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Media Create November 1-7

01. / 01. [PSP] God Eater: Burst (Bandai Namco) - 61.834 / 324.984 (-77%)
02. / 03. [WII] Super Mario Collection: Special Pack (Nintendo) - 56.848 / 484.088 (-52%)
03. / 04. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) - 56.719 / 4.368.717 (-17%)
04. / 02. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami) - 55.809 / 271.066 (-74%)
05. / 00. [PS3] Fallout: New Vegas (Bethesda Softworks) - 37.249 / NEW
06. / 00. [NDS] Radiant Historia (Atlus Co.) - 32.807 / NEW
07. / 00. [360] Fallout: New Vegas (Bethesda Softworks) - 24.146 / NEW
08. / 06. [WII] Kirby's Epic Yarn (Nintendo) - 20.712 / 173.882 (-18%)
09. / 10. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) - 17.788 / 1.173.753 (+3%)
10. / 05. [NDS] Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (Nintendo) - 12.571 / 59.087 (-73%)
11. / 09. [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm 2 (Bandai Namco) - 8.567 / 91.332 (-55%)
12. / 07. [NDS] Solatorobo: Sore kara Coda e (Bandai Namco) - 6.927 / 28.841 (-68%)
13. / 17. [NDS] Kingdom Hearts Re:coded (Square Enix) - 6.319 / 157.472 (-33%)
14. / 14. [PS3] Vanquish (Sega) - 5.565 / 67.925 (-60%)
15. / 15. [PSP] Lord of Arcana (Square Enix) - 5.388 / 112.316 (-55%)
16. / 21. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom Unite [PSP the Best Reprint] (Capcom) - 5.062 / 467.600 (-19%)
17. / 29. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 5.028 / 2.106.504
18. / 27. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 4.910 / 2.966.082
19. / 19. [PS3] Medal of Honor (Electronic Arts) - 4.699 / 38.324 (-43%)
20. / 20. [PS3] Beat Sketch! (SCE) - 4.632 / 33.927 (-35%)

21. / 22. [PS3] Red Dead Redemption (Take-Two Interactive)
22. / 34. [WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
23. / 28. [NDS] One Piece: Gigant Battle (Bandai Namco)
24. / 00. [NDS] Do-Konjou Shougakussei: Bon Bita - Hadaka no Choujou Ketsusen!! Bita Vs. Dokuro Dei! (Bandai Namco)
25. / 33. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
26. / 35. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
27. / 11. [PSP] Dream Club Portable (D3 Publisher)
28. / 08. [360] Fable III (Microsoft Game Studios)
29. / 44. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo)
30. / 23. [PS3] Sports Champions (SCE)
31. / 43. [NDS] Art Academy (Nintendo)
32. / 45. [NDS] Taiko Drum Master DS: Dororon! Battle With the Ghouls!! (Bandai Namco)
33. / 41. [PSP] Monster Hunter Diary: Pokapoka Ailu Village (Capcom)
34. / 30. [PSP] Black Leopard: A New Tale of Yakuza (Sega)
35. / 49. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Konami)
36. / 12. [PS2] Hakuouki: Reimeiroku (Idea Factory)
37. / 26. [PS3] FIFA 11: World Class Soccer (Electronic Arts)
38. / 31. [PSP] K-On! After School Live!! (Sega)
39. / 32. [PSP] Eiyuu Densetsu: Zero no Kiseki (Nihon Falcom)
40. / 38. [NDS] Zack and Ombra: Amusement Park of Illusion (Konami)
41. / 37. [PS3] Gekijouban Macross F: Itsuwarino Utahime - Hybrid Pack (Bandai Namco)
42. / 13. [PSP] Da Capo I & II Plus Situation Portable (Kadokawa Shoten)
43. / 40. [PS3] Time Crisis: Razing Storm (Bandai Namco)
44. / 50. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 3: World Challenge!! Spark / Bomber (Level 5)
45. / 42. [PS3] F1 2010 (Codemasters)
46. / 00. [PSP] Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team (Bandai Namco)
47. / 00. [PSP] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2nd (Sega)
48. / 00. [NDS] Harvest Moon: Twin Villages (Marvelous Entertainment)
49. / 00. [PSP] ToraDora Portable! [PSP the Best] (Bandai Namco)
50. / 00. [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 [Reprint] (Square Enix)

00. / 00. [ALL] Weekly Software Sales (All Publishers) - 736.923 / 48.555.177 (-43%)


NDS - 14
PSP - 13
PS3 - 13
WII - 7
360 - 2
PS2 - 1



HARDWARE

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|System |  This Week  |  Last Week  |        YTD  |         LTD  |
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|  NDS  |     41.662  |     59.126  |  2.099.542  |  31.378.622  |
|  PSP  |     37.456  |     41.905  |  1.746.763  |  15.489.851  |
|  PS3  |     23.524  |     28.255  |  1.193.303  |   5.694.670  |
|  WII  |     11.521  |     12.710  |  1.121.744  |  10.726.943  |
|  360  |      2.686  |      2.669  |    177.341  |   1.387.013  |
|  PS2  |      1.460  |      1.400  |     71.333  |  21.681.510  |
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| DSiLL |     22.858  |     32.137  |  1.059.312  |   1.566.219  |
|  DSi  |     16.038  |     23.614  |    837.909  |   5.176.855  |
|  DSL  |      2.766  |      3.375  |    202.321  |  18.050.077  |
------------------------------------------------------------------
|  PSP  |     34.538  |     38.874  |  1.688.503  |  15.355.836  |
| PSPgo |      2.918  |      3.031  |     58.260  |     134.015  |
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[Regulus Tera]

Poor poor golden sun

 

[Bebpo]

Poor poor Radiant Historia

.

 

[Regulus Tera]

.

But nobody gives a shit about Radiant Historia.

 

[Pureauthor]

Looks like the DS is winding down for RPGs.

 

[Jigsaw]

16. / 21. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom Unite [PSP the Best Reprint] (Capcom) - 5.062 / 467.600 (-19%)

wtf,die already :|

 

[Mrbob]

PSPGo is going to finally sell out of its initial 150K shipment in roughly the next 5 weeks. :lol Someone should chart its weekly rise to heaven to 150K.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Looks like the DS is winding down for RPGs.

Maybe towns and non-linear level design is passé.

 

[Laguna]

Only if the recent Pokemon or the next DQM in January aren´t RPGs.

PSPGo is going to finally sell out of its initial 150K shipment in roughly the next 5 weeks. :lol Someone should chart its weekly rise to heaven to 150K.

Then will be 100% sure if Sony managed to get a second shipment out or not.

 

[Jonnyram]

PSP Go > DS Lite
Fallout: New Vegas > Radiant Historia

The end of days.

 

[Chris1964]

Next week releases (18/11/10 - 20/11/10: Kinect + Pokemon)

[NDS] Super Fossil Fighters (Nintendo)
[NDS] Ishin no Arashi: Shippuu Ryuumeden (Koei Tecmo)
[NDS] More! Stitch! DS Scribble Battle Through Rhythm DS (Disney Interactive)
[NDS] Sonic Colors (Sega)

[PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami)
[PSP] Criminal Girls (Nippon Ichi Software)
[PSP] Jan Sangoku Musou 2 (Koei Tecmo)
[PSP] Hisshou Pachinko Pachislot Kouryaku Series Portable Vol. 2: CR Neon Genesis Evangelion - Hajimari no Fukuin (D3 Publisher)
[PSP] Dynasty Warriors Vol. 2 [PSP the Best Reprint] (Koei Tecmo)
[PSP] Jan Sangoku Musou [Koei Tecmo Teiban Series] (Koei Tecmo)

[WII] FlingSmash (Nintendo)
[WII] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami)
[WII] Sonic Colors (Sega)
[WII] Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle with Power-Up Kit [Koei Tecmo the Best] (Koei Tecmo)

[PS3] Start the Party (SCE)
[PS3] The Fight: Lights Out (SCE)
[PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Subtitled Edition) (Square Enix)
[PS3] Record of Agarest War 2 (Compile Heart)
[PS3] The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
[PS3] EA Sports MMA (Electronic Arts)
[PS3] Gekiatsu!! Pachi Game Tamashi: CR Evangelion - Hajimari no Fukuin (Fields)
[PS3] Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires [PlayStation 3 the Best] (Koei Tecmo)

[360] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Subtitled Edition) (Square Enix)
[360] The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
[360] EA Sports MMA (Electronic Arts)
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[360] Kinect Sports (Microsoft Game Studios)
[360] DanceEvolution (Konami)
[360] Adrenalin Misfits (Konami)
[360] Karada de Kitaeru Atarashii Nou Tore (Bandai Namco)
[360] Sonic Free Riders (Sega)

[PS2] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami)
[PS2] Slotter Up Mania 12: PinPon (Dorart)
[PS2] Otometeki Koi Kakumei Love Revo [Best Edition] (GungHo Works)
[PS2] Palais de Reine [Best Edition] (GungHo Works)

 

[Chris1964]

Famitsu October top 20 + DS top 10 + PS2 top 10 (27/09/10-31/10/10)

01. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) - 886.845 / 4.296.302
02. [WII] Super Mario Collection: Special Pack (Nintendo) - 403.166 / NEW
03. [PSP] God Eater: Burst (Bandai Namco) - 267.178 / NEW
04. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami) - 229.076 / NEW
05. [PSP] K-On! After School Live!! (Sega) - 219.393 / NEW
06. [NDS] Kingdom Hearts Re:coded (Square Enix) - 183.883 / NEW
07. [WII] Kirby's Epic Yarn (Nintendo) - 173.107 / NEW
08. [PS3] Gekijouban Macross F: Itsuwarino Utahime - Hybrid Pack (Bandai Namco) - 162.178 / NEW
09. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) - 127.399 / 1.098.405
10. [PSP] Lord of Arcana (Square Enix) - 126.199 / NEW
11. [PS3] Dead Rising 2 (Capcom) - 125.984 / NEW
12. [PSP] Eiyuu Densetsu: Zero no Kiseki (Nihon Falcom) - 112.264 / NEW
13. [PS3] Red Dead Redemption (Take-Two Interactive) - 106.142 / NEW
14. [NDS] Okamiden (Capcom) - 101.877 / NEW
15. [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm 2 (Bandai Namco) - 88.741 / NEW
16. [PSP] Black Leopard: A New Tale of Yakuza (Sega) - 72.325 / 255.664
17. [PS3] Vanquish (Sega) - 67.720 / NEW
18. [PSP] Class of Heroes 3 (Acquire) - 56.334 / NEW
19. [PS3] F1 2010 (Codemasters) - 52.669 / NEW
20. [360] Dead Rising 2 (Capcom) - 49.974 / NEW

xx. [NDS] Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (Nintendo) - 47.703 / NEW
xx. [NDS] One Piece: Gigant Battle (Bandai Namco) - 32.376 / 218.879
xx. [NDS] Solatorobo: Sore kara Coda e (Bandai Namco) - 23.726 / NEW
xx. [NDS] Art Academy (Nintendo) - 20.522 / 201.246
xx. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 19.755 / 5.927.059
xx. [NDS] Taiko Drum Master DS: Dororon! Battle With the Ghouls!! (Bandai Namco) - 17.720 / 236.624
xx. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 3: World Challenge!! Spark / Bomber (Level 5) - 14.700 / 851.041

xx. [PS2] Hakuouki: Reimeiroku (Idea Factory) - 21.950 / NEW
xx. [PS2] Persona 4 [PlayStation 2 the Best] (Atlus Co.) - 3.036 / 17.307
xx. [PS2] Uragiri wa Boku no Namae o Shitteiru (Kadokawa Shoten) - 2.915 / NEW
xx. [PS2] Sengoku Basara 2: Heroes [Playstation 2 the Best Reprint] (Capcom) - 1.786 / 16.369
xx. [PS2] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 (Konami) - 1.719 / 71.137
xx. [PS2] J-League Winning Eleven 2010: Club Championship (Konami) - 1.568 / 25.104
xx. [PS2] Resident Evil 4 [Playstation 2 the Best Reprint] (Capcom) - 1.314 / 114.528
xx. [PS2] Persona 3: Fes [PlayStation 2 the Best] (Atlus Co.) - 1.095 / 7.082
xx. [PS2] Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ [Ultimate Hits] (Square Enix) - 1.093 / 106.047
xx. [PS2] Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI with Power-Up Kit [Koei Tecmo Teiban Series] (Koei Tecmo) - 1.056 / 2.321

 

[ivysaur12]

Hang in there, Epic Yarn!

Sucks for Radiant Historia and Golden Sun though.

 

[donny2112]

Famitsu October top 20 + DS top 10 + PS2 top 10 (27/09/10-31/10/10)

xx. [NDS] Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (Nintendo) - 47.703 / NEW
xx. [NDS] One Piece: Gigant Battle (Bandai Namco) - 32.376 / 218.879
xx. [NDS] Solatorobo: Sore kara Coda e (Bandai Namco) - 23.726 / NEW
xx. [NDS] Art Academy (Nintendo) - 20.522 / 201.246
xx. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 19.755 / 5.927.059
xx. [NDS] Taiko Drum Master DS: Dororon! Battle With the Ghouls!! (Bandai Namco) - 17.720 / 236.624
xx. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 3: World Challenge!! Spark / Bomber (Level 5) - 14.700 / 851.041

7 DS games outside the Top 20 means 3 DS games inside the Top 20. Wow.

 

[Chris1964]

Repost from previous thread.

18/11/10
Black/Red PSP-3000 (limited)
¥16.800

18/11/10
White/Blue PSP-3000 (limited)
¥16.800

18/11/10
Pink PSP-3000 (not limited)
¥16.800

18/11/10
Black PS3 320GB + Torne (not limited)
¥39.980

20/11/10
Black DSi + Pokemon Black (limited)
¥19.800

20/11/10
White DSi + Pokemon White (limited)
¥19.800

20/11/10
Black XBox360 250GB + Kinect (not limited)
¥29.800

 

[faridmon]

Fuck, those systems are really sexy.

Fuck, I want one now.....

 

[Chris1964]

15/07/83 [NFC] Donkey Kong (Nintendo) - / 880.000
26/11/94 [SFC] Donkey Kong Country (Nintendo) - 257.121 / 3.000.000
27/07/95 [NGB] Donkey Kong Land (Nintendo) - / 1.070.000
21/11/95 [SFC] Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest (Nintendo) - 254.708 / 1.534.793
23/11/96 [NGB] Donkey Kong Land 2 (Nintendo) - 17.479 / 55.753
23/11/96 [SFC] Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble (Nintendo) - 130.630 / 1.199.720
10/12/99 [N64] Donkey Kong 64 (Nintendo) - 162.262 / 848.375
28/01/00 [NGB] Donkey Kong Land 3 (Nintendo) - 48.924 / 208.356
21/01/01 [NGB] Donkey Kong Country (Nintendo) - 33.866 / 238.775
12/12/03 [GBA] Donkey Kong Country (Nintendo) - 37.666 / 251.878
14/02/04 [GBA] Famicom Mini: Donkey Kong (Nintendo) - 34.383 / 161.811
10/06/04 [GBA] Mario Vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo) - 54.170 / 177.657
01/07/04 [GBA] Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest (Nintendo) - 20.886 / 103.780
16/12/04 [GCN] Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (Nintendo) - 46.594 / 220.132
19/05/05 [GBA] Donkey Kong: King of Swing (Nintendo) - 12.904 / 48.749
01/12/05 [GBA] Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble (Nintendo) - 11.795 / 100.175
12/04/07 [NDS] Mario Vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (Nintendo) - 83.517 / 306.176
09/08/07 [NDS] Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber (Nintendo) - 38.229 / 204.689
11/12/08 [WII] New Play Control! Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (Nintendo) - 25.216 / 114.657
02/12/10 [NDS] Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Miniland Mayhem (Nintendo) - ? / ?
09/12/10 [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) - ? / ?

 

[Bebpo]

But nobody gives a shit about Radiant Historia.

Outside of the Nintendo fans I'd argue the same about the golden sun series. Most jrpg fans these days are probably more interested in an atlus rpg than a gs game.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Outside of the Nintendo fans I'd argue the same about the golden sun series. Most jrpg fans these days are probably more interested in an atlus rpg than a gs game.

i don't understand why "nintendo fans" and "jrpg fans" are considered mutually exclusive groups here.

 

[Cygnus X-1]

Looks like the DS is winding down for RPGs.

The market is ready for 3DS.

 

[Bebpo]

There's obviously some crossover, but games like gs, like metroid, zelda, etc.. definitely benefit from a passionate fanbase that cares deeply about 1st party Nintendo franchises. If GS is doing this awful even with that fanbase, imo it's because the core rpg fanbase that would normally make up the other 100-200k sales doesn't care (probably because as others have said, they've moved on from the ds).

 

[d+pad]

Folks in Japan: What's the Mario Collection situation like at this point? Plenty of stock, sold out, etc? I'm just asking because it seems weird that sales dropped so much in week two. Is Nintendo not keeping it well stocked, or is it just a case of the public just having so-so interest in it? Another option: They held back a bit last week so that there's plenty of stock this week (when the red Wii is released).

 

[Osuwari]

i still think that the biggest reason for GS3's failure is bad advertising and not enough hype. i don't doubt that several people don't buy DS RPGs anymore but we have seen big sellers recently still.

 

[Osuwari]

Folks in Japan: What's the Mario Collection situation like at this point? Plenty of stock, sold out, etc? I'm just asking because it seems weird that sales dropped so much in week two. Is Nintendo not keeping it well stocked, or is it just a case of the public just having so-so interest in it? Another option: They held back a bit last week so that there's plenty of stock this week (when the red Wii is released).

massive opening weeks are very common in japan. keep in mind this is a SNES rom on a disk so it sustaining any long term sales is impressive by itself.

 

[DR2K]

The problem is they decided to release GS after Pokemon.

 

[Chris1964]

This is week 3, not 2 for Mario Collection. It will follow Galaxy 1 sales pattern but it shows stronger legs so far.

Week 3
[WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) - 39.500 / 364.542
[WII] Super Mario Collection: Special Pack (Nintendo) - 56.848 / 484.088

 

[d+pad]

This is week 3, not 2 for Mario Collection. It will follow Galaxy 1 sales pattern but it shows stronger legs so far.

Week 3
[WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) - 39.500 / 364.542
[WII] Super Mario Collection: Special Pack (Nintendo) - 56.848 / 484.088

Oh, right -- completely forgot that it was week 3, not week 2.

Also, I definitely know that big opening weeks are common for such games in Japan. I just thought it's sales would be higher since it's only going to be available for a limited time.

Considering its legs are stronger than Galaxy (at the moment, anyway), though, it seems that Mario Collection is well regardless of its stock situation.

 

[Brazil]

The new white/blue PSP looks fucking hot.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Outside of the Nintendo fans I'd argue the same about the golden sun series. Most jrpg fans these days are probably more interested in an atlus rpg than a gs game.

Sad but true.

 

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

12/9 release for Donkey Kong makes me feel kinda bad about Ninokuni, its getting sandwiched...

 

[Chris1964]

This holiday season is very stuffed. There will be many bombs.

 

[cvxfreak]

Folks in Japan: What's the Mario Collection situation like at this point? Plenty of stock, sold out, etc? I'm just asking because it seems weird that sales dropped so much in week two. Is Nintendo not keeping it well stocked, or is it just a case of the public just having so-so interest in it? Another option: They held back a bit last week so that there's plenty of stock this week (when the red Wii is released).

The game is no longer sold out. Stock is plentiful, but I'd get bet it gets replenished regularly.

The Red Wii is out today. I'll try to see if they are selling to non-pre-order customer at the major stores today.

 

[Nemo]

That Kinect logo is pretty sweet

Feel bad about GS. Hopefully it does better over here, probably my most anticipated game since the DS launched

 

[Alex]

Definitive Monster Hunter will never die.

Ouch at Beyond the Beyond 4. Now ditch that shit and make a 3DS Mario Golf.

 

[duckroll]

12/9 release for Donkey Kong makes me feel kinda bad about Ninokuni, its getting sandwiched...

Considering the last Donkey Kong to sell any significant numbers at launch in Japan was over a decade ago, is that really an issue? I would say that MHP3 and ToG-F being released the week before, and Gundam Musou 3 and Inazuma Eleven 3 The Ogre releasing the week after, are just as deadly. There are other RPGs releasing in the rest of December too: Shining Heart, The 3rd Birthday.

It'll be interesting to see if Ninokuni even has a chance of being the blockbuster hit right out of the gate like most of us previously expected, or if it's going to turn out to be a slow burner like the original Inazuma Eleven.

 

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Considering the last Donkey Kong to sell any significant numbers at launch in Japan was over a decade ago, is that really an issue? I would say that MHP3 and ToG-F being released the week before, and Gundam Musou 3 and Inazuma Eleven 3 The Ogre releasing the week after, are just as deadly. There are other RPGs releasing in the rest of December too: Shining Heart, The 3rd Birthday.

Yeah the main obstacle is the sandwich but prior to DKC it was a pretty clear week for itself, to get at much as attention as possible on it. But being Nintendo its a gamble, it could be a decade niche, little to no push or build up doing shit numbers or exploding into stratosphere.

Going to be pretty fun if GT5 releases on nov last week as expected/rumored though, month-long string of hits and misses.

 

[duckroll]

Yeah the main obstacle is the sandwich but prior to DKC it was a pretty clear week for itself, to get at much as attention as possible on it. But being Nintendo its a gamble, it could be a decade niche, little to no push or build up doing shit numbers or exploding into stratosphere.

Going to be pretty fun if GT5 releases on nov last week as expected/rumored though, month-long string of hits and misses.

What's your gut feeling about Ninokuni DS at the moment btw? Do you think it is going to push over 500k out of the gate? I'm having serious doubts.

 

[TheFLYINGManga_Ka]

Yikes! Is it a bad sign when God Eater is outselling Lord of Arcana?

What's the word on Lord of Arcana? Is it disappointing?

And I think Vanquish sold more in the west. But I'm surprised it sold pretty poorly.

 

[lupinko]

14. / 14. [PS3] Vanquish (Sega) - 5.565 / 67.925 (-60%)

=(

 

[cvxfreak]

Ni no Kuni will be fine.

 

[cvxfreak]

Looks like the Red Wii had quite a few pre-orders at the major shops today. We should see a substantial rise in Wii hardware sales, though I don't expect anything too big. It'll take awhile before the Wii's mini-refresh (Wii Remote+, Wii Sports Resort WR+ bundle, etc.) start to kick in.

 

[Nirolak]

Yikes! Is it a bad sign when God Eater is outselling Lord of Arcana?

What's the word on Lord of Arcana? Is it disappointing?

And I think Vanquish sold more in the west. But I'm surprised it sold pretty poorly.

Well, it's first week in the UK was 10,000 copies, and that was actually a bigger market than Japan recently.

If we're talking about the West as a whole, I'm sure it sold more than 68k copies, but relative to market size this might actually be its best performance.

However, I don't think a single-player only, poorly marketed, short third person shooter that's a spiritual successor to P.N.03 selling poorly is too surprising.

 

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

What's your gut feeling about Ninokuni DS at the moment btw? Do you think it is going to push over 500k out of the gate? I'm having serious doubts.

Really hard to say, on one hand you look at general buzz/preorders/rankings and its difficult (to be honest, impossible) to expect a new rpg ip hitting that big out of the gate, but on the other its not like it lacks potential, it should be easily marketable (ghibli + pokemons + rpg dqix style) but somehow it feels like they haven't started yet to promote it big time. Level-5 knows its self-publishing business on DS quite well though, but right now I think its looking like a smaller debut (say 300k) while holidays legs determine how high it goes.

 

[duckroll]

I'm pretty confident in saying that is it likely Vanquish has not sold 300k worldwide, and will likely never sell more than 400k worldwide. For a multiplatform third person shooter from a big publisher with a worldwide release, that's a pretty substantial failure all around. Mikami has now directed 3 bombas in a row. What a sucker

Spoiler

his producers are

.

 

[onken]

Folks in Japan: What's the Mario Collection situation like at this point? Plenty of stock, sold out, etc? I'm just asking because it seems weird that sales dropped so much in week two. Is Nintendo not keeping it well stocked, or is it just a case of the public just having so-so interest in it? Another option: They held back a bit last week so that there's plenty of stock this week (when the red Wii is released).

Stock doesn't seem to be a problem from what I've seen.

 

[Allan Holdsworth]

15/07/83 [NFC] Donkey Kong (Nintendo) - / 880.000
26/11/94 [SFC] Donkey Kong Country (Nintendo) - 257.121 / 3.000.000
27/07/95 [NGB] Donkey Kong Land (Nintendo) - / 1.070.000
21/11/95 [SFC] Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest (Nintendo) - 254.708 / 1.534.793
23/11/96 [NGB] Donkey Kong Land 2 (Nintendo) - 17.479 / 55.753
23/11/96 [SFC] Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble (Nintendo) - 130.630 / 1.199.720
10/12/99 [N64] Donkey Kong 64 (Nintendo) - 162.262 / 848.375
28/01/00 [NGB] Donkey Kong Land 3 (Nintendo) - 48.924 / 208.356
21/01/01 [NGB] Donkey Kong Country (Nintendo) - 33.866 / 238.775
12/12/03 [GBA] Donkey Kong Country (Nintendo) - 37.666 / 251.878
14/02/04 [GBA] Famicom Mini: Donkey Kong (Nintendo) - 34.383 / 161.811
10/06/04 [GBA] Mario Vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo) - 54.170 / 177.657
01/07/04 [GBA] Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest (Nintendo) - 20.886 / 103.780
16/12/04 [GCN] Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (Nintendo) - 46.594 / 220.132
19/05/05 [GBA] Donkey Kong: King of Swing (Nintendo) - 12.904 / 48.749
01/12/05 [GBA] Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble (Nintendo) - 11.795 / 100.175
12/04/07 [NDS] Mario Vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (Nintendo) - 83.517 / 306.176
09/08/07 [NDS] Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber (Nintendo) - 38.229 / 204.689
11/12/08 [WII] New Play Control! Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (Nintendo) - 25.216 / 114.657
02/12/10 [NDS] Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Miniland Mayhem (Nintendo) - ? / ?
09/12/10 [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) - ? / ?

I still don't understand how Donkey Kong Land 2 sold so poorly...

 

[Turrican3]

Mikami has now directed 3 bombas in a row.

Which were the other two?

(not a joke/sarcastic post, I'm asking genuinely)

 

[duckroll]

Which were the other two?

(not a joke/sarcastic post, I'm asking genuinely)

PN03

Godhand

Vanquish

 

[Turrican3]

Thanks.

 

[Mockingbird]

Looks like the Red Wii had quite a few pre-orders at the major shops today. We should see a substantial rise in Wii hardware sales, though I don't expect anything too big. It'll take awhile before the Wii's mini-refresh (Wii Remote+, Wii Sports Resort WR+ bundle, etc.) start to kick in.

Oh it just came out today? any news regarding the differences in the super mario bros. 25th anniversary edition?