Topic: Official Sales Thread

[Deguello]

Some would argue that "Letter Training" and other "games" like that aren't really games at all and don't belong in a video games sales chart. If you took all of those away then the DS's supremacy probably wouldn't seem so great.

Some?  Who?

And seriously, why not?  What's with all the definitionism all of a sudden?  And no, if you arbitrarily took away all the "training games,"  The DS still owns the PSP up and down the street, it's not even close, really.

[Kairon]

Some would argue that "Letter Training" and other "games" like that aren't really games at all and don't belong in a video games sales chart. If you took all of those away then the DS's supremacy probably wouldn't seem so great.

I hereby rechristen all FPS games as "Twitch Training" titles, thereby rendering the majority of the XBox 360's American library void for purposes of sale domination!

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

I never thought about it that way, but you're right.

[ReverendNoahWhateley]

FPSseses aren't games.  They're Virtual Freudian Anger Management Retreats. 

[soracloudtidus]

bye bye DMC 4??

[SalesBot]

Sales Data Parsed.
Added new fields of Rising and Falling Stars.

[KDR_11k]

At least the well done training games still include challenges and are fun so they probably deserve being called games, even if they are edutainment.

[Ceric]

bye bye DMC 4??

It's Number 50.

[SalesBot]

Media Create Sales 3/17 - 3/23

01./00. [DS] Pokémon Ranger: Batonnage (Pokémon) - 241,663 / New!
02./00. [Wii] Deca Sporta (Hudson) - 65,359 / New!
03./00. [PS3] Armored Core for Answer (From Software) - 54,022 / New!
04./00. [DS] SimCity DS 2: From the Past to the Future (EA) - 49,018 / New!
05./03. [Wii] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 48,459 / 1,752,000
06./00. [PSP] Tales of Rebirth (Bandai-Namco) - 46,719 / New!
07./04. [Wii] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) - 41,070 / 1,490,000
08./00. [DS] Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi wo Yobu Cinema Land (Banpresto) - 34,936 / New!
09./01. [DS] DS Beautiful Letter Training (Nintendo) - 34,859 / 101,000
10./00. [DS] Time Hollow: Seeking the Lost Past (Konami) - 34,268 / New!

11./00. [DS] Dramatic Dungeon: Sakura Wars (Sega) New!
12./00. [PSP] Echochrome (Sony) New!
13./00. [360] Armored Core for Answer (From Software) New!
14./02. [PS3] Yakuza 3: Kenzan! (Sega)
15./08. [Wii] Wii Sports (Nintendo)
16./05. [PS2] Gundam Musou Special (Bandai-Namco)
17./00. [DS] Super Dodge Ball (ArcSystemWorks) New!
18./10. [Wii] Wii Play (Nintendo)
19./00. [Wii] The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (Sega) New!
20./00. [360] Army of Two (EA) New!

21./22. [DS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
22./00. [PS3] Army of Two (EA) New!
23./09. [DS] Harvest Moon: Shining Sun and Friends (Marvelous Entertainment)
24./20. [DS] Mario Party DS (Nintendo)
25./00. [DS] Kekkaishi: Kubourou Shuurai (Bandai-Namco) New!
26./21. [DS] Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo)
27./14. [Wii] Everyone's General Knowledge Training TV (Nintendo)
28./12. [PSP] Musou Orochi (Koei)
29./06. [DS] Shugo Chara! Three Eggs and the Joker in Love (Konami)
30./24. [DS] Taiko Drum Master DS (Bandai-Namco)

31./26. [DS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
32./17. [DS] Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant DS (Sega)
33./00. [DS] Rosario and the Vampire: Miss Youkai Gakuen of the Star Festival (Capcom) New!
34./15. [DS] Soma Bringer (Nintendo)
35./16. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Capcom)
36./00. [DS] Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword (Tecmo) New!
37./07. [PS2] Daito Giken Official Pachislo Simulator: New Yoshimune (Paon)
38./11. [Wii] Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Nintendo)
39./00. [DS] Petit Eva (Bandai-Namco) New!
40./32. [DS] Animal Crossing Wild World (Nintendo)

41./28. [Wii] Winning Eleven Play Maker 2008 (Konami)
42./29. [Wii] Family Ski (Bandai-Namco)
43./23. [DS] Etrian Odyssey II: The Royal Grail (Atlus)
44./39. [DS] Kanji Brain Test 2.5M (IE Institute)
45./00. [Wii] Mario Strikers Charged (Nintendo) New!
46./31. [PS2] Yakuza 2 (Sega)
47./41. [Wii] Mario Party 8 (Nintendo)
48./34. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven: Ubiquitous Evolution 2008 (Konami)
49./00. [PSP] Need for Speed: Pro Street (EA) New!
50./43. [Wii] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)

Hardware - This Week | Last Week |       YTD |        LTD
1. NDS   -    65,055 |    53,266 |   991,232 | 22,164,283
2. WII   -    62,404 |    55,845 | 1,006,658 |  5,622,818
3. PSP   -    59,833 |    57,651 |   978,830 |  8,580,424
4. PS3   -    12,874 |    14,934 |   335,384 |  1,977,060
5. PS2   -     9,990 |     9,930 |   156,800 | 21,083,837
6. 360   -     1,407 |     1,744 |    45,499 |    552,840
# of Games Sold by System (Currently in no order):
Wii- 13 games (26%)
DS- 23 games (46%)
PS3- 3 games (6%)
PS2- 3 games (6%)
PSP- 6 games (12%)
Xbox 360- 2 games (4%)

Number of New Games: 20 games (40%)

# First Party Games Split by Company:
Nintendo 17 (34%)
Sony 1 (2%)
Microsoft 0 (0%)

# Third Party Games Split by Company:
Nintendo 19 (38%)
Sony 11 (22%)
Microsoft 2 (4%)

First to Third Party Number and Ratios by Company:
19 out of 36 or 52% of games Published for a Nintendo System were 3rd Party.
11 out of 12 or 91% of games Published for a Sony System were 3rd Party.
2 out of 2 or 100% of games Published for a Microsoft System were 3rd Party.
Rising Star: Mario Kart DS with 1 Ranks from last week
Falling Star: Daito Giken Official Pachislo Simulator: New Yoshimune with -30 Ranks from last week
Legend:
Game- Nintendo System
Game- Sony System
Game- Microsoft System
Game has fallen since last week
Game has risen in Ranks since last week
Game is either New! or stayed the same from week to week
Disclaimer: All of the above non-Media Create links and data were auto-generated from the Media Create Data.  Therefore the accuracy of the links have not been verified.

[BeautifulShy]

Here is a link that shows that Wii hit 10 million in America faster than any other console
http://Http://www.vgchartz.com/news/news.php?id=934

[Chozo Ghost]

That's a shame about Mario Galaxy. It is in last place this week.

[Ceric]

There was really no growth this week everyone dropped.  The Rising Star was Mario Kart and that was because it went up 1 rank and had the only positive momentum.  While the Falling Star dropped like a stone with a 30 rank drop.

[SalesBot]

Media Create Sales 3/24 - 3/30

01./00. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom) - 880,468 / New!
02./01. [DS] Pokémon Ranger: Batonnage (Pokémon) - 105,855 / 348,000
03./00. [DS] Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Bandai-Namco) - 48,646 / New!
04./05. [Wii] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 41,837 / 1,794,000
05./00. [PSP] Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion: Lost Colors (Bandai-Namco) - 34,472 / New!
06./07. [Wii] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) - 34,180 / 1,524,000
07./00. [PS2] Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion: Lost Colors (Bandai-Namco) - 29,940 / New!
08./02. [Wii] Deca Sporta (Hudson) - 28,873 / 94,000
09./04. [DS] SimCity DS 2: From the Past to the Future (EA) - 25,172 / 74,000
10./08. [DS] Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi wo Yobu Cinema Land (Banpresto) - 19,302 / 54,000

11./00. [DS] Vitamin X Evolution (D3 Publisher) New!
12./15. [Wii] Wii Sports (Nintendo)
13./09. [DS] DS Beautiful Letter Training (Nintendo)
14./10. [DS] Time Hollow: Seeking the Lost Past (Konami)
15./00. [DS] Lux Pain (Marvelous Entertainment) New!
16./00. [PSP] Guilty Gear Accent Core Plus (ArcSystemWorks) New!
17./03. [PS3] Armored Core for Answer (From Software)
18./18. [Wii] Wii Play (Nintendo)
19./00. [DS] Home Teacher Hitman Reborn! DS: Vongole Battle Dice (Takara-Tomy) New!
20./24. [DS] Mario Party DS (Nintendo)

21./00. [PS2] Kimi ga Aruji de ****suji ga Ore de: Otsukae Nikki (Minato Station) New!
22./21. [DS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
23./14. [PS3] Yakuza 3: Kenzan! (Sega)
24./16. [PS2] Gundam Musou Special (Bandai-Namco)
25./12. [PSP] Echochrome (Sony)
26./26. [DS] Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo)
27./23. [DS] Harvest Moon: Shining Sun and Friends (Marvelous Entertainment)
28./06. [PSP] Tales of Rebirth (Bandai-Namco)
29./31. [DS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
30./30. [DS] Taiko Drum Master DS (Bandai-Namco)

31./35. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Capcom)
32./32. [DS] Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant DS (Sega)
33./00. [360] Dark Sector (D3 Publisher) New!
34./44. [DS] Kanji Brain Test 2.5M (IE Institute)
35./00. [PS2] Sega Ages 2500 Series, Vol. 32: Phantasy Star Complete Collection (Sega) New!
36./40. [DS] Animal Crossing Wild World (Nintendo)
37./11. [DS] Dramatic Dungeon: Sakura Wars (Sega)
38./29. [DS] Shugo Chara! Three Eggs and the Joker in Love (Konami)
39./27. [Wii] Everyone's General Knowledge Training TV (Nintendo)
40./28. [PSP] Musou Orochi (Koei)

41./19. [Wii] The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (Sega)
42./00. [DS] Kanji Test 2 (Rocket Co.) New!
43./34. [DS] Soma Bringer (Nintendo)
44./48. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven: Ubiquitous Evolution 2008 (Konami)
45./17. [DS] Super Dodge Ball (ArcSystemWorks)
46./22. [PS3] Army of Two (EA)
47./47. [Wii] Mario Party 8 (Nintendo)
48./41. [Wii] Winning Eleven Play Maker 2008 (Konami)
49./00. [PS2] Tomb Raider: Anniversary (Spike) New!
50./13. [360] Armored Core for Answer (From Software)

Hardware - This Week | Last Week |       YTD |        LTD
1. PSP   -   129,986 |    59,833 | 1,108,816 |  8,710,410
2. NDS   -    58,916 |    65,055 | 1,050,148 | 22,223,199
3. WII   -    48,785 |    62,404 | 1,055,443 |  5,671,603
4. PS3   -    11,206 |    12,874 |   346,590 |  1,988,266
5. PS2   -    10,296 |     9,990 |   167,096 | 21,094,133
6. 360   -     1,547 |     1,407 |    47,046 |    554,387
# of Games Sold by System (Currently in no order):
Wii- 9 games (18%)
DS- 23 games (46%)
PS3- 3 games (6%)
PS2- 5 games (10%)
PSP- 8 games (16%)
Xbox 360- 2 games (4%)

Number of New Games: 13 games (26%)

# First Party Games Split by Company:
Nintendo 14 (28%)
Sony 1 (2%)
Microsoft 0 (0%)

# Third Party Games Split by Company:
Nintendo 18 (36%)
Sony 15 (30%)
Microsoft 2 (4%)

First to Third Party Number and Ratios by Company:
18 out of 32 or 56% of games Published for a Nintendo System were 3rd Party.
15 out of 16 or 93% of games Published for a Sony System were 3rd Party.
2 out of 2 or 100% of games Published for a Microsoft System were 3rd Party.
Rising Star: Kanji Brain Test 2.5M with 10 Ranks from last week
Falling Star: Armored Core for Answer with -37 Ranks from last week
Legend:
Game- Nintendo System
Game- Sony System
Game- Microsoft System
Game has fallen since last week
Game has risen in Ranks since last week
Game is either New! or stayed the same from week to week
Disclaimer: All of the above non-Media Create links and data were auto-generated from the Media Create Data.  Therefore the accuracy of the links have not been verified.

[Chozo Ghost]

"PSP   -   129,986"

Nintendo better do something to boost NDS sales soon. This is getting out of hand...

[Deguello]

No they don't.  DS has already secured its place in history as the bestselling console in Japan of all time.  The sad truth behind the PSP is that, yet again, some kind of mutant PS2 game is pushing sales, a game whose sequel is a Wii exclusive.  Other than that, the PSP's software sales remain terrible for any new effort.  Only those lucky enough to have a pre-existing popular franchise can benefit.

Besides, whenever Dragon Quest IX comes out, the Ds will go even further up.

[Infernal Monkey]

DS is doomed, PSP will sell more than DS has in its lifetime by next week. Midway's Hot Brain sales will sky rocket.

[Ceric]

Year to Date PSP is doing better but could be just saturation with DS.

[Luigi Dude]

Looks like it's time to revive this tread.

March NPD
Copied and pasted from Neo GAF
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=279520

Top 10 Software
WII  SUPER SMASH BROS: BRAWL NINTENDO OF AMERICA Mar-08 2.7M
360  *TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW SIX: VEGAS 2 UBISOFT Mar-08 752.3K
360  ARMY OF TWO ELECTRONIC ARTS Mar-08 606.1K
WII  PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA Feb-07 409.8K
PSP  GOD OF WAR: CHAINS OF OLYMPUS SONY Mar-08 340.5K
PSP  CRISIS CORE: FINAL FANTASY VII SQUARE ENIX INC Mar-08 301.6K
WII  GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK ACTIVISION Oct-07 264.1K
360  MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K8 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE Mar-08 237.1K
360  *CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE ACTIVISION Nov-07 237K
PS3  ARMY OF TWO ELECTRONIC ARTS Mar-08 224.9K

Hardware
Wii 721K
Nintendo DS 698K
PlayStation Portable 297K
Xbox 360 262K
PlayStation 3 257K
PlayStation 2 216K

[Deguello]

Nintendo can haz third party support now?

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

3rd party support is only 3 months pregnant right now.  Too early to be squirting new offspring out.

[Arbok]

WII  SUPER SMASH BROS: BRAWL NINTENDO OF AMERICA Mar-08 2.7M

Seems to be further proof that VGChartz is not a great source, since they have Brawl at 2.19 million in the same frame and only 2.45 million in the five weeks since launch in the US.

[Ceric]

I like to apologize for the general neglect this thread has seen.  Things have been interesting and my counter part has gone MIA.

[Luigi Dude]

Seems to be further proof that VGChartz is not a great source, since they have Brawl at 2.19 million in the same frame and only 2.45 million in the five weeks since launch in the US.

Well for older game titles they're pretty good, since they add in together all the offical NPD data.  But for games that don't have any NPD data yet, yeah they're horrible.

That's why I don't trust VGChartz until a game has been out for a few months.

[Arbok]

That's why I don't trust VGChartz until a game has been out for a few months.

Why so? Have they changed their policy and now factor in NPD again, or are they still trying to be "mavericks" and clinging to the idea that their methods are more precise and no longer account of the difference between them and the new NPD findings?

Once they made that announcement awhile back I pretty much gave up on them.

[Chozo Ghost]

Why is the PSP selling less than half as many hardware units this month as its competitor, but manages to get 2 games in the top 10 but yet the more popular DS doesn't? That doesn't make much sense.