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[shinra-bansho]

And being on a flailing console means it doesn't make sense to have low numbers?

Come on. Did people honestly expect it to suddenly sell like 800,000 units and push the Wii U up beyond the 3DS?

Yes, clearly everyone expected it to sell some ridiculous strawman figure and that's why these sales are viewed as incredibly poor. It's not because, you know, the sales are actually incredibly poor for a flagship 3D Mario title.

 

[BlackJace]

Looking forward to Fire Emblem X Shin Megami Tensei on my 3DS XL

YOU TAKE THAT BACK.

 

[BowieZ]

Well, we can expect Satoru Iwata's resignation anytime now.

Yes, if

Spoiler

when

neither 3D World or MK8 save Wii U in the west.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

damage control:

Japan DOWNLOADED the 3D Worlds from eShop

 

[Maedhros]

No there isn't. The writing was on the wall on its low debut, and already sub-10K on its second week is bad.

Of course there is. I won't argue with you though.

 

[Tom_Cody]

Week of epic bomba. The Mario bump for WiiU is dreadfully low, Mario's own sales are pathetic, and LR bombed like everyone expected it to. VitaTV drop is hilarious too.

What a tragedy. This is the final nail.

 

[EDarkness]

I wonder if Mario did okay via downloads. I suppose we won't find out anytime soon.

 

[Mpl90]

Is the Aikatsu in chart the sequel of this one?

[3DS] Aikatsu! Cinderella Lesson (Bandai Namco) - 9.019 / 120.847 / 7,46% 15/11/12

If it is, then, we have a possible "positive" story of the week.

 

[Darklord]

I can't sell if there's no one to sell too.

 

[spliced]

Reggie has a message for Japan:

 

[Coldnoodle]

Oh well, Wii U had a good run

No it didn't :lol.

 

[urfe]

Mario 3D Land is a good product that is getting marketed well.

At the risk of setting myself up for an even worse disappointment than this week, I'm going to say that it'll have amazing legs this Christmas.

All there is to do at this point is hope.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Looking forward to Fire Emblem X Shin Megami Tensei on my 3DS XL

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[Paskil]

Was there a heatwave or something this week?

 

[BriBri]

Is the Aikatsu in chart the sequel of this one?

[3DS] Aikatsu! Cinderella Lesson (Bandai Namco) - 9.019 / 120.847 / 7,46% 15/11/12

If it is, then, we have a possible "positive" story of the week.

Yes. Completely under the radar at GAF but an excellent rhythm/girl game

 

[Buzzman]

Good job Nintendo, shit out some cheap 2d mario games untill you saturate the market and then spend all your effort on a 3d mario that has historically sold less than half of it's 2d counterparts. But I'm sure yet another Mario Kart will save the WiiU just as it saved the Gamecube.

 

[Glass Rebel]

More like, move every 3DS game in development to Wii U stat.

Pearls before swine. Wii U owners don't want good games.

 

[Zalman]

Nintendo need to do something. Fast.

 

[Chris1964]

Famitsu Sales: Week 47, 2013 (Nov 18 - Nov 24)

01./00. [PS3] Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII <RPG> (Square Enix) {2013.11.21} (¥7.770) - 301.181 / NEW <60-80%>
02./00. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985) - 106.967 / NEW <40-60%>
03./00. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.980) - 77.105 / NEW <20-40%>
04./00. [3DS] Aikatsu! 2-nin no My Princess <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.480) - 53.866 / NEW <20-40%>
05./05. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) - 51.118 / 3.295.807 <80-100%> (-21%)
06./03. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 <SPT> (Konami) {2013.11.14} (¥7.980) - 40.248 / 193.658 <60-80%> (-74%)
07./01. [PSV] God Eater 2 # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.14} (¥5.980) - 37.451 / 296.277 <80-100%> (-86%)
08./02. [PS3] Call of Duty: Ghosts - Subtitled Edition <ACT> (Square Enix) {2013.11.14} (¥7.980) - 30.474 / 248.119 <80-100%> (-86%)
09./07. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # <ACT> (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) - 24.684 / 3.119.536 <80-100%> (-25%)
10./00. [PS3] Monster Hunter Frontier G: Beginner's Package <ACT> (Capcom) {2013.11.20} (¥6.090) - 24.053 / NEW <40-60%>
11./11. [WIU] Wii Party U # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.10.31} (¥4.935) - 22.407 / 147.478 <40-60%> (+20%)
12./04. [PSP] God Eater 2 <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.14} (¥5.980) - 21.881 / 141.501 <60-80%> (-82%)
13./14. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥5.985) - 18.072 / 638.755 <80-100%> (+42%)
14./00. [PSV] New Atelier Rorona: Hajimari no Monogatari - The Alchemist of Arland # <RPG> (Gust) {2013.11.21} (¥6.090) - 17.547 / NEW <60-80%>
15./00. [WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Wii U Version! # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.480) - 17.518 / NEW <0-20%>
16./08. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.10.10} (¥7.770) - 17.424 / 541.441 <80-100%> (-27%)
17./00. [PS3] New Atelier Rorona: Hajimari no Monogatari - The Alchemist of Arland # <RPG> (Gust) {2013.11.21} (¥7.140) - 15.575 / NEW <40-60%>
18./06. [3DS] Daigasso! Band Brothers P <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.11.14} (¥4.800) - 12.709 / 53.796 <20-40%> (-69%)
19./09. [PS3] Battlefield 4 <ACT> (Electronic Arts) {2013.11.07} (¥7.665) - 10.077 / 141.202 <60-80%> (-51%)
20./13. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013 <SPT> (Konami) {2013.10.24} (¥3.980) - 8.716 / 194.773 <80-100%> (-33%)
21./20. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) - 7.572 / 3.881.985 <80-100%> (+21%)
22./12. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 <SPT> (Konami) {2013.11.14} (¥3.980) - 7.565 / 24.069 <40-60%> (-54%)
23./18. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.10.17} (¥4.980) - 6.735 / 102.977 <60-80%> (-15%)
24./17. [3DS] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 <SPT> (Konami) {2013.11.14} (¥4.980) - 5.717 / 16.176 <40-60%> (-45%)
25./19. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013 <SPT> (Konami) {2013.10.24} (¥2.980) - 5.407 / 101.464 <80-100%> (-23%)
26./10. [3DS] Medarot Dual: Kabuto Ver. / Kuwagata Ver. <RPG> (Rocket Company) {2013.11.14} (¥6.090) - 5.204 / 25.043 <20-40%> (-74%)
27./00. [PSP] Snow Bound Land # <ADV> (Idea Factory) {2013.11.21} (¥6.090) - 5.169 / NEW <60-80%>
28./28. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) - 4.943 / 318.062 <80-100%> (+35%)
29./31. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) - 4.772 / 1.469.078 <80-100%> (+38%)
30./00. [PSP] Hanasaku Manimani # <ADV> (5pb.) {2013.11.21} (¥6.090) - 4.517 / NEW <60-80%>

Top 30

3DS - 11
PS3 - 8
PSP - 5
WIU - 4
PSV - 2

HARDWARE

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|System | This Week  | Last Week  | Last Year  |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
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| 3DS # |     70.912 |     60.978 |    158.527 |  4.071.538 |  4.219.019 |  13.834.040 |
| PSV # |     32.138 |     90.996 |      9.246 |    982.393 |    603.519 |   2.059.552 |
|  WIU  |     20.177 |     14.006 |            |    534.675 |            |   1.173.014 |
|  PS3  |     12.106 |     11.715 |     34.836 |    713.931 |  1.107.605 |   9.458.264 |
| PSP # |      3.296 |      3.925 |     16.197 |    398.549 |    789.063 |  19.577.649 |
|  WII  |        813 |        736 |      4.009 |     68.333 |    444.390 |  12.729.075 |
|  360  |        385 |        365 |      1.667 |     16.709 |     59.857 |   1.604.720 |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|  ALL  |    139.827 |    182.721 |    225.143 |  6.792.905 |  7.273.538 |  82.423.446 |
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|  PSP  |      3.296 |      3.925 |     16.197 |    398.549 |    789.063 |  19.417.074 |
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[Kyon]

damage control:

Japan DOWNLOADED the 3D Worlds from eShop

Nnnnnnnnnnnn bye

 

[nampad]

The Vita TV drop is brutal. How is the situation around services in Japan? Does the device even make sense for media consumption outside gaming?
At least the Vita itself is holding out and God Eater Vita breaking 300k after two weeks should be a success.

Mario did bomb pretty hard and the Wii U bump is negligible considering the released software.

 

[Foshy]

I can't sell if there's no one to sell too.

I can see it following a similar curve to Sunshine which was on a small userbase too, and thus being more front-loaded. So, 300k LTD maybe.

 

[Kid Ying]

Yeah! Taiko numbers aren't really that bad! On par with the series. Let's see if it will have good or bad legs.

Go, Taiko! Let's see an 300k ltd! Go! Go! Go!

 

[vareon]

Alright.

I don't see anymore reason to discuss WiiU fate any further
The defendant is declared DEAD.

Too good.

 

[Magicpaint]

Mario 3D Land is a good product that is getting marketed well.

At the risk of setting myself up for an even worse disappointment than this week, I'm going to say that it'll have amazing legs this Christmas.

All there is to do at this point is hope.

The number of times I've seen this happen on these forums alone.

 

[Frillen]

Oh come on, you 'predict' failure with any Sony product. Let's call a spade a spade.

I do? I've also predicted since February that the PS4 will dominate this generation vs the Wii U and the Xbone. I'm actually one of very few who actually has a PS4 here in Europe.

 

[Kerub]

Well, nobody expected 3D Mario to be a big system seller. Mario Kart 8 is what will really get the Wii U going.

 

[duckroll]

Thanks! I wonder which one made more profit LR or BD oh well guess I'll never know for sure .

Profit is pointless to really discuss since a) no one knows, b) it doesn't matter in the long run because it's a short term goal.

What we should look at is growth and decline in IPs. That is the most valuable thing to publishers and the core of their long term business. The FFXIII series going through straight huge declines is a sign that it is not popular and continuing to tap into it is foolish. BD has more potential in audience growth and has a sequel coming which they expect to sell more of, so it's a more positive IP for the company right now.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

Was there actually someone that crazy?.

I can't remember who it was, I think it was in last weeks thread or the one before.

It's been out two weeks and sold 50k! 25k average! They seem spot on to me lolololol

Haha!

 

[LordOcidax]

What was the Wii user base in japan. When Mario Galaxy 1 launched? And Remember Mario has good legs. (I think)

 

[cyberheater]

So at what point can we declare WiiU dead?

Well, nobody expected 3D Mario to be a big system seller. Mario Kart 8 is what will really get the Wii U going.

LOL. Those continuously moving goalposts...

 

[Coldnoodle]

I expect the Wii U to sell 16 million in it's lifetime now.

4 in Japan
4 in Europe
8 in NA

 

[qq more]

Wow, had no idea it sold that low. That is kind of concerning, I'll wait and see I guess.

 

[Kenka]

Well, nobody expected 3D Mario to be a big system seller. Mario Kart 8 is what will really get the Wii U going.

I predict a 119k week one figure for Mario Kart 8.
No sarcasm.

 

[BrokenEchelon]

Well, nobody expected 3D Mario to be a big system seller. Mario Kart 8 is what will really get the Wii U going.

No one expected a 3D Mario game to sell Nintendo consoles.

Ok.

 

[Conrad Link]

Nintendo need to get Animal Crossing Wii U out!

 

[maxiell]

Vita handheld outsold Wii U the week of its most hyped release of the year. Think about that. Or maybe, don't.

 

[crinale]

Looking forward to Fire Emblem X Shin Megami Tensei on my 3DS XL

It's now very possible to happen. Atlus has a reputation to switch platform if one is tanking.
(They moved SMT Devil Summoner Raidou from PSP to PS2 while developing).

Spoiler

FE x SMT is developped by Nintendo so it won't happen.

 

[gamergirly]

Reggie has a message for Japan:

Historically, 2D Mario has always been more popular. But we're talking about multiple hardware platforms(Wii U, PS3, Vita). Japan is not healthy at all.

 

[Kyon]

Well, nobody expected 3D Mario to be a big system seller. Mario Kart 8 is what will really get the Wii U going.

Y'all are KILLING me tonight.

 

[redmetal86]

X will save it!

X gonna give it to ya.

When we get a release date.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

Reggie has a message for Japan:

Japan's reply:

 

[Coldnoodle]

What was the Wii user base in japan. When Mario Galaxy 1 launched? And Remember Mario has good legs. (I think)

This Mario game was in part supposed to give the system a jumpstart.

It gave a 5k boost...

 

[sense]

Was there a heatwave or something this week?

Well there is rain and snow in east coast US and that somehow affected sales in Japan is my guess

 

[JoeM86]

So at what point can we declare WiiU dead?

When Nintendo say "We are ceasing production on the Wii U and ceasing development of software for Wii U"

 

[Porcile]

Well, nobody expected 3D Mario to be a big system seller. Mario Kart 8 is what will really get the Wii U going.

Well, Nintendo obviously thought it would be. Otherwise they wouldn't be relying on it as the only major game release to sustain Wii U through the holiday.

 

[Sadist]

What does PS4 have for launch? Just Yakuza?

 

[SaintMadeOfPlaster]

Nintendo need to get Animal Crossing Wii U out!

Animal Crossing doesn't sell nearly as well on home consoles, if I remember correctly.

It's more of a handheld experience anyways. Especially in public-transit filled Japan.

 

[Buzzman]

Well, nobody expected 3D Mario to be a big system seller. Mario Kart is what will really get the Gamecube going.

Hmm.

 

[crinale]

What does PS4 have for launch? Just Yakuza?

Dynasty Warriors