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Media Create Sales Jan 15 - 21
- Thread starter Cheesemeister
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Pud said:
Looking back at Japan's sales, DS LTD was never behind PSP LTD. Starting from Jan 17, 2005, until April 17, 2005 (about 3 full month), DS weekly sales are about 50% of PSP weekly sales. After April 18, 2005, DS started to do about 50% more than PSP, every week, on average.
So I don't notice that there is a big possibility of Wii vs PS3 to repeat DS vs PSP, because :
- Wii's LTD are always bigger than PS3 (so far).
- Price difference between Wii and PS3 are much bigger (percentage and actual amount) compared to DS vs PSP.
It is a different story in US, but that is a story that should be discussed only on NPD thread, not M-create thread.
soundwave05
Member
I wonder what NCL has planned in Japan for Q2 2007 ("Easter time") in Japan. Are they going to take it up a notch? Though arguably the Wii is probably already ahead of the DS this early in its life in that it already has its "Nintendogs" in Wii Sports.
Perhaps black + pink Wii models sometime in Q2 with Wii Music + Wii Fitness + Super Paper Mario + Mario Party 8 + and maybe Dragon Quest Swords ftw?
Perhaps black + pink Wii models sometime in Q2 with Wii Music + Wii Fitness + Super Paper Mario + Mario Party 8 + and maybe Dragon Quest Swords ftw?
Smiles and Cries
Member
CorwinB said:
We don't count shortages to be fair to the PSP and Sony.
I'm sure the Wii had shortages in Japan last week, it would not be fair to the PS3 if we took that into consideration
can you imagine not being able to sell your products while your competitor has no supply on the shelves?
soundwave05
Member
Smiles and Cries said:
How about we put it this way then ... the DS won the handheld race by the winter shopping season of 2006 in Japan (the slam dunk at the tail end of a turn around which began around the infamous "Easter" period).
donkey show
Member
Kaz Hirai am cry?Smiles and Cries said:
A Link to the Past
Banned
Avalon said:
I'd think DS would become an RPG central for a good number of games.
Smiles and Cries
Member
soundwave05 said:
OMG the colors! I forgot about that, I wonder if colors gives a boost on hardware sales on the console side as it does in portables
soundwave05
Member
Smiles and Cries said:
Yeah. The GCN actually got different colors a lot earlier on (orange spice and black in time for the Smash Bros. release IIRC). Mr. Miyamoto said they would do different colors, but after launch, so that people wouldn't wait around for a certain color.
If/when they do a Famicom colored Wii (perhaps with Super Mario Bros. included in the flas RAM) ... look out.
donkey show
Member
Technically, it already is with all the SE RPGs that are coming out for it, not to mention DQ9 of all titles.A Link to the Snitch said:
I'm sure Iwata and co. have it planned to the point where sales start leveling off, they'll start to release the different colors and special editions with their AAA games like a SMG Wii or a SSBB Wii.
Smiles and Cries
Member
soundwave05 said:
I wanted a spice cube
I don't even think Nintendo can produce enough Wiis now so colors may not come until next year.
soundwave05
Member
I think different colors will come sometime in the late spring/summer for Japan, then those will be availible for North America/Europe in the fall. If I had to guess, I think they probably have a ton of projects that they have not publically shown off yet (Wii Fitness, Karaoke, Party, Family, Wii Sports 2, etc.). These types of games can be developed by smaller teams.
Smiles and Cries
Member
yeah I think Nintendo must have tons of software in the works I wish we had an E3 this year at least we would know when to expect the first look at them.soundwave05 said:
GDC!!
soundwave05
Member
The only projects we know that the centeral EAD group has in development are Wii Motor Sports, Wii Music, and Animal Crossing 24/7. Wii Motor Sports and Wii Music might even be close to being done by now.
Mr. Miyamoto did cryptically talk about some type of game where the remote is passed around to people and gives each person a hint/clue or something ... Wii Party? Wii Get Together?
Limited Edition Famicom Wii the week Smash Bros. Brawl launches would be a pretty good idea too.
Mr. Miyamoto did cryptically talk about some type of game where the remote is passed around to people and gives each person a hint/clue or something ... Wii Party? Wii Get Together?
Limited Edition Famicom Wii the week Smash Bros. Brawl launches would be a pretty good idea too.
Pureauthor
Member
donkey show said:
And don't forget Atlus! Atlus is <3.
Eteric Rice
Member
I never knew who Atlus was until the DS. If you'd asked me, I'd say "WTF, who are you talking about?"
Now, I'm all like, "OMG CONTACT, TRAUMA CENTER, etc"
I hope the Wii gets some RPGs too... And hell, some nice RTS games would be great.
Now, I'm all like, "OMG CONTACT, TRAUMA CENTER, etc"
I hope the Wii gets some RPGs too... And hell, some nice RTS games would be great.
Pureauthor
Member
Eteric Rice said:
Someday, somewhere, when you least expect it, I will get you.
It won't be today. It won't be tomorrow, or this week or this month either. It might not even be this year.
But one day, when you're minding your own business, when all seems right in your world...
I will get you.
donkey show
Member
Definitely. ^^ Trauma Center ftw!Pureauthor said:
But here's to hoping some Shin Megami Tensei love gets thrown towards the Wii or the DS.
Phife Dawg
Member
Ack, bad german makes my head hurt.Mithos Yggdrasill said:
If those HW numbers are true I don't know what to say really. Of course sales can pick up with the right titles being released to spark interest but if this trend continues...
Eteric Rice
Member
Pureauthor said:
I love Atlus now. Why do you want to kill me? D:
MasterMFauli
Banned
Cant wait for real numbers.
soundwave05 said:
QFT. It's kinda funny that Nintendogs is cited as the game that turned it all around for the DS in the Japan. To an extent, that's even true: it was the right (non-)game at the right time. But compared to international sales it's not that big a dea. And compared to Japanese sales of stuff like Brain Training 1 & 2, NSMB, Animal Crossing, Pokémon and even Mario Kart DS, it looks like a mere also-ran, more in the range of Tamagotchi, Jump Ultimate Stars and FFIII. Did the Dalmations 'rerelease' ever make it over there? If not, I think that'd be a smart move for Nintendo, even (or especially) now.
On topic: I've long thought that the Wii would follow in the DS' footsteps in terms of sales success in Japan, but who could have predicted the total meltdown of the PS3? It's early days yet I suppose, but wow.
Smiles and Cries
Member
MasterMFauli said:
Cant wait for real numbers.
can someone update me on the story?
Why did the store have to apologize?
donkey show
Member
Because they dropped the 20GB PS3's price down by 10,000 yen.Smiles and Cries said:
DefectiveReject
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because they sold more Wii's than PS3's?Smiles and Cries said:
Smiles and Cries
Member
donkey show said:
was it a mistake?
MrSardonic
The nerdiest nerd of all the nerds in nerdland
If those unconfirmed HW numbers are right then GoW has had no impact on X360 HW sales. GoW might sell ~60-80k though, which is alright, for an X360 game. However, it doesn't seem to be indicative of anything unusual for the Xbox brand in Japan - the most successful Xbox games in the West also shifted ~80k in Japan.
The boost to HW numbers when BD came out was an improvement over last gen but was not sustained. It will be interesting to see what kind of sales the X360 can achieve over its life. If it could finish 0.5-1.0m then it would be an acceptable improvement over Xbox.
The boost to HW numbers when BD came out was an improvement over last gen but was not sustained. It will be interesting to see what kind of sales the X360 can achieve over its life. If it could finish 0.5-1.0m then it would be an acceptable improvement over Xbox.
donkey show
Member
Besides the fact that the Japanese almost say "sorry" about anything, it's due to the fact that they had to cut the price down in order make the PS3 sell.Smiles and Cries said:
The Innocent X
Banned
MrSardonic said:
Not sustained? Have you seen the graph before BD and after? Sure, there has been a drop off, but its tracking massively above the 1-3K/week it was doing last year, and is on course to comfortably beat XBox whereas before it was going to struggle to get close.
EDIT: for a little perspective, Xbox had about only 6 weeks in its history where it sold 10K+. 360 has done that in 6 of the last 7, and did 9K in the other one.
soundwave05
Member
D.Lo said:
Look at the big picture though. At this rate, by 2037, Microsoft should have a GameCube-sized userbase in Japan.
yeah. from page six:Blackace said:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5413144&postcount=261
Mr Killemgood
Member
If true, wow @ the 360 numbers.
17k units YTD last year, and selling 3.6k units this week
37k units YTD this year, and selling 10.1k units this week
Not much by any means whatsoever, but we *could* see 500k h/w units sold this year if it kept tracking like this....Escpecially with the schedule. What if the 360 outsold just for this year's YTD that the Xbox did it's entire liftime in Japan? Still not many units compared to Wii and PS3, but a very large feat nontheless.
Having said that, I feel good about the numbers all around. The Wii is doing insanely, and will keep doing such for a loooong time. 5m units in Japan by the end of this year! Believe!
As for PS3 - It's still sold what? 500k units+ thus far? For such an expensive console with very little games, that's fairly well. Once your VF5's and other mid-level titles come out, it should manage 30-40k weekly.
17k units YTD last year, and selling 3.6k units this week
37k units YTD this year, and selling 10.1k units this week
Not much by any means whatsoever, but we *could* see 500k h/w units sold this year if it kept tracking like this....Escpecially with the schedule. What if the 360 outsold just for this year's YTD that the Xbox did it's entire liftime in Japan? Still not many units compared to Wii and PS3, but a very large feat nontheless.
Having said that, I feel good about the numbers all around. The Wii is doing insanely, and will keep doing such for a loooong time. 5m units in Japan by the end of this year! Believe!
As for PS3 - It's still sold what? 500k units+ thus far? For such an expensive console with very little games, that's fairly well. Once your VF5's and other mid-level titles come out, it should manage 30-40k weekly.
The Innocent X
Banned
D.Lo said:
Double worldwide is near the overall lead though. MS in on track in 2 out of 3 regions IMO.
donkey show
Member
"Donki" does seem generally sorry about it.Lupin3 said:
the thoroughbred
Member
It has just occurred to me that everyone seems to have got over the name. All my friends, the media, GAF, websites. Nobody is making jokes about the Wii. It has officially got Apple brand power. Viva la iPod (ahem Wii).
D
Deleted member 17706
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The "sumimasen sony" comment isn't some official apology or anything. Its being used in a joking or sarcastic manner in this situation. They just put it on there to make their PS3 special sound even more unbelievable.
MrSardonic
The nerdiest nerd of all the nerds in nerdland
ChrisAllenFiz said:
Ever since BD's release the sales of X360 have fallen despite the release of other supposedly major X360 titles. Getting 7 weeks of higher sales, the majority of which took place during the busiest weeks of the year and relied upon major software releases, does not make the X360...
ChrisAllenFiz said:
X360 is still more than 60k behind the Xbox this many weeks after launch. It made up a lot of ground in the last 2 months, but there is no way to predict what the longer-term sales trend will be. I suspect X360 will sell more than Xbox but not by a large margin and greatly helped out by the high price of the PS3 this cycle
Mr Killemgood said:
:lol that has absolutely no chance of happening. Thanks for playing.
Kurosaki Ichigo
Member
Does anyone here have Shining Force Neo (and Shining Tears while you're at it) numbers to compare them to Shining Force EXA?
In other news, I'm pretty surprised at Pokemon being so down in the charts o_o
Also surprised at DQMJ, Square-Enix does it again!
I want to know first day sales for this week titles already! ><
In other news, I'm pretty surprised at Pokemon being so down in the charts o_o
Also surprised at DQMJ, Square-Enix does it again!
I want to know first day sales for this week titles already! ><
D
Deleted member 17706
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MrSardonic said:
I think he meant that the Xbox 360 may reach 500k total units sold this year. They need about 130,000 (?) more units to reach that, so it is possible. Actually its quite likely.