"Vinnk's Village" Anecdotal Report
I survived the Typoohn this week (by playing Dragon Quest: Swords) and I have new numbers for you.
This week I was asked to look for: DS, Wii, My Housekeeping Diary, Rockman ZX Advent and, of course, DQ:S. I went Thursday July 19th, 2007:
Jusco
Wii: Sold out
DS lite: 12
My Housekeeping Diary: 3
Dragon Quest Swords: 2
Youme Town
Wii: Sold out
DS lite: 10
My Housekeeping Diary: 4
Dragon Quest Swords: Sold Out
Mr. Max
Wii: Sold out
DS lite: 5
My Housekeeping Diary: Sold out
Dragon Quest Swords: Sold out
Book-Net
Wii: Sold out
DS lite: 9
My Housekeeping Diary: Sold out (or didnt order it, since its kinda an otaku store)
Dragon Quest Swords: Sold out
Goody
Wii: Sold out
DS lite: 2
My Housekeeping Diary: None
Dragon Quest Swords: None
Best Denki
Wii: Sold out
DS lite: 15
My Housekeeping Diary: 2
Dragon Quest Swords: 2
Wanpaku
Wii: Sold out
DS lite: 5
My Housekeeping Diary: 1 (but possibly more in the back)
Dragon Quest Swords: 5
Famicom Dojo
Wii: Sold out
DS lite: 3
My Housekeeping Diary: Sold out
Dragon Quest Swords: Sold out
Yamada Denki
Wii: Sold out
DS lite: 11
My Housekeeping Diary: 3
Dragon Quest Swords: 2
TOTALS:
Wii: Sold out
DS lite: 72 (5 of new colors)
My Housekeeping Diary: 13
Dragon Quest Swords: 11
NOTES:
1. Wii is 100% sold out in my town. Wii is still very supply constrained. Any store that does have them doesnt have them for long. I think I can copy and paste this statement until after Christmas. Every Wii made is a Wii sold.
2. The new colors of the DS lite are still very rare, but DS lites in general can be found all over. Any one who wants a DS lite can get one. Anyone who wants a certain color may have to wait. Bold statement: the DS lite is no longer supply constrained and probably wont be until the holidays and Dragon Quest. Nintendo is finally making enough of them.
3. Rockman ZX Advent is not supply constrained, but even if it was I doubt anyone would notice. It is heavily demand constrained. With so many big titles being released, it really got lost in the shuffle. It was at every large store but often required a bit of digging to even find it. No store had posters or displays up for this game. I didnt even realize it was out. Also, I have seen 2 used copies already.
4. Zelda is still on the shelves. But still seems to be selling very well. I saw my first used copy, but it was only 200 yen cheaper than a new one so there shouldnt be a big impact from used sales. At least not yet.
5. There were a few copies of Dragon Quest: Swords to be found but compared to the huge stacks that were available last week (one store employee told me he thinks they got around 60 copies) it doesn't look like the supply will last long. Square-Enix better have another shipment in the wings or this title will become supply constrained (it seems that it is already almost sold out in some of the big cities).
6. Still no used Trusty Bell bundles in my town. But Ill keep checking.
7. Sony is pushing Mina No Golf 5 really hard. Posters, kiosks, flyers, ads, the works. It is being pushed harder (at least in my town) than Dragon Quest: Swords. If this title does not do well, it will be very telling.
Previous Reports:
July 12th, 2007
July 5th, 2007
June 28th, 2007
June 21st, 2007
June 14th, 2007
June 7th, 2007
May 30th, 2007
May 24th, 2007
May 17th, 2007
May 10th, 2007