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Media Create Sales: Dec 14-20, 2009
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Moor-Angol
Banned
Today i went to Akihabara, it was the first time for me during holiday season... damn, the streets were crowded as they are during weekend, Yodobashi Akiba had some shelves empty, new Mario sold out... there were about 40 people waiting in line for the cashier.
I had troubles in finding Darius Burst (PSP), anyone knows is sold out or it's just a problem in Akihabara?
I had troubles in finding Darius Burst (PSP), anyone knows is sold out or it's just a problem in Akihabara?
thestopsign
Member
Onesimos said:
Famitsu normally only updates with the top 10 on Wednesdays. It's Tuesday.
Moor-Angol
Banned
Chris1964 said:
well... honestly i didn't pay too much attention cause i was looking for some Saturn games and Darius Burst when i realized it was sold out.
Both Sofmap and Yodobashi Akiba were crowded, if i can have an impression considering the shelves, people are buying Nintendo games in particular, at 7.00pm new Mario was sold out in Yodobashi Akiba, but it was available in all the shops, i wonder why the people loves to go into that shop and wait in line for 30-40 minutes....
Ah, i also got a positive feedback from the new Zelda DS.
Discounted section : tons of DS games, but most of them are crappy or overstocked (still Phantasy Star Zero, Sangokushi Taisen DS, Magic Taizen, ecc.); no surprises as i had in August when i found Animal Crossing Wii and Wii Music.
if someone can give me a hint about where to find God of War 1 (not Capcore or PS2 The Best) it will be appreciated !
The_lascar
Member
Yeah, but it's 2 a.m...
thestopsign
Member
Onesimos said:
Let me put it this way, it normally updates where I am around 9am Wednesday morning. It is currently 2:36pm on Tuesday here.
Quite interesting. Thanks for the reply. I did have a couple of follow up questions about this though.schuelma said:
1.) So if the best third party strategy for Wii is to make sequels for successful titles, would you say that the best strategy for third party publishers who haven't had success on the platform is simply to develop for other platforms where they're more likely to have success instead?
2a.) Given this strategy, I was curious what you would categorize as a success on the Wii. Would it be something more rigid like breaking 200,000 copies or something more general like a game being profitable, even if it only sold 60,000 copies?
2b.) And in relation to the above, even though Taiko 2 is far from a complete bomb, give the sales of Taiko 2 and Joysound 2 relative to their predecessors, are we sure that making sequels on the Wii is the best strategy? I mean, these are the first two third party sequels we've really seen on the system and both didn't do so hot relative to their previous iterations. I guess we'll be able to see how Darkside Chronicles sells relative to Umbrella Chronicles, but if it takes a similar dive, I'm not sure the Japanese Wii market is fully receptive to third party sequels for some reason.
oldie-newbie
Member
Moor-Angol said:
I hope that NSMBWii numbers, in Japan, will not suffer from supply problems...
Today, I visited three shops and NSMBWii was sold out everywhere (Tours, France)...
The big stores seem very good about restocking games. I was looking for the original NSMB and Yodobashi was sold out. However, they restocked the next day and before opening. The game will not be out of stock for long, but at the same time, may not be in stock very long either.
I have a feeling NSMB Wii is going to become the best selling console game after the original SMB, and I think it will have enough ammo to surpass DQVII, which says a lot about this doomed console.
I have a feeling NSMB Wii is going to become the best selling console game after the original SMB, and I think it will have enough ammo to surpass DQVII, which says a lot about this doomed console.
LINK.AGE76
Member
NSMBWii will cross 4m for sure, the Wii has barely anything for Q1 and whoever buys a Wii will most likely get NSMBWii.
AranhaHunter
Banned
bttb said:
bttb said:
Some pretty big difference between degenki and MC. Pokemon, Tomadachi, RE5, Yakuza 3, ToV are the ones that stick out the most when you glance at it. Should we expect a Famitsu Top 30 for the year soon?
EDIT: Just noticed Degenki has approximately 3 more weeks tracked, but still
VegaShinra
Junior Member
Think we'll see NSMB Wii take back number 1 spot?
jeremy1456
Junior Member
VegaShinra said:
I was under the impression that it's pretty much a given.
VegaShinra
Junior Member
It may be a given, but who knows. I guess the real question will be is if FF13 stayed on the Top 10 charts or not.jeremy1456 said:
thestopsign
Member
Xeke said:
It was 303k in two days, back in June 2007. It has 5 days of sale in December, so I expect at least 300k, maybe 350k.
Cosmonaut X
Member
Culex said:
Given that the last two mainline installments - FFX and FFXII - have had second weeks barely above 200k, and given that FFXIII has done around 200-300k less first week than either of them I wouldn't be at all surprised to see FFXIII drop to around 150k and NSMBW hovering somewhere around 300-400k. I would be very, very surprised if FFXIII managed much more than 250k and astonished if it secured the number 1 spot in its second week and outsold NSMBW.
Nirolak said:
Yup. I can't think of one new IP that has had any real success in Japan on the Wii..the closest I can think of is DECA sports which had a sequel that bombed.
Nirolak said:
I think it depends. Fatal Frame was a success even though it only sold like 70K because it was the highest selling entry in the franchise. Graces is going to be a massive disappointment even if it hits 200K.
Nirolak said:
I do think there is something to the more casual software not needing yearly iterations as the audience is probably satisfied with the first one. I doubt that applies to the more dedicated fanbase games. I expect Galaxy 2 to sell well and I expect MH3G to sell well. If they ever announce another Fire Emblem I'm sure that will sell on par with the first one as well.
Moor-Angol said:
That's pretty easy...it's all about the points. I don't know how many times I've gone to Yodobashi Camera simply because I can stock up on points or use points I have stored up. Sad thing is I rarely go to mom and pop stores to actually buy games unless it's something obscure. Generally, I go to Bic Camera or Yodobashi. I especially enjoy shopping during the 10-15% point sales they have going on right now.
Cosmonaut X
Member
schuelma said:
Mm.
I don't think there is necessarily anything about the casual audience that makes them completely unreceptive to a yearly sequel/rehash/whatever, but I would suggest that they are a harder sell than the traditional gaming audience, requiring a clearer explanation of what is new about the new installment of Title X and why they should buy it.
I've said this before, but I really think it bears repeating - Nintendo did a bang-up job marketing Wii Fit Plus as an upgrade, or updated version of the original and they nailed the pricing. I don't think Namco managed this with either Taiko 2 or Family Ski and Snowboard, both of which are going to end up somewhere around half the LTD of their predecessors, and I think Hudson failed completely with Deca Sports 2, which is going to be lucky to do a quarter of the LTD of Deca Sports.
If you are going to produce a sequel to a casual game on the Wii, and especially if you are going to try and turn it round and get it out of the door in 10-12 months as with Taiko, Family Ski and Deca Sports, I think it is worth considering whether it would do better at budget price (taking advantage of your existing engine and assets etc.) and marketed clearly as an expansion of the original.
As schuelma says, I think the more "core" titles will do better as the audience for these games have more specific tastes and are keen to seek out more of the same, whereas the casual audience seems more geared toward novelty.
charlequin
Banned
Xeke said:
Blue Dragon did fairly well depending on how willing you are to grade on a curve. Nintendo had at least two.
Xeke said:
Just looking at the PS3, besides the examples already given, there are some "core" gamer titles that have at least reached >100k- Bladestorm, Valkyria Chronicles, White Demon's Souls..its nothing spectacular but I'm not sure the Wii has a single similar example.
Vamphuntr said:
They've stated that the reason the sequel is on the PSP is because they needed to release a sequel fast to ride the wave of popularity it still has from the first game, and the anime series. It would have taken longer to make a console sequel, but it's not something they are opposed to in the future.