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[JoshuaJSlone]

I'll never understand why Wii Sports doesn't "count", it's a full priced game, isn't it?

Sure. For obvious reasons it doesn't count in the "buying games other than Wii Sports" discussion, though.

 

[noonche]

I fully expect Brawl to improve sales wise over melee because of the adition of third party characters and online.

And I fully expected Galaxy to sell more than Sunshine because of the removal of the copious amounts of suck.

That said, I think that the biggest thing Brawl has going for it is the fact that it's a multiplayer game. I think multiplayer gaming in a group (eg not online) is an inherintly more casual activity then single-player gaming. I think that this casual social gaming is what Nintendo hit on with Wii Sports and then Mario Party 8. It's also why I think there may be some hope for Brawl doing better then Melee.

 

[test_account]

And then if you look at the userbase, more PS3 owners own more PS3 games than Wii owners...

Which is why I said, Wii owners bought their Wii for just Wiisport

Ah yes, true that. I wonder how Wii would have done if Wii Sports and Wii Play didnt excist.

 

[Grecco]

And I fully expected Galaxy to sell more than Sunshine because of the removal of the copious amounts of suck.

.

Not alot of people knew that it removed the suck until recently actually. In Gaf alone the hype didnt begin until Amirox played at the Demo Kiosk.

Smash on the other hand has had the wonderfull dojo updates.

 

[Tideas]

Ah yes, true that. I wonder how Wii would have done if Wii Sports and Wii Play didnt excist.

if Wiisport didnt exist, at least in America, the Wii would have fallen long long ago

 

[spwolf]

Wait, are NPDs today?

hahaha. you should be smarter than rest of us.

 

[noonche]

Not alot of people knew that it removed the suck until recently actually. In Gaf alone the hype didnt begin until Amirox played at the Demo Kiosk.

Smash on the other hand has had the wonderfull dojo updates.

This is somewhat off-topic, but I thought it looked like they where removing the suck right from the beginning. No second analog stick to act as a crutch for the shitty camera meant that they'd have to fix that. No fludd meant that one horrid game mechanic was gone. No stupid tropical setting meant I might enjoy the game's look.

More on topic: do you really think the dojo is going to have a significant impact on Brawl's sales in Japan? I mean it's cool that Nintendo's actually talking about one of their products, but I don't see the casual audience as being one that visits video game websites.

 

[ksamedi]

if Wiiplay didnt exist, at least in America, the Wii would have fallen long long ago

Wha?

 

[Grecco]

More on topic: do you really think the dojo is going to have a significant impact on Brawl's sales in Japan? I mean it's cool that Nintendo's actually talking about one of their products, but I don't see the casual audience as being one that visits video game websites.

Yes the Dojo is a sharp contrast to the crappy "blitz" advertising that Nintendo uses with its games. Ive got no doubt its gonna do very well.

 

[Tideas]

Wha?

oops, i meant Wiisport

 

[Linkup]

Ah yes, I kind of wish wiisports and wiiplay it didn't exist either.

Let me guess, if wii fit does well it will be

"Will if you don't include wiisports, wiiplay, and wiifit then wii software is etc etc etc"

Give me friggin break

 

[CrisKre]

I really hope RE UC does great. It is about time Wii success starts to translate in great 3rd party sales so that more quality sofware starts pouring.

Also i have faith in SMG surpassing Sunshine with time. Word of mouth HAS GOT to keep the game selling for a long time to come. Its just too good.

 

[test_account]

oops, i meant Wiisport

Ok, i was starting to wonder if Wii Play was that popular in USA

 

[Salmon]

Hardware:

DS - 318,066
PSP - 279,090
Wii - 110,415
PS3 - 47,183
PS2 - 45,447
Xbox 360 - 18,717

 

[Relix]

Hardware:

DS - 318,066
PSP - 279,090
Wii - 110,415
PS3 - 47,183
PS2 - 45,447
Xbox 360 - 18,717

That should be bannable.

 

[noonche]

Yes the Dojo is a sharp contrast to the crappy "blitz" advertising that Nintendo uses with its games. Ive got no doubt its gonna do very well.

Now, I stay the hell out of the dojo updates thread, so forgive me for being ignorant, but how many unique visitors does the Japanese dojo get? It seems as if the dojo is a way for Nintendo to directly target the old Smash Brothers audience. What makes it a good tool for reaching out to Nintendo's blue-ocean demographic?

 

[Salmon]

For what reason?

 

[Vic]

Hardware:

DS - 318,066
PSP - 279,090
Wii - 110,415
PS3 - 47,183
PS2 - 45,447
Xbox 360 - 18,717

source please?

 

[Grecco]

Now, I stay the hell out of the dojo updates thread, so forgive me for being ignorant, but how many unique visitors does the Japanese dojo get? It seems as if the dojo is a way for Nintendo to directly target the old Smash Brothers audience. What makes it a good tool for reaching out to Nintendo's blue-ocean demographic?

Does it need to? Im pretty sure the last Smash sold close to 6m world wide. It doesnt need the casual market.

 

[Scotch]

source please?

fake.

 

[sprsk]

Lots of funny guys today.

 

[Sviatoslav]

That should be bannable.

And it is.

 

[Vic]

...

 

[Jamesfrom818]

so anyone thinks we'll see a 3d mario on the ds? in the form of galaxy?

If anything, we could get a 2D Mario on Wii. 2D Mario + tons of power ups = gangbuster sales.

 

[Scotch]

Lots of funny guys today.

 

[HAL_Laboratory]

If anything, we could get a 2D Mario on Wii. 2D Mario + tons of power ups = gangbuster sales.

A 2D Mario platformer for WiiWare would be cool.

 

[Jamesfrom818]

A 2D Mario platformer for WiiWare would be cool.

I want Kaizo Mario.

 

[noonche]

Does it need to? Im pretty sure the last Smash sold close to 6m world wide. It doesnt need the casual market.

1. I didn't think we where discussing world wide sales.

2. I thought the point of Galaxy selling less was that it was indicitive of the hardcore market's presence (or lack thereof) on Wii. Using Mario as an example, Brawl is unlikely to beat Melee (in Japan) if it fails to attract the casual market.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

1. I didn't think we where discussing world wide sales.

2. I thought the point of Galaxy selling less was that it was indicitive of the hardcore market's presence (or lack thereof) on Wii. Using Mario as an example, Brawl is unlikely to beat Melee (in Japan) if it fails to attract the casual market.

Using Mario as an example, Brawl might sell worse if released in Mario's spot. But it's not; it's releasing after the additional hardware sales of November, December, and January.

 

[Cheesemeister]

31./18. [NDS] Kanji Test 2 (Rocket Co.)
32./37. [PS3] Hot Shots Golf 5 (Sony)
33./04. [PS2] Super Robot Wars Scramble Commander the 2nd (Banpresto)
34./13. [PS2] Ar Tonelico 2 (Banpresto)
35./22. [PS2] Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Meteor (Bandai-Namco)
36./31. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops+ (Konami)
37./26. [WII] Ghost Squad (Sega)
38./35. [NDS] Brain Age (Nintendo)
39./28. [PSP] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square-Enix)
40./32. [NDS] Taiko Drum Master DS (Bandai-Namco)
41./00. [360] Just Cause (EA)
42./48. [PSP] Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX: Tag Force 2 (Konami)
43./46. [WII] Wario Ware Smooth Moves (Nintendo)
44./33. [NDS] Sangokushi DS 2 (Koei)
45./41. [NDS] English Training (Nintendo)
46./00. [PS3] NBA Live 08 (EA)
47./00. [NDS] Prof. Layton and the Curious Village (Level 5)
48./00. [PS2] Brilliantly-Colored Gift (Takuyo)
49./00. [NDS] Yosumin DS (Square-Enix)
50./50. [NDS] Pokémon Diamond (Pokémon)

NDS - 25
PSP - 6
WII - 6
PS2 - 5
PS3 - 5
360 - 3

Hardware - This Week | Last Week |       YTD |        LTD
1. NDS   -    78,884 |    78,597 | 5,961,099 | 19,966,778
2. PSP   -    58,964 |    59,714 | 2,244,938 |  6,777,067
3. PS3   -    55,924 |    17,434 |   844,568 |  1,302,126
4. WII   -    34,546 |    37,617 | 2,860,430 |  3,780,073
5. PS2   -     9,043 |    10,209 |   658,773 | 20,813,632
6. 360   -     5,817 |    17,673 |   188,716 |    453,418
7. GBA   -       923 |       319 |    49,903 | 15,347,982
8. NGC   -        69 |       155 |    10,303 |  4,179,771

GBA = 4 GBA + 211 SP + 708 Micro
NDS = 30 DS + 78,854 Lite

 

[.dmc]

Hardware:

DS - 318,066
PSP - 279,090
Wii - 110,415
PS3 - 47,183
PS2 - 45,447
Xbox 360 - 18,717

These numbers are actually real, they're just for all of October (source).

So the kid might be dumb, but he wasn't lying. Poor kid

 

[Frillen]

First time ever the PS2 is under 10k?

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

The DS and PSP consistency in hardware sales between weeks is just uncanny.

 

[mutsu]

and the war begins... PS3 > Wii...

 

[Souldriver]

*kermitgif*


God, crazy times in Japan. I don't have a clue what will happen there in the following months.

 

[Loudninja]

Dont even start that buddy!

 

[Hcoregamer00]

The DS and PSP consistency in hardware sales between weeks is just uncanny.

Yep, which proves that this generation is Handheld generation.

 

[tanod]

I see that and raise you a...

PS3 outselling the 360 11 to 1.

 

[perfectchaos007]

3. PS3 - 55,924
4. WII - 34,546

It starts in Japan today...

 

[Relix]

It starts in Japan today...

And it ended in USA in October!

 

[Oblivion]

How many days of sales was that supposed to be for PS3 again?

 

[perfectchaos007]

And it ended in USA in October!

Yeah its funny to quote my homeboy Tabris

 

[Cheesemeister]

How many days of sales was that supposed to be for PS3 again?

Uh, seven?

 

[justjohn]

Uh, seven?

uh, no?

 

[Oblivion]

Uh, seven?

Just wanted to make sure. Didn't know if it was just released on Friday or whatever.


Anyhoo, that's not as impressive as I thought. What happened to 65k at LEAST?

 

[Cheesemeister]

uh, no?

I'm almost sure there are seven days in a week. The thread topic even says 11/5 - 11/11.

 

[Spiegel]

PS3 white and pricedrop = one

 

[tanod]

uh, no?

Uh, yes, albeit only one day of 40GB sales.

 

[xabre]

Whenever I see 360 sales in Japan I just shake my head.

Idiots.

 

[justjohn]

well the 40gb came out on sunday no?