Topic: Official Sales Thread

[KDR_11k]

That "gaining ground" is currently very insignificant. By the time it could add up to anything Nintendo will have new guns ready and who knows when the HD consoles will get hit with a drought.

[Kairon]

I think this is definitely a weak showing from Nintendo and a strong one from their competitors, that's for sure. Nintendo themselves have cited that the Japanese market hasn't lived up to their sales expectation recently (the NA and EU markets have though). The big N needs to figure out why the Japanese home console market is softening, and what they can do about it. I actually don't know of anything in the future that would revive the Wii in that market to insano levels short of MHTri (no, not that MH:G remake, the real one please) or DQX.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Using rough estimated number that Nintendo has a 5mill lead on Sony 7 Sony is selling 40k PS3's a week

If Nintendo didn't sell another Wii starting now, Sony would have to continue to sell 40k PS3's a week for 125 weeks just to make up that 5 mill lead
That is almost 2 .5 years, meaning that Sony still would catch up till fall of 2011.

I'm pretty sure we aren't worried about Nintendo losing their massive lead so much as just that on a weekly basis they are being made to look weak in the market. 3rd party developers are looking for any reason to not support the Wii, so when Wii is barely outselling the 360 and being almost tripled in weekly sales by the PS3, that gives them something to base their biased views on.

[Kairon]

I've been worried for quite awhile now that the Wii wouldn't reach 20 million sold in Japan by the time all is said and done.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Nintendo has no idea how to convert the PS2 crowd.

fail.

[Kairon]

Nintendo has no idea how to convert the PS2 crowd.

fail.

The fail is that they did it once already and can't replicate the miracle.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Nintendo has no idea how to convert the PS2 crowd.

fail.

The fail is that they did it once already and can't replicate the miracle.

They can't replicate it cuz it's only allowed once in a cycle, regardless of console or portable.

[Stratos]

The Japanese market is notoriously fickle though. They move through fads and popular items like there's no tomorrow. This was always an expected occurrence at some point.

MH3 and DQX are the upcoming system sellers. Wii Sports Resort will be interesting to watch in Japan because that has the potential to move the Wii base.

[KDR_11k]

Nintendo has no idea how to convert the PS2 crowd.

fail.

On the other hand, neither does Sony.

[GoldenPhoenix]

Nintendo has no idea how to convert the PS2 crowd.

fail.

The fail is that they did it once already and can't replicate the miracle.

Be patient, Wii Sports Resort will do amazingly well, and lets not forget MH3 or DQX. This panic is ridiculous. Is it a slow time for the Wii? Yes but guess what it is pretty dang slow for all the consoles. Heck the PS3 in its now, so called, sales boost can't even manage 40k and barely has Wii at a 2-1 ratio

[SalesBot]

Nintendo system comparison (shipped through Dec. 08):

Hardware:
GB(C): 32,470,000
NDS: 25,670,000
NES: 19,230,000
SNES: 17,170,000
GBA: 16,950,000
Wii: 7,800,000
N64: 5,540,000
GCN: 4,040,000
-------------------------
Total: 128,870,000


Software:
NES: 225,860,000
SNES: 194,850,000
GB(C): 157,060,000
NDS: 142,120,000
GBA: 72,940,000
N64: 39,750,000
Wii: 32,000,000
GCN: 27,530,000
-------------------------
Total: 892,210,000


Tie Ratio:
NES: 11.75
SNES: 11.35
N64: 7.18
GCN: 6.81
NDS: 5.54
GB(C): 4.84
GBA: 4.30
Wii: 4.12
-------------------------
Average: 6.920


No. of Games [NES]: 1.047
Total Software [NES]: 225.860.000
Average [NES]: 215.721

No. of Games [PS2]: ~5.500*
Total Software [PS2]: ~250.000.000
Average [PS2]: ~45.450

*most likely including different versions of the same game

[SalesBot]

Famitsu Sales: 03/09 - 03/15

01. [PS3] Musou Orochi Z (Koei) - 104,000 / NEW
02. [PS3] Resident Evil 5 (Capcom) - 62,000 / 382,000
03. [NDS] Rittai Picross (Nintendo) - 38,000 / NEW
04. [PSP] Shin Sangoku Musou: Multi Raid (Koei) - 32,000 / 328,000
05. [NDS] Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!! (Nintendo) - 30,000 / 408,000
06. [WII] Wii de Asobu: Pikmin 2 (Nintendo) - 28,000 / NEW
07. [PS3] Ryu ga Gotoku 3 (Sega) - 25,000 / 439,000
08. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, PSP the Best (Capcom) - 22,000 / 496,000
09. [NDS] 7th Dragon (Sega) - 20,000 / 102,000
10. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 19,000 / 3,238,000

11. [NDS] Annie no Atelier: Sera Shima no Renkijutsushi (Gust) - 15,000 / NEW
12.
13. [360] Resident Evil 5 (Capcom) - 13,000 / 93,000
14. [NDS] Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo) - 13,000 / 1,625,000
15. [PSP] Resistance: Retribution (SCE) - 13,000 / NEW
16. [NDS] Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 1st Love Plus (Konami) - 12,000 / NEW
17. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Bandai Namco Games) - 11,000 / 448,000
18. [PS2] Galaxy Angel II: Eigou Kaiki no Koku (Broccoli) - 8,700 / NEW
19. [WII] One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 2 - Mezameru Yuusha (Bandai Namco Games) - 7,700 / 68,000
20. [NDS] Wagamama Fashion: Girl's Mode (Nintendo) - 7,600 / 777,000
21.
22. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 7,600 / 2,187,000
23. [NDS] Sunday x Magazine Nettou! Dream Nine (Konami) - 6,700 / 41,000
24. [PSP] Idolmaster SP: Perfect Sun/Missing Moon/Wandering Star (Bandai Namco Games) - 6,200 / 160,000
25. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo) - 6,100 / 4,952,000
26. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon) - 6,000 / 2,361,000
27. [NDS] Magician's Quest: Mysterious Times (Konami) - 5,900 / 319,000
28. [PS2] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami) - 5,700 / 200,000
29. [PS3] Demon's Souls (SCE) - 5,700 / 88,000
30. [WII] Wii de Asobu: Mario Tennis GC (Nintendo) - 5,600 / 156,000

__. [WII] Sonic and the Black Knight (Sega) - 4,100 / NEW
__. [PSP] Ever17: The Out of Infinity Premium Edition (CyberFront) - 3,700 / NEW
__. [360] Idolmaster: Twins, Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Bandai Namco Games) - 2,900 / NEW
__. [WII] Phantom Brave Wii (Nippon Ichi Software) - 2,300 / NEW
__. [PSP] Never7: The End of Infinity (CyberFront) - 2,000 / NEW
__. [WII] We Cheer (Bandai Namco Games) - 2,000 / NEW
__. [PSP] Need for Speed ProStreet, EA Best Hits (Electronic Arts) - 1,000 / NEW
__. [NDS] Simple DS Series Vol. 43: The Host Shiyouze! DX Knight King (D3 Publisher) - 650 / NEW
__. [PS2] Need for Speed ProStreet, EA:SY! 1980 (Electronic Arts) - 600 / NEW
__. [NDS] Habu Yoshiharu Shougi de Kitaeru: Ketsudanryoku DS (Ides) - 590 / NEW
__. [NDS] Survival Kids: Chiisana Shima no Ookina Himitsu!?, Konami the Best (Konami) - 530 / NEW

DSL　9500
DSi　34000
PSP　45000
Wii　19000
PS3　28000
PS2　5200
360　7400

*Last Weeks Famitsu (03/02 - 03/08) updated*

[SalesBot]

Media Create: 03/09 - 03/15

Software
01. [PS3] Musou Orochi Z (KOEI) 112,000 / NEW
02. [PS3] Resident Evil 5 (Capcom) 61,000 / 381,000
03. [NDS] Picross 3D (Nintendo) 38,000 / NEW
04. [NDS] Mario & Luigi RPG 3 (Nintendo) 38,000 / 389,000
05. [PSP] Shin Sangoku Musou MULTI RAID (KOEI) 33,000 / 316,000
06. [WII] Wii Play: Pikmin 2 (Nintendo) 29,000 / NEW
07. [PS3] Ryu ga Gotoku 3 (SEGA) 24,000 / 449,000
08. [NDS] Seventh Dragon (SEGA) 22,000 / 102,000
09. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) (Capcom) 16,000 / 484,000
10. [PSP] Resistance Retaliation (SCE) 16,000 / NEW

11. [NDS] Aibou DS (Tecmo)
12. [360] Resident Evil 5 (Capcom)
13. [NDS] Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 1st Love Plus (Konami)
14. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
15. [NDS] Atelier Annie: Alchemist of Sera island (Gust)
16. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo)
17. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Namco Bandai)
18. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
19. [PSP] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami)
20. [PS2] Galaxy Angel II (Broccoli)
21. [WII] One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 2 - Mezameru Yuusha (Namco Bandai)
22. [PS2] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami)
23. [NDS] Wagamama Fashion: Girl's Mode (Nintendo)
24. [NDS] Shounen Sunday x Shounen Magazine Nettou! Dream Nine (Konami)
25. [NDS] PokĂŠmon Platinum (PokĂŠmon)
26. [NDS] Tennis no Oji-Sama: Doubles no Oji-Sama - Girls, Be Gracious! (Konami)
27. [PS2] Super Robot Taisen Z Special Disc (Namco Bandai)
28. [PS2] Yakuza 2 (Playstation 2 The Best) (SEGA)
29. [360] Idolmaster Twins (Namco Bandai)
30. [WII] Sonic and the Black Knight (SEGA)

31. [PS3] Demon's Souls (SCEI)
32. [PSP] Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 (Namco Bandai)
33. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven (Level 5)
34. [PSP] Ever17: The Out of Infinity Premium Edition (CyberFront)
35. [WII] Play on Wii: Mario Tennis (Nintendo)
36. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo)
37. [NDS] Game Center CX: Arino no Chousenjou 2 (Namco Bandai)
38. [NDS] Penguin no Mondai: Saikyou Penguin Densetsu! (Konami)
39. [NDS] Tongariboushi and the 365 Days of Magic (Konami)
40. [WII] Animal Crossing: City Folk (Nintendo)
41. [NDS] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (Square Enix)
42. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 12: PES 2009 (Konami)
43. [NDS] Detective Conan & Kindaichi Case Files: A Chance Encounter of Two Detectives (Namco Bandai)
44. [NDS] Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo)
45. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
46. [NDS] Chou Gekijouban Keroro Gunsou: Gekishin Dragon Warriors de Arimasu! (Namco Bandai)
47. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo)
48. [NDS] Taiko Drum Master 2: The Seven Island Adventure (Namco Bandai)
49. [360] Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope (Square Enix)
50. [PS2] Yakuza (Playstation 2 The Best) (SEGA)

NDS - 22
WII - 9
PSP - 6
PS2 - 5
PS3 - 5
360 - 3

Hardware

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Hardware | This Week | Last Week |   YTD   |     LTD   
NDS      |    39,135 |    43,342 | 861,894 | 25,981,537
PSP      |    43,463 |    59,568 | 579,953 | 11,943,972
WII      |    17,941 |    16,560 | 354,367 |  7,833,268
PS3      |    28,014 |    39,835 | 299,850 |  2,922,278
360      |     8,378 |    14,994 | 134,239 |    964,779
PS2      |     4,844 |     4,954 |  65,694 | 21,465,218
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DSi      |    27,564 |    32,102 | 670,819 |  1,902,186
DSL      |    11,571 |    11,240 | 191,085 | 17,493,890

[decoyman]

What the heck is "13. [NDS] Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 1st Love Plus" ? lol

[GoldenPhoenix]

Oh noes the PS3 is beating the Wii by 9,000 units, Nintendo is definitely done! They need to be very scared.

[BlackNMild2k1]

What the heck is "13. [NDS] Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 1st Love Plus" ? lol

http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/Girls_Side/1st_Love/

page is in japanese, but thats the official page i think.

here is on in english: http://www.akibanana.com/?q=node/1558

Here's a classic Otome game. It's called Tokimeki Memorial (ときめきメモリアル) Girl's Side 1st Love Plus for the Nintendo DS and DSi. It's an updated version of Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 1st Love, a DS game which came out in March 2007. This is a classic dating simulation where you play the role of a female protagonist looking for love amongst a cast of cute guys, while juggling life in high school.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

It's like The Legend of Zelda, where all the males students are candidates to be your "Hero in Bed."

[SalesBot]

February NPD 2009

Software
Wii Fit w/ Balance Board (WII) 644K
Street Fighter IV* (360) 446K
Street Fighter IV* (PS3) 403K
Wii Play w/ Remote (WII) 386K
Killzone 2 (PS3) 323K
Wii Mario Kart with wheel (WII) 263K
Call of Duty: World at War* (360) 193K
Mario Kart DS (NDS) 145K
New Super Mario Bros (NDS) 144K
Guitar Hero World Tour* (WII) 136K

(*includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)

Hardware
Feb. 2009 | Feb. 2008 | LTD
Wii 753K | 432K | 18,972,581
NDS 588K | 587.6K | 28,640,158
X360 391K | 254.6K | 14,560,286
PS3 276K | 280.8K | 7,273,396
PSP 199K | 243.1K | 14,712,936
PS2 131K | 351.8K |

*
*Differring Lifetime Totals from two different sources

[Stratos]

And NSMB and MKDS are still in the top 10...crazy.

[GoldenPhoenix]

Oh noes Wii is only 10 million ahead of PS3 what shall we do? Stupid Nintendo always throwing away their lead!

[ShyGuy]

Nintendo obviously doesn't need to release any new software for the DS or Wii.

Iwata: (laughs)

[BlackNMild2k1]

Nintendo obviously doesn't need to release any new software for the DS or Wii.

Iwata: (laughs)

I think you're right, since they have all intentions of relying on their "evergreen" products

Nintendo’s Wii Play Surpasses 10 Million Units Sold in the United States

Wii Play™, a collection of nine mini-games, has now sold more than 10 million units in the United States alone since its debut in February 2007, according to figures released today by the independent NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. Wii Play, now the top-selling software on all consoles and portable systems in the United States, comes packaged with a Wii Remote™ controller.

“Wii Play mini-games are fun and they get people playing together,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Even if you believe people are buying Wii Play solely for the controller, that indicates that there are now more than 10 million people who have an extra Wii Remote controller in their homes. When added to the 12.7 million Wii Remote controllers that have sold separately, this reinforces the growing ‘social gaming’ trend we have been seeing where friends and family use their Wii games as a social hub – both in person and online.”

Wii™ system sales were up about 74 percent over February 2008, and Wii and Nintendo DS™ finished February as the top-selling hardware systems. Wii sold nearly 753,000, bringing its lifetime U.S. sales to nearly 19 million, while Nintendo DS sold nearly 588,000 for a lifetime U.S. total of nearly 29 million.

Nintendo DS™ demonstrated continued strength, as “evergreen” games like Mario Kart™ DS (launched November 2005) and New Super Mario Bros.™ (launched May 2006) again placed among the top sellers for February. The strong showing for Nintendo DS hardware and software demonstrates continued consumer interest in the portable system as the United States preps for the April 5 launch of the Nintendo DSi™ system, the third iteration of the hardware.

Five games made for Nintendo systems finished in the top 10 best-sellers of February. These include Wii Fit™ at No. 1 with nearly 644,000 sold, Wii Play at No. 2 with nearly 386,000 sold, Mario Kart™ Wii at No. 6 with nearly 263,000 sold, Mario Kart DS at No. 8 with nearly 145,000 sold and New Super Mario Bros. at No. 9 with more than 144,000 sold.

Third-party Wii and Nintendo DS games also posted strong sales, with titles from LucasArts, Ubisoft, Majesco, Disney Interactive Studios, Electronic Arts and Activision/Blizzard all placing in the top 30 for the month.

For more information about Nintendo, please visit www.Nintendo.com

& with no mention of SEGA in the 3rd parties placing in the Top 30, I think you all know what that means for HOTD.

[GoldenPhoenix]

& with no mention of SEGA in the 3rd parties placing in the Top 30, I think you all know what that means for HOTD.

Well according to VGchartz it has sold like 160k worldwide and 70k in the US. Give or take 20k and you should have a decent idea how the real sales were. Then again we still have to remember the slow but steady pace Wii games have sold over time.

[NWR_pap64]

Yeah, the VGchartz numbers might be unofficial, but they tend to be pretty close to the final numbers.

Remember, just because games don't chart it doesn't mean they aren't selling.

[GoldenPhoenix]

Yeah, the VGchartz numbers might be unofficial, but they tend to be pretty close to the final numbers.

Remember, just because games don't chart it doesn't mean they aren't selling.

Also I think people are just weary of plopping down $50 for a pretty standard length lightgun shooter. My guess is once the price is lowered to $30 it will sell quite well like the compilation did.