Topic: Official Sales Thread

[TJ Spyke]

Nice debut for Kirby, it even helped cause a 50% increase in Wii sales.

[Chozo Ghost]

This might be the last time we see a Wii game top the charts.

[Luigi Dude]

This might be the last time we see a Wii game top the charts.

Dragon Quest X might when it comes out on August 2nd.  It'll depend on how the fanbase feels about it being an MMO instead of a more traditional game and how big NSMB 2 second week sales will be.

[Tamazoid]

Famitsu 2012 Top 100 Half-Year Software Chart (2011.12.26 - 2012.06.24)

01. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 (Pokemon Co.) {2012.06.23} - 1,618,621 / 1,618,621
02. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors (Namco Bandai Games) {2012.03.01} - 806,578 / 806,578
03. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D (Square Enix) {2012.05.31} - 743,967 / 743,967
04. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} - 665,573 / 1,747,964
05. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G (Capcom) {2011.12.10} - 665,394 / 1,474,716
06. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} - 596,695 / 1,639,206
07. [WII] Mario Party 9 (Nintendo) {2012.04.26} - 445,720 / 445,720
08. [PS3] Dragon's Dogma (Capcom) {2012.05.24} - 443,987 / 443,987
09. [3DS] Fire Emblem: Awakening (Nintendo) {2012.04.19} - 421,705 / 421,705
10. [NDS] Pokemon + Nobunaga's Ambition (Pokemon Co.) {2012.03.17} - 328,619 / 328,619
11. [3DS] Kingdom Hearts 3D – Dream Drop Distance (Square Enix) {2012.03.29} - 327,492 / 327,492
12. [PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (Capcom) {2012.04.26} - 326,873 / 326,873
13. [PSP] 2nd Super Robot Wars Z: Saisei-hen (Namco Bandai Games) {2012.04.05} - 315,241 / 315,241
14. [3DS] Kid Icarus: Uprising (Nintendo) {2012.03.22} - 305,616 / 305,616
15. [3DS] Resident Evil: Revelations (Capcom) {2012.01.26} - 266,252 / 266,252
16. [3DS] Mario Tennis Open (Nintendo) {2012.05.24} - 228,486 / 228,486
17. [PS3] Armored Core V (From Software) {2012.01.26} - 217,802 / 217,802
18. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go: Shine / Dark (Level 5) {2011.12.15} - 202,706 / 434,758
19. [3DS] Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin (Marvelous AQL) {2012.02.23} - 196,435 / 196,435
20. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo) {2012.03.01} - 188,104 / 188,104
21. [WII] Just Dance Wii (Nintendo) {2011.10.13} - 186,320 / 614,194
22. [PS3] Warriors Orochi 2 (Koei Tecmo) {2011-12-22} - 183,363 / 393,916
23. [Wii] Wii Sport Resort (Nintendo) {2009.06.25} - 171,677 / 2,904,332
24. [PSV] Persona 4 Golden (Atlus) {2012.06.14} - 170,568 / 170,568
25. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} - 169,372 / 2,293,145
26. [PS3] Tokyo Jungle (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2012.06.07} - 167,137 / 167,137
27. [PSP] Black Panther 2: Yakuza Ashura Chapter (Sega) {2012.03.22} - 162,564 / 162,564
28. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2012 (Konami) {2012.03.29} - 161,138 / 161,138
29. [PSP] Shining Blade (Sega) {2012.03.15} - 159,146 / 159,146
30. [3DS] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (Square Enix) {2012.02.16} - 152,651 / 152,651
31. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Square Enix) {2011.12.15} - 143,524 / 840,670
32. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} - 141,039 / 3,521,387
33. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (PSP the Best) (Capcom) {2011.09.22} - 140,933 / 264,018
34. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2012 (Konami) {2012.03.29} - 138,295 / 138,295
35. [3DS] Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai (Sega) {2012.03.08} - 135,849 / 135,849
36. [WII] Kirby's Return to Dream Land (Nintendo) {2011.10.27} - 135,059 / 633,487
37. [3DS] New Love Plus (Konami) {2012.02.14} - 134,934 / 134,934
38. [WII] Go Vacation (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.10.20} - 122,984 / 303,786
39. [PSP] Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave (Namco Bandai Games) {2012.02.23} - 111,918 / 111,918
40. [PS3] Binary Domain (Sega) {2012.02.16} - 110,604 / 110,604
41. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} - 109,281 / 541,187
42. [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm Generation (Namco Bandai Games) {2012.02.23   } - 106,436 / 106,436
43. [PSP] Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin II - Revelation of Evil God (Namco Bandai Games) {2012.01.12} - 104,751 / 104,751
44. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii: Definitive Edition! (Namco Bandai Games) {2011.11.23} - 103,112 / 234,943
45. [PSP] Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki (Konami) {2012.02.09} - 89,962 / 89,962
46. [PSP] Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable (Namco Bandai Games {2012.03.15} - 88,888 / 88,888
47. [WII] Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo) {2011.12.08} - 88,795 / 190,311
48. [WII] Itadaki Street Wii (Square Enix) {2011.12.01} - 87,370 / 176,915
49. [PS3] Street Fighter X Tekken (Capcom) {2012.03.08} - 85,376 / 85,376
50. [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Dubbed Edition (Square Enix) {2011.12.22} 83,355 / 132,955
51. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam UC (Namco Bandai Games) {2012.03.08} - 83,291 / 83,291
52. [WII] PokePark 2: Beyond the World (Pokemon Co.) {2011.11.12} - 82,167 / 293,776
53. [PS3] Devil May Cry HD Collection (Capcom) {2012.03.22} - 79,889 / 79,889
54. [NDS] One Piece: Gigant Battle 2 - New World (Namco Bandai Games) {2011.11.17} - 78,590 / 318,876
55. [3DS] Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure - 78,201 / 78,201 (Sega) {2012.01.19} - 78,201 / 78,201
56. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Spec II (SCE) {2012.02.02} - 77,192 / 77,192
57. [NDS] Pokemon White / Black (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} - 77,074 / 5,456,209
58. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) {2009.12.03} - 75,181 / 4,444,716
59. [PSV] Gravity Rush (SCE) {2012.02.09} - 73,885 / 73,885
60. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012 (Konami) {2011.10.06} - 73,716 / 479,473
61. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) {2006.05.25} - 73,080 / 6,342,757
62. [NDS] Magician's Quest: Oshare na Mahou Tsukai (Konami) {2011.12.10} - 72,612 / 177,464
63. [WII] Inazuma Eleven Strikers 2012 Xtreme (Level 5) {2011.12.22} - 72,137 / 146,636
64. [PSP] I Don't Have Many Friends Portable (Namco Bandai Games) {2012.02.23} - 71,877 / 71,877
65. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. (Namco Bandai Games) {2011.12.01} - 71,649 / 504,040
66. [PSV] Tales of Innocence R (Namco Bandai Games) {2012.01.26} - 70,780 / 70,780
67. [PSP] Uta no Prince-Sama: Debut (Broccoli) {2012.05.24} - 68,437 / 68,437
68. [PSP] My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute Portable Can't Be Continuing (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.05.17} - 66,722 / 66,722
69. [3DS] Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D (Konami) {2012.03.08} - 65,734 / 65,734
70. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012 (Konami) {2011.11.03} - 65,713 / 181,805
71. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP (Namco Bandai Games) {2011.05.26} - 64,817 / 278,657
72. [PS3] Soul Calibur V (Namco Bandai Games) {2012.02.02} - 64,217 / 64,217
73. [PSV] Ragnarok Odyssey (GungHo) {2012.02.02} - 64,008 / 64,008
74. [NDS] Kirby Mass Attack (Nintendo) {2011.08.04} - 62,460 / 372,593
75. [PS3] The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks) {2011.12.08} - 61,688 / 158,730
76. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo) {2011.06.16} - 61,515 / 559,660
77. [3DS] Pokemon Rumble Blast (Pokemon Co.) {2011.08.11} - 60,907 / 317,294
78. [WII] Family Fishing (Bandai Namco) {2011.08.04} - 60,108 / 178,019
79. [PS3] Lollipop Chainsaw (Kadokawa Games) {2012.06.14} - 58,982 / 58,982
80. [WII] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo) {2011.11.23} - 58,703 / 337,452
81. [WII] Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo) {2011.07.21} - 58,568 / 691,997
82. [PSP] Little Battlers eXperience: Boost (Level 5) {2011.11.23} - 57,685 / 187,883
83. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) {2005.12.08} - 56,991 / 3,951,714
84. [PS3] Asura's Wrath (Capcom) {2012.02.23} - 56,814 / 56,814
85. [3DS] SD Gundam G Generation 3D (Bandai Namco) {2011-12-22} - 56,035 / 139,491
86. [PSP] PhotoKano (Kadokawa Games) {2012.02.02} - 52,046 / 52,046
87. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2011 - Ketteiban (Konami) {2011-12-22} - 51,184 / 80,654
88. [PSV] Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Battle Destiny (Namco Bandai Games) {2012.06.07} - 51,111 / 51,111
89. [PSP] Tokimeki Memorial: Girl's Side Premium - 3rd Story (Konami) {2012.03.15} - 50,134 / 50,134
90. [PSV] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational (SCE) {2011.12.17} - 48,728 / 117,471
91. [PSP] Frontier Gate (Konami) {2011.12.22} - 48,327 / 78,310
92. [PSP] Samurai Warriors 3 Z Special (Koei Tecmo) {2012.02.16} - 47,799 / 47,799
93. [PSP] Conception: Please Give Birth to My Child! (Spike Chunsoft) {2012.04.26} - 47,384 / 47,384
94. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid HD Edition (Konami) {2011.11.23} - 46,726 / 138,396
95. [3DS] Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles (FuRyu) {2012.03.01} - 46,559 / 46,559
96. [PS3] Ninja Gaiden 3 (Tecmo Koei) {2012.03.22} - 46,134 / 46,134
97. [PSP] Black Leopard: A New Tale of Yakuza (PSP the Best) (Sega) {2011.12.01} - 43,612 / 53,129
98. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) {2009.10.01} - 40,905 / 2,377,087
99. [PS3] Hot Shots Golf 5 (PlayStation 3 the Best Reprint) (SCE) {2011.09.08} - 40,516 / 92,511
100. [PS3] Attouteki Yuugi: Mugen Souls (Compile Heart) {2012.03.22} - 39,914 / 39,914

[Louieturkey]

After seven years on the market, Mario Kart DS is going to surpass 4 million sales this year most likely.

If you add up all the iterations of Monster Hunter 3, I wonder what the total sales would be there.  I know the original release on the Wii was over a million and the first release on the PSP went over 4 million.  If you add in the budget version, the PS3 version and the nearly 1.5 million for the 3DS version, how close has it come to 8 million in sales in Japan alone?

[Fatty The Hutt]

Skywars Sword has sold only 337,000 copies to date in Japan. I woder how it did in Europe and North America? Did they make money on it, considering the long development time?
 
Then compare the Skyward Sword sales with some of Nintendo's more "casual" offerings that are in the millions. It's depressing. We complain about Nintendo not developing enough triple-A, deep adventure or RPG games or whatnot, but business is business, I guess. The numbers don't lie.

[TJ Spyke]

After seven years on the market, Mario Kart DS is going to surpass 4 million sales this year most likely.

If you add up all the iterations of Monster Hunter 3, I wonder what the total sales would be there.  I know the original release on the Wii was over a million and the first release on the PSP went over 4 million.  If you add in the budget version, the PS3 version and the nearly 1.5 million for the 3DS version, how close has it come to 8 million in sales in Japan alone?

There is no PS3 or PSP versions. Portable 3rd is a different game completely from Tri.

[Ian Sane]

Weren't the sales of Twilight Princess somewhat low in Japan as well?  Japan doesn't seem to like Zelda anymore.  That's disconcerning because Nintendo really cares a lot about the Japanese market.  They really don't seem to like how Metroid is not popular in Japan, regardless of it's popularity in the US and that is most likely reason we got Other M.  I would hate if Nintendo felt the need to cater Zelda towards the Japanese audience.  Let Zelda be Zelda for Zelda fans.

Of course Skyward Sword's sales could also be affected by it coming out so late on a system that has long been written off as the "casual" system.  Nintendo did spend five years scaring away the very audience for such a game.  I don't think any sales figures for core games this late into the Wii's life should be taken into account in regards to decisions about what games to bring to the Wii U.  The Wii has been a barren desert and one can assume that can have a negative effect on the sales of games.

Though if Nintendo interprets this as motion control not being well received in Zelda I'll be fine with that.

[Luigi Dude]

Weren't the sales of Twilight Princess somewhat low in Japan as well?  Japan doesn't seem to like Zelda anymore. 

No, they don't like home console Zelda anymore.  Phantom Hourglass sold over 900,000 in Japan and Spirit Tracks sold around 700,000.  This says there's still a good sized Zelda fanbase in Japan but they prefer the series on a handheld device, like a lot of other Nintendo series.  It just goes to show how much of the Japanese gaming audience has moved to handheld only gaming and home consoles are becoming more and more niche.

Skywars Sword has sold only 337,000 copies to date in Japan. I woder how it did in Europe and North America? Did they make money on it, considering the long development time?
 
 Then compare the Skyward Sword sales with some of Nintendo's more "casual" offerings that are in the millions. It's depressing. We complain about Nintendo not developing enough triple-A, deep adventure or RPG games or whatnot, but business is business, I guess. The numbers don't lie.
 

Skyward Sword sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide which is higher then half the Zelda games ever made.  Zelda has never sold as many copies as games like Mario and Pokemon and of course is never going to sell as much as Wii Sports and Wii Fit which were designed with complete mass market appeal.  For the type of series it is, Zelda continues to sell just fine.

[Fatty The Hutt]

Skyward Sword sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide

Ah, good to know. That makes me feel better. I will be able to sleep tonight now.

[TJ Spyke]

It's probably much higher now since it sold 3.42 million as of December 2011.

[Luigi Dude]

It's probably much higher now since it sold 3.42 million as of December 2011.

Yeah Zelda games usually have pretty good legs.  Skyward Sword should easily be able to pass the 4 million mark and that's while still at $50 and on the dead Wii.  When Nintendo eventually lowers the price to $20 and the Wii U comes out, I wouldn't be surprised if Skyward Sword is able to even pass the 5 million mark.

[Tamazoid]

Considering Ocarina of Time 3DS out sold Skyward Sword in Japan Zelda isn't dead yet. I wonder if Skyward Sword broke even. It is the most expensive Nintendo game to date.


@Luigi Dude
I believe Skyward sword has dropped from $50 in the US. It's probably one of the few high profile Nintendo games to have a quick price drop this generation (besides Other M of course)

[TJ Spyke]

Syward Sword is still $49.99 in the US, at least with MSRP. Nintendo gets that MSRP regardless of what the retailer sells it for. A retailer could sell the game for $1, but that still paid Nintendo ~$42 for it (so the retailer takes the loss). Nintendo made over $100 million on the game, so it's almost guaranteed they made a profit.

[Fatty The Hutt]

I did sleep well. Thanks.

[rlse9]

Wow, I'm surprised to see Harvest Moon so high on that list, I've always enjoyed the series but thought of it as a little more niche than that.

[Tamazoid]

Marvelous are absolutely killing it with the 3DS. Both Harvest Moon and Ruin Factory have sold outstanding (Compared to other entries in the franchise). On the other hand Level 5 haven't been going that well. Guild 01 bombed, so did Girl's RPG and Time Travelers.


Another surprise is the return of Fire Emblem. 420,000 is amazing for the series. Depending on how Nintendo market it it could atleast double that amount when released in the West next year. Hopefully 3DS Ambassadors got sucked in with Sacred Stones and will get the game.

[Tamazoid]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=484747


According to Famitsu the 3DS LL has sold 192k units in 2 days.
NSMB2 has sold 413k in the same amount of time (It's unclear if that includes digital sales or not)


So the XL has sold more in 2 days than the Vita has in over 3 months.

[TJ Spyke]

Famitsu doesn't track digital sales, so that would be "no" (not sure if they count the download cards though). If those numbers are accurate, that is pretty damn good for both.

[Kairon]

How many 3DS AC Adapter units were sold though? That's the real question.

[noname2200]

I'm only a little surprised at Mario's numbers. I did expect slightly better for the XL, but not by much (and probably without good reason...).

[Enner]

Japan sales!
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=484906

Media Create Sales: Week 30, 2012 (Jul 23 - Jul 29)

01./00. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (Â¥4.800) - 407.503 / NEW
02./00. [PS3] Persona 4: Arena <FTG> (Atlus) {2012.07.26} (Â¥7.329) - 128.485 / NEW
03./00. [PSP] Nayuta no Kiseki # <RPG> (Nihon Falcom) {2012.07.26} (Â¥6.090) - 74.860 / NEW
04./02. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2012.06.23} (Â¥4.800) - 73.420 / 2.455.006 (-20%)
05./00. [PSP] Super Dangan-Ronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubou Gakuen # <ADV> (Spike Chunsoft) {2012.07.26} (Â¥6.279) - 69.000 / NEW
06./00. [WII] Just Dance Wii 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.26} (Â¥5.800) - 60.121 / NEW
07./00. [3DS] Tohoku Daigaku Karei Igaku Kenkyuusho - Kawashima Ryuuta Kyouju Kanshuu - Mono Sugoku Nou o Kitaeru 5-Funkan no Oni Training <EDU> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (Â¥3.800) - 40.272 / NEW
08./04. [PSP] Digimon World Re:Digitize <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.19} (Â¥5.230) - 31.037 / 116.854 (-64%)
09./01. [WII] Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.19} (Â¥3.800) - 29.367 / 129.653 (-71%)
10./00. [PS3] The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love - Hybrid Pack # <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.26} (Â¥7.140) - 25.753 / NEW
11./03. [3DS] Rune Factory 4: A Fantasy Harvest Moon <SLG> (Marvelous Entertainment) {2012.07.19} (Â¥5.229) - 21.017 / 106.972 (-76%)
12./05. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 <SPT> (Konami) {2012.07.19} (Â¥6.980) - 20.948 / 83.688 (-67%)
13./00. [3DS] Kobitodzukan: Kobito Kansatsu Set <SLG> (Nippon Columbia) {2012.07.26} (Â¥5.040) - 20.625 / NEW
14./06. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (Â¥5.040) - 20.270 / 117.472 (-36%)
15./07. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 <SPT> (Konami) {2012.07.19} (Â¥5.250) - 12.666 / 40.808 (-55%)
16./13. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2012.05.31} (Â¥5.490) - 12.396 / 837.669 (-3%)
17./00. [PSP] Sangoku Koi Senki: Otome no Heihou! <ADV> (Prototype) {2012.07.26} (Â¥5.880) - 10.887 / NEW
18./00. [360] Persona 4: Arena <FTG> (Atlus) {2012.07.26} (Â¥7.329) - 9.801 / NEW
19./16. [3DS] Little Battlers eXperience: Explosive Boost <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.07.05} (Â¥4.400) - 9.642 / 92.392 (-6%)
20./14. [WII] Mario Party 9 <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.04.26} (Â¥5.800) - 9.537 / 501.920 (-13%)


Top 20

3DS - 7
PSP - 5
PS3 - 3
WII - 3
360 - 1
NDS - 1

HARDWARE
Code:
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|System | This Week  | Last Week  | Last Year  |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
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| 3DS # |    229.635 |     44.399 |     16.415 |  2.510.363 |  1.306.156 |   6.792.506 |
|  PS3  |     15.916 |     15.214 |     20.704 |    697.048 |    717.299 |   8.333.433 |
| PSP # |     12.989 |     13.058 |     36.666 |    491.732 |  1.247.714 |  19.221.116 |
|  PSV  |     10.846 |     11.932 |            |    414.716 |            |     854.702 |
|  WII  |     10.170 |      9.002 |     18.232 |    287.963 |    390.367 |  12.451.184 |
| NDS # |      1.178 |      1.343 |     10.030 |     50.688 |    535.263 |  32.859.174 |
|  PS2  |        994 |      1.093 |      1.594 |     35.045 |     46.763 |  21.809.152 |
|  360  |        948 |        865 |      1.616 |     43.002 |     71.315 |   1.579.047 |
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|  ALL  |    282.676 |     96.906 |    105.257 |  4.530.557 |  4.314.877 | 103.900.314 |
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| 3DSLL |    187.480 |            |            |    187.480 |            |     187.480 |
|  3DS  |     42.155 |     44.399 |     16.415 |  2.322.883 |  1.306.156 |   6.605.026 |
| DSiLL |        543 |        637 |      5.267 |     28.478 |    275.397 |   2.322.797 |
|  DSi  |        635 |        706 |      4.625 |     22.210 |    240.368 |   5.856.260 |
|  PSP  |     12.989 |     13.058 |     36.659 |    491.732 |  1.232.283 |  19.045.129 |
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New Super Mario Bros 2 at #1 and Oni Training at #7. Kirby Wii Collection drops to #9. Just Dance Wii 2 at #6.
3DS sells 229k with 187k being the 3DSLL.

[Killer_Man_Jaro]

I hear Dragon Quest X launches in Japan today. No idea if first-day numbers are possible to obtain, but I'd be fascinated to know how this game does - there are factors for and against it's success relative to earlier instalments in the franchise. Moreover, it might inform whether the game ever makes it to the West (and I mean at all, not on Wii, as only the Wii U version really has a chance of being localised.)

[Evan_B]

Marvelous are absolutely killing it with the 3DS. Both Harvest Moon and Ruin Factory have sold outstanding (Compared to other entries in the franchise). On the other hand Level 5 haven't been going that well. Guild 01 bombed, so did Girl's RPG and Time Travelers.


Another surprise is the return of Fire Emblem. 420,000 is amazing for the series. Depending on how Nintendo market it it could atleast double that amount when released in the West next year. Hopefully 3DS Ambassadors got sucked in with Sacred Stones and will get the game.

Meh. Guild 01 was a really poor concept, in my opinion. I heard a lot of good stuff about Time Travelers though, so that's a shame.

I doubt there's really THAT many ambassadors to generate hype for Fire Emblem. But, regardless, that game pushes the 3DS' features and capabilities, so I hope it gets promoted well.

[Sarail]

I hear Dragon Quest X launches in Japan today. No idea if first-day numbers are possible to obtain, but I'd be fascinated to know how this game does - there are factors for and against it's success relative to earlier instalments in the franchise. Moreover, it might inform whether the game ever makes it to the West (and I mean at all, not on Wii, as only the Wii U version really has a chance of being localised.)

Thanks to a Twitter link from Mr. Bivens (Japan correspondent), I was able to watch a live stream of a guy playing DQX this morning. After viewing his playtime, I'm even more excited about this game...

I'm a huge MMO fan, and it looks like DQX may take things back to basics a bit - which is absolutely fantastic, if you ask me. As someone who's been playing FFXIV since launch (catastrophic launch, mind you), and is personally looking quite forward to v2.0's release this September/October, DQX makes me raise a bit of a brow at FFXIV. Of course, like others have already mentioned, there's really no way the Wii version of DQX will get released in the states, but a Wii U version most definitely could. And when/if that day comes, I'll be picking up this one up. No doubt.

Battle system looks to be a mix of real time and menu based, but the one aspect I wasn't able to really notice was if there was a concrete targeting system built in to battle mechanics. FFXIV's is excellent (as was FFXI's, too), but I noticed the guy's character not being able to strafe around his opponent. I dunno, though... I guess we'll find out more info in the coming months.

But yeah, game looks great.