Topic: Official Sales Thread

[TJ Spyke]

Nintendo doesn't make shovelware, and that is a first party list.

[Guitar Smasher]

Nintendo doesn't make shovelware, and that is a first party list.

I apologize, I missed that part.

Still, I don't remember seeing many shovelware titles dominating the weekly sales charts.  Just looking at the last list of UK sales, there's only one possible shovelware title (Michael Jackson something - I don't know anything about this particular title).  I don't deny that shovelware doesn't exist on Wii, it's the market leader so it would be the natural target.  I just don't think it contributes to the tie-in ratio in any meaningful way.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Michael Jackson The Experience wasn't a Shovelware title, it was basically Just Dance 2 with an all MJ skin wrapped all over it, but it is a quality title that could have had a slightly better song selection..

[SalesBot]

FIFA 11: 11.5 Million Sold
Madden 11: 5.5 Million Sold
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit: 5+ Million Shipped
Medal of Honor: 5+ Million Shipped
Dead Space 2: 2 Million Shipped
http://news.ea.com/portal/site/ea/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1012492&newsId=20110201007369&newsLang=en

[SalesBot]

Media Create - Week 4, 2011: 01/24 - 01/30

01. / 00. [WII] The Last Story (Nintendo) {2011.01.27} - 114.722 / NEW
02. / 00. [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles 3 (Sega) {2011.01.27} - 102.779 / NEW
03. / 00. [PSP] My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute Portable (Bandai Namco) {2011.01.27} - 88.493 / NEW
04. / 00. [PSP] Kenka Bancho 5: Laws of Manhood (Spike) {2011.01.27} - 58.977 / NEW
05. / 00. [PSP] Magical Index Term (ASCII Media Works) {2011.01.27} - 56.017 / NEW
06. / 00. [PS3] Dragon Age: Origins (Spike) {2011.01.27} - 42.854 / NEW
07. / 02. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {2010.12.01} - 33.338 / 4.128.278 (-23%)
08. / 00. [360] Dream Club Zero (D3 Publisher) {2011.01.27} - 21.734 / NEW
09. / 01. [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep - Final Mix (Square Enix) {2011.01.20} - 20.528 / 97.846 (-73%)
10. / 03. [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) {2010.12.09} - 19.214 / 773.893 (-6%)
11. / 00. [360] Dragon Age: Origins (Spike) {2011.01.27} - 14.000 / NEW
12. / 00. [PSP] Tsuku Monogatari (FuRyu) {2011.01.27} - 13.329 / NEW
13. / 00. [360] Gal Gun (Alchemist) {2011.01.27} - 12.419 / NEW
14. / 09. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} - 10.778 / 1.767.425 (+1%)
15. / 00. [PSP] Chaos; Head - Love Chu Chu! (5pb.) {2011.01.27} - 10.753 / NEW
16. / 08. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} - 10.654 / 5.050.638 (-12%)
17. / 07. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 3: World Challenge!! The Ogre (Level 5) {2010.12.16} - 10.437 / 388.350 (-16%)
18. / 06. [NDS] Ni no Kuni: The Ebony Wizard (Level 5) {2010.12.09} - 8.814 / 459.967 (-30%)
19. / 00. [360] Monster Hunter Frontier Online (Season 10 Premium Package) (Capcom) {2011.01.27} - 8.055 / NEW
20. / 05. [PSP] AKB1/48: If I loved an Idol (Bandai Namco) {2010.12.23} - 7.916 / 359.859 (-38%)

PSP - 9
360 - 4
NDS - 3
WII - 3
PS3 - 1
PS2 - 0

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|System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year |        YTD |   Last YTD |         LTD |           
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|  PSP  |    34.928 |    35.834 |    49.520 |    134.617 |    325.937 |  16.784.825 |     
|  PS3  |    25.149 |    23.792 |    34.431 |    141.743 |    158.144 |   6.229.233 |     
|  NDS  |    22.561 |    22.238 |    66.457 |    164.741 |    285.605 |  32.315.439 |     
|  WII  |    19.448 |    14.547 |    42.309 |    111.833 |    221.597 |  11.391.470 |     
|  360  |     3.513 |     2.338 |     4.089 |     12.346 |     17.515 |   1.432.844 |     
|  PS2  |     1.938 |     1.836 |     2.182 |      7.950 |      9.942 |  21.704.046 |     
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------           
|  ALL  |   107.537 |   100.585 |   198.988 |    573.230 |  1.018.740 |  89.857.857 |     
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------           
| DSiLL |    11.891 |    11.720 |    34.863 |     85.185 |    134.561 |   2.032.767 |     
|  DSi  |     9.611 |     8.990 |    24.783 |     70.503 |    122.626 |   5.614.230 |     
|  DSL  |     1.059 |     1.528 |     6.811 |      9.053 |     28.418 |  18.082.971 |     
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|  PSP  |    34.648 |    35.636 |    47.875 |    128.847 |    317.652 |  16.618.631 |     
| PSPgo |       280 |       198 |     1.645 |      5.770 |      8.285 |     166.194 |     
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[Enner]

Nice start for The Last Story. Also, yay for Valkyria Chronicles 3!
Wonder how long the licensed Oriemo game at number 3 will last in the charts.

[Chozo Ghost]

I bet the 3DS will wipe that smirk off the PSP's face.

[BlackNMild2k1]

2 more weeks before release in Japan right?

also looks like PS3 is still struggling to sell games in Japan.

[TJ Spyke]

Is it really a coincidence that PS3 software sales dropped like a stone as soon as piracy was opened up on it a few weeks ago?

[broodwars]

Is it really a coincidence that PS3 software sales dropped like a stone as soon as piracy was opened up on it a few weeks ago?

Shhhhhh...don't use the "P" word!  It's "homebrew", remember?      Naturally, everyone's too busy playing their "homebrew" software to buy PS3 games.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Not only do I not think it's a coincidence, but it's the same point I brought up last week when PS3 had 0 games in the Top 20.

[Louieturkey]

FYI, PS3s could be getting bought for the bluray capability as well as PSN games. 

Just throwing more possible reasons, not that I think you're wrong.

[Chozo Ghost]

Is it really a coincidence that PS3 software sales dropped like a stone as soon as piracy was opened up on it a few weeks ago?

Shhhhhh...don't use the "P" word!  It's "homebrew", remember?   

Some is; some isn't. It would be a lie to say its all legit legal stuff, but it would be equally lying to say none of it is.

[Guitar Smasher]

Is it possible that there just haven't been any interesting PS3 games released the last few weeks?

If you think piracy is wiping out sales, for what titles do you think this is happening?

[BlackNMild2k1]

I don't really understand the question, but I'll just say All of them (except the one that charted this week).

[KDR_11k]

03. / 00. [PSP] My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute Portable (Bandai Namco) {2011.01.27} - 88.493 / NEW

Incest on the go!

[Stratos]

03. / 00. [PSP] My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute Portable (Bandai Namco) {2011.01.27} - 88.493 / NEW

Incest on the go!

I was wondering about that one myself...

[broodwars]

03. / 00. [PSP] My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute Portable (Bandai Namco) {2011.01.27} - 88.493 / NEW

Incest on the go!

"Games" like this make me think that the Tokyo Government was right to pass that law banning this sort of thing.  I love much of their anime and many of their games, but Japanese otaku culture really irritates me these days.

[TJ Spyke]

After reading up on the plot of the series (which apparently started as a light novel series), incest is not that far off. It's kind of disturbing.

[BlackNMild2k1]

om a sort of related note: Spielberg & Lucas wanted Indy to have had relations with a 13-15yr old girl in the original script. They changed it to 17 later on
It's not just Japan.

[Guitar Smasher]

I don't really understand the question, but I'll just say All of them (except the one that charted this week).

That's just lazy.  If you can't name a recently released game that should be popular, then you're just guessing that piracy is killing game sales.  You're not considering whether or not there would be any PS3 titles in the sales chart if the system hadn't been jailbroken in the first place.

[BlackNMild2k1]

I don't really understand the question, but I'll just say All of them (except the one that charted this week).

That's just lazy.  If you can't name a recently released game that should be popular, then you're just guessing that piracy is killing game sales.  You're not considering whether or not there would be any PS3 titles in the sales chart if the system hadn't been jailbroken in the first place.

I stated that I probably wasn't gonna be answering your question, but i took a stab at it anyway. But now that you responded, I understand what you were asking the first time. You wanna know what games released during those weeks that should have placed but didn't, and that might support a cause for piracy alert. Well, let me go look up the release list and I'll get back to you on that.

[BranDonk Kong]

Yes, it is a complete coincidence that there weren't any PS3 games listed, especially since piracy has been possible on the PS3 for the better part of 6 months now. If piracy were to blame, then there wouldn't be any games listed, since piracy on the Wii has been possible basically since it was launched, and the 360 only took a year or so as well.

[BlackNMild2k1]

The week before releases {2011.01.20}
[NDS]   Eigo de Tabisuru: Little Charo   (Nintendo)
[NDS]   Monster Busters: Powered   (Bandai Namco)
[NDS]   Love Zombies   (Chunsoft)
[NDS]   Fundamental Information Technology Engineer DS, Supervised By Gijutsu-Hyohron Co.   (First IDC)
[NDS]   Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth [New Best Price! 2000]   (Capcom)

[PSP]   Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep - Final Mix   (Square Enix)
[PSP]   Venus & Braves: Majo no Megami to Horobi no Yogen   (Bandai Namco)
[PSP]   Memories Off 6: T-Wave [2800 Selection]   (5pb.)
[PSP]   Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Kizuna no Tag Battle [Best Collection]   (Marvelous Entertainment)
[PSP]   A Time to Dirty One's Hands: Spectral Force Legacy [IF Collection]   (Idea Factory)
[PSP]   Nizu no Senritsu Portable [Best Hit Selection]   (CyberFront)
[PSP]   Nizu no Senritsu Portable 2: Hi no Kioku [Best Hit Selection]   (CyberFront)

[WII]   Samurai Warriors 3 [Everyone's Recommendation Selection]   (Koei Tecmo)
[WII]   Momotaro Railway 2010: Sengoku Ishin no Hero Daishuugou! no Maki [Everyone's Recommendation Selection]   (Hudson)

[PS3]   Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom   (Bandai Namco)
[PS3]   Yakuza 4 [PlayStation 3 the Best]   (Sega)

[360]   Kinect Joy Ride   (Microsoft Game Studios)
[360]   Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom   (Bandai Namco)

Last week's releases {2011.01.27}

[NDS]   Scribblenauts   (Konami)
[NDS]   Sora no Otoshimono Forte: Dreamy Season   (Kadokawa Shoten)

[PSP]   Valkyria Chronicles 3   (Sega)
[PSP]   Kenka Bancho 5: Laws of Manhood   (Spike)
[PSP]   My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute Portable   (Bandai Namco)
[PSP]   Chaos; Head - Love Chu Chu!   (5pb.)
[PSP]   A Certain Magical Index   (ASCII Media Works)
[PSP]   Tsuku Monogatari   (FuRyu)

[WII]   The Last Story   (Nintendo)
[WII]   Rabbids Party: Time Travel   (Ubisoft)

[PS3]   Dragon Age: Origins   (Spike)
[PS3]   The Shoot   (SCE)
[PS3]   The Sly Collection   (SCE)
[PS3]   Mindjack   (Square Enix)
[PS3]   Wizardry: Torowareshi Bourei No Machi   (Acquire)
[PS3]   Wizardry (Twin Pack)   (Acquire)
[PS3]   Army of Two: The 40th Day [EA Best Hits]   (Electronic Arts)
[PS3]   Fight Night Round 4 (English Version) [EA Best Hits]   (Electronic Arts)

[360]   Dream Club Zero   (D3 Publisher)
[360]   Dragon Age: Origins   (Spike)
[360]   Mindjack   (Square Enix)
[360]   Gal Gun   (Alchemist)

This week's releases {2011.02.03}

[NDS]   Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth 2   (Capcom)
[NDS]   Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butouden   (Bandai Namco)
[NDS]   Maru Goukaku: Shikaku Dasshu! IT Passport Shiken   (Media5)
[NDS]   Honki de Manabu: LEC de Goukaku - DS Takuchi Tatemono Torihiki Shuninsha 2011-Toshi & 2012-Toshi Nendoban   (Square Enix)
[NDS]   Dragon Quest VI: Realms Of Revelation [Ultimate Hits]   (Square Enix)
[NDS]   Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 [Ultimate Hits]   (Square Enix)

[PSP]   Macross: Triangle Frontier   (Bandai Namco)
[PSP]   White Knight Chronicles Episode Portable: Dogma Wars   (SCE)
[PSP]   Atelier Violet: The Alchemist of Guramnat 2 - Deep Blue Memories   (Gust)
[PSP]   Death Connection Portable   (Idea Factory)
[PSP]   Disaster Report 3: The Collapsing City and the Girl's Song [Best Version]   (Irem)

[PS3]   WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2011   (Yuke's)

[360]   DoDonPachi Resurrection: Black Label   (Cave)
[360]   WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2011   (Yuke's)

Next week's releases {2011.02.10}

[NDS]   Dengeki School RPG: Cross of Venus Special   (ASCII Media Works)

[PSP]   Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3   (Bandai Namco)
[PSP]   Gakuen Heaven: Okawari!   (Prototype)
[PSP]   Uta no Prince-Sama: Sweet Serenade   (Broccoli)
[PSP]   Mahjong Haoh Portable: Dankyuu Battle Special [Mycom Best]   (NCS)

[WII]   Samurai Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends   (Koei Tecmo)

[PS3]   Samurai Warriors 3 Z   (Koei Tecmo)
[PS3]   LittleBigPlanet 2   (SCE)
[PS3]   Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare   (Take-Two Interactive)

[360]   Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare   (Take-Two Interactive)
[360]   Entaku no Seito: Students of Round   (Chunsoft)

[broodwars]

Geez, there are actually some significant PS3 releases in there (Sly Collection, Yakuza 4, LittleBigPlanet 2, Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom...ok, maybe not so much on Majin).