30yearsofhurt
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~260k is okay. The real hope for this franchise (Yakuza) lies outside of Japan though.
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Media Create Sales: Week 11, 2015 (Mar 09 - Mar 15)
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MatrixMan.EXE
Member
No fun allowed?
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
Good PS4 numbers.
And the decline of the Yakuza franchise begins.
Good start for Digimon.
And the decline of the Yakuza franchise begins.
Good start for Digimon.
LOL, just because sales aren't amazing doesn't mean we can't post GIF's, right? The PS4 was still #1 last week after all
Japanese market is not what it used to be you just have to accept it.
More main than Ishin for sure, like the Musous series there's definitely some franchise fatigue. I'm sure Yakuza 6 will do better with a new cast and maybe a new city, but reaching Yakuza 5 numbers will be tough.
FalsettoVibe
Member
Good job Sony.
If you are putting Yakuza 0 on the same boat that a zombie shooting game and a samurai period swordfighting game, wow.
Yakuza 0 is as mainline as it gets.
shadowsdarknes
Member
Momentum builds slowly. Considering how western centric the ps4 is, this is a solid sign of positive momentum.
Dedication Through Light
Member
UtaPri ASAS ftw! It even had some of the best arts for many of STARISH and Quartet Night.
small44
Member
3rd week in a row for ps4 on top?
The Legends were true!! Return of the king!!
Those digimon numbers are depressing. Seems much lower than I expected. Does this mean no way in hell us westerners get it?
Who digimons sale are depresing it has the best opening is a small userbase
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
Best opening.
Eolz
Member
Not what I'm saying, just that it won't "save consoles in japan" with numbers like that, and that if it's the "return of the king", this king isn't really a sight to behold.
Of course this is really good for the PS4 to hold like that and be #1. But it's just 1000 sales above a 3DS that has already sold pretty much as much as it could at the end of its life, only reinvigorated by a new enhanced hardware release...
Sales are the same as since when it launched? What's with the surprised? They'll always be shit ... it's Xbox in Japan.
I'm still struggling to wonder why Microsoft doesn't abandon their console business in Japan entirely. No words can even describe sales of ~300 units a week. As for the PS4, I doubt sales would get a big drop because there are a lot more Japanese games this year compared to the last, enough to keep sales strong.
With the current state of consoles in Japan right now, I think the PS4 is doing quite well. It certainly won't sell as well as the Wii in Japan. Anyone who thinks that must be extremely high. And the GIF was just for fun. If you can't take that, then....
manipulate
Member
We should all make predictions for the PS4s LTD by 2020 and then dredge up this thread in a few years
1st Course
Member
Worst debut in the series history actually.
Pennywise83
Banned
07./00. [3DS] Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: Korosensei Daihouimou!! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.12} (¥6.145) - 24.457 / NEW <80-100%>
Nice debut for Assassination Classroom. This game went unnoticed in these threads.
3DS also held nicely. Yakuza underperformed.
Nice debut for Assassination Classroom. This game went unnoticed in these threads.
3DS also held nicely. Yakuza underperformed.
Pandora012
Member
What is with that huge difference with Media and Famitsu for Digimon? I know they can differ, but by 20,000?
Led_Zeppelin
Member
Seems like an OK for everything, which is nice to see. Interesting the difference in the tracking of Digimon between Famitsu and Media Create. Minecraft Vita should get a retail release tomorrow, right? I wonder how it would perform, since Japan doesn't seem big on DD like the west and the Vita version even been released months after the PS3 version and still managed to sell 200k digital only.
NeoGeoOwner
Banned
I said in the last thread I had a bad feeling for Yakuza 0
The franchise simply hasn't grown as much as it should and now the reverse is happening with people getting bored of it.
Yakuza 6 needs to pull something out the bag.
But how do you wanna do that?
test_account
XP-39C²
Dragon Quest Heroes past 800k now.
EDIT: Must have hit a wrong number on the calculator. 745k is the correct number.
EDIT: Must have hit a wrong number on the calculator. 745k is the correct number.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Kinda crap numbers for a "proper" Yakuza, even if it is a prequel. For like the only part of Sega left still making the games they used to's sake, I hope its not acute franchice burnout.
Although the discrepancy between trackers is a bit much this time around on its numbers. Japan still clinging to the PS3 is annoying.
Although the discrepancy between trackers is a bit much this time around on its numbers. Japan still clinging to the PS3 is annoying.
eh..?
Eolz
Member
I said in the last thread I had a bad feeling for Yakuza 0
The franchise simply hasn't grown as much as it should and now the reverse is happening with people getting bored of it.
Yakuza 6 needs to pull something out the bag.
It will probably be PS4 exclusive, and 0/Ishin were not as interesting for part of the fanbase (prequels/spinoffs aren't usually as interesting).
Yakuza 6 can be 200k+ FW if it releases next year and isn't just 5 with a new story for example. Don't think they're at the point where they must give up and reboot many gameplay features.
Edit:
Expecting Wii-level sales would be madness. Expecting the PS4 to do as well as the PS3 would also be pretty crazy.
I guess I can post that in response then
do your Math
Nightengale
Member
Haruka as new MC.
test_account
XP-39C²
Damn, i looked at the Zelda numbers instead of the PS4 version when calculating and got 807k, sorry
The correct number is 745k.I said in the last thread I had a bad feeling for Yakuza 0
The franchise simply hasn't grown as much as it should and now the reverse is happening with people getting bored of it.
Yakuza 6 needs to pull something out the bag.
Yeah I said in the last thread (Or the one before?) that there's a lot holding the series back.
The story is stuck and needs to progress forward, not backwards. Whilst the gameplay has gone from 5 characters back to 1 and now 2. It doesn't help Yakuza 5 introduced five cities and the most content from Haruka's dance gameplay to Kazuma's crazy taxi races.
I'm also worried that mobile might be finally taking away more and more of the traditional Yakuza fanbase (And in general, Japanese market) too. We'll see with the release of titles like Bloodborn, MGSV etc
anexanhume
Member
We'll know a lot more in two weeks. Very important period for PS4 coming up.
Napalm_Frank
Member
Vita still in #beastmode makes me happy .
I cannot believe there are people buying UMD:s in 2015.
.I cannot believe there are people buying UMD:s in 2015.
Well, we know which one is the superior tracker right?^_^
The important period for PS4 ends in 2 weeks.
Do you see the PS4 doing PS3 numbers, in fact after Dark Souls 2 what do you think the baseline will be?
yes, but isn't this pretty expected from Wii U games? I think that every single Wii U game will have that label at the end of the day.
Considering how it seemed to start /15% S/T on firts day) was able to sell at least again during the weekend and will probably sell the initial shipment pretty easily.
of course, lowered expectations, for Wii U softwares...
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Completely amazed that a PSP game can sell 67k in 2015. I wonder when the PSP will truly be dead.
ninjablade
Banned
even though PS4 isn't doing amazing, its doing good at the moment in japan, and considering how amazing its doing WW, you can why people are excited.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Y0 : 261k
Y5 : 363k
Y3 : 356k
YDS : 306k
YK : 177k
YI : 215k
Definitely not in line with mainline entries but greater than the spin offs except DS. Honestly it being a prequel will effect sales but whats notable is that it doesn't even meet YDS. The PS3 base really suffered.
Y5 : 363k
Y3 : 356k
YDS : 306k
YK : 177k
YI : 215k
Definitely not in line with mainline entries but greater than the spin offs except DS. Honestly it being a prequel will effect sales but whats notable is that it doesn't even meet YDS. The PS3 base really suffered.
RamzaIsCool
The Amiga Brotherhood
Wouldn't the period after that be the most telling about the state of the PS4 in Japan? I wonder if they managed to move up the weekly sales baseline a bit. Dunno 20k would be a win right?
in a good scenario ~15k PER week till Summer?