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[Frankfurter]

They shipped ~185k of that game and it sold 13k on its first day?

 

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

They shipped ~185k of that game and it sold 13k on its first day?

They also shipped near 500k of the common sense training and sold 75k on its first day.

 

[Moor-Angol]

29. GBA Rhythm Tengoku 5304 / 208442
30. GBA Pokemon Emerald 5132 / 1795544

Seems like both titles are still selling 5k a week, and FF5 already disappeared...

 

[Sgt. Killjoy]

Media Create / Dengeki / Famitsu

PS3 hardware:
20GB: 35,865 / 36,866 / 33,800
60GB: 45,774 / 49,270 / 54,600
Combined: 81,639 / 86,136 / 88,400

PS3 software:
66,684 / 70,889 / 86,600

So some peoplle bought only a ps3 and no games?

 

[P90]

So some peoplle bought only a ps3 and no games?

Who had money left over for games? They're using as a DVD player.

 

[Mithos Yggdrasill]

Who had money left over for games? They're using as a DVD player.

How many Movies are in Japan compatible Blu-Ray ? Not as many DVD they're already out in 2000 !

 

[LanceStern]

Famitsu Oct 30-Nov 5

11. NDS Animal Crossing: Wild World 14641 / 3321565

Famitsu tracks WAAAY too low on Animal Crossing

 

[cvxfreak]

Famitsu tracks WAAAY too low on Animal Crossing

Ironic since they were higher than Media Create a few months back...

 

[Neomoto]

Didn't expect to see PSP and PS2 go down that much.. it really is incredible that the DS singlehandidly outsold every Sony system on the market on the launchweek of the new console from the market leader.. combined.. plus all other gamemachines added :lol

I would like to see how the PS3 and Wii will fare against eachother.. depending on how many ps3 units are out, I think the Wii could blow out of the water right from the start. They certainly have all the right things going for it, and by that I mean everything.

 

[Sgt. Killjoy]

how many is nintendo shipping to japan

because its also going to be the numbers of wii sold in the first week

 

[Mithos Yggdrasill]

how many is nintendo shipping to japan

because its also going to be the numbers of wii sold in the first week

400k. But Gamesindustry says that it could be even more.

 

[donny2112]

Famitsu tracks WAAAY too low on Animal Crossing

Don't. Go. There.

Let's all just take the tracking services numbers for what they are, okay?

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Why would they call me? You're their all time best seller.

Well I had sex with your wife... what... you mean.. oh

 

[apujanata]

11/16 First day sales
PS2　Sengoku Musou 2 Empires - ６０.０００ (５９&#65285
PS2　Naruto: Konoha Spirits - １３.０００ (１６&#65285
NDS　Magic Taizen - １３.０００ (７&#65285
NDS　Akumajou Dracula: Gallery of Labyrinth - １０.０００ (３８&#65285　

Magic Taizen is a Nintendo game...so don't let that 7% get you.

What is Magic Taizen ? Is 7% one of the lowest percentage ever for first day sales ?

 

[splattergnome]

What is Magic Taizen ? Is 7% one of the lowest percentage ever for first day sales ?

Wasn't Magic Taizen the Magic Card Trick Training game? In that case, it has potential for a lot of sales over the DS`lifetime.

 

[fly high ~ayunite~]

Animal Crossing might do another million if the anime is a huge success. It's scary what Animal Crossing has become - one of Nintendo's biggest series.

 

[duderon]

400k. But Gamesindustry says that it could be even more.

400k day one, so the Wii will lead the next gen consoles the day it is released.

 

[jesusraz]

Wasn't Magic Taizen the Magic Card Trick Training game? In that case, it has potential for a lot of sales over the DS`lifetime.

It's like the magic version of Clubhouse Games, as far as I'm aware. That sold over 500,000 units, so this has potential

 

[Chris Michael]

Animal Crossing might do another million if the anime is a huge success. It's scary what Animal Crossing has become - one of Nintendo's biggest series.

That's a good thing. I hope, if its possible, that Nintendo could maybe update ACWW with actual new stuff...

 

[Square2005]

From comgnet: looks like a hard drop for PS3 titles (remember: only 30k PS3s shipped this week); only two made the TOP20:
My estimates

1   Shin SanGoku 2: Empires+Treasure Box            413*230	95,000/NEW
2   Common Sense Brain Training for Adults             75	*1150	86,000/537,000
3   Pocket Monster Pearl	                            99	*670	66,000/1,490,000
4   Kirby Star DS	                                            67	*940	63,000/307,000
5   Pocket Monster Diamond	                            85	*700	60,000/1,743,000
6   New Super Mario Bros.	                            29	*610	18,000/3,412,000
[B]7   Ridge Racer 7	                                            20*460	 9,200/30,900[/B]
8   Final Fantasy V Advance	                            30	*300	 9,000/????
[B]9   M.S. Gundam: Target in Sight	            21*340	 7,100/28,400[/B]

 

[Square2005]

And for those interested in what the Japanese are anticipating
Here are the current top Reservations:
I'll multiply by 200 (to nat'l figures) to be on the safe side 'cos there's no way of knowing the accuracy:

1 [NDS] Love and Berry DS Collection (What's this?) - 1660pt = 332,000!!
2 [PS2] Tales of Destiny - 906pt = 181,200!!
3 [PS2] 機動戦士GundamSEED 連合 vs. Z.A.F.T2 Plus - 552pt = 110,400
4 [PS2] Summon Night 4 - 460pt = 92,000
5 [PS2] Super Robot War OG ORIGINAL GENERATIONS - 342pt = 68,400
6 [Wii] Zelda: Twilight Princess - 316pt = 63,200
7 [PS2] Fate/stay night〔Realta Nua〕(限定&#29256 - 275pt = 55,000
8 [PS2] 龍が如く2 - 208pt = 41,600
9 [PS2] .hack//G.U. Vol.3 歩くような速さで - 198pt = 39,600
10 [PS2] 夜明け前より瑠璃色な-Brighter than dawning blue-(限定&#29256 - 181pt = 36,200
11 [X360] DEAD OR ALIVE Xtreme2 - 163pt = 32,600
12 [PS2] GTA San Andreas - 161pt = 32,200
13 [GBA] FF6 Advance - 156pt = 31,200
14 [Wii] はじめてのWiiPack (Made in Wario?) - 129pt = 25,800
15 [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd - 124pt = 24,800
16 [Wii] WiiSports - 118pt = 23,600
17 [PS2] ひぐらしのなく頃に 祭(限定&#29256 - 113pt = 22,600
18 [PSP] Tales of The World: Radiant Mythology - 108pt = 21,600
19 [PS2] Wild Arms ザフィフスヴァンガード - 101pt = 20,200
20 [PS2] Seiken Densetsu 4 - 100pt = 20,000

The Japanese are huge on making reservations!!
Can anyone help finishing the translations?

 

[Xavien]

I wonder why it's even worth it to track the 3 people who bought the Xbox.

Indeed, why don't they just chop Xbox off the end of the list, we've had our fun ridiculing it for being in single digits. Besides Microsoft doesn't even produce them anymore, so all that's selling is leftover stock.

 

[Fuzzy]

Indeed, why don't they just chop Xbox off the end of the list, we've had our fun ridiculing it for being in single digits. Besides Microsoft doesn't even produce them anymore, so all that's selling is leftover stock.

They should also drop the GBA. Famitsu dropped both the Xbox and GBA last year.

 

[enishi]

1 [NDS] オシャレ魔女 ラブandベリー DS Collection (What's this?) - 1660pt = 332,000!!

This is Love and Berry - a card collection game from Arcade ported by Sega. It is already a huge hit among young girls in Japan. Since it bundles with the card reader that reads all cards from its arcade version. I think it can easily sell over 500k for its first week (i.e. this week; it is releasing on Wed)

A real battle between Jump Ultimate Stars (release on Thurs)/Love and Berry in next week's chart.

 

[donny2112]

I suspect that Media-Create will drop at least the Xbox at the end of this year. The GBA is still having decent selling releases (FFV, Rhythm Tengoku, coming FFVI) for it, so I could see it hanging on a while. GameCube might also be dropped, though.

How long was the PS1 tracked by Media-Create after the PS2 came out?

 

[Parl]

Our poor DS Pacman had to open wide to eat the PS3 this week. He'll be back to normal next week. But Ds and Wii are going to be fighting in December, but DS will win, except probably on launch week for Wii.

 

[NeonZ]

5 [PS2] Super Robot War OG ORIGINAL GENERATIONS - 342pt = 68,400

I was hoping this game would bomb. Bah. I don't like most Banpresto's originals, and they're focusing too much on them lately.

They just try too hard to "sell" those characters. You've got the "cool" types, the "young hot blooded" types, the "shy genius school girl", the older mentor, the "girl next door", a Ryoga (Ranma 1/2) rip-off, etc. They just don't seem natural...

Out of the characters in that game I know about, I only really like the Greydons, Fiona and Raul, who have much more natural personalities (and clothes) than most other Banpresto's originals, but that's it. It doesn't help they were originally the same character, only with different genders and love interests, but became siblings in this game, and their personality isn't very interesting either. At least, their mech seems great in this game, now it's able to switch frames during a battle...

I really want a real new Super Robot Wars with Mazinger, Gundam and others... The last two real ones were just remakes... I hope DS won't be yet another remake.

 

[Square2005]

I suspect that Media-Create will drop at least the Xbox at the end of this year. The GBA is still having decent selling releases (FFV, Rhythm Tengoku, coming FFVI) for it, so I could see it hanging on a while. GameCube might also be dropped, though.

How long was the PS1 tracked by Media-Create after the PS2 came out?

M-create trackt the PSOne till the last week of 2004 (12/27-1/2).
So four years...

 

[Square2005]

This is Love and Berry - a card collection game from Arcade ported by Sega. It is already a huge hit among young girls in Japan. Since it bundles with the card reader that reads all cards from its arcade version. I think it can easily sell over 500k for its first week (i.e. this week; it is releasing on Wed)

A real battle between Jump Ultimate Stars (release on Thurs)/Love and Berry in next week's chart.

Wow, an arcade game so popular among girls that it's at the top of the reervation charts...
Wasn't someone from Famitsu estimating this would be Sega's second million seller in Japan (After Virtua Fighter 2)?

&#12458;&#12471;&#12515;&#12524;&#39764;&#22899; <BTW what does this mean? Oshiyare?

 

[Markster]

I think it may be time soon to retire the Pac-Man chart.

Or at least, reconfigure him as a combination of DS and Wii.

I doubt that the DS will have the same domination for much longer.

 

[bigswords]

You're all failing to see the trend here.

9/10 last week.
8/10 this week.

It's fairly obvious that DS games are falling out of favor with the Japanese public. I expect to see a rise in PSP units sold the following week because of the PS3 release and the connectivity features with the PSP that it provides. I'd say it's about time to forget about any Nintendo dominance this winter, what with the PSP being able to be used as a rearview mirror and all.

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL :lol

 

[Barf_the_Mog]

I think it may be time soon to retire the Pac-Man chart.

Or at least, reconfigure him as a combination of DS and Wii.

I doubt that the DS will have the same domination for much longer.

I agree. The Nintendo DS has been selling out since 2005, but there was literally no direct competition for the gamers' wallet in 2006. This next year will be totally different, with the Wii and a resurgent Sony (and their blessed PSP; like an angel's kiss).

The Pac-man chart should be restructured so that it shows the combination of the manufacturers systems. In essence, weekly market share by company.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

Our poor DS Pacman had to open wide to eat the PS3 this week. He'll be back to normal next week. But Ds and Wii are going to be fighting in December, but DS will win, except probably on launch week for Wii.

Actually the Pac-Man chart is only set to actually create a Pac-Man piece if a system has over 50%. The Wii might be the first non-DS Pac-Man this year, but after that I'm betting things will be too split up for DS Lite to be a Pac-Man again until at least next year.

The Pac-man chart should be restructured so that it shows the combination of the manufacturers systems. In essence, weekly market share by company.

Actually, that's already possible. But with the ?group=Manufacturer at the end it's not directly displayable as an image at GAF. http://joshuajamesslone.name/gamecharting/pacchartweekly.php?group=Manufacturer
Or you could see whether consoles are eating portables or vice-versa. http://joshuajamesslone.name/gamecharting/pacchartweekly.php?group=SystemType

 

[Joe Molotov]

The obvious solution would be to split the chart in two. Handhelds in one, consoles in the other. Then the DS could be Pac-Man, and the Wii could be Ms. Pac-Man.

 

[Barf_the_Mog]

The obvious solution would be to split the chart in two. Handhelds in one, consoles in the other. Then the DS could be Pac-Man, and the Wii could be Ms. Pac-Man.

But Pac-man would always have a closed mouth in the handheld chart :-(

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

The obvious solution would be to split the chart in two. Handhelds in one, consoles in the other. Then the DS could be Pac-Man, and the Wii could be Ms. Pac-Man.

Mmm, that's not a bad idea. Currently you can group things together in various ways, but not limit to viewing just the systems within a particular group. Then one could even see a small Microsoft pie where X360 is Pac-Man.

 

[Bo130]

Then one could even see a small Microsoft pie where X360 is Pac-Man.

:lol! That made my day

But good idea none the less. I would suggest splitting the chart into handhelds and consoles as well

 

[NintendosBooger]

I agree. The Nintendo DS has been selling out since 2005, but there was literally no direct competition for the gamers' wallet in 2006. This next year will be totally different, with the Wii and a resurgent Sony (and their blessed PSP; like an angel's kiss).

Huh?

 

[Markster]

Huh?

I think that was his (perhaps too blunt) way of saying that:
1) Home consoles didn't put up much competition due to PS2 market saturation and 360 failures, and
2) The PSP never caught on the way the DS did.


Though yeah, Barf_the_Mog really did generalize a bit far on that.

 

[Rock_Man]

11/13 - 11/19 (Famitsu)

1 NDS Pokemon Diamond/Pearl (Pokemon)
2 PS2 Sengoku Musou 2 Empires (Koei)
3 NDS Otona no Joushikiryoku Training DS (Nintendo)
4 NDS Hoshi no Kirby (Nintendo)
5 PS2 Ryu ga Gotoku (PS2 the Best) (Sega)
6 NDS New SMB (Nintendo)
7 NDS Magic Taizen (Nintendo)
8 NDS Kanji (IE Institute)
9 NDS More Brain Age (Nintendo)
10 PS2 Naruto: Konoha Spirits (Bandai)

bold = new

Pokemon Diamond/Pearl has now been number one for 8 consecutive weeks wich is a new record! The previous record was held by Ruby/Sapphire with 7 weeks.

 

[Bo130]

Had higher hopes for Magic Taizen

 

[speedpop]

Three in the top 10.

Sony's back baby.

 

[flipping_heck]

Nice going for Pokemon D/P
Now.. wheres the PS3 games?

 

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Ryu ga Gotoku is the nice surprise there! Hold on there, baby!

PS3 games not showing probably means 30-40k hardware is quite likely...

 

[Pureauthor]

The real significance of this chart lies in the complete and utter absence of the PS3 games.

I mean, seriously. This is ridiculous.

 

[Scotch]

7/10. The trend continues.

Nintendo third party 2007.

 

[jesusraz]

No Castlevania? Disappointing...

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

I suspect that Media-Create will drop at least the Xbox at the end of this year. The GBA is still having decent selling releases (FFV, Rhythm Tengoku, coming FFVI) for it, so I could see it hanging on a while.

Well, GBASP and GBM tend to sell a hundred times better than the original model GBA, so GBA as a family would still be well represented without the dozen of the original model each week.

 

[Kittonwy]

Nice to see Yakuza getting some additional sales, I wuv that game. ~_~

 

[Magicpaint]

General Knowledge Training and Kirby really hanging in there. Good too see the awesome Ryu Ga Gotoku jump (wonder if it'll make media-create's top 10)... no PS3 games definitely speaks of supply issues. Ridge Racer 7 might be bomba status if Sony doesn't get their acts together quickly.

No Castlevania? Disappointing...

True. I was expecting it to hit 25K or so for first week...but I guess I was hoping for so much. DoS did about ~30K total iirc. Such a great Castlevania game too.