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Media Create Sales: Week 15, 2012 (Apr 09 - Apr 15)

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electroplankton

Banned
Salvadora said:
Yeah it makes me wonder what Nintendo will have for next year, Considering attention will probably be focused on the WiiU.
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2013 will be left to big third parties efforts (e.g. Monster Hunter 4, possibly Dragon Quest VII, etc.) plus mid-tier Nintendo games (Mario & Luigi or Paper Mario, Donkey Kong, Kirby) and some hit like Tomodachi Collection.
 
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Exterminieren

Banned
Next year will be when Pokémon hits properly, as well as possible Mon Hun and Tomodachi. I don't see SSB 3DS arriving until 2014, Sakurai being Sakurai.
That 3DS Pokémon AR Searcher eShop title is a good move. Provides a Pokéwalker-style hook to the game, and should boost 3DS sales, with the BW2 and eShop combo prodding people into the upgrade.
Also... they've officially managed to monetarise the Pokédex. You can almost hear the cash flowing already.

I'm fascinated by what the big winter 3DS titles are, though. Animal Crossing's basically confirmed, but I highly doubt that's all. Is there much prospect for Mon Hun 4 making it out this winter? Maybe a big Kirby game to go with the anniversary, a la Skyward Sword last year.
 
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AceBandage

Banned
Exterminieren said:
Next year will be when Pokémon hits properly, as well as possible Mon Hun and Tomodachi. I don't see SSB 3DS arriving until 2014, Sakurai being Sakurai.
That 3DS Pokémon AR Searcher eShop title is a good move. Provides a Pokéwalker-style hook to the game, and should boost 3DS sales, with the BW2 and eShop combo prodding people into the upgrade.
Also... they've officially managed to monetarise the Pokédex. You can almost hear the cash flowing already.

I'm fascinated by what the big winter 3DS titles are, though. Animal Crossing's basically confirmed, but I highly doubt that's all. Is there much prospect for Mon Hun 4 making it out this winter? Maybe a big Kirby game to go with the anniversary, a la Skyward Sword last year.
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Oh man, I'd love a huge Kirby game being their holiday title.
 
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frankie_baby

Member
I wonder with nsmb2 coming so soon what effect it'll have on the legs of 3d land? I expect it'll chop them almost dead come august (which is why i'm shocked its coming so soon) but could they start tailing off in the meantime now?
 
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watershed

Banned
frankie_baby said:
I wonder with nsmb2 coming so soon what effect it'll have on the legs of 3d land? I expect it'll chop them almost dead come august (which is why i'm shocked its coming so soon) but could they start tailing off in the meantime now?
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That is a little odd. Nintendo is really packing the 3ds with top shelf games right now. I guess they don't want to take any chances with other competitors, vita or mobile. It seems like NSMB2 will kill off 3d Land but probably Nintendo is comfortable with this if it helps seal the 3ds' status as the leading handheld platform/grow the install base to ds levels.

They probably want to increase the mass market appeal of the 3ds now so that they can turn their focus to the wii u come fall.
 
C

cw_sasuke

If all DLC came tied to $13 figurines, I'd consider all DLC to be free
Why would NSMB 2 kill of 3D Land ? They are still different experiences.
 
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Erethian

Member
artwalknoon said:
That is a little odd. Nintendo is really packing the 3ds with top shelf games right now. I guess they don't want to take any chances with other competitors, vita or mobile. It seems like NSMB2 will kill off 3d Land but probably Nintendo is comfortable with this if it helps seal the 3ds' status as the leading handheld platform/grow the install base to ds levels.

They probably want to increase the mass market appeal of the 3ds now so that they can turn their focus to the wii u come fall.
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When Nintendo releases a new title, it tends to have the opposite effect of killing off an older game.

See older Pokemon games increasing in sales around the time of new releases, or people buying Mario Kart DS when Mario Kart 7 was about to come out.
 
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watershed

Banned
Erethian said:
When Nintendo releases a new title, it tends to have the opposite effect of killing off an older game.

See older Pokemon games increasing in sales around the time of new releases, or people buying Mario Kart DS when Mario Kart 7 was about to come out.
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Interesting, I was not aware of that. Did Galaxy see a boost around the Galaxy 2 release?
 
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frankie_baby

Member
Erethian said:
When Nintendo releases a new title, it tends to have the opposite effect of killing off an older game.

See older Pokemon games increasing in sales around the time of new releases, or people buying Mario Kart DS when Mario Kart 7 was about to come out.
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Currently though 3d land is probably obe of the main pick ups of new 3ds owners, this sales will likely be replaced by nsmb2
 
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Kazerei

Banned
artwalknoon said:
Interesting, I was not aware of that. Did Galaxy see a boost around the Galaxy 2 release?
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No, Japan doesn't care for 3D Mario that much. But NSMBWii did boost NSMB, and the Mario Kart games do seem to boost each other.

I think it's certainly possible that NSMB2 will bring in lots of new casual 3DS owners who will be intrigued by SM3DL and pick it up too. The games are different enough that it's not like NSMB2 replaces SM3DL completely. They could co-exist.
 
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Chunky

Member
Erethian said:
When Nintendo releases a new title, it tends to have the opposite effect of killing off an older game.

See older Pokemon games increasing in sales around the time of new releases, or people buying Mario Kart DS when Mario Kart 7 was about to come out.
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So is there is an explanation for this or is it just some weird phenome?
 
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bgassassin

Member
botty said:
Well Kid Icarus: Uprising was released almost 2 years after it's reveal, and it came with a stand. Next year would be "almost" 2 years since LM2 was revealed and that sorta fits into your logic.
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The games are essentially irrelevant though since Nintendo is focusing on hardware profitability.
 
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milanbaros

Member?
Chunky said:
So is there is an explanation for this or is it just some weird phenome?
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My guess would be 3 effects.

1) Increased marketing for the title has an effect on other titles in series/franchise.
2) Those who pick up the latest title may want to own other titles in the series/franchise.
3) A big game will increase hardware sales which nearly always effects all other titles positively.
 
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electroplankton

Banned
Well, Super Mario 64 DS kept selling over years even after NSMB was released, in particular in the West. I think that part of this phenomenon (that we saw also for Mario Kart and Pokémon) is the lack of numbers in the titles and the totally different experiences.
 
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Chris1964

Sales-Age Genius
Chunky said:
So is there is an explanation for this or is it just some weird phenome?
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This happens with most sequels in general. Many budget releases come out just before the new game comes out, it's not only a Nintendo phenomenon.

Galaxy 1 got a boost the months before Galaxy 2 launch by the way. Small but with this it crossed 1 miliion.
 
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Salvadora

Member
electroplankton said:
Well, Super Mario 64 DS kept selling over years even after NSMB was released, in particular in the West. I think that part of this phenomenon (that we saw also for Mario Kart and Pokémon) is the lack of numbers in the titles and the totally different experiences.
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Yeah NSMB2 and SML3D are different enough to keep selling. If it was another 2D Mario I would have my doubts.
 
Bruno MB

Bruno MB

Member
Prediction league: Apr 23 to 29

[PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - 138,000
[WII] Mario Party 9 - 131,000
[360] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - 19,000
[PSP] Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling - 49,600
[3DS] Dynasty Warriors Vs. - 46,300
[PSV] Ciel Nosurge - 9,150
 
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frankie_baby

Member
Oooh predictions yay!

[PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - 161,000
[WII] Mario Party 9 - 159,000
[360] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - 17,000
[PSP] Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling - 20,000
[3DS] Dynasty Warriors Vs. - 29,000
[PSV] Ciel Nosurge - 12,600
 
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Olaeh

Member
[PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - 94,000
[WII] Mario Party 9 - 110,000
[360] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - 11,000
[PSP] Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling - 28,000
[3DS] Dynasty Warriors Vs. - 35,000
[PSV] Ciel Nosurge - 5,000
 
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MasterSheen

Member
[PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - 136k
{Wii] Mario Party 9 - 105k
[PSP] - Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling - 33k
[3DS] Dynasty Warriors Vs. - 24k
[PSV] Ciel Nosurge - 6k
 
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lunchwithyuzo

Banned
[PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - 111,111
[WII] Mario Party 9 - 222,222
[360] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - 11,111
[PSP] Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling - 55,555
[3DS] Dynasty Warriors Vs. - 33,333
[PSV] Ciel Nosurge - 9,999
 
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Chris1964

Sales-Age Genius
Predictions

[PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - 210.987
[WII] Mario Party 9 - 234.567
[360] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - 21.098
[PSP] Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling - 32.109
[3DS] Dynasty Warriors Vs. - 9.876
[PSV] Ciel Nosurge - 12.345
 
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axisofweevils

Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Can anyone tell me what the lowest week of 3DS sales was in Japan?
I'd assume it would be the week before the price-drop..
 
Z

zroid

Banned
Sticking in the top 30, Theatrhythm seems to have legs, they're just kind of stubby. It's not still supply constrained, is it?
 
C

Colonel Mustard

Banned
Predictions

[PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - 185,000
[WII] Mario Party 9 - 210,000
[360] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - 18,500
[PSP] Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling - 29,000
[3DS] Dynasty Warriors Vs. - 37,000
[PSV] Ciel Nosurge - 9,000
 
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Nekki

Member
Predictions!

[PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - 130000
[WII] Mario Party 9 - 210000
[360] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - 11000
[PSP] Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling - 40000
[3DS] Dynasty Warriors Vs. - 20000
[PSV] Ciel Nosurge - 7000
 
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Moor-Angol

Banned
[PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - 187.211
[WII] Mario Party 9 - 119.848
[360] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - 7.325
[PSP] Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling - 5.053
[3DS] Dynasty Warriors Vs. - 16.706
[PSV] Ciel Nosurge - 6.666
 
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KillerMan91

Member
Does anyone know the latest numbers for original Dissidia? I remember ages ago that S-E released some shipment data and Dissidia was at 0.99 million in Japan ( I assume this includes universal tuning). Maybe it could have surpassed million since? It would be nice to get non Monster Hunter million seller for PSP!
 
Bruno MB

Bruno MB

Member
KillerMan91 said:
Does anyone know the latest numbers for original Dissidia? I remember ages ago that S-E released some shipment data and Dissidia was at 0.99 million in Japan ( I assume this includes universal tuning). Maybe it could have surpassed million since? It would be nice to get non Monster Hunter million seller for PSP!
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Media Create 2009 top 500
[PSP] Dissidia: Final Fantasy (Square Enix) - 255,765 / 921,276 (2010-01-03)

Media Create 2010 top 1000
[PSP] Dissidia: Final Fantasy - Universal Tuning (Square Enix) - 13,249 / 73,825 (2011-01-02)

Total - 995,101

With (Ultimate Hits) edition the game is already a million seller.
 
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Sammy Samusu

Member
Capcom announced today plans for "Capcom Summer Jam," a free event that will be held at Tokyo Big Site on June 30 and July 31 01.

The event will feature demos and stage events for Capcom's games. Attendees will get to sample the latest Capcom titles in advance.

Specifics on what will be shown will be announced on May 10.
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http://www.capcom.co.jp/game/event/capcomjam/
http://andriasang.com/con0ru/capcom_summer_jam/

Resident Evil 6 (PS3/360)
DmC (PS3/360)
Lost Planet 3 (PS3/360)
Sengoku Basara HD Collection (PS3)
Monster Hunter 4 (3DS)
Street Fighter vs Tekken (PSV)
Ace Attorney 5 (???)
Unexpected Game (???)

They are also teasing "special guests", Hino is probably attending the event. May 10th ties with Soul Sacrifice event and Famitsu.
 
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