• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

Media Create Sales: 22 - 28 May (kay, real this time)

L

Lee N

Membre
cvxfreak said:
1. (DS, Nintendo) New Super Mario Bros. - 899,518
Click to expand...

My guess for 1 million copies in a week was not far off then. I'm guessing 2 million copies in just over a month.
 
J

Jiggy

Member
You know, the DS really just makes me happy seeing that 2D gaming is alive and well with Mario and Tetris. I hope Rockman ZX later this year pulls in strong numbers also.
 
R

RaijinFY

Member
A_Lee_N said:
My guess for 1 million copies in a week was not far off then. I'm guessing 2 million copies in just over a month.
Click to expand...

Moreover, NSMB is really kind of game that has tremendous legs usually. So I would expect something higher than 2m. 3m copies is not out of the question.
 
F

Fuzzy

I would bang a hot farmer!
A_Lee_N said:
My guess for 1 million copies in a week was not far off then. I'm guessing 2 million copies in just over a month.
Click to expand...
Why will people buy a new copy when half the original buyers have already traded in NSMB?
 
P

Polari

Member
OmegaRed said:
Pokemon is gonna strike for MASSIVE DAMAGE.
Click to expand...

It's this year for Japan, isn't it?

And then there's Zelda... and then there's Final Fantasy III... amazing.

The DS is going to reach fever pitch this holiday season, and we'll see Wii around the same time. I wonder how that is going to work out.
 
T

Tadaima

Member
11 - PS2 - Tsuyo Kiss: Mighty Heart (PrincessSoft)
12 - NDS - Pokémon Ranger (Nintendo)
13 - NDS - Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
14 - PS2 - .hack//G.U. Vol.1 (Bandai-Namco)
15 - PSP - Brain Training Portable 2 (SEGA)
16 - NDS - Touch Panic (Nintendo)
17 - PS2 - Street Fighter Zero: Fighter's Generation (Capcom)
18 - PS2 - Space Detective Spirit (Bandai-Namco)
19 - GCN - Jikkyou Powerful Major League (Konami)
20 - PSP - Magna Carta Portable (Banpresto)
21 - NDS - Kanji Training DS (Nintendo)
22 - GBA - MOTHER 3 (Nintendo)
23 - NDS - Yawaraka Atamajuku (Big Brain Academy) (Nintendo)
24 - NDS - SIMPLE DS Series Vol.8: The Kanshikikan - Kinkyuu Shutsudou!! Jiken Genba wo Touch Seyo (!) (D3 Publisher)
25 - PS2 - Dragon Quest Yangus (Square-Enix)
26 - PS2 - Soshite Kono Uchuu ni Kirameku Kimi no Shi (Datam Polystar)
27 - NDS - Right Brain Training: Point Blank Trainer (Bandai-Namco)
28 - PSP - Kamaitachi no Yoru 2 (SEGA)
29 - NDS - Children of Mana (Square-Enix)
30 - PS2 - Mystereet (First Print Limited Edition) (Yeti)
 
G

GhostSeed

Member
Jiggy37 said:
You know, the DS really just makes me happy seeing that 2D gaming is alive and well with Mario and Tetris. I hope Rockman ZX later this year pulls in strong numbers also.
Click to expand...

I hope ZX does well too. I haven't been this excited for a Mega Man game since Mega Man 3.
 
M

MrDaravon

Member
Fuzzy said:
Why will people buy a new copy when half the original buyers have already traded in NSMB?
Click to expand...

But wouldn't that same logic apply to the majority of Japanese games, yet some still go on to sell millions, including Mario games. Also being short doesn't necessarily indicate that people will trade it in; I've been in my EB and Gamestop locally 3 times this past week picking up stuff, and neither store has had NSMB in used at any point.
 
A

AniHawk

Member
SailorDaravon said:
But wouldn't that same logic apply to the majority of Japanese games, yet some still go on to sell millions, including Mario games. Also being short doesn't necessarily indicate that people will trade it in; I've been in my EB and Gamestop locally 3 times this past week picking up stuff, and neither store has had NSMB in used at any point.
Click to expand...

That's because people are buying the used ones instead.
 
K

Kiriku

SWEDISH PERFECTION
Just a thing I've been wondering about. When Nintendo has like 10-11 different brain training games out, do you think they would consistently hang around the top ten (possibly occupying all ten spots at times) just like the brain training games are doing today? Or when will the market for brain training games be saturated?
 
J

Jonnyram

Member
And here's Matlock's GIF again for perspective:

nsmbw19wc.gif
 
A

Archie

Second-rate Anihawk
CoolTrick said:
So what would you call the PSP software figures in Japan?
Click to expand...
Well, comparing third party PSP games to third party DS games I would say a runaway success. For example, this week there are two third party PSP games in the top 15. How many third party DS games are in the top 15? That's right, zero. Fact of the manner is, the PSP is just much better for third parties. I can't see any reason for a third party to support the DS.
 
L

Lee N

Membre
Fuzzy said:
But there are ~400K used copies now sitting in stores for cheaper than the new copies.
Click to expand...
We'll see.. I predict amazing legs for new super mario bros. It could evry well be the first DS game to hit 4 million sold copies in Japan alone.
 
C

CoolTrick

Banned
Well, comparing third party PSP games to third party DS games I would say a runaway success. For example, this week there are two third party PSP games in the top 15. How many third party DS games are in the top 15? That's right, zero. Fact of the manner is, the PSP is just much better for third parties. I can't see any reason for a third party to support the DS.
Click to expand...


:lol
 
F

Fuzzy

I would bang a hot farmer!
SailorDaravon said:
But wouldn't that same logic apply to the majority of Japanese games, yet some still go on to sell millions, including Mario games. Also being short doesn't necessarily indicate that people will trade it in; I've been in my EB and Gamestop locally 3 times this past week picking up stuff, and neither store has had NSMB in used at any point.
Click to expand...
Let me use FFVII: DoC as an example. It sold 392K in the first week then a bunch of people traded it in right away. The next week it only sold 45K because most people bought the used copies instead of new copies.
 
R

RaijinFY

Member
Fuzzy said:
Let me use FFVII: DoC as an example. It sold 392K in the first week then a bunch of people traded it in right away. The next week it only sold 45K because most people bought the used copies instead of new copies.
Click to expand...

You shoudnt have used this example...
 
J

Jiggy

Member
Fuzzy said:
Why will people buy a new copy when half the original buyers have already traded in NSMB?
Click to expand...
Is the used market successful in Japan? I've never even seen it referenced before just now.
 
A

AdmiralViscen

Banned
Archie said:
Well, comparing third party PSP games to third party DS games I would say a runaway success. For example, this week there are two third party PSP games in the top 15. How many third party DS games are in the top 15? That's right, zero. Fact of the manner is, the PSP is just much better for third parties. I can't see any reason for a third party to support the DS.
Click to expand...

Japan != America
 
K

Kobun Heat

Member
Fuzzy said:
Let me use FFVII: DoC as an example. It sold 392K in the first week then a bunch of people traded it in right away. The next week it only sold 45K because most people bought the used copies instead of new copies.
Click to expand...
I get the joke!
 
C

cvxfreak

Member
Jiggy37 said:
Is the used market successful in Japan? I've never even seen it referenced before just now.
Click to expand...

It definitely is a presence to be reckoned with, especially for older titles.

I'm sure more than a handful of used retailers are pissed at the Wii's Virtual Console.
 
P

Polari

Member
Archie said:
Like 300-400k. Still pretty low.
Click to expand...

It's not bad at all, considering the circumstances (sequel to a game that was twelve years old, released on a dying platform overshadowed by the runaway success of its successor).

It could've done much worse.
 
A

Archie

Second-rate Anihawk
AdmiralViscen said:
Japan != America
Click to expand...
Don't you get it? Third parties are the life blood that drives game sales. Nintendo's first party sales are good...for Nintendo. Without third party sales, support will falter on the DS and third parties will choose the PSP, where third parties sell much better. With all the third parties supporting the PSP, it is only a manner of time until Sony overtakes Nintendo in the global market. :D
 
K

Kiriku

SWEDISH PERFECTION
Archie said:
Don't you get it? Third parties are the life blood that drives game sales. Nintendo's first party sales are good...for Nintendo. Without third party sales, support will falter on the DS and third parties will choose the PSP, where third parties sell much better. With all the third parties supporting the PSP, it is only a manner of time until Sony overtakes Nintendo in the global market. :D
Click to expand...

You really miss monorojo, don't ya? :lol
 
T

Tadaima

Member
Total software in top 30:

System / This week / Last week
NDS / 14 /14
PS2 / 10 / 7
PSP / 4 / 4
GCN / 1 / 0
GBA / 1 / 5
X360 / 0 / 0
 
S

Stormbringer

Member
Archie said:
Like 300-400k. Still pretty low.
Click to expand...

Don't you think that the hype for this game in the japanese hardcore gamers community (partially reflected in the Famitsu Most Wanted for example) kind of misled you, like many of us, by making you think that this game could have achieve astronomical sales ? Am I wrong.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Media Create Sales: 22 - 28 May (kay, real this time)
11 12 13 14 15
711
64K
mj1108 replied
Top Bottom