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[Vinnk]

I think it's time for Vinnk report.

Sorry guys. The internet at my old appartment was shut off. I won't have a net connection at the new place until the 28th. I am writing this from my cell phone now. I will have internet at TGS but I don't know if I'll have time to put up a report. 　Sorry.

 

[Lightning]

Does anyone know when Heavenly Sword releases in Japan?

 

[Vinnk]

Isnt Japan going into a economic crisis again? I remember hearing something like that.

Not any more a a crisis than it has been in the Koizumi years (PS2, DS). I expect no impact to game sales at all. If the economy ever does take a nosedive though, I think a certain high-priced consol will be in a world of hurt when people who want to play it have to take a 6th job.

 

[Phife Dawg]

Isnt Japan going into a economic crisis again? I remember hearing something like that.

Well since the bubble economy burst in the early 90's Japan's economy had been in a slump but the economy has been growing for over 3 years now.

Problem is the US real estate crisis, which kind of resembles the bursting of the economic bubble in Japan. I think that's why a lot of analysts paint a dark picture. It could also have an effect on the domestic demand, which has been driving the japanese economy.

Oh and there's also the recently announced withdrawal of Abe which casts a shadow of doubt on the political stability (which was hurt before due to a series of political scandals).

But I wouldn't worry too much, the China business is still strong and I don't think domestic demand will take a serious hit.

 

[Izzy]

Sorry guys. The internet at my old appartment was shut off. I won't have a net connection at the new place until the 28th. I am writing this from my cell phone now. I will have internet at TGS but I don't know if I'll have time to put up a report. 　Sorry.

It's OK, I was on holidays this summer, and most of the posts I made were from the cell phone. It's a pain in the arse, but you'll get used to it...

 

[Parl]

So, for fun, what's people's forecasts for LTD 2008 in Japan for Wii/PS3/360/DS/PSP?

Mine:

DS: 32,000,000
360: 1,050,000

(Can't be bothered with the rest for now. DS was a quick and dirty forecast. 360, fairly dirty, but thought out.)

 

[Hcoregamer00]

So, for fun, what's people's forecasts for LTD 2008 in Japan for Wii/PS3/360/DS/PSP?

Mine:

DS: 32,000,000
360: 1,050,000

(Can't be bothered with the rest for now. DS was a quick and dirty forecast. 360, fairly dirty, but thought out.)

How about Japan, that is the interesting one.

 

[tanod]

About what time do we get Famitsu numbers for the week?

 

[Parl]

How about Japan, that is the interesting one.

What do you mean?

About what time do we get Famitsu numbers for the week?

Wednesday at about 2 PM GMT.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

So, for fun, what's people's forecasts for LTD 2008 in Japan for Wii/PS3/360/DS/PSP?

Yeah, this is pretty quickly figured, and "Hello future boy!" to anyone actually checking this out at the end of next year.

DS: 28 million
Wii: 9.5 million
PSP: 8.0 million
PS3: 3.5 million
360: 0.75 million

 

[Ether_Snake]

Bah I didn't know where to post this:

- In a recent interview in Nikkei News, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada said the company will adopt worldwide simultaneous release and multi-platform development strategy for the next-gen market, the reason is to reach broader audience worldwide.

 

[sphinx]

Bah I didn't know where to post this:

- In a recent interview in Nikkei News, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada said the company will adopt worldwide simultaneous release and multi-platform development strategy for the next-gen market, the reason is to reach broader audience worldwide.

Now expect someone to open a topic with this exact info the next 18 hours. You may as well open up a thread and get the credit for getting the info faster.

so, I wonder what does the text in italics means.. kingdom hearts for Wii/PSP/PS2?

 

[tanod]

Now expect someone to open a topic with this exact info the next 18 hours. You may as well open up a thread and get the credit for getting the info faster.

so, I wonder what does the text in italics means.. kingdom hearts for Wii/PSP/PS2?

Not really anything new though. That's why they're making Last Remnant.

 

[Ether_Snake]

Capcom is the "smartest" Japanese company right now because they are well implemented on all systems and are the first to have a true multiplatform stance, so I expect other companies like Square to follow.

 

[cvxfreak]

Bah I didn't know where to post this:

- In a recent interview in Nikkei News, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada said the company will adopt worldwide simultaneous release and multi-platform development strategy for the next-gen market, the reason is to reach broader audience worldwide.

Magic Box... generally untrustworthy.

 

[Kosma]

Capcom is the "smartest" Japanese company right now because they are well implemented on all systems and are the first to have a true multiplatform stance, so I expect other companies like Square to follow.

Not to mention they seem to be able to tap into both the EU/US and Japanese market at the same time.

 

[Ether_Snake]

Magic Box... generally untrustworthy.

Yeah I know it's just some average site but they don't invent news, they just also post rumors. That is not a rumor

 

[creamsugar]

Famitsu

DSL 74000
PSP 99000
PS2 14000
PS3 12000
Wii 30000
360 1700

1.Pokemon　584000
2.CCFF7　470000
3.Fate　53000
4.ACE3　40000（197000）
5.FFCC　22000（339000）

21.CRサクラ　10000
26.学研TOEIC　8000
外.HALOパック　4600
外.オロチ360　3600
外.メガゾーン　1100

6.MP8　21000（801000）
7.太鼓DS　19000（125000）
9.家計　14000（194000）
18.ブレスト　11000（96000）
19.逆裁3　11000（117000）
23.Hot Shot Golf5　9000（314000）
28.Zelda PH　6000（784000）

 

[Magicpaint]

PSP >>> DS!

Pokemon >> FFVII CC (wait is that right? The other thread is saying it's the reverse)!

Hot damn.

 

[evilromero]

PSP sales beating out DS? I'll have to wait for further confirmation. That is just a huge difference in numbers.

 

[Magicpaint]

PSP sales beating out DS? I'll have to wait for further confirmation. That is just a huge difference in numbers.

Have you been following Media-Create recently? That's not hard to believe at all.

 

[Mr. Pointy]

Mind is blown.

 

[taconinja]

The part that surprises me is the new Pokemon spin-off outselling FFVII CC.

Maybe I shouldn't be surprised, but I am.

 

[Neo C.]

in before Tabris.

 

[titiklabingapat]

The part that surprises me is the new Pokemon spin-off outselling FFVII CC.

Maybe I shouldn't be surprised, but I am.

Well, Pokemon is still bigger than Final Fantasy by a very significant margin.

 

[GreenNight]

The part that surprises me is the new Pokemon spin-off outselling FFVII CC.

Maybe I shouldn't be surprised, but I am.

I figured the opposite. DS still beating PSP, but FF7 CC beating Pokemon.

 

[FrankT]

Low numbers again I see outside of the PSP pop. 30K for Wii, what's going on with this and 12K for the PS3 back to pre-MNG levels. Got to be some credibility to diverting Wii shipments out of Japan or it's just a lull but for how long?

 

[Elios83]

Famitsu

DSL 74000
PSP 99000
PS2 14000
PS3 12000
Wii 30000
360 1700

1.Pokemon　584000
2.CCFF7　470000
3.Fate　53000
4.ACE3　40000（197000）
5.FFCC　22000（339000）

21.CRサクラ　10000
26.学研TOEIC　8000
外.HALOパック　4600
外.オロチ360　3600
外.メガゾーン　1100

6.MP8　21000（801000）
7.太鼓DS　19000（125000）
9.家計　14000（194000）
18.ブレスト　11000（96000）
19.逆裁3　11000（117000）
23.Hot Shot Golf5　9000（314000）
28.Zelda PH　6000（784000）

But I thought PSP had been already buried during TGS06!:lol :lol

 

[titiklabingapat]

But I thought PSP had been already buried during TGS06!:lol :lol

What changed exactly?

 

[Mr. Pointy]

I figured the opposite. DS still beating PSP, but FF7 CC beating Pokemon.

Likewise. This is pretty screwed up.

This'll probably be the first not-boring MC thread since That Easter.

 

[Eteric Rice]

What changed exactly?

*shrugs*

 

[Magicpaint]

What changed exactly?

PSP outsold DS.

 

[Mr. Pointy]

Crisis Core did 470k off a 350k first day, right?...

I don't think it'll crack a million now.

 

[Gallagher]

I guess old ^^

 

[titiklabingapat]

Old?

I suggest you delete that cause they suspciously look banned.

 

[FrankT]

I suggest you delete that cause they suspciously look banned.

Not from a ban site from what I can tell and all of those sources are not banned either from what I can see.

 

[Gallagher]

Its everything from valid sources like NPD and media create ^^

 

[titiklabingapat]

Its everything from valid sources like NPD and media create ^^

Not from a ban site from what I can tell and all of those sources are not banned either from what I can see.

Better safe than sorry cause they're "estimating" without GAF's approval

 

[taconinja]

Well, Pokemon is still bigger than Final Fantasy by a very significant margin.

True. I had no illusions in that regard. I thought perhaps the push FF was getting would move it to number one for a week with Pokemon pulling ahead after that and staying there.

 

[Mithos Yggdrasill]

Likewise. This is pretty screwed up.

This'll probably be the first not-boring MC thread since That Easter.

I think the same. Anyway, the fact that PSP almost reached 100k is a success and I don't understand why a lot of guys here think the opposite.

 

[Sage00]

Since the Pokemon game has two versions MC will show FF7CC as #1 right?

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

Great to see the streams cross, but the puzzling drop of everything else continues.

 

[Mithos Yggdrasill]

外.HALOパック　4600

Stupid question: is that Halo 3 ???

Spoiler

of course not, right ?

Edit: definitely not. What is it ?

 

[ziran]

Famitsu Top 10 Sept 10-16:
http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1210637_1124.html

1. Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon (NDS)
2. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP)
3. Fate/Tiger Colosseum (PSP)
4. Another Century's Episode 3 The Final (PS2)
5. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Ring of Fates (NDS)
6. Mario Party 8 (Wii)
7. Taiko no Tatsujin DS (NDS)
8. Wii Sports (Wii)
9. My Housekeeping Diary (NDS)
10. Sengoku Musou 2 Mushouden (PS2)

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

Stupid question: is that Halo 3 ???

Spoiler

of course not, right ?

Edit: definitely not. What is it ?

Says Halo Pack, so I'm guessing Halo 1 +2? A Japanese GAFfer might be able to help better.

 

[Cosmonaut X]

Wow. The fall-off for Wii has been pretty dramatic, and I doubt it can be attributed to diversion of shipments or stockpiling for the holiday season as the system seems to be in ready supply now. I suspect a mix of factors – a normally slow sales period, Wii Sports finally pushing the system as far as it can, a relatively bare catalogue of games outside of key Nintendo titles etc. - are bringing the system back down to Earth, and I'll be interested to see where it bottoms out. I doubt anyone at Nintendo is fretting too much, though, as we're almost in to the holiday season and there are a set of huge titles on the horizon that should propel the system back up again & keep it selling.

 

[Mithos Yggdrasill]

Wow. The fall-off for Wii has been pretty dramatic, and I doubt it can be attributed to diversion of shipments or stockpiling for the holiday season as the system seems to be in ready supply now. I suspect a mix of factors – a normally slow sales period, Wii Sports finally pushing the system as far as it can, a relatively bare catalogue of games outside of key Nintendo titles etc. - are bringing the system back down to Earth, and I'll be interested to see where it bottoms out. I doubt anyone at Nintendo is fretting too much, though, as we're almost in to the holiday season and there are a set of huge titles on the horizon that should propel the system back up again & keep it selling.

Agreed. It is a combination of factors without doubts. The trend will reverse when some big title will come out and we'll see a big explosion with Galaxy and Smash and then Wii Fit in January.

 

[titiklabingapat]

So long as they are ahead of the PS3, I doubt they are panicking.

 

[tanod]

Great to see the streams cross, but the puzzling drop of everything else continues.

JoshuaJSlone's "if they sell at their current rates" post should be particularly entertaining this week.


Well, if Famitsu matches up to MC this week (I know they almost always don't), it looks like Wii might have a floor of about 30,000 units/week.

 

[marc^o^]

Agreed. It is a combination of factors without doubts. The trend will reverse when some big title will come out and we'll see a big explosion with Galaxy and Smash and then Wii Fit in January.

Isn't Wii Fit supposed to be released in December in Japan?