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[The_lascar]

It's Taiko, so it's always awesome to me, i just don't know why this got more sales than the others.

Because it's the only one important release on Wii for this holiday season.

 

[LayLa]

Top 50 is up for Week 1, no Week 52 though

3DS - 25
WII - 8
PSP - 7
PS3 - 5
WIIU - 3
VITA - 1
DS - 1

that's 3DS largest week share so far btw

 

[electroplankton]

Top 50 is up for Week 1, no Week 52 though

3DS - 25
WII - 8
PSP - 7
PS3 - 5
WIIU - 3
VITA - 1
DS - 1

that's 3DS largest week share so far btw

Jeez; Vita sold just hardware basically.

 

[Orgen]

The bolded is the core of Nintendo's issue though, right?

If core gamers are only really buying a Nintendo system to play Nintendo games, and treat other devices as their primary gaming machines, then why would they pick up the Wii U versions of third party core games?

They're already heavily invested in another platform. If multiplayer is of interest to them, then presumably all their friends are on that platform as well.

Then, if the core audience for these third party ports isn't buying them in significant number, there's no point in third parties making them, and thus they don't go out of their way to develop them, which further reinforces the notion that Nintendo consoles are only for Nintendo games.

Either Nintendo needs to make and release games that keep the core audience constantly using the Wii U, or they need every third party game available (presumably through notable monetary incentives since many publishers are assuming it's not worth their while otherwise) so at least a core consumer has the option of making it their primary game machine.

As soon a drought sets it, it just sends people right back to their other machines instead of getting more invested in the Wii U. That's the biggest problem with having them in general.

To tie this more to Japan, if I was thinking about buying a Wii U, looked at upcoming console games, and decided what I really wanted to play was One Piece Musou 2, Dynasty Warriors 7, Lightning Returns, Dark Souls 2, and Metal Gear Solid V, my only option would be to just keep using my PS3, since as it stands none of those are actually on the platform I was thinking about getting. If that was the case, it's very plausible that I would just decide to stick with my PS3 and not bother picking up a Wii U until it had what I really wanted. If the Wii U had all of those games on the other hand, it would probably seem a lot more attractive than it does right now.

So I ultimately feel that they either need to A.) greatly increase first party output both in volume and variety to substitute third party support or B.) nail down across the board third party support to achieve what they seem to want to achieve (a system for Nintendo, "casual", and "core" audiences).

My point was that the first party offering is fine for now, with a good mixture of "casual/hardcore" and a diversity of genres.

The third party issue is there and always has been (and I see it's being discussed in the NPD thread) Tell me, do you buy Nintendo hardware? If the answer is yes, why? If you want all the games you said and you already have a PS3 what would you make to buy a One Piece 2 Wii U version? It's up to the developers to make a difference between versions, not up to Nintendo. Maybe we can fault Nintendo for the hardware, slow CPU and all that but in the end it's up to Ubisoft and co. to make the difference. If you rush a port and put a 60$ label next to it it's very difficult for a hardcore gamer to spend >400$ to get the console and the game if you have a cheaper alternative. It's no surprise that Zombie U is the best seller (from the third party games) right now because Ubi made a difference with the game.

About your solutions I think Nintendo is never going to do some games like CoD, Fifa... etc. to substitute third party support so they have to keep on talking with them and make sure that their next flagships titles get a Wii U version (and fund/publish exclusives like Bayonetta 2 and Lego City) but we'll see if they go this route for the second half of 2013.

 

[LayLa]

the last time any platform managed 25+ games in the top 50 was week 33 2009

 

[michaelius]

Kids got money, and despite the terrible sales generally, the Vita still gets a lot of coverage in magazines and pokes around at the top of most-wanted hardware lists.

That's because unlike certain other recently launched console Vita hardware is very atractive but has problems with soft and price.

 

[liger05]

Jeez; Vita sold just hardware basically.

So people went out and bought a Vita with no games. 2nd hand software I guess.

 

[SmokyDave]

So people went out and bought a Vita with no games. 2nd hand software I guess.

Digital. They bought 7 games each but all on PSN.



...maybe.

 

[Datschge]

the last time any platform managed 25+ games in the top 50 was week 33 2009

That long ago? *feels old*

 

[Nibel]

Digital. They bought 7 games each but all on PSN.



...maybe.

 

[electroplankton]

Digital. They bought 7 games each but all on PSN.



...maybe.

There's no way the majority of people bought a new platform with any retail game, also considering the fact that going digital is not the cheapest option.

 

[Nekki]

So Vita is just a paperweight? I don't get it, how can it sell relatively no software. I guess off-the-charts numbers could add up to somewhere around 30k.

 

[saichi]

Kids got money, and despite the terrible sales generally, the Vita still gets a lot of coverage in magazines and pokes around at the top of most-wanted hardware lists.

and yet it only sold 33K...

 

[hiska-kun]

21./19. [PS3] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational # <SPT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2012.11.22} (¥4.980)
22./28. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800)
23./18. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Dubbed Edition <ACT> (Square Enix) {2012.12.20} (¥7.980)
24./21. [3DS] Toriko: Gourmet Monsters! <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.12.13} (¥5.800)
25./26. [NDS] Pokèmon Black 2 / White 2 <RPG> (Pokèmon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800)
26./31. [3DS] Aikatsu! Cinderella Lesson <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.15} (¥5.040)
27./16. [PSP] AKB1/149: Love Election # <ADV> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.12.20} (¥7.329)
28./30. [WII] Inazuma Eleven Go Strikers 2013 <SPT> (Level 5) {2012.12.20} (¥4.980)
29./27. [WIU] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate # <ACT> (Capcom) {2012.12.08} (¥4.800)
30./14. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven 1-2-3!! Endou Mamoru Densetsu <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.12.27} (¥5.800)
31./00. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2013 <SPT> (Konami) {2012.11.01} (¥3.980)
32./29. [WII] Mario Party 9 <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.04.26} (¥5.800)
33./00. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2013 <SPT> (Konami) {2012.10.04} (¥7.980)
34./00. [3DS] Ouchi Mainichi Tamagotchi <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.22} (¥5.040)
35./00. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii <ACT> (Nintendo) {2009.12.03} (¥5.800)
36./00. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP the Best) <ACT> (Capcom) {2011.09.22} (¥2.990)
37./00. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl <FTG> (Nintendo) {2008.01.31} (¥6.800)
38./00. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Wii Remote Plus # <SPT> (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} (¥5.800)
39./00. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends <ETC> (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} (¥4.800)
40./00. [WII] Kirby's Return to Dream Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.10.27} (¥5.800)
41./00. [3DS] Dangerous Ji-San to 1000-nin no Otomodachi Yokoshima <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.22} (¥5.040)
42./00. [PSV] Call of Duty: Black Ops - Declassified <ACT> (Square Enix) {2012.12.20} (¥6.090)
43./00. [3DS] Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone <HOB> (Nintendo) {2012.09.13} (¥3.800)
44./00. [3DS] Mario Tennis Open <SPT> (Nintendo) {2012.05.24} (¥4.800)
45./00. [PSP] Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.07.14} (¥5.229)
46./00. [WII] Mario Kart Wii <RCE> (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} (¥5.800)
47./00. [3DS] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2013 <SPT> (Konami) {2012.11.01} (¥4.980)
48./00. [3DS] Nicola Kanshuu: Model Oshare Audition Platina <SLG> (Alchemist) {2012.11.08} (¥5.980)
49./00. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012: Definitive Edition <SPT> (Konami) {2012.12.13} (¥5.250)
50./00. [PSP] Little Battlers eXperience W <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.10.18} (¥4.980)

Top 50

3DS – 25
WII – 8
PSP – 7
PS3 - 5
WIU – 3
NDS – 1
PSV – 1

SOFTWARE

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|System | This Week  | Last Week  | Last Year  |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|  ALL  |  1.759.000 |  1.701.000 |  1.825.000 |  1.759.000 |  1.825.000 |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

[BishopLamont]

So Vita is just a paperweight? I don't get it, how can it sell relatively no software. I guess off-the-charts numbers could add up to somewhere around 30k.

Used games.

 

[Kazerei]

Black Ops Declassified is the only PSV game in the top 50 ... lulz

 

[Bruno MB]

12./00. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) - 34.529 / 375.062
17./13. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) - 28.001 / 349.960 (+6%)
45./00. [PSP] Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.07.14} (¥5.229)

What's with the sudden popularity of Taiko no Tatsujin? The franchise has revived.

 

[mclem]

The bolded is the core of Nintendo's issue though, right?

If core gamers are only really buying a Nintendo system to play Nintendo games, and treat other devices as their primary gaming machines, then why would they pick up the Wii U versions of third party core games?

They're already heavily invested in another platform. If multiplayer is of interest to them, then presumably all their friends are on that platform as well.

What strikes me as having the scope to make a big difference would be if Nintendo were able to produce an online game where - for whatever reason - you'd want to be on the Wii U even when not playing that game (through notifications about friends' actions in it?). Animal Crossing *could* perhaps do that, although it's always performed much better on handhelds, so that may not be a good choice.

 

[electroplankton]

43./00. [3DS] Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone <HOB> (Nintendo) {2012.09.13} (¥3.800)
44./00. [3DS] Mario Tennis Open <SPT> (Nintendo) {2012.05.24} (¥4.800)
47./00. [3DS] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2013 <SPT> (Konami) {2012.11.01} (¥4.980)
48./00. [3DS] Nicola Kanshuu: Model Oshare Audition Platina <SLG> (Alchemist)

What was the LTD of those games?
I'm surprised about Mario Tennis Open actually.

 

[Road]

Dengeki Sales: Dec 31 - Jan 06, 2013 (Week 1)

01. (01) [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo) - 124,336 / 2,035,343 (-19%)
02. (04) [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo) - 90,706 / 1,762,663 (+52%)
03. (05) [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Nintendo) - 57,783 / 460,243 (+0%)
04. (06) [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo) - 53,022 / 421,333 (-4%)
05. (03) [PSP] One Piece: Romance Dawn - Bouken no Yoake (Bandai Namco) - 45,341 / 278,346 (-28%)
06. (08) [WIU] Nintendo Land (Nintendo) - 43,289 / 248,022 (+6%)
07. (02) [3DS] Fantasy Life (Level 5) - 40,155 / 163,682 (-67%)
08. (15) [3DS] Run For Money Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-tachi kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco) - 39,161 / 395,420 (+56%)
09. (11) [3DS] Magician's Quest: Mahou no Machi (Konami) - 38,685 / 121,701 (+36%)
10. (07) [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 (Koei Tecmo) - 36,206 / 198,867 (-30%)
11. (24) [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) - 32,489 / ?
12. (12) [3DS] Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (Pokemon Co.) - 31,811 / ?
13. (10) [WII] Taiko Drum Master: Chougoukaban (Bandai Namco) - 30,956 / 336,066 (+8%)
14. (22) [3DS] Taiko Drum Master: Chibi Dragon to Fushigina Orb (Bandai Namco) - 29,944 / ?
15. (17) [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate [Best Price!] (Capcom) - 28,140 / ?
16. (09) [PS3] Yakuza 5: Yume, Kanaeshi Mono (SEGA) - 27,335 / 546,221 (-25%)
17. (23) [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters (Nintendo) - 26,161 / ?
18. (14) [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone Neppuu (Level 5) - 25,020 / ?
19. (20) [PS3] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational (SCE) - 22,711 / ?
20. (16) [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone Raimei (Level 5) - 22,195 / ?

*ST: Sell-through => estimated copies shipped.

Other software (first week / LTD):

2012-11-01 [PS3] Tales of Xillia 2 (Bandai Namco) - 340,000 / 422,000

Wii U so far:

- Total hardware: 686,000
- Total software: 966,000
- Tie-ratio: 1.4

http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/581/581413/
http://news.dengeki.com/soft/ranking/ranking.html (backup)

Dengeki Sales: Week 52, 2012 (Dec 24 - Dec 30)

Previous Dengeki Posts (Thanks Cap. Smoker!)
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012

 

[Nekki]

Used games.

For sure, but why buy a new piece of hardware for used games, go all the way and buy it used at a good price

 

[Mpl90]

Dengeki Sales: Dec 31 - Jan 06, 2013 (Week 1)

01. (01) [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo) - 124,336 / 2,035,343 (-19%)
02. (04) [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo) - 90,706 / 1,762,663 (+52%)
03. (05) [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Nintendo) - 57,783 / 460,243 (+0%)
04. (06) [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo) - 53,022 / 421,333 (-4%)
05. (03) [PSP] One Piece: Romance Dawn - Bouken no Yoake (Bandai Namco) - 45,341 / 278,346 (-28%)
06. (08) [WIU] Nintendo Land (Nintendo) - 43,289 / 248,022 (+6%)
07. (02) [3DS] Fantasy Life (Level 5) - 40,155 / 163,682 (-67%)
08. (15) [3DS] Run For Money Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-tachi kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco) - 39,161 / 395,420 (+56%)
09. (11) [3DS] Magician's Quest: Mahou no Machi (Konami) - 38,685 / 121,701 (+36%)
10. (07) [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 (Koei Tecmo) - 36,206 / 198,867 (-30%)
11. (24) [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) - 32,489 / ?
12. (12) [3DS] Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (Pokemon Co.) - 31,811 / ?
13. (10) [WII] Taiko Drum Master: Chougoukaban (Bandai Namco) - 30,956 / 336,066 (+8%)
14. (22) [3DS] Taiko Drum Master: Chibi Dragon to Fushigina Orb (Bandai Namco) - 29,944 / ?
15. (17) [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate [Best Price!] (Capcom) - 28,140 / ?
16. (09) [PS3] Yakuza 5: Yume, Kanaeshi Mono (SEGA) - 27,335 / 546,221 (-25%)
17. (23) [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters (Nintendo) - 26,161 / ?
18. (14) [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone Neppuu (Level 5) - 25,020 / ?
19. (20) [PS3] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational (SCE) - 22,711 / ?
20. (16) [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone Raimei (Level 5) - 22,195 / ?

*ST: Sell-through => estimated copies shipped.

Other software (first week / LTD):

2012-11-01 [PS3] Tales of Xillia 2 (Bandai Namco) - 340,000 / 422,000

Wii U so far:

- Total hardware: 686,000
- Total software: 966,000
- Tie-ratio: 1.4

NSMBU (421,333) + NL (248,022) + MH3U ( let's say 180k) = around 850k
Total Wii U software sold besides big three: around 116k

 

[Sammy Samusu]

36./00. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP the Best) <ACT> (Capcom) {2011.09.22} (¥2.990)

The prince is back!

 

[L Thammy]

Is there any way of clearly demonstrating that audiences have transitioned from consoles to handhelds?

We can obviously tell that one is current bigger than the other. I'm specifically talking about console owners moving on to handhelds rather than new audiences buying one or handheld systems.

I've tried looking at the number of titles with high sales numbers on each platform and the sales history of certain franchises, but I'm not sure if they demonstrate the right thing.

 

[squall23]

It's Taiko, so it's always awesome to me, i just don't know why this got more sales than the others. It's really derivative from Taiko ketteiban. The only new addition is a 4 player game that i've only played a couple of minutes.

It's the final Wii game, and it has as many songs as arcade versions (100+) alongside console exclusive songs.

 

[Chris1964]

so why did Vita sales increase???

Clearance price from retailers.

 

[ohlawd]

Clearance price from retailers.

Shoot, I can't even tell if this is a cheeky joke or it's real.

Or both?!

 

[zroid]

Jeez; Vita sold just hardware basically.

That is strange; sells 33k hardware but probably less than 10k software? Unless they're all going digital (ha ha).

EDIT: or yeah, used I guess.

 

[Road]

http://www.famitsu.com/news/201301/11027203.html

Famitsu December Top 10 (2012/11/26~2012/12/30/)

01 [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo) {2012-11-08} - 1,012,051 / 2,286,977
02 [PS3] Yakuza 5: Yume, Kanaeshi Mono (SEGA) {2012-12-06} - 521,856 / 521,856
03 [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Nintendo) {2012-12-06} - 391,078 / 391,078
04 [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo) {2012-12-08} - 381,315 / 381,315
05 [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo) {2012-07-28} - 368,524 / 1,780,493
06 [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone Neppuu / Raimei (Level 5) {2012-12-13} - 314,390 / 314,390
07 [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii: Chougoukaban (Bandai Namco) {2012-11-29} - 308,684 / 308,684
08 [PS3] Super Robot Wars OG 2nd (Bandai Namco) {2012-11-29} - 257,741 / 257,741
09 [3DS] Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney (Level 5) {2012-11-29} - 232,168 / 232,168
10 [PSP] One Piece: Romance Dawn - Bouken no Yoake (Bandai Namco) {2012-12-20} - 217,482 / 217,482

 

[The_lascar]

I just published my 2012 HW review, with some graphs: (Media Create numbers)

Yearly sales.

Weekly sales, without december. (with december)

Market share, 2011 and 2012.

Market share by company.

Total sales by units. Famitsu for 1999 to 2002, then Media Create.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Famitsu Readers Most Wanted

01 Monster Hunter 4 3DS Capcom
02 Dragon Qeust VII 3DS Nintendo
03 Shin Megami Tensei IV 3DS Atlus
04 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance PS3 Konami
05 Luigi's Mansion 2 3DS Nintendo
06 Dynasty Warriors 8 PS3 Koei Tecmo
07 Pikmin 3 Wii U Nintendo
08 Ace Attorney 5 3DS Capcom
09 Grand Theft Auto V PS3 Rockstar Games
10 Shining Ark PSP Sega
11 Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle PS3 Bandai Namco
12 Soul Sacrifice PSV Sony
13 Final Fantasy X HD PS3 Square Enix
14 Final Fantasy Versus XIII PS3 Square Enix
15 Summon Night 5 PSP Bandai Namco
16 Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII PS3 Square Enix
17 DmC Devil May Cry PS3 Capcom
18 God Eater 2 PSP Bandai Namco
19 Tales of Hearts R PSV Bandai Namco
20 Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus PSV Marvelous AQL
21 Dragon Quest X Wii U Square Enix
22 The Last Guardian PS3 Sony

Spoiler

23 The Last Remnant PS3 Square Enix

24 Super Robot Taisen UX 3DS Bandai Namco
25 Photo Kano Kiss PSV Kadokawa Games
26 The God and Fate Revolution Paradox PS3 Nippon Ichi
27 Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen PS3 Capcom
28 The Last of Us PS3 Sony
29 Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies 3DS Level 5
30 Macross 30 Ginga o Tsunagu Utagoe PS3 Bandai Namco

 

[phoenix3934]

02 Dragon Quest VII 3DS Nintendo

Is this a typo or Nintendo is publishing this game?

 

[Nekki]

Nice to see Luigi's Mansion and Pikmin 3 that high on the list

 

[squall23]

08 Ace Attorney 5 3DS Capcom
29 Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies 3DS Level 5

lol Level 5.

 

[ohlawd]

lol @ the bolded.

I like how the top 9 is similar to my own most wanted list. See Japan, me and you... we see eye to eye.

 

[zroid]

I'm kind of shocked Luigi's Mansion 2 as high as it is.

Famitsu Readers Most Wanted

29 Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies 3DS Level 5

Japan seriously just stopped caring about Layton out of nowhere, huh? It's going to be real sad if this game does worse than its predecessor which was a 3DS launch title

 

[hongcha]

Is this a typo or Nintendo is publishing this game?

Typo.

 

[Laughing Banana]

Famitsu Readers Most Wanted

01 Monster Hunter 4 3DS Capcom
02 Dragon Qeust VII 3DS Nintendo
03 Shin Megami Tensei IV 3DS Atlus
04 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance PS3 Konami
05 Luigi's Mansion 2 3DS Nintendo
06 Dynasty Warriors 8 PS3 Koei Tecmo
07 Pikmin 3 Wii U Nintendo
08 Ace Attorney 5 3DS Capcom
09 Grand Theft Auto V PS3 Rockstar Games
10 Shining Ark PSP Sega
11 Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle PS3 Bandai Namco
12 Soul Sacrifice PSV Sony
13 Final Fantasy X HD PS3 Square Enix
14 Final Fantasy Versus XIII PS3 Square Enix
15 Summon Night 5 PSP Bandai Namco
16 Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII PS3 Square Enix
17 DmC Devil May Cry PS3 Capcom
18 God Eater 2 PSP Bandai Namco
19 Tales of Hearts R PSV Bandai Namco
20 Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus PSV Marvelous AQL
21 Dragon Quest X Wii U Square Enix
22 The Last Guardian PS3 Sony

Spoiler

23 The Last Remnant PS3 Square Enix

24 Super Robot Taisen UX 3DS Bandai Namco
25 Photo Kano Kiss PSV Kadokawa Games
26 The God and Fate Revolution Paradox PS3 Nippon Ichi
27 Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen PS3 Capcom
28 The Last of Us PS3 Sony
29 Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies 3DS Level 5
30 Macross 30 Ginga o Tsunagu Utagoe PS3 Bandai Namco

The only ones I care about but with one caveat: FFXHD in Vita because it needs more full-fledged RPG damn it!

 

[Allan Holdsworth]

You shouldn't post that list, people are already trying to make serious analysis out of it...

 

[L Thammy]

It's a regularly occurring list generated from reader response, isn't it? It should be valid enough, but there should probably be a disclaimer with it.

As far as I know, it overly represents certain types of games (readers of a gaming magazine would be gaming enthusiasts after all) and it overly represents games that will soon release (they're on the front of people's minds).

 

[Wynnebeck]

Well it's nice to see Soul Sacrifice is on some readers' minds. I would love for it to do decent numbers come March so my Vita can live at least for another quarter. ;__;

 

[BowieZ]

Famitsu Readers Most Wanted

01 Monster Hunter 4 3DS Capcom
02 Dragon Qeust VII 3DS Nintendo
03 Shin Megami Tensei IV 3DS Atlus
04 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance PS3 Konami
05 Luigi's Mansion 2 3DS Nintendo
06 Dynasty Warriors 8 PS3 Koei Tecmo
07 Pikmin 3 Wii U Nintendo
08 Ace Attorney 5 3DS Capcom

dat Top 8 skewing for 3DS. Cray-cray. This beast will overtake DS LTD for sure.

 

[donny2112]

Japan seriously just stopped caring about Layton out of nowhere, huh? It's going to be real sad if this game does worse than its predecessor which was a 3DS launch title

1) It's a Famitsu most wanted list.
2) Layton is more casual based, whereas Famitsu tends toward the RPG/hardcore (i.e. the real hardcore) reader base.

 

[tehrik-e-insaaf]

Anyone wanna guess what 3DS will end the year at?

Remember Pokemon X+Y are coming, Monster Hunter 4 is coming, and there are still a bunch of releases we don't know much about yet...

I wouldn't be surprised if the week Monster Hunter 4 launches, the 3DS sells 600 or 700k

 

[zroid]

1) It's a Famitsu most wanted list.
2) Layton is more casual based, whereas Famitsu tends toward the RPG/hardcore (i.e. the real hardcore) reader base.

Fair enough... but seeing PLvAA's performance, coupled with how much higher AA is on the list than PL -- it doesn't inspire much confidence.

 

[MasterSheen]

Anyone wanna guess what 3DS will end the year at?

Remember Pokemon X+Y are coming, Monster Hunter 4 is coming, and there are still a bunch of releases we don't know much about yet...

I wouldn't be surprised if the week Monster Hunter 4 launches, the 3DS sells 600 or 700k

Err...no.

I'm guessing 3DS sells 6.5m this year.

 

[zroid]

Err...no.

I'm guessing 3DS sells 6.5m this year.

he means the week of MH4, lol

edit: actually wait, maybe I misunderstood you

 

[donny2112]

edit: actually wait, maybe I misunderstood you

Yeah. DS might've hit 600K the week it did 598K, if it weren't for the onset of shortages, but that was like a perfect storm with Brain Training 2 releasing after the DS had been building momentum all year with Brain Training, Animal Crossing, and Mario Kart. PSP did its highest week ever at over 300K with the release of MHP3, so probably something around that (or maybe even 400K) may be more reasonable.

 

[zroid]

Ahh, alright then!

 

[tehrik-e-insaaf]

Well my only reasoning for the 600k number is that --- MH4 is like Call of Duty Modern Warfare for Japan... It typically attracts an audience that does not play Nintendo products (as much) but more the PSP... It is the most anticipated game in Japan right now on Famitsu's Most Wanted... I think it will sell a million units the first week of release and will probably be Capcom's biggest game sales-wise ever (will probably easily eclipse Biohazard 2 on PSX)... I think a modified Monster Hunter 4 specific 3DSXL (perhaps with second stick?) and packed-in game could set records... Knowing Nintendo/Capcom I'm sure they are trying to do a limited edition bundle... if they go the second stick route, I can totally see people double-dipping for that

As for 6.5 million number... that is a good guess actually... For Nintendo to sell 10 million units of hardware it would need to average 200k per week for 52 weeks... 6.5 million is about 130k per week for 52 weeks which is aggressive but reasonable... Given the lineup and the past success of the DS... I imagine anything <5 million in hardware sales this year would be a HUGE dissappointment... If Nintendo gets a stready stream of innovative first-party content out throughout the year... I could see them hitting up to 10 million units which would be remarkable