Topic: Official Sales Thread

[Shaymin]

Didn't EA do some sort of "All-Play" thing with their sports games that caused their sales to decrease?

Yes, in 2008. Coincidentally, sales started nosediving right about then.

[Chozo Ghost]

I'm surprised the Wii version of Madden isn't on the charts, seeing as how the ones for PS3/360 are at the very top of the charts and the Wii has a much larger install base. Hell, even the PS2 version is on the charts. I understand that the Wii version is likely inferior to the PS3/360 edition, but is it really inferior to the PS2 release??

[UncleBob]

PS2 has a larger install base than the Wii.  If you go purely by sales.

[NWR_insanolord]

Madden for Wii has been consistently good over the years. I'd argue Madden 07 was the best use of motion controls at launch besides Wii Sports. EA just keeps making bad decisions in the marketing of them.

[KDR_11k]

Nobody should say anything about Other M's sales until it's second week numbers come out.  Fusion put up similar number in it's first week but had good legs and went on to sell over 150,000 copies in Japan.  While Zero Mission first week number were lower than Other M and it sold somewhere in the 70/80k range.

So it'll be interesting to see if Other M ends up like Fusion or Zero Mission in Japan

That still wouldn't be good. This is the game that was supposed to make Metroid popular in Japan, if it doesn't increase popularity there while alienating western gamers it's a failure.

[Chozo Ghost]

I hope Metroid does get popular in Japan. I understand that in order to gain that popularity sacrifices would have to be made that would anger or annoy the western market, but the good thing about Metroid being popular in Japan in the long run is that it would result in more attention being given to the franchise by Nintendo, and therefore more games would be created (hopefully). So the question is, is it a good thing for a Western Metroid fan if more games get made at the cost of changes made to appeal to the Japanese market, or are we better off with fewer Metroid games but these games are truer to the classic Metroids?

[TJ Spyke]

Even though Nintendo is most concerned with Japan, I don't think they would care how well a game does in Japan if it it's foreign sales make the game profitable. They were perfectly fine with how the previous games did, and I think they would still have the console games done by Retro if Retro wanted to do them (Retro was just getting the urge to do something new). I also don't think they would suddenly care about the Metroid series success in Japan after 20+ years. Since pissing off them majority of Metroid fans would not likely have much impact on sales in Japan, I think the smart thing would be to stick to western style Metroid games.

[broodwars]

I hope Metroid does get popular in Japan. I understand that in order to gain that popularity sacrifices would have to be made that would anger or annoy the western market, but the good thing about Metroid being popular in Japan in the long run is that it would result in more attention being given to the franchise by Nintendo, and therefore more games would be created (hopefully). So the question is, is it a good thing for a Western Metroid fan if more games get made at the cost of changes made to appeal to the Japanese market, or are we better off with fewer Metroid games but these games are truer to the classic Metroids?

Personally, I was perfectly fine with the flow of Metroid games we have had.  If anything, we have way too many of them now.  I really don't give a damn if Metroid becomes popular in Japan, and I  like Nintendo having one franchise that's dramatically more popular in the West.  It makes them actually pay attention to our interests for a change rather than seeing the US as a completely secondary market.  Besides, I have a great deal of disgust for modern Japanese culture (Dragon Quest, the devaluation of women, the sexualization of extremely underaged girls, etc.), so I don't want the soul of Metroid to be sacrificed to appeal to that culture.

[UncleBob]

Yeah, we never devalue women or sexuality underage girls here in the US... Right, Brittany, Miley, Mary Kate and Ashley, Lindsay, etc., etc...

[broodwars]

Yeah, we never devalue women or sexuality underage girls here in the US... Right, Brittany, Miley, Mary Kate and Ashley, Lindsay, etc., etc...

You really can't compare the Japanese fascination with Lolitas and Moe with American Teen and Pre-teen idols.  You really can't.

[Mop it up]

I was going to say something on this matter, but then I realized it was entirely too long, and unbefitting of a gaming forum.

[KDR_11k]

So the question is, is it a good thing for a Western Metroid fan if more games get made at the cost of changes made to appeal to the Japanese market, or are we better off with fewer Metroid games but these games are truer to the classic Metroids?

By the looks of it we're getting neither anyway.

[Enner]

Yeah, we never devalue women or sexuality underage girls here in the US... Right, Brittany, Miley, Mary Kate and Ashley, Lindsay, etc., etc...

You really can't compare the Japanese fascination with Lolitas and Moe with American Teen and Pre-teen idols.  You really can't.

I hope you don't confuse the average Japanese person and the small audience of otaku that are the sole financial fuel for moe entertainment and merchandise. Despite how it looks like on the internet, the creepy 2D girls that look like they should only appeal to a small section of equally creepy and secluded nerds really do only appeal to a small section of creepy and secluded nerds. Hell, there's a reason why all of the televised stuff only airs well past midnight.

[TJ Spyke]

Yeah, but they still show nudity on basic television in Japan (albeit with moronic stuff like pixelating male and female genitals due to Japanese laws that even apply to DVDs)

[KDR_11k]

Yeah, but they still show nudity on basic television in Japan (albeit with moronic stuff like pixelating male and female genitals due to Japanese laws that even apply to DVDs)

Meh. Our most sold newspaper here regularly has naked women on the front page.

[SalesBot]

Chart Track - Week 36, 2010

UK: Week 36, 2010 - Individual Formats (Units)
01 (02) PS3 Mafia Ii (Take 2)
02 (01) 360 Mafia Ii (Take 2)
03 (__) PSP Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep (Square Enix Europe)
04 (06) WII Just Dance (Ubisoft)
05 (24) NDS Tetris Party Deluxe (Nintendo)
06 (07) WII Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
07 (__) PS3 Tom Clancy's H.a.w.x. 2 (Ubisoft)
08 (09) 360 Tom Clancy's H.a.w.x. 2 (Ubisoft)
09 (04) 360 Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (Square Enix Europe)
10 (05) PS3 Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (Square Enix Europe)
11 (03) WII Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
12 (12) 360 Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts)
13 (08) 360 Sniper: Ghost Warrior (City Interactive)
14 (18) 360 Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Ubisoft)
15 (16) NDS Toy Story 3 (Disney Interactive Studios)
16 (13) NDS New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
17 (__) PC The Sims 3: Fast Lane Stuff (Electronic Arts)
18 (11) WII Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
19 (__) 360 Spider-man: Shattered Dimensions (Activision Blizzard)
20 (14) WII New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
21 (20) NDS Dragon Quest Ix: Sentinels Starry Skies (Nintendo)
22 (__) PS3 Spider-man: Shattered Dimensions (Activision Blizzard)
23 (21) 360 Need For Speed: Shift (Electronic Arts)
24 (__) PS3 Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (Capcom)
25 (19) PS3 Red Dead Redemption (Take 2)
26 (17) 360 Red Dead Redemption (Take 2)
27 (15) WII Dance On Broadway (Ubisoft)
28 (__) 360 R.u.s.e. (Ubisoft)
29 (__) PS3 R.u.s.e. (Ubisoft)
30 (__) PS3 Batman: Arkham Asylum (Square Enix Europe)
31 (22) WII Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
32 (__) WII Tetris Party Deluxe (Nintendo)
33 (25) 360 Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
34 (27) NDS Mario Kart Ds (Nintendo)
35 (39) PS3 Tiger Woods Pga Tour 11 (Electronic Arts)
36 (35) PS3 Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Ubisoft)
37 (10) WII Metroid: Other M (Nintendo)
38 (29) PS3 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Ent.)
39 (26) PC Starcraft Ii: Wings Of Liberty (Activision Blizzard)
40 (28) NDS Club Penguin: Herbert's Revenge (Disney Interactive Studios)

Ireland: Week 36, 2010 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)
01 (01) Mafia Ii (Take 2)
02 (18) Tetris Party Deluxe (Nintendo)
03 (03) Toy Story 3 (Disney Interactive Studios)
04 (__) Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep (Square Enix Europe)
05 (02) Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (Square Enix Europe)
06 (__) Spider-man: Shattered Dimensions (Activision Blizzard)
07 (04) Red Dead Redemption (Take 2)
08 (05) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
09 (__) Tom Clancy's H.a.w.x. 2 (Ubisoft)
10 (06) Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
11 (09) Tiger Woods Pga Tour 11 (Electronic Arts)
12 (07) Just Dance (Ubisoft)
13 (10) Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
14 (12) Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Warner Bros. Interactive)
15 (11) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
16 (14) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
17 (13) Dragon Quest Ix: Sentinels Starry Skies (Nintendo)
18 (08) Metroid: Other M (Nintendo)
19 (__) Mario Kart Ds (Nintendo)
20 (19) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)

Denmark: Week 36, 2010 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)
01 (01) Mafia Ii (Nordic Game Supply)
02 (02) Starcraft Ii: Wings Of Liberty (Activision Blizzard)
03 (07) Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
04 (03) Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
05 (__) The Sims 3: Fast Lane Stuff (Electronic Arts)
06 (05) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
07 (10) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
08 (11) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
09 (06) Red Dead Redemption (Nordic Game Supply)
10 (04) Just Dance (Ubisoft)
11 (08) Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Electronic Arts)
12 (__) Medal Of Honor: 10th Anniversary (Electronic Arts)
13 (15) Toy Story 3 (Disney Interactive Studios)
14 (__) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
15 (__) Need For Speed: Collector's Series (Electronic Arts)
16 (16) Grand Theft Auto Iv (Nordic Game Supply)
17 (__) Counter-strike: Source (Electronic Arts)
18 (17) Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Pan Vision)
19 (19) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
20 (__) Battlefield 2: The Complete Collection (Electronic Arts)

Netherlands: Week 36, 2010
01 (01) [PS3] Mafia II (Take 2)
02 (02) [360] Mafia II (Take 2)
03 (04) [PC] Starcraft II: Wings Of Liberty (Activision Blizzard)
04 (__) [WII] Metroid: Other M (Nintendo)
05 (05) [WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
06 (06) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
07 (07) [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
08 (09) [NDS] Art Academy (Nintendo)
09 (10) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
10 (__) [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)

France: Week 35, 2010
01 (01) [PS3] Mafia II (Take 2)
02 (02) [360] Mafia II (Take 2)
03 (__) [WII] Metroid: Other M (Nintendo)
04 (05) [WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
05 (04) [WII] Wii Fit Plus + Balance Board (Nintendo)
 
Spain: August 2010
01 (__) [NDS] Art Academy (Nintendo)
02 (03) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
03 (02) [PC] Starcraft II: Wings Of Liberty (Activision Blizzard)
04 (01) [WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
05 (04) [PS3] Red Dead Redemption (Take 2)
06 (__) [NDS] Planet 51 (Sega)
07 (06) [WII] Wii Fit Plus + Balance Board (Nintendo)
08 (08) [NDS] Pokemon Soulsilver (Nintendo)
09 (__) [PSP] Toy Story 3 (Disney Interactive Studios)
10 (09) [PS3] Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)

Italy: August 2010
01 (01) [WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
02 (__) [PS3] Mafia II (Take 2)
03 (04) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
04 (02) [NDS] Pokemon Soulsilver (Nintendo)
05 (06) [WII] New Super Mario Bros Wii (Nintendo)
06 (03) [NDS] Pokemon Heartgold (Nintendo)
07 (05) [WII] Wii Fit Plus + Balance Board (Nintendo)
08 (10) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
09 (__) [360] Mafia II (Take 2)
10 (09) [PS3] Red Dead Redemption (Take 2)

Week 35, 2010
01 (01) [PS3] Mafia II (Take 2)
02 (05) [WII] Wii Fit Plus + Balance Board (Nintendo)
03 (02) [360] Mafia II (Take 2)
04 (08) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
05 (03) [WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
06 (07) [NDS] Pokemon Soulsilver (Nintendo)
07 (04) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
08 (06) [WII] New Super Mario Bros Wii (Nintendo)
09 (09) [NDS] Pokemon Heartgold (Nintendo)
10 (__) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)

Germany: Week 36, 2010
01 (01) [PS3] Mafia II
02 (__) [PSP] Kingdom Hearts BbS CE
03 (__) [PSP] Kingdom Hearts BbS
04 (08) [NDS] Art Academy
05 (04) [WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2
06 (02) [360] Mafia II
07 (03) [WII] Metroid: Other M
08 (07) [NDS] Dragon Ques IX
09 (06) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii
10 (10) [NDS] Pokemon Soulsilver

[KDR_11k]

07 (__) PS3 Tom Clancy's H.a.w.x. 2 (Ubisoft)
08 (09) 360 Tom Clancy's H.a.w.x. 2 (Ubisoft)

How did that happen, did HAWX2 get delayed on the PS3?

[TJ Spyke]

I didn't even know that made a sequel, almost no hype compared to the first game.

But yes, I just checked and saw that the Xbox 360 version got released a week before the PlayStation 3 version. Th 360 version was released on September 3, the PS3 version on September 10.

[KDR_11k]

Well, they probably lost a lot of fans by including all that minigame crap (takeoff/landing, air refuel, special bomb camera, etc) that takes away from the pure missile-to-face goodness of the first game.

[Chozo Ghost]

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is still number one in Italy, and that looks like its the only place in Europe where that is still the case. Of course, Mario is an Italian character, so that may have something to do with that.

But then again, isn't the Mafia II game about Italians as well? Maybe Italians were offended by the stereotypes and violence and such.

[TJ Spyke]

Mafia II has been getting a lot of protest from Italian-American groups here in the US, they claim it is just full of stereotypes.

[SalesBot]

Media Create: 9/6 - 9/12

01.   /   00.    [NDS]   One Piece: Gigant Battle   (Bandai Namco)    - 131.854    / NEW   
02.   /   01.    [PSP]   Monster Hunter Diary: Pokapoka Ailu Village   (Capcom)    - 55.569    / 400.050    (-37%)   
03.   /   02.    [WII]   Wii Party   (Nintendo)    - 44.908    / 960.478    (-20%)   
04.   /   04.    [PSP]   Ace Combat X2: Joint Assault   (Bandai Namco)    - 12.667    / 98.012    (-54%)   
05.   /   03.    [WII]   Metroid: Other M   (Nintendo)    - 11.239    / 56.637    (-75%)   
06.   /   06.    [WII]   Super Mario Galaxy 2   (Nintendo)    - 9.827    / 817.363    (-18%)   
07.   /   07.    [NDS]   Art Academy   (Nintendo)    - 8.172    / 167.179    (-20%)   
08.   /   00.    [PSP]   Vitamin X: Evolution Plus   (D3 Publisher)    - 7.975    / NEW   
09.   /   08.    [NDS]   Inazuma Eleven 3: World Challenge!! Spark / Bomber   (Level 5)    - 7.640    / 828.379    (-24%)   
10.   /   00.    [PSP]   Sengoku Efuda Yuugi: Hototogisu Tairan   (Irem)    - 7.407    / NEW   

11.   /   13.    [PSP]   Monster Hunter Freedom Unite [PSP the Best Reprint]   (Capcom)    - 7.360    / 415.663    (-5%)   
12.   /   12.    [WII]   Wii Fit Plus   (Nintendo)    - 6.910    / 2.060.081    (-13%)   
13.   /   16.    [NDS]   Taiko Drum Master DS: Dororon! Battle With the Ghouls!!   (Bandai Namco)    - 6.870    / 206.784    (+8%)   
14.   /   09.    [PS3]   Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 [Reprint]   (Square Enix)    - 6.779    / 15.941    (-26%)   
15.   /   05.    [PSP]   Bleach: Heat the Soul 7   (SCE)    - 6.552    / 31.926    (-74%)   
16.   /   00.    [PS3]   UFC 2010 Undisputed   (Yuke's)    - 6.524    / NEW   
17.   /   11.    [NDS]   Friend Collection   (Nintendo)    - 6.429    / 3.412.354    (-20%)   
18.   /   18.    [WII]   Mario Kart Wii   (Nintendo)    - 5.532    / 2.926.201    (-6%)   
19.   /   17.    [PS3]   Sengoku Basara 3   (Capcom)    - 4.318    / 371.780    (-28%)   
20.   /   14.    [WII]   Sengoku Basara 3   (Capcom)    - 4.281    / 96.406    (-42%)   
21.   /   34.    [PSP]   Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker   (Konami)   
22.   /   24.    [WII]   New Super Mario Bros. Wii   (Nintendo)   
23.   /   19.    [PSP]   Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2   (Sega)   
24.   /   15.    [WII]   Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory   (Square Enix)   
25.   /   23.    [NDS]   Harvest Moon: Twin Villages   (Marvelous Entertainment)   
26.   /   10.    [PS3]   Another Century's Episode R   (Bandai Namco)   
27.   /   28.    [NDS]   Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem - Hero of Light and Shadow   (Nintendo)   
28.   /   29.    [NDS]   New Super Mario Bros.   (Nintendo)   
29.   /   22.    [NDS]   Metal Max 3   (Kadokawa Shoten)   
30.   /   25.    [NDS]   Tetris Party Deluxe   (Hudson)   

31.   /   36.    [PSP]   Corpse Party: Blood Covered - Repeated Fear   (5pb.)   
32.   /   27.    [PSP]   Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2010   (Konami)   
33.   /   31.    [NDS]   Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver   (Pokemon Co.)   
34.   /   21.    [PS3]   Super Dimensional Game Neptune   (Compile Heart)   
35.   /   00.    [PSP]   Sengoku Basara: Battle Heroes [PSP the Best Reprint]   (Capcom)   
36.   /   30.    [NDS]   Tokimeki Memorial: Girl's Side 3rd Story   (Konami)   
37.   /   00.    [PS3]   Split/Second   (Disney Interactive)   
38.   /   26.    [PSP]   Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X   (Bandai Namco)   
39.   /   20.    [PSP]   Hakuouki: Zuisouroku Portable   (Idea Factory)   
40.   /   32.    [NDS]   Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride Card Battle Taisen   (Bandai Namco)   
41.   /   37.    [NDS]   Tamagotchi no Pichi Pichi Omisecchi   (Bandai Namco)   
42.   /   35.    [NDS]   Heart Catch PreCure! Oshare Collection   (Bandai Namco)   
43.   /   33.    [PS3]   Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2010   (Konami)   
44.   /   38.    [PS3]   Assassin's Creed II: Special Edition   (Ubisoft)   
45.   /   44.    [PSP]   Phantasy Star Portable 2 [PSP the Best]   (Sega)   
46.   /   39.    [WII]   Wii Sports Resort   (Nintendo)   
47.   /   41.    [PS2]   Persona 4 [PlayStation 2 the Best]   (Atlus Co.)   
48.   /   00.    [WII]   Taiko Drum Master Wii 2   (Bandai Namco)   
49.   /   47.    [PSP]   Pop 'n Music Portable [Best Selection]   (Konami)   
50.   /   00.    [PS3]   Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (Capcom)   

00.   /   00.    [ALL]   Weekly Software Sales   (All Publishers)    - 678.266    / 37.429.903    (-5%)   

NDS - 15
PSP - 15
WII - 10
PS3 - 9
PS2 - 1
360 - 0

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|System |  This Week  |  Last Week  |        YTD  |         LTD  |
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|  NDS  |     39.749  |     39.936  |  1.637.347  |  30.916.427  |
|  PSP  |     31.570  |     35.766  |  1.453.249  |  15.196.337  |
|  PS3  |     19.907  |     22.227  |  1.017.094  |   5.518.461  |
|  WII  |     15.031  |     16.080  |  1.015.473  |  10.620.672  |
|  360  |      2.915  |      2.860  |    153.564  |   1.363.236  |
|  PS2  |      1.363  |      1.370  |     60.012  |  21.670.189  |
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| DSiLL |     19.076  |     18.929  |    857.360  |   1.364.267  |
|  DSi  |     16.345  |     16.968  |    618.777  |   4.957.723  |
|  DSL  |      4.328  |      4.039  |    161.210  |  18.008.966  |
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|  PSP  |     30.761  |     34.839  |  1.407.160  |  15.074.493  |
| PSPgo |        809  |        927  |     46.089  |     121.844  |
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[broodwars]

Well, as historically expected, Metroid Other M really dropped off after the first week.  I guess even with the game specifically tailored to them, the Japanese still won't latch onto Metroid. 

[NWR_insanolord]

Well, maybe that's for the best; it might mean Nintendo will give up on trying to win over the Japanese and make Metroid games for the Western audiences that actually buy them, at least for a while.

[broodwars]

Well, maybe that's for the best; it might mean Nintendo will give up on trying to win over the Japanese and make Metroid games for the Western audiences that actually buy them, at least for a while.

...or judging by the continual sales of Wii Party, they might feel tempted to pull the series into that territory.  Hopefully, they'll refocus their efforts on the Western market with Metroid, but you never know.