-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Media Create Sales: Week 7, 2014 (Feb 10 - Feb 16)
- Thread starter Chris1964
- Start date
famousmortimer
Banned
Again, this is just predictions.
I have an idea of what Sony wanted to sell. And I have friends in Japan... and follow cheesemeister on twitter. So just putting those things together this is the number that makes sense to me.
But it's not fact. I could be wildly off.
I will say I hope the sales are higher. Not because I'm a PS4 fanboy... but because im a japanese console game fanboy and the country's declining interest in consoles is really a bummer to me. I assume if the ps4 goes to wii u levels that any japanese console games will be heavily "westernized" which is better than nothing... but not exactly what I want.
MasterSheen
Member
3rd highest launch week and higher than 3DS highest week? Sure, why not.
I've already given my prediction but I expect at least 300k.
Chocolate & Vanilla
Fuck Strawberry
I'll stick with my 500k because I'm nothing if not stubborn as fuck.
Most Japanese companies have gone "westernized" with their titles. We'll still have NIS type Japanese stuff, at least.
Devilgunman
Member
You won't be playing any Sony exclusive on PC. If you're not interested then PC is always a great choice.
Dunno as long as devs like Atlus and NIS keep making games for consoles then I have no problem buying them.
Freaky Fred
Banned
I'm predicting 237k for 2 days.
I'm wrong about everything though
I'm wrong about everything though
AcademicSaucer
Member
I hope ps4 does well in japan, but i can relate to the japanese going handheld and mobile only , because even though i have a ps3/xbox360 and backlogs on both, i find myself playing more in my 3ds and in my cousins vita
test_account
XP-39C²
Just wondering, what exactly are people worried about regarding consoles in Japan? Personally i cant really see a mega shift away from consoles and to handheld and mobile. I can see fewer games compared to PS3, but i still see a good amount coming out in the years to come (for consoles that is, not just PS3 in specific).
It's disappointing that we didn't get the numbers on monday.
Still I believe that 300k is the threshold to consider the launch successful (assuming the initial shipment is at least 350k of course).
There's no doubt that Sony has an uphill battle to make a home console a huge success in Japan nowadays, they need to work hard with their japanese studios and third party partners to provide a good flow of games.
Still I believe that 300k is the threshold to consider the launch successful (assuming the initial shipment is at least 350k of course).
There's no doubt that Sony has an uphill battle to make a home console a huge success in Japan nowadays, they need to work hard with their japanese studios and third party partners to provide a good flow of games.
If Japan gives up on home consoles I won't be shedding a tear. Handheld is already where it's at for the best Japanese games right now. The Japanese industry can't keep up with the insane budgets required for AAA home console games anyway, so why bother when their energies can be better spent on 3DS and Vita, where they can focus on making better gameplay experiences while not spending millions on making graphics shinier.
People were lining up for new Kamen Rider toy during 3DS launch so it inflated the line for 3DS... On the other hand, PS4 has real lines for launch so selling more than 3DS is not imnpossible!
RedAssedApe
Banned
weak console sales = shifting game development to handhelds and mobile i guess (no stopping this imo to be honest). or developing their games to be more "western" are the two main things i see posted
When people talk about Japan "giving up on consoles" and things like that, what do they actually mean? I don't think there will be any big exodus from consoles now - developers and series that are going to move away from them are already in motion.
EDIT: Didn't see test_account's post. Yeah, I imagine some developers will target PS4/XB1 anyway because they're aiming primarily for the West, some niche ones will stay on PS3 because they have an audience there.
EDIT: Didn't see test_account's post. Yeah, I imagine some developers will target PS4/XB1 anyway because they're aiming primarily for the West, some niche ones will stay on PS3 because they have an audience there.
PS4 Two Day Sales in Japan (Famitsu): 322,083
http://www.famitsu.com/news/201402/25048815.html
http://www.famitsu.com/news/201402/25048815.html
Not bad at all.
Poimandres
Member
The numbers seem decent.
Good numbers. Especially considering it's not the holiday season.
That's good news! How does it stack up against other launches? It looks like the 350,000 report was spot on too. Hopefully, for the sake of the Japanese market, the drop off isn't too harsh in the 2nd week. I honestly kind of expect the drop off to be pretty disasterous, but I'd love to be wrong. I wonder what the attach rate was.
HORRORSHØW
Member
decent showing. could have been worse, as some in this thread were anticipating.
gundamkyoukai
Member
Not a bad number at all plus it's not holiday season .
And_Gignac
Member
Anticlimatic numbers.
Apophis2036
Banned
They sold 322k out of 350k in two days ! :-O.
Amazing !, well done to Sony for another great launch of PS4
.DaSorcerer7
Member
Hmm, not bad at all.
HORRORSHØW
Member
how so? they were close to selling out the allotted shipment if the 350k figure is to be believed.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
yesssssssss @ those numbers
Dragonborn
Member
Much better than I thought. There is some hope after all, tiny as it may be.
Yeah it's a number that could either be good or bad, depending how well demand is sustained. Week 2 through 5 should be telling.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
Lol, you wanted that badly to fail huh!
Man so close, I was only 228
k
I think 322k is pretty good all things considered. Could have been a lot worse.
The Wii was more heavily supply constrained though. For a comparative launch the 3DS did 375,000 (Media Create number, haven't dug hard enough for Famitsu) but struggled post launch. This number in itself is not super strong, but neither is it a failure by any means. Honestly if the PS4 followed post-Launch 3DS numbers, that'd still be OK for a home console.
Or maybe they wanted the numbers to tell us something we don't already really know?
plasmawave
Banned
This is encouraging.
fatgamecat
Member
Given the gloomy state of consoles in Japan, 322k in 2 days is nothing short of miraculous imo.
Hope they keep the momentum going.
Hope they keep the momentum going.
shinra-bansho
Member
That's quite a bit higher than I anticipated, especially given the timing of release and lack of compelling software. #thethirstisreal
Although I still don't expect it to hold up well going forward.
Although I still don't expect it to hold up well going forward.
Apophis2036
Banned
Yeah and WiiU launched around the Holidays. These are great numbers for a Feb launch with very little software aimed at the Japanese audience.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
I said 300k iirc. Nearly the entirety of Sales GAf underestimated the launch.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Do bundled games count sales wise for MC or Famitsu? Is Knack going to be the best selling game of the week?
Can't wait for the headline from Sony touting Knack has a 90+% attach rate in Japan
Sammy Samusu
Member
I'm slayed.
Fantastic debut, I really wasn't expecting 300k.
Fantastic debut, I really wasn't expecting 300k.