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Media Create Sales 7/16 - 7/22
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Stealth Editor
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They probably held back a few units just for this week. It's not like those Mario Party games comes out every yearschuelma said:
Wow. DS went up and is over 150,000. It just keeps chugging along.
Similarly, so does Wii. The shipments weren't as large as the week before (because of Dragon Quest Swords), but it still did 87,000, which is great and higher than usual. I think Wii hardware should do better next week, on account of it being likely there will be increased shipments for Gundam 0079, Mario Party 8, and other Wii games. It's good to see 8 Wii games in the top 50. RE4: Wii couldn't hang on, but it's sold over 100,000 without a doubt. Next week should be big for Wii both in hardware and software.
PS3 went down actually... and right before Minna no Golf 5.
Similarly, so does Wii. The shipments weren't as large as the week before (because of Dragon Quest Swords), but it still did 87,000, which is great and higher than usual. I think Wii hardware should do better next week, on account of it being likely there will be increased shipments for Gundam 0079, Mario Party 8, and other Wii games. It's good to see 8 Wii games in the top 50. RE4: Wii couldn't hang on, but it's sold over 100,000 without a doubt. Next week should be big for Wii both in hardware and software.
PS3 went down actually... and right before Minna no Golf 5.
Galactic Fork
A little fluff between the ears never did any harm...
ethelred said:
What makes Famitsu more accurate and reliable than the other trackers?
Also
That pic of the nintendo guys in the car would be so much better without the horrible mouth opened bug eyed picture of miyamoto's face thrown in there. Completely ruins the whole thing.
"Vinnk's Village" Anecdotal Report
Amidst the sweltering heat and festival season, I managed to trek to my cities various game stores.
A note about my report: A lot of people quote my report as evidence of sales trends. I am honored that you think so highly of my data. But as much as I hope this information is helpful (which is why I do it) it cannot fairly be used to represent Japan as a whole.
For example: big cities receive more copies of game per capita and get restocks faster. Also games like Doki Doki Majo Saiban (the witch touching game) completely sold out in Akihabara, but I would be surprised if more than a couple copies have sold in my town since it came out. These are just a few examples.
All my report is, is a 100% accurate account of one smallish city in Japan. I started this report because I would read news posts on the big sites with titles like Sold out all over Japan! and then go to my local stores and see several copies. I was as surprised as anyone when my numbers started matching Japan-wide trends, but it will not always be so.
Ive been amazed by the outpouring of support for Vinnks Village. I had originally only intended to do it to cover DS lite shortages, but here I am months later still doing it. I hope it is still useful (and perhaps entertaining) for you. Anyway, heres my report for this week.
This week I was asked to look for: DS, Wii, Mario Party 8, Mina no Golf 5 and Dragon Quest: Swords. I went Thursday July 26th, 2007:
Jusco
Wii: 1
DS lite: 8
Mina no Golf: 5
Mario Party 8: 17
Dragon Quest Swords: 1
Youme Town
Wii: Sold out
DS lite: 13
Mina no Golf: 4 (might be more in the back, the PS3 section is small)
Mario Party 8: 14
Dragon Quest Swords: Sold out
Mr. Max
Wii: 1
DS lite: 3
Mina no Golf: Sold out? (I dont know if they had any)
Mario Party 8: 2
Dragon Quest Swords: Sold out
Book-Net
Wii: Sold out
DS lite: 7
Mina no Golf: 6
Mario Party 8: 9
Dragon Quest Swords: 1 (used)
Goody
Wii: sold out
DS lite: 4
Mina no Golf: None
Mario Party 8: None
Dragon Quest Swords: None
Best Denki
Wii: 2
DS lite: 12
Mina no Golf: 8
Mario Party 8: 7 (but the sign said it had more in the back)
Dragon Quest Swords: 1
Wanpaku
Wii: Sold out
DS lite:
Mina no Golf: 15
Mario Party 8: 21
Dragon Quest Swords: 2 (Used)
Famicom Dojo
Wii: 1
DS lite: Sold out
Mina no Golf: Didnt order it
Mario Party 8: 1
Dragon Quest Swords: Sold out
Yamada Denki
Wii: 2
DS lite: 9
Mina no Golf: 6
Mario Party 8: around 20 (it was hard to count since most of them were behind the counter.
Dragon Quest Swords: 7
TOTALS:
Wii: 7
DS lite: 49
Mina no Golf: 44
Mario Party 8: 89
Dragon Quest Swords: 12 (9 new 3 used)
NOTES:
1. There were some Wii systems in my town this week. When I was shopping on Monday I saw a few of them. By the time I did my report almost all of them were sold. Wii is still supply constrained where I live. Any store that does have them doesnt have them for long. I think I can copy and paste this statement until after Christmas.
2. I stopped counting the new colors of DS lite this week. They are stating to become less hard to find. The DS is no longer supply constrained. Yet it still has a lot of demand. Hiro (at Famicom Dojo) buys them every week and sells them every week. He almost always has a few units on hand, but there is never a need to dust them.
3. As for sales of MNG5 and MP8, my numbers represent the game only having been on shelves for a few hours. Its summer vacation so the stores were crawling with kids but not a lot of buying was going on. That will happen later in the evening when their parents get off of work and the kids drag them down. Next weeks numbers will be far more useful in regards to these 2 big games.
4. Zelda is still on the shelves. So are used copies. Its not supply constrained but still seems to be selling well.
5. DQS is almost entirely sold out in my town. A few copies can be found if searched for. An anomaly is that Yamada Denki had more copies of DQ: S this week than last week. I dont think this is a restock, I think it is a transferring of inventory from another branch (it is a very large chain).
6. Used copies of Dragon Quest Swords have started appearing, which is never a good sign for a traditionally front-loaded series.
7. Still no used Trusty Bell bundles in my town (!) But Ill keep checking. Its kinda weird.
8. This is the week of Gion festival in my town and there are parades and activities all over town. It is hard to get through the traffic at times and many kids are busy with the festival rather than playing games. I dont know if this impacts the numbers in any real way, but it might.
Previous Reports:
July 19th, 2007
July 12th, 2007
July 5th, 2007
June 28th, 2007
June 21st, 2007
June 14th, 2007
June 7th, 2007
May 30th, 2007
May 24th, 2007
May 17th, 2007
May 10th, 2007
Thanks Vinnk!
S-E needs to get more Dragon Quest Swords copies out stat!
EDIT: Vinnk, do you recall if Gundam 0079 for Wii was abundant or more hard to find? Also, how much advertising is there for that game? This will be my request for next week's Village if you cannot recall. Thanks again.
S-E needs to get more Dragon Quest Swords copies out stat!
EDIT: Vinnk, do you recall if Gundam 0079 for Wii was abundant or more hard to find? Also, how much advertising is there for that game? This will be my request for next week's Village if you cannot recall. Thanks again.
Galactic Fork
A little fluff between the ears never did any harm...
Xeke said:
Remember back before Pokemon D&P when you'd hear "and they haven't even released pokemon!" Now it's DQIX. I wonder what will be the big thing after DQIX.
Clever Pun
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schuelma said:
especially now that used copies are beginning to pop up
Galactic Fork
A little fluff between the ears never did any harm...
Xeke said:
I want to see the fabled Million Week.
Cheesemeister
Member
Frillen said:
I can't change thread titles as seen from the index. Oh, and I'm sure you guys will all have lots of fun when I go to Japan in Sept.
titiklabingapat
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Not DS like probably because of userbase. They are still showing legs, if minimally and could be signs of things to come(SMG, Wii Fit and SSBB).schuelma said:
bgassassin
Member
GreenGlowingGoo said:
Wouldn't that many sales at one time in one spot of the world cause a shift in the planet's axis?
I was hoping to see new Wii colors this year, but with the way things are going I guess that won't happen till after March '08 at the earliest.
Edit: Thanks as always Vinnk.
VultureDude
Member
Frillen said:
only needs 450,000 world wide to hit Capcom's expectations, looks to be on track. I don't know any Europe/PAL numbers, but US+CAN are definately over 160,000 total, and together with 100,000ish in Japan that leaves a likely 100,000 sold everywhere else (based on the few chart european numbers we have), so like 360,000ish total means roughly only 90,000ish more and they've reached their goal before the holiday season...
I think they get the message...
Hey vinnk, if it's not to much trouble, I would like some description of the stores, and mood of the owners, and people you see in there. Kind of like a "People seemed really exited about such, and such.."
I love your reports, and you could also include some other things about your trips, to make them seem more personal.
I know that may sound odd, but your report, while fantastic could use a little "personality".
If you can that would be great. Regardless, awesome as always.
I love your reports, and you could also include some other things about your trips, to make them seem more personal.
I know that may sound odd, but your report, while fantastic could use a little "personality".
If you can that would be great. Regardless, awesome as always.
AdmiralViscen
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Sorry Thoren, I totally missed your PM 3 weeks ago (about the Mustang) :lol
Just responded, PM me back.
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Hardware's pretty good. But more importantly, Ocarina of Time--VC or no--does not run at 30 fps. It runs at 20 at best, to which it's locked pretty consistently, on the VC, though on the actual N64 it will sometimes go higher but will also fluctuate lower. It makes playing it on the VC a bit weird, actually, if you're used to playing it on a console. But it is smoother.
JoshuaJSlone
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Wii comparisons: At week 34, Wii is where GCN was at 122.0 weeks (January 10, 2004), where GBA was at 26.7 weeks (September 20, 2001), where DS was at 41.3 weeks (September 13, 2005), where PS2 was at 44.6 weeks (January 4, 2001), and where PSP was at 66.3 weeks (March 14, 2006).
PS3 comparisons: At 37 weeks, PS3 is where PS2 was at 4.1 weeks (March 26, 2000), where PSP was at 13.4 weeks (March 8, 2005), where GCN was at 16.4 weeks (January 2, 2002), and where Wii was at 5.4 weeks (January 2, 2007).
DS vs PSP: Weekly shares of 82.4 / 17.6, bringing the total shares to 76.3 / 23.7. If DS stopped selling and PSP continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 385.9 weeks (December 14, 2014).
PS3 vs Wii: Weekly shares of 12.3 / 87.7, bringing the total shares to 23.9 / 76.1. If Wii stopped selling and PS3 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 177.0 weeks (December 13, 2010).
PSP vs Wii: At this week's rates, Wii catches up to PSP in 47.7 weeks (June 21, 2008).
PS2 vs DS: At this week's rates, DS and PS2 meet in 15.7 weeks (November 8, 2007) at ~20.84 million apiece.
PS3 comparisons: At 37 weeks, PS3 is where PS2 was at 4.1 weeks (March 26, 2000), where PSP was at 13.4 weeks (March 8, 2005), where GCN was at 16.4 weeks (January 2, 2002), and where Wii was at 5.4 weeks (January 2, 2007).
DS vs PSP: Weekly shares of 82.4 / 17.6, bringing the total shares to 76.3 / 23.7. If DS stopped selling and PSP continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 385.9 weeks (December 14, 2014).
PS3 vs Wii: Weekly shares of 12.3 / 87.7, bringing the total shares to 23.9 / 76.1. If Wii stopped selling and PS3 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 177.0 weeks (December 13, 2010).
PSP vs Wii: At this week's rates, Wii catches up to PSP in 47.7 weeks (June 21, 2008).
PS2 vs DS: At this week's rates, DS and PS2 meet in 15.7 weeks (November 8, 2007) at ~20.84 million apiece.
Sorry. OOT and Paper Mario are the two US VC N64 games I don't yet have. But I see you're naming your firstborn after TIE anyway.Oblivion said:
Could be. A few weeks back I was thinking there might not be a DQS hardware bump since the hardware didn't seem to do a preemptive dip. Having seen DQS week and this week, though, perhaps 85K is the new standard? In which case, we could see the two 75K weeks just before DQS as having 10K skimmed off of each?schuelma said:
Thinking of December as a five week span as it is in NPD... at least 2 million?Xeke said:
Considering we got that in 2005 and within 15K of it in 2006, that should be expected I think.sphinx said: