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[duckroll]

Very good news, won't pull a Ninokuni, though I wonder if any new shipments are going to be barebones UMDs or still figure-included big boxes.

Hino has said that there will won't be a "barebones" retail release because the figure package is not a "first pressing" but the "standard packaging". He is very adamant about this. In future, if they release a Best Price release for the game, it will probably be a normal game package, but for now I doubt Level 5 has any plans to change their minds.

 

[allan-bh]

Nintendo could have been less conservative.

90% sell-through is extremely high.

 

[A Link to the Past]

If this was the PAL thread someone would be saying that only selling to 14% of your userbase is a disasterous start for Zelda! To be fair 3DS sales look miraculous compared to everywhere else, and the game might hold on for a while. How long until it becomes best selling 3DS game there?

Eh. I'm not ready to call OoT3D a success. Didn't Spirit Tracks get all of its sales done almost right away?

 

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Hino has said that there will won't be a "barebones" retail release because the figure package is not a "first pressing" but the "standard packaging". He is very adamant about this. In future, if they release a Best Price release for the game, it will probably be a normal game package, but for now I doubt Level 5 has any plans to change their minds.

Woot, I could have sworn I read the contrary just a few days ago but after looking for it right now I just noticed it was me misreading the bit about the 300k shipment all along (this story). Sorry for the confusion, not even sure myself how I took it like the first shipment was the only getting the figurine in the end.

 

[duckroll]

Eh. I'm not ready to call OoT3D a success. Didn't Spirit Tracks get all of its sales done almost right away?

No?

 

[Chris1964]

21. / 21. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends (Nintendo) {2011.02.26}
22. / 22. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PSP the Best) (Konami) {2011.02.24}
23. / 15. [PS3] Nobunaga's Ambition: Way of Heaven with Power-Up Kit (Koei Tecmo) {2011.05.26}
24. / 23. [PS3] Demon's Souls (PlayStation 3 the Best) (SCE) {2010.02.25}
25. / 24. [WII] Sengoku Basara 3 # (Best Price!) (Capcom) {2011.06.02}
26. / 29. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) {2009.12.03}
27. / 27. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami) {2010.11.18}
28. / 25. [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) {2010.12.09}
29. / 13. [PS3] Warriors: Legends of Troy (Koei Tecmo) {2011.05.26}
30. / 28. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
31. / 06. [PSP] Gekiatsu!! Pachi Game Tamashi Portable Vol. 1: CR Evangelion - Shinjitsu no Tsubasa # (Fields) {2011.06.09}
32. / 17. [WII] Pandora's Tower: Until I Return to Your Side (Nintendo) {2011.05.26}
33. / 00. [360] Brink (Bethesda Softworks) {2011.06.16}
34. / 32. [WII] Billy's Boot Camp: Enjoy the Diet on Wii! (Rocket Company) {2011.04.21}
35. / 34. [3DS] Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (Level 5) {2011.02.26}
36. / 36. [WII] Momotaro Railway 2010: Sengoku Ishin no Hero Daishuugou! no Maki (Everyone's Recommendation Selection) (Hudson) {2011.01.20}
37. / 40. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) {2006.05.25}
38. / 33. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) {2008.01.31}
39. / 09. [PS3] Red Faction: Armageddon (Spike) {2011.06.09}
40. / 20. [PS3] Gekiatsu!! Pachi Game Tamashi Vol. 2: CR Evangelion - Shinjitsu no Tsubasa (Fields) {2011.06.09}
41. / 35. [NDS] Magician's Quest: The Merchant’s Store of Sorcery (Konami) {2010.11.11}
42. / 43. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Dubbed Edition) (Square Enix) {2010.12.16}
43. / 49. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) {2005.12.08}
44. / 31. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami) {2010.10.28}
45. / 46. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii 3 (Bandai Namco) {2010.12.02}
46. / 41. [NDS] One Piece: Gigant Battle (Bandai Namco) {2010.09.09}
47. / 00. [PS3] Atelier Totori: The Alchemist of Arland 2 (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Gust) {2011.05.26}
48. / 44. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) {2009.06.18}
49. / 47. [WII] Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Best Price!) (Capcom) {2011.04.21}
50. / 42. [PS3] Infamous (PlayStation 3 the Best) (SCE) {2011.05.26}


WII - 13
PS3 - 11
NDS - 8
PSP - 8
3DS - 5
360 - 4
PS2 - 1


SOFTWARE

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|System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year |        YTD |   Last YTD |            
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|  ALL  |   776.000 |   690.000 |   617.269 | 20.114.000 | 25.294.184 |       
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[Cygnus X-1]

If I understand correctly, Zelda Ocarina 3D sell-through is 90.02% according to Media Create.

That's incredible. Nintendo better ship another 200k next week

Eh. I'm not ready to call OoT3D a success. Didn't Spirit Tracks get all of its sales done almost right away?

No. It is a success. For a remake, it can't be considered otherwise.

 

[Takao]

I don't think anyone noticed this last week, but where the heck did Resi 5 pop out of?

That's incredible. Nintendo better ship another 200k next week

No they shouldn't.

 

[Chris1964]

I don't think anyone noticed this last week, but where the heck did Resi 5 pop out of?

2010 45 {2010.11.08 - 2010.11.14} 20. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11} - 5.035 / 5.035 (36,68%)
2010 46 {2010.11.15 - 2010.11.21} 32. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
2010 47 {2010.11.22 - 2010.11.28} 48. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
2010 52 {2010.12.27 - 2011.01.02} 48. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11} - 0 / 33.358
2011 01 {2011.01.03 - 2011.01.09} 44. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
2011 02 {2011.01.10 - 2011.01.16} 36. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
2011 03 {2011.01.17 - 2011.01.23} 39. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
2011 04 {2011.01.24 - 2011.01.30} 50. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
2011 05 {2011.01.31 - 2011.02.06} 40. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
2011 06 {2011.02.07 - 2011.02.13} 43. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
2011 07 {2011.02.14 - 2011.02.20} 44. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
2011 10 {2011.03.07 - 2011.03.13} 47. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
2011 11 {2011.03.14 - 2011.03.20} 41. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
2011 12 {2011.03.21 - 2011.03.27} 49. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
2011 14 {2011.04.04 - 2011.04.10} 41. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
2011 15 {2011.04.11 - 2011.04.17} 37. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
2011 16 {2011.04.18 - 2011.04.24} 47. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
2011 17 {2011.04.25 - 2011.05.01} 43. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
2011 18 {2011.05.02 - 2011.05.08} 47. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
2011 19 {2011.05.09 - 2011.05.15} 36. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
2011 20 {2011.05.16 - 2011.05.22} 39. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
2011 21 {2011.05.23 - 2011.05.29} 40. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
2011 22 {2011.05.30 - 2011.06.05} 32. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
2011 23 {2011.06.06 - 2011.06.12} 28. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}
2011 24 {2011.06.13 - 2011.06.19} 30. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom) {2010.11.11}

 

[Cygnus X-1]

No they shouldn't.

Why? Next week probably another 50-70k. Then, the same in the further 2-3 weeks. And 200k is gone. Do you think it's going to have a FF-like drop of 85-90%? I don't think it will.

 

[Takao]

To quote cvxfreak for a second "Holy fucking crap". I didn't know Japan liked punching boulders that much.

Why? Next week probably another 50-70k. Then, the same in the further 2-3 weeks. And 200k is gone. Do you think it's going to have a FF-like drop of 85-90%? I don't think it will.

I think it's better if they meet demand, rather than have shelves full of games. If they can print 200k, then shipping out only half that this week would be a good idea, and then make further shipments based on the sell through of that week. Spirit Tracks' long legs were a result of its bomba pricing, and it's understandable Nintendo doesn't want to repeat that.

 

[noobie]

PS3 has 1 game in Top 20 and 10 games in from 21 to 50..
thats amazing...
Demon Soul, RE & WWE look like slow burner..
how long it has been for Demon Soul since it release.. its a longest surviving PS3 game..
seeing GT5 missing is a sad sad thing..

 

[Dedication Through Light]

So I guess Bleach: Soul Ignition is on next weeks?

 

[electroplankton]

Very happy about Little Battlers Xperience success; I think Level 5 is one of the few Japanese software house that understood how to sell games in the last gen. I hope it will milk less his brands, because this might be annoying (Prof. Layton saw a dramatic decline over the last three entries), but working as it did for this new PSP game is a strong fact which Square Enix and co. should be look at.

Ridiculous result for Steins;Gate anyway; 5pb should be satisfied to have built a loyal fanbase on 360, which has not performed so well the last years, concerning both hardware and software.

PS: this is my first post on Gaf, I'm very glad to have the chance to write in such a beautiful community!

 

[Rolf NB]

I don't think anyone noticed this last week, but where the heck did Resi 5 pop out of?

It's the go-to game for new PSMove owners.

 

[Chris1964]

Media Create Sales (Nintendo): May 2011 (May 9 - Jun 5)

01. / 00. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP (Bandai Namco) {2011.05.26} - 97.241 / NEW
02. / 01. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 - Professional (Square Enix) {2011.03.31} - 64.714 / 519.496 (-78%)
03. / 00. [3DS] Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom) {2011.06.02} - 58.792 / NEW
04. / 00. [3DS] Dead or Alive: Dimensions (Koei Tecmo) {2011.05.19} - 30.559 / NEW
05. / 00. [WII] Pandora's Tower: Until I Return to Your Side (Nintendo) {2011.05.26} - 29.881 / NEW
06. / 00. [3DS] Steel Diver (Nintendo) {2011.05.12} - 26.377 / NEW
07. / 04. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} - 23.354 / 1.904.952 (-47%)
08. / 00. [NDS] Treasure Report: Kikai Jikake no Isan (Bandai Namco) {2011.05.26} - 20.461 / NEW
09. / 02. [NDS] Battle & Get! Pokemon Typing DS (Pokemon Co.) {2011.04.21} - 19.906 / 119.391 (-80%)
10. / 06. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} - 19.864 / 5.192.693 (-45%)
11. / 08. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} - 15.708 / 3.236.908 (-46%)
12. / 05. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} - 13.965 / 228.803 (-68%)
13. / 17. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) {2009.10.01} - 13.473 / 2.320.606 (-30%)
14. / 10. [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) {2010.12.09} - 13.228 / 906.174 (-51%)
15. / 13. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} - 11.814 / 341.646 (-46%)
16. / 03. [3DS] Pilotwings Resort (Nintendo) {2011.04.14} - 10.786 / 65.193 (-80%)
17. / 12. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) {2009.12.03} - 10.456 / 4.291.631 (-54%)
18. / 09. [3DS] Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (Level 5) {2011.02.26} - 10.239 / 290.766 (-63%)
19. / 00. [WII] Billy's Boot Camp: Enjoy the Diet on Wii! (Rocket Company) {2011.04.21} - 9.568 / 19.160
20. / 20. [WII] Momotaro Railway 2010: Sengoku Ishin no Hero Daishuugou! no Maki (Everyone's Recommendation Selection) (Hudson) {2011.01.20} - 9.383 / 75.308 (-42%)


WII - 9
3DS - 7
NDS - 4


Since most likely we won't post the full Famitsu 2010 top 1000 this year these are the million sellers it has:

001. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} - 4.914.813 / 4.914.813
002. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {2010.12.01} - 3.480.989 / 3.480.989
003. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) {2009.12.03} - 1.599.845 / 4.084.995
004. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} - 1.539.228 / 1.539.228
005. [NDS] Dragon Quest VI: Realms Of Revelation (Square Enix) {2010.01.28} - 1.297.344 / 1.297.344
006. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 (Square Enix) {2010.04.28} - 1.276.303 / 1.276.303
007. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) {2009.06.18} - 1.196.148 / 3.508.096
010. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) {2009.10.01} - 849.664 / 2.148.197
015. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) {2009.06.25} - 577.042 / 2.119.848
020. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} - 527.874 / 2.977.636
022. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver (Pokemon Co.) {2009.09.12} - 506.507 / 3.889.104
030. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) {2006.05.25} - 355.639 / 6.015.225
056. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) {2009.12.17} - 206.057 / 1.904.313
058. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2: Threat of the Invaders - Fire / Blizzard (Level 5) {2009.10.01} - 201.773 / 1.145.388
075. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) {2008.01.31} - 151.816 / 2.032.654
078. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) {2005.12.08} - 145.761 / 3.709.271
114. [WII] Monster Hunter 3 (Capcom) {2009.08.01} - 102.710 / 1.070.743
128. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo) {2006.12.01} - 89.920 / 3.682.754
130. [NDS] Mario Party DS (Nintendo) {2007.11.08} - 88.930 / 2.015.390
172. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon Co.) {2008.09.13} - 61.453 / 2.577.280
182. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo) {2006.12.02} - 57.766 / 2.800.615
191. [NDS] Nintendogs: Labrador / Dachshund / Chihuahua & Friends (Nintendo) {2005.04.21} - 54.416 / 1.987.499
192. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (Square Enix) {2009.07.11} - 54.306 / 4.155.274
202. [WII] Mario Party 8 (Nintendo) {2007.07.26} - 50.825 / 1.427.575
223. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo) {2005.11.23} - 46.432 / 5.157.481
247. [NDS] Pokemon Diamond / Pearl (Pokemon Co.) {2006.09.28} - 41.343 / 5.793.340
260. [NDS] Rhythm Heaven: Tap into the Rhythm (Nintendo) {2008.07.31} - 38.106 / 1.869.103
282. [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) {2007.11.01} - 33.325 / 1.005.649
332. [NDS] Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo) {2008.11.06} - 27.114 / 1.201.963
362. [NDS] Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo) {2004.12.02} - 24.303 / 1.204.009
388. [GBA] Pokemon Emerald (Pokemon Co.) {2004.09.16} - 21.739 / 2.189.078
417. [GBA] Pokemon Fire Red / Leaf Green (Pokemon Co.) {2004.01.29} - 19.635 / 3.068.223
444. [NDS] English Training (Nintendo) {2006.01.26} - 18.305 / 2.203.669
461. [NDS] More Brain Training (Nintendo) {2005.12.29} - 17.532 / 5.060.499
507. [WII] Animal Crossing: City Folk (Nintendo) {2008.11.20} - 14.896 / 1.221.459
541. [NDS] Brain Training (Nintendo) {2005.05.19} - 13.449 / 3.829.480
671. [NDS] Big Brain Academy (Nintendo) {2005.06.30} - 9.356 / 1.589.539
833. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) {2007.12.01} - 6.232 / 3.561.787
938. [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time / Darkness (Pokemon Co.) {2007.09.13} - 4.634 / 1.551.640

 

[electroplankton]

After saw these:
247. [NDS] Pokemon Diamond / Pearl (Pokemon Co.) {2006.09.28} - 41.343 / 5.793.340
388. [GBA] Pokemon Emerald (Pokemon Co.) {2004.09.16} - 21.739 / 2.189.078
417. [GBA] Pokemon Fire Red / Leaf Green (Pokemon Co.) {2004.01.29} - 19.635 / 3.068.223

..I wonder where Pokémon Black/White may go! Since it's been stable for a long time (actually, it has had a small incresing trend this month), I argue it will overcome Diamond/Pearl before Grey will be out (plausibly a mid-2012 release).

Generally speaking, Nintendo had a huge performance as well as the previous years; just two million sellers are not on Nintendo consoles! Even with poor numbers during the year, the Wii could push a lot of software, Wii Party is a big surprise for me (at least, with this result, and it keeps selling), and there are evergreens which are simply impossible to pull out from the chart (Brawl and Mario Kart in particular, since are more traditional than the title in the Wii series).

The last issue concerns the Training games. As this chart shows, they're not selling a lot anymore (even if there are very old titles, I think it's possible to see the trend also in weekly charts).. Where is the genre supposed to go? It has been a cash-flow for Nintendo during the last/current generation, but it seems hard to pose it again on 3DS, unless someone in the company finds how to create something unique and fresh for the console itself (maybe the Eye Training is the most "reasonable" in a sense).

 

[Road]

Dengeki Sales, Jun 13 - Jun 19, 2011 (week 25)

01. / 00. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo) - 170,503 / 170,503 [Sell-through: 90% => 189,000 shipped]
02. / 00. [PSP] Danball Senki (Level 5) - 167,152 / 167,152 [Sell-through: 80% => 209,000 shipped]
03. / 01. [PS3] Yakuza: Of the End (SEGA) - 55,110 / 360,135
04. / 00. [360] Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling (5pb. ) - 31,728 / 31,728 [Sell-through: 90% => 35,000 shipped]
05. / 05. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional (Square Enix) - 8,290 / 536,016
06. / 02. [3DS] Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom) - 8,076 / 83,776
07. / 04. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP (Bandai Namco) - 7,335 / 115,935
08. / 03. [NDS] Battle & Get! Pokemon Typing DS (Pokemon Co.) - 6,961 / 136,884
09. / 00. [360] Steins;Gate Double Pack (5pb. ) - 6,840 / 6,840 [Sell-through: 90% => 8,000 shipped]
10. / 11. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) - 6,213 / 1,869,317
11. / 17. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 5,150 / ?
12. / 12. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) - 5,150 / 4,578,305
13. / 00. [360] Steins;Gate [Xbox 360 Platinum Collection] (5pb. ) - 4,809 / 4,809
14. / 08. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 (Konami) - 4,550 / 195,247
15. / 10. [PSP] Patapon 3 (SCE) - 4,422 / 124,324
16. / 00. [PS2] Sangoku Ren Senki: Otome no Heihou! (Prototype) - 3,913 / 3,913
17. / 18. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 3,900 / 3,156,466
18. / 07. [PSP] Akiba's Trip (Acquire) - 3,894 / 93,815
19. / 25. [NDS] Pokemon Black (Pokemon Co.) - 3,865 / ?
20. / 19. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker [PSP the Best] (Konami) - 3,600 / ?



Other software LTD:
1998-11-21 [N64] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo) - 1,377,000

http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/377/377706/
http://megalodon.jp/2011-0625-1151-21/news.dengeki.com/soft/ranking/ranking.html

Week 24: 06-06~06-12

 

[flawfuls]

Does anyone know if the no deleting saves thing for Mercenaries has actually succeeded in stopping used game sales at all?

 

[saichi]

Other software LTD:
1998-11-21 [N64] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo) - 1,377,000

for a moment, I thought it's 1337 which would have solidified its elite status

 

[king zell]

Atelier Meruru this week biggest release

http://www.true-gaming.net/home/31048/

more releases for the week (alot of them)

http://www.true-gaming.net/home/31031/

 

[cvxfreak]

Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition - 279,951
Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 The Best) - 42,700
Resident Evil 5 (PS3) - 520,564
Resident Evil 5 (360) - 123,817

Total: 967,032 as of the end of 2010

Japan has most likely gotten its second HD million seller. Congratulations. This also marks/would mark the 5th RE game to pass 1 million in Japan, after RE1/2/3/4. Depending on how well Revival Selection sells, maybe CODE: Veronica can finally pass 1 million too.

 

[galian beast]

Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition - 279,951
Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 The Best) - 42,700
Resident Evil 5 (PS3) - 520,564
Resident Evil 5 (360) - 123,817

Total: 967,032 as of the end of 2010

Japan has most likely gotten its second HD million seller. Congratulations. This also marks/would mark the 5th RE game to pass 1 million in Japan, after RE1/2/3/4. Depending on how well Revival Selection sells, maybe CODE: Veronica can finally pass 1 million too.

cvxfreak, i wouldnt hold my breath.

 

[FINALFANTASYDOG]

Hino has said that there will won't be a "barebones" retail release because the figure package is not a "first pressing" but the "standard packaging". He is very adamant about this. In future, if they release a Best Price release for the game, it will probably be a normal game package, but for now I doubt Level 5 has any plans to change their minds.

It's all part of the media mix - reading the interviews with Hino, the game is suppose to in itself be a promotion for the rest of the figure line, where the figures are part of the promotion for the anime and game, all ties together in one big loop of happy profits for level 5.

Also want to comment on my favorite game of this generation steins gate!

Da-rin is Best opening of the year, should go on to be the best selling game of the year for 360.

Also if you combine platinum collection + double pack, the original steins gate sold more this week then it did on it's first week.

Seeing Microsoft's actions call to my mind the fact that Microsoft really doesn't give a bloody about the act of making any type of cash flow in the country of Japan, they just want KINECT to enter into the minds of the market. Dance central? Yep that sells 10% of da-rin, but's let push the dance central. "Also we need a wholesome family image for Kinect, so let's put restriction on games and the panties they can show."

 

[duckroll]

It's all part of the media mix - reading the interviews with Hino, the game is suppose to in itself be a promotion for the rest of the figure line, where the figures are part of the promotion for the anime and game, all ties together in one big loop of happy profits for level 5.

Yeah, basically the model that comes with the game is an exclusive basic starter kit. If a fan who likes the game and likes the figure wants more, he/she will have to go out and buy the ones available at retail.

 

[Kagari]

Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition - 279,951
Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 The Best) - 42,700
Resident Evil 5 (PS3) - 520,564
Resident Evil 5 (360) - 123,817

Total: 967,032 as of the end of 2010

Japan has most likely gotten its second HD million seller. Congratulations. This also marks/would mark the 5th RE game to pass 1 million in Japan, after RE1/2/3/4. Depending on how well Revival Selection sells, maybe CODE: Veronica can finally pass 1 million too.

For some reason I had thought Biohazard 5 sold a bit better on the 360 than what is shown there. Guess not.

Speaking of 360, currently, what is the best selling game for the system in Japan? Blue Dragon still?

 

[DR2K]

For some reason I had thought Biohazard 5 sold a bit better on the 360 than what is shown there. Guess not.

Speaking of 360, currently, what is the best selling game for the system in Japan? Blue Dragon still?

Probably Tales of Vesperia.

 

[cvxfreak]

For some reason I had thought Biohazard 5 sold a bit better on the 360 than what is shown there. Guess not.

Speaking of 360, currently, what is the best selling game for the system in Japan? Blue Dragon still?

Star Ocean 4: 208,521
Tales of Vesperia: 204,305
Blue Dragon: 203,740

 

[klee123]

Star Ocean 4: 208,521
Tales of Vesperia: 204,305
Blue Dragon: 203,740

Funny thing is that Vesperia on PS3 was able to double those numbers, whilst SO4 int struggles to do 200K

Just says how much word of mouth and additional content means for belated releases.

 

[ULTROS!]

Kinda curious what's SO4 International's LTD date up to now.

 

[Magicpaint]

Funny thing is that Vesperia on PS3 was able to double those numbers, whilst SO4 int struggles to do 200K

Just says how much word of mouth and additional content means for belated releases.

Vesperia PS3 sold a lot more than the 360 version.

 

[allan-bh]

Kinda curious what's SO4 International's LTD date up to now.

158,067 is last know number. End of 2010.

 

[airmangataosenai]

Funny thing is that Vesperia on PS3 was able to double those numbers, whilst SO4 int struggles to do 200K

Just says how much word of mouth and additional content means for belated releases.

Same thing happened with Eternal Sonata. Totally tanked on PS3 after word of mouth ruined it and that probably is what lead to Namco not releasing Vesperia on PS3 until so much later, heh.

 

[FINALFANTASYDOG]

Star Ocean 4: 208,521
Tales of Vesperia: 204,305
Blue Dragon: 203,740

These numbers don't include the budget version of Vesperia , I'll find the source later, but 99% sure Vesperia is the best selling game on 360

 

[duckroll]

These numbers don't include the budget version of Vesperia , I'll find the source later, but 99% sure Vesperia is the best selling game on 360

We usually don't include budget re-releases when discussing single best selling SKU though.

 

[allan-bh]

These numbers don't include the budget version of Vesperia , I'll find the source later, but 99% sure Vesperia is the best selling game on 360

Budget version not appear in Famitsu and Media Create Top 1000

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

Well, nobody mentioned SKU. And when not specifically mentioned, I think we do tend to combine--nobody talks about Monster Hunter Portable 2 being a 2.4 million game, but a 4+ million game.

 

[duckroll]

Well, nobody mentioned SKU. And when not specifically mentioned, I think we do tend to combine--nobody talks about Monster Hunter Portable 2 being a 2.4 million game, but a 4+ million game.

Yeah, I suppose that's true.

 

[onken]

Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition - 279,951
Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 The Best) - 42,700
Resident Evil 5 (PS3) - 520,564
Resident Evil 5 (360) - 123,817

Total: 967,032 as of the end of 2010

Japan has most likely gotten its second HD million seller. Congratulations. This also marks/would mark the 5th RE game to pass 1 million in Japan, after RE1/2/3/4. Depending on how well Revival Selection sells, maybe CODE: Veronica can finally pass 1 million too.

Cool. You can add +1 to that because I bought a copy for a friend a few months ago because I hate him.

 

[Road]

It doesn't make that much sense to separate "best" releases just because of price. I mean, can we tell how many copies of the first release of MH3, FFXIII and LoZ:Spirit Tracks were sold at full price or from the "bomba bin" (sometimes cheaper than even "best" copies)?

I think we have a less clear cut case when we start to add things like "FFVII-International", "KH-Final Mix" or "MGS3-Subsistence". But, in light of this generation, are they any different from things like "Fallout: Game of The Year Edition", which is the original game + new content (that was originally sold through digital downloads)?

It is hard to define a rule for this. If we have data for everything, just label it properly and let people decide. =P

However, as has been said, ToV Platinum has not appeared in any chart we have (monthly 360 or Top 1000). So it couldn't have sold much more than 5k, which would put it barely ahead of SO4. (For the record, Blue Dragon Platinum has only a total of 709 from GameDataMuseum).



That was Famitsu data. Maybe FFDog is thinking about Media-Create:

[360] Tales of Vesperia (Bandai Namco) {2008.08.07} - 200,885
[360] Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope (Square Enix) {2009.02.19} - 197,147

 

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Including re-releases, Ace Combat 6 is at something like 250k with the majority coming from the budget re-release...because it was bundled with some 360 system (arcade?) for quite a while.

 

[klee123]

These numbers don't include the budget version of Vesperia , I'll find the source later, but 99% sure Vesperia is the best selling game on 360

Don't think the budget release would mean much for 360 ToV, since it was never charted.

This pretty much applies to practically 99% of 360 games though. They are extremely front loaded.

 

[allan-bh]

I think Tales of Xillia will sell more than 500k on PS3.

 

[onken]

I think Tales of Xillia will sell more than 500k on PS3.

I like Tales but I'm not sure I want a game as ugly and expensive as Xillia to sell that well.

 

[Labadal]

250k-300k tops. Don't see it doing much better than that. Isn't it also the most epxensive tales game to be released?

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

Unless there's something particularly wrong with Xillia, it seems unlikely to me that it would do worse than X360 and Wii ports, which did over 300K each.

 

[allan-bh]

Vesperia did almost 400k on PS3. Why Xillia don't sell 500k?

 

[Cygnus X-1]

OoT's performance during its second week will be interesting.

 

[AranhaHunter]

Same thing happened with Eternal Sonata. Totally tanked on PS3 after word of mouth ruined it and that probably is what lead to Namco not releasing Vesperia on PS3 until so much later, heh.

I might be wrong, but wasn't it shown that MS had paid for Tales exclusivity?

 

[Road]

Vesperia did almost 400k on PS3. Why Xillia don't sell 500k?

Even Namco Bandai is expecting 400k.