Topic: Official Sales Thread

[Chozo Ghost]

I don't have a jar of xanthan gum in my spice cabinet, therefore it isn't something I want in my food. Additives like that oftentimes make food taste worse.

You can buy it in most grocery stores. I have some and I've used it. The main reason people use it is because it has properties similar to gluten, but some people have gluten intolerance so Xanthan gum is perfect for those people. Without Xanthan gum you couldn't make a gluten free pizza crust that is worth a crap, but thankfully xanthan gum makes it possible. It doesn't effect the taste of anything.

[Mop it up]

Interesting. I guess it just sounds bad because of the X.

[Chozo Ghost]

I believe it counts as a form of fiber, so its actually good for you.

[Stogi]

And most things barely use .5% of it in the food. Like people have said, it's just a thickener and doesn't degrade the food or the taste. Salad dressing use it to keep all the parts from separating.

[SalesBot]

Chart Track - Week 11, 2011

UK: Week 11, 2011 - Individual Formats (Units)
01 (__) 360 Homefront (Thq)
02 (__) PS3 Homefront (Thq)
03 (02) NDS Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)
04 (__) PC Shogun 2: Total War (Sega)
05 (03) NDS Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo)
06 (05) WII Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
07 (01) 360 Dragon Age Ii (Electronic Arts)
08 (09) PS3 Killzone 3 (Sony Computer Ent.)
09 (04) 360 Fight Night Champion (Electronic Arts)
10 (07) PS3 Fight Night Champion (Electronic Arts)
11 (06) PS3 Dragon Age Ii (Electronic Arts)
12 (11) WII Udraw Studio (Thq)
13 (20) PS3 Littlebigplanet 2 (Sony Computer Ent.)
14 (10) 360 Bulletstorm (Electronic Arts)
15 (16) 360 Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
16 (24) WII Kirby's Epic Yarn (Nintendo)
17 (13) WII Wii Party (Nintendo)
18 (14) WII Just Dance (Ubisoft)
19 (__) PC Homefront (Thq)
20 (15) WII Dance Juniors (Ubisoft)
21 (12) WII Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
22 (__) 360 Top Spin 4 (Take 2)
23 (18) WII Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
24 (17) 360 Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
25 (21) NDS Art Academy (Nintendo)
26 (__) PS3 Yakuza 4 (Sega)
27 (__) PS3 Top Spin 4 (Take 2)
28 (26) 360 Test Drive Unlimited 2 (Namco Bandai Games)
29 (23) PS3 Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
30 (27) 360 Kinect Sports (Microsoft)
31 (22) PS3 Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
32 (25) 360 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
33 (29) NDS New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
34 (__) WII Michael Jackson: The Experience (Ubisoft)
35 (33) WII Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
36 (__) WII Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo)
37 (__) PC Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
38 (36) PC Football Manager 2011 (Sega)
39 (__) WII New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
40 (32) 360 Kinect Joy Ride (Microsoft)

Ireland: Week 11, 2011 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)
01 (__) Homefront (Thq)
02 (01) Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)
03 (02) Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo)
04 (03) Dragon Age Ii (Electronic Arts)
05 (__) Shogun 2: Total War (Sega)
06 (04) Fight Night Champion (Electronic Arts)
07 (06) Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
08 (08) Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
09 (09) Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
10 (14) Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
11 (05) Killzone 3 (Sony Computer Ent.)
12 (13) Call Of Duty: World At War (Activision Blizzard)
13 (07) Bulletstorm (Electronic Arts)
14 (11) Wii Party (Nintendo)
15 (19) Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
16 (12) Just Cause 2 (Square Enix Europe)
17 (10) Batman: Arkham Asylum (Square Enix Europe)
18 (__) Kirby's Epic Yarn (Nintendo)
19 (20) Art Academy (Nintendo)
20 (15) Ben 10 Ultimate Alien Cosmic Destruction (Namco Bandai Games)

Denmark: Week 11, 2011 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)
01 (02) Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
02 (__) Homefront (Thq)
03 (__) Shogun 2: Total War (Pan Vision)
04 (01) Dragon Age Ii (Electronic Arts)
05 (03) Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
06 (__) Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
07 (11) Singstar Danske Hits (Nordisk Film)
08 (08) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
09 (06) Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
10 (16) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
11 (04) Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)
12 (20) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
13 (__) The Sims 3: Late Night (Electronic Arts)
14 (05) Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo)
15 (__) Starcraft Ii: Wings Of Liberty (Activision Blizzard)
16 (12) The Sims 3: Outdoor Living Stuff (Electronic Arts)
17 (15) Counter-strike: Source (Electronic Arts)
18 (__) The Sims 3: Ambitions (Electronic Arts)
19 (13) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
20 (__) Mario Kart Ds (Nintendo)

Netherlands: Week 11, 2011
01 (01) [NDS] Pokemon White (Nintendo)
02 (__) [PC] Shogun 2: Total War (Sega)
03 (02) [NDS] Pokemon Black (Nintendo)
04 (__) [360] Homefront (Thq)
05 (__) [PS3] Homefront (Thq)
06 (__) [PC] Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
07 (03) [PS3] Killzone 3 (Sony)
08 (07) [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
09 (06) [360] Dragon Age 2 (Electronic Arts)
10 (05) [WII] Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)

France: Week 10, 2011
01 (01) [NDS] Pokemon White (Nintendo)
02 (02) [NDS] Pokemon Black (Nintendo)
03 (04) [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
04 (__) [WII] Udraw (Thq)
05 (__) [PS3] Dragon Age 2 (Electronic Arts)

Italy: Week 10, 2011
01 (01) [NDS] Pokemon White (Nintendo)
02 (02) [NDS] Pokemon Black (Nintendo)
03 (03) [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo)
04 (__) [PS3] Dragon Age 2 (Electronic Arts )
05 (__) [360] Dragon Age 2 (Electronic Arts )
06 (04) [PS3] Killzone 3 (Sony)
07 (08) [WII] Wii Fit Plus + Balance Board (Nintendo)
08 (06) [NDS] Art Academy (Nintendo)
09 (05) [WII] Mario Sports Mix (Nintendo)
10 (09) [WII] Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)

Nordic Chart (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden): Week 11, 2011
Multiformat
01. HOMEFRONT
02. DRAGON AGE 2
03. SHOGUN 2: TOTAL WAR
04. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS
05. ASSASSINS CREED: BROTHERHOOD
06. POKEMON WHITE VERSION
07. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS
08. THE SIMS 3
09. POKEMON BLACK VERSION
10. FIFA 11
11. BATTLEFIELD BAD COMPANY 2
12. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2
13. LEGO STAR WARS THE COMPLETE SAGA
14. RIFT
15. MARIO KART
16. KILLZONE 3
17. MOTORSTORM APOCALYPSE
18. SKATE 3
19. FIGHT NIGHT CHAMPION
20. TOP SPIN 4

PC
01. SHOGUN 2: TOTAL WAR
02. ASSASSINS CREED: BROTHERHOOD
03. DRAGON AGE 2
04. THE SIMS 3
05. RIFT
06. THE SIMS 3: LATE NIGHT
07. HOMEFRONT
08. WORLD OF WARCRAFT: CATACLYSM
09. THE SIMS 3: OUTDOOR LIVING STUFF
10. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS

Playstation 3
01. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS
02. HOMEFRONT
03. DRAGON AGE 2
04. KILLZONE 3
05. MOTORSTORM APOCALYPSE
06. LITTLEBIGPLANET 2
07. FIFA 11
08. BATTLEFIELD BAD COMPANY 2
09. SKATE 3
10. FIGHT NIGHT CHAMPION

Xbox 360
01. HOMEFRONT
02. DRAGON AGE 2
03. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS
04. BATTLEFIELD BAD COMPANY 2
05. KINECT SPORTS
06. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2
07. FIFA 11
08. BULLETSTORM
09. TOP SPIN 4
10. ASSASSINS CREED: BROTHERHOOD

Wii
01. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS
02. DONKEY KONG: COUNTRY RETURNS
03. JUST DANCE 2
04. MARIO KART
05. SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2
06. WII FIT PLUS
07. LEGO STAR WARS THE COMPLETE SAGA
08. LEGO INDIANA JONES 2: THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES
09. MARIO SPORTS MIX
10. MARIO & SONIC: AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES

Nintendo DS
01. POKEMON WHITE VERSION
02. POKEMON BLACK VERSION
03. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS
04. MARIO KART
05. MARIO VS. DONKEY KONG 3: MINI-LAND MAYHEM
06. LEGO STAR WARS THE COMPLETE SAGA
07. SUPER MARIO 64
08. MARIO & SONIC: AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
09. LEGO BATMAN
10. THE SIMS 3

PSP
01. RATCHET & CLANK SIZE MATTERS
02. LITTLEBIGPLANET
03. SECRET AGENT CLANK
04. TEKKEN 6
05. GTA: CHINATOWN WARS
06. KINGDOM HEARTS: BIRTH BY SLEEP
07. TOY STORY 3
08. GRAN TURISMO
09. METAL GEAR SOLID: PEACE WALKER
10. GTA: LIBERTY CITY STORIES

[Enner]

Nice to see Shogun 2 charting up there. Hope it sticks around as I have heard good things about Creative Assembly's latest war game.

Do I see Kirby's Epic Yarn going from 24 to 16 in the UK chart? Yay!

[KDR_11k]

It's frustrating for me because the Warriors games should be so much more awesome. It takes two things I love in my movies, Kung Fu and war, and combines them in to Kung Fu wars! That should be so awesome, but the Warriors games executes it in such a stilted, limited, unvaried, shallow, grinding and repetitive manner that is mediocre. It still makes for some good moments and it is always a pleasure to slowly have your allied color dominate the field (there's a reason why missions have 30 or 60 minute timers and it's because the game plays really well to slowly and surely pushing your army's front line). Hmm, I guess Warriors games can work like some sort of comfort food.

The pacing in Chronicles is hard and fast, there's constantly bonus timers or life bars ticking down and territory control doesn't really matter as the standard soldier mobs aren't going to do your objectives for you, they're mostly a crowd that will stab you in the back at the worst possible time while you fight one of the dozens of named enemies on the field (so the game feels more like a fighting game since you're fighting named dudes almost the whole time and might have been deeper if your main character couldn't just insta-fill a musou gauge by using their spirit gauge which can be filled by using the musou attack...). It's just too easy to run past the soldier groups, they have no value to your mission.

[Louieturkey]

If you live near the border and need a McDonalds fries fix come to Canada.  The fries are still as good as they ever were!  American McDonalds fries taste like weird potato chips.  Now I don't know if the Canadian fries are what the American fries used to taste like but they've been the same my whole life so at the very least they haven't screwed with them.

However they recently changed Wendy's fries here in Canada and they SUCK now.  I don't go to Wendy's anymore because of it.

I'm there with you.  I liked the old Wendy's fries.  Now they are "Natural Cut" and have "Sea Salt" as if those terms make the fries better.  They are worse for it.  My favorite fries right now are Burger King fries.  Whatever recipe they use I like a lot.

[Enner]

It's frustrating for me because the Warriors games should be so much more awesome. It takes two things I love in my movies, Kung Fu and war, and combines them in to Kung Fu wars! That should be so awesome, but the Warriors games executes it in such a stilted, limited, unvaried, shallow, grinding and repetitive manner that is mediocre. It still makes for some good moments and it is always a pleasure to slowly have your allied color dominate the field (there's a reason why missions have 30 or 60 minute timers and it's because the game plays really well to slowly and surely pushing your army's front line). Hmm, I guess Warriors games can work like some sort of comfort food.

The pacing in Chronicles is hard and fast, there's constantly bonus timers or life bars ticking down and territory control doesn't really matter as the standard soldier mobs aren't going to do your objectives for you, they're mostly a crowd that will stab you in the back at the worst possible time while you fight one of the dozens of named enemies on the field (so the game feels more like a fighting game since you're fighting named dudes almost the whole time and might have been deeper if your main character couldn't just insta-fill a musou gauge by using their spirit gauge which can be filled by using the musou attack...). It's just too easy to run past the soldier groups, they have no value to your mission.

I disagree in that they have no value but only very slightly. From my experience with the series, it is better to have your mob with you during a fight with an enemy named hero or commander. As you mentioned, the mob soldiers take pot stabs. So, probably in your best interest for it to be your mob. Thinning the herd for your guys helps push them up and that can be done quickly by taking out the leader in the unnamed enemy groups. Still, it is only a minuscule benefit you gain for going through the trouble. On lower or even normal difficulty levels it is usually easy enough to just rush the named enemy heroes and officers.

I haven't paid much attention to Samurai Warriors Chronicles, but the main character creator looks quite interesting. I've been taking a gander at Dynasty Warriors 7 that is coming out March 29th and some of the new wrinkles (switching between two weapons and air musou attacks for starters) Omega added look interesting.

[BranDonk Kong]

Sea salt is actually worse for you than regular salt.

[Mop it up]

Burger King fries are okay, they at least seem crispier than other joints.

[Chozo Ghost]

People don't want natural stuff. They want what is greasy and best tasting.

Sea salt is actually worse for you than regular salt.

Actually, there's really no difference between them at all. The only differences are that regular salt is mined from the ground and sea salt comes from, well... the sea. Either way, its still Sodium Chloride.

[Mop it up]

But, natural food almost always tastes better than artificial and/or processed food. Greasy food can be natural... and homemade fries beat fast food fries any day of the week. No contest.

[Ian Sane]

People don't want natural stuff. They want what is greasy and best tasting.

When you're talking fast food, that's exactly right.  People who like fast food want it to taste like fast food.  I like hamburgers but if I'm having a hamburger craving I would never get a Big Mac.  I think of the Big Mac as its own unique thing, that I get when I'm craving specifically a Big Mac.
 
They try to cater to the people who thumb their nose at fast food with all sorts of "natural" and "healthy" menu items.  To tie it in with Nintendo it's like making videogames for people that don't like videogames.   Natural cut fries with sea salt is the Wii remote of fast food.
 
I like how Carl's Jr. (which sadly is not only not in Canada but is very scarce in Washington state as well, making the closest one several hours away) more or less flaunts that they make unhealthy fattening food.  They know their market and aren't going to BS around.

[Stogi]

****, that reminds me. When I lived in Indi for a summer, I had the hook up at Hardee's (Carl Jr's). I worked at a Hollywood Video next door to it, so the manager and I traded burgers for movies.

I ate there at least once a week. I would get what I called the "Maafuckin' Thick Burger Nigga" on sour dough ("What up man?! What can I get you?" "Let me get a Maafuckin' Thick Burger Nigga"). Every time I ate one though....man, I passed out within the hour.

As for Natural Fast Food being inherently bad, I suggest you try out Chipotle. There as natural as you can get for fast food and it's amazing.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Chipotle (Who is owned by McDonalds) is alright... I went there yesterday against my will, but taquerias are so much better. Unless you really just like the jasmine rice stuff( or whatever their rice is) they use.

[Louieturkey]

Chipotle is tasty.  I think it's one step up from Taco Bell in the Amerimex fast food genre.  I'd take Del Taco over both of them though. 

[Stogi]

Yeah. There are plenty of great mexican restaurants where I live, but when it comes to "Amerimex" it's always a toss up between Qdoba and Chipotle.

[Retro Deckades]

Tangent alert!

[Sarail]

So, how much did the Wii version of Samba de Amigo sell?

Hmmm... why did I feel like asking about that? o_O

[Caterkiller]

So, how much did the Wii version of Samba de Amigo sell?

Hmmm... why did I feel like asking about that? o_O

I don't know but I want a motion plus version of that game yesterday!

[SalesBot]

Media Create - Week, 12, 2011: 3/21 - 3/27

01. / 00. [PSP] Final Fantasy IV: Complete Collection (Square Enix) {2011.03.24} - 104.173 / NEW
02. / 01. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 7 (Koei Tecmo) {2011.03.10} - 36.548 / 357.113 (-46%)
03. / 00. [3DS] Gundam: The 3D Battle (Bandai Namco) {2011.03.24} - 23.500 / NEW
04. / 02. [PSP] Dissidia: 012 (Duodecim) Final Fantasy (Square Enix) {2011.03.03} - 21.741 / 403.912 (-30%)
05. / 05. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {2010.12.01} - 16.444 / 4.401.653 (+11%)
06. / 03. [3DS] Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (Level 5) {2011.02.26} - 16.294 / 242.649 (-12%)
07. / 04. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2: Infinity (Sega) {2011.02.24} - 14.403 / 300.418 (-11%)
08. / 06. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} - 13.219 / 160.742 (-10%)
09. / 07. [PSP] SD Gundam G Generation: World (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.24} - 10.160 / 283.802 (-29%)
10. / 11. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} - 10.025 / 5.127.678 (+16%)
11. / 00. [PSP] Gakuen Hetalia Portable (Idea Factory) {2011.03.24} - 9.729 / NEW
12. / 08. [PS3] Way of the Samurai 4 (Spike) {2011.03.03} - 9.153 / 110.483 (-34%)
13. / 13. [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) {2010.12.09} - 8.526 / 859.865 (+14%)
14. / 14. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} - 8.450 / 1.829.936 (+19%)
15. / 15. [PSP] Fairy Tail: Portable Guild 2 (Konami) {2011.03.10} - 6.291 / 31.444 (-10%)
16. / 00. [PSP] Classic Dungeon X2 (Nippon Ichi Software) {2011.03.24} - 5.956 / NEW
17. / 16. [NDS] Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars - Blue / Red (Bandai Namco) {2011.03.03} - 5.812 / 57.676 (+3%)
18. / 27. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} - 5.762 / 3.186.971
19. / 12. [3DS] Samurai Warriors: Chronicles (Koei Tecmo) {2011.02.26} - 5.641 / 106.059 (-32%)
20. / 26. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) {2009.12.03} - 5.574 / 4.253.995

PSP - 8
3DS - 4
WII - 4
NDS - 2
PS3 - 2
360 - 0
PS2 - 0

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|System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year |        YTD |   Last YTD |           
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|  ALL  |         0 |   600.000 | 1.447.298 | 11.113.000 | 14.823.773 |       
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|System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year |        YTD |   Last YTD |         LTD |           
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|  PSP  |    51.095 |    23.511 |    48.323 |    584.585 |    678.557 |  17.234.797 |     
|  3DS  |    50.710 |    61.394 |         0 |    792.954 |          0 |     792.954 |     
|  PS3  |    28.973 |    26.623 |    50.448 |    355.171 |    424.215 |   6.442.661 |     
|  NDS  |    19.094 |    14.590 |    45.559 |    311.042 |    646.161 |  32.461.741 |     
|  WII  |    11.808 |     9.724 |    36.849 |    208.918 |    496.430 |  11.488.553 |     
|  360  |     1.963 |     1.619 |     3.002 |     30.026 |     40.410 |   1.450.523 |     
|  PS2  |     1.862 |     1.638 |     1.785 |     21.746 |     24.813 |  21.717.838 |     
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|  ALL  |   165.505 |   139.099 |   185.966 |  2.304.442 |  2.310.586 |  91.589.067 |     
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| DSiLL |     9.760 |     7.452 |    23.188 |    160.938 |    328.388 |   2.108.521 |     
|  DSi  |     8.604 |     6.513 |    17.376 |    134.713 |    251.020 |   5.678.437 |     
|  DSL  |       730 |       625 |     4.995 |     15.391 |     66.753 |  18.089.312 |     
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|  PSP  |    50.479 |    22.911 |    46.449 |    571.782 |    658.641 |  17.061.570 |     
| PSPgo |       616 |       600 |     1.874 |     12.803 |     19.916 |     173.227 |     
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[Shaymin]

I said wow.

[Toruresu]

PSP 'won' the week? Already?

[BlackNMild2k1]

LUCY!!! We have a problem [/desi]

& I think it is the fact that there are no GREAT games to play (outside of SSFIV) and no GREAT games are scheduled util after E3.
They've had the system out for a month and no new good games have launched outside of the launch titles.


edit: That and the price of course.


post edit pre post edit: I'm sure the recent events had something to do with it too.
You know, finding comfort in something that is known and having a bunch of budget titles released vs Nintendo having their launch hype cut at the knees effectively killing the word of mouth & viral campaigns.