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Media Create Sales: Week 29, 2017 (Jul 17 - Jul 23)

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asagami_

Banned
I wonder if FSN is going to have a Switch port and coincide with the Heaven Feel movies?. I would love to know how can perform.

Edit: Oh god first post.
 
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KtSlime

Member
ethomaz said:
Congrats PS4 for more one milestone over PS3.

It will probably stay ahead for the 6 million milestone due the holidays.

ps4-king.jpg
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Since when is performing at the same rate as your predecessor considered a milestone?

Eolz said:
So the userbase transitioned basically? Doesn't sound bad to me.
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Yeah, I bought my copy on my iPhone. I don't know how popular it is, however the character is voiced by Arimura Kasumi, who plays the main character of NHK's morning drama Hiyokko, which has the highest viewership in like 30 years. She is kind of Japan's it girl at the moment.

Vinnk said:
What is going on today?



This post has nothing to do with reality. This system has been sold out since launch with no end in sight.



Then you obviously don't live in Japan. If you did you would see how wrong this statement is. Splatoon has never been bigger here.

Are people taking crazy pills today?!?
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They are, and all my local 7-11s are out of Splatoon lottery prizes.
 
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L~A

Member
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Road to 1 million

Switch = 543 016
Wii U = 133 024 (missing several weeks of sales)
Combined = 676 040
Weeks left = 23
Units left = 323 960 (14 085 units / week).

Zelda starting to feel the heat, heh.
 
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Jamix012

Member
ggx2ac said:
Please.

We just had a guy last thread say NSMB and Mario Kart DS were not system sellers for the DS even though they were the biggest selling DS games worldwide.

Now apparently a sequel that debuted at 4.2x higher than its predecessor with less hardware owners in the first week is signs of the sequel doing worse?
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random25 said:
What makes you say that?
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Gotdatmoney said:
Also lol. These hot takes I swear.

The game isn't going to have any trouble outselling Splatoon 1. Th Switch has like a 1.2m install base. What are you projecting based on?
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Chris1964 said:
Splatoon 2 will out sell Splatoon LTD before the end of the year. I don't what makes the first a bigger cultural phenomenon.

First Monster Hunter Portable had the best legs too, that must be the peak of franchise, not 3rd.
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No I agree that if it sells more it is a greater "cultural phenomenon" but Splatoon 2 is an iterative sequel. It obviously sells better than it's predecessor at launch because it is now an established IP and those who want it get it day 1 rather than the build up Splatoon 1 had where it spread largely through word of mouth over the course of years. Because it's not entirely new, it doesn't feel like this will be the new exciting thing to get in the same way, and I feel the legs will be entirely different to Splatoon 1 and be more like something like Zelda in Japan.

This combined with the fact that some of the sales for Splatoon 1 were because people starved for content on Wii U, and the Switch seemingly has ample games comparatively, means I have doubts Splatoon 2 will be as successful in the long run as the first game and even if it is, I don't think it will exceed the first game by much.

But hey, I would be happy to be proved wrong.
 
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Pancakes R Us

Member
Great news for Splat 2 and based on the latest financial report, good for Arms shipments too, though I have no interest in the latter. Hopefully this encourages Nintendo to continue investing in new IP that they give a big push.
 
ethomaz

ethomaz

Banned
KtSlime said:
Since when is performing at the same rate as your predecessor considered a milestone?
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Wut? PS3 did great in Japan... PS4 is doing better.

Most people here said PS3 will be ahead after get stream with FFXIII but it didn't happen... PS4 holds strong and showed it will probably stay ahead PS3 for some time yet.
 
M

MTC100

Banned
I just realized that Splatoon 2 destroyed everything Mario Kart 8 and Breath of the Wild took months to achieve within just 3 days...
 
C

Chris1964

Sales-Age Genius
Jamix012 said:
No I agree that if it sells more it is a greater "cultural phenomenon" but Splatoon 2 is an iterative sequel. It obviously sells better than it's predecessor at launch because it is now an established IP and those who want it get it day 1 rather than the build up Splatoon 1 had where it spread largely through word of mouth over the course of years. Because it's not entirely new, it doesn't feel like this will be the new exciting thing to get in the same way, and I feel the legs will be entirely different to Splatoon 1 and be more like something like Zelda in Japan.

This combined with the fact that some of the sales for Splatoon 1 were because people starved for content on Wii U, and the Switch seemingly has ample games comparatively, means I have doubts Splatoon 2 will be as successful in the long run as the first game and even if it is, I don't think it will exceed the first game by much.

But hey, I would be happy to be proved wrong.
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What you are basically saying is Splatoon 2 will follow Switch steps and hype will die any moment now.
 
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LordKano

Member
ethomaz said:
Wut? PS3 did great in Japan... PS4 is doing better.

Most people here said PS3 will be ahead after get stream with FFXIII but it didn't happen... PS4 holds strong and showed it will probably stay ahead PS3 for some time yet.
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Great is a big word.
 
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H13

Member
Vinnk said:
What is going on today?



This post has nothing to do with reality. This system has been sold out since launch with no end in sight.



Then you obviously don't live in Japan. If you did you would see how wrong this statement is. Splatoon has never been bigger here.

Are people taking crazy pills today?!?
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They think they are the real weaboos who know about splatoon in japan
 
M

Mpl90

Two copies sold? That's not a bomb guys, stop trolling!!!
We just need someone saying PS4 is a beast (even ironically) and the cicle will be completed.
 
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Zedark

Member
Jamix012 said:
No I agree that if it sells more it is a greater "cultural phenomenon" but Splatoon 2 is an iterative sequel. It obviously sells better than it's predecessor at launch because it is now an established IP and those who want it get it day 1 rather than the build up Splatoon 1 had where it spread largely through word of mouth over the course of years. Because it's not entirely new, it doesn't feel like this will be the new exciting thing to get in the same way, and I feel the legs will be entirely different to Splatoon 1 and be more like something like Zelda in Japan.

This combined with the fact that some of the sales for Splatoon 1 were because people starved for content on Wii U, and the Switch seemingly has ample games comparatively, means I have doubts Splatoon 2 will be as successful in the long run as the first game and even if it is, I don't think it will exceed the first game by much.

But hey, I would be happy to be proved wrong.
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Actually, Splatoon 1 reached 4.27 of its eventual 4.83 million in just over 10 months. This slow build-up wasn't nearly as slow as you imagine, it was more like an avalanche.

Splatoon 1 may have been an unknown quantity, but Splatoon 2 has the status as a cultural phenomenon, which will give it legs just the same, being a game that people will want to get when they get a Switch, especially in Japan. Also, the relatively small userbase for Switch suggests even longer legs, since people who are getting the new system in the coming months will undoubtedly very seriously consider Splatoon 2 as one of their purchases.
 
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hiska-kun

Member
The blog leaked some software numbers for the Switch (Media Create's leak):

Up to 21 weeks:

Switch Total Software: 2.600.000
First Party Software: 2.200.000 (86%)

2,1 games per console

(Now mpl can calculate again all software)
 
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KtSlime

Member
ethomaz said:
Wut? PS3 did great in Japan... PS4 is doing better.

Most people here said PS3 will be ahead after get stream with FFXIII but it didn't happen... PS4 holds strong and showed it will probably stay ahead PS3 for some time yet.
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PS4 is going to get the biggest game a Playstation has gotten in 13 years this Saturday and the best it can muster is being 8000 units (within the margin of error) of the worst performing gen 7 console (excluding Xbox of course). If you want to call it great go ahead, but it seems you and I have different understandings of that word.

Xbro said:
He didn't say staying ahead was a milestone, but 5 million was a milestone.
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Oh, I may have misread then, but still what system (besides Wii U) doesn't make it to 5 million?
 
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LordKano

Member
PdotMichael said:
Only half of Nintendo's home consoles archived the 10 million milestone.

PS3 sold a remarkable amount for the new market reality.
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Half of Nintendo consoles also happen to be failures sales-wise.

I don't see how anyone can seriously consider 10M units in 8 years to be a great result.
 
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Kresnik258

Member
Nice week for Switch indeed. Good for hardware; good for software. Didn't expect that from Fate tbh.

Also, looks like Minecraft Vita is gonna hit 1.2m. Thought it would stop selling when the Switch version released tbh.

Looks like Ever Oasis is getting buried though.
 
S

sphinx

the piano man
.- Splatoon 2 probably not the cultural phenomenon the first one was?

.- PS3 did great and PS4 is doing amazing?

seriously, what's going on here
 
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Earthpainting

Member
600k are Final Fantasy openings, and it honestly feels like the sales on this were capped by hardware availability. Since Switches will continue to be drip-fed over the coming months, we'll probably have to get used to seeing Splatoon on the charts in the foreseeable future.
 
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KillerMan91

Member
Kresnik258 said:
Nice week for Switch indeed. Good for hardware; good for software. Didn't expect that from Fate tbh.

Also, looks like Minecraft Vita is gonna hit 1.2m. Thought it would stop selling when the Switch version released tbh.

Looks like Ever Oasis is getting buried though.
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Well it's by far cheapest version to play proper Minecraft on the go.
 
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Zedark

Member
Hero said:
Prior to Splatoon 2, what was the most recent, biggest game debut in Japan? FFXV?
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Pokémon Sun/Moon. Edit: Wait, you want to know the largest debut in the past year or so or the closest release that did big numbers? In the former case, Pokémon Sun/Moon, in the latter case, Monster Hunter XX.

Earthpainting said:
600k are Final Fantasy openings, and it honestly feels like the sales on this were capped by hardware availability. Since Switches will continue to be drip-fed over the coming months, we'll probably have to get used to seeing Splatoon on the charts in the foreseeable future.
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FF openings are typically 2-3 times as high as 600k.
 
Yagami_Sama

Yagami_Sama

Member
Great numbers for Splatoon 2 and Switch.

I am very curious to see how Splatoon 2 will perform next week.

Code: 
07./00. [NSW] Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star # <ACT> (Marvelous) {2017.07.20} (¥7.800) - 10.247 / NEW

Not bad.

Switch third party support saved !
 
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darkstar0155

Member
L~A said:
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Road to 1 million

Switch = 543 016
Wii U = 133 024 (missing several weeks of sales)
Combined = 676 040
Weeks left = 23
Units left = 323 960 (14 085 units / week).

Zelda starting to feel the heat, heh.
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Def having a harder time. Although it should be noted that neither Arms, Zelda, or MK had much of a bump this week, with only MK showing a small bump. Most new purchasers seemed to pick up splatoon and only splatoon (for the most part, 100K hardware, 650K retail only splatoon, add another atleast 50 for digital and your looking at 7 out of every 10 new buyers really just got it for splatoon and didn't buy any other game).

If MK, Arms, and Zelda don't have small bumps going forward with the new purchasers starting to look for a second game that will be more telling. I'm thinking its all going to come down to how much Zelda can sell during the holidays and how much they will market it again when the new DLC launches.
 
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PdotMichael

Banned
LordKano said:
Half of Nintendo consoles also happen to be failures sales-wise.

I don't see how anyone can seriously consider 10M units in 8 years to be a great result.
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Well, there are exactly two platforms which archived that in the last decade. The company of the other platform doesn't make home consoles anymore.
 
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Skullwaker

Member
darkstar0155 said:
Def having a harder time. Although it should be noted that neither Arms, Zelda, or MK had much of a bump this week, with only MK showing a small bump. Most new purchasers seemed to pick up splatoon and only splatoon (for the most part, 100K hardware, 650K retail only splatoon, add another atleast 50 for digital and your looking at 7 out of every 10 new buyers really just got it for splatoon and didn't buy any other game).

If MK, Arms, and Zelda don't have small bumps going forward with the new purchasers starting to look for a second game that will be more telling. I'm thinking its all going to come down to how much Zelda can sell during the holidays and how much they will market it again when the new DLC launches.
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Uhh...that would be correct if the Switch had sold a million in hardware this week. There were 100k units sold, with 650k units of Splatoon 2 sold at retail plus the 40k of other Switch titles in the top 20.
 
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