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[BishopLamont]

How does this make any sense? They are two different market with different tastes in gaming. Tokyo Jungle outsold Xenoblade in Japan therefore its reasonable to say it outsold Xenobalde in the West is what your saying and its a poor prediction because the two markets differ greatly.

They're both new IPs that are RPGs? Its not like we're comparing different genres. Nino also appeared at #11 in NPD, so technically it didn't chart. For all we know Xenoblade could've been at #11 too. My point is, you can't say Nino probably outsold it just because it charted and Xenoblade didn't, they're both niche games. Without numbers, your guess is as good as mine.

 

[serplux]

Anyway, why are we losing the time comparing the sales of two games when we don't even know how much one of them sold? that cannot be more pointless.

'Cause we're bored.

How did we even get to the topic of comparing the two games anyways?

 

[BishopLamont]

'Cause we're bored.

How did we even get to the topic of comparing the two games anyways?

Because of stupid statements like these:

Iirc Ni No Kuni outsold Xenoblade in the states. It sold around 160k in the US.

 

[BriBri]

Anyways, what big new releases are set to chart this week? Early predictions for #1?

 

[Redhood]

My prediction for the week

3ds 65,000
Vita 35,000
WiiU 8,900

The numbers are coming today right?

 

[ShockingAlberto]

I imagine Ni no Kuni sold really well because it was really pretty, talked about because it was really pretty, and a lot of the reviewers who got bored of the game only said so after they had reviewed it.

I am not sure a direct 1:1 comparison can be made to Xenoblade in any metric.

 

[DaBoss]

Anyway, why are we losing the time comparing the sales of two games when we don't even know how much one of them sold? that cannot be more pointless.

Because...ONE MUST HAVE SOLD BETTER!!!

My prediction for the week

3ds 65,000
Vita 35,000
WiiU 8,900

The numbers are coming today right?

Yes they are. Why are you predicting the Vita will rise?

 

[shinra-bansho]

My prediction for the week

3ds 65,000
Vita 35,000
WiiU 8,900

The numbers are coming today right?

Vita isn't going up. :/

 

[BishopLamont]

Because...ONE MUST HAVE SOLD BETTER!!!

Yes they are. Why are you predicting the Vita will rise?

Wrong!

Xenoblade - 141,059
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - 98,773

I imagine Ni no Kuni sold really well because it was really pretty, talked about because it was really pretty, and a lot of the reviewers who got bored of the game only said so after they had reviewed it.

I am not sure a direct 1:1 comparison can be made to Xenoblade in any metric.

Xenoblade is a good game.

Style or Substance, who wins?

 

[michaelius]

10 minutes remaining

*insert Jaws theme music here

I'm expecting around 12k Wii Us and 25k for Vita

 

[Bruno MB]

Wrong!

Xenoblade - 141,059
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - 98,773




Xenoblade is a good game.

Style or Substance, who wins?

That data is old. Here's more recent numbers.

Famitsu:

Xenoblade - 163.442
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Which - 155.500

Media Create:

Xenoblade - 177.659
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Which - 150.715

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

They're both new IPs that are RPGs? Its not like we're comparing different genres. Nino also appeared at #11 in NPD, so technically it didn't chart. For all we know Xenoblade could've been at #11 too. My point is, you can't say Nino probably outsold it just because it charted and Xenoblade didn't, they're both niche games. Without numbers, your guess is as good as mine.

No I was talking about how comparing the Japanese market to the western market is stupid. Just because Game A sells better than game B in Japan does not mean Game A will sell better than game B in the West, even if they are in the same genre, which was the assumption you made in the post I quoted.

Its clear this aint going anywhere without numbers so I agree with you on the last sentence.

Style or Substance, who wins?

Ni No Kuni has a lot of substance. Its only a good looking jrpg but it also has solid mechanics and a decent story.

Xenoblade and Ni No Kuni are definitely some of the best jrpgs this gen has had to offer on consoles imo.

Im expecting Vita to be 20k and WiiU to be 10k.

 

[Road]

Famitsu: famitsu.com/biz/ranking/

Media Create: http://www.4gamer.net/games/117/G011794/20130410067/

Vita will never go under 10k again...

 

[BishopLamont]

No I was talking about how comparing the Japanese market to the western market is stupid. Just because Game A sells better than game B in Japan does not mean Game A will sell better than game B in the West, even if they are in the same genre, which was the assumption you made in the post I quoted.

Its clear this aint going anywhere without numbers so I agree with you on the last sentence.



Ni No Kuni has a lot of substance. Its only a good looking jrpg but it also has solid mechanics and a decent story.

Xenoblade and Ni No Kuni are definitely some of the best jrpgs this gen has had to offer on consoles imo.

Im expecting Vita to be 20k and WiiU to be 10k.

Well yeah thats the point I was making. What you said is just as reasonable as what I said, which is not that reasonable at all.

I don't think Vita will drop to 20k, 25k is looking more likely.

 

[NotLiquid]

Not a bad hold for Wii U considering last week.

Ouch drop for Vita.

 

[Mpl90]

Luigi! :wub:

 

[Hero of Legend]

Dragon Ball Heroes RISED, it passed TWO more games on Garaph, now above Advance Adventure at 153k!

 

[Opus Angelorum]

Vita will never go under 10k again...

lol

I don't think Vita will drop to 20k, 25k is looking more likely.

Ahem.

 

[BishopLamont]

Vita at like 18k or something?

 

[DaBoss]

Media Create Hardware Sales

3DS LL 	34,180
3DS 	22,684
Vita 	19,328
PS3 	16,807
Wii U 	14,783
PSP 	 8,876
Wii 	 1,718
360 	   536

WOW Vita dropped hard, and the Wii U dropped less than expected?

 

[Lexxism]

Weeeegeeeeee! Great job.

 

[Acquiescence]

lol

Oh shit, has it gone under 10k?

Edit - Oh, nevermind.

 

[rjc571]

Vita at like 18k or something?

19328

 

[StreetsAhead]

Not a bad hold for Game & Wario.

 

[Sadist]

Animal Crossing over 3 million

 

[serplux]

Luigi!!!!

Not a bad hold for Game & Wario.

lol.

 

[BishopLamont]

Wii U overperforms, Vita underperforms.

Oh man.

 

[grimshawish]

Vita down another 10k ain't good for 'holding on'.
Sad; it surprised me last week too.

 

[ULTROS!]

Muramasa still kicking DQX and G&W's butt.

 

[shinra-bansho]

WOW Vita dropped hard, and the Wii U stayed the same?

They both fell proportionally the same.

Both will be in or heading towards sub-10K again, where they can once again have epic battles for which is selling worse.

 

[DragonSworne]

Could it be? If Nintendo releases games on Wii U then Japan might embrace it has their main console?

 

[DaBoss]

They both feel proportionally the same.

Bah you caught my original post.

I thought the Wii U did 15K the previous week hence why I said "the Wii U stayed the same".

 

[rjc571]

If the Vita goes back to ~10k a week even after the price drop, I think it's safe to say it's pretty much dead in Japan.

 

[BishopLamont]

Could it be? If Nintendo releases games on Wii U then Japan might embrace it has their main console?

Don't go back to being crazy now.

They both fell proportionally the same.

Both will be in or heading towards sub-10K again, where they can once again have epic battles for which is selling worse.

Vita had a bigger drop though, if you consider how both consoles have been doing, its doing even worse.

 

[Fisico]

Not a good hold for Vita, same for Soul Sacrifice :/

 

[darkside31337]

They both feel proportionally the same.

They are.

Really confused by a lot of the posts in here the past few minutes.

 

[JoeM86]

Do note that while DQX sales are seemingly low, it is at the top of the download charts on the eShop

 

[Sadist]

Mario Kart 7 crossed the 2 million mark as well

 

[StreetsAhead]

Luigi!!!!



lol.

It's at 36K in Famitsu (with cards) and did ~50% of last week. It may eventually sells 60K.

 

[BishopLamont]

Do note that while DQX sales are seemingly low, it is at the top of the download charts on the eShop

Yeah I think this is the biggest reason.

Vita is now supply constrained in Japan. I don't know why though.
(also mentioned in Famitsu Ranking.)

What? Seriously..

Just as things are picking up a little...this happened to PSP aswell.

 

[Celine]

Vita will never go under 10k again...

*I see what you did there*

 

[crinale]

Not a good hold for Vita, same for Soul Sacrifice :/

Vita is now supply constrained in Japan. I don't know why though.
(also mentioned in Famitsu Ranking.)

 

[shinra-bansho]

Supply constrained? For serious? :s
They should have oodles of unsold stock.

They are.

Really confused by a lot of the posts in here the past few minutes.

I actually meant to write "fell" and edited. But I suppose "feel" works too.

Vita was falling from a higher high. It fell around ~12K to end up ~19K, while Wii U fell ~8K to end up at ~15K.

 

[Celine]

They both fell proportionally the same.

Both will be in or heading towards sub-10K again, where they can once again have epic battles for which is selling worse.

At least golden week is nearing...

 

[crinale]

Supply constrained? For serious? :s
They should have oodles of unsold stock.
I actually meant to write "fell" and edited. But I suppose "feel" works too.

Vita was falling from a higher high. It fell around ~12K to end up ~19K, while Wii U fell ~8K to end up at ~15K.

That's for real. Go to Yodobashi or any big retailer and they'll tell you they hand you one at middle of May or something.

 

[Kysen]

Sony must have cut or limited production a while ago and only now realizing that they need to ramp up again.