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[Cipherr]

Wow, nsmb wii...

Man you just never really know what game on that console people will decide to latch themselves to. And wtf is friends collection.


Go level 5 games!

 

[schuelma]

Well, Inside-Games.jp hasn't updated, yet. There's still a chance it could come out soon, but next week is looking more and more likely. Monday, maybe?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[donny2112]

And wtf is friends collection.

Animal Crossing/Sims game with Miis. How could it not sell!?! :lol

 

[jeremy1456]

Wow at the FFXIII drop. I don't think any rational minded person was expecting it to be number 1 this week, but I was convinced that 2 was a lock.

 

[DR2K]

Well their goal was 2 million, so it should be able to do that.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

You'll never beat me or even this guy.

we need to bring Drinky Crow back when Ani has taken the crown of smug

 

[legend166]

Wow, nsmb wii...

Man you just never really know what game on that console people will decide to latch themselves to. And wtf is friends collection.


Go level 5 games!

Yep, who would have ever guessed NSMB Wii would sell so well?!

 

[AniHawk]

we need to bring Drinky Crow back when Ani has taken the crown of smug

I hope I never take the crown for anything. But cvx isn't more annoying than I am.

 

[Raistlin]

Everyone's going to die starting with Hugh.

Who's Hugh?

 

[Smiles and Cries]

no more 3D Marios for Japan yay!

I hope I never take the crown for anything. But cvx isn't more annoying than I am.

don't forget cranky

 

[AniHawk]

don't forget cranky

or forgetful.

or cranky.

 

[jeremy1456]

It's refreshing to see something other than Wii Fit or Wii Sports do so well on the Wii.

 

[Gravijah]

Who's Hugh?

Hugh G. Dick, one of the characters in FFXIII. I think he's the black guy.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Wow at the FFXIII drop. I don't think any rational minded person was expecting it to be number 1 this week, but I was convinced that 2 was a lock.

It never had a shot at #2 with Spirit Tracks coming out. Final Fantasy mainline titles always seem to fall in to the 200-300k range in their second weeks, and Zelda was going to do more than that. Friend Collection selling more also isn't that surprising given what it is and the holiday season.

 

[Yamauchi]

Famitsu Top 10: 12/21 - 12/27/2009

1. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
2. [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo)
3. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo)
4. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix)
5. [NDS] Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver (Pokemon)
6. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
7. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2 Fire/Blizzard (Level 5)
8. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
9. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii 2 (Bandai Namco)
10. [NDS] Professor Layton and the Flute of the Malevolent Spirit (Level 5)

...:lol

6 Nintendo or subsidiary published games in the top 10 in one of the biggest weeks in Japan. This is a company that still knows what is doing despite Japan's stagnant gaming market.

 

[boiled goose]

6 Nintendo or subsidiary published games in the top 10 in one of the biggest weeks in Japan. This is a company that still knows what is doing despite Japan's stagnant gaming market.

 

[*Guaraná]

disappointing FFXIII position...

 

[Cipherr]

Animal Crossing/Sims game with Miis. How could it not sell!?! :lol

Ok well that makes sense.

Yep, who would have ever guessed NSMB Wii would sell so well?!

Its not that I didnt think it would do well. I did, but cmon, this seems to be far outpacing even the DS version. Now that I just did not expect, thats crazy.

 

[Gravijah]

disappointing FFXIII position...

But YAY NSMBW, LoZ:ST, and FC! ^_^

 

[Regulus Tera]

So how long until the FFXIII bomba posts?

 

[Thunder Monkey]

or forgetful.

or cranky.

You've got a better memory then me!

At least you remember your joke by the time you're done typing out your sentence...

*unzips pants*

So how long until the FFXIII bomba posts?

Whenever we get the numbers.

 

[obonicus]

Pokemon or DQ would never end up giving up their titles, in comparison.

Even against 2D Mario? (Not that we'll ever find out.)

 

[obonicus]

So how long until the FFXIII bomba posts?

Using the actual word 'bomba'? Maybe when Xeke shows up. People feigning disappointment? It's already started, I think.

 

[Nirolak]

Even against 2D Mario? (Not that we'll ever find out.)

If NSMB Wii sells 400,000 units this week, it'd essentially be tied with DQIX's first week after its forth week.

So while NSMB Wii might outsell it eventually, it would not have beat it in its launch month.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Whenever we get the numbers.

Considering it is probably the most expensive FF to date, I don't think they are necessary.

 

[swerve]

For the first time in a long time Wii hardware was sold out today in one of the bigger stores (joshin) on my usual gamestore trip. Mario was sold out in two stores including the usually reliable 古本市場.

So whatever Mario's numbers this/next week, it probably could have done more.

Interestingly though, I haven't been to Tsutaya for ages and I went in today - it's SonyLand, with PS3 dominating the whole game section. 360 has been discontinued at this store (which is a pisser because I was after L4D2)

 

[cvxfreak]

Are people actually questioning FFXIII's success? Because people really shouldn't.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

Considering it is probably the most expensive FF to date, I don't think they are necessary.

Nah, given how shittily the PS3 has done so far (in comparison to the PS2) if Squeenix can come within 200,000 units of FFXII I'd say they have completely averted a pure bomba, and instead just ended up with a slight disappointment.

 

[obonicus]

Are people actually questioning FFXIII's success? Because people really shouldn't.

But they will. It'll be the MH3 thing of 'Sure it did pretty well, but did it do pretty well enough?'

 

[kswiston]

Considering it is probably the most expensive FF to date, I don't think they are necessary.

Was Metal Gear Solid 4 a bomb as well? Dev costs were likely in the same ballpark as FFXIII, yet FF XIII doubled it's Japanese LTD in 4 days.

Good thing Konami and S-E make money from more than just the Japanese sales.

 

[Nirolak]

Was Metal Gear Solid 4 a bomb as well? Dev costs were likely in the same ballpark as FFXIII, yet FF XIII doubled it's Japanese LTD in 4 days.

Good thing Konami and S-E make money from more than just the Japanese sales.

I imagine what will actually get the most bomba chat going is when we see copies in bins for $12 or so, regardless of how much it sold.

 

[LINK.AGE76]

Wow at NSMBWii, 4M for sure now

We need to know the numbers before judging FF13's drop, but as the trend for FF games goes the drop is huge.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

Was Metal Gear Solid 4 a bomb as well? Dev costs were likely in the same ballpark as FFXIII, yet FF XIII doubled it's Japanese LTD in 4 days.

Good thing Konami and S-E make money from more than just the Japanese sales.

Didn't MGS4 actually do better then most MGS games?

 

[LINK.AGE76]

Didn't MGS4 actually do better then most MGS games?

I think MGS 1 and 3 sold more than 4.

 

[thestopsign]

Didn't MGS4 actually do better then most MGS games?

Worse than the two PS2 entries if my memory is correct. It might have beaten the original for the PS1 though.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

Eh, what do I know.

I'm a monkey typing on a keyboard.

 

[Brofist]

Was Metal Gear Solid 4 a bomb as well? Dev costs were likely in the same ballpark as FFXIII, yet FF XIII doubled it's Japanese LTD in 4 days.

Good thing Konami and S-E make money from more than just the Japanese sales.

Not selling up to the same numbers as a mainline FF game = bomb? OK

 

[Gravijah]

Not selling up to the same numbers as a mainline FF game = bomb? OK

Stand back everyone, this guy has a 3D Dot Game Heroes avatar, he's an expert on bombs.

 

[Brofist]

I imagine what will actually get the most bomba chat going is when we see copies in bins for $12 or so, regardless of how much it sold.

Well if the game is over 2 years old at that point I would really say it's a bomb. Either way you won't see it being sold at that price until next gen probably.

 

[Brofist]

Stand back everyone, this guy has a 3D Dot Game Heroes avatar, he's an expert on bombs.

Well it didn't sell as many copies as FFXIII, so you got me there.

 

[Vilix]

Famitsu Top 10: 12/21 - 12/27/2009

1. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
2. [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo)
3. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo)
4. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix)
5. [NDS] Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver (Pokemon)
6. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
7. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2 Fire/Blizzard (Level 5)
8. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
9. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii 2 (Bandai Namco)
10. [NDS] Professor Layton and the Flute of the Malevolent Spirit (Level 5)

...:lol

This is incredible. Either FFXIII is supply constrained (which I think that is indeed the case), or that's it for the PS3 in Japan. Yes, yes. I know this is too soon to tell. But if FFXIII goes the way of MGS4, and doesn't become a breakout killer ap for the PS this gen then I don't know what will. Surely GT5 won't if FFXIII can't.

Again, this is all speculation, but this makes things mouth watering interesting. >:^)

 

[Regulus Tera]

This is incredible. Either FFXIII is supply constrained

 

[Bel Marduk]

Are people actually questioning FFXIII's success? Because people really shouldn't.

This is GAF we're talking about. :lol

This is incredible. Either FFXIII is supply constrained (which I think that is indeed the case), or that's it for the PS3 in Japan. Yes, yes. I know this is too soon to tell. But if FFXIII goes the way of MGS4, and doesn't become a breakout killer ap for the PS this gen then I don't know what will. Surely GT5 won't if FFXIII can't.

Again, this is all speculation, but this makes things mouth watering interesting. >:^)

It begins.

 

[LINK.AGE76]

Didn't SE ship 1.8M on week one? If so I doubt its a supply issue. FF games drop very after first week.

 

[danielijohnson]

Wow, nsmb wii...

Man you just never really know what game on that console people will decide to latch themselves to.

Really?? Really??

 

[Vinnk]

This is incredible. Either FFXIII is supply constrained (which I think that is indeed the case)

You think wrong. Bail out now. Before JGAF eats you alive.

Spoiler

Other than possibly some random mom and pop shops, the game is available at every game store in Japan. The Lightning bundles are sold out in my town and possibly everywhere but there are more than enough standalone copies. In fact many retailers are discounting them (no price collapse, just small discounts) meaning that they are not fearful of running out. The leading online retailers all have it discounted. Suruga has it down to 6,650 (from 9,240yen), amazon has it at 7,387 (but they might have had that price since the beginning). In any case, there is not a single person in Japan that wanted this game but couldn't find it in stores.

 

[Vilix]

Thanks for the info, Vinnky. We really won't know how things turn out for weeks. But, this is very interesting indeed.

 

[Ruud_Luiten]

So is FFXIII the same bomba as MH3?

 

[Vilix]

So is FFXIII the same bomba as MH3?

With what it costs SE to make this game, it MAY well be. But, this is just Japan. Worldwide I'm sure it'll do just fine. And, like I've said before, we don't have the numbers, and this is just too early to tell.

 

[justchris]

Animal Crossing/Sims game with Miis. How could it not sell!?! :lol

Now all they need to do is integrate something similar into the OS for the Super Wii and they can have another success on their hands.