electroplankton
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Monster Hunter 3G was announced in Famitsu, though.
Perhaps they waited until the Circle Pad Pro was ready, since it was unveiled in the same issue.
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Media Create Sales: Week 30, 2012 (Jul 23 - Jul 29)
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Monster Hunter 3G was announced in Famitsu, though.
Perhaps they waited until the Circle Pad Pro was ready, since it was unveiled in the same issue.
someone forgot to tell a few chinese importers about the IP block?
nah, crazy fans
these are shocking times when DQ is expected to do poorly in Japan
Any idea how strong preorders were for the game?
It doesn't matter where it was announced, since it had to be greenlighted in advance. Nintendo and Capcom clearly had a long term strategy in place concerning the unveiling and marketing of the title.
I would be shocked if Sony can't at least announce a handful of potential +150200k sellers for this holiday season.
Yeah, people shouldn't forget MMOs are supposed to last several years and unless SE plans DQXI to be released in 2017, it won't be a MMO.
I didn't say DQXI will be an MMO too. Just that it'd have online play, not like an MMO though.
All game announcements are part of the company marketing plan. If Sony has nothing at TGS, Gamescom, and Vita Heaven Part 2 is a dud, then it'll be due to the fact they have nothing to announce.
Surely one of these will have a major Vita game announcement.
I know, it's selling 0 per week! Nintendo needs to start announcing their games!
Random, jumbled thoughts: Good news for Persona, and I hope 5 comes out soon. NSMB2 did about as expected. I'm guessing it'll be #1 this week too over Dragon Quest X. Good news for the LL too. I guess Onitore will just have steady sales, though that was probably expected.
I hope Nintendo announces DD information soon.
That slime costume was interesting. I had to stare at the pictures to figure it out.
slaughterking
Member
I can guarantee you that 5 will not come out soon.
Father_Brain
Banned
Which is plausible enough, but Vita needs a lot more than that to start selling at a healthier level on a weekly basis.
It doesn't just need a handful of potential 100K+ sellers announced; it needs multiple handfuls of those, plus a decent handful of potential 300-400K sellers, plus multiple potential 500K+ sellers. Based on how established IPs sold on PSP, the last category could really only come from Square Enix at this point; all indications are that MH is staying on 3DS, God Eater 2 is still coming to PSP, PSO2 Vita seems to rule out a new PS Portable anytime soon, and KojiPro seems to have abandoned ground-up handheld development.
Sure, but at this point, any title with realistic potential to sell much over 100K qualifies as "major" relative to the rest of the system's future lineup.
electroplankton
Banned
Final Fantasy X will save the boat.
If you're talking about the anime tie-in games, those will stay on the PSP for as long as it can -- likely to the end of 2013, perhaps longer. Aside from the obvious 'cheaper to build' argument (since similar things have been made on the PSP for so long), Aniplex is a subsidiary of Sony Pictures so there'd certainly be motivation to stay on that platform for as long as possible. If you're talking about niche titles, Marvelous/Atlus has already proven the 3DS market is viable w/ series titles exceeding previous entries.
Two issues that need to be resolved for this to happen on Vita:
1) Monster Hunter / similar 'killer app.' PSP became a viable platform because people were buying it just to play MH. Such a game is yet to present itself, and Vita's previous saviour (P4G) has run out of steam.
2) smaller devs and HD development. The smaller developers escaped mounting HD development costs by going to the PSP, and likely never attained the necessary knowledge for making HD games. In many ways, the smaller jump from PSP to 3DS makes more sense for these devs. What would justify them going to Vita instead?
Lord_Byron28
Member
How is pokemon b/w2 doing in comparison to platinum and hg/ss? I think its performing above those but I've got no real clue.
Smiles and Cries
Member
I have not seen this reported anywhere at all
still looking forward to first day sales
edit: 5:40 AM in Japan right now where is the JP DQX OT?
On 2016?
Since initial shipment for DQX is significantly less than DQIX, preorders would be significantly less, right?
Canis lupus
Member
End of the year would give a nice boost.
Famitsu
[NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800) - 73.420 / 2.455.006 (-20%)
[NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon Co.) - 63.104 / 1.745.815
[NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver (Pokemon Co.) - 151.242 / 2.671.528
Do we have shipment numbers?
electroplankton
Banned
6th week:
Pokémon Platinum: 63,104 / 1,745,815
Pokémon HeartGold / SoulSilver: 151,242 / 2,671,528
Pokémon Black 2 / White 2: 73.420 / 2.455.006
Edit: beaten, argh! Damn you Mpl!
No, but maybe they'll be kind to give it on Friday with first day sellthrough.
Smiles and Cries
Member
9-10 times lower, probably.
Lord_Byron28
Member
Thanks for the info. So it still looks on target to sell above platinum but a bit below HG/SS.
Smiles and Cries
Member
they might as well show the Wii U version it would not hurt them much
seriously though they should have never said they had a Wii U version until weeks before the Wii U version coming out smh
Do I remember correclty about the Wii U version announced for 2012?
No, I don't believe there was ever a date announced for the Wii U version.
Smiles and Cries
Member
no dates, they were just saying it looks great
electroplankton
Banned
I think this was the aim; first of all, above all a third version.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
Hasn't it not really started development yet?
I pulled out of making it since there's little point. Nobody but people who are actually in Japan can play it, and of those who are in Japan here on GAF, few have actually expressed interest. But if they want to make a thread for it, they can.
yankee666
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TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
How much did Pokemon Black/White 2 sell in two days? Wasn't it over a million?
With that in mind, is NSMB2 sales good? I know it'll go over a million but I was expecting more sales.
With that in mind, is NSMB2 sales good? I know it'll go over a million but I was expecting more sales.
Pokemon games tend to fly off the shelves earlier than Mario games when it comes to the first couple of weeks sales wise. Pokemon can also run on both DS and 3DS, so it has the huge userbase advantage.
Exterminieren
Banned
2D Mario has hella legs, whereas Pokemon explodes out of the gate. The series aren't really comparable beyond selling loads; their styles of selling are very different.
perfectchaos007
Member
So DQX finally dropped? And not a moment too soon.
Nice sales for Persona 4: Arena, though I am burn out of fighting games at the moment, might pick it up once it comes out here.
I am surprise there isn't that much hype for DQ X compare to past titles. I know the reason is cause is an MMO right now (can't get around to the fact of DQ becoming an MMO O_O). Still, considering it'll have a monthly plan, how much do you think SE needs to sell of it to consider it a success?
I am surprise there isn't that much hype for DQ X compare to past titles. I know the reason is cause is an MMO right now (can't get around to the fact of DQ becoming an MMO O_O). Still, considering it'll have a monthly plan, how much do you think SE needs to sell of it to consider it a success?
KillerTravis
Banned
It's not a sure thing at all. We still don't know how Wii U will do in Japan because besides Dragon Quest X there are no other big titles announced for it yet.
toadster101
Banned
New Super Mario bros. U
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
Wii Fit U, Nintendo Land as well are basically sure things. Game & Wario could be a decent seller too. Probably best to wait until the actual Japanese rollout though.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Oh shoot, DQX is out?
Very curious to see how it'll turn out, sales-wise and fanbase-wise.
Very curious to see how it'll turn out, sales-wise and fanbase-wise.
Smiles and Cries
Member
Wii U only has on Japanese game so far DQX
hopefully capcom keeps MH4 off the WiiU to give others a chance
I feel like painting a smile on my jeans
hopefully capcom keeps MH4 off the WiiU to give others a chance
I feel like painting a smile on my jeans
So numbers for mario are in line with NSMB, and i'm expecting around 50-70k eshop downloads. Brain Training opened around the same as oni training, and went on to sell 3M, of course that was before the explosion, so i doubt it'll be replicated.
Persona Arena, another success story it seems!! How good is the game??
RF4 having a great second week, now i just want the top 50 to see how EOIV is faring...
Curious to see how DQX fares... man this whole post reads like a telegraph lol
Persona Arena, another success story it seems!! How good is the game??
RF4 having a great second week, now i just want the top 50 to see how EOIV is faring...
Curious to see how DQX fares... man this whole post reads like a telegraph lol
bigtroyjon
Member
Haven't done this in a while as I try to take advantage of what little bit of summer I get up here and don't spend much time on the computer. Seemed like a good week to check up on things.
PSP(2011 YTD)= 1,247,714
PSP+PSV(2012)=906,448(-27.4%)
Looking ahead to Week 31, PSP did 35,619 in 2011.
3DS+DS(2011 YTD)=1,841,419
3DS+DS(2012 YTD)=2,561,051(+39.1%)
Looking ahead to week 31, 3DS+DS did 12,310 in 2011.
All handhelds(2011 YTD)=3,089,133
All handhelds(2012 YTD)=3,467,499
PSP(2011 YTD)= 1,247,714
PSP+PSV(2012)=906,448(-27.4%)
Looking ahead to Week 31, PSP did 35,619 in 2011.
3DS+DS(2011 YTD)=1,841,419
3DS+DS(2012 YTD)=2,561,051(+39.1%)
Looking ahead to week 31, 3DS+DS did 12,310 in 2011.
All handhelds(2011 YTD)=3,089,133
All handhelds(2012 YTD)=3,467,499
Conrad Link
Member
And so a new king is born (Mario).
And then DQX comes out.
A big smiley face can be seen on Japan from space atm.
And then DQX comes out.
A big smiley face can be seen on Japan from space atm.
Why will PSP suddenly vanish? It still has games coming out and it outsells Vita nearly every week.