.589 |  7.102.962 |  7.008.585 |  96.387.588 |
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| DSiLL |      2.237 |      1.813 |     28.370 |    322.403 |  1.128.229 |   2.269.986 |
|  DSi  |        993 |        897 |     26.548 |    274.369 |    899.001 |   5.818.093 |
|  DSL  |         35 |         31 |      1.539 |     20.596 |    207.516 |  18.094.518 |
|  PSP  |     33.151 |     40.085 |     75.689 |  1.744.539 |  1.900.820 |  18.234.327 |
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[Mop it up]

Looks like Wii sales didn't spike from Zelda or other releases. I'm starting to wonder if even Dragon Quest X will help it...

[nickmitch]

I wonder how many of those PS3 sales are due to the Black Friday bundle. I know at least mine was.

[TJ Spyke]

These are Japanese sales numbers, so Black Friday would not apply to these.

[nickmitch]

Oh, oopsies.

[Ceric]

Japan stil does Christmas more or less.  I wonder what the equivalent to Black Friday is there.  In fact everywhere... hmmm....

[Caterkiller]

Japan just doesn't like Zelda like we do. That or everyone already has a Wii.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Looks like the 3DS is a virtual sell out in the UK
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/retail-reports-3ds-sell-outs/088187

[Enner]

And on the Japan side of things.
http://www.siliconera.com/2011/12/06/mario-kart-7-boosts-over-450k-during-first-week-in-japan/

Famitsu magazine publisher, Enterbrain, have an early report on one of last week’s major Japan releases: Mario Kart 7, released on December 1st. Enterbrain say that in its first week, Mario Kart 7 sold 451,932 copies in Japan.

It also gave Nintendo 3DS system sales a large boost. The 3DS sold 216,350 units during the same week. We’ll have more detailed numbers from Media-Create as per usual on Wednesday (note that they will likely differ slightly from Enterbrain’s).

[SalesBot]

Media Create - Week 48, 2011: 11/ 28 - 12/04

01./00. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) - 423.619 / NEW
02./00. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. (Bandai Namco Games) - 349.756 / NEW
03./04. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo) - 73.907 / 634.868 (+20%)
04./00. [PS3] Assassin's Creed: Revelations (Ubisoft) - 39.947 / NEW
05./01. [WII] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo) - 32.191 / 227.169 (-83%)
06./00. [WII] Itadaki Street Wii (Square Enix) - 27.640 / NEW
07./14. [WII] Kirby's Return to Dream Land (Nintendo) - 27.352 / 282.917 (+40%)
08./00. [NDS] Power Pro Kun Pocket 14 (Konami) - 24.512 / NEW
09./00. [PSP] Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes Fourze (Bandai Namco Games) - 23.327 / NEW
10./00. [PS3] The King of Fighters XIII (SNK Playmore) - 21.525 / NEW
11./00. [WII] Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes Fourze (Bandai Namco Games) - 21.379 / NEW
12./17. [WII] PokePark 2: Beyond the World (Pokemon Co.) - 19.937 / 89.678 (+36%)
13./19. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) - 19.155 / 2.055.777 (+39%)
14./18. [WII] Just Dance Wii (Nintendo) - 18.070 / 248.338 (+29%)
15./02. [PSP] 7th Dragon 2020 (Sega) - 17.175 / 139.673 (-86%)
16./11. [NDS] One Piece: Gigant Battle 2 - New World (Bandai Namco Games) - 16.915 / 160.356 (-38%)
17./00. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii: Definitive Edition (Bandai Namco Games) - 16.669 / 48.767
18./06. [PSP] Little Battlers eXperience: Boost (Level 5) - 16.596 / 77.323 (-73%)
19./24. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus (Nintendo) - 15.856 / 680.079
20./00. [PS3] Tekken Hybrid (Bandai Namco Games) - 14.195 / NEW

WII - 9
PS3 - 4
PSP - 3
3DS - 2
NDS - 2

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|System | This Week  | Last Week  | Last Year  |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
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|  3DS  |    205.962 |    120.920 |            |  2.883.978 |            |   2.883.978 |
|  PS3  |     40.668 |     34.031 |     41.760 |  1.295.973 |  1.354.075 |   7.383.463 |
| PSP # |     39.547 |     33.151 |    325.528 |  1.799.626 |  2.290.827 |  18.449.838 |
|  WII  |     31.071 |     20.148 |     56.095 |    652.265 |  1.286.265 |  11.931.900 |
| NDS # |      4.436 |      3.265 |     78.526 |    621.804 |  2.313.272 |  32.772.504 |
|  360  |      1.660 |      1.678 |      3.497 |    102.055 |    194.399 |   1.522.552 |
|  PS2  |      1.500 |      1.294 |      1.440 |     72.105 |     76.593 |  21.768.197 |
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|  ALL  |    324.844 |    214.487 |    506.846 |  7.427.806 |  7.515.431 |  96.712.432 |
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| DSiLL |      2.899 |      2.237 |     40.465 |    325.302 |  1.168.694 |   2.272.885 |
|  DSi  |      1.516 |        993 |     36.481 |    275.885 |    935.482 |   5.819.609 |
|  DSL  |         21 |         35 |      1.580 |     20.617 |    209.096 |  18.094.539 |
|  PSP  |     39.547 |     33.151 |    323.653 |  1.784.086 |  2.224.473 |  18.273.874 |
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[Enner]

The amount of 3DS systems and Mario Kart 7 copies sold is just silly. I should have expected them to do well.

That's a big 83 percent dip for Skyward Sword. I guess that's to be expected.

Ah, Kirby's Return to Dreamland and PokePark 2 are climbing up in the charts.

[noname2200]

That's a big 83 percent dip for Skyward Sword. I guess that's to be expected.

"Master, I detect an 89% chance that Skyward Sword will not outsell Spirit Tracks in Japan."

[Ceric]

So lets see...

LTD the 3DS is beating:
The 360 and now the DSiXL (I'm assuming that is what LL means)

Now lets look at YTD and Last YTD  We'll use whats larger and the 3DS Beats:
Oh, it beated everyone.

That looks promising.  I didn't think last year was a super slump year.

[Luigi Dude]

In the case of Skyward Sword it's tracking pretty similar to what Twilight Princess did when it was released, so Skyward Sword could at least be able to hit the 500k mark.  Of course I wonder if because of Motion+ controls the game be too complicated for the Japanese audience which could hurt it's word of mouth.  3D Mario games sell less than 2D Mario because jumping around in a 3D environment with a joystick is considered too much for the Japanese, so I imagine having to move Link around in 3D and while swinging the Wiimote from different angles just to fight basic enemies is going to be a nightmare for a lot of them.

[Guitar Smasher]

In the case of Skyward Sword it's tracking pretty similar to what Twilight Princess did when it was released, so Skyward Sword could at least be able to hit the 500k mark.  Of course I wonder if because of Motion+ controls the game be too complicated for the Japanese audience which could hurt it's word of mouth.  3D Mario games sell less than 2D Mario because jumping around in a 3D environment with a joystick is considered too much for the Japanese, so I imagine having to move Link around in 3D and while swinging the Wiimote from different angles just to fight basic enemies is going to be a nightmare for a lot of them.

I'm not sure that Japanese gamers feel that jumping around in 3D is too much, could it be that those games just don't appeal to them like the 2D ones?  I mean, Nintendo's done plenty in the last couple 3D games making them "friendlier", without any noticeable response.

As for SS, I don't know what could be considered complicated about the controls.  Swinging the wiimote is pretty intuitive, and doesn't require any explanation...

[NWR_insanolord]

2D Marios do considerably better than the 3D ones in the West as well; it's not just Japan.

[Killer_Man_Jaro]

2D Marios do considerably better than the 3D ones in the West as well; it's not just Japan.

Yup. It's universal. Facts are facts: 2D is easier to deal with than 3D.

[NWR_insanolord]

2D Marios do considerably better than the 3D ones in the West as well; it's not just Japan.

Yup. It's universal. Facts are facts: 2D is easier to deal with than 3D.

It's a real shame then that the recent 2D games aren't at anywhere near the same level as the recent 3D Marios.

[broodwars]

2D Marios do considerably better than the 3D ones in the West as well; it's not just Japan.

Yup. It's universal. Facts are facts: 2D is easier to deal with than 3D.

It's a real shame then that the recent 2D games aren't at anywhere near the same level as the recent 3D Marios.

Or even the old 2D Marios.   

[NWR_insanolord]

Well yeah, but that's 20 years ago at this point. In just the last six years Nintendo has made five Mario games, two 2D and three 3D. The 2D games are good, especially the latter one, but all three of the 3D games blow them out of the water.

[Chozo Ghost]

Mario games used to be spaced out further apart. When you churn them out at this fast of a rate its inevitable that the incredibly high quality is going to come down at least a little bit. At least so far we haven't seen anything as bad as Mario in Time or Mario is Missing like 20 years ago, but if Nintendo keeps milking the franchise maybe that won't be too far off.

[TJ Spyke]

To be fair, Nintendo had little to do with those. They did not develop them, and only published the NES versions (Mindscape published the SNES versions). It would be like blaming them for how crappy the CDi games were.