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Chris1964 · Nov 17, 2011

Famitsu is including PS2 software into "other system" since last week

Famitsu Sales: Week 45, 2011 (Oct 31 - Nov 06)

01./00. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800) - 344.698 / NEW
02./00. [PS3] Battlefield 3 <ACT> (Electronic Arts) {2011.11.02} (¥7.665) - 122.937 / NEW
03./00. [PS3] Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception # <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2011.11.02} (¥5.980) - 122.552 / NEW
04./01. [PSP] Final Fantasy Type-0 <RPG> (Square Enix) {2011.10.27} (¥7.770) - 102.705 / 606.093 (-80%)
05./02. [WII] Kirby's Return to Dream Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.10.27} (¥5.800) - 54.192 / 198.313 (-62%)
06./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime 3 <ACT> (Square Enix) {2011.11.02} (¥6.090) - 45.529 / NEW
07./00. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012 <SPT> (Konami) {2011.11.03} (¥4.980) - 41.205 / NEW
08./04. [WII] Just Dance Wii <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.10.13} (¥5.800) - 24.636 / 190.622 (-8%)
09./00. [360] Battlefield 3 <ACT> (Electronic Arts) {2011.11.02} (¥7.665) - 24.381 / NEW
10./05. [WII] Go Vacation <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.10.20} (¥5.800) - 15.399 / 79.999 (-31%)
11./13. [WII] Wii Sports Resort <SPT> (Nintendo) {2009.06.25} (¥4.800) - 12.602 / 2.585.924 (-5%)
12./00. [WII] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012 <SPT> (Konami) {2011.11.03} (¥4.980) - 12.166 / NEW
13./14. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012 <SPT> (Konami) {2011.10.06} (¥7.980) - 9.618 / 373.841 (-26%)
14./00. [PS2] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012 <SPT> (Konami) {2011.11.03} (¥4.980) - 9.548 / NEW
15./03. [PS3] The Idolmaster 2 # <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.10.27} (¥7.980) - 9.360 / 69.423 (-84%)
16./11. [PSP] Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Impact <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.10.20} (¥5.230) - 8.466 / 71.185 (-40%)
17./10. [PS3] Gekijouban Macross F: Sayonara no Tsubasa - Hybrid Pack # <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.10.20} (¥7.140) - 8.014 / 138.244 (-48%)
18./15. [PSP] AKB1/48: If I loved an Idol in Guam... # <ADV> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.10.06} (¥5.229) - 7.847 / 325.952 (-36%)
19./19. [WII] Rhythm Heaven: Fever <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.07.21} (¥5.800) - 7.031 / 543.887 (-12%)
20./20. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.06.16} (¥4.800) - 6.796 / 457.513 (-6%)
21./00. [3DS] Nicola Kanshuu: Model Oshare Audition 2 <SLG> (Alchemist) {2011.11.03} (¥5.980) - 6.467 / NEW
22./25. [NDS] Kirby Mass Attack <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.08.04} (¥3.800) - 6.138 / 251.535 (+7%)
23./24. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP the Best) <ACT> (Capcom) {2011.09.22} (¥2.990) - 5.733 / 59.554 (-2%)
24./12. [PS3] Dead Island <ADV> (Spike) {2011.10.20} (¥8.190) - 5.569 / 55.889 (-59%)
25./26. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends <ETC> (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} (¥4.800) - 4.916 / 359.677 (+20%)
26./00. [WII] Mario Kart Wii <RCE> (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} (¥5.800) - 4.116 / 3.279.183
27./09. [PSP] Senritsu no Stratus <ACT> (Konami) {2011.10.27} (¥5.980) - 3.877 / 20.550 (-77%)
28./17. [PS3] FIFA 12 <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2011.10.22} (¥7.665) - 3.876 / 35.730 (-59%)
29./29. [WII] Family Fishing # <SPT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.08.04} (¥5.040) - 3.838 / 72.355 (-1%)
30./18. [PS3] Ace Combat: Assault Horizon <STG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.10.13} (¥8.380) - 3.832 / 158.066 (-54%)

Top 30

PS3 - 8
WII - 8
PSP - 6
3DS - 5
360 - 1
NDS - 1
PS2 - 1

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|System | This Week  | Last Week  | Last Year  |
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|  3DS  |      34,1% |       3,8% |       0,0% |
|  PS3  |      27,2% |      16,3% |      25,0% |
|  PSP  |      18,5% |      54,0% |      21,4% |
|  WII  |      12,7% |      19,9% |      18,7% |
|  NDS  |       3,9% |       3,8% |      27,4% |
|  360  |       2,7% |       2,0% |       6,6% |
|  OTH  |       0,9% |       0,1% |       0,1% |
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HARDWARE

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|System | This Week  | Last Week  | Last Year  |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
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|  3DS  |    128.287 |     67.854 |            |  2.355.557 |            |   2.355.557 |
| PSP # |     27.151 |     31.691 |     31.865 |  1.625.912 |  1.896.935 |  17.902.843 |
|  PS3  |     26.390 |     23.704 |     19.498 |  1.157.478 |  1.267.115 |   7.107.365 |
|  WII  |     11.326 |     12.595 |     10.008 |    666.674 |  1.256.025 |  11.896.966 |
| NDS # |      1.803 |      1.792 |     33.514 |    693.923 |  2.306.678 |  32.818.221 |
|  360  |      1.501 |      1.562 |      2.605 |     98.778 |    179.360 |   1.505.441 |
|  PS2  |        791 |        682 |      1.310 |     52.701 |     81.231 |  21.948.612 |
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|  ALL  |    197.249 |    139.880 |     98.800 |  6.651.023 |  6.987.344 |  95.535.005 |
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|  DSi  |      1.803 |      1.792 |     30.536 |    667.044 |  2.100.754 |   8.227.917 |
|  PSP  |     27.151 |     31.691 |     30.205 |  1.605.789 |  1.841.334 |  17.742.268 |
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Spiegel · Nov 17, 2011

Laguna said:
I didn´t say they won´t support any other plattform but looking at their lineup they obviously are concentrating their resources on 3DS right now, while for Vita we only know about a PSP/3DS port so far.

Don't forget the TBA RPG

"New RPG title from LEVEL-5
LEVEL-5 Inc.
RPG"

http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/110914a_e.html

Personally I love the TBA games from TBA genres

test_account · Nov 17, 2011

frankie_baby said:
I'd be very surprised if the biggest selling version isn't the psp one

Ah, i have no idea about this specific game. I was mostly thinking about multiplatform games in general for handheld

Laguna said:
I didn´t say they won´t support any other plattform but looking at their lineup they obviously are concentrating their resources on 3DS right now, while for Vita we only know about a PSP/3DS port so far.

True. It is probably too early to know much about potential Vita support from Level 5.

Datschge · Nov 17, 2011

Jonnyram said:
You guys are waaaaaaay too serious.
Honestly, it's scary how many replies you can get just from going against the grain.
In the Nintendo lineage, DS and Wii were major revisions while 3DS and Wii U are minor revisions. That's the long and short of it, and you will see the results in the sales.
I'm not hating on Nintendo, just saying how I think it will pan out. Nintendo's golden years were GC and GBA SP for me, but everyone has their own favourite period.

Why are you using Mpl90's style of line/paragraph formatting?

Chris1964 · Nov 17, 2011

Totally unexpected: Nintendo uses Arashi again for Mario Kart 7 promotion.

test_account · Nov 17, 2011

Gametrailers.com has put up videos of the japanese Mario Kart 7 promotions:

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japanese-arashi-mario-kart-7/724136

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japanese-gameplay-mario-kart-7/724135

Mpl90 · Nov 17, 2011

Datschge said:
Why are you using Mpl90's style of line/paragraph formatting?

...I knew there was something familiar in his recent posts!!!

@saichi: Eh, I know it will be difficult, but it could do it if hardware sales are high enough.

It's very early in the life cycle of the platform, so it has a great possibility of establishing the brand in a very good way on the platform, and to make the platform grow its install base, and 3DS' growth will bring good sales for the game.

About the brand itself, The Ogre's result showed me that there's still a very high interest for the brand, at least for now. More than 400k with a 170k first week for an expansion of an RPG game came out something like 5 months earlier...are good. Neither Level 5 expected it :lol

It's true that Ogre's been surely helped by Holidays and the Movie just came out, but it's also true that these factors will be again present for Go (the movie is on 22nd, one week after Go's release ).

It'll be very interesting to see IE's perfomance.

However, poor Ninokuni

Maybe it'll gain something in the weekend, even if it's on PS3 (PS3 has gained some mainstream attractive in last months, the increase in software sales are a good showing of this), but still

JoshuaJSlone · Nov 17, 2011

So third parties had their shot, but Zelda, Pokémon Rumble, and now Mario have made up the difference.

beril · Nov 17, 2011

saichi said:
not holding my breath for this. Would take a miracle to make Inazuma 11 into a million seller again.

This version? Maybe. Ever again? I don't see why that would be so unlikely.

I feel like people are exaggerating IE3s decline a bit. Inazuma 2 had great legs that carried it into the holidays where it got a huge boost. IE3 was released earlier in the year, had a bigger opening but worse legs, which is normal once a franchise has grown more recognition. And instead it got a third version for the holiday. Even on it's own IE3 is very close to a million and with the third versions it's well beyond IE2's sales. And yes combining numbers may be cheating, and we can only speculate many people bought several versions. But it still feels rather likely that more people have played IE3 in some form than IE2.

So using this to predict that the series is doomed to suffer a steady decline with each installment seems rather hasty. I know it happed to Layton, but there are plenty of other franchises that has enjoyed consitently good sales, or gone up and down a bit and managed to turn around a downward trend. There's also a chance that the platform jump could breathe new life into the series and any number of factors that could pop up for the next installment to suddenly give it a popularity boost

Chris1964 · Nov 17, 2011

IE3 didn't have such a big decline from 2. It's in the territory of 100-150k drop without counting the Ogre.

It got some big discounts because of the initial overshipping but I'm pretty sure 2 had the same fate after a while.

djplaeskool · Nov 17, 2011

Anyone have an approximate budget for the Ni No Kuni games?
It seems like an artistic undertaking of that magnitude would need to move a lot of copies for the vested interests to be in the black, let alone break even.

beril · Nov 18, 2011

djplaeskool said:
Anyone have an approximate budget for the Ni No Kuni games?
It seems like an artistic undertaking of that magnitude would need to move a lot of copies for the vested interests to be in the black, let alone break even.

Studio Ghibli probably charges a bit more than your average animation studio, but the animation budget is split with the DS game, which probably still made a healthy profit even if it didn't perform as well as some would have thought.

Other than that I don't see why it would be much more expensive than your average console RPG. I still don't think the PS3 version looks particularly great.

cvxfreak · Nov 18, 2011

Famitsu this week was nice enough to provide some post-2000 Mario sales numbers:

Super Mario Advance - 219,551 / 887,505
Super Mario Advance 2 - 113,183 / 919,234
Super Mario Advance 3 - 95,596 / 526,458
Super Mario Advance 4 - 105,813 / 718,207

Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. - 63,894 / 1,280,158
Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. 2 - 52,705 / 365,456

Super Mario 64 DS - 120,062 / 1,217,587
Super Mario Sunshine - 280,610 / 789,989
Super Mario Galaxy - 256,341 / 1,017,287
Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 337,569 / 1,003,763

New Super Mario Bros. - 865,024 / 6,211,327
New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 936,734 / 4,310,920

Super Mario All-Stars Special Pack: 300,919 / 915,131

Super Mario 3D Land: 344,698

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Just a cursory glance at all of these makes it hard for me to agree with Jonnyram that Mario 3D Land will struggle to hit a million... We'll see, though. I still say 2 Million is in the bag for that one, in due time (could be awhile from now, but I think it'll get there).

That said, a few shops Famitsu polled mentioned that they expected more out of 3D Land's sales, but that they should pick up as we head toward the end of the year.

Jonnyram · Nov 18, 2011

<3

Oh wow, both Galaxies and the DS port of SM64 made it past 1m?
Might have to revise my expectations

chickdigger802 · Nov 18, 2011

huh 3ds is still doing well over there. Wonder if Tri G will boost the sales even more. Any big wig titles coming out at vita launch that will sell systems over there?

Truth101 · Nov 18, 2011

chickdigger802 said:
huh 3ds is still doing well over there. Wonder if Tri G will boost the sales even more. Any big wig titles coming out at vita launch that will sell systems over there?

It isn't really a surprise 3DS is doing well, and of course MH3G will boost sales to heaven.

No system sellers for the Vita though.

Takao · Nov 18, 2011

Kawano will drop his super mega bomb at Jump Festa.

BELIEVE

Mpl90 · Nov 18, 2011

Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 337,569 / 1,003,763

Ok, this is the...14th-15th million seller for Wii.
Strange that cvx didn't notice that!

Rock_Man · Nov 18, 2011

cvxfreak · Nov 18, 2011

Mpl90 said:
Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 337,569 / 1,003,763

Ok, this is the...14th-15th million seller for Wii.
Strange that cvx didn't notice that!

I actually tweeted about it...

JoshuaJSlone · Nov 18, 2011

Looks like All-Stars Wii won't join the list, though--it only gained about 7K since the end of June.

Oxx · Nov 18, 2011

Did Donkey Kong Country Returns get to 1 million?

Nuclear Muffin · Nov 18, 2011

This shall be interesting to follow over the November-February period! There's a lot of heavy hitters on either side over these months!

And it seems that Ni-No-Kuni PS3 is Level 5's first legitimate bomba. A shame, but maybe the sales of the DS version (and its subsidised animated FMV sequences) can help cushion the impact.

Oxx said:
Did Donkey Kong Country Returns get to 1 million?

This please! I'd love to know its Ltd!

JoshuaJSlone · Nov 18, 2011

Not yet. Famitsu had it at 928K at the middle of the year, when it was still showing up on the lists in March-May it was doing 3-5K/week, and it must be doing less since then as we haven't seen it in the Top 30 again.

Mpl90 · Nov 18, 2011

cvxfreak said:
I actually tweeted about it...

Really?!? I'm sorry, I'll check it out later XD

@ Nuclear: DKCR should probably reach the million mark next year, since, as Joshua said, it disappeared from top30 at half of the year, and this means doing a maximun of 3-4k per week. It'll grow this Holiday as almost every game, but I don't think it'll be enough for reaching the million already before the year ends.

How would have been crazy years ago to think about a Retro Studios game selling...500k, not even a million? :lol

JoshuaJSlone · Nov 18, 2011

Mpl90 said:
How would have been crazy years ago to think about a Retro Studios game selling...500k, not even a million? :lol

I would've said "You mean, all of them added together?"

Road · Nov 18, 2011

Dengeki Sales, Nov 07 - 13, 2011 (Week 46)

01. (__) [PSP] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Extend (SEGA) - 187,684 / 187,684 [ST: ~70% => 268,000]
02. (__) [PS3] Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes - Utage (Capcom) - 129,793 / 129,793 [ST: ~75% => 173,000]
03. (__) [PSP] Ore no Shikabane wo Koete Yuke (SCE) - 95,706 / 95,706
04. (01) [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo) - 86,376 / 429,092 (-75%)
05. (__) [WII] Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes - Utage (Capcom) - 46,200 / 46,200
06. (04) [PSP] Final Fantasy Type-0 (Square Enix) - 47,626 / 653,148 (-57%)
07. (__) [PS3] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD Edition (Konami) - 38,831 / 38,831
08. (__) [WII] PokePark 2: Beyond the World (Pokemon Co.) - 35,859 / 35,859
09. (05) [WII] Kirby's Return to Dream Land (Nintendo) - 23,011 / 212,747 (-58%)
10. (03) [PS3] Battlefield 3 (Electronic Arts) - 20,781 / 134,061 (-82%)
11. (02) [PS3] Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (SCE) - 16,919 / 133,706 (-86%)
12. (06) [PSP] Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 (Konami) - 15,067 / 62,119 (-68%)
13. (08) [WII] Just Dance Wii (Nintendo) - 14,429 / 204,575 (-41%)
14. (__) [NDS] Tamagotchi Collection (Bandai Namco) - 10,131 / 10,131
15. (07) [3DS] Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime 3 (Square Enix) - 9,982 / 45,504 (-72%)
16. (10) [WII] Go Vacation (Bandai Namco) - 8,769 / 96,412 (-46%)
17. (12) [PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 (Konami) - 8,294 / 412,605 (-33%)
18. (11) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 7,881 / 2,679,083 (-38%)
19. (16) [WII] Rhythm Heaven Fever (Nintendo) - 6,388 / 559,822 (-29%)
20. (14) [PS3] The Idolmaster 2 (Bandai Namco) - 6,053 / 79,405 (-42%)

*ST: Sell-through => estimated copies shipped.

Other software (first week / LTD):
2010-07-29 [PS3] Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes (Capcom) - 242,000 / 439,000
2010-07-29 [PSP] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2nd (SEGA) - 226,000** / 408,000

**First week was reported as 238k at the time.

http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/428/428132/
http://megalodon.jp/2011-1118-2050-22/news.dengeki.com/soft/ranking/ranking.html

Week 45: 10-31~11-06

cvxfreak · Nov 18, 2011

I can't be the only one getting Tamagotchi Collection and Tomodachi Collection mixed up.

Road · Nov 18, 2011

cvxfreak said:
I can't be the only one getting Tamagotchi Collection and Tomodachi Collection mixed up.

I've always confused Tomodachi for Tamagotchi, so this new one is just making things messier.

Mpl90 · Nov 18, 2011

cvxfreak said:
I can't be the only one getting Tamagotchi Collection and Tomodachi Collection mixed up.

Add me to the group, Namco couldn't select a more confusing name for this game

One thing: no reports at all about new PS3 colors? I thought they would have had at least a decent impact on hardware (let's say a 10-15k of increase from last week).

JoshuaJSlone · Nov 18, 2011

cvxfreak said:
I can't be the only one getting Tamagotchi Collection and Tomodachi Collection mixed up.

Looks like the buyers aren't, though.

test_account · Nov 18, 2011

Mpl90 said:
One thing: no reports at all about new PS3 colors? I thought they would have had at least a decent impact on hardware (let's say a 10-15k of increase from last week).

They still might have it, the week isnt over yet

By the way, what are those 1st day "numbers" based on?

Chris1964 · Nov 18, 2011

21./41. [WII] Wii Party <ETC> (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} (¥4.800)
22./17. [WII] Rhythm Heaven: Fever <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.07.21} (¥5.800)
23./16. [PSP] AKB1/48: If I loved an Idol in Guam... # <ADV> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.10.06} (¥5.229)
24./24. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP the Best) <ACT> (Capcom) {2011.09.22} (¥2.990)
25./23. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.06.16} (¥4.800)
26./19. [PSP] Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Impact <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.10.20} (¥5.230)
27./18. [PS3] Gekijouban Macross F: Sayonara no Tsubasa - Hybrid Pack # <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.10.20} (¥7.140)
28./21. [NDS] Kirby Mass Attack <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.08.04} (¥3.800)
29./26. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends <ETC> (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} (¥4.800)
30./29. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} (¥4.800)
31./00. [360] Instant Brain # <ADV> (Cave) {2011.11.10} (¥7.140)
32./15. [PS2] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012 <SPT> (Konami) {2011.11.03} (¥4.980)
33./27. [WII] Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary: Famicom & Super Famicom Dragon Quest I-II-III <RPG> (Square Enix) {2011.09.15} (¥4.440)
34./22. [PS3] Dead Island <ADV> (Spike) {2011.10.20} (¥8.190)
35./00. [PS3] Driver: San Francisco <RCE> (Ubisoft) {2011.11.10} (¥7.329)
36./37. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii <ACT> (Nintendo) {2009.12.03} (¥5.800)
37./32. [3DS] Pokemon Rumble Blast <ACT> (Pokemon Co.) {2011.08.11} (¥4.800)
38./31. [WII] Mario Kart Wii <RCE> (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} (¥5.800)
39./28. [WII] Family Fishing # <SPT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.08.04} (¥5.040)
40./00. [360] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD Edition # <ADV> (Konami) {2011.11.10} (¥4.980)
41./20. [3DS] Nicola Kanshuu: Model Oshare Audition 2 <SLG> (Alchemist) {2011.11.03} (¥5.980)
42./25. [PSP] Ro-Kyu-Bu! # <ADV> (Kadokawa Games) {2011.10.27} (¥6.090)
43./11. [WII] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012 <SPT> (Konami) {2011.11.03} (¥4.980)
44./34. [PS3] Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PlayStation 3 the Best) <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2011.08.25} (¥2.980)
45./08. [360] Battlefield 3 <ACT> (Electronic Arts) {2011.11.02} (¥7.665)
46./48. [WII] Wii Fit Plus <HOB> (Nintendo) {2009.10.01} (¥2.000)
47./45. [PSP] Persona 3 Portable (PSP the Best) <RPG> (Atlus Co.) {2011.08.25} (¥2.940)
48./30. [PS3] FIFA 12 <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2011.10.22} (¥7.665)
49./00. [PS2] Shin Koihime Musou: Otome Ryouran Sangokushi Engi # <ADV> (Yeti) {2011.11.10} (¥15.540)
50./50. [PS3] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 HD Ver. <ACT> (Capcom) {2011.08.25} (¥4.800)

Top 50

WII - 14
PS3 - 12
PSP - 9
3DS - 6
360 - 4
NDS - 3
PS2 - 2

SOFTWARE

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|System | This Week  | Last Week  | Last Year  |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |
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|  ALL  |  1.122.000 |  1.361.000 |    828.892 | 39.836.000 | 49.384.042 |
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Mpl90 · Nov 18, 2011

How much can 3D Land be helped by Christmas and 3DS's future growth? Here's what the first Galaxy did in relation to the hardware.

Before the Christmas period

Week 44 - [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) - 256.341 / 256.341 WII HW - 40.836
Week 45 - [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) - 78.349 / 334.690 WII HW - 34.820
Week 46 - [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) - 43.317 / 378.007 WII HW - 36.413
Week 47 - [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) - 37.484 / 415.491 WII HW - 47.124
Week 48 - [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) - 36.354 / 451.845 WII HW - 70.865 (Wii Fit's release week)

Total Galaxy - 451.845 / Total Hardware - 230.058

Last four weeks of the year

Week 49 - [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) - 48.750 / 500.595 WII HW - 109.791
Week 50 - [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) - 70.541 / 571.136 WII HW - 168.229
Week 51 - [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) - 109.029 / 680.165 WII HW - 263.718
Week 52 - [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) - 67.519 / 747.684 WII HW - 161.520

Total Galaxy - 295.839 / Total Hardware - 703.528

JoshuaJSlone · Nov 18, 2011

It's definitely this year's "S game". That's what I call the late October or early November release that has an initial slowdown but a second wind in late December, creating a sort of stretched S shape when looking at LTD growth.

BKK · Nov 18, 2011

Chris1964 said:
49./00. [PS2] Shin Koihime Musou: Otome Ryouran Sangokushi Engi # <ADV> (Yeti) {2011.11.10} (¥15.540)

Possibly the final PS2 game to release in Japan, no new games scheduled now, and only one budget re-release scheduled.

Mpl90 · Nov 18, 2011

JoshuaJSlone said:
It's definitely this year's "S game". That's what I call the late October or early November release that has an initial slowdown but a second wind in late December, creating a sort of stretched S shape when looking at LTD growth.

But...isn't Kirby Wii an "S" game as well?

Much more than Epic Yarn, no?

randomkid · Nov 18, 2011

JoshuaJSlone said:
It's definitely this year's "S game". That's what I call the late October or early November release that has an initial slowdown but a second wind in late December, creating a sort of stretched S shape when looking at LTD growth.

think the word you might be looking for is ogive

Chris1964 · Nov 18, 2011

BKK said:
Possibly the final PS2 game to release in Japan, no new games scheduled now, and only one budget re-release scheduled.

Konami will try again with PES next year most likely.

Busaiku · Nov 18, 2011

JoshuaJSlone said:
It's definitely this year's "S game". That's what I call the late October or early November release that has an initial slowdown but a second wind in late December, creating a sort of stretched S shape when looking at LTD growth.

You don't think Kirby's Return to Dreamland is gonna be that game, considering other Kirby games have?

JoshuaJSlone · Nov 18, 2011

Mpl90 said:
But...isn't Kirby Wii an "S" game as well?
Much more than Epic Yarn, no?

You don't think Kirby's Return to Dreamland is gonna be that game, considering other Kirby games have?

Bad wording on my part to make it seem like there could be only one, but yeah. There are actually a lot of late October/early November Kirbys that could've gone on that earlier list, but I figured I'd stop at two. Epic Yarn included.

Chris1964 · Nov 18, 2011

Konami is the only big company that hasn't done the full transition from DS to 3DS, now that Gigant Battle 2 is out. They have a new Power Pro Kun Pocket and Magician's Quest for DS this December. But next entries will move to 3DS 99%.

Mpl90 · Nov 18, 2011

Chris1964 said:
Konami is the only big company that hasn't done the full transition from DS to 3DS, now that Gigant Battle 2 is out. They have a new Power Pro Kun Pocket and Magician's Quest for DS this December. But next entries will move to 3DS 99%.

I'm waiting to see if Konami on 3DS will bring the Power Pro Kun series or if it will bring directly the main Pawapuro series

[PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 3 (Konami) - 109.436 / 362.087 / 30,22% 29/05/08
[PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 4 (Konami) - 107.907 / 261.689 / 41,23% 17/09/09
[PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2011 (Konami) - 67.134 / 165.175 / 40,64% 14/07/11
[PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2010 (Konami) - 53.339 / 163.620 / 32,60% 15/07/10
[PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Portable (Konami) - 38.836 / 150.431 / 25,82% 01/04/06
[PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 2 (Konami) - 27.213 / 118.126 / 23,04% 05/04/07

[PS2] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 14 (Konami) - 147.993 / 300.007 / 49,33% 19/07/07
[PS2] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 15 (Konami) - 86.950 / 213.551 / 40,72% 24/07/08
[PS2] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2009 (Konami) - 44.136 / 166.085 / 26,57% 19/03/09
[PS2] Jikkyou Powerful Major League 2 (Konami) - 42.946 / 128.681 / 33,37% 04/10/07
[PS2] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 14: Final Edition (Konami) - 37.480 / 111.160 / 33,72% 20/12/07
[PS2] Jikkyou Powerful Major League 3 (Konami) - 18.073 / 43.300 / 41,74% 02/10/08

[WII] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Wii (Konami) - 46.280 / 111.825 / 41,39% 19/07/07
[WII] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 15 (Konami) - 19.991 / 68.413 / 29,22% 24/07/08
[WII] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Next (Konami) - 18.544 / 62.095 / 29,86% 19/03/09
[WII] Jikkyou Powerful Major League 2 (Konami) - 6.784 / 25.416 / 26,69% 04/10/07
[WII] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Wii: Final Edition (Konami) - 11.000 / 11.000 / 100,00% 20/12/07
[WII] Jikkyou Powerful Major League 3 (Konami) - 4.250 / 4.250 / 100,00% 02/10/08

[PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2010 (Konami) - 114.949 / 212.871 / 54,00% 15/07/10
[PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2011 (Konami) - 111.727 / 206.383 / 54,14% 14/07/11

It started this gen being on PS2 and Wii, with the former still having the lion share of audience. But then, the Portable entries started doing great results, even 400k for one of them...and with PS3 gaining momentum, they decided to concentrate the series on both PSP and PS3, as they were already doing with the serious Spirits series.
Series that has never appeared on a Nintendo platform...until the 3DS came out.

Maybe, next year we'll see another three-platform-multi baseball game, this time with the Big Heads?

randomkid · Nov 18, 2011

Chris1964 said:
Konami is the only big company that hasn't done the full transition from DS to 3DS, now that Gigant Battle 2 is out. They have a new Power Pro Kun Pocket and Magician's Quest for DS this December. But next entries will move to 3DS 99%.

What notable games were even released on DS in all of 2011? Thought all developers moved on way beforehand. I can only think of Nora and Devil Survivor 2.

Chris1964 · Nov 18, 2011

randomkid said:
What notable games were even released on DS in all of 2011? Thought all developers moved on way beforehand. I can only think of Nora and Devil Survivor 2.

Joker 2: Pro, Pokemon keyboard are from memory the big sellers.

Oxx · Nov 18, 2011

Mass Attack.

randomkid · Nov 18, 2011

Chris1964 said:
Joker 2: Pro, Pokemon keyboard are from memory the big sellers.

Yeah also skipping around old threads, seems like Dragon Quest Monsters Professional and Kirby Mass Attack came out in 2011 as well.

Chris1964 · Nov 18, 2011

And Gyakuten Kenji 2

Mpl90 · Nov 18, 2011

randomkid said:
What notable games were even released on DS in all of 2011? Thought all developers moved on way beforehand. I can only think of Nora and Devil Survivor 2.

The most notable ones.

[NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional (Square Enix) - 168.740 / 454.063 / 37,16% 31/03/11
[NDS] Kirby Mass Attack (Nintendo) - 70.765 / 245.397 / 28,84% 04/08/11
[NDS] Gyakuten Kenji 2 (Capcom) - 134.760 / 200.530 / 67,20% 03/02/11
[NDS] Battle & Get! Pokemon Typing DS (Pokemon Co.) - 50.580 / 120.843 / 41,86% 21/04/11
[NDS] All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation (Bandai Namco) - 45.114 / 83.591 / 53,97% 04/08/11
[NDS] Devil Survivor 2 (Atlus Co.) - 62.246 / 80.353 / 77,47% 28/07/11
[NDS] Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary (Sega) - 37.590 / 79.267 / 47,42% 14/07/11

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