As hiska-kun mentioned, I don't think 3DS will drop that much and will stay above 200k+.
If it exists, it's a very low priority project below Smash, updating their f2p games, and presumably Tekken 7.
Personally, I wonder if the lukewarm reception to Tag 2 might have affected some things.
While hardware sales are going low by a large amount, software isn't and that shouldn't be the reason for publishers avoiding risks.I can understand why publishers are increasingly more risk averse and less interested in going outside their major success stories.
Nope. The Vita version was always below. The only time it topped the PS3 version was for a few days when the PS3 version preorder didn't had a discount. The moment it got its discount back, it only took a few hours for it to overtake the Vita version again.
Historically, Sony systems hold very well for week 52, with FF coming out, the systems will mostly likely get a positive gain since the drops are usually very low. Still, Wii U sales will easily be bigger than Vita's numbers next week, probably even bigger than PS3/Vita combined.Why are people predicting vita to move up? I doubt ffx will offset the usual decline this week.
Yeah I think SFxT is the bigger reason, if Bandai-Namco had any plans to borrow mechanics from that game for TxSF, it would have to be scratched and redone all over since the reception to SFxT wasn't that great. I think its smart of them to move the project as far away from SFxT as possible, maybe after the next Tekken or SF mainline comes out and is recieved well.Personally, I wonder if the lukewarm reception to Tag 2 might have affected some things.
About the magical link found by Captain Smoker, I'm pretty sure it's legit. I was able to got some data directly from the Nintendo IR service few weeks ago (and made an article with them here, with many charts).
Here is the data I got, as of september 2013:
Zelda TP (Wii) 7.2 million
Zelda SS (Wii) 3.66 million
Zelda PH (DS) 4.76 million
Zelda ST (DS) 2.95 million
Link's Crossbow (Wii) 5.79 million
SMG2 (Wii) 7.33 million
Metroid Prime 3 (Wii) 1.41 million
Fire Emblem (3DS) 1.29 million
Metroid Prime Hunters: "a little over one million units"
DKCR (Wii) "over 6 million"
Outside of Metroid Prime 3, which is strange, everything fits perfectly.
But I also think we must not make a thread about it to keep that source.
While hardware sales are going low by a large amount, software isn't and that shouldn't be the reason for publishers avoiding risks.
^ Ive noticed that. Software performance has remained somewhat consistent despite severe hardware performance drops.
So the Vita version was always below, but not always below?
Anyway, the Vita version was often above the PS3 even when both were on discount. I watched it over many weeks.
Personally, I wonder if the lukewarm reception to Tag 2 might have affected some things.
Out of curiosity, in case anyone knows, what's the cutoff bar for top 20 software sales in 2007 on DS versus the top 20 for 2013 on 3DS for software released that year?
I ask this because polarization is also a major reason for software support (in terms of volume from high end publishers) to start waning, since if the things that really sell are only those at the top, then there's not much incentive to target anything but the top positions.
I never really think of Zelda as a series that sell millions of copies per release any more
does this still happen when you look at worldwide numbers is Zelda still a million seller?
I never really think of Zelda as a series that sell millions of copies per release any more
does this still happen when you look at worldwide numbers is Zelda still a million seller?
I explained myself pretty clearly. Vita version was always below when there was price parity (both versions with an equal discount). Then, for a few days the PS3 version was at full price (more expensive than the Vita one), THEN the Vita version surpassed the PS3 one. Lastly, when the PS3 version regained its discount and was AGAIN at the same price as the Vita one, it went above the Vita one, AGAIN. Not that hard to understand.
I followed this for several weeks as well. I even asked in past MC threads when the Vita version was pre sold and no longer up for preorder. When there was price parity, even until the day of release the PS3 version has ranked above the Vita one on Amazon. So you either didn't follow this as thoroughly as you think or not at all.
yes, easily
really I'm sure you could just take NPD numbers for every Zelda game and it'd be well over a million, but details
I think Skyward Sword (which did badly by console Zelda standards) did like 3-4 million?
You're free to believe whatever you want, but I know what I saw. No need to get all up in arms about it all.
That's quite a steep drop for 3DS in your prediction .
Should it not go even higher or close to this weeks numbers ?
Thanks!data
Basing it on last year's trend![]()
Thanks!
Huh, that polarized *way* more than I expected going from 2012 -> 2013 when comparing the 10, 20, and 30 spots.
2007 -> 2012 was more in line with what I was thinking.
But yeah, basically the same thing happened on consoles in the West where if you weren't a top 20 game, you weren't making any money unless you had really low development costs.
However, very low cost/low sales games usually aren't seen as a worthwhile use of money by bigger pubs when they can use that staff elsewhere.
Metroid Prime 3 (Wii) 1.41 million
When was Zelda NOT a million seller WW?I never really think of Zelda as a series that sell millions of copies per release any more
does this still happen when you look at worldwide numbers is Zelda still a million seller?
Basing it on last year's trend![]()
Just checked some sales data to see what will happen the next couple of weeks.
Usually, the biggest days of the year are December 22nd, 23rd, and 24th. Usually this days are located in week 51, and that's why is the biggest week in the year. But this year the biggest days are split between week 51 and 52.
So I checked a year with the same distribution of days, and that was 2002 (more than 10 years ago). The sales that time were like this (Famitsu numbers):
Week 51 2002 {16.12.2002 - 22.12.2002}
GBA - 303.834
PS2 - 157.759
GC - 66.410
XB - 8.176
Week 52 2002 {23.12.2002 - 29.12.2002}
GBA - 262.503
PS2 - 152.833
GC - 60.290
XB - 5.293
Week 1 2003 {30.12.2002 - 05.01.2003}
GBA - 316.675
PS2 - 193.758
GC - 71.945
XB - 9.063
So, it seems next week we'll face a smaller decline compared to other years, just because day 23rd and 24th are in week 52, and these are the busiest days.
But then on New Year Eve, Sales will go up, if it follows the same trend.
So maybe we can see a bigger week than this.
That's quite good. It should/could sell even better from Oct. - Nov.an extra 130k units from July-September?
not bad at all
A Link between Worlds should already be over a million worldwide.NPD is kinda hard to follow since games only seem to rank for 1 month if they make the top 10
but if SS was 3-4 million I guess I must have been dreaming that Zelda has been slipping below 1 million recently
Sales shouldn't drop that hard
3DS- 180k
Vita- 65k
Wii U- 60k
I don't think we're going to see such steep declines from the Wii U just yet, given that December 23rd and December 24th fall on Week 52, and the fact that the console actually has a bit of buzz surrounding it during this holiday season.
I thank Nintendo's first real attempt at seriously investing in marketing post-launch.
I'm predicting somewhere between 80K and 120K for Wii U sales next week.
I'm seeing Wii U at 100k and Vita under 50k.
But last year did not have MH4 . Pokemon and PDZ triple combo .
Ill predict 200.000 for 3DS.
huh that 2013 list looks weird....is it really that low?
I'd prefer to wait Famitsu top 100 / 500 for a better veridict on 2013, with sales updated for lots of titles.
Btw, can anyone post 3DS eShop All-Time chart in Japan? We basically have Gunman Clive now, so...
Where's the good sis Aqua?
[PS3] FF X/X-2 HD Remaster 320pt
[3DS] Zelda 276pt
[PSV] FF X/X-2 HD Remaster ツインパック 178pt
Comg Top 10: http://www.comgnet.com/ranking/
[B][U]Comgnet Software Sales Rankings: Week 52, 2013 (Dec 23 - Dec 29)[/U][/B]
1. [3DS] PazuDora Z: Puzzle & Dragons Z 331pt
[b]2. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster 320pt[/b]
[b]3. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 276pt[/b]
[b]4. [PSV] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster: Twin Pack 178pt[/b]
5. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 107pt
6. [PS3] New Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 104pt
7. [3DS] Pokémon X 97pt
8. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World 95pt
9. [3DS] Pokémon Y 95pt
10. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle! 63pt
11. [PS3] Drakengard 3 55pt
12. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life 55pt
13. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 53pt
14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf 52pt
15. [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 50pt
16. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 48pt
17. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life 48pt
18. [PS3] Call of Duty: Ghosts (Dubbed) 44pt
19. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red 42pt
20. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V 34pt
[B]* New releases are in bold
* 1 pt = 1 sale
3DS - 13
PS3 - 5
PSV - 1
WIU - 1[/B]
Where's the good sis Aqua?
[PS3] FF X/X-2 HD Remaster – 320pt
[3DS] Zelda – 276pt
[PSV] FF X/X-2 HD Remaster – 178pt
Comg Top 10: http://www.comgnet.com/ranking/
High numbers for ZeldaWhere's the good sis Aqua?
[PS3] FF X/X-2 HD Remaster 320pt
[3DS] Zelda 276pt
[PSV] FF X/X-2 HD Remaster 178pt
Comg Top 10: http://www.comgnet.com/ranking/
Title, Last Week, This Week
Monster Hunter 4 - 100 > 107
Pokémon Y - 94 > 95
Animal Crossing - 46 > 52
New Mario Bros 2 - 46 > 48
Mario Kart7 - 43 > 53
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=94820524&postcount=527
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Code:[B][U]Comgnet Software Sales Rankings: Week 52, 2013 (Dec 23 - Dec 29)[/U][/B] 1. [3DS] PazuDora Z: Puzzle & Dragons Z 331pt [b]2. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster 320pt[/b] [b]3. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 276pt[/b] [b]4. [PSV] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster: Twin Pack 178pt[/b] 5. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 107pt 6. [PS3] New Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 104pt 7. [3DS] Pokémon X 97pt 8. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World 95pt 9. [3DS] Pokémon Y 95pt 10. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle! 63pt 11. [PS3] Drakengard 3 55pt 12. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life 55pt 13. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 53pt 14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf 52pt 15. [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 50pt 16. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 48pt 17. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life 48pt 18. [PS3] Call of Duty: Ghosts (Dubbed) 44pt 19. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red 42pt 20. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V 34pt [B]* New releases are in bold * 1 pt = 1 sale 3DS - 13 PS3 - 5 PSV - 1 WIU - 1[/B]
No Tsutaya yet, but I'll post it when it releases.
Have seen so many ads for 3DS and Wii U games in the last three days. Lightning Returns, too. But some commercial breaks have been 60 to 80% ads for games on Nintendo platforms.
So it seems.
This year week 52 will be stronger than other years. Small drop for games and so others selling even better. I guess hardware should show a similar trend.
Adding a few more:
Battle for Money - 63 > 63
Friend Collection - 56 > 55
One Piece Red - 43 > 42