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[AceBandage]

now I'm starting to wonder what is really hurting the PS3 in Japan?

its the PS2 Sony!

Gremlins.

 

[Linkup]

Come on, dude. I know it's a joke, but let's not gloat, now.

Does anyone else think MS has killed Sony in Japan? Think of this way. The XBox flopped in Japan. The 360 flopped in Japan. The PS3 is clearly aimed at one-upping Microsoft, including its software library (an FPS was its marquee launch title, for God's sake). Now, the PS3 is flopping in Japan.

Basically, in Japan, Sony has followed Microsoft right into the gutter.

Could of just said it's the games that sell a system.

 

[Linkup]

For Wii hardware?

Hey I'm new to this, give me a break and let me be completely off for a few weeks.

 

[schuelma]

Hey I'm new to this, give me a break and let me be completely off for a few weeks.

Just FYI- the attach rate of Wii Sports is usually about 55% give or take a bit.

 

[Linkup]

Just FYI- the attach rate of Wii Sports is usually about 55% give or take a bit.

I'm predicting 85k then.

 

[Hcoregamer00]

Next week, FSN.

Good to see PW4 pull in, the series deserves all the attention it gets. Now bring it over here, Capcom!

Spoiler

PW3 and PW4 duel release

Good job, kill the series as it starts to blossom.

Capcom doesn't make bad decisions like that, do they?

 

[grandjedi6]

I have nothing about the game, I'm really enjoying it. It's just not the kinda game that I see having these huge legs or breathtaking opening sales. Golden Week may be throwing me off because I don't know exactly what to expect from it, but I don't the numbers being that amazing. The userbase is still pretty small and I think Paper Mario 2 sold around 150,000 on a larger Gamecube userbase.

Still, tis just a guess.

Golden Week = super Christmas

 

[legend166]

I think Wii hardware this week will be 80k.

Can any Japanese Gaffers tell us if SPM has gotten a strong marketing push from Nintendo? I think if it has it can sell 200k first week.

 

[miguel_c_hammer]

400k first week for SPM is absurd. It's about as close to a niche title as Mario games get.

 

[Cooter]

So what time will March NPD's be dropped tomorrow? I'd like to be around for the first 10 pages (or 20 mintues) if possible.

 

[MightyHedgehog]

Gremlins.

Not to be nitpicky, but isn't this one actually a Ghoulie?

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

That Phoenix Wright; he's so hot right now.

 

[TheGreatDave]

So what time will March NPD's be dropped tomorrow? I'd like to be around for the first 10 pages (or 20 mintues) if possible.

18 hours or so.

 

[PiccoloCube]

111k SPM

?60k BBA


9?k Wii

?k PS3

 

[Mar]

Be funny if FF out sold SPM, with all the predictions in this thread.

I don't see it happening though. The first Mario game on Japan's new favourite console, with uber pretty graphics and art. It has to sell well. Not as well as some are saying, but I think it will do good numbers.

 

[ElFly]

Ps3 didn't chart??? wow. Thats scary..I thought Japan would still give Sony a little push..

Japan isn't that stupid.

Expensive console + No games = Fail.

 

[Finn]

Japan isn't that stupid.

Expensive console + No games = Fail.

Certainly can't say the same for Europe. I kid because I love. And in Europe's defense, the PS3 launched with a shitload of games. But still.

 

[ElFly]

Certainly can't say the same for Europe. I kid because I love. And in Europe's defense, the PS3 launched with a shitload of games. But still.

Well, Resistance isn't going to sell to the japanese. Motorstorm was seriously gimped there. Gundam Musou did fine, but it already dropped off the charts.

Next months aren't better.

 

[water_wendi]

Not to be nitpicky, but isn't this one actually a Ghoulie?

Yea.. thats totally a ghoulie. It could be worse though.. it could be

 

[Jibber Hack]

I know someone has the figures somewhere...

How well have the Paper Mario games done in the past?

 

[Finn]

Well, Resistance isn't going to sell to the japanese. Motorstorm was seriously gimped there. Gundam Musou did fine, but it already dropped off the charts.

Next months aren't better.

I actually meant that while you can't call Japan stupid, you definitely can say it about Europe (considering they're snapping up PS3s).

 

[Terrell]

Atlus markets there games too, they just don't have the power like Nintendo or the other major publishers do

Please, a single magazine ad in one, MAYBE two, magazines is not marketing. They'd sell more games posting something on a community bulletin board.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

What if all 3 big games come out this holiday without delays

Metroid Prime 3

Super Smash Brothers Brawl

Mario Galaxy

???

Matt-IGN hints this is what Nintendo is planning on.
http://wii.ign.com/mail/

I want to see Japanese sales after something like that :lol

 

[AniHawk]

What if all 3 big games come out this holiday without delays

Metroid Prime 3

Super Smash Brothers Brawl

Mario Galaxy

???

Matt-IGN hints this is what Nintendo is planning on.
http://wii.ign.com/mail/

I want to see Japanese sales after something like that :lol

MP3 wont matter. Mario will be big. SSBB will surely destroy us all.

 

[justchris]

Be funny if FF out sold SPM, with all the predictions in this thread.

I don't see it happening though. The first Mario game on Japan's new favourite console, with uber pretty graphics and art. It has to sell well. Not as well as some are saying, but I think it will do good numbers.

I'd laugh. I'd laugh a lot. Like, that entire week. Filled with laughter.

Unlikely though. SPM is a new game. FF I PSP is, what, the 3rd remake of that game? I'm not forcasting spectacular sales for it. Maybe 350k lifetime.

Edit: And by forecasting I mean predicting as I obviously have no solid numbers on which to base an actual forecast.

 

[wonderfuldays]

What if all 3 big games come out this holiday without delays

Metroid Prime 3

Super Smash Brothers Brawl

Mario Galaxy

???

Matt-IGN hints this is what Nintendo is planning on.
http://wii.ign.com/mail/

I want to see Japanese sales after something like that :lol

Please give SSBB more time, I'd like to see as many 3rd party characters inside as possible.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Please give SSBB more time, I'd like to see as many 3rd party characters inside as possible.

come on the game has to come out sometime, they can always give us another version using the same engine

 

[AceBandage]

come on the game has to come out sometime, they can always give us another version using the same engine

Or actually use WiiConnect to add more characters later.

 

[grandjedi6]

What if all 3 big games come out this holiday without delays

Metroid Prime 3

Super Smash Brothers Brawl

Mario Galaxy

???

Matt-IGN hints this is what Nintendo is planning on.
http://wii.ign.com/mail/

I want to see Japanese sales after something like that :lol

Yeah, we have actually. Bozie and I have two concepts floating around - one is a new VC-style game and another is an original Wii project. We mess around with them in our spare time. The concepts have gained the interest of some big developers and I have even been asked to leave IGN and come aboard as a game designer - twice, which is incredibly flattering. I do feel like we've got a pretty good idea what Wii fans - at least those who lean to the hardcore - want and our game concepts definitely reflect that. Both are designed specifically for the console's strengths and the full game is spectacularly dark and mean-spirited, which I personally find intriguing. For now though, I'm going to keep my day job and keep experimenting on the side.

It never ends, soon all gaming "journalists" will be pseudo-designers :lol

 

[Smiles and Cries]

It never ends, soon all gaming "journalists" will be pseudo-designers :lol

he said hell keep his day job so we are safe

Luke Smith is a lost cause though

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

I have nothing about the game, I'm really enjoying it. It's just not the kinda game that I see having these huge legs or breathtaking opening sales. Golden Week may be throwing me off because I don't know exactly what to expect from it, but I don't the numbers being that amazing. The userbase is still pretty small and I think Paper Mario 2 sold around 150,000 on a larger Gamecube userbase.

Still, tis just a guess.

Userbase isn't too small. Paper Mario TTYD was a mid-2004 GCN release in Japan, so without checking for an exact number I'd guess the userbase was around 3.3 million. Add a few more weeks of Wii sales, and it will probably be about 70% of that for SPM's release.

Paper Mario RPG (PM:TYD in US) first week sales is : 137K, on July 25, 2004. At that time, there are about 3.3 Million GCN.

Well damn. I'm not sure to be impressed or worried that I knew GameCube's Japanese sales history that well.

What if all 3 big games come out this holiday without delays

Metroid Prime 3
Super Smash Brothers Brawl
Mario Galaxy
???

Matt-IGN hints this is what Nintendo is planning on.
http://wii.ign.com/mail/

I want to see Japanese sales after something like that

As a clump of big-name games, it looks a lot like GameCube's late 2002. However, conditions should be a bit more receptive this time around.

 

[Bo130]

First week, with BBA having slightly longer legs than SPM.

SPM - 130k
BBA - 70k
FFXII:RW - 210k
IDAT (Clubhouse Games) - 300k
PdP DS - 80k

 

[apujanata]

I know someone has the figures somewhere...

How well have the Paper Mario games done in the past?

Paper Mario RPG (PM:TTYD) : Famitsu based data
Release date : 22-Jul-04
LTD sales : 398,218
As of : 2-Jan-05
First week sales : 137,750

I don't have the figure for the first Paper Mario game.

Well damn. I'm not sure to be impressed or worried that I knew GameCube's Japanese sales history that well.

Is it I (Joshua) or you (apujanata) ? not sure what you are trying to say there, since it is like kettle calling another kettle.

 

[apujanata]

MP3 wont matter (to Anihawk). Mario will be big. SSBB will surely destroy us all.

Fixed. I agree that SSBB will surely destroy us all, if Nintendo deliver on the online play.

 

[AniHawk]

Fixed. I agree that SSBB will surely destroy us all, if Nintendo deliver on the online play.

You think MP3 will be an event in Japan? Really?

 

[Berserker]

Wow, very nice to see Pheonix Wright 4 get such amazing sales numbers in its first week. Did the previous ones also sell this well?

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

You think MP3 will be an event in Japan? Really?

Dude, it's gonna be huge. Bigger than Goldeneye! Bigger than Quake III! EVEN BIGGER THAN UNREAL TOURNAMENT.

 

[nextgeneration]

Tomorrow is going to be fun. NPD and Media Create all in one day...I can't wait.

 

[apujanata]

You think MP3 will be an event in Japan? Really?

I forgot that this is a Japan thread. Yeah, you are right. We can forget about MP3 in Japan. (I was thinking about your universal hatred against MP series, and forgot we are talking about japan).

 

[Bo130]

Wow, very nice to see Pheonix Wright 4 get such amazing sales numbers in its first week. Did the previous ones also sell this well?

No, it broke the record for best selling Phoenix Wright game in Japan in it's first week

 

[AniHawk]

I forgot that this is a Japan thread. Yeah, you are right. We can forget about MP3 in Japan. (I was thinking about your universal hatred against MP series, and forgot we are talking about japan).

My hatred for MP is well-grounded in reality. If it was universal, then I would hate everything MP2 had to offer, when I can admit it had at least one badass area.

 

[sc0la]

Gremlins.
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k88/dirkthedaring85/ghoulies_smaller1.jpg

That is a Ghoulie not a Gremlin

EDIT:nm beaten by like 3 hours

 

[creamsugar]

More MC numbers

Wii:
WarioWare: Smooth Moves　5,000　385,000
Mezase!! Tsuri Master　4,000　29,000
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess　3,000　436,000
Pokémon Battle Revolution　3,000　255,000
Fire Emblem: Akatsuki no Megami　3,000　127,000
Naruto Shippuuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen EX　2000+　82000
Bomberland Wii　2,000　23,000
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2　2,000　123,000
Sonic and the Secret Rings　1,000　22,000

PS3
Pro Baseball Spirits 4　6,000　40,000
Gundam Musou　3,000　246,000
Winning Post 7 Maximum 2007　1,000　11,000

Xbox360
No game in top 100.


DS=Wii×２
Wii=PSP×３
PSP=PS2×２
PS2≥PS3
PS3=X360×４

 

[ElFly]

I actually meant that while you can't call Japan stupid, you definitely can say it about Europe (considering they're snapping up PS3s).

They have slightly better games for their tastes, and they aren't buying that many PS3s as Sony's PR wants you to believe.

 

[Bo130]

Xbox360
No game in top 100.

... :lol

 

[Berserker]

No, it broke the record for best selling Phoenix Wright game in Japan in it's first week

Awesome ^_^

 

[ElFly]

More MC numbers

Wii:
WarioWare: Smooth Moves　5,000　385,000
Mezase!! Tsuri Master　4,000　29,000
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess　3,000　436,000
Pokémon Battle Revolution　3,000　255,000
Fire Emblem: Akatsuki no Megami　3,000　127,000
Bomberland Wii　2,000　23,000
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2　2,000　123,000
Sonic and the Secret Rings　1,000　22,000

PS3
Pro Baseball Spirits 4　6,000　40,000
Gundam Musou　3,000　246,000
Winning Post 7 Maximum 2007　1,000　11,000

Xbox360
No game in top 100.


DS=Wii×２
Wii=PSP×３
PSP=PS2×２
PS2≥PS3
PS3=X360×４

What do those number mean?

A better format would be appreciated.

 

[Bo130]

What do those number mean?

A better format would be appreciated.

Title | This week | Total Sales (LTD)

 

[legend166]

DS=Wii×２
Wii=PSP×３
PSP=PS2×２
PS2≥PS3
PS3=X360×４

DS = 160k
Wii = 80k
PSP = 26k
PS2 = 13k
PS3 = 12k (lololol)
360 = 3k


I think those sound pretty right.

 

[davepoobond]

gundum musous is at 50% of zelda's ltd.

::shakes head::