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[L~A]

Sorry, that's the only thing i can do now. Around 10 people were lining 30 minutes before the shop's opening in front Bic Camera in Ikebukuro.
The shop opens today at 9:00 (usually at 10:00)

Wow, bomba!!! That's it, it's just the second game and Level-5 has already milked this franchise to death. Unbelievable!!!!!111!

*ahem*

Sorry about that, I had to do it, ha ha.

Yodobashi Shinjuku has not enough games in stock, they only give to people who made reservation before end of May

Sofmap is selling just one copy for each person

It's Youkai madness in Japan!!!!!!!!!

After I come back home i'll post pictures

Holy dear, that sounds really serious. Looks like I was right about shortages at launch. But this time, I think Nintendo will be able to manufacture enough cartridges in time. I think Level-5 learned their lesson with the first game.

That's simply unbelievable...

 

[zeromcd73]

http://mantan-web.jp/2014/07/10/20140709dog00m200059000c.html

505,000 copies sold of Youkai Watch...






...strategy guide.

Fifth best selling strategy guide since 2008, only falling behind Animal Crossing New Leaf, 2x Pokemon Black/White, and Dragon Quest IX,

 

[L~A]

I missed Road's post but... 500k just for a strategy guide? Wow...Guess that confirms that, at the very least, the game sold 500k? And that's expecting every YW buyer to also get the guide.

Yup, guess that if YW2 doesn't reach 1M during the first week, it'll only be because of shortages.

 

[StreetsAhead]

I missed Road's post but... 500k just for a strategy guide? Wow...Guess that confirms that, at the very least, the game sold 500k? And that's expecting every YW buyer to also get the guide.

Yup, guess that if YW2 doesn't reach 1M during the first week, it'll only be because of shortages.

That's the guide for the first game, no?

 

[zeromcd73]

That's the guide for the first game, no?

Yes.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Whats up with the 1-Star ratings on Amazon for YW2 ? Any J-Gaffer able to elaborate on ?

 

[Aostia]

this seems a trend for popular games. trolls at their best, as for DQ9 and others?

 

[zeromcd73]

Whats up with the 1-Star ratings on Amazon for YW2 ? Any J-Gaffer able to elaborate on ?

Two of them are trolls that give a 1 star rating for every game on release date.

One is just complaining about the patch and not the game.

 

[cw_sasuke]

this seems a trend for popular games. trolls at their best, as for DQ9 and others?

True - but sometimes it is justified like when Bamco tried rob their customers with the JoJo Fighting game on PS3.

Two of them are trolls that gives a 1 star rating for every game on release date.

One is just complaining about a patch and not the game.

Uh...thats pathetic, but thanks for the heads up. I thought amazon was doing something about troll rating on the release date.

 

[Aostia]

True - but sometimes it is justified like when Bamco tried rob their customers with the JoJo Fighting game on PS3.

true. but so early? usually not.

Uh...thats pathetic, but thanks for the heads up. I thought amazon was doing something about troll rating on the release date.

don't know what they could do. you should "pretend" them to prove to have the game somehow?

 

[StreetsAhead]

One is just complaining about the patch and not the game.

Some people are so precious. The patch is like 38 blocks and takes all of 3 seconds to DL and install.

 

[ohlawd]

Some people are so precious. The patch is like 38 blocks and takes all of 3 seconds to DL and install.

won't someone please think of my bandwidth caps!?

 

[L~A]

That's the guide for the first game, no?

DreamCrusherAhead

I knew it was a bit insane to already have 500k copies sold for a mere strategy guide

 

[Jigorath]

DreamCrusherAhead

I knew it was a bit insane to already have 500k copies sold for a mere strategy guide

Strategy guides are still that popular? Has the internet not been invented in Japan yet?

 

[zeromcd73]

Strategy guides are still that popular? Has the internet not been invented in Japan yet?

Animal Crossing New Leaf strategy guide sold 730k

 

[frankie_baby]

and nothing to save it for the rest of the month

There's Wii sports club retail, don't expect much from it but could it drag it back up a couple of K

 

[L~A]

There's Wii sports club retail, don't expect much from it but could it drag it back up a couple of K

Very unlikely... at best, it'll stabilise the sales for that week, but nothing more.

 

[Aquamarine]

There's Wii sports club retail, don't expect much from it but could it drag it back up a couple of K

It'll be similar to the massive impact Wii Fit U physical retail had on the Japanese market.

 

[Moor-Angol]

I asked confirmation to my wife when we were coming back home, and the situation was:

Yodobashi Shinjuku

You can get a copy of the game ONLY if you preordered it.
For Genso version is before June 4th, for Honke is before May 17. If you want to buy today the game you will be put into a waiting list

Sofmap (both Shinjuku and Ikebukuro)

The game is available, but only one copy for person (so I presume you cannot buy both versions)


I also visited Bic Camera (Biqlo) but there were any problems about stock, but I think this is not one of the main shops people we'll go to buy YW2



Some other pictures for people not living in Japan, so you can try to imagine how big has become YW in Japan in the last 9 months :

Beside the new title, there was a massive promotion for the DVD which will be released in the next autumn (Bic Camera Shinjuku)

Gadgets are everywhere... (Yodobashi Shinjuku)

And don't forget to buy your beloved medals and cards !!! (Sofmap Ikebukuro)

 

[Mpl90]

How the Yokai Watch 2 run-to-the-million run ended on Comgnet

[NDS] Inazuma Eleven 3 - 214pt + 181pt = 395pt
[3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf - 655pt
[3DS] Monster Hunter 4 - 3,872pt
[3DS] Pokémon X / Y - 1,085pt + 1,051pt = 2,136pt
[3DS] Yokai Watch 2 - 805pt + 625pt = 1,430pt

 

[Heyt]

All the excitement around Yokai Watch 2 and the 1st one sales are a really great thing. Not only is the 3DS getting a great game but it will hopefully put some pressure on Game Freak for future Pokemon games. Inazuma Eleven is quite big in my country (Spain) so I hope that an eventual international release finds a simmilar success.

Also suprised that at the number of male adults interested in the game, judging from the photos. I expected to see more mothers buying them for their kids and the like.

 

[squall23]

Inazuma Eleven is quite big in my country (Spain) so I hope that an eventual international release finds a simmilar success.

That's because Spain gets special treatment when it comes to the anime. It's so popular, you're the only country that has 2 of the movies cut into TV format. I'm not even sure France or Italy has that.

 

[Aostia]

That's because Spain gets special treatment when it comes to the anime. It's so popular, you're the only country that has 2 of the movies cut into TV format. I'm not even sure France or Italy has that.

No Italian TV Movies, but also in Italy the franchise is VERY strong. TV series continues to perform well, and the latest chapter for 3ds (Go) is still in top ten all platform (after Tomodatchi and in-between Kirby...yes, Italy is 3DSland this summer)

 

[thestopsign]

I think historically when big games come out, hardware goes up for most systems just due to the influx of customers into stores. Let me check if that is right...

 

[zeromcd73]

http://www.famitsu.com/news/201407/10056955.html

- Lots of Mothers lining up in the morning to buy the game for their kids
- Lots of Fathers leaving work early to walk home from school with their kids to pick up the game

 

[Hellraider]

http://www.famitsu.com/news/201407/10056955.html

- Lots of Mothers lining up in the morning to buy the game for their kids
- Lots of Fathers leaving work early to walk home from school with their kids to pick up the game

These are the things I'm so jealous of Japan's gaming culture!

 

[RalchAC]

"Hunting action" is the most convenient name because it avoids stepping on toes, but Japanese companies love making bullshit genre names, so using the given genre name isn't always a great idea. Unless you want to start using terms like "survival panic" or "RPG of Passion Lighting the World".

I think Hunting action is the most convenient name too. When I refer to the genre I use that term.

That RPG of Pasion Lighting the World sounds like a Tales of name lol.

I missed Road's post but... 500k just for a strategy guide? Wow...Guess that confirms that, at the very least, the game sold 500k? And that's expecting every YW buyer to also get the guide.

Yup, guess that if YW2 doesn't reach 1M during the first week, it'll only be because of shortages.

Why would people buy a strategy guide in the age of Internet? Japan doesn't have a GameFAQ equivalent?

 

[Mpl90]

Something I noticed just now.

Super Smash Bros. 3DS releases on a Saturday, not a Thursday. Which...can make sense, since it could be a pretty big release (tomorrow I'll post a general Comgnet update, so we can value it better).
...But Bayonetta 2 will be released on a Saturday as well, which is strange. It's not that big, potentially. But it seems this doesn't stop Nintendo from doing later releases: Pikmin 3 (and NSLU) were released on Saturday.

...

...And, yeah, W101 was a Saturday release too ;___;

At least, so far, it doesn't seem Bayo2 will suffer the same awful destiny. At least.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

These are the things I'm so jealous of Japan's gaming culture!

Parents buying children video games?

Thats not exclusive to Japan you know.

 

[1st Course]

Dengeki Sales: Week 27, 2014 (Jun 30 - Jul 06)

01./01. [PSV] Freedom Wars (SCE) {2014.06.26} - 42.465 / 229.689 (-77%)
02./04. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken (NAMCO BANDAI Games) {2014.06.26} - 25.122 / 81.961 (-56%)
03./07. [3DS] Yokai Watch (LEVEL-5) {2013.07.11} - 25.039 / 1.121.791 (-5%)
04./08. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} - 20.372 / 535.174 (-15%)
05./06. [PS3] Watch Dogs (Ubisoft) {2014.06.26} - 14.456 / 46.923 (-55%)
06./02. [PS4] Watch Dogs (Ubisoft) {2014.06.26} - 12.561 / 74.434 (-80%)
07./03. [PS3] Kamen Rider: Battride War II (NAMCO BANDAI Games) {2014.06.26} - 11.744 / 71.850 (-80%)
08./09. [3DS] Pokemon Art Academy (Nintendo) {2014.06.19} - 8.795 / 52.896 (-45%)
09./11. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge (KONAMI) {2014.05.22} - 7.411 / 126.343 (-33%)
10./17. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Bargain Edition) (Rockstar Games) {2014.06.26} - 5.400 / 10.128
11./13. [3DS] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge (KONAMI) {2014.05.22} - 5.400 / 65.177 (-28%)
12./05. [PSV] Girls & Panzer: Senshado, Kiwamemasu! (NAMCO BANDAI Games) {2014.06.26} - 5.340 / 37.893 (-84%)
13./12. [3DS] Persona Q Shadows of the labyrinth (Atlas) {2014.06.05} - 4.649 / 245.902 (-41%)
14./21. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} - 3.741 / 1.148.946 (-4%)
15./20. [WIU] Wii Party U (Nintendo) {2013.10.31} - 3.639 / 734.345 (-10%)
16./00. [PS4] Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed (Acquirers) {2014.07.03} - 3.567 / NEW
17./18. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge (KONAMI) {2014.05.22} - 3.556 / 37.929 (-24%)
18./22. [WIU] Wii Fit U (Nintendo) {2014.02.01} - 3.435 / 166.719 (+1%)
19./23. [3DS] Mario Party Island Tour (Nintendo) {2014.03.20} - 3.324 / 403.047 (-2%)
20./10. [PS3] Date A Live: Ars Install (Compile Heart) {2014.06.26} - 2.893 / 17.743 (-81%)
21./27. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} - 2.718 / 2.268.810 (-5%)
22./15. [PS4] Warriors Orochi 3: Ultimate (Tecmo Koei Games) {2014.06.26} - 2.656 / 9.762 (-63%)
23./26. [3DS] Pazudora Z (Gung Ho Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} - 2.486 / 1.458.842 (-16%)
24./00. [PSV] Demon Gaze: Global Edition (Kadokawa Games) {2014.07.03} - 2.463 / NEW
25./19. [PS3] One Piece Unlimited World R (NAMCO BANDAI Games) {2014.06.12} - 2.422 / 32.826 (-41%)
26./162. [PS3] Shin Hokuto Musou (Tecmo Koei Games) {2012.12.20} - 2.389 / 308.094
27./30. [3DS] Animal Crossing Tobidase (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} - 2.388 / 3.661.021 (-2%)
28./29. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe star (Nintendo) {2014.01.11} - 2.270 / 587.177 (-10%)
29./25. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 (Capcom) {2013.09.14} - 2.211 / 3.401.630 (-29%)
30./32. [3DS] Pokemon X (Pokemon) {2013.10.12} - 1.854 / 2.191.627 (-18%)
31./38. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment (NAMCO BANDAI Games) {2014.04.24} - 1.772 / 228.950 (-1%)
32./14. [WIU] Kamen Rider: Battride War II (NAMCO BANDAI Games) {2014.06.26} - 1.769 / 8.996 (-76%)
33./28. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Ao no Kiseki Evolution (Kadokawa Games) {2014.06.12} - 1.667 / 29.538 (-35%)
34./39. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 (KONAMI) {2013.11.14} - 1.588 / 320.220 (-7%)
35./00. [PS3] Battlefield 3 Premium Edition (EA BEST HITS) (Electronic Arts) {2014.07.03} - 1.490 / NEW
36./16. [PSV] Robotics;Notes Elite (5pb.) {2014.06.26} - 1.487 / 7.514 (-75%)
37./41. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters - Tokimeki Up! (Nintendo) {2014.04.17} - 1.470 / 52.193 (-14%)
38./36. [3DS] Mario Golf World Tour (Nintendo) {2014.05.01} - 1.470 / 113.907 (-24%)
39./45. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} - 1.450 / 534.563 (+3%)
40./33. [3DS] Card Fight!! Vanguard: Lock on Victory!! (Flue) {2014.06.05} - 1.449 / 46.702 (-32%)
41./40. [3DS] Pokemon Y (Pokemon) {2013.10.12} - 1.416 / 1.977.403 (-17%)
42./00. [3DS] Island Days (Klon) {2014.07.03} - 1.388 / NEW
43./31. [PSV] One Piece Unlimited World R (NAMCO BANDAI Games) {2014.06.12} - 1.383 / 18.716 (-40%)
44./46. [PSV] Terraria (Spike CHUNSOFT) {2014.02.06} - 1.378 / 57.275 (+7%)
45./42. [PS3] Rain (SCE) {2014.06.05} - 1.289 / 12.519 (-18%)
46./53. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V Ground Zero (KONAMI) {2014.03.20} - 1.241 / 236.384
47./55. [3DS] Tomodachi Collection: New Life (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} - 1.153 / 1.685.758
48./48. [PS3] Gran Turismo 6 (SCE) {2013.12.05} - 1.122 / 371.929 (-7%)
49./58. [PS4] Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts) {2014.02.22} - 1.028 / 85.050
50./47. [3DS] Harvest Moon: Linking the New World (Marvelous) {2014.02.27} - 989 / 227.005 (-22%)

TOP50

3DS 19
PS3 12
Vita 8
Wii U 6
PS4 4
PSP 1

TOP3/PLATFORM

[3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken (NAMCO BANDAI Games) {2014.06.26} - 25.122 / 81.961 (-56%)
[3DS] Yokai Watch (LEVEL-5) {2013.07.11} - 25.039 / 1.121.791 (-5%)
[3DS] Pokemon Art Academy (Nintendo) {2014.06.19} - 8.795 / 52.896 (-45%)

[PSV] Freedom Wars (SCE) {2014.06.26} - 42.465 / 229.689 (-77%)
[PSV] Girls & Panzer: Senshado, Kiwamemasu! (NAMCO BANDAI Games) {2014.06.26} - 5.340 / 37.893 (-84%)
[PSV] Demon Gaze: Global Edition (Kadokawa Games) {2014.07.03} - 2.463 / NEW

[PS3] Watch Dogs (Ubisoft) {2014.06.26} - 14.456 / 46.923 (-55%)
[PS3] Kamen Rider: Battride War II (NAMCO BANDAI Games) {2014.06.26} - 11.744 / 71.850 (-80%)
[PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge (KONAMI) {2014.05.22} - 7.411 / 126.343 (-33%)

[PS4] Watch Dogs (Ubisoft) {2014.06.26} - 12.561 / 74.434 (-80%)
[PS4] Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed (Acquirers) {2014.07.03} - 3.567 / NEW
[PS4] Warriors Orochi 3: Ultimate (Tecmo Koei Games) {2014.06.26} - 2.656 / 9.762 (-63%)

[WIU] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} - 20.372 / 535.174 (-15%)
[WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} - 3.741 / 1.148.946 (-4%)
[WIU] Wii Party U (Nintendo) {2013.10.31} - 3.639 / 734.345 (-10%)

SOFTWARE

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| Model | This Week | Week  (%) |  FY 2014  | FY (%)  |
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| 3DS   | 121.501   | 33.30%    | 2.633.363 | 36.40%  |
| PS3   | 83.598    | 22.90%    | 1.553.790 | 21.50%  |
| Vita  | 77.380    | 21.20%    | 1.400.243 | 19.40%  |
| Wii U | 41.254    | 11.30%    | 962.228   | 13.30%  |
| PS4   | 25.779    | 7.10%     | 343.297   | 4.70%   |
| PSP   | 14.449    | 4.00%     | 291.688   | 4.00%   |
| X360  | 1.214     | 0.30%     | 49.626    | 0.70%   |
-------------------------------------------------------
| Total | 365.175   | 100.00%   | 7.234.235 | 100.00% |
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HARDWARE

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| Model | This Week | Week  (%) |  FY 2014  | FY (%)  |
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| 3DS   | 25.218    | 37.60%    | 392.171   | 39.00%  |
| Vita  | 14.476    | 21.60%    | 217.915   | 21.70%  |
| Wii U | 9.992     | 14.90%    | 129.770   | 12.90%  |
| PS4   | 8.020     | 12.00%    | 129.727   | 12.90%  |
| PS3   | 7.062     | 10.50%    | 97.071    | 9.70%   |
| PSP   | 2.223     | 3.30%     | 36.694    | 3.60%   |
| X360  | 110       | 0.20%     | 2.521     | 0.30%   |
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Dengeki Sales: Week 26, 2014 (Jun 23 - Jun 29)

Dengeki Sales Archive
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014

 

[Team Top Hat]

Two of them are trolls that give a 1 star rating for every game on release date.

One is just complaining about the patch and not the game.

Wish this happened to every "AAA" game here. Day one patches are inexcusable.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

PS4 Battlefield has legs weirdly. Its been charting for quite some time, despite EA's fuck ups.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Why would people buy a strategy guide in the age of Internet? Japan doesn't have a GameFAQ equivalent?

Would you buy your 6 year old rather a quality strategy guide with many pictures and graphs or let him browse through Gamefaqs and txt documents for information on a game?

 

[Mpl90]

Wondering if WE2014: Samurai Blue Challenge 3DS will reach the 100,000, in the long run. It'd be the first PES on the platform to do that since the launch title, and this isn't even the new main game, but the special World Cup release.

 

[Magicpaint]

Reallllllly weird how Dengeki consistently tracks Vita below the other trackers.

Looking forward to Yokai Watch 2 numbers next week.

 

[test_account]

Resident Evil, if you ignore the Saturn and Director's Cut editions:

[PS1] Resident Evil (Capcom) {1996-03-22} - 148,904 / 1,194,779
[SAT] Resident Evil (Capcom) {1997-07-25} - 68,130 / 148,369
[PS1] Resident Evil: Director's Cut (Capcom) {1997-09-25} - 144,349 / 514,122
[PS1] Resident Evil 2 (Capcom) {1998-01-29} - 1,389,733 / 2,154,975

Yu-Gi-Oh IV after III, although its first week didn't best the original LTD:

[NGB] Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Konami) {1998-12-17} - 683,948 / 1,522,971
[NGB] Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II (Konami) {1999-07-08} - 401,533 / 984,862
[NGB] Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters III (Konami) {2000-07-13} - 327,686 / 726,519
[NGB] Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters IV (Konami) {2000-12-07} - 1,228,599 / 2,210,163

Monster Hunter Portable if you ignore the Best release:

[PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom (Capcom) {2005-12-01} - 118,317 / 668,964
[PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom [PSP the Best] (Capcom) {2006-08-03} - 12,314 / 290,904
[PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (Capcom) {2007-02-22} - 746,313 / 1,723,187

There are others that fit the criteria, but with smaller sales (100k, 50k) which I suppose makes it easier to happen. Nothing on the 1 million level (from what I can see since 1996, according to Famitsu)

Cool, thanks for the info I wonder why the 4th Yu-Gi-Oh game sold that much more than the 3rd game.

http://www.famitsu.com/news/201407/10056955.html

- Lots of Mothers lining up in the morning to buy the game for their kids
- Lots of Fathers leaving work early to walk home from school with their kids to pick up the game

When they asked the people in line, a common answer was: I'm buying the game for mys... kid. Yeah, thats it, for my kid". Just kidding hehe.

Wish this happened to every "AAA" game here. Day one patches are inexcusable.

I think that depends on what the patch does. Pretty much every game have some flaws, or something that can be improved on, in one way or another when its shipped. I dont see any problems with patches on day one in this day and age when internet is so common (unless the patch is like 5GB+ in size or something).

 

[cacildo]

There´s no chance for Youkai Watch to be released in the west?

Do you people think there´s no market for this game here?

(i dont remember whats the game is about, there´s something about the spirtis world and is a little bit like Pokemon, right?)

 

[Eolz]

Nintendo Direct special 3rd party (japan only so far) tomorrow.
There might be some good stuff announced/talked about apart from the usual MonHun.

 

[Alrus]

Wish this happened to every "AAA" game here. Day one patches are inexcusable.

Don't really see how they're worse than any other kind of patch.

 

[zeromcd73]

Cool, thanks for the info I wonder why the 4th Yu-Gi-Oh game sold that much more than the 3rd game.

Apparently the game was originally released as three versions; Joey/Kaiba/Yugi, with each version coming with a different God card if you got the first edition versions. Also it was set in Battle City which is arguably the most popular point in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise.

As I kid, my father was nice enough to pay $300 for all the God cards, but this would definitely have been a cheaper way to obtain all three, plus getting games as a bonus. So I can see why this particular game sold so well.

 

[L~A]

How the Yokai Watch 2 run-to-the-million run ended on Comgnet

[NDS] Inazuma Eleven 3 - 214pt + 181pt = 395pt
[3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf - 655pt
[3DS] Monster Hunter 4 - 3,872pt
[3DS] Pokémon X / Y - 1,085pt + 1,051pt = 2,136pt
[3DS] Yokai Watch 2 - 805pt + 625pt = 1,430pt

Not too shabby! But I'm afraid shortages will be quite severe at launch... actually, the posts just before this one just confirmed it.

 

[Aostia]

Not too shabby!

what were the debut software numbers for those titles?

 

[mclem]

There´s no chance for Youkai Watch to be released in the west?

I'd be surprised if it wasn't at least being considered.

 

[RalchAC]

Would you buy your 6 year old rather a quality strategy guide with many pictures and graphs or let him browse through Gamefaqs and txt documents for information on a game?

That makes sense. Still, 500k guides is A LOT. It means than 1 out of 2 buyers have bought the guide.

 

[squall23]

Apparently the game was originally released as three versions; Joey/Kaiba/Yugi, with each version coming with a different God card if you got the first edition versions. Also it was set in Battle City which is arguably the most popular point in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise.

As I kid, my father was nice enough to pay $300 for all the God cards, but this would definitely have been a cheaper way to obtain all three, plus getting games as a bonus. So I can see why this particular game sold so well.

....... your dad actually gifted you $300 worth of God Cards? Wow.

Jesus, no wonder that game sold so many. A free (non-usable) ultra rare super card + Battle City.

 

[idlewild_]

what were the debut software numbers for those titles?

[NDS] Inazuma Eleven 3 - 462,377 / 1,018,381
[3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf - 721,786 / 4,154,825
[3DS] Monster Hunter 4 - 1,875,115 / 3,488,051
[3DS] Pokémon X / Y - 2,096,050 / 4,398,073

 

[sörine]

FFXIV, Orochi 3 and now AK2. Post launch Japanese 3rd party retail sales on PS4 are starting to look a lot like they did on Wii U.

 

[test_account]

Apparently the game was originally released as three versions; Joey/Kaiba/Yugi, with each version coming with a different God card if you got the first edition versions. Also it was set in Battle City which is arguably the most popular point in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise.

As I kid, my father was nice enough to pay $300 for all the God cards, but this would definitely have been a cheaper way to obtain all three, plus getting games as a bonus. So I can see why this particular game sold so well.

Ah ok, i see. Those things probably effected the sales in a positive way, indeed.

 

[Serenity]

FFXIV, Orochi 3 and now AK2. Post launch Japanese 3rd party retail sales on PS4 are starting to look a lot like they did on Wii U.

Huh? What was wrong with FFXIV sales and aren't the latter two ports of ports?

 

[test_account]

Huh? What was wrong with FFXIV sales and aren't the latter two ports of ports?

I guess he compares the sales of Final Fantasy 14 PS4 to Dragon Quest X WiiU.

EDIT: Wasnt FF14 free on PS4 if you owned the PS3 version?