PS4 software sales will start to kill Wii U software soon.
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Media Create Sales: Week 4, 2015 (Jan 19 - Jan 25)
- Thread starter Chris1964
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PS4 software sales will start to kill Wii U software soon.
One has had its tent pole games the other...
What?
Second worst Kirby opening week in the franchise. Kirby's Star Stacker on gameboy is the only one that opened with less.
The Wii U has a toxic reputation and Japan is one of the rare ( or only ) places where after the big games like MK and Smash hit, the Wii U 2014 LTD is lower than 2013.
BishopLamont
Banned
third party support, system's age
The Last One
Member
Ps4 has a better future software wise, maybe some people are buying the console based on that.
I don't really think it would sell that much more.
That just reminds me of the people who bought a PS3 for Versus 13 and The Last Guardian.
Used market is quite large in Japan so you may want to factor that in.
Also there may be list of small amount of software sales below 30th place, but we don't know about that really.
Still sold out in many places.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Oh, that's true.
the same people are buying the ps4 for the same games now, they still won't come out and will then be teased for the ps5, where they will be "delayed" further
it's all part of sony's brilliant plan to sell systems without actual games
The fact that the reception to the game doesn't seem very good is a stronger argument than Japanese sales, I think.
Jimmyfenix
Member
Dat Sony
Xbone at 259 and I thought it was gonna stabilize at 300. Any chance of going double digits?
Yeah....such a missed opportunity.
The MGS demo opening week was 100k back before the PS4 had reached 500k ltd, so I definitely think a 100k + opening week for Zestiria would have been possible if it launched on PS4 too.
Devilgunman
Member
People who want to play WiiU games already owned a WiiU.
PS3 customers start migrating to PS4. Cross-platform titles like MGSV, DQ Heroes and Persona 5 will make the process smoother. Flood gate will open when FFXV drops.
metalslimer
Member
Wonder how many times wiiu will break 15k this year.
3ds is also down but it's about to enter it's 5th year.
3ds is also down but it's about to enter it's 5th year.
Pennywise83
Banned
As far as I read, reception does not seem that bad. It's not a game for those who want a story-driven jRPG, and it's good in being so.
Sure, but the PS3 version would've been a bit lower too if people decided to buy it on PS4 instead. A PS4 re-release a few months later is probably the more lucrative option in this case to get people to double dip.
But then you have to consider people who bought the PS3 version buying the PS4 version instead and I don't think 100k+ more people would buy the game.
Jimmyfenix
Member
VITA TV won the war
Totally forgot about the lost PS3 sales >.<
I'm betting on Bamco doing a PS4 version, probably later this year or early next year.
Oh, I should have said, as far as I remember, it's not too bad relative to other Wii U W1 sales. Relative to Kirby, it did terribly, but then I expect as much since IIRC DK for example also did terribly in week one. And some other W1 sales for Wii U games:
10./00. [WIU] Game & Wario <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.03.28} (¥4.935) - 22.491 / NEW
01./00. [WIU] Pikmin 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.07.13} (¥5.985) - 92.720 / NEW <48,45%>
07./00. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD <ADV> (Nintendo) {2013.09.26} (¥5.985) - 30.264 / NEW
02./00. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985) - 99.588 / NEW <57,17%>
02./00. [WIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.02.13} (¥5.985) - 35.717 / NEW <35,28%>
07./00. [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker <ADV> (Nintendo) {2014.11.13} (¥3.996) - 28.025 / NEW
Pretty rough for secondary franchises. Kirby's solid relative to that.
Isn't 3DS down just a few thousands this week compared to Week 4, 2014 though?
Even for Famitsu this time!
Pennywise83
Banned
For the type of game, yes.
Wii U has nearly double the install base & it has more software, it makes perfect sense.
Devilgunman
Member
I was about to say eleven, but then just checked and it only sold over 15k seven times last year!
Unless a pricecut happens, I'm gonna go with five or six.
DarkLordMalik
Member
There are some that are still clinging on the hope for The Last Renmant on the PS3
You don't think it can do 150k on PS4?
Legend of Legacy did pretty well for the first week. Now let's see if it drops off the map in the coming weeks. If it manages to break 100k, it'll be a pretty solid success for the publisher. The director seems like a really passionate young guy, so I'm rooting for him to find success.
Are you saying that ToZ wouldn't sell 60k or 160k on PS4?
You can buy and borrow used games on consoles. Combine that, digital games, and buying the console prior to the upcoming games and it makes sense.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Wouldn't that make it the best selling PS4 game LTD outside of the Knack bundle? Also, even if it did sell that much the PS3 version would sell less.
I'm saying the rule for Japan: That the big majority of sales PS4 would get would be cut from PS3.
The Praiseworthy
Member
Damn!!
Now I'm really worried about the western sales numbers
Namco should have delayed the game for few months and released it as a cross gen title like Persona 5 to assure a better sales number worldwide.
Damn!!
Now I'm really worried about the western sales numbers
Namco should have delayed the game for few months and released it as a cross get n title like Persona 5 to assure a better sales number worldwide.
Bamco cares more about how the series does in Japan.
1st Course
Member
wow ps4 doing very nice
Dragon Quest Heroes on Feb 26 is the really big one. God Eater 2 RB on Feb 19 is big, but will probably sell terribly on PS4.
It's been said again and again and even a few times on this topic, it's not because it'd sell 60 or 160k copies on PS4 that it means 60-160k additional copies, most of the sales would just come from splitting the userbase across platforms.
That's not the point. Maybe it could. But if it did, PS3 sales would be lower.
It makes more sense for Bamco to release the PS3 version now to get all the sales they still can from the "dying" console, and then re-release it on PS4 in fall to get the double-dippers.
The situation in Japan is different than in the west where PS3/360 software sales are lower than PS4/XB1.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
they must have printed a small ass batch then if thats the case.
djplaeskool
Member
One month until D(Q)-Day
Yeah, true. I'm expecting great sales on Vita though