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[ziran]

Thursday Oct 6th 05

1 PS2 Dragonball Z Sparking! (Bandai) Oct 6th 2005
2 GBA Famicom Mini: Super Mario Brothers (Nintendo) Sept 13th 2005
3 GBA Gunstar Super Heroes (Sega) Oct 6th 2005
4 NDS Tamagotchi (Bandai) Sept 15th 2005
5 NDS Brain Training (Nintendo) May 19th 2005
6 NDS Yawaraka Atamajuku (Nintendo) June 30th 2005
7 PS2 Shin Sangoku Musou 4 Moushouden (Koei) Sept 15th 2005
8 PSP World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 UE (Konami) Sept 15th 2005
9 GBA Doctor Mario & Panel de Pon (Nintendo) Sept 13th 2005
10 PS2 Urban Reign (Namco) Sept 29th 2005
11 GBA Super Robot Wars J (Banpresto) Sept 15th 2005
12 PS2 World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (Konami) Aug 4th 2005
13 GBA Mushi King (Sega) June 23rd 2005
14 PSP Gundam Battle Tactics (Bandai) Sept 22nd 2005
15 NDS JUMP SUPER STARS (Nintendo) Aug 8th 2005
16 PS2 Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 (Koei) Sept 22nd 2005
17 GBA Mario Tennis Advance (Nintendo) Sept 13th 2005
18 PSP Sangokushi VI (Koei) Oct 6th 2005
19 NDS Gyakuten Saiban (Capcom) Sept 15th 2005
20 PS2 Rhapsodia Suikoden Tactics (Konami) Sept 22nd 2005

new releases in bold.

 

[jman2050]

Terrible day for new releases apparantly. I'd be excited for Gunstar Super Heroes except it was outsold by SMB. That doesn't give me much hope at all for high numbers. >_>

 

[ziran]

yeah, it looks bad for gunstar, being under smb it could've sold around 6,000 (or lower) on its first day

 

[NintendosBooger]

Winning Eleven has legs. STRONG, SOCCER LEGS AMIRITE??????????

 

[Smiles and Cries]

can't wait for Mario Kart numbers

 

[Razoric]

2 GBA Famicom Mini: Super Mario Brothers (Nintendo) Sept 13th 2005

That's just so amazing. If Nintendo can harness this retro power right on Revolution... my god. :O :O

 

[cvxfreak]

Jump Superstars is still on there. Neat.

 

[snatches]

What do you think Nintendo's combined investment for the two brain training games and the reissue of SMB was?

$150000? Maybe? They are seriously milking. And who can blame them?

 

[jman2050]

Hey, it takes money to make money.

*Looks at SMB on the list*

Maybe not...

 

[Fuzzy]

What do you think Nintendo's combined investment for the two brain training games and the reissue of SMB was?

$150000? Maybe? They are seriously milking. And who can blame them?

Well Iwata said during his TGS keynote that Brain Training (I'm assuming he meant just the first) took less than 4 months of development time and the team was less than 10 people at its peak.

 

[Hans]

Well Iwata said during his TGS keynote that Brain Training (I'm assuming he meant just the first) took less than 4 months of development time and the team was less than 10 people at its peak.

 

[..pakbeka..]

NEW SMASH BROTHERS CHARACTER

 

[jamesinclair]

Mushiking keeps on chugging along.

Sega am happy.

 

[Aika'svyse]

3 GBA Gunstar Super Heroes (Sega) Oct 6th 2005
13 GBA Mushi King (Sega) June 23rd 2005

Go Sega!

 

[Michirou_53]

Early report suggests that Gunster Hero only managed to sell around 3000 to 4000 copies
on its first day...

 

[VOOK]

Mushiking on the DS is going to go nuts! :lol

And Brain Training Keeps on a Chugging

 

[mutsu]

Looks like Gunstar Super Heroes will get about something less than 25,000 sales this week. Isn't too bad for a GBA game really, as they rarely sell over 100,000 nowadays. This is especially good considering it is a shooter, which doesn't usually do very well.

 

[Dalthien]

Looks like Gunstar Super Heroes will get about something less than 25,000 sales this week. Isn't too bad for a GBA game really, as they rarely sell over 100,000 nowadays. This is especially good considering it is a shooter, which doesn't usually do very well.

Here is a list of several GBA games that have charted recently for comparison. Gunstar Super Heroes should probably get to about 50,000 over the next 3 or 4 weeks if your prediction of 25,000 is close.

Nintendo GBA:


5,275,000 Pocket Monsters Ruby & Sapphire (Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire) (Pokemon) (11/21/02) - rounded off through Aug 28/05
2,532,000 Pokemon Fire Red & Leaf Green (Pokemon) (1/29/04) - rounded off through Aug 28/05
1,591,000 Pokemon Emerald (Pokemon) (9/16/04) - rounded off through Aug 28/05
876,000 Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. (Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros.) (Nintendo) (2/14/04) - rounded off through Oct 2/05 (Media Create)
649,000 Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no Daimeikyuu (Kirby & the Amazing Mirror) (Nintendo) (4/15/04) - rounded off through Aug 28/05
539,042 Kouchuu Ouja: Mushi King (Sega) (6/23/05) - through Sept 18/05
461,676 Mawaru Made in Wario (WarioWare: Twisted!) (Nintendo) (10/14/04) - through June 26/05
409,678 Rockman EXE 5: Team of Blues (Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Protoman) (Capcom) (12/9/04) - through June 26/05
260,262 Yoshi no Banyuu Inryoku (Yoshi Topsy-Turvy) (Nintendo) (12/9/04) - through June 26/05
205,811 Mario Party Advance (Nintendo) (1/13/05) - through June 26/05
197,675 Power Pro Kun Pocket 7 (Konami) (12/2/04) - through June 26/05
189,834 Rockman EXE 5: Team of Colonel (Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Colonel) (Capcom) (2/24/05) - through June 26/05
164,884 Super Robot Taisen Original Generation 2 (Banpresto) (2/3/05) - through June 26/05
141,929 Konjiki no Gashbell!! Unare! Yuujou no Zakeru 2 (Banpresto) (12/22/04) - through June 26/05
140,013 Super Robot Taisen J (Banpresto) (9/15/05) - through Oct 2/05 (Media Create)
113,414 Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3 (Namco) (1/6/05) - through June 26/05
87,000 Dr. Mario/Panel de Pon (Dr. Mario / Puzzle League) (Nintendo) (9/13/05) - rounded off through Oct 2/05 (Media Create)
67,000 Shin Bokura no Taiyou: Gyakushuu no Sabata (Boktai 3) (Konami) (7/28/05) - rounded off through Aug 28/05
66,744 Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters International 2 (Konami) (12/30/04) - through June 26/05
65,341 Rockman Zero 4 (Mega Man Zero 4) (Capcom) (4/21/05) - through June 26/05
56,000 Marheaven: Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Konami) (6/30/05) - rounded off through Aug 28/05
42,857 Mario Tennis Advance (Mario Tennis: Power Tour) (Nintendo) (9/13/05) - through Sept 18/05
36,000 Bleach Advance (Sega) (7/21/05) - rounded off through Aug 28/05
33,000 Momotarou Dentetsu G: Gold Deck wo Tsukure! (Bandai) (6/30/05) - rounded off through Aug 28/05
24,000 Futari wa Precure Max Heart: Maji? Maji!? Fight de IN Janai (Bandai) (7/28/05) - rounded off through Aug 28/05
15,000 B-Densetsu! Battle B-Daman Honoo Tamashii (Atlus) (8/4/05) - rounded off through Aug 28/05
6,782 Wagamama Fairy Mirumo de Pon! Doki Doki Memorial Panic (Konami) (9/8/05) - through Sept 11/05

 

[Juice]

Really glad to see Winning Eleven and Phoenix Wright hanging on.

 

[Juice]

That's just so amazing. If Nintendo can harness this retro power right on Revolution... my god. :O :O

I know it's anecdotal evidence, but since the Micro came out, it's the only handheld I've seen in the hands of Japanese. Of the shoulders I peered over, the original Mario Bros was the only game anyone was playing. All of them seemed like young salarymen.

They sure like to do things in packs, eh?

 

[Lorenzo]

SAD NEWS
Japan daily will end on Oct.19
Oricon has offered daily data to Goo and Yahoo but it announced the end of the service

fix
Oricon officially announced that it will not release any game charts on its website.
But, so far, Oricon did not say anything about the daily chart of Goo and Yahoo.

 

[cvxfreak]

Damn, that sucks. =/

 

[Gahiggidy]

:/


Would a petition change their plans?

 

[Juice]

SAD NEWS
Japan daily will end on Oct.19
Oricon has offered daily data to Goo and Yahoo but it announced the end of the service

That dude with the miyamoto wonka avatar is going to have to find a new hobby!

 

[Frankfurter]

Argh A sad day for GAF and his members.

 

[Culex]

Crap, no daily charts makes Gaming-Age go something-something. :-(

 

[Fuzzy]

That dude with the miyamoto wonka avatar is going to have to find a new hobby!

I don't really care about daily charts.

 

[imastalker co.]

this is terrible terrible news.

im sure something will be done about this though. i think GAF as a whole wouldn't be able to hang. too many people would snap without the sales.

 

[Razoric]

this is terrible terrible news.

im sure something will be done about this though. i think GAF as a whole wouldn't be able to hang. too many people would snap without the sales.

people might have to go back to enjoying games for what they are instead of how much they sell. :O :O :O

 

[Smiles and Cries]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooo...............

 

[fallout]

people might have to go back to enjoying games for what they are instead of how much they sell. :O :O :O

BLASPHEMY!

 

[Rock_Man]

No big Nintendo games for a while, but some old games are still in there...
Nintendo games bolded:

PS2 Dragon Ball Z Sparking! (Bandai)
[B]GBA Famicom Mini: Super Mario Brothers (Nintendo)
NDS Tamagotchi (Bandai)
NDS Nou wo Kitaeru Otona no DS Training (Nintendo)
NDS Yawaraka Atamajuku (Nintendo)[/B]
PS2 Shin Sangoku Musou 4 Moushouden (Koei)
[B]GBA Mushi King (Sega)
NDS Jump Super Stars (Nintendo)
GBA Doctor Mario & Panel de Pon (Nintendo)[/B]
PSP World Soccer Winning Eleven 9: Ubiquitous Edition (Konami)
[B]GBA Mario Tennis Advance (Nintendo)
GBA Super Robot Taisen J (Banpresto)[/B]
PS2 World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (Konami)
PS2 Urban Reign (Namco)
PSP Gundam Battle Tactics (Bandai)
[B]NDS Power Pocket Koushien (Konami)[/B]
PS2 Rhapsodia [Suikoden Tactics] (Konami)
[B]GBA Screw Breaker (Nintendo)
NDS Gyakuten Saiban: Yomigaeru Gyakuten (Capcom)
NDS Sawaru Made in Wario (Nintendo)[/B]

 

[Mihail]

PS2 Dragon Ball Z Sparking! (Bandai)
[B]GBA Famicom Mini: Super Mario Brothers (Nintendo)[/B]

This is how I imagine a conversation between Nintendo execs and the Mario brothers:

Come in here, dear boy, have a cigar.
You're gonna go far,
You're gonna fly high,
You're never gonna die,
You're gonna make it if you try;
They're gonna love you.
Well, I've always had a deep respect,
And I mean that most sincerly.
The series is just fantastic,
it's cleaner than a squeegee.
Oh by the way, which one's Luigi?
And did we tell you the name of the game, boy,
We call it Riding the Gravy Train.

We're just knocked out.
We heard about the sell out.
You gotta get a game out.
You owe it to the people.
We're so happy we can hardly count.
Everybody else is just green,
Have you seen the chart?
It's a helluva start,
It could be made into a monster
If we all pull together as a team.
And did we tell you the name of the game, boy,
We call it Riding the Gravy Train.

 

[Rock_Man]

PS2 Dragon Ball Z Sparking! (Bandai)
GBA Famicom Mini: Super Mario Brothers (Nintendo)
NDS Nou wo Kitaeru Otona no DS Training (Nintendo)
NDS Tamagotchi (Bandai)
NDS Yawaraka Atamajuku (Nintendo)
PS2 Shin Sangoku Musou 4 Moushouden (Koei)
NDS Jump Super Stars (Nintendo)
GBA Doctor Mario & Panel de Pon (Nintendo)
PSP World Soccer Winning Eleven 9: Ubiquitous Edition (Konami)
GBA Mushi King (Sega)
PS2 World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (Konami)
GBA Mario Tennis Advance (Nintendo)
GBA Super Robot Taisen J (Banpresto)
NDS Gyakuten Saiban: Yomigaeru Gyakuten (Capcom)
PS2 Formula One 2005 (Sony)
PS2 Urban Reign (Namco)
GC Super Mario Stadium Miracle Baseball (Nintendo)
NDS Nintendogs: Shiba & Friends (Nintendo)
NDS Sawaru Made in Wario (Nintendo)
PSP Gundam Battle Tactics (Bandai)

 

[Meier]

The way that Made in Wario just keeps chugging along is amazing. I'd love to see a definitive, updated sales number rather than any sort of rounding.

 

[Jeff-DSA]

PS2 Dragon Ball Z Sparking! (Bandai)
GBA Famicom Mini: Super Mario Brothers (Nintendo)
NDS Nou wo Kitaeru Otona no DS Training (Nintendo)
NDS Tamagotchi (Bandai)
NDS Yawaraka Atamajuku (Nintendo)
PS2 Shin Sangoku Musou 4 Moushouden (Koei)
NDS Jump Super Stars (Nintendo)
GBA Doctor Mario & Panel de Pon (Nintendo)
PSP World Soccer Winning Eleven 9: Ubiquitous Edition (Konami)
GBA Mushi King (Sega)
PS2 World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 (Konami)
GBA Mario Tennis Advance (Nintendo)
GBA Super Robot Taisen J (Banpresto)
NDS Gyakuten Saiban: Yomigaeru Gyakuten (Capcom)
PS2 Formula One 2005 (Sony)
PS2 Urban Reign (Namco)
GC Super Mario Stadium Miracle Baseball (Nintendo)
NDS Nintendogs: Shiba & Friends (Nintendo)
NDS Sawaru Made in Wario (Nintendo)
PSP Gundam Battle Tactics (Bandai)

Insanity defined, folks.

 

[John Harker]

Are there consoles anymore in Japan?

 

[Juice]

I don't really care about daily charts.

Yay! He replied!

 

[Razoric]

Are there consoles anymore in Japan?

I believe the PS2 is a console.

 

[marc^o^]

19: NDS Sawaru Made in Wario (Nintendo)

This means the DS is enjoying another strong week.

This Wario Ware was a launch game and it is missing any kind of multiplayer.
Feel the Magic 2 seems to be focusing on the multiplayer side.
So it's pretty obvious the next Wario Ware installment will also be multiplayer centric. If so, it will sell like crazy.

One of the DS Fey Factor of Success is its ability to offer the easiest multiplayer experience (one cartridge only needed to play/test most games, non consuming wifi battery, etc.).

Second generation multiplayer DS games will take Japan by storm. The DS really is the best bet Nintendo took in years. I strongly applaud Iwata's flair.

 

[polg]

are there charts for the 7th and 8th?

 

[VerTiGo]

Whoa, I wonder if we'll see JSS in the top ten this week...

 

[Katana_Strikes]

Bloody hell, Mushi King's back :0

What the hell happened to Gunstar?

 

[Culex]

I guess this means DS outsold the PSP again for this week's numbers, no?

 

[SpoonyBard]

Could be that DS and GBA sales are up again because of last weeks Final Fantasy news.

 

[TurtleSnatcher]

Wow.. japan is so different.. so so different.

 

[jamesinclair]

GC Super Mario Stadium Miracle Baseball (Nintendo)
NDS Nintendogs: Shiba & Friends (Nintendo)
NDS Sawaru Made in Wario (Nintendo)


Wow. The fact that you could substitute the September 10 chart with the October 10 one is scary.

 

[stone128]

I don't really care about daily charts.

Your avatar rocks

 

[Dark Age Iron Savior]

56,000 Marheaven: Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Konami) (6/30/05) - rounded off through Aug 28/05

That's pretty good, considering they didn't FINISH THE FUCKING GAME.

 

[JavyOO7]

I'm glad that JSS is still lurking in the top 20.

I'm thinking of importing the game. How is it?