gamergirly
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Media Create Sales: July 13-19, 2009
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Crazy to see Inazuma Eleven back in the Top30. Who would have thought...
Think of some kind of Docking Station to charge your handheld and scale the graphics up a little (from PSP level to 720p version of PS2 Games maybe?). You could also let the station read the discs and then put a downscaled version of the game to the handheld. Only problem would be the interface.
Cosmonaut X said:
Think of some kind of Docking Station to charge your handheld and scale the graphics up a little (from PSP level to 720p version of PS2 Games maybe?). You could also let the station read the discs and then put a downscaled version of the game to the handheld. Only problem would be the interface.
Famitsu numbers for the week ending July 12 are up. Total DS software shares for the week were 88.8%. That's the first time it exceeds 80% actually. Looking at DS and PSP only, DS shares were 96,2% which is the second highest ever. It was 96,4% on the week of Pokemon Platinum release last year.
Chris1964 said:
Are you a longtime lurker? You seem to have hit the ground running here. :lol
To give a bit more background, the knock against the DS was that only non-games could sell a million on the system. It used to be only Nintendo, but then Tamagotchi joined the club. It's since become a running meme that whenever a piece of software crosses 1 million on a Nintendo platform that it means it must really be a "non-game" (and thus shouldn't "count") even if it was a "game" before.
On an unrelated note, I will be unable to post the weekly thread next Wednesday and probably the following week (Monster Hunter 3's release week). Any volunteers?
Kurosaki Ichigo said:
I like the consistency of the Hitman Reborn titles, the aimed demography is clearly here, and the company must have a particular financial goal from it. Also since the assisets are there for every sequel there will be more profit for Takara-Tomy. Too bad they messed it up with Naruto Wii games.
are those games any good? i would love to try them since i kind like the series.
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Ah ok, cool, i didnt know the US name for WagamamaChris1964 said:
I guess that the game is still selling, but probably not too much on a weekly basis. Maybe it can reach 1 million copies sold some time =)Chris1964 said:
I quote 2 quotes here since my reply is basicly the same to both quotes.Meier said:
Ye, i know that "non game" is used when a game sells like at least 1 million copies or so, but why are other games besides Brain Training and Wii Fit etc. that sells at least 1 million copies sometimes being refferd to as a "non game"? Is it just a joke to say "non game" instead of saying "a million seller game"?
EDIT: I just saw donny2112's post:
Ah ok, i see. I thought maybe that there were some special status that was called "non game", so i just wondered what it ment. But i now see that saying "non game" to basicly every game that sells at least 1 million copies on a Nintendo system is more of a joke/memedonny2112 said:Are you a longtime lurker? You seem to have hit the ground running here. :lol
To give a bit more background, the knock against the DS was that only non-games could sell a million on the system. It used to be only Nintendo, but then Tamagotchi joined the club. It's since become a running meme that whenever a piece of software crosses 1 million on a Nintendo platform that it means it must really be a "non-game" (and thus shouldn't "count") even if it was a "game" before.
On an unrelated note, I will be unable to post the weekly thread next Wednesday and probably the following week (Monster Hunter 3's release week). Any volunteers?
Thanks for the answers everyone!
Baron Doggystyle von Woof
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The Faceless Master said:
They will never die!
not untill DS2
test_account said:Ye, i know that "non game" is used when a game hits X number of copies sold, but why are other games besides Brain Training and Wii Fit etc. that sells at least 1 million copies sometimes being refferd to as a "non game"? Is it just a joke to say "non game" instead of saying "a million seller game"?
If it's on a MS or Sony system, it's a 'blockbuster;' when it's on the Wii, it's a 'non-game.' The DS, by virtue of its divinity, has escaped from either ruling; a successful game on it simply 'is.'
shaft said:
i doubt it a little bit. 2 of them have Wii sequels and they're still there and the other one will get a wii sequel soon. a new system won't kill them if even these sequels couldn't do it.
maybe if they get DSi or DS2 sequels we'll see them die for reals but even DP are back despite platinum being there.
donny2112 said:Are you a longtime lurker? You seem to have hit the ground running here. :lol
Yeah, I watch media create gaf threads and track japanese sales since late 2005, but just recently I decided to register.
donny2112 said:On an unrelated note, I will be unable to post the weekly thread next Wednesday and probably the following week (Monster Hunter 3's release week). Any volunteers?
I can't start a new thread and when the data comes out it's deep night here in Europe. If the problem is the translation I'll do it here when I log in and someone can use it to start a new thread.
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Ye, i just saw donny2112's post after i asked that questionVinci said:
I wasnt sure if "non game" was some real status or more of a joke/meme, but i know i know that it is more of a joke/meme Thanks for the answer! test_account
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I am not sure how much this will affect the sales of MH3 for the Wii, but maybe it will affect the sales of the Wii version alittle? Maybe you already know this, but the next Monster Hunter game for the PSP has kind of been unofficially announced by the way. Someone posted a link to it earlier here on NeoGAF, but unfortunately i dont remember the link :\ All i remember was that it was an article about it on IGN.com.Vinci said:
EDIT: I found the article after searching on IGN.com:
http://psp.ign.com/articles/957/957033p1.html
Vinci said:
Even Monster Hunter Freedom Unite didn't set the charts on fire in the US (doin pretty good in the EU though). I guess capcom doesn't care for any hype in the west for MH3. The money is made in japan and on the PSP. I would expect an announcement of Portable 3 in early 2010.
Cosmonaut X
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schuelma said:
Well, if Nintendo handled it well I'd imagine they've secured some reasonable window of exclusivity - or even full exclusivity - and offered incentives for Capcom (joint advertising etc.) to do so.
If Capcom have been canny, they'll have gotten some kind of agreement from Nintendo that lets them break exclusivity if a certain condition isn't met (units sold by a certain date, for example).
I'm sure Capcom will bring a new MH to PSP, but what is perhaps most important for Nintendo is when this happens, and what the new MH actually is. I can't imagine them being so short-sighted as to have agreed to a very limited window of exclusivity before Capcom announce MH Tri Portable.
The money is currently in Japan and on the PSP. Capcom have not abandoned the series in the West (witness the push with MHF Unite in the West, and particularly its relative success in Europe) and their next best chance to break through with the series here is MH Tri. I doubt they're complacent enough to abandon that chance, especially given how canny they've been so far this gen.
Cosmonaut X said:
Good points everyone. I was making two assumptions- 1, Nintendo primarily cares about the Japanese market and 2- It was already unofficially confirmed earlier in the year which makes me think its coming relatively soon.
TheKingsCrown
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Why would Capcom assume the game is going to sell > 1,000,000 units if they confirmed its coming to PSP? It never will in that case.schuelma said:
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Ye, that is true as you say. In the IGN article also mentions that it is not sure that the next Monster Hunter game for the PSP will be called "3rd". I guess that this could mean that it is not sure that the next MH game for the PSP will be a port of Monster Hunter 3. But porting MH3 over to the PSP would probably be the most cost efficiant, as it probably cost less to port a game instead of making a brand new game instead.Vinci said:
Capcom said that they made MH3 for the Wii instead of the PS3 because it was cheaper to develope for the Wii. I wonder if they also chose to develope for the Wii because it might be easier to port the game over to the PSP. I assume that it would be easier to port MH3 from the Wii to the PSP because that the Wii graphics is closer to the PSP graphics compared to the PS3 graphics.
EDIT: And as Dra-Q mentioned above here, maybe Capcom doesnt care too much about the Monster Hunter sales outside of Japan, so maybe it doesnt matter too much for Capcom if they announce within 2009 a port of MH3 from the Wii to the PSP.
vicissitudes
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There's no need for an announcement. We ALL know it's coming.
TheKingsCrown
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What's the point of bringing it out on Wii then?vicissitudes said:
vicissitudes
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Because you'll get an extra million of sales on the Wii beforehand? It's not gonna kill MH3P sales.
LINK.AGE76
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Kurosaki Ichigo said:
I knew the sales of DBWii will get affected by the Famitsu review, but its really low. I expected at least 15k day one. Is this the lowest first day sales for a DB/Z game ever?
Edit:
As for MH3, I think it will be ported for PSP for sure, but I think it will stay exclusive for the Wii for 6 to 9 months at least.
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Ye, the PSP will get a new Monster Hunter game indeed as you say, but we dont know for sure if it will be a port of Monster Hunter 3 for the Wii. And an announcment might also tell when the next Monster Hunter game for the PSP will be released, or at least when they plan to release the next Monster Hunter game for the PSPvicissitudes said:
TheKingsCrown
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But didn't we see with RE4, that if a userbase gets even a whiff that a game is coming on a competing platform, that it can affect the sales of the game significantly on the first if they prefer the second platform?schuelma said:
Its obvious a portable platform is preferred in Japan.
LINK.AGE76
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Dra-Q said:
I really think this will be the case. By that time the sales of MH3 will drop significantly if not before, the expectations will probably be met by that time. An announcement for MHP3 will spur interest among the handheld players and it will eventually outsell the Wii version.
Capcom said there will be a new one on PSP, it's either a port which I think it is or a new version spinoff type.
JoshuaJSlone
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Well, remember, Monster Hunter 3 was moved to Wii in late 2007, when the biggest game of the series was still MHP2 at under 1.5 million. Not that that's not a big amount, but whatever exclusivity deals were or weren't made, I bet both sides wish they'd went for something a little different with the knowledge of what MHP2 continued to do and what MHP2G has done since.Cosmonaut X said:
RE4 didn't get a whiff--it got a full PS2 announcement prior to GCN release.TheKingsCrown said:
ShockingAlberto
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About half a month before, I believe.JoshuaJSlone said:
With the announcement of additional content alongside it, too.
NintendosBooger
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LOL @ Sony fans hoping and praying that DQ doesn't perform as good or better on another system.
For all the talk of Nintendo moneyhatting MH3, you guys think they would have coughed up the money if they didn't have the game for themselves for more than 6 months? That doesn't sound like them. They must've learned something from what happened last gen regarding moneyhats that don't last.
Vinci said:
Then, Capcom will make Monster Hunter 4 for psp.
At least that move will make sense.
MH audience is on the psp, it doesn't make sense to make them wait for a late port with extras.
I have never seen something like this before. The console where a franchise has insane sales having to wait for a late port with extras.
poppabk
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Sure it makes sense to make them wait - the rabid fans will buy it twice, the regular fans who are only interested in the portable version will still buy the portable version when it releases, and a bunch of Wii owners will buy it to see what it is like.Spiegel said:
Spiegel said:
Makes perfect sense, MH portable fans will buy the game whether its 2009 or 2012. Hell they are still milking the old ass MH release in the Top 10 every month. Why release a new one when everyone is still buying the old?
Meanwhile they can get possibly those fans and others who might not like playing portable (they do exist) and expand the fan base and ultimately increase sales of whatever future portable edition (when the new fans say "hey I should try it out here as well"
Sohter.Nura
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Will Wii Sports Resort cross a million?
I'm pretty sure so, but I'm having the weird feeling it's not going to have the legs the previous Wii games had... even though it seems the best one out of the bunch.
I'm pretty sure so, but I'm having the weird feeling it's not going to have the legs the previous Wii games had... even though it seems the best one out of the bunch.
So any developer must release their bigger franchises on unproven consoles (or consoles with a lesser sales potential) and then, months/a year later release those games on the console where those franchises sells the most.
Am I right?
Square Enix should release DQX on PSP first then.
Am I right?
Square Enix should release DQX on PSP first then.
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Did anyone say this in this Media Create thread? I know there were some talk/discussion in the last week's Media Create thread (i think, or maybe it was the Media Create thread 2 weeks ago?) that maybe DQ IX could have sold just as good (or almost just as good) on the PSP than what DQ IX sold and will sell on the DS, but i didnt understand this saying/discussion as anything negative against the preformance of DQ IX on the DS, or anything negative against the DS itself. Or do you mean Dragon Quest X for the Wii?NintendosBooger said:
Ye, i am pretty sure that Wii Sports Resort will sell at least a million copies in Japan. At least i would be very surprised if Wii Sports Resort doesnt sell at least a million copies in Japan. I have no idea if Wii Sports Resort will match the sales preformance and legs of Wii Sports though, but Wii Sports Resort have sold pretty well on a weekly basis so far at least. I think it shall be interesting to see how long legs Wii Sports Resort will haveSohter.Nura said: