Seems like japanese customers learned to be wary of imageepochs offerings. Good for them, I guess.
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Media Create Sales: Week 39, 2012 (Sep 24 - Sep 30)
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Seems like japanese customers learned to be wary of imageepochs offerings. Good for them, I guess.
Konami and EA should just cut a deal here - rebrand Fifa as WE published by Konami and kill the inhouse product(maybe co-developed for Japan). Konami would save dev costs and have a chance to see sales-growth again, and EA would have a chance to actually sell something in Japan for a change.Chris1964 said:
Not really since around 50% is still a good ratio for first day sell-through......
Bruno MB
Member
Really great sell-through for Resident Evil 6 since it must have had a very big shipment, a +500k opening seems very doable.
List of PS3 games that debuted selling over half a million units:
Final Fantasy XIII - 1,516,532
One Piece: Pirate Warriors - 627,214
Final Fantasy XIII-2 - 605,660
Tales of Xillia - 512,544
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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - 476,334
List of PS3 games that debuted selling over half a million units:
Final Fantasy XIII - 1,516,532
One Piece: Pirate Warriors - 627,214
Final Fantasy XIII-2 - 605,660
Tales of Xillia - 512,544
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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - 476,334
For some reason I thought it was higher, but I was probably thinking about first week sellthrough.
And preorders started for many things today.
Above all, right now there are just two Wii U items available for preorder: NSMBU and Nintendo Land.
Well, preorders for them started basically minutes ago, and NSMBU is already 8th on Amazon top 100. NintendoLand is 25th.
Animal Crossing almost on top, despite its preorders started at the same time with the Nintendo Wii U games. That's...impressive. And the first game in the chart? Layton v.s. AA.
And still, many PS3 games are high too.
This is going to be an interesting Christmas for Nintendo for sure. And a good one for PS3 software wise.
Above all, right now there are just two Wii U items available for preorder: NSMBU and Nintendo Land.
Well, preorders for them started basically minutes ago, and NSMBU is already 8th on Amazon top 100. NintendoLand is 25th.
Animal Crossing almost on top, despite its preorders started at the same time with the Nintendo Wii U games. That's...impressive. And the first game in the chart? Layton v.s. AA.
And still, many PS3 games are high too.
This is going to be an interesting Christmas for Nintendo for sure. And a good one for PS3 software wise.
Untill we know Sony's PS4 plans, is not really that crazy.
Souldriver
Member
If we assume the PS3 keep chugging along for another 2 years, it would have to do a weekly average of about 40.000 units to catch up to the Wii, if the Wii stopped selling today. I would call it quite crazy.
Exterminieren
Banned
I'm going to be bold and say that overall this is going to be a better holiday period than last year for Nintendo, when the Wii U is counted.
Hell, it's not entirely impossible that the 3DS sells around the same level as it did last year, even though it'll probably do a bit less. There's nothing that will have the same impact as The Holy Trinity, but there are a few million sellers and a good number of second-tier titles sprinkled in.
Hell, it's not entirely impossible that the 3DS sells around the same level as it did last year, even though it'll probably do a bit less. There's nothing that will have the same impact as The Holy Trinity, but there are a few million sellers and a good number of second-tier titles sprinkled in.
frankie_baby
Member
Nobody buys Sony TVs anyway
As bad as Wii is selling this year in Japan, PS3 only made up 410K difference... the gap is 10 times of that at 4118K. PS3 sold slightly over 1.5 mil PS3s a year for the last 2 years in Japan. It will be lower than 1.5 this year. It will be lower again next year. It's gonna take a loooooong time for PS3 to sell that 4 mil required to catch up Wii in Japan.
Wii is almost dead, but PS3 sales are very slow in Japan.
test_account
XP-39C²
What are the sales numbers?
frankie_baby
Member
No idea but isn't it the TV business that's nearly bankrupting them
I don't believe I'm saying that but this continued attack at Parmenides (including myself) starts to look a little annoyning, It's obvious he has an agenda for PS3 but at least he tries to be an active member of sales threads. There are far worse posters, we won't have a party for him leaving.
frankie_baby
Member
Its always sad to see people go but if you're going to post with an agenda you need a thick skin
They should totally build Vitas into their insurance.
can they take out life insurance on vita
frankie_baby
Member
Right now I don't think anyone would give them cover not even their own insurance division
I wasn't on target with the timing of announcements, right? It's not over yet. (last hint from me, since I started to annoy specific people)
frankie_baby
Member
Hints are always good, sod anyone that gets annoyed
Canis lupus
Member
Needs a pricecut.
Unless those who get annoyed are the people the hints come from.
frankie_baby
Member
test_account
XP-39C²
True, but that doesnt mean that no one is buying it. Depends more on how much expences they have on the TV side compared to what they get in profit.
frankie_baby
Member
Far too much analysis for a flippant joke comment on the state of sony's TV business
test_account
XP-39C²
I had to ask on your statement anyway, joke or not
Always interesting to know more about how things are selling i think.frankie_baby
Member
I had to ask on your statement anyway, joke or not
Well just had quick peek round the net and in q1 of this year Sony had only a 9.8% share of flat panel TV sales by revenue (so I'd guess even less by units as Sony TVs tend to be a bit pricey )
I know posting random store impressions is slightly looked down upon, but I figured I'd translate/post this here anyway. Won't do it again if it's considered annoying/not useful information.
Store 1 (http://azalyn.blog22.fc2.com/blog-entry-1821.html):
- RE6: PS3 = 111 copies Xbox 360 = 9 copies.
- First release in a while to sell over 100 units on release day.
- Winning Eleven: 29 copies, sales are weaker than the last game.
- Summon Knight 3: 18 copies.
- Sol Trigger: 8 copies.
- Entaku no Seito: 5 copies. Strong sell through.
- Only the Xbox 360 version of F1 2012 sold (no number provided).
Store 2 (http://ameblo.jp/omisedayori/entry-11371185652.html):
- RE6 was overwhelmingly popular. Went well beyond the sales numbers of SD Gundam last week.
- Winning Eleven: second highest sales of the day. Sales down compared to previous game, but still doing okay.
- Third: Sol Trigger.
- Fourth: Summon Knight 3.
- Fifth: Entaku no Seito.
Store 3 (http://ameblo.jp/oosakaking/entry-11371024301.html):
- Sales are considerably strong for RE6.
- Winning Eleven second in sales, doesn't seem like sales are as strong as last year's.
- Summon Knight 3: Surprisingly, we sold out.
Store 4 (http://ameblo.jp/yosipooh/entry-11371204692.html):
- RE6 sold out before evening. Reservations for the shipment on Saturday are likely to fill up, as well.
- New PS3 RE6 bundle sold here and there.
- Sol Trigger didn't do too well; not expecting it to sell much.
- Summon Knight 3 sold out, but didn't have many copies to begin with.
- Winning Eleven didn't really sell. In fact, sales seem too low for a Winning Eleven.
Store 5 (http://ameblo.jp/nikuzamurai/entry-11371290520.html):
- Winning Eleven/RE6 were both tied for sales at 20:49. First day sell through rate is quite good.
- PS3 version of F1 2012 and Summon Knight 3 sold out.
- Didn't even sell a single copy of Sol Trigger.
Impressions 6 (chain of stores) (http://ameblo.jp/tadapon/entry-11371512742.html):
- All of our stores have RE6 at top for sales, nearly double what 5 sold on its first day. 70% sell through. Basically, sales numbers are less than FF13-2, but higher than One Piece Musou (for the first day).
- Winning Eleven had a bit of a slow start, not even 40% sell through. 30% lower than last year's first day sales.
- Summon Knight 3 80% sell through.
- Sol Trigger had nearly 40% sell through.
- New PS3 250 GB model sold double what the 500 GB model did.
Store 7 (http://gamesmaya.blog98.fc2.com/blog-entry-2017.html):
- RE6 sales were the overwhelming winner for the day. Had a lot of pre orders prior to its release.
Store 8 (http://ameblo.jp/ore-no-web3rd/entry-11371827029.html):
- We had the highest number of copies for RE6 out of the games going on sale today, yet it still sold through 70% of its shipment. It could even sell out, but for it to sell out with these (numbers)...
- The below comments are all regarding the PS3 version.
- Winning Eleven's sales, pre orders, and sell through were all about the same as last year's.
- Summon Knight 3 near 80% sell through.
- Sol Trigger sell through a little less than 50%. Has an odd sense of stability to it.
- For being about half a chara(cter)-game (this is a visual novel/eroge term), Entaku no Seito's sales are little weak.
http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/6658921.html
Edit: Sinobi has some info on how the Wii U pre orders are looking.
- Sinobi thinks the Monster Hunter pack doesn't even account for 20% of all the Wii U's that'll be shipped in Japan, while the Basic set will account for 50% (this is just a rough number according to Sinobi).
- Web retailers are selling out one after another, but pre orders seem like they can still be found at (real) major retailers.
https://twitter.com/sinobintage/statuses/254426943225749504
Edit 2: Inside Games have some impressions up regarding Wii U pre orders.
- It seems a number of stores, both online and off, have stopped taking pre orders.
- Resellers are already appearing. As of 2 PM, around 150 auctions for the various models were on Yahoo Auctions.
http://www.inside-games.jp/article/2012/10/06/60371.html
Edit 3: Straw Hat Pirates edition PSP bundle announced for upcoming One Piece Romance Dawn
- 12/20 release date (same day as the game), 19,780 yen, comes bundled with One Piece Romance Dawn, naturally.
http://jin115.com/archives/51903223.html
Store 1 (http://azalyn.blog22.fc2.com/blog-entry-1821.html):
- RE6: PS3 = 111 copies Xbox 360 = 9 copies.
- First release in a while to sell over 100 units on release day.
- Winning Eleven: 29 copies, sales are weaker than the last game.
- Summon Knight 3: 18 copies.
- Sol Trigger: 8 copies.
- Entaku no Seito: 5 copies. Strong sell through.
- Only the Xbox 360 version of F1 2012 sold (no number provided).
Store 2 (http://ameblo.jp/omisedayori/entry-11371185652.html):
- RE6 was overwhelmingly popular. Went well beyond the sales numbers of SD Gundam last week.
- Winning Eleven: second highest sales of the day. Sales down compared to previous game, but still doing okay.
- Third: Sol Trigger.
- Fourth: Summon Knight 3.
- Fifth: Entaku no Seito.
Store 3 (http://ameblo.jp/oosakaking/entry-11371024301.html):
- Sales are considerably strong for RE6.
- Winning Eleven second in sales, doesn't seem like sales are as strong as last year's.
- Summon Knight 3: Surprisingly, we sold out.
Store 4 (http://ameblo.jp/yosipooh/entry-11371204692.html):
- RE6 sold out before evening. Reservations for the shipment on Saturday are likely to fill up, as well.
- New PS3 RE6 bundle sold here and there.
- Sol Trigger didn't do too well; not expecting it to sell much.
- Summon Knight 3 sold out, but didn't have many copies to begin with.
- Winning Eleven didn't really sell. In fact, sales seem too low for a Winning Eleven.
Store 5 (http://ameblo.jp/nikuzamurai/entry-11371290520.html):
- Winning Eleven/RE6 were both tied for sales at 20:49. First day sell through rate is quite good.
- PS3 version of F1 2012 and Summon Knight 3 sold out.
- Didn't even sell a single copy of Sol Trigger.
Impressions 6 (chain of stores) (http://ameblo.jp/tadapon/entry-11371512742.html):
- All of our stores have RE6 at top for sales, nearly double what 5 sold on its first day. 70% sell through. Basically, sales numbers are less than FF13-2, but higher than One Piece Musou (for the first day).
- Winning Eleven had a bit of a slow start, not even 40% sell through. 30% lower than last year's first day sales.
- Summon Knight 3 80% sell through.
- Sol Trigger had nearly 40% sell through.
- New PS3 250 GB model sold double what the 500 GB model did.
Store 7 (http://gamesmaya.blog98.fc2.com/blog-entry-2017.html):
- RE6 sales were the overwhelming winner for the day. Had a lot of pre orders prior to its release.
Store 8 (http://ameblo.jp/ore-no-web3rd/entry-11371827029.html):
- We had the highest number of copies for RE6 out of the games going on sale today, yet it still sold through 70% of its shipment. It could even sell out, but for it to sell out with these (numbers)...
- The below comments are all regarding the PS3 version.
- Winning Eleven's sales, pre orders, and sell through were all about the same as last year's.
- Summon Knight 3 near 80% sell through.
- Sol Trigger sell through a little less than 50%. Has an odd sense of stability to it.
- For being about half a chara(cter)-game (this is a visual novel/eroge term), Entaku no Seito's sales are little weak.
http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/6658921.html
Edit: Sinobi has some info on how the Wii U pre orders are looking.
- Sinobi thinks the Monster Hunter pack doesn't even account for 20% of all the Wii U's that'll be shipped in Japan, while the Basic set will account for 50% (this is just a rough number according to Sinobi).
- Web retailers are selling out one after another, but pre orders seem like they can still be found at (real) major retailers.
https://twitter.com/sinobintage/statuses/254426943225749504
Edit 2: Inside Games have some impressions up regarding Wii U pre orders.
- It seems a number of stores, both online and off, have stopped taking pre orders.
- Resellers are already appearing. As of 2 PM, around 150 auctions for the various models were on Yahoo Auctions.
http://www.inside-games.jp/article/2012/10/06/60371.html
Edit 3: Straw Hat Pirates edition PSP bundle announced for upcoming One Piece Romance Dawn
- 12/20 release date (same day as the game), 19,780 yen, comes bundled with One Piece Romance Dawn, naturally.
http://jin115.com/archives/51903223.html
bigtroyjon
Member
They shipped 3.6 million tvs last quarter worldwide and are forecasting 15.5 million for the entire fiscal year. They shipped 19.6 million last fiscal year.
Thank you.
thanks a lot! I think we are getting too many Nintendo Directs, they are confusing us! HAHA
OK don't want you getting in to trouble, even though its a good cause
Me neither, absolutely!
So, it seems that RE6 is dominating like expected and that Winning Eleven 2013 had a lower first day compared to the last one. And Summon Night 3 is doing well.
The One Piece PSP bundle is a good idea. And it reinforces how bad this Holiday is for Vita XD
The One Piece PSP bundle is a good idea. And it reinforces how bad this Holiday is for Vita XD
smbu2000
Member
I went to my local Bic Camera and Sofmap and both were taking orders for the Basic and Premium Wii U bundles.
The Monhan bundle was listed as being sold out at Sofmap and I didn't see anything at all about it at Bic.
I pre-ordered the Premium Wii U and Mario U at Bic. I was expecting to have to pay for the system upfront (like with my 3ds LL), but surprisingly I didn't have to.
I only have a 2 day limit to pick up the system though.
The Monhan bundle was listed as being sold out at Sofmap and I didn't see anything at all about it at Bic.
I pre-ordered the Premium Wii U and Mario U at Bic. I was expecting to have to pay for the system upfront (like with my 3ds LL), but surprisingly I didn't have to.
I only have a 2 day limit to pick up the system though.
iOS is where it's at right now, I guess.
Edit: And squeezing all those Theathrhythm players wallets.
For bigger titles ? I doubt it...
I wasn't being serious.
You never know these days... xD
Canis lupus
Member
OP PSP is looking great.
test_account
XP-39C²
frankie_baby
Member
Wonder if Sony's TV division is as bad at forecasting as the games division
test_account
XP-39C²
How bad are gaming forecasts in general? I know that the PSP/Vita forecast wont make it, Nintendo missed the 16 million forecast for 3DS (and that forecast did not concider the big pricedrop), what about Microsoft and other companies?
Garcia
Member
Lmao.
frankie_baby
Member
Yeah Nintendo missed their forecast but not by that much, Sony on the other hand don't have a hope in hell of even doing half of their already revised down forecast