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[Stumpokapow]

Can anyone point me to a list of all the hardware numbers to as far back as possible for NPD and Media-Create please.

nintendo: lots
sony: lol
microsoft: lol

media create

there's no real public source for npd online.

 

[Oblivion]

So were those LBP numbers accurate?

 

[Soule]

Can anyone point me to a list of all the hardware numbers to as far back as possible for NPD and Media-Create please.

Have you tried searching the NeoGAF sales archive forum? You actually have to search I think because nothing shows up if you just want to browse normally. There's a couple of years worth of NPD and Media-Create there I think maybe some other miscellaneous stuff as well.

 

[Aadil]

Thanks for that guys.

 

[Stumpokapow]

So were those LBP numbers accurate?

friday: first day numbers
wednesday daytime: leaked famitsu
wednesday evening / overnight: m-c
later: full famitsu

the lbp numbers are first day. yes, they're accurate.

 

[viciouskillersquirrel]

Have you tried searching the NeoGAF sales archive forum? You actually have to search I think because nothing shows up if you just want to browse normally. There's a couple of years worth of NPD and Media-Create there I think maybe some other miscellaneous stuff as well.

You can fix that by going into your account user settings and checking a box that says "Show all threads".

I hadn't realised that the first day LBP numbers (~23K + 7K bundles) had come in from Sinobi. Because of all the fanboy hype it's getting around here, it seems I overshot the mark by a substantial margin (I predicted 80K LBP, 20K PS3).

Oh well.

 

[PantherLotus]

Anything I should know about last week before making projections?

1. DSi's first weekend will be on this week's report. (200k?)
2. PS3 new bundles will be on this week's report. (7k?!)
3. LBP & GTAIV are the big games for the week?

I will be operating under those assumptions unless corrected.

 

[phez]

Anything I should know about last week before making projections?

1. DSi's first weekend will be on this week's report. (200k?)
2. PS3 new bundles will be on this week's report. (7k?!)
3. LBP & GTAIV are the big games for the week?

I will be operating under those assumptions unless corrected.

lowballing at 7k? honestly, if PS3 doesn't do >10k, then shit's definitely hit the fan confirmed

 

[PantherLotus]

lowballing at 7k? honestly, if PS3 doesn't do >10k, then shit's definitely hit the fan confirmed

That wasn't my guess projection, that was what was being thrown about regarding the LBP bundles.

 

[DogWelder]

That wasn't my guess projection, that was what was being thrown about regarding the LBP bundles.

Are you referring to the 7k from the DualShock bundle? That was just a controller + game bundle.

 

[Vinnk]

DSi sold out here before it was released. If you don't have a pre-order, you don't get one. The smaller shops won't even be getting them for a few weeks.

 

[viciouskillersquirrel]

Are you referring to the 7k from the DualShock bundle? That was just a controller + game bundle.

Say what?

Methinks the PS3 will at the very least get a bump from GTAIV... won't it?

 

[Fafalada]

Say what?

The reported sales were said to be for game+controller bundle only. We don't know yet if HW+LBP bundle sold anything or not.

 

[Vinnk]

Say what?

Methinks the PS3 will at the very least get a bump from GTAIV... won't it?

Hard to say. It ia a popular title for sure, but I am not sure how many Japanese people were holding off on buying a PS3 until GTA came out. And if they were buying one right now, you would think they would get the bundle.

 

[sphinx]

DSi sold out here before it was released. If you don't have a pre-order, you don't get one. The smaller shops won't even be getting them for a few weeks.

I always thought that 200k as intial shipment for such a significant Update to the best selling gaming device in japan was laughable.

It's like nintendo want to drive the japanese crazy.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

I always thought that 200k as intial shipment for such a significant Update to the best selling gaming device in japan was laughable.

It's like nintendo want to drive the japanese crazy.

Well, it would still make a bigger first week than any hardware rerelease I'm aware of other than PSP-2000. It took DSL until its third week to reach 200K.

 

[cvxfreak]

With the holiday season coming up, Nintendo should have no real problems restocking the DSi to Japanese shelves. Nintendo will probably sell a million of them by the end of the year, along with a few 100K Lites.

 

[BishopLamont]

DSi sold out here before it was released. If you don't have a pre-order, you don't get one. The smaller shops won't even be getting them for a few weeks.

It begins!

....again.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Famitsu reports that he DSi sold 170.779 units in just 2 Days.

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1219467_1124.html

 

[Captain Smoker]

Famitsu reports that he DSi sold 170.779 units in just 2 Days.

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1219467_1124.html

Comparison:

NDSi: 170.779
NDSLite: 117.556

 

[xabre]

When does Fable 2 come out in Japan? I imagine it will do quite decently there.

 

[Johann]

It's December 18 of this year. Fable 2 might sell to the Oblivion niche over there.

 

[jj984jj]

When does Fable 2 come out in Japan? I imagine it will do quite decently there.

2 weeks after Fallout 3:
http://www.xbox.com/ja-JP/start/rpg/landing.htm

 

[JaMarco]

Famitsu reports that he DSi sold 170.779 units in just 2 Days.

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1219467_1124.html

what the hell was Nintendo thinking putting out such a small shipment?

 

[Minsc]

what the hell was Nintendo thinking putting out such a small shipment?

It's the Wii all over again. Actually if you look again at Captain Smoker's #s, they sold ~50% more than the previous DSLite in the same time period. Not sure if they shipped over 50% more as well; but I read a few impressions here that would lead you to believe otherwise about the sales, I was expecting a little less.

 

[Souldriver]

Famitsu reports that he DSi sold 170.779 units in just 2 Days.

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1219467_1124.html

How many DSi's are available? Or is that not known?

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

Comparison:

NDSi: 170.779
NDSLite: 117.556

? Famitsu has DSL's first week as 67,653, and it was available for 4 days.

 

[slaughterking]

The first shipment was about 200k units.

 

[Rolf NB]

Anything I should know about last week before making projections?

1. DSi's first weekend will be on this week's report. (200k?)
2. PS3 new bundles will be on this week's report. (7k?!)
3. LBP & GTAIV are the big games for the week?

I will be operating under those assumptions unless corrected.

2. That number is for a bundle consisting of LBP plus an extra controller. We haven't gotten numbers for the system bundle yet if I followed things correctly.

3. The new GT5P whatever-spec pack-in should count for something as well.

 

[Minsc]

The first shipment was about 200k units.

Yea, and with an additional shipment of 100,000 to carry over in to the following week.

200,000 DSi units shipped for Japanese launch

Nintendo has confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that the company shipped almost 200,000 DSi units for the Japanese launch of the console on November 1.

The new handheld went on sale last Saturday, priced JPY 18,900 (USD 179 / EUR 129 / GBP 101) in the region.

It boasts a built-in web browser allowing users to access the DSi Shop, a camera and improved audio functions, a slot for SD memory cards and a slightly larger screen.

Although sales figures for the new hardware are not yet known, Nintendo also confirmed it is shipping a further 100,000 units this week.

Sales of the DS in Japan have declined during October, from over 40,000 units at the beginning of the month, to just under 23,000 copies last week.

A release for the console in the US and Europe is not expected until summer 2009 at the earliest.

source: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/200-000-dsi-units-shipped-for-japanese-launch

I guess that means the most sales for this week will be around 130,000?

 

[Relix]

what the hell was Nintendo thinking putting out such a small shipment?

Artificial Demand, and this time for real. Causes an uproar, people desire it more, blah blah blah. Ninty am smart.

 

[Jocchan]

Artificial Demand, and this time for real. Causes an uproar, people desire it more, blah blah blah. Ninty am smart.

 

[Captain Smoker]

? Famitsu has DSL's first week as 67,653, and it was available for 4 days.

I think my numbers are DSLite + DS ^^

 

[Hcoregamer00]

Famitsu reports that he DSi sold 170.779 units in just 2 Days.

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1219467_1124.html

So why did this turn out to be a success compared to the PSP-3000?

Hypothesize with me GAF.

 

[JonnyBrad]

So why did this turn out to be a success compared to the PSP-3000?

Hypothesize with me GAF.

Pretty much because its a DS.

 

[test_account]

Pretty much because its a DS.

Indeed. I also think it has something to do with that it was a bigger upgrade from the DS Lite to the DSi (2 cameras were added, SD-card slot was added, bigger screen(s), anything else then?) compared to the upgrade from the PSP-2000 to the PSP-3000 (built-in microphone, clearer screen, anything else then?).

EDIT: Is it only possible to get access to the DS Store with the DSi, or can you use it with any other DS as well?

EDIT 2: Seems like the DSi has 256MB of internal memory/storage as well

 

[Spiegel]

So why did this turn out to be a success compared to the PSP-3000?

Hypothesize with me GAF.

Dslite March 2006 -> Dsi November 2008 (32 months)
PSP-2000 September 2007 -> PSP-3000 October 2008 (13 months)

 

[AnimeTheme]

No one would doubt a huge start for DSi. How long the momentum will last will be more interesting, since Nintendo want every single human being in Japan to own one.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

I think my numbers are DSLite + DS ^^

Yeah, looks like the Media Create version of that anyway. 49,118 DS + 68,438 DSL. Famitsu had 61,391 DS + 67,653 DSL, a bigger than normal difference for the original machine.

Is it only possible to get access to the DS Store with the DSi, or can you use it with any other DS as well?

Seems to be an i exclusive.

 

[FINALFANTASYDOG]

DSi sold out here before it was released. If you don't have a pre-order, you don't get one. The smaller shops won't even be getting them for a few weeks.

Went to my game store tonight to pre-order Winds of Nostalgia(yeah I'm late) and they had 3 of them, my area's kinda weird though.

 

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Its an incredible launch for DSi, I think PSP2000 skews redesigns launches perception. Kirby is going to fly off shelves this week I'm sure (alongside any DSi restock) but I'm kinda worried about Valkyrie Profile and Avalon Code, without first day sales who knows what happened with them.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Kirby will sell a mil in 08.

 

[jj984jj]

Its an incredible launch for DSi, I think PSP2000 skews redesigns launches perception. Kirby is going to fly off shelves this week I'm sure (alongside any DSi restock) but I'm kinda worried about Valkyrie Profile and Avalon Code, without first day sales who knows what happened with them.

I think they'll both be bomba, especially Avalon Code.

 

[PantherLotus]

Media Create Projections: (10/27-11/02)

Last Week's Results:
[B][U]SYSTEM 	PROJECTED 	ACTUAL[/U][/B]
DS 	30,000 	        22,965
PSP 	85,000 	        60,467
WII 	29,000 	        24,292
360 	7,500 	         7,844
PS3 	5,000 	         3,931

Next Week Projections:
DS: 193,000
PSP: 38,000
Wii: 35,000
360: 7,800
PS3: 18,000

>> Full breakdown and charts of results history @ Chart Get! <<

 

[BLaZiN PRopHeT]

so after 8 weeks is the average 360 sales going to be around 7-8k. even with the good ps3 numbers they still sold the same amount.

 

[DENKO]

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm5151591
xbox360valuepack60GB JPTVCM

http://www.xbox.com/ja-JP/hardware/consolelineup/xbox360valuepack60GB.htm

 

[BLaZiN PRopHeT]

When does LR come out in japan?

 

[djtiesto]

Did GTA just post better first day sales than just about every next gen RPG i can think of besides maybe Blue Dragon? Crazy times indeed.

That's one of the most depressing gaming-related things I have ever read.

 

[viciouskillersquirrel]

Pretty much because its a DS.

I have nothing more to add at this time, but I did want to say - rockin' Kuros avatar. I like it.

 

[PantherLotus]

That's one of the most depressing gaming-related things I have ever read.

Things change. Side-scrollers used to be the best selling games.