SwiftDeath
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That infamous PS4 bump?
Which is less than a no particular but maybe early hype for Mario kart Wii U bump?
Lol
Which is less than a no particular but maybe early hype for Mario kart Wii U bump?
Lol
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Media Create Sales: Week 21, 2014 (May 19 - May 25)
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but where are they? what is the PS4 2014 lineup for Japan even
Principate
Saint Titanfall
It ain't pretty that's for certain.
Wait Yakuza Ishin was announced for the PSV?
The amazing 2014 retail PS4 lineup (with confirmed release dates)!
June
26th - Musou Orochi2 Ultimate (late port)
July
3rd - Akiba's Trip 2 (late port)
Edit: September
18th - Omega Quintet
Nightengale
Member
The Evil Within is a Japanese game. you know.
If we exclude games with last-gen ports, Assault Suit Leynos and Omega Quintet.
If we exclude games with last-gen ports, Assault Suit Leynos and Omega Quintet.
Metallix87
Member
The Age of Xbox is at hand.
</sarcasm>
Na. Being realistic, I think it'll hit around 20k if we're lucky.
The Japanese gaming industry (and the industry worldwide) is in a bad state. I don't see crazy numbers happening again in quite a while, regardless of how awesome the content is.
Sony only has themselves to blame but you have to realize they were targeting NA/EU, can't blame them when console gaming in Japan is really dying
Sakura
Member
I'm not sure where they are. I believe there are some otaku centric coming, and titles like Chaos;Child which were announced for the XBO aren't necessarily XBO exclusives (right?).
But it's not surprising that games like Infamous aren't carrying the PS4. With the Wii U, it's lineup is at least popular with the Japanese audience, which is why you see it doing better than the PS4.
But it's not surprising that games like Infamous aren't carrying the PS4. With the Wii U, it's lineup is at least popular with the Japanese audience, which is why you see it doing better than the PS4.
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Saint Titanfall
The PS4 is expensive to develop for because of its raw horsepower. Gen-over-gen, We're seeing the total number of titles released down across the world, not just in Japan. It's reasonable to expect a notable decrease in full releases on PS4 relative to PS3 over the course of the system's lifespan. Obviously we can expect the same for Wii U as well.
Kenshin001
Member
Sony better bring something appealing to the Japanese audience at E3 because if they don't they could well be being outsold by the XBone as well come September.
I love the WiiU and im pretty excited about MK8
But i dont think the WiiU will be above 15k in japan next week
Hope im wrong, maybe very very wrong, but the home console market in japan is just too damaged right now
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Saint Titanfall
It wasn't a bad decision that's certain and of course it's paying of course dividends in the west but they should have enough sway to secure more support from niche developers than this even with minimal effort.
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Metallix87
Member
Since we're all predicting, I'm guessing around 35k for Wii U next week.
Well time to make moe football, then. We have moe basketball and moe freaking battleships ffs!
it's also cross-gen though, hard to say how many people will go and purchase a new console when they could just play it on their existing systems
LTD though?
Nightengale
Member
It's Japan, so not as much.
I think first week it'll catter mainly to current WiiU owners.
So 25-30k and around 250k units sold with some good legs as worth of mouth + ads spread and people buys more WiiUs. For the rest of June something like 15k/week.
shinra-bansho
Member
Next tracking period i.e. this week will have Mario Kart 8, correct?
Wonder if this mild increase is due to that.
Wonder if this mild increase is due to that.
Napalm_Frank
Member
Rise lord Vita! Toward the next beast mode.
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With Bayonetta 2 seemingly confirmed for summer and Hyrules release date, it appears the wii u is scraping together a proper line perhaps for the only time in it's existence.
Cosmo Clock 21
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I keep track of the iOS top grossing charts, and the Top 100 has a healthy mix of titles that are both new and old. Based on GungHo's GDC presentation we know even their less popular titles turn a profit. Just because you hear about a few games turning in unimaginable profits (P&D and now Monster Strike too) doesn't mean the other games aren't sustainable.
Because people keep wondering about it, the Wii U/NSMBU bump is indeed a result of Mario Kart 8 hype.
For the last two weeks, Nintendo has started touring MK8 around Japan and demoing it in electronics stores, such as Yodobashi Camera. It is getting a lot of attention, and as a result, the Wii U aisles definitely aren't as as barren as they were this time a month ago. This may be anecdotal, but I have also seen more people purchasing Wii U systems than usual, so I was wondering if there would be a slight boost ahead of MK8's release.
Expect a much larger hardware boost next week.
For the last two weeks, Nintendo has started touring MK8 around Japan and demoing it in electronics stores, such as Yodobashi Camera. It is getting a lot of attention, and as a result, the Wii U aisles definitely aren't as as barren as they were this time a month ago. This may be anecdotal, but I have also seen more people purchasing Wii U systems than usual, so I was wondering if there would be a slight boost ahead of MK8's release.
Expect a much larger hardware boost next week.
Yes, you are correct.
Metallix87
Member
Hopefully E3 further bolsters the lineup.
Nightengale
Member
Eh, WiiU's games last year was pretty good too.
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Saint Titanfall
It was sparse as hell though random releases here and there (though while relatively big). There was a good reason why it hung around the 10k mark most of the year.
Yup. NSMBU got a sales boost, definitely from players picking up a Wii U.
Yup!
Well so far Wii U has had several high profile exclusives come out and all of them have failed to set the charts on fire. I admire everyone's enthusiasm for MK8, but anyone expecting anything more then high software numbers and low hardware numbers is in for a rude awakening. Then again, after the way Wii U and PS4 have been selling, and increase from sub-10K to 50K+ would seem like a dream lol.
Kresnik258
Member
Amnesia World did better than I thought. Seems like the otome crowd has already migrated to Vita, faster than I expected.
Props to Youkai Watch on 1 million, too.
Wonder if we've found the new baseline for Vita & 3DS. Sure hope so; don't want to see it at much less than they are right now.
Props to Youkai Watch on 1 million, too.
Wonder if we've found the new baseline for Vita & 3DS. Sure hope so; don't want to see it at much less than they are right now.
Nightengale
Member
Well, sustainability is an issue that all non-handhelds are facing.
It's extra tough since we're probably looking at a gen with a long stretch of cross-platform time. Compared to other core markets, Japan's software migration is notably slower, which impacts hardware migration.
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Saint Titanfall
But it still shocked everyone at Christmas with it's 100k a week sales.
But yeah it probably won't be that big a jump.
Kresnik258
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You might want to check amazon.jp (I can't from work) to pull a few more release dates that you're missing. Not least: Samurai Warriors 4; Dragon Age Inquisition; Watch Dogs; Murdered Soul Suspect & Thief.
Obviously, nothing there that's going to make a difference, but if we're making lists they might as well be the full thing.
I agree.
Super Mario 3DWorld had a good debut (100k) but increased the HW saels from 14k to 20k in November, around holidays period when Wii U was "hotter" compared to a normal period.
On the other hand, DQX expansion pack sold 70k on Wii U, but provided a good bump, from 28k to 48k. it was closer to Holiday seasons, so probably benefit from that, in fact the week after the Wii U sold 74k.
In other words: I'm expecting an higher MK8 debut software number, but still a not so hot Wii U hw bump.
Clothes will get damaged after each fault. The girls' sounds while doing any action will sound like some cheap porn. And despite it being competent gameplay wise it'll get overlooked by the amount of crap that they've trown into it to try and catter to the otaku audience.
Your turn, Compile Heart.
I'm curious about how Bayonetta 2 and Hyrule Warriors will perform. Both are games whose audience are traditionally on PS consoles.
They'll probably announce X and Smash Bros release date at a Nintendo Direct. Probably some Mario Kart DLC (free or paid). And some 2015 games.
The latter half of the year was quite good for what I've read here on GAF, even if the first one was quite bad after some delays. They seem to be doing the same strategy this year.
small44
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Best selling vita games sold less then 500k vita has 0 big games