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Japanese Sales: 2012 Jul 09 - Jul 15
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Most Awesomest Thing Ever.
SatelliteOfLove
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Hey man, we don't joke about stuff like Lord Matsuno games not getting localized
as you're not joking and are right that it's completely up in the air if it gets localized. 
smbu2000
Member
I don't think the plastic stand cost them that much. Nintendo included the cost of the stand into KI's base price, which is why KI costs 1,000 yen more than standard 1st party Nintendo 3ds games.
Nintendo released a stand during the DSL days. The stand is also being sold separately as well.
It's actually pretty handy with other games. I just bought Taiko no tatsujin and it's much easier to play with the stand.
Count Dookkake
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Yep, at a whooping 11k per week. Flying of shelves.
Fixed.
Count Dookkake
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I like this, actually. Though I can't help to feel that Inazuma Eleven is crashing itself hard at this point.
actually looks better than Inazuma Eleven Go/Danball Senki W crossover.
I do have a question though since I never played Inazuma Eleven games. So when you do a special move now, you can summon a monster to do it or you can make the monster into your armour to do a different style one?
The monster one is from the first IEG. This game has a choice between the first one and an armour.
bigtroyjon
Member
PS3 now down YoY after this week in Media Create.
Outside of the 3DS in Japan, 2012 sucks for every console, in every region. Gross.
Outside of the 3DS in Japan, 2012 sucks for every console, in every region. Gross.
fabfour64xx
Banned
Sarcasm?
StreetsAhead
Member
It's almost as if all the consoles have sold all they can at the current prices and/or the market is waiting for new hardware.
It's a shame no one's taking advantage of this.
Wait...
so same special move but just different animation?
Count Dookkake
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Yeah, I noticed that too. 3DS is actually up YoY in the US as well. It has an extra 2 months, but that's kind of offset by not having a launch boost this year. Plus, it's up more than 200k this year, so even though it's not exactly flying off shelves, at least it's something showing growth - something that really doesn't exist in any other platform.
Its stabilizing, but not nicely. Not even the 3DS is stabilized 'nicely' right now, its dipping hard too. Maybe its the XL, maybe not, but I dont think anyone is doing all that nicely in Japan atm.
bigtroyjon
Member
I guess if we ignore the most important factor...
You're joking right.
1. It's the XL, they announced it. This happens all the time when new models are announced.
2. Even if it wasn't around 50k a week is a very good number for a system.
I though avatar armed was Chrono Stone's mechanics and we don't know anything about it yet? Was it introduced in Go as well?
Lord_Byron28
Member
Considering the 3ds was selling at a stable number for a little while until the XL was anounced, I think its safe to say its because of that. Especially when lots of new games including pokemon(for the ds but still) have hit.
Count Dookkake
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I'll be super interested to see PLvsAA's numbers when it does finally release.
First off - there's no point paying particular attention to a price drop in looking at whether or not any systems are holding steady or dropping or showing growth on a yearly cycle. It's one tool of many that all the Big 3 have at their disposal from year-to-year. Whether it's a price drop, or a new slim model, or a new Kinect/Move/Motion+ accessory, or a big exclusive system-moving title, etc. So I'm not seeing the point in jumping on any of the Big 3 for taking an action that spurs sales. They all have many options available to attempt to spur sales. (Not to mention the PS3 had a price drop at the same time as 3DS, and it's still down 20% YoY this year). It's actually part of the job of each member of the Big 3 to take the actions necessary each year to keep sales on a healthy trajectory. You seem to want to discount the 3DS because Nintendo actually took some action to spur sales. Of course context is important - dropping from record-breaking sales one year to just very good sales the next year probably isn't cause for massive alarm. And showing a small growth from horrid sales the previous year isn't cause for celebration.
But moving beyond that - there's no point focusing on it because it won't be relevant in the YOY total by the end of the year anyway. The price drop was in the first half of August last year. Aug-Dec sales last year were 3.15M. Total 2011 sales were 4.07M. So almost 80% of 3DS sales in 2011 were after the price cut.
3DS is currently up YoY (price cut & 2 extra months vs. launch boost in sales). But even without a price cut this year after August (and an actual price increase due to XL), when 80% of last year's sales took place at that dropped price, the 3DS still seems to have a very solid chance of matching the 4M sales from 2011. I'm looking at the sales from Aug-Dec last year, and I don't think those numbers are out of reach for 3DS this year.
So unless you believe that 3DS will fall short of 4M in 2012, then I stand by the comment that the 3DS looks to be up YoY in the US for 2012. Certainly at the moment, and quite possibly for the full year. Sticking to the US, the PS3 still has a decent shot of matching 2011, but they need a price cut and a new slim model that catches fire to make up the deficit that they've already built up this year. And I don't see any actions that MS can take that will keep them from a pretty big fall YoY.
StreetsAhead
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3DS has:
NSMB2
Oni Tore
Rune Factory 4 (today)
Devil Survivor Soul Hackers (remake)
Bravely Default
Animal Crossing: Jump Out
Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Lost Heroes
Project X Zone
AKB48+Me
Professor Layton VS Ace Attorney
Fantasy Life
and maybe some other titles who have TBA release dates at the moment.
I think surpassing last year shouldn't be a problem.
fabfour64xx
Banned
That list just shows how much of a beast the 3DS has been and will continue to be.
Add it
Senran Kagura Burst
Medabots 7
Samurai Chronicles 2nd
UnchainBlades Exxiv
E.X. Troopers
Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone
StreetsAhead
Member
and that's just until the end of this year.
Shin Megami Tensei, Pokemon, Monster Hunter and maybe 3D Zelda could/will be following next year.
Good point. I didn't realise E.X. Troopers was confirmed for 2012?
fabfour64xx
Banned
Pokemon and Monster Hunter weeks are going to be fun as always. Would love a 3D Zelda as well and IIRC Aonuma confirmed it's in development.
That would be so sad. At least we'll have the hardware numbers. But I hope online sales data will become more accessible somehow as those sales will get more and more important.
That fast? I mean, isn't the first trailer going to be shown in August? Not that that you hear me complaining though! The faster the better!
Strange Journey was announced in July, and released in October.
electroplankton
Banned
IIRC, also last Personas and Strange Journey were released few months later the announcement / reveal.
test_account
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If it doesnt get localized, i might look into importing it. Or maybe i'll do that regardless to get a physical copy. I think it only will be on PSN if it gets localized.Just to make sure, does the japanese version also have 7 languages? I see over at Play-Asia.com, and only the asian version is being mentioned to have 7 languages.
The Vita sales have been discussed for months here, and since the situation havnt changed much, there isnt really much new to add to that discussion in this thread.
StreetsAhead
Member
Well there you go. 2012 is gonna be even more expensive than I thought.
That'd make the 3DS' second half of 2012 look like this:
NSMB2
Oni Tore
Rune Factory 4 (today)
Rayman Origins (today)
Devil Survivor Soul Hackers (remake)
Bravely Default
Animal Crossing: Jump Out
Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Lost Heroes
Project X Zone
AKB48+Me
Professor Layton VS Ace Attorney
Fantasy Life
E.X. Troopers
Senran Kagura Burst
Medabots 7
Samurai Chronicles 2nd
UnchainBlades Exxiv
Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone
Grandpa Danger Conversion
Kokuga
Naruto SD Powerful Shippuden
(Maybe) Shin Megami Tensei 4
electroplankton
Banned
The variety of games and genres is astonishing. 3DS is having a really big second year sales-wise, and it's paving for further support. I mean, there's still the Fall conference where they could announce some surprise.
Opus Angelorum
Member
Without straying into the dreaded list wars territory, I'd genuinely be interested in seeing a comparable list for the PSVita.
StreetsAhead
Member
In the interest of fairness:
Hatsune Miku Diva f
Soul Sacrifice
Assassin's Creed: Liberty
Zone of the Enders HD Edition
Street Fighter X Tekken
Nobunaga's Ambition
World Defense Force Portable
Powerful Pro Baseball (today)
Orgarhythm
Legend of Heroes Zero no Kiseki Evolution
Special Reporting Edition
DJ Max Technika Portable
Ys Celceta Sea of Trees
Little Battler eXperience W
But I'm not good with keeping up with Vita games so much.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
For notables:
PowerPro Basebeball 2012
Ogarhythm
Special Reporting Division
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f
Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki Evolution
LittleBigPlanet
DJ Max Techinka Tune
Earth Defense Force 3 Portable
Little Battler eXperience W
Ys Celceta, Sea of Trees
Street Fighter X Tekken
Soul Sacrifice
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
Not confirmed for 2012, and might not exist at all anymore.
electroplankton
Banned
Pretty poor list indeed, sales-wise. Miku should be the biggest title there.
I have no clue what expectations are for it, but I would love soul sacrifice to end up a success. One of the few games I'd pick up a Vita for. It's definitely the most interesting original IP on that list.