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Media Create Sales: Week 4, 2012 (Jan 23 - Jan 29)

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Takao

Banned
I'm a loser and looked over random Nintendo games (Chris's database via Famitsu):

[NDS] Face Training (Nintendo) - 22,526 / 113,131 (Came with camera)
[NDS] Personal Trainer: Walking (Nintendo) - 16,927 / 88,338 (Came with pedometer)
[NDS] Metroid Prime: Pinball (Nintendo) - / 15,541 (Came with rumble pack)


And who could forget this gem:

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(the Kid Icarus stand reminds me so much of it)

Slide Adventure Mag-Kid

It did so well it didn't manage to crack the Media Create Top 50 its week of release, nor does Chris's database even have a record of it existing!

I can't believe I actually spent time doing that since Kid Icarus: Uprising's performance will have literally nothing to do with bundling a stand with it..
 
S

Super Smash Bro

Banned
Hmm.... It seems I made the (common and huge) mistake of using personal experiences as a basis for wider extrapolation (of the three people I know buying KI:U, two of them are doing so primarily because of the stand).

However, I still think there is merit to the idea of bundled peripherals boosting sales in some quantifiable way, but I'll find some data to back that up before exploring it further here.
 
K

kassatsu

Banned
Latest Famitsu PSN Rankings

(Jan 5 - Jan 11)

01. [PSV] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational
02. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
03. [PSP] Frontier Gate
04. [PSV] Lord of Apocalypse
05. [PSP] Final Fantasy Type-0
06. [PSV] Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention
07. [PSV] Dynasty Warriors NEXT
08. [PSV] Dream Club Zero Portable
09. [PSV] Virtua Tennis 4
10. [PSP] Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA extend
 
C

Chris1964

Sales-Age Genius
Super Smash Bro said:
However, I still think there is merit to the idea of bundled peripherals boosting sales in some quantifiable way, but I'll find some data to back that up before exploring it further here.
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We talk for a peripheral that adds absolutely nothing to the gameplay. It's just a stand.
 
DCharlie

DCharlie

And even i am moderately surprised
But he paid more than 40 bucks for his iPad stand! Lol. :(
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Then can someone put the price of his copy of KI up to 8000 yen then so he gets to pay equivalent ? ;)
 
F

freddy

Banned
New Super Mario Bros Wii came with an invisible Mario and Luigi face towel packed in and it sold gangbusters. Check your game cases, you might have missed it.
 
B

BKK

Member
kassatsu said:
Latest Famitsu PSN Rankings

(Jan 5 - Jan 11)

01. [PSV] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational
02. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
03. [PSP] Frontier Gate
04. [PSV] Lord of Apocalypse
05. [PSP] Final Fantasy Type-0
06. [PSV] Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention
07. [PSV] Dynasty Warriors NEXT
08. [PSV] Dream Club Zero Portable
09. [PSV] Virtua Tennis 4
10. [PSP] Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA extend
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What's the criteria for this chart? Following your links I see Bomberman Ultra PS3 in a previous chart, so I guess it's not just retail games, but as they include platform I guess it excludes PS1 classics as they are multi-platform?

Edit: Sorry, I see now that they also have a separate "Game Archives Chart".

Presumably as Ferrari doesn't show up in any of those charts then it must have been only #2 PS3 PSN game for December, and not #2 overall. Surprising to see how little presence PS3 has in those charts.
 
S

Stumpokapow

listen to the mad man
Slide Adventure Mag-Kid's peripheral isn't a stand for general purpose use, it's a mouse/stand hybrid and it's necessary to play the game. Fun game.

Edit: Also, for Nintendo peripheral games, the obvious elephant in the room is the PokeWalker.
 
D

donny2112

Member
Takao said:
And who could forget this gem:

1P3xo.jpg


(the Kid Icarus stand reminds me so much of it)

Slide Adventure Mag-Kid

It did so well it didn't manage to crack the Media Create Top 50 its week of release, nor does Chris's database even have a record of it existing!
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3K first week.
 
R

Road

Member
Random. I was curious and compiled so might as well post it.

Code: 
Best selling game by year for each platform:

     GBA                                   DS                                    3DS

2001 Super Mario Advance              2004 Super Mario 64 DS                2011 Mario Kart 7
2002 Pokemon Ruby / Sapphire          2005 Animal Crossing: Wild World
2003 Pokemon Ruby / Sapphire          2006 Pokemon Diamond / Pearl
2004 Pokemon Fire Red / Leaf Green    2007 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Time/Dar
2005 Mushi King: Greatest Champion e  2008 Pokemon Platinum
2006 Mother 3                         2009 Dragon Quest IX
2007 Pokemon Fire Red / Leaf Green    2010 Pokemon Black / White
2008 Pokemon Fire Red / Leaf Green    2011 Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 Pr
2009 Pokemon Emerald
2010 Pokemon Emerald


     N64                                   GC                                    WII

1996 Super Mario 64                   2001 Super Smash Bros. Melee          2006 Wii Sports
1997 Mario Kart 64                    2002 Mario Party 4                    2007 Wii Sports
1998 Pokemon Stadium (Japan)          2003 Mario Kart: Double Dash!!        2008 Wii Fit
1999 Super Smash Bros.                2004 Pikmin 2                         2009 New Super Mario Bros. Wii
2000 Mario Tennis 64                  2005 Mario Party 7                    2010 New Super Mario Bros. Wii
2001 Pokemon Stadium 2                2006 Mario Strikers                   2011 Rhythm Heaven Fever
                                      2007 Mario Strikers

     PSP                                   Vita

2004 Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee         2011 Hot Shots Golf: World Invitation
2005 Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee
2006 Monster Hunter Freedom
2007 Monster Hunter Freedom 2
2008 Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
2009 Monster Hunter Freedom Unite [PS
2010 Monster Hunter Freedom 3
2011 Monster Hunter Freedom 3


     PS1                                   PS2                                   PS3

1994 Ridge Racer *                    2000 Ridge Racer V                    2006 Ridge Racer 7
1995 Tekken **                        2001 Final Fantasy X                  2007 Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bou
1996 Tekken 2                         2002 Winning Eleven 6: International  2008 Metal Gear Solid 4
1997 Final Fantasy VII                2003 Final Fantasy X-2                2009 Final Fantasy XIII
1998 Resident Evil 2                  2004 Dragon Quest VIII                2010 Yakuza 4
1999 Final Fantasy VIII               2005 Gran Turismo 4                   2011 Final Fantasy XIII-2
2000 Dragon Quest VII                 2006 Final Fantasy XII
2001 Dragon Quest IV                  2007 Warriors Orochi
2002 One Piece: Grand Battle! 2       2008 Super Robot Taisen Z
2003 One Piece: Ocean's Dream!        2009 SD Gundam G Generation: Wars
2004 Puyo Puyo Sun Ketteiban [Reprint 2010 Winning Eleven 2010: Blue Samura
2005 Valkyrie Profile [PSOne Books]   2011 Winning Eleven 2011
2006 Dragon Quest IV [Ultimate Hits]
2007 Final Fantasy VII: International


     Xbox                                  Xbox 360

2002 Dead or Alive 3                  2005 Ridge Racer 6
2003 Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Voll 2006 Blue Dragon
2004 Dead or Alive: Ultimate          2007 Lost Odyssey
2005 Fable                            2008 Tales of Vesperia
2006 ???                              2009 Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope
2007 Halo History Pack [Platinum Coll 2010 Monster Hunter Frontier Online
                                      2011 Gears of War 3


* No yearly top, but it looks like it based on the few weeks PS1 had in 2004.
** No yearly top, but my best guess. =P
 
S

Super Smash Bro

Banned
If I may revise my theory without risking further embarrassment, I was thinking more along the lines of multi-use peripherals, where the bundled whatever could be used in more games than simply the game it came with. This would separate single use accessories (Pokewalker, the photo book with Spirit Camera, etc) from things like WM+ and the 3DS stand, though obviously I haven't substantiated my hypothesis with data yet.
 
T

Takao

Banned
If anyone cares the second Inazuma Eleven film is done at a gross 1/3rd less than the first.

Super Smash Bro said:
If I may revise my theory without risking further embarrassment, I was thinking more along the lines of multi-use peripherals, where the bundled whatever could be used in more games than simply the game it came with. This would separate single use accessories (Pokewalker, the photo book with Spirit Camera, etc) from things like WM+ and the 3DS stand, though obviously I haven't substantiated my hypothesis with data yet.
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I'm sure the Mag-Kid slide pad would've been used with more games had it actually sell...
 
E

extralite

Member
BishopLamont said:
Why neglect this Nintendo??
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It wasn't exactly a good year for the GBA if a ~300 000 selling title is #1. (From memory, actual number might be slightly higher.)
The reason why they don't bring over the Mother games has less to do with sales and more with content.
 
M

Mpl90

Two copies sold? That's not a bomb guys, stop trolling!!!
Famitsu Top 10 January 2012 {2011.12.26 - 2012.01.29}

01. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) - 388.760 / 1.471.151
02. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G # <ACT> (Capcom) {2011.12.10} (¥5.800) - 319.037 / 1.128.359
03. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800) - 298.529 / 1.341.040
04. [PS3] Armored Core V <ACT> (From Software) {2012.01.26} (¥7.800) - 170.237 / NEW
05. [3DS] Resident Evil: Revelations <ADV> (Capcom) {2012.01.26} (¥5.990) - 160.575 / NEW
06. [PS3] Warriors Orochi 3 # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2011.12.22} (¥7.800) - 158.775 / 369.328
07. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go: Shine / Dark <RPG> (Level 5) {2011.12.15} (¥5.800) - 145.436 / 377.488
08. [WII] Just Dance Wii <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.10.13} (¥5.800) - 97.848 / 525.722
09. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII-2 # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2011.12.15} (¥7.980) - 97.359 / 794.505
10. [PSP] Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin II - Revelation of Evil God # <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.01.12} - 95.621 / NEW

http://andriasang.com/comzvg/
 
M

Mpl90

Two copies sold? That's not a bomb guys, stop trolling!!!
Sammy Samusu said:
Famitsu superior!
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As well as for Armored Core V...and Super Mario 3D Land.
I'm still astonished seeing a 3D Mario doing so much better than both Galaxy in so little time. The combination more 2D-3D than pure 3D + portable pretty desired system really worked :D
 
B

BishopLamont

Banned
extralite said:
It wasn't exactly a good year for the GBA if a ~300 000 selling title is #1. (From memory, actual number might be slightly higher.)
The reason why they don't bring over the Mother games has less to do with sales and more with content.
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I don't mean a localisation, Mother 4 should be made, I'm certain a fan translation for it will come out down the line, and I think that's about as realistic as you can get and its enough I suppose.

Mpl90 said:
As well as for Armored Core V...and Super Mario 3D Land.
I'm still astonished seeing a 3D Mario doing so much better than both Galaxy in so little time. The combination more 2D-3D than pure 3D + portable pretty desired system really worked :D
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Nintendo should give other platformers the same 2D/3D treatment, it works very well for handheld platformers, sure its a Mario platformer but thats not the only reason (Super Paper Mario?), its clear there's an appeal for this type of gameplay.
 
M

MasterSheen

Member
Mpl90 said:
As well as for Armored Core V...and Super Mario 3D Land.
I'm still astonished seeing a 3D Mario doing so much better than both Galaxy in so little time. The combination more 2D-3D than pure 3D + portable pretty desired system really worked :D
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How long do you think it will take for 3D Land to outsell SM64, if it ever does so?
 
M

Mpl90

Two copies sold? That's not a bomb guys, stop trolling!!!
MasterSheen said:
How long do you think it will take for 3D Land to outsell SM64, if it ever does so?
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Mmh. It should be at 1,6 millions, right?
Considering 3D Land is already around 1,3 (MC) / over 1,3 (Famitsu), and seeing how it's selling with a continuous pace, it could outsell Super Mario 64 at the end of this year, but it could happen even before.
 
A

Antioch

Member
Mario Kart 7 being the top selling 3DS game of 2011 after only 3 weeks contending with MH3G and SM3DL is quite a feat.
 
E

extralite

Member
BishopLamont said:
I don't mean a localisation, Mother 4 should be made, I'm certain a fan translation for it will come out down the line, and I think that's about as realistic as you can get and its enough I suppose.
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I would love to see another Mother myself but apparently Itoi doesn't want to continue the series. The last one told of her death anyhow.

Maybe he could tackle the topic of video games from another angle, in another genre even. I don't think Nintendo would be opposed to another game by him. The question is if he's interested in that.

He makes a cameo appearance in a GB game called For Frog the Bell Tolls by Intelligent systems, btw. As I just found out from Wikipedia.
 
L

lunchwithyuzo

Banned
extralite said:
The reason why they don't bring over the Mother games has less to do with sales and more with content.
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That's not entirely true, I'm not sure why they sat on the completely finished Mother 1 (perhaps low sales of DW1/FF1 put NOA off?) but Mother 3 was only passed over due to it's late release on GBA. Same for Rhythm Tengoku.
 
L

lunchwithyuzo

Banned
electroplankton said:
:(
Btw, IIRC it was on decline also on PS2 with the third chapter, even though it was never so big, not as big as Tekken or Street Fighter at least.
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SC2 was absolutely huge, it shipped over 4m worldwide in the end iirc. Going PS2 only for SC3 was one of the biggest mistakes Namco's ever made.
 
E

extralite

Member
lunchwithyuzo said:
That's not entirely true, I'm not sure why they sat on the completely finished Mother 1 (perhaps low sales of DW1/FF1 put NOA off?) but Mother 3 was only passed over due to it's late release on GBA. Same for Rhythm Tengoku.
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That didn't stop Capcom from bringing over AA1~3 as DS ports. Of course you could argue that they would have ported those to DS either way but the Western sales must have factored into making those ports. Also the DS versions (at least some of them) have English language options in Japan. I think GS1DS was published after the Western release.

And if low DW1 sales were offputting, why were 2~4 released regardless? You know that M1 actually is set in America as opposed to M2's Eagleland? The Mother games are very revealing comments on the video game genre. And even if you need to know the original cultural context to understand everything (as well as stuff lost in translation) the fairies in M3 are a likely content issue. Cross dressers in games like PMTTYD were censored as well.
 
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lunchwithyuzo

Banned
extralite said:
That didn't stop Capcom from bringing over AA1~3 as DS ports. Of course you could argue that they would have ported those to DS either way but the Western sales must have factored into making those ports. Also the DS versions (at least some of them) have English language options in Japan. I think GS1DS was published after the Western release.

And if low DW1 sales were offputting, why were 2~4 released regardless? You know that M1 actually is set in America as opposed to M2's Eagleland? The Mother games are very revealing comments on the video game genre. And even if you need to know the original cultural context to understand everything (as well as stuff lost in translation) the fairies in M3 are a likely content issue. Cross dressers in games like PMTTYD were censored as well.
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Gee, too bad Capcom doesn't make Mother and Rhythm Tengoku, huh?

NOA didn't publish DW2-4. I don't think it really matters where the Mother games each take place, or what minor instances of questionable content they might include, that gets adjusted in localization. Like it was for Mother 1-2.
 
C

Chris1964

Sales-Age Genius
sinobi

High preorders for One Piece Musou. First shipment is sold out.

Gravity Rush initial shipment exceeded 30k.
 
M

Maedhros

Member
Namco should thanks One Piece popularity... the game looks like a good fanservice (even with the problems on the framerate).

Particulary, I don't like Musou games, they are too boring. This one is an exception.
 
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