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[AniHawk]

29k/4 wk for Wii U is 7.25k/wk.

Japan is currently outperforming the USA with approx. 9k/wk.

I still can't believe Japan, a country that's 1/3rd the size of the USA, is outpacing USA sales.

japan pikmin 3 come out to help out with that. before pikmin 3 hit, the system was doing about 5k a week or less.

 

[Freki]

29k/4 wk for Wii U is 7.25k/wk.

Japan is currently outperforming the USA with approx. 9k/wk.

I still can't believe Japan, a country that's 1/3rd the size of the USA, is outpacing USA sales.

And it's still tanking over there...
You really have to take a moment to think about the situation WiiU is in to fully comprehend it.

 

[Metallix87]

See the lack of Devil May Cry PSP or SMT PS3.

Technically, DMC PSP was in development, but cancelled. After the sales of this title on 3DS, I doubt they'd cancel any Persona game they were planning for 3DS.

 

[nib95]

So how much has tlou sold worldwide at this point? Like 1.5 million?

It was 3.4 million after 3 weeks, and it hasn't really left the charts, so my guess is probably closer to 4+ million.

 

[Busaiku]

it's around 47k.

Yeah, Atlus must be super happy with 3DS.

 

[qq more]

I could be reading the numbers wrong but

you are

 

[FZZ]

What would they have used to fill out 2011 and 2012 though? We're just now seeing the release of promised first-party games.

And I don't think it would have been doable for them to release the 3DS and Wii U around the same time.

I honestly have no clue, they could've ported over games like Xenoblade, Pandora's Tower, or The Last Story in HD, or had third parties attempt to release games on the console in conjunction with PS360. I just think releasing the console earlier with games like Zelda at launch and with a different name would've done wonders for the console as a whole.

 

[FreedomFighter]

smt4 65k~70k

Amazing!

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

the 100k happens before p4g gets listed.

wait help me under stand this

I thought the games are listed under the number. Otherwise the 317k(CoD) makes no sense

 

[SteeloDMZ]

Yeah, Atlus must be super happy with 3DS.

Didn't Soul Hackers also do like 45k?

That's pretty good too.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

I could be reading the numbers wrong but

Spoiler

Vita SW LTD


It was in the top selling Vita games for like 6 months straight too, and according to Sony, Vita digital game sales are higher than PS3(irc). I'm sure it's 100k+ regardless.

Spoiler

That means it's under 100k...closer to 50k. Please don't bring up digital sales, they have no place in this thread.

 

[AniHawk]

wait help me under stand this

I thought the games are listed under the number. Otherwise the 317k(CoD) makes no sense

it could be a random number. you can also read it this way:

317k > cod > 300k

 

[iammeiam]

wait help me under stand this

I thought the games are listed under the number. Otherwise the 317k(CoD) makes no sense

CoD sold less than 317, more than 300. So P4G sold more than 50k (based on position, not much more), but less than 100.

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

That means it's under 100k...closer to 50k. Please don't bring up digital sales, they have no place in this thread.

Okay cool thanks and :lol sure

it could be a random number. you can also read it this way:

317k > cod > 300k

CoD sold less than 317, more than 300. So P4G sold more than 50k (based on position, not much more), but less than 100.

thank you

 

[Colonel Mustard]

wait help me under stand this

I thought the games are listed under the number. Otherwise the 317k(CoD) makes no sense

It means COD is over 300k, but under 317k.

 

[betterman]

Not in the first 9 months when it was $600

Sony was the only one to manage to sell bricks named as Playstation

 

[Madouu]

29k/4 wk for Wii U is 7.25k/wk.

Japan is currently outperforming the USA with approx. 9k/wk.

I still can't believe Japan, a country that's 1/3rd the size of the USA, is outpacing USA sales.

That is mainly due to Pikmin release though.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

smt4 65k~70k

 

[Last Hearth]

Not much to say this month, so I post several random numbers (not ltd)

wario ~ 7.3k
mc ~ 260k
tlou ~ 170k
acnl ~ 130k

260K and 170K for the #2 and #3 games is pretty sad, not just for them but for all the other games that didn't even hit top 10.

 

[jj984jj]

wait help me under stand this

I thought the games are listed under the number. Otherwise the 317k(CoD) makes no sense

You also read right past LTD, which means those are total sales to that point and not what it sold after 1 month of sales. Persona 4 Golden didn't sell half of what SMTIV did.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Okay cool thanks and :lol sure

They don't. We could assumed SMTIV is over 100K as well if we do.

 

[GulAtiCa]

smt4 65k~70k

That's excellent.

 

[darkside31337]

You also read right past LTD, which means those are total sales to that point and not what it sold after 1 month of sales. Persona 4 Golden didn't sell half of what SMTIV did.

Those LTD numbers are all of 1 week of November and the month of December.

Honestly I thought SMT4 would do better considering it was coming with a $30 rebate for a significant chunk of the people buying the game.

 

[grandjedi6]

Explain Catherine (the puzzle game), no way that has a bigger appeal than SMT. I think that the west doesn't really care about JRPGs that much (especially when it's on handhelds). P4G would have done better numbers on PS3/360 imo(despite it selling well on Vita), same goes for SMTIV.

Catherine was a unique game that was riding high on the good word of mouth from Persona 4. Also notice how much Atlus de-emphasized the puzzle game part in their marketing.

SMT IV is a series that primarily sells to Japan and which did very well there. I don't think you can credibly show that a hypothetical PS3/360 version would have sold more, especially with SMT IV outperforming its PS2 brethren in both US and Japan.

But even then, the inflated budget would negate any additional sales.

Catherine, with its 78k, wasn't exactly very far off from Shin Megami Tensei IV.

You just made that number up didn't you?

Technically, DMC PSP was in development, but cancelled. After the sales of this title on 3DS, I doubt they'd cancel any Persona game they were planning for 3DS.

Again, those lists don't reflect planned development. When that list was originally revealed at E3 2010, we know that Atlus was not working on a Persona, Etrian Odyssey or SMT on 3DS.

 

[Busaiku]

You just made that number up didn't you?

GAF has this thing, a Sales Archive.

 

[Mileena]

It was clear that SMTIV was never going to hit the PS3 even before Index took over Atlus. The console side definitely is "all Persona, all the time" at this juncture.

why you gotta say stuff like this

can we switch? handhelds you can have Persona

 

[grandjedi6]

GAF has this thing, a Sales Archive.

Oh, I thought you were implying it was LTD due to the context of the conversation.

 

[leatherhat]

GAF has this thing, a Sales Archive.

Explain this cake to me please because the numbers don't add up

 

[creamsugar]

LTD for Atlus fan boy

p4g ~ 94k
smtdso ~ 36k
eo4 ~ 32k
smtdssh ~ 30k

 

[CosmicQueso]

Thread's weird this month. So much talk about niche stuff.

What are the big questions still out there?

Explain this cake to me please because the numbers don't add up

Because that's worldwide shipments to retailers and NPD is consumers sales to US shoppers?

 

[Sakura]

Explain this cake to me please because the numbers don't add up

Because that is shipped.

 

[shinra-bansho]

Explain this cake to me please because the numbers don't add up

Shipments.

 

[hodayathink]

Explain this cake to me please because the numbers don't add up

Shipped vs. sold explains that quite easily.

 

[leatherhat]

LTD for Atlus fan boy

p4g ~ 94k
smtdso ~ 36k
ed4 ~ 32k
smtdssh ~ 30k

Hey thats pretty good

 

[HigherLevel]

3DS only 1.5 million behind the DS in the same amount of time seems good to me. People always talk like the 3DS is doing way worse than it really is.

 

[Busaiku]

Explain this cake to me please because the numbers don't add up

Atlus sold that many copies, to retailers.
Consumers didn't buy that many copies.

 

[leatherhat]

Shipped vs. sold explains that quite easily.

Because that is shipped.

Shipments.

A lot of Catherine on the shelf then

 

[Dawg]

I can't help but be incredibly impressed by Minecraft XBLA. Microsoft really scored when they scooped that one up.

True dat.

But it makes me sad knowing there could be a Vita version, Dave

 

[mocoworm]

Minecraft ... seriously. Don't people have PCs?

Nope. Only consoles.

 

[grandjedi6]

A lot of Catherine on the shelf then

We're effectively comparing shipped week 1 to sold week 1. Since the price didn't bottom out immediately, it can be assumed that those other shipped copies were eventually sold too.

 

[beast786]

Congrats to minecraft and TLOU

 

[leatherhat]

Just realized that next month we get to see how Project Diva F does. Exciting stuff.

 

[SteeloDMZ]

LTD for Atlus fan boy

p4g ~ 94k
smtdso ~ 36k
ed4 ~ 32k
smtdssh ~ 30k

Devil Survivor 2 sales pls.

 

[Busaiku]

A lot of Catherine on the shelf then

Amazon still has copies of Love Is Over.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

ed4 ~ 32k

Best selling game in the franchise, lol.

*plays mariold*

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

LTD for Atlus fan boy

p4g ~ 94k
smtdso ~ 36k
ed4 ~ 32k
smtdssh ~ 30k

Cool cool cool

 

[Sakura]

Just realized that next month we get to see how Project Diva F does. Exciting stuff.

I'm looking forward to Dragon's Crown sales myself.

 

[Pociask]

3DS only 1.5 million behind the DS in the same amount of time seems good to me. People always talk like the 3DS is doing way worse than it really is.

That's because the DS had a slow start, and then went into fierce deity beast mode and started destroying sales charts year round, including getting jaw-dropping December numbers. It's hard to compare favorably to that.

 

[CosmicQueso]

Devil Survivor 2 sales pls.

In the very middle.

Middle of what?

I don't know. Maybe that list you quoted.

 

[SteeloDMZ]

In the very middle.

Middle of what?