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Media Create Sales 11/12 - 11/18 2007
- Thread starter Cheesemeister
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JoshuaJSlone
Member
Hard to say. The 40 GB effect seems much less after the first day, but we can't tell what kind of continuing effect this would have on a "normal" week yet. Here are PS3 hardware numbers the weeks of previous big games.Kyoufu said:
Week of Gundam Musou
MC: 44,000
Fam: 46,924
Week of Hot Shots Golf 5
MC: 28,820
Fam: 38,322
Week of Bladestorm
MC: 18,068
Fam: 16,816
The other major PS3 titles either launched along the initial hardware or the 40 GB. If PS3 had another Gundabump type week, and Wii continued to sit in the ~35K range, it's possible PS3 could best it. However, this week is also one where we'll probably start to notice the holiday upswing, so how that effects both systems could be the most important thing.
gregor7777
Banned
avaya said:
Wait, where is that "Japanese retailers reserve 1.5 million copies of SMG" thread when you need it? I think you should take a look.
gregor7777 said:
I'm not one of those who expected it to do well. Wii in Japan is female gamers and retired gamers who were enticed back for something a little different, something not otaku.
I still don't understand why people were thinking SMG could even approach WiiSports, they were some of the same people who were syaing that Wii was reaching out to new demographics. That never seemed logical to me.
From personal experience in the UK, a lot of the people I know who have Wii's here are women and they find the traditional Nintendo stuff/traditional games unappealing. They couldn't care less.
Segata Sanshiro
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Mithos Yggdrasill
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It is useless to deny it: Galaxy disappointed in Japan. A lot. If Wii Fit disappoint either, things could turn really interesting (or depressing, depending from the angle you see it).
But, the big difference is that all pre-signs show that Wii Fit is going to be a success. Big marketing behind, interest from the consumer, good showing at the retailer, and it is the right game for the casual audience.
The probabilities that it will become a success in Japan are high. The big question now is that if it will drive hardware's sales as Wii Sports did.
But, the big difference is that all pre-signs show that Wii Fit is going to be a success. Big marketing behind, interest from the consumer, good showing at the retailer, and it is the right game for the casual audience.
The probabilities that it will become a success in Japan are high. The big question now is that if it will drive hardware's sales as Wii Sports did.
WiiFit won't dissapoint, a 3D Mario just isn't popular with the Japanese crowd. Motion sickness could be a reason as well, that's why most FPS games bomb in Japan, it seems that it's a far bigger issue there. SMG was made for the western market, just look at the US and EU charts.
Not to be sexist or anything but the typical female is pretty much the worst consumer base you want for a video game console.
I think most of us with 20+ year old sisters and girlfriends would know. They buy stuff, wear or use it once or twice and then never use it again.
My GF has over 30 pairs of shoes. Five which she wears regularly. 20 where she wore less than 3 times. To make matters worse she continues to buy shoes. My sister is the same way except she has over 50 pairs.
My sister also has a Wii she bought on the whim for Wii sports, right now its in her closet next to the Taboo board game. I think Wii has too many of this type of fans. To them its nothing more than a glorified board game.
I think most of us with 20+ year old sisters and girlfriends would know. They buy stuff, wear or use it once or twice and then never use it again.
My GF has over 30 pairs of shoes. Five which she wears regularly. 20 where she wore less than 3 times. To make matters worse she continues to buy shoes. My sister is the same way except she has over 50 pairs.
My sister also has a Wii she bought on the whim for Wii sports, right now its in her closet next to the Taboo board game. I think Wii has too many of this type of fans. To them its nothing more than a glorified board game.
gregor7777
Banned
Lobster said:
Was it 750,000? My mistake then, I couldn't find the thread.
Still, my point stands. If you can find it, have a look. People were expecting it to explode. Halo-type explosions.
Mithos Yggdrasill said:
Yeah, I'll buy into the Wii-Fit sales hype.
It hits on exactly the same audience that Brain Age does. It will be huge.
Segata Sanshiro
Member
I think that's what most of us were expecting. There are still a lot of barriers to the game being a massive seller by the normal metric, so anyone predicting north of 300k for an opener is really estimating high.justjohn said:
Segata Sanshiro
Member
Yup. Though in its favour, Layton didn't come with a peripheral bigger than most Japanese apartments.
Dragona Akehi
Retired
ccbfan said:
Hello there.
Please shut up with your crap.
Hearts, Hugs and Kisses,
Female Gamers worldwide
Mariah Carey
Member
ccbfan said:
The thing with women's shoes is that they're a lot less neutral than men's. Certain shoes are only going to work with certain outfits, thus the need to own a sometimes large variety of them. I remember as a kid I only had one pair of shoes, and let me tell you, as a female, it was bleak.
Dragona Akehi
Retired
Lobster said:
Nintendo loving money? NEVER.
Souldriver
Member
Nice stealth edit, Dragona Akehi :lol
Dragona Akehi
Retired
Mariah Carey said:
You know, this is crap too. I know as many men as I do women that have a billion pairs of shoes.
[Nintex] said:
The game sell well in US and EU doesn't mean it specifically create for that market. SMG made from a very japanese design point of view. It's the same as SMB3. It's only that the japanese don't buy this kind of game anymore. The creator themself were anticipated to see the result of the game for the japanese market (because they knew that it will surely sell well in the western world no matter what).
Let's see the end of the year. I have a faith that SMG could push itself to 500K+ before 2008 and has some legs until mid of next year. It's still possible for the game to archeive 1M mark (just hope).
JoshuaJSlone
Member
Earlier I was comparing SMG to games like Kirby Squeak Squad and Mario Party 4, or other Nintendo early-November releases that get a second wind in late December. Through three weeks, SMG is ahead of those two games. From week 4 through the end of the year, KSS sold 432K, MP4 sold 383K with one fewer week. Even something like Pikmin, which was a late October release, sold 135K in the main 4 weeks of December alone. To get 500K, SMG would only need 125K for the whole of weeks 4-9. That's cake. 600K should be easy, too, unless SMG has particularly poor legs for a Nintendo game. 700K by the end of the year I'm not so sure of, but certainly it is within possibility.gconsole said:
Dragona Akehi
Retired
Y2Kev said:
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Dragona Akehi
Retired
loosus said:
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justjohn said:
No, considering that the thing is pretty darn expensive and huge.
Isn't the balance board like the size of 4 wii's combined.
Joe Molotov
Member
justjohn said:
I'll bet Nintendo's deliberately withholding stock of WiiFit to make it sell better. Oh Nintendo, I'm on to your wily schemes now!
also Id like to add that Nintendo markets the Wii in such a way that it doesnt lose any money on the hard.ware. Hence software attach ratios are not nearly as important to them as they would be for MS or Sony. Of course, Nintendo would still love for people to buy SMG and other first party titles, but if they just buy a wii and wii sports it wont hurt Nintendo much. It would piss me off a tad though.