I agree although with PSP slowly exiting the stage i can't see why it won't happen again .
Thank you.
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Media Create Sales: Week 26, 2013 (Jun 24 - Jun 30)
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I agree although with PSP slowly exiting the stage i can't see why it won't happen again .
Thank you.
Reneledarker
Banned
Really glad that Toukiden performed well, once I get a vita I will buy it.
I just wonder how Koei is going to handle Toukiden.
Hopefully not like they handle Dynasty Warriors games.
I just wonder how Koei is going to handle Toukiden.
Hopefully not like they handle Dynasty Warriors games.
It's safe to say that at least will sell better than Time Travelers, Guild01 and Girls RPG. I guess it's something to begin with.
Delay the Anime until january 2014 it's not a good idea though.
BishopLamont
Banned
I reckon it'll do at least Fantasy Life numbers.
The debut will be so much lower for sure. Hope it has Inazuma Eleven legs to reach this number.
Glass Rebel
Member
I don't think it will be a huge success but not a bomba either.
Judging by the Famitsu scores it has a decent marketing budget though.
Magicpaint
Member
I honestly have no idea what to expect from Yokai Watch.
Father_Brain
Banned
Oh, that was more of a joke based on the fact that it still doesn't have a release date even as we near the two-year mark since its announcement. I don't really think there's much chance it'll be cancelled.
distantmantra
Member
Wow, Gundam Breaker did way better than I thought it would. Got my copy in the mail today.
BishopLamont
Banned
Oh with next week's numbers DKC3D will have sold out its first shipment of 190k. Lets see how far its legs go.
Whats so much lower? Fantasy Life opened with 134k FW, I don't think it'll have any problems matching that.
michaelius
Banned
metalslimer
Member
I hope its more but we could be seeing a LTD not to much higher than that. I highly doubt it ever reaches Fantasy's Life's total.
Fantasy Life was released during Christmas period and the End of the Year boost. And FL could have been helped by Animal Crossing hype. Also the stock problems this game had, maybe benefited FL.
Otherwise, Youkai Watch was supposed to be released across an Anime, but it was delayed until 2014. If the Anime was currently airing I could see a FL performance, but without this promotion I think this numbers are out of reach.
Youkai Watch succes will be caused by its legs, like Inazuma Eleven did. We'll see.
400k first day
You answered your own question in your post.
cartman414
Member
So total Etrian Odyssey sales have been tapering since the hardest one? I am disappoint.
You mean in the first fucking hour, I hope.
Not sure about that. It won't be a smash hit, but it will hopefully build up a first user base for furure releases. Yokai Watch is supposed to follow Inazuma's footsteps and IE didn't become a huge hit until the second game and until the anime build up a solid fan base either.
It would be wonderful. Maybe then Square might just realise that people will buy their games if they're good.
L5 won't let the game build an userbase.
They will release Yokai Watch + Ultra G at the end of the year and one month before the release they'll announce Yokai Watch 2: Rolex Edition and Yokai Watch 2: Casio Edition for release in summer 2014.
michaelius
Banned
Why people were expecting remake (or reimagination or whatever you call it) to outsell latest numbered sequel ?
SatelliteOfLove
Member
Why did so many titles release at once? The lead up was extremely bare, as is this week. Why did they all dogpile last week? End of financial quarter fun times or?
cartman414
Member
I'm talking about the series as a whole. You would think that the more accessible 3 and 4 would sell better, given that they pulled bigger first week sales.
StreetsAhead
Member
It's funny seeing people say Youkai Watch will not sell as well as Fantasy Life, considering how many people thought that game would bomb being released so soon after Animal Crossing.
Sammy Samusu
Member
I'd die for EO5 with a different, more mature art-style, something like Fire Emblem Awakening.
That would definitely attract more players.
That would definitely attract more players.
shinra-bansho
Member
Hmm, on a different note, the Wii really has died off a lot faster than I thought it would.
I originally had thought it possible it would crawl its way to 13M eventually, but that seems out of reach now.
The PS3 also won't reach that number, but I am curious how much that gap narrows eventually and whether there's still demand for the system at a lower price.
The Wii has been outsold in the UK, and will ultimately be outsold in the US I think; it's quite a reversal given the massive phenomenon it was.
I originally had thought it possible it would crawl its way to 13M eventually, but that seems out of reach now.
The PS3 also won't reach that number, but I am curious how much that gap narrows eventually and whether there's still demand for the system at a lower price.
The Wii has been outsold in the UK, and will ultimately be outsold in the US I think; it's quite a reversal given the massive phenomenon it was.
I don't think they'll ship 400k first day.
It's sad how they underestimate these things
Pennies & Nickels
Banned
Toukiden Vita sales are almost double that of the PSP version's, which is great. Hopefully publishers will take notice (although if more games of this type sell well on the Vita, it will just encourage more MonHun-likes, which I feel is a tired genre at this point).
I wonder if the Vita version was more heavily advertised in Japan?
Yggdrasil fell below previous versions' debuts, I wonder if it's because of the deviation from the "main" series (due to the heavier focus on story)? Perhaps that's alienating its core audience a tad.
I wonder if the Vita version was more heavily advertised in Japan?
Yggdrasil fell below previous versions' debuts, I wonder if it's because of the deviation from the "main" series (due to the heavier focus on story)? Perhaps that's alienating its core audience a tad.
not sure how PSP would have another good holiday if the last one was awful. There is no titles for this holiday unless you are counting on GE2 which would be a mistake.
I would be surprised if Youkai Watch sells half of what Fantasy Life sold.
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For anyone who expects Freedom Wars to become a breakout hit in Japan, good luck. I can't remember the last SECJ game that's a huge title in Japan. If it happens, I'm buying the lottery.
BishopLamont
Banned
lol..I don't think they'll ship 400k first day.
It's sad how they underestimate these things
It hasn't been that big of a drop so it seems like the same people are buying the games.
Its actually selling on par with the other ones given the opening numbers comparisons.
Allan Holdsworth
Member
Lower distribution costs?
No idea, but I noticed it's quite common. Happens the same with the Best Price releases, a bunch of them release on the same day and then nothing for months. But then again it makes more sense in that case, as these re-releases sell slowly over time, unlike regular releases ('cept Nintendo evergreens)
PhantomOfTheKnight
Member
...Soul Sacrifice?
metalslimer
Member
Is it really a shock? Internal development pretty much died after 2010 and nintendo was the only one supporting it and nintendo didnt drop the price. Im still not convinced either of the other two outsell it we though it sure is strange from when it was a few months away from outselling both combined
IncandescentPrecept
Banned
Maybe not the 360 but the PS3 no doubt.
That was SCEJ published AFAIK.
metalslimer
Member
Last year I was sure it would but both systems have collapsed much quicker than I expected. Perhaps a price drop will do them some good but I thinl ps4s low price will cannibalize the ps3
IncandescentPrecept
Banned
Did the PS3 really collapse? 16.5M PS3 + PS2 sold from Apr 2012 to March 2013.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Hopefully Toukiden success doesn't make KOEI takes the same path with it just like Dynasty Warriors. Slapping numbers upon numbers upon numbers open them with hardly any addition or improvements to the games at all.
Oh who am I kidding.
Oh who am I kidding.
Really? The minimum? There are 25k people who will buy a WiiU that week because they were waiting for Pikmin 3?
Most of the people desperately excited for this niche franchise likely already have a WiiU. I don't expect a big bump. I mean I hope I'm wrong but I think +15k would be optimistic.
One game is not going to bump the Wii U unless it's a major big hitter like Mario Kart or a numbered Dragon Quest. Nintendo games are not as front loaded. If nintendo wants a bump they need to release a set of high quality games that will get good word of mouth and make people realize there are enough good games on the system to make a purchase worthwhile.
The end of the year looks good there and I think Pikmin 3 will add to that momentum coming into the holidays, but by itself I don't think we will see a massive impact. Unless nintendo really advertises the heck out of it (the ads they made are good, but so fare they are rarely played) I don't think hardware will get a 25K boost on the back of one game.
StreetsAhead
Member
Technically, the NSLU retail game version and the White SKU hit the same day, so it's not as if Pikmin 3 the only reason that might cause people to buy it on the 13th, just most of it.
metalslimer
Member
Im talking about this year specificallly in japan and the us. Now of course the shipmennt numbers this month could make that seem dumb as europe is ablot harder to get info for.
IncandescentPrecept
Banned
Well, this year worldwide, for the period from January to March, the PS3 + PS2 sales increased by 36% compared to last year.
Oh.. well now I feel kinda dumb. 30K seems pretty possible.
metalslimer
Member
Well thats interesting as it was down in japan and the us. Pal realy must be doing well for the system. I guess well have a better idea by the end of the year. It certainly woule be ironic for the ps3 to end iin first
less than 300K in Japan is huge now? People were asking about a title that would turn VITA around and make it sell more than 6 mil LT in Japan then Freedom Wars was brought up.
If it is as "huge" as Soul Sacrifice, that's not gonna make VITA sell more than 6 mil in Japan.
What was the last game published by SCEJ that's huge in Japan? GT4?
Where did people get the idea that Pikmin itself would be cause for a large bump? On Pikmin's release week GCN climbed up by 15K. On Pikmin 2's release week GCN climbed up by 3K. The NPC releases didn't bump the Wii up by even 1K.
Wouldn't the new hardware SKU and New Super Luigi have more influence over the hardware numbers?
Wouldn't the new hardware SKU and New Super Luigi have more influence over the hardware numbers?