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[chibcicylist]

This time I mean it though.

The only chink in Sony's new armour is that it might be too late by then. Nintendo already sells the Wii without any major releases, and I don't want to imagine the sales figure of the launch week of the heavy hitters.

 

[jj984jj]

oh man, dumb Atlus screwing up with the shipment

I was actually surprised to see it reach 70k.

 

[Galactic Fork]

oh man, dumb Atlus screwing up with the shipment

I really don't care anymore, it's confirmed here, Atlus of Japan can go straight to hell. Atlus of US will do better. They're bringing us Odin Sphere, so they can do no wrong in my eyes.

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

Dude, stop making fun of Sony.

I have it on good authority that Sony went to school with nothing on. Furthermore, teacher said, that's not fair, give Sony back his underwear.

 

[TopDreg]

I have it on good authority that Sony went to school with nothing on. Furthermore, teacher said, that's not fair, give Sony back his underwear.

At least Sony had friends.

 

[speculawyer]

Nice to see a PS3 title at the top . . . will that title sell well in the USA?

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

Nice to see a PS3 title at the top . . . will that title sell well in the USA?

Not nearly as well, I'd suspect, but I'm sure if they bring it out it'll do well enough. Musou games are popular enough here, and so are Gundam games. Won't sell systems here though.

 

[Mar]

NDS - 22
WII - 5
PS2 - 1
PSP - 1
PS3 - 1

Thats gotta hurt

 

[super funk]

Dude, stop making fun of Sony.

Yeah, or else we might hurt Ken's feelings.

 

[cvxfreak]

Great number for Gundam, and by default is the best selling game on the system now.

Wii Play almost at a million.

And NSMB is back.

 

[speculawyer]

NDS - 22
WII - 5
PS2 - 1
PSP - 1
PS3 - 1

Only 7 of out 30 title are console titles . . . 23 are handheld.

Is console gaming dead in Japan?

Or as I asked once before, are their houses & apartments now so small that they can't fit in a videogame console? (Naw, that can't be true . . . but I bet there are a lot of injuries from Wii players smacking other people in the house.)

 

[splattergnome]

The only chink in Sony's new armour is that it might be too late by then. Nintendo already sells the Wii without any major releases, and I don't want to imagine the sales figure of the launch week of the heavy hitters.

The same as now, because Nintendo still hasn't increased production capabilities. In a way, its a good thing that they haven't released their heavy hitters yet, because the marketshare won't be large enough to support them for any time soon.

86　Wii　Elebits　1800　52000　82

Assuming 60000 Wiis are being sold, only every 33rd new Wii owner this week bought Elebits. I feel sorry for Konami - and I wonder if Dewy will do any better.

 

[Mar]

To make matters worse, the PS3 is cheaper in Japan than any other region.

 

[icecream]

24　PS2　Higurashi　11000　91000　86

I'm surprised it's still going, must mean it'll surpass 100K in its lifetime. Alchemist must be happy.

 

[Vilix]

JUST WAIT FOR LITTLE BIG PLANET

Isn't that what they said about VF5?

EDIT: beaten to it.

 

[HomShaBom]

JUST WAIT FOR LITTLE BIG PLANET

I'd rather wait for Animal Crossing and so would Japan

 

[Dave Long]

Here's a question for our Japanese (or economics) friends in the know... how does slow sales of PlayStation software affect Sony's game division bottom line? With less sales comes less revenue from licensing fees, right?

They're already subsidizing the sales of PlayStation 3, but that doesn't hurt them so badly if they're not selling that many of them (there's a wacky one!). If they're not selling games though... that seems like it would be an even greater concern than slow selling hardware, because the revenue from licensing has to be there to help offset whatever consoles they do sell. And I'm thinking PS3, PS2 AND PSP software here.

 

[super funk]

Isn't that what they said about VF5?

This time its in bold red caps. That means its true.

 

[felipeko]

Isn't that what they said about VF5?

Sorry to be the junior who says that:
AniHawk
Cranky. Very cranky.
Rather sarcastic to boot.

 

[mollipen]

I've never jumped on this bandwagon before, so I'm going to let myself say it this week.

22 out of the top 30 titles, DS? Does your appetite no no end? Good God.

 

[PhoenixDark]

NDS - 22
WII - 5
PS2 - 1
PSP - 1
PS3 - 1

Thats gotta hurt

They don't call the Playstation the number one brand for nothing

 

[cvxfreak]

They don't call the Playstation the number one brand for nothing

...:lol :lol

 

[Pimpwerx]

PS3 owns Japan!!! *does happy dance/mosh* PEACE.

 

[felipeko]

They don't call the Playstation the number one brand for nothing

LOL

And you know, Sony have game from 3 systems on top 30
Thats 50% more than nintendo

 

[Vilix]

They don't call the Playstation the number one brand for nothing

I see what you did there.

 

[Busaiku]

They don't call the Playstation the number one brand for nothing

:lol

 

[osyrus]

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

 

[duderon]

PS3 owns Japan!!! *does happy dance/mosh* PEACE.

We're number 1! We're number 1! WE'RE NUMBER 1!

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

Anyone happen to know how the Final Fantasy III DS remake compares with the original Famicom game?

Better graphics.

But seriously, Magic Box's Japan Platinum Game Chart says it hit 1.40 million.

JUST WAIT FOR LITTLE BIG PLANET

To pull the rug out from under future jokesters, I now preemptively make the joke Little Big Bump.

Btw, what's PS3's Ltd so far in Japan?

Famitsu has 678,489 after 15 weeks.
Media Create has 676,283 after 16 weeks.

 

[PantherLotus]

Here's a question for our Japanese (or economics) friends in the know... how does slow sales of PlayStation software affect Sony's game division bottom line? With less sales comes less revenue from licensing fees, right?

They're already subsidizing the sales of PlayStation 3, but that doesn't hurt them so badly if they're not selling that many of them (there's a wacky one!). If they're not selling games though... that seems like it would be an even greater concern than slow selling hardware, because the revenue from licensing has to be there to help offset whatever consoles they do sell. And I'm thinking PS3, PS2 AND PSP software here.

Dude.

It's all about pushing the Blue-Ray format. You'd think they'd have learned by now.*






*This time, it'll work, but not because of the PS3!

 

[TopDreg]

They don't call the Playstation the number one brand for nothing

 

[TreasureHunterG]

This is outrageous, it's imperative that all third-party games bomb on DS, so why the top 4 DS sellers are from third-parties? This is manipulated, can't be true.

/joking

 

[TopDreg]

Better graphics.

But seriously, Magic Box's Japan Platinum Game Chart says it hit 1.40 million.

To pull the rug out from under future jokesters, I now preemptively make the joke Little Big Bump.

Famitsu has 678,489 after 15 weeks.
Media Create has 676,283 after 16 weeks.

So, given since the last time we heard Sony saying they shipped 1 million units to Japan, just how many PS3's are sitting on shelves now? Or have they stopped shipping units to Japan?

 

[Defuser]

It's kinda sad there won't be new ps3 titles next week...

 

[Cheesemeister]

It's kinda sad there won't be new ps3 titles next week...

3/8 Power Smash 3 (Sega)
3/15 Fight Night Round 3 (EA)

 

[PantherLotus]

Just wanted to give Cheesemaster props for the lack of Pacman/Nintendo software chart. It was getting a bit old and smacked of opportunism. It was cool for a moment, though. Thanks for keepin' it professional.

 

[PhoenixDark]

Just wanted to give Cheesemaster props for the lack of Pacman/Nintendo software chart. It was getting a bit old and smacked of opportunism. It was cool for a moment, though. Thanks for keepin' it professional.

I agree. There's nothing worse than a sour winner

 

[jj984jj]

It's kinda sad there won't be new ps3 titles next week...

Did you mean PSP? It has a huge drought for March.

 

[Cheesemeister]

Actually, I'm kind of disappointed at the PS3's underperformance. This means we'll get fewer HD games this gen, particularly from Japan. I've got all 3 systems lined up nicely, but the HDTV purchase is being delayed until there's more software that interests me on the 360/PS3.

I just thought it was a funny pattern analogy, while it lasted.

 

[Bildi]

They don't call the Playstation the number one brand for nothing

Alright, THAT was clever.

:lol

 

[apujanata]

They don't call the Playstation the number one brand for nothing

Then I would rather become # 100,000 brand than #1 brand.

 

[Finn]

JUST WAIT FOR LITTLE BIG PLANET

By the time it arrives in 2008, shouldn't its name be Little Too Little Too Late Planet? Cause' that shit isn't saving the sinking PS3 ship anytime soon.

 

[creamsugar]

More MC numbers (total)

Wii
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 - 110,000
Ennichi no Tatsujin - 74,000
Bleach Wii Hakujin Kirameku Rondo - 61,000
Crayon Shin-Chan: Saikyou Kazoku Kasukabe King Wii - 38,000

 

[Vinnk]

Holy gawd. It seems like Gundam Musou achieved sell-out status. Still, it'll most likely go through the BD effect. I'm predicting that despite Gundam sales, PS3's only going to have, at most, a 20k boost. Just like Famitsu predicted. Chances are that the majority of people who bought Gundam Musou had already purchase a PS3 before.

Edit: Congrats to Sony on having their first-ever top 10 seller, and even highest ranking software, in Japan. It was an uphill battle filled with countless land mines, but they finally claimed a piece of battleground for themselves. But, for how long will they stay up there?

There are so many things wrong with that statement.

 

[TopDreg]

There are so many things wrong with that statement.

...Oops, meant PS3. ><; Yeah... that would be a bad statement.

Edit: On second thought, I'm gonna rummage through some media create threads first.

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

I'm pretty sure Ridge and Gundam were in the top ten the week the PS3 launched. To say nothing of VF5.

 

[TopDreg]

I'm pretty sure Ridge and Gundam were in the top ten the week the PS3 launched. To say nothing of VF5.

Yeah, just found that. My bad.

 

[C4Lukins]

That chart is the videogame equivalent of that week where N'Sync sold 2 million albums. The world just loses its mind every now and then. I am not ragging on the PS3 being on top here, I am ragging on just about every other name on there though.

 

[Wyndstryker]

Yay for SRW!

Dunno if they got the whole bounce cut-ins onto the DS...

Anyways....holy hell at the numbers. The DS is just plowing through the competition and the Wii is just following behind it kicking away the stuff the DS missed.

 

[jamesinclair]

They don't call the Playstation the number one brand for nothing

So simple yet so much win