Yoshi
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Let me make a prediction, too: 3DS will go under 100k. Next week or any week later than next week
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Media Create Sales: Week 52, 2012 (Dec 24 - Dec 30)
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Let me make a prediction, too: 3DS will go under 100k. Next week or any week later than next week
.michaelius
Banned
At least one week (Soul Sacrifice release) but hopefully more.
Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
They are also targetting the intersection of Mario fans, handheld players and rpg fans, so I agree that there might be a big overlap in audience.
MrCookiepants
Member
Why did everything drop except the PS3?
mugurumakensei
Member
Everything drops until the week of the new year typically.
but when you see the price of Fantasy Life on the eshop (5980 yen when AC costs 4800 yen), it's normal to be only 7th..
I'm waiting for a little discount frrom level 5 and I'll buy it.
I love watching Tousouchu ;o) Original show but the game must be crappy
By significant titles, do you mean system sellers? Because I don't really see one. Although I do see a few that will easily sell 100k+.
Lord_Byron28
Member
Last week was the week of Christmas and leading upto it. Sony products also don't seem to be as affected by post Christmas drops but they don't rise as insanely as Nintendo does leading up to Christmas.
Bruno MB
Member
The last entry in Mario & Luigi series sold comfortably more than any Paper Mario title. But overall, we can say that both franchises have very similar sales.
[GBA] Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (Nintendo) {2003.11.21} - 63.839 / 438.781
[NDS] Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (Nintendo) {2005.12.29} - 133.229 / 417.391
[NDS] Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Nintendo) {2009.02.11} - 220.055 / 745.701
Japan is embracing the PS3 as its main console.
LOL
if Vita will be really able to spin it's destiny around with the new bunch of software incoming in Feb-March and maybe a price cut, could be. especially if Wii U will have no release in those two months.
I still think that they'll release at least Game & Wario and Fit U in Feb-March, with DQX and Pikmin 3 for April
One piece 2 ? No sure about the launch date.
Wasn't it like 10 jillion yen?
Gianni Merryman
Member
Good question.
I don't know, I think that could be defined "significant" titles those games that, also not being proper system sellers (I don't know if there will be other real system sellers on the PS3 in Japan now on) could help the console in keeping good weekly sales.
I don't know. Outside Japan it was a launch-window game, but maybe not in Japan. But btw I don't see it as a title that can help the hw sales.
Of course, also Game&Wario and FitU are full of doubts about their performances, but at least we can say that previous entries in those franchises (I'm comparing Game&Wario to the previous Wario Ware games) did at least numbers that could affect positevly the HW performances also if the new episodes will be way less significant.
Diddy Kong
Banned
So. Many. 3DS. Titles.
500k downloads according to Iwata Nikkei interview.
Lord_Byron28
Member
Famitsu counts the digital download cards which is why there is nearly a 500k difference between mediacreate and famitsu. No tracker counts copies sold directly through the eshop though.
I don't remember if is Famitsu including the dd cards sold at retailers, or MC ;(
Btw in any case we don't see the direct download from the eshop in those numbers.
what we know is that AC sold more or less 500k (am I right?) of DD copies, but including both cards and direct downloads. reading the differences between MC and Famitus we could know more or less the numbers of download cards sold at retailers.
yes, no sense at all in selling three games of the same franchise within such a limited time period.
and despite that the real new game is performing well: probably they somehow HAD to put out the third iteration of the Striker spinoff series, while the collection doesn't make sense at all in Japan (it would be smart to sell the 3rd episode both for DS and 3DS in PAL territories instead, exploiting the work done for this 3ds collection)
3DS is continuing to dominate the japanese market.
Wii U at this rate could fall behind PS3 in weekly sales during January (and there were people thinking that PS3 sales would nosedive because of WiiU). It's not doing really well, still far from a disaster but the sales pattern is not good.
Wii U at this rate could fall behind PS3 in weekly sales during January (and there were people thinking that PS3 sales would nosedive because of WiiU). It's not doing really well, still far from a disaster but the sales pattern is not good.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
What do you mean? Last week was the big holiday week, all the numbers were up. It was a dumb prediction to think it would go under 100k in a week like that, which I hadn't thought of at the time.
Exterminieren
Banned
I don't think you're winning any friends here with self-congratulatory statements over predictions you made that were wrong again and again and again.
Now those are some sexily coloured pie charts. You done good Nick.
I'm on the floor
I'm on the floor
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
MH3U's back!
Launch aligned comparisons:
Xbox 360: 10,035 (94,525)
Dead or Alive 4: 62,603 (62,603)
Ridge Racer 6: 2,280 (41,045)
Dynasty Warriors 5 Special: 2,059 (7,806)
PlayStation 3: 30,467 (199,549)
Ridge Racer 7: 6,909 (60,379)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire: 6,147 (58,526)
Resistance: Fall of Man: 5,662 (37,705)
Wii: 203,079 (786,039)
Wii Sports: 142,157 (456,731)
Wii Play: 126,161 (421,182)
Pokémon Battle Revolution: 51,982 (112,292)
Wii U: 76,760 (638,339)
New Super Nario Bros. U: 56,321 (381,315)
Nintendo Land: 40,570 (214,374)
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate: 14,494 (166,908)
Year aligned comparisons:
Xbox 360: 10,035 (94,525) 4 weeks
Dead or Alive 4: 62,603 (62,603)
Ridge Racer 6: 2,280 (41,045)
Dynasty Warriors 5 Special: 2,059 (7,806)
PlayStation 3: 76,507 (466,716) 8 weeks
Formula 1 Championship Edition: 12,764 (12,764)
Ridge Racer 7: 12,694 (98,616)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire: 12,150 (96,714)
Wii: 203,079 (989,118) 5 weeks
Wii Sports: 96,438 (553,214)
Wii Play: 82,003 (503,185)
Wario Ware: Smooth Moves: 40,263 (196,766)
Wii U: 76,760 (638,339) 4 weeks
New Super Nario Bros. U: 56,321 (381,315)
Nintendo Land: 40,570 (214,374)
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate: 14,494 (166,908)
Launch aligned comparisons:
Xbox 360: 10,035 (94,525)
Dead or Alive 4: 62,603 (62,603)
Ridge Racer 6: 2,280 (41,045)
Dynasty Warriors 5 Special: 2,059 (7,806)
PlayStation 3: 30,467 (199,549)
Ridge Racer 7: 6,909 (60,379)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire: 6,147 (58,526)
Resistance: Fall of Man: 5,662 (37,705)
Wii: 203,079 (786,039)
Wii Sports: 142,157 (456,731)
Wii Play: 126,161 (421,182)
Pokémon Battle Revolution: 51,982 (112,292)
Wii U: 76,760 (638,339)
New Super Nario Bros. U: 56,321 (381,315)
Nintendo Land: 40,570 (214,374)
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate: 14,494 (166,908)
Year aligned comparisons:
Xbox 360: 10,035 (94,525) 4 weeks
Dead or Alive 4: 62,603 (62,603)
Ridge Racer 6: 2,280 (41,045)
Dynasty Warriors 5 Special: 2,059 (7,806)
PlayStation 3: 76,507 (466,716) 8 weeks
Formula 1 Championship Edition: 12,764 (12,764)
Ridge Racer 7: 12,694 (98,616)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire: 12,150 (96,714)
Wii: 203,079 (989,118) 5 weeks
Wii Sports: 96,438 (553,214)
Wii Play: 82,003 (503,185)
Wario Ware: Smooth Moves: 40,263 (196,766)
Wii U: 76,760 (638,339) 4 weeks
New Super Nario Bros. U: 56,321 (381,315)
Nintendo Land: 40,570 (214,374)
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate: 14,494 (166,908)
Barack Lesnar
Banned
Like I said, I didn't realize it was a huge holiday week. Honestly. If I did I wouldn't have made that bet. It was a really stupid bet, didn't think it through.
Oh man...
Can't wait to see Wii U sales in February/March
the Nintendo cycle at it's finest...
Exterminieren
Banned
Fair's fair. Stupid bet, but at least you're man enough to live with it. You can have it off February 7th.
you're not implying a price drop are you?
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
I think it's almost a certainty that Wii U will start tracking lower than PS3 weekly starting in Jan or Feb. It's going to be very much like 3DS/PSP in early/mid 2011, where PSP sold more weekly and multiplatform games performed significantly better on it.
gamergirly
Member
They just need to announce more games. Too early for a price drop for Japan
how much more games do people really need? i don't understand everyones logic about it needing more titles. there are plenty of games that are worth playing especially for an, oh i dunno, a month and a half old console.
http://search1.nintendo.co.jp/searc...e=&hard[1]=wiiU&x=217&y=16&limit=&view_order=
This is why people are saying more games.
Very useful. should also put those "Nintedooomed" claims into perspective.
That said, this console (unlike thw Wii) needs constant software to perform well, of course.
that's just Japan. but i'm just saying, people will say this now and forever because they want an excuse not to buy it. everybody knows more games are gonna be announced soon.
It's a Japanese sales thread.
TreasureHunterG
Banned
Considering how much is selling and the completely unknown future support for the system, I can't see how Wii U can manage to improve. Considering it's already selling at a loss, a price drop is completely out of option now.
Cosmo Clock 21
Banned
That's what "everybody" said about the 3DS and Vita. Only one of those systems actually got the announcements, and only one of those is performing healthily.
gamergirly
Member
I believe it just needs this one big title that isn't coming out until 2014 so fans can speculate about. While people like me and you feel mostly satisified about the near release schedule, there are some who don't feel like the current releases and schedule give them satisifaction. Its atkin to having unrealistic expectations and/or buying a console maybe they couldn't afford in the first place. You need this "reason" for the money you just forked over but didn't do research beforehand
Joseph Flemming
Member
And only one of those systems was a Nintendo system,... The company that actually made the hard choice (and correct one) to do what was needed to correct the situation.