Author Topic: Official Sales Thread (Read 3147387 times)

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #8225 on:** October 12, 2012, 05:36:21 PM »

It would be better than the original if it had real analog control. As it stands it's probably even, with a lot more content, better graphics and other tweaks, but worse controls.

Mop it up · « **Reply #8226 on:** October 12, 2012, 05:52:26 PM »

Quote from: Louieturkey on October 11, 2012, 12:47:54 AM

360 sold 45 more systems this week than the Wii. Quite impressive I think. It'll drop back down next week with not RE6 to help it out.

That's crazy, I think this is the first time that the Xbox 360 has ever outsold the Wii.

Is it safe to claim the Wii is dead without it being an overreaction or sarcasm?

Shaymin · « **Reply #8227 on:** October 12, 2012, 06:29:06 PM »

Quote from: NWR_insanolord on October 12, 2012, 05:36:21 PM

It would be better than the original if it had real analog control. As it stands it's probably even, with a lot more content, better graphics and other tweaks, but worse controls.

Comedy "play it on 3DS" option?

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #8228 on:** October 12, 2012, 06:53:15 PM »

It would be well suited to the 3DS, both because of the Circle Pad and because it seems like it would be really cool in 3D. I've bought Super Mario 64 too many times already, but I'd do it again if they updated it for 3DS.

Tamazoid · « **Reply #8229 on:** October 13, 2012, 10:18:57 AM »

Quote from: Mop it up on October 12, 2012, 05:52:26 PM

Quote from: Louieturkey on October 11, 2012, 12:47:54 AM
360 sold 45 more systems this week than the Wii. Quite impressive I think. It'll drop back down next week with not RE6 to help it out.
That's crazy, I think this is the first time that the Xbox 360 has ever outsold the Wii.

Is it safe to claim the Wii is dead without it being an overreaction or sarcasm?

The Wii has been on life support since the start of the year. DQX and to a lesser extent Kirby Dream Collection was the Wii's final hurrah. The next Taiko drum game might give it a small boost but it's probably going to stay at around 5k per week (Does 5k a week classify as dead) until the Wii U releases and it will probably completely die. It really depends on if Nintendo stops production or continues to supply retailers with stock. If they expanded their Nintendo Selects line to most notable first party games the Wii probably could live on for another year or two. Sadly it doesn't look like they'll do that.

I was under the assumption that you can use the circle pad for Mario 64 DS if you play it on the 3DS. Doesn't the circle pad also work as a d-pad in DS mode?

MrPhishfood · « **Reply #8230 on:** October 13, 2012, 01:35:20 PM »

This is Japan we're talking about. Where almost every household owns a Wii.

noname2200 · « **Reply #8231 on:** October 13, 2012, 01:51:00 PM »

Quote from: Mop it up on October 12, 2012, 05:52:26 PM

Is it safe to claim the Wii is dead without it being an overreaction or sarcasm?

I don't think there'll be much objection.

Mop it up · « **Reply #8232 on:** October 13, 2012, 04:46:04 PM »

Quote from: Tamazoid on October 13, 2012, 10:18:57 AM

If they expanded their Nintendo Selects line to most notable first party games the Wii probably could live on for another year or two. Sadly it doesn't look like they'll do that.

Even if Nintendo stop producing Wii systems, I think they'll still come out with one more batch of Nintendo Selects titles because they are playable on the Wii U. At this point, selling those games is pure profit, and I can see them being advertised as "playable on Wii U!" so that the early adapters waiting for games have something to play until more Wii U games come out in the future. For me though, I think I have most of what they'd put on the line, but maybe they'll surprise me and do something like Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Quote from: Tamazoid on October 13, 2012, 10:18:57 AM

I was under the assumption that you can use the circle pad for Mario 64 DS if you play it on the 3DS. Doesn't the circle pad also work as a d-pad in DS mode?

It can be used in place of the D-pad yes, but it's still digital control and not analogue so it doesn't help any.

Enner · « **Reply #8233 on:** October 17, 2012, 04:48:21 PM »

Japan numbers!
http://www.siliconera.com/2012/10/17/this-week-in-sales-bravely-default-flies-high/
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=496008

Period: The week of October 8th – October 14th (2012)

Top-seller: Bravely Default: Flying Fairy – 141,529

Nintendo 3DS sales: 27,221 | Total sales: 6,942,561

Nintendo 3DS XL sales: 52,079 | Total sales: 744,117

PlayStation Vita sales: 6,134 | Total sales: 1,009,639

Media Create Sales: Week 41, 2012 (Oct 08 - Oct 14)

01./00. [3DS] Bravely Default: Flying Fairy <RPG> (Square Enix) {2012.10.11} (¥6.090) - 141.529 / NEW
02./01. [PS3] Resident Evil 6 <ADV> (Capcom) {2012.10.04} (¥7.990) - 92.921 / 727.854 (-85%)
03./00. [3DS] Project X Zone <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.10.11} (¥6.280) - 85.539 / NEW
04./02. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2013 <SPT> (Konami) {2012.10.04} (¥7.980) - 50.144 / 274.028 (-78%)
05./00. [PS3] Tokitowa: Time and Eternity # <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.10.11} (¥7.980) - 32.215 / NEW
06./07. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) - 29.651 / 1.246.707 (-1%)
07./06. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.09.27} (¥4.800) - 22.195 / 122.391 (-35%)
08./11. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) - 18.458 / 190.370 (+62%)
09./00. [PS3] Rocksmith <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2012.10.11} (¥8.880) - 13.964 / NEW
10./00. [PSP] Diabolik Lovers # <ADV> (Idea Factory) {2012.10.11} (¥6.090) - 13.173 / NEW
11./08. [PSP] SD Gundam G Generation: Overworld <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.09.27} (¥6.280) - 10.788 / 249.333 (-62%)
12./04. [PSP] Sol Trigger <RPG> (Image Epoch) {2012.10.04} (¥6.279) - 10.197 / 52.234 (-76%)
13./10. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800) - 10.100 / 2.799.467 (-17%)
14./00. [PS3] Dishonored <ACT> (Bethesda Softworks) {2012.10.11} (¥5.980) - 9.984 / NEW
15./03. [PSP] Summon Night 3 <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.10.04} (¥3.990) - 8.823 / 60.276 (-83%)
16./12. [3DS] Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone <HOB> (Nintendo) {2012.09.13} (¥3.800) - 7.255 / 86.014 (-30%)
17./15. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) - 6.410 / 235.676 (-7%)
18./14. [PSP] Final Fantasy III <RPG> (Square Enix) {2012.09.20} (¥3.990) - 5.048 / 74.118 (-33%)
19./19. [3DS] Brain Age: Concentration Training <HOB> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥3.800) - 4.639 / 178.791 (-13%)
20./22. [3DS] Kobitodzukan: Kobito Kansatsu Set <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {2012.07.26} (¥5.040) - 4.536 / 110.398

Top 20

3DS - 9
PS3 - 5
PSP - 5
NDS - 1

HARDWARE
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|System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year | YTD | Last YTD | LTD |
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| 3DS # | 79.300 | 63.669 | 55.025 | 3.404.535 | 2.072.670 | 7.686.678 |
| PS3 | 26.312 | 42.218 | 28.596 | 880.799 | 1.081.206 | 8.517.184 |
| PSP # | 15.585 | 17.769 | 25.271 | 638.094 | 1.582.719 | 19.367.478 |
| PSV | 6.134 | 7.957 | | 568.267 | | 1.008.253 |
| WII | 4.476 | 4.849 | 12.161 | 412.118 | 540.907 | 12.575.339 |
| 360 | 2.400 | 4.894 | 1.887 | 58.035 | 90.400 | 1.594.080 |
| PS2 | 911 | 894 | 1.280 | 47.194 | 62.745 | 21.821.301 |
| NDS # | 537 | 674 | 4.791 | 63.335 | 599.092 | 32.871.821 |
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| ALL | 135.655 | 142.924 | 129.011 | 6.072.377 | 6.029.739 | 105.442.134 |
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| 3DSLL | 52.079 | 39.046 | | 744.117 | | 744.117 |
| 3DS | 27.221 | 24.623 | 55.025 | 2.660.418 | 2.072.670 | 6.942.561 |
| DSiLL | 255 | 344 | 2.721 | 34.924 | 310.547 | 2.329.243 |
| DSi | 282 | 330 | 1.999 | 28.411 | 268.159 | 5.862.461 |
| PSP | 15.585 | 17.769 | 25.271 | 638.094 | 1.567.179 | 19.191.491 |
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Bravely Default and Project X Zone have a nice first week.

Quote from: http://www.siliconera.com/2012/10/17/this-week-in-sales-bravely-default-flies-high/

Bravely Default: Flying Fairy, Square Enix’s new Nintendo 3DS RPG, was last week’s big release in Japan, and it came out the gate with 141,529 copies sold in its first week. That’s a great debut for a new franchise, and it’s even better when you compare it to first-week sales of Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light.

Released in 2009 for the Nintendo DS, Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light sold 114,714 copies in its first week. Bravely Default, which looks like something of a spiritual successor, outselling it without the help of the Final Fantasy brand is quite something. Congratulations to producer, Tomoya Asano, and writer, Naotaka Hayashi, on a brand new game!

EDIT: Bravely Default has a nice first week. Project X Zone doesn't.

Quote from: http://www.siliconera.com/2012/10/19/bravely-default-sees-85-sell-through-project-x-zone-only-57/

Bravely Default: Flying Fairy got off to a good start in Japan, having sold 141,529 copies in its first week, which is rather impressive for a brand new franchise.

Sales tracker, Media Create, report that Bravely Default sold through 85.68% of its initial shipment, adding further evidence that the game has sold rather well.

...

Meanwhile, Project X Zone didn’t fare nearly as well. The game sold 85,539 copies in its first week, and Media Create report a 57.55% sell-through for the game. Furthermore, 70% of the game’s first-week sales came from pre-orders, which means Project X Zone didn’t sell a whole lot beyond its existing fanbase.

What fanbase? Media Create compare Project X Zone to Namco x Capcom, which was released on the PlayStation 2 back in 2005. That game sold about 87,000 copies in its first week.

Louieturkey · « **Reply #8234 on:** October 17, 2012, 06:06:02 PM »

Here's hoping PXZ has legs. That game has sounded cool and it's Monolith Soft's followup to Xenoblade.

Luigi Dude · « **Reply #8235 on:** October 17, 2012, 06:21:20 PM »

Quote from: Louieturkey on October 17, 2012, 06:06:02 PM

Here's hoping PXZ has legs. That game has sounded cool and it's Monolith Soft's followup to Xenoblade.

PXZ is made by a different team at Monolith Soft then the one that made Xenoblade. The Xenoblade team has been working on something new for the Wii U. PXZ was made by the team that made the Super Robot Taisen OG Saga games for the DS.

Shaymin · « **Reply #8236 on:** October 17, 2012, 07:59:39 PM »

Pretty sure this is the first time since 2004 that a DS game hasn't been in the top 30 selling games in Japan.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #8237 on:** October 17, 2012, 08:21:20 PM »

Quote from: Shaymin on October 17, 2012, 07:59:39 PM

Pretty sure this is the first time since 2004 that a DS game hasn't been in the top 30 selling games in Japan.

See #13: the combined sales of Pokemon Black 2 and Pokemon White 2, They are DS games.

Stratos · « **Reply #8238 on:** October 17, 2012, 10:52:03 PM »

I'm a little confused. Why does it say Bandai Namco Games if it is Monolith Soft developed. I thought Nintendo owned Monolith? Or did they only acquire a portion of Monolith?

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #8239 on:** October 17, 2012, 11:15:16 PM »

Quote from: Stratos on October 17, 2012, 10:52:03 PM

I'm a little confused. Why does it say Bandai Namco Games if it is Monolith Soft developed. I thought Nintendo owned Monolith? Or did they only acquire a portion of Monolith?

Probably has to do with who published it.
Nintendo will probably publish outside of Japan.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #8240 on:** October 17, 2012, 11:20:25 PM »

Quote from: Stratos on October 17, 2012, 10:52:03 PM

I'm a little confused. Why does it say Bandai Namco Games if it is Monolith Soft developed. I thought Nintendo owned Monolith? Or did they only acquire a portion of Monolith?

Namco Bandai (known as Bandai Namco only in Japan) is the publisher, that is why they are listed since the charts list the publisher.

Luigi Dude · « **Reply #8241 on:** October 17, 2012, 11:30:04 PM »

Once again, Monolith Soft is still allowed to make games for Namco as long as those games are exclusive to Nintendo systems.

Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier
Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans
Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier EXCEED

All made by Monolith Soft after Nintendo bought them and published by Namco for the DS.

Tamazoid · « **Reply #8242 on:** October 18, 2012, 08:16:29 AM »

It's also co developed with Banpresto. It's not wholly a Monolith Soft Game.

broodwars · « **Reply #8243 on:** October 18, 2012, 09:40:04 AM »

I meant to post this earlier when September's NPDs went up, but considering Darksiders 2 only sold about 1/4 million units in its first week and didn't even chart on the NPDs last month, can we officially declare Darksiders 2 a commercial failure now? THQ said it needed to sell about 2 million units to justify a sequel, and even the rosiest possible sales for the upcoming Wii U version can't and won't make up the difference. It's a pity, really...Darksiders 2 is a good game.

Luigi Dude · « **Reply #8244 on:** October 18, 2012, 11:13:25 AM »

Quote from: broodwars on October 18, 2012, 09:40:04 AM

I meant to post this earlier when September's NPDs went up, but considering Darksiders 2 only sold about 1/4 million units in its first week and didn't even chart on the NPDs last month, can we officially declare Darksiders 2 a commercial failure now? THQ said it needed to sell about 2 million units to justify a sequel, and even the rosiest possible sales for the upcoming Wii U version can't and won't make up the difference. It's a pity, really...Darksiders 2 is a good game.

Just another example of a THQ not managing their budgets well. The original Darksiders only sold 1 million copies, so allowing the sequels budget to get so big it would need to sell twice as many was very stupid of them. Decisions like this are the reason THQ will be dead soon.

Tamazoid · « **Reply #8245 on:** October 21, 2012, 04:22:55 AM »

I'm surprised at how poorly it sold,THQ didn't do a bad job advertising it and people were talking about it. It had much more hype behind it than the first game.

We can't be sure whether it's a financial failure though. It could have made a small profit, but not one big enough to justify a sequel. THQ can really only green light games now that are sure successes.

Enner · « **Reply #8246 on:** October 24, 2012, 05:21:50 PM »

Japan Numbers!
http://www.siliconera.com/2012/10/24/this-week-in-sales-the-little-battlers-w-has-a-bit-of-growing-up-to-do/
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=496897

Period: The week of October 15th – October 21st (2012)

Top-seller: The Little Battlers W (PSP) – 77,457

Nintendo 3DS sales: 22,447 | Total sales: 6,965,008

Nintendo 3DS XL sales: 37,785 | Total sales: 781,902

PlayStation Vita sales: 6,791 | Total sales: 1,016,430

Media Create Sales: Week 42, 2012 (Oct 15 - Oct 21)

01./00. [PSP] Little Battlers eXperience W <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.10.18} (¥4.980) - 77.457 / NEW
02./02. [PS3] Resident Evil 6 <ADV> (Capcom) {2012.10.04} (¥7.990) - 42.234 / 770.088 (-55%)
03./01. [3DS] Bravely Default: Flying Fairy <RPG> (Square Enix) {2012.10.11} (¥6.090) - 41.430 / 182.959 (-71%)
04./00. [PS3] FIFA 13 <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2012.10.18} (¥7.665) - 35.800 / NEW
05./04. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2013 <SPT> (Konami) {2012.10.04} (¥7.980) - 32.320 / 306.348 (-36%)
06./06. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) - 24.917 / 1.271.625 (-16%)
07./00. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki Evolution # <RPG> (Nihon Falcom) {2012.10.18} (¥6.090) - 21.518 / NEW
08./00. [PSV] Little Battlers eXperience W <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.10.18} (¥4.980) - 16.842 / NEW
09./07. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.09.27} (¥4.800) - 14.282 / 136.672 (-36%)
10./08. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) - 13.267 / 203.637 (-28%)
11./03. [3DS] Project X Zone <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.10.11} (¥6.280) - 12.450 / 97.989 (-85%)
12./13. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800) - 8.382 / 2.807.849 (-17%)
13./00. [360] Monster Hunter Frontier Online: Forward .5 Premium Package <ACT> (Capcom) {2012.10.17} (¥6.090) - 8.010 / NEW
14./00. [PSP] Hakuouki: Yuugi Roku Ni - Matsuri Hayashi to Taishitachi # <ADV> (Idea Factory) {2012.10.18} (¥6.090) - 7.784 / NEW
15./00. [PSP] Shiren the Wanderer 4 Plus: God's Eye and the Demon's Navel <RPG> (Spike Chunsoft) {2012.10.18} (¥4.620) - 6.368 / NEW
16./11. [PSP] SD Gundam G Generation: Overworld <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.09.27} (¥6.280) - 6.240 / 255.573 (-42%)
17./17. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) - 5.381 / 241.057 (-16%)
18./16. [3DS] Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone <HOB> (Nintendo) {2012.09.13} (¥3.800) - 5.180 / 91.194 (-29%)
19./10. [PSP] Diabolik Lovers # <ADV> (Idea Factory) {2012.10.11} (¥6.090) - 4.970 / 18.143 (-62%)
20./05. [PS3] Tokitowa: Time and Eternity # <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.10.11} (¥7.980) - 4.519 / 36.734 (-86%)

Top 20

3DS - 7
PSP - 5
PS3 - 4
PSV - 2
360 - 1
NDS - 1

HARDWARE
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|System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year | YTD | Last YTD | LTD |
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| 3DS # | 60.232 | 79.300 | 73.933 | 3.464.767 | 2.146.603 | 7.746.910 |
| PS3 | 21.354 | 26.312 | 23.897 | 902.153 | 1.105.103 | 8.538.538 |
| PSP # | 15.575 | 15.585 | 22.095 | 653.669 | 1.604.814 | 19.383.053 |
| PSV | 6.791 | 6.134 | | 575.058 | | 1.015.044 |
| WII | 4.035 | 4.476 | 11.235 | 416.153 | 552.142 | 12.579.374 |
| 360 | 2.150 | 2.400 | 1.620 | 60.185 | 92.020 | 1.596.230 |
| PS2 | 1.081 | 911 | 1.296 | 48.275 | 64.041 | 21.822.382 |
| NDS # | 529 | 537 | 3.334 | 63.864 | 602.426 | 32.872.350 |
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| ALL | 111.747 | 135.655 | 137.410 | 6.184.124 | 6.167.149 | 105.553.881 |
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| 3DSLL | 37.785 | 52.079 | | 781.902 | | 781.902 |
| 3DS | 22.447 | 27.221 | 73.933 | 2.682.865 | 2.146.603 | 6.965.008 |
| DSiLL | 239 | 255 | 2.005 | 35.163 | 312.552 | 2.329.482 |
| DSi | 290 | 282 | 1.293 | 28.701 | 269.452 | 5.862.751 |
| PSP | 15.575 | 15.585 | 22.095 | 653.669 | 1.589.274 | 19.207.066 |
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Bravely Default: Flying Fairy sticking to third place. It is sold out in a bunch of places so it must be doing well.

Enner · « **Reply #8247 on:** October 24, 2012, 06:54:25 PM »

http://www.siliconera.com/2012/10/24/heroes-of-ruin-sales-buried-in-ruins/

Quote

Speaking with Super Philip Central (via: GoNintendo), O’Leary remarks: “We’re not satisfied with the sales. The 3DS attach rate is… challenging at best and it seems that, for all its promise, Heroes of Ruin did not appeal to enough of the installed base.”

He adds: “I am super pleased with what we made and would love to return to the genre one day, but I fear that Heroes did not have enough commercial impact to justify a sequel.”

Bummer

Kairon · « **Reply #8248 on:** October 24, 2012, 10:49:37 PM »

Quote from: Enner on October 24, 2012, 06:54:25 PM

http://www.siliconera.com/2012/10/24/heroes-of-ruin-sales-buried-in-ruins/

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Speaking with Super Philip Central (via: GoNintendo), O’Leary remarks: “We’re not satisfied with the sales. The 3DS attach rate is… challenging at best and it seems that, for all its promise, Heroes of Ruin did not appeal to enough of the installed base.”

He adds: “I am super pleased with what we made and would love to return to the genre one day, but I fear that Heroes did not have enough commercial impact to justify a sequel.”

Bummer

Dang. That's really sad. HoR is one of my most-played 3ds games.

Quote from: Tamazoid on October 21, 2012, 04:22:55 AM

I'm surprised at how poorly it sold,THQ didn't do a bad job advertising it and people were talking about it. It had much more hype behind it than the first game.

We can't be sure whether it's a financial failure though. It could have made a small profit, but not one big enough to justify a sequel. THQ can really only green light games now that are sure successes.

Maybe Nintendo can swoop in and save Darksiders Bayonetta style?

Tamazoid · « **Reply #8249 on:** October 25, 2012, 05:25:21 AM »

Doubt it, the co founder of Vigil and the creator of Darksiders left Vigil. The series is basically dead now.

News:

Poll

Will Nintendo pull off another 30 for 30 in Japan sales this year and, if so, how many times?

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