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[Mr Killemgood]

It's not from Sinobi but:

2,877,000 for DQIX, Day-one. I am unsure the source, so it goes in the rumor pile for now. Unbelievable if true, though.

 

[Eteric Rice]

It's not from Sinobi but:

2,877,000 for DQIX, Day-one. I am unsure the source, so it goes in the rumor pile for now. Unbelievable if true, though.

Would that be the highest first day for a DQ game ever?

 

[Cygnus X-1]

Would that be the highest first day ever in japanese history of videogames?

Fixed. Boy: these are SO many for a single day.

 

[Johann]

Would that be the highest first day for a DQ game ever?

I have the data for Dragon Quest VIII! In two days it moved 2,167,072 for an amazing 77.4% sell through, but it didn't stop there. It has already moved over 3,000,000 units. That's a lot of zeros!.

http://www.rpgamer.com/news/japan/jj120604.html

I believe this is media create data.

 

[slaughterking]

Would that be the highest first day for a DQ game ever?

That would also be the highest first week ever.
There is no credible source out there, that would already deliver first day sales, though. So don't give this number too much credit.

 

[The_lascar]

The best first week game is Final Fantasy VIII with 2.5 millions (Famitsu data, 4 days), after it's DQ VIII with 2.24 millions (Famitsu, 2 days). But we have numbers only since 1996.

About Dragon Quest numbers, you can find all Famitsu data here. It's in french, but everybody can understand the charts I think.

 

[Cygnus X-1]

The best first week game is Final Fantasy VIII with 2.5 millions (Famitsu data, 4 days), after it's DQ VIII with 2.24 millions (Famitsu, 2 days). But we have numbers only since 1996.

About Dragon Quest numbers, you can find all Famitsu data here. It's in french, but everybody can understand the charts I think.

T'es le meilleur, the_lascar. À quand une mise au jour du site?

 

[test_account]

Yep, you understood me exactly.

Ok

It's not from Sinobi but:

2,877,000 for DQIX, Day-one. I am unsure the source, so it goes in the rumor pile for now. Unbelievable if true, though.

If that number is true, then that is ALOT of copies that were sold on day-one I am not quite sure what to belive, but seeing how popular the main Dragon Quest games are and seeing how popular the DS is, i guess that these numbers can be true

 

[GDGF]

I hope those numbers are true! I'd love to see what the DS is at for the week, too.

 

[Hero of Legend]

I hope those numbers are true! I'd love to see what the DS is at for the week, too.

Over 9000, guaranteed.

 

[wrowa]

I have the data for Dragon Quest VIII! In two days it moved 2,167,072 for an amazing 77.4% sell through, but it didn't stop there. It has already moved over 3,000,000 units. That's a lot of zeros!.

http://www.rpgamer.com/news/japan/jj120604.html

I believe this is media create data.

That makes no sense.

 

[donny2112]

I hope those numbers are true!

I seriously doubt it. Anyone else remember the ridiculous early numbers we heard out of the Pokemon Diamond/Pearl launch?

Expect real numbers on Tuesday from a Famitsu news item.

That makes no sense.

Look at the # attached to the DQ.

 

[wrowa]

Look at the # attached to the DQ.

Oh, I'm just stupid. That explains a lot.

 

[DogWelder]

That makes no sense.

Nevermind, nevermind, lol.

 

[Majmun]

Damn, DQIX bombed hard.

 

[wrowa]

Damn, DQIX bombed hard.

Yep, that's it. Judging by these low numbers DQIX will probably be the last DQ. Oh well, the series had a good run, I guess.

Nevermind, nevermind, lol.

Stealthy stealth edit

 

[AceBandage]

Yep, that's it. Judging by these low numbers DQIX will probably be the last DQ. Oh well, the series had a good run, I guess.

Nah, they'll just give it a PSP port.

 

[Johann]

If it's sold 2.167m and shipped 3m it would make more sense...but then that's 72% sell-through, not 77%. :S

I believe the 3 million is the LTD at time of the reporting rather than the shipped numbers.

With the userbase of the DS, no easy game cart sharing, and DQ newbie promotion, this is probably going to be the best selling DQ game yet. It might even be a contender for best-selling single SKU game in Japan.

EDIT: I REGRET nothing!

 

[ksamedi]

I don't believe the rumored DQ numbers but there are a number of reasons I do expect big sales from DQ9. First one is the 1 ingame save slot which should force some people into buying a copy because they are impatient or something. The multiplayer option should also make sure people will want their own copy. Coupled with the already huge DS userbase and you have a winning formula. I also believe the expanded market will make this title sell longer than any other DQ.

 

[donny2112]

I also believe the expanded market will make this title sell longer than any other DQ.

The PS1 game was on the charts for ~7 months.

 

[farnham]

oh wow some people really get over me...

DQ 9 sold about 3 million units day one (although its a rumor)

and it bombed..?

 

[AceBandage]

oh wow some people really get over me...

DQ 9 sold about 3 million units day one (although its a rumor)

and it bombed..?

Sarcasm man, nothing more.

 

[wrowa]

oh wow some people really get over me...

DQ 9 sold about 3 million units day one (although its a rumor)

and it bombed..?

sarcasm (plural sarcasms)
1. (uncountable) A form of humor that is marked by mocking with irony, sometimes conveyed in speech with vocal over-emphasis. Saying something that is opposite of what is intended to be meant.
2. (countable) An act of sarcasm

Sarkasmus
[1] beißende, bittere und verletzende Ironie
[2] Äußerung, die [1] enthält.

Sarcasmo se suele definir como ironía verbal dirigida a una víctima. El sarcasmo es una crítica indirecta.

Le sarcasme grec ancien σαρκασμός / sarkasmos) désigne une moquerie ironique, une raillerie tournant en dérision une personne ou une situation. Il est mordant, souvent même amer et blessant. Il peut être considéré comme une forme d'ironie piquante ou belliqueuse.

 

[Sage00]

oh wow some people really get over me...

DQ 9 sold about 3 million units day one (although its a rumor)

and it bombed..?

Personally I was expecting 10 million day one.

 

[ksamedi]

The PS1 game was on the charts for ~7 months.

Didn't know that. 7 months is very good for a DQ game and hard to beat. I guess it all depends on how the word of mouth is on DQ9. Usually RPG's are not that fun in short demo sessions but I can imagine DQ doing it better than a lot of other RPG's. I could also imagine a lot of new gamers moving onto DQ much easier than any other RPG.

 

[AceBandage]

Personally I was expecting 10 million day one.

Honestly, it should have sold 2 copies to every DS owner in Japan.

 

[Sage00]

Honestly, it should have sold 2 copies to every DS owner in Japan.

At least 2, more likely 3. The players will be used to having 3 save locations as usual in DQ games, so since DQIX is only offering 1 I expected every DS owner to buy 3 copies of the game. Strange that didn't happen.

 

[AceBandage]

At least 2, more likely 3. The players will be used to having 3 save locations as usual in DQ games, so since DQIX is only offering 1 I expected every DS owner to buy 3 copies of the game. Strange that didn't happen.

Well, obviously the economy is stopping them from buying those extra copies.
Really a shame, too. Now Square will have to shut down production on all DS games because of this.

 

[Sage00]

Well, obviously the economy is stopping them from buying those extra copies.
Really a shame, too. Now Square will have to shut down production on all DS games because of this.

I've heard they've already turned around a shipment of 2 million DQIX carts due to these poor sales. They're all to be reflashed and replaced with Infinite Space by Sega.

 

[Oliver.S]

How about...One... Hundred... BILLION Copies!?!

(Just playing DQ V for the first time. God, I love this game. Just married Bianca)

 

[Rock_Man]

I've now updated these graphs through 6/28/09.

 

[dragonknight337]

(Just playing DQ V for the first time. God, I love this game. Just married Bianca)

I saved before and married each one. I finished the Bianca one first, now playing through Deborah, who is amazing for the amout of times she will insult everyone in the game. >_>

I really hope DQVI makes it in between the wait for this to come Stateside.

 

[farnham]

How about...One... Hundred... BILLION Copies!?!

(Just playing DQ V for the first time. God, I love this game. Just married Bianca)

yess!!

 

[FateBreaker]

A stupid question, but how much does DQIX cost in American monies? 3,000,000~ x ___ = ....

 

[wrowa]

A stupid question, but how much does DQIX cost in American monies? 3,000,000~ x ___ = ....

DQIX's MSRP is 5,980 Yen. That's round about 65 US-Dollar.

 

[dolemite]

DQIX's MSRP is 5,980 Yen. That's round about 65 US-Dollar.

rip off:lol

 

[Datschge]

It's rather cheap for a SEx game, 5980yen = US$64.65 = €46.35 = £39.94 atm. (beaten, but more numbers =P)

 

[wrowa]

rip off:lol

You think that's a rip off? Take a look at DQVIII's MSRP: 8,800 Yen. 95 US-Dollar.

 

[apotema]

sarcasm (plural sarcasms)
1. (uncountable) A form of humor that is marked by mocking with irony, sometimes conveyed in speech with vocal over-emphasis. Saying something that is opposite of what is intended to be meant.
2. (countable) An act of sarcasm

Sarkasmus
[1] beißende, bittere und verletzende Ironie
[2] Äußerung, die [1] enthält.

Sarcasmo se suele definir como ironía verbal dirigida a una víctima. El sarcasmo es una crítica indirecta.

Le sarcasme grec ancien σαρκασμός / sarkasmos) désigne une moquerie ironique, une raillerie tournant en dérision une personne ou une situation. Il est mordant, souvent même amer et blessant. Il peut être considéré comme une forme d'ironie piquante ou belliqueuse.

Best Lol in weeks

 

[donny2112]

Didn't know that. 7 months is very good for a DQ game and hard to beat.

The PS1 game launched in August and was on the charts until March helped by December being well after launch. With a July launch for the DS game, I can definitely see it giving the PS1 game a run for most time on the charts.

 

[FateBreaker]

You think that's a rip off? Take a look at DQVIII's MSRP: 8,800 Yen. 95 US-Dollar.

Holy shit. :lol :lol

Is FFXIII going to be, like, 12,000 Yen? Sheesh.

 

[AceBandage]

Holy shit. :lol :lol

Is FFXIII going to be, like, 12,000 Yen? Sheesh.

No, the Square Tax has been reduced a bit in recent years.

 

[frankie_baby]

No, the Square Tax has been reduced a bit in recent years.

unless squarenix want to make anywhere like as much money as they did off previous installments and then i could see them tryin to charge 200 bucks

 

[Dash Kappei]

Uhmmm... I don't believe those numbers.
Could be close to that in the end, I just don't think those are real and instead just an "educated guess" (lol)

 

[frankie_baby]

Uhmmm... I don't believe those numbers.
Could be close to that in the end, I just don't think those are real and instead just an "educated guess" (lol)

i dont trust those numbers but they really would not surprise me

 

[cvxfreak]

To be fair, just a year ago ¥5980 used to be only $53 or so.

 

[Eteric Rice]

No official numbers yet? What the hell...

 

[Pureauthor]

No official numbers yet? What the hell...

It's been said multiple times across various DQIX related threads that the numbers are unlikely to release until Tuesday. (They might leak earlier though, but why are you banking on that?)

 

[GhostSeed]

To be fair, just a year ago ¥5980 used to be only $53 or so.

Yeah the dollar to yen conversion sucks these days. Back in 1976 it was 300 yen = $1. :lol

 

[freddy]

I've now updated these graphs through 6/28/09.

The best graphs on GAF. Keep em coming.