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Media Create Sales: Week 51, 2013 (Dec 16 - Dec 22)
- Thread starter Chris1964
- Start date
[WIU] Hardware (28 days) - 140.000
[3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe (16 days) - 400.000
[PS3] Sengoku Basara 4 (4 days) - 178.000
[ALL] Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z (4 days) - 78.000
No stock problems for Bravely.
Other games that had stock problems were Madoka and Gundam for Vita. Don't remember any other game.
Numbers in less than 18 hours from now.
[3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe (16 days) - 400.000
[PS3] Sengoku Basara 4 (4 days) - 178.000
[ALL] Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z (4 days) - 78.000
No stock problems for Bravely.
Other games that had stock problems were Madoka and Gundam for Vita. Don't remember any other game.
Numbers in less than 18 hours from now.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Thanks!
Could be, but new fans on PS platforms? lol
Anyway, I think the series sucks so good luck trying to get new fans.
1st Course
Member
Haven't their packaged games division been losing money for some time now? Maybe he mean iOS/mobile.
ATXAlchemy
Member
It's a misinterpreted message.
What he actually said is "For those who aren't fan yet, the series is now on sale on each hardware, please, by all means, become a fan and wait for it."
He doesn't even say that they're making games for "each" platform.
発売中 =/= 開発中
i would guess that ps3 development is done unless they're planning on doing a ps3/ps4 combo, which seems to be in style right now.
disgaea 4 for vita is coming, so that's a known quantity. 3ds could make sense but nis has spent about two decades not working on building an audience on nintendo handhelds.
d4 for vita, dd2 for vita (probably late 2015/early 2016 if vita is still around), disgaea 5 for ps3/ps4.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
They need to spice things up to attract new fans imo. Its a damn fine srpg, great characters and its got humour that many games these days seem to lack. I think the art style and the mechanics been to complicated prevent it from branching out.
You are right. Original translation is quite off.
Disgaea 5 ps4 pretty much then.
Can you tell me if it sounds like Masami Yamamoto is referring to Freedom Wars in the quote below?
http://www.4gamer.net/games/000/G000000/20131213085/index_7.html#sce_yamamoto
ATXAlchemy
Member
Screamapillar
Member
Iwata said before the Wii was released, that if they would consider Wii a failure if it only sold as well as GameCube.
So, even Nintendo thinks GameCube-level sales are too low. GameCube did eventually become profitable for them, though.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
Brilliant news for the future of zelda
And FF remasters as well I hope. I've been looking forward for a portable version of XII ever since X was announced.
18 hours? That would mean 4pm Japan time. I thought sales numbers were released at 10pm in Japan?
Captain Smoker
Member
So with week 1, 2014 digital sales should be included @ Famitsu?
It would be really great if they seperated it. But I don't think so.
It would be really great if they seperated it. But I don't think so.
Yeah, I wanted to ask this as well: starting from Week 1, will Famitsu post digital sales weekly? Or just once a month?
BishopLamont
Banned
They have the weekly data so I don't see a reason why they would release it monthly.
Again, they have the data, so they should be separated, it'll be interesting whether they will keep retail dl cards the way they are now, or include it with the digital sales or they might just combine all 3.
Edit: ugh, monthly? guess the charts will remain the same.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Bruno MB
Member
It's time to remeber the sales performance of Nintendo's little pink ball.
Code:
[NGB] Kirby's Dream Land (Nintendo) {1992.04.27} - 1.680.000*
[NFC] Kirby's Adventure (Nintendo) {1993.03.23} - 1.000.000*
[NGB] Kirby's Pinball Land (Nintendo) {1993.11.27} - 1.110.000*
[NGB] Kirby's Dream Land 2 (Nintendo) {1995.03.21} - 1.430.000*
[NGB] Kirby's Block Ball (Nintendo) {1995.12.14} - 15.509 / 63.970
[SFC] Kirby Super Star (Nintendo) {1996.03.21} - 141.621 / 563.806
[NGB] Kirby's Star Stacker (Nintendo) {1997.01.25} - 19.182 / 69.136
[SFC] Kirby's Dream Land 3 (Nintendo) {1998.03.27} - 10.223 / 76.048
[N64] Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (Nintendo) {2000.03.24} - 245.508 / 882.230
[NGB] Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (Nintendo) {2000.08.23} - 173.068 / 558.984
[GBA] Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (Nintendo) {2002.10.25} - 189.843 / 832.901
[GCN] Kirby Air Ride (Nintendo) {2003.07.11} - 85.453 / 422.311
[GBA] Kirby & the Amazing Mirror (Nintendo) {2004.04.15} - 176.225 / 704.295
[NDS] Kirby Canvas Curse (Nintendo) {2005.03.24} - 72.102 / 315.211
[NDS] Kirby Squeak Squad (Nintendo) {2006.11.02} - 151.147 / 1.121.151
[NDS] Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo) {2008.11.06} - 260.867 / 1.204.101
[WII] Kirby's Epic Yarn (Nintendo) {2010.10.14} - 109.253 / 492.588
[NDS] Kirby Mass Attack (Nintendo) {2011.08.04} - 70.675 / 395.810
[WII] Kirby's Return to Dream Land (Nintendo) {2011.10.27} - 144.121 / 725.410
[WII] Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition (Nintendo) {2012.07.19} - 100.396 / 242.177
*Shipped numbers.theprodigy
Member
so, how many western games outsell your average Kirby game in Japan?
(no, Luigi's Mansion doesn't count, western developer+publisher)
(no, Luigi's Mansion doesn't count, western developer+publisher)
IAmRandom31
Banned
At this point it almost feels dumb for me not to own a 3DS. That system, I believe it is getting close to eclipsing the PS2 lifetime numbers. Or already has. Different markets I know, but phew ....
It is still a ways off in Japan. Last number we had from MC put PS2 at ~21.8mil LTD (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=507512)
If you meant worldwide, then it's much much farther out (~35mil is LTD shipped number as of September vs 150mil+ for PS2)
theprodigy
Member
true, but something like 4 million in 2014+3 million in 2015 and a tiny bit more and it passes PS2
Maybe, I was merely responding to the statement that it was close/surpassed already. They probably have a good chance of beating the PS2 lifetime as long as they do not release a successor too early.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Thats Japan for you. The PSP is like a million of the PS2 and the DS did 12 million more iirc.
It's about time for their usual half-hearted attempts at supporting the platform, though.
3DS has 2-3 more years to go before it surpasses the PS2 in Japan.
lwilliams3
Member
At the rate it is currently going, it will be a little more than a year.
frankie_baby
Member
Depending on price the 2ds could push the 3ds total past ps2 in little over a year
thestopsign
Member
It was released in 1998. 2+ years after the N64 was out.
Gianni Merryman
Member
If they don't keep weeks separeted, that may mess up December prediction league.
edit: nvm, if it's only Famitsu and not Media-create.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Its 7 million behind PS2 and has already seen its best years?
No way is it going to beat it in little more than a year.
2 years ( 4 + 3) will do it.
It depends. I could see a redesign pushing it sooner than that depending on price and release schedule. The only major new software launch 3DS still has ahead of it is mainline Dragon Quest so I don't really expect gigantic software bumps to drive it.
lwilliams3
Member
Maybe 2 years at most. The 2DS has also not been released on Japan, so it's uncertain if or how much the 3DS sales will decline this year and especially in 2015.
frankie_baby
Member
A 2ds release at about 10k yen could yeild a noticable bump in next years figures
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
[WIU] Hardware (28 days) - 145,000
[3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe (16 days) - 335,000
[PS3] Sengoku Basara 4 (4 days) - 185,000
[ALL] Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z (4 days) - 67,000
[3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe (16 days) - 335,000
[PS3] Sengoku Basara 4 (4 days) - 185,000
[ALL] Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z (4 days) - 67,000
lwilliams3
Member
Well, Vita is currently at ~2.2 million. What was Gamecube's lifetime numbers in Japan?
Not completely sure. Around 4 million I think.
frankie_baby
Member
Yes I reckon
metalslimer
Member
It should. I can't see what Vita is going to be doing past next year. As for the 3DS passing the PS2, I think next year should be a definite 4 million, but the year after will probably be Nintendo going into more a relax mode and begining preparation for 4DS software.
KillerMan91
Member
Especially as Nintendo has already released all the heavy hitters (not to mention MH4). I really can't see how 3DS could sell better this year than last year or 2012. Going to be down yoy.