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Media-Create Sales: May 18-24, 2009
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Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
cw_sasuke said:
I think that overestimate's Famitsu's pull, and it's easier to attribute Kizuna's failure to:
- Not well advertised
- Deployed by a company that literally no longer exists and thus is almost certainly releasing this as a loss leader of sorts
- Famitsu review or no, looked like junk in basically all media released after the initial unveil
- In a dead market
- For a system that is having trouble selling software.
- Musou-type gameplay audience is obviously on literally any other platform (99 nights, actual musou games, gundam musou all elsewhere)
AdventureRacing
Member
Hopefully PS3 and DS get a bit of a bump this week.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Hey look, some decent 1st day numbers as opposed to the slow couple weeks we've been on. Good to see a 100k+ seller again.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
bttb said:
GS4 did 240k week one so GK is on par to be in the same range. Which is great, given that I really get the idea that this is a sort of hedged bet; if it had bombed, it would have been a one off experiment.
Not a great first day sellthrough, but actually would be MMV's second best first week on PSP.
Spiegel said:
Does anyone remember Musou Orochi Z's opening day numbers for PS3? I think they were very similar to DWE6 on PS3.. if then they'll probably end up with similar LTDs at about 230,000.. Not bad, will keep a PS3 title in the top ten for two weeks possibly :lol
The next "visible" title for PS3 is Atelier Rorona in June I think.
test_account
XP-39C²
Is The Last Guy is a retail game in Japan?bttb said:
test_account said:
http://playstation.*******.com/2009...his-last-mission-dlc-trophies-and-blu-ray-hi/
Yes, retail in japan. censored site is joy stiq
Arpharmd B
Banned
neojubei said:
They have settled around 4k. Last year and the year before wasn't it doing like 2k a week or less?
BishopLamont
Banned
Why are people surprised at 360 numbers? They're pretty good all things considered. It was obviously going to drop, but at least it's not doing abysmal numbers like the previous years.
jeremy1456
Junior Member
BishopLamont said:
Less than 4k isn't abysmal numbers?
Really?
BishopLamont
Banned
Not when you compare it to what it use to do, and compared to what the competition is doing. Baby steps and all.
4k in a shitty economy is better then 2k in a healthy economy. I'm not even saying it's good numbers, just questioning why people are surprised.
4k in a shitty economy is better then 2k in a healthy economy. I'm not even saying it's good numbers, just questioning why people are surprised.
Is this some sort of sarcastic play on lines you don't like when PS3 enthusiasts say them?BishopLamont said:
Assuming you're serious, again, just like in the US, Xbox 360 is the only current-gen system that is priced lower than 12 months ago. A good enough reason for its year-over-year growth that will disappear as we pass September, if it even lasts that long. Barring massive third-party moneyhats to be revealed at E3, all cylinders have already been fired for the Xbox 360 in Japan. Between the lineup and the price, Microsoft will never have an easier sale than they had from Q4 '08 well into this year. And even so, it's sunken below the PS2 again. Where can this system possibly go from here?
BishopLamont
Banned
We're talking about the 360 here, did you expect it to magically jump up to 10k range and stay there? Once again I'm not saying they're good, but it's not a surprise that it's dropping.bcn-ron said:
slaughterking
Member
It is, but it's still pulling two or three thousend units more than it used to do months ago. And with the Wii and PS3 being as low as they are the 360 numbers don't look as horrible anymore.jeremy1456 said:
JoshuaJSlone
Member
Based on the latest Famitsu hardware numbers...
PSP comparisons: After 232 weeks, PSP is where PS2 was at 185.9 weeks (September 21, 2003), where DS was at 101.1 weeks (November 6, 2006), and where GBA was at 157.3 weeks (March 23, 2004).
X360 comparisons: After 180 weeks, X360 is where GCN was at 16.9 weeks (January 5, 2002), where PS3 was at 37.6 weeks (July 26, 2007), and where Wii was at 5.4 weeks (January 3, 2007).
PS3 comparisons: After 132 weeks, PS3 is where PS2 was at 44.8 weeks (January 5, 2001), where PSP was at 67.7 weeks (March 24, 2006), where GCN was at 122.7 weeks (January 16, 2004), and where Wii was at 35.0 weeks (July 29, 2007).
Wii comparisons: After 129 weeks, Wii is where GBA was at 97.1 weeks (January 26, 2003), where DS was at 76.9 weeks (May 20, 2006), where PS2 was at 115.5 weeks (May 15, 2002), and where PSP was at 166.3 weeks (February 12, 2008).
DSi comparisons: After 29 weeks, DSi is where GBASP was at 45.7 weeks (December 26, 2003) and where DSL was at 15.6 weeks (June 15, 2006).
Based on the latest Media Create hardware numbers...
DS vs PSP: Weekly shares of 58.9 / 41.1 bring total shares to 68.3 / 31.7. If DS stopped selling and PSP continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 516.1 weeks (April 15, 2019).
X360 vs PS3: Weekly shares of 26.1 / 73.9 bring total shares to 24.5 / 75.5. If PS3 stopped selling and X360 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 553.0 weeks (December 29, 2019).
PS3 vs Wii: Weekly shares of 40.2 / 59.8 bring total shares to 28.3 / 71.7. If Wii stopped selling and PS3 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 443.5 weeks (November 23, 2017).
Week over week, things are pretty flat.
Through the first twenty-one weeks of the year, almost everything is down by some degree. Here's how the year-to-date year-over-year percents stand as of now.
Wii: -64.1%
DSL+DSi: -0.8%
PS2: -50.4%
PS3: +28.3%
PSP: -44.0%
X360: +238.1%
Home hardware: -36.8%
Portable hardware: -25.1%
Sum of all hardware: -29.8%
Wii passes 8 million after 130 weeks.
Famitsu Software Stuff
RETURN OF THE EVERGREENS. New software isn't exactly lighting up the charts, so this chart is full of oldies. Some of them are always on the list, some come and go, but a few of these haven't been seen in a Top 30 for months. This week's list includes:
2005's Animal Crossing: Wild World (at 4,998,531)
2005's Mario Kart DS (first time since January)
2006's New Super Mario Bros.
2006's Wii Sports (first time since February)
2007's Wii Fit
2008's Monster Hunter Portable 2 G
2008's Mario Kart Wii
2008's Rhythm Tengoku Gold
2008's Pokémon Platinum
2008's Little Magician's Magic Adventure
2008's Animal Crossing: City Folk
2008's Taiko no Tatsujin Wii
The Bleach: Heat the Soul series has never been one of PSP's top sellers, but it has been prolific and pretty steady. Heat the Soul 6 (3521) looks to have the best first week in the series at 41K, but they've almost all started in the 35-40K range so it's not by much.
PSP comparisons: After 232 weeks, PSP is where PS2 was at 185.9 weeks (September 21, 2003), where DS was at 101.1 weeks (November 6, 2006), and where GBA was at 157.3 weeks (March 23, 2004).
X360 comparisons: After 180 weeks, X360 is where GCN was at 16.9 weeks (January 5, 2002), where PS3 was at 37.6 weeks (July 26, 2007), and where Wii was at 5.4 weeks (January 3, 2007).
PS3 comparisons: After 132 weeks, PS3 is where PS2 was at 44.8 weeks (January 5, 2001), where PSP was at 67.7 weeks (March 24, 2006), where GCN was at 122.7 weeks (January 16, 2004), and where Wii was at 35.0 weeks (July 29, 2007).
Wii comparisons: After 129 weeks, Wii is where GBA was at 97.1 weeks (January 26, 2003), where DS was at 76.9 weeks (May 20, 2006), where PS2 was at 115.5 weeks (May 15, 2002), and where PSP was at 166.3 weeks (February 12, 2008).
DSi comparisons: After 29 weeks, DSi is where GBASP was at 45.7 weeks (December 26, 2003) and where DSL was at 15.6 weeks (June 15, 2006).
Based on the latest Media Create hardware numbers...
DS vs PSP: Weekly shares of 58.9 / 41.1 bring total shares to 68.3 / 31.7. If DS stopped selling and PSP continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 516.1 weeks (April 15, 2019).
X360 vs PS3: Weekly shares of 26.1 / 73.9 bring total shares to 24.5 / 75.5. If PS3 stopped selling and X360 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 553.0 weeks (December 29, 2019).
PS3 vs Wii: Weekly shares of 40.2 / 59.8 bring total shares to 28.3 / 71.7. If Wii stopped selling and PS3 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 443.5 weeks (November 23, 2017).
Week over week, things are pretty flat.
Through the first twenty-one weeks of the year, almost everything is down by some degree. Here's how the year-to-date year-over-year percents stand as of now.
Wii: -64.1%
DSL+DSi: -0.8%
PS2: -50.4%
PS3: +28.3%
PSP: -44.0%
X360: +238.1%
Home hardware: -36.8%
Portable hardware: -25.1%
Sum of all hardware: -29.8%
Wii passes 8 million after 130 weeks.
Famitsu Software Stuff
RETURN OF THE EVERGREENS. New software isn't exactly lighting up the charts, so this chart is full of oldies. Some of them are always on the list, some come and go, but a few of these haven't been seen in a Top 30 for months. This week's list includes:
2005's Animal Crossing: Wild World (at 4,998,531)
2005's Mario Kart DS (first time since January)
2006's New Super Mario Bros.
2006's Wii Sports (first time since February)
2007's Wii Fit
2008's Monster Hunter Portable 2 G
2008's Mario Kart Wii
2008's Rhythm Tengoku Gold
2008's Pokémon Platinum
2008's Little Magician's Magic Adventure
2008's Animal Crossing: City Folk
2008's Taiko no Tatsujin Wii
The Bleach: Heat the Soul series has never been one of PSP's top sellers, but it has been prolific and pretty steady. Heat the Soul 6 (3521) looks to have the best first week in the series at 41K, but they've almost all started in the 35-40K range so it's not by much.
It's all relative. Even hell has 9 levels in it.jeremy1456 said:
BishopLamont
Banned
I think the numbers show the state of the Japanese market very well. Wii having the highest drop yoy due to a very bad software landscape, but still highest selling due to being market leader, PS3 getting an uptick due to the recent AAA games, 360 getting a huge boost due to price drop + AAA titles. While the DS and PSP pummels everything to the ground. It's fair game here on out, the Japanese console market is there to be revived for anyone up the task. In the end us gamers win since everyone will have to work their butt off to get it poppin again.donny2112 said:
MH3. Maybe SE will surprise us with FFXIII at E3/TGS? The market needs it right now.Taurus said:
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
JoshuaJSlone said:
dante's inferno = 9 chapters, 4 hour game confirmed
JoshuaJSlone
Member
There is an "in terms of" generator for shipments, but mixing up the two would be a bit of a pain.bcn-ron said:
Also unfortunately Nintendo is really the only one giving regional shipment data at present, so even using that to see how things compare as of the most recent quarter is pretty limited.
Famitsu May 11-17
01./00. [PSP] Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 (SCEI) - 41,177 / NEW
02./00. [PSP] Growlanser (Atlus Co.) - 30,310 / NEW
03./03. [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky (Nintendo/Pokemon Co.) - 19,475 / 302,524 (-53%)
04./01. [NDS] Made in Ore (Wario Ware) (Nintendo) - 18,698 / 133,008 (-58%)
05./02. [NDS] Dragon Ball Kai: Saiyajin Raishuu (Namco Bandai Games) - 18,239 / 162,274 (-57%)
06./04. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (BEST) (Capcom) - 15,201 / 713,202 (-33%)
07./00. [WII] Winning Eleven Playmaker 2009 (Konami) - 14,676 / NEW
08./06. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 11,824 / 3,363,375 (-46%)
09./05. [NDS] Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!! (Nintendo) - 11,367 / 605,075 (-49%)
10./00. [PS2] Rakushou! Pachi-Slot Sengen 6: Rio 2 Cruising Vanadis (Tecmo) - 8,836 / NEW
11./08. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii (Namco Bandai Games) - 7,042 / 545,761 (-59%)
12./07. [WII] Monster Hunter G (Capcom) - 6,477 / 202,673 (-65%)
13./09. [PS2] Jikkyou Power Pro Major League 2009 (Konami) - 6,454 / 62,037 (-58%)
14./10. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) - 5,994 / 1,718,435 (-57%)
15./11. [PSP] Persona (Atlus Co.) - 5,777 / 115,002 (-58%)
16./14. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 5,222 / 2,243,039 (-40%)
17./12. [PSP] Sengoku Basara: Battle Heroes (Capcom) - 4,361 / 157,120 (-57%)
18./21. [PSP] ToraDora Portable! (Namco Bandai Games) - 3,878 / 43,201 (-43%)
19./00. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo) - 3,804 / 3,499,472
20./29. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 3,777 / 5,488,720 (-39%)
21./16. [PS3] Killzone 2 (SCEI) - 3,729 / 70,224 (-53%)
22./15. [NDS] Tongari Boushi to Mahou no 365 Nichi (Magician's Quest: Mysterious Times) (Konami) - 3,726 / 381,573 (-54%)
23./00. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo) - 3,665 / 4,998,531
24./18. [NDS] Rittai Picross (3D) (Nintendo) - 3,597 / 133,706 (-54%)
25./13. [WII] Jikkyou Power Pro Major League 2009 (Konami) - 3,547 / 29,379 (-59%)
26./20. [WII] Animal Crossing: City Folk (Nintendo) - 3,501 / 1,142,261 (-49%)
27./27. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo/Pokemon Co.) - 3,486 / 2,405,876 (-44%)
28./17. [NDS] Naruto Shippuden: Shinobi Retsuden 3 (Takara Tomy) - 3,482 / 26,083 (-55%)
29./00. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) - 3,456 / 3,436,429
30./00. [PS3] Valkyria Chronicles (BEST) (SEGA) - 3,336 / 44,072
*. [PS2] Arcobaleno! (Idea Factory) - 3,200 / NEW
Bar Chart May 11-17 (thanks to JoshuaJSlone/garaph.info)
Note: Image may be delayed from the time of this post, but will automatically show once the data is ready.
Recent Famitsu Top 30s
Apr 13-19, 2009
Apr 20-26, 2009
Apr 27-May 10, 2009
01./00. [PSP] Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 (SCEI) - 41,177 / NEW
02./00. [PSP] Growlanser (Atlus Co.) - 30,310 / NEW
03./03. [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky (Nintendo/Pokemon Co.) - 19,475 / 302,524 (-53%)
04./01. [NDS] Made in Ore (Wario Ware) (Nintendo) - 18,698 / 133,008 (-58%)
05./02. [NDS] Dragon Ball Kai: Saiyajin Raishuu (Namco Bandai Games) - 18,239 / 162,274 (-57%)
06./04. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (BEST) (Capcom) - 15,201 / 713,202 (-33%)
07./00. [WII] Winning Eleven Playmaker 2009 (Konami) - 14,676 / NEW
08./06. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 11,824 / 3,363,375 (-46%)
09./05. [NDS] Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!! (Nintendo) - 11,367 / 605,075 (-49%)
10./00. [PS2] Rakushou! Pachi-Slot Sengen 6: Rio 2 Cruising Vanadis (Tecmo) - 8,836 / NEW
11./08. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii (Namco Bandai Games) - 7,042 / 545,761 (-59%)
12./07. [WII] Monster Hunter G (Capcom) - 6,477 / 202,673 (-65%)
13./09. [PS2] Jikkyou Power Pro Major League 2009 (Konami) - 6,454 / 62,037 (-58%)
14./10. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) - 5,994 / 1,718,435 (-57%)
15./11. [PSP] Persona (Atlus Co.) - 5,777 / 115,002 (-58%)
16./14. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 5,222 / 2,243,039 (-40%)
17./12. [PSP] Sengoku Basara: Battle Heroes (Capcom) - 4,361 / 157,120 (-57%)
18./21. [PSP] ToraDora Portable! (Namco Bandai Games) - 3,878 / 43,201 (-43%)
19./00. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo) - 3,804 / 3,499,472
20./29. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 3,777 / 5,488,720 (-39%)
21./16. [PS3] Killzone 2 (SCEI) - 3,729 / 70,224 (-53%)
22./15. [NDS] Tongari Boushi to Mahou no 365 Nichi (Magician's Quest: Mysterious Times) (Konami) - 3,726 / 381,573 (-54%)
23./00. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo) - 3,665 / 4,998,531
24./18. [NDS] Rittai Picross (3D) (Nintendo) - 3,597 / 133,706 (-54%)
25./13. [WII] Jikkyou Power Pro Major League 2009 (Konami) - 3,547 / 29,379 (-59%)
26./20. [WII] Animal Crossing: City Folk (Nintendo) - 3,501 / 1,142,261 (-49%)
27./27. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo/Pokemon Co.) - 3,486 / 2,405,876 (-44%)
28./17. [NDS] Naruto Shippuden: Shinobi Retsuden 3 (Takara Tomy) - 3,482 / 26,083 (-55%)
29./00. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) - 3,456 / 3,436,429
30./00. [PS3] Valkyria Chronicles (BEST) (SEGA) - 3,336 / 44,072
*. [PS2] Arcobaleno! (Idea Factory) - 3,200 / NEW
Bar Chart May 11-17 (thanks to JoshuaJSlone/garaph.info)
Note: Image may be delayed from the time of this post, but will automatically show once the data is ready.
Recent Famitsu Top 30s
Apr 13-19, 2009
Apr 20-26, 2009
Apr 27-May 10, 2009
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
Oh HELLZ YEAH!!!bttb said:
Wow, the Japanese market is such shit now, its so sad. Compare it to how everything is selling in the West, such a disappointment. Those sales over here would have analysts calling death to the industry. I wouldn't want to make a game to sell there unless its called Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Pokemon, Monster Hunter, or any Mario Franchise. Damn!
That market's gonna crash soon...
That market's gonna crash soon...
perfectchaos007
Member
Wii closing in on PS3 YTD. Maybe the Wii will beat PS3 this year afterall....
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
It's been a long time since I've checked it out but wow at 8 million. Why are there Japanese HD exclusives again?
shykyoichi
Member
Go Edgeworth!bttb said: