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Media Create Sales: Week 14, 2012 (Apr 02 - Apr 08)
- Thread starter Chris1964
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so soon!
frankie_baby
Member
My birthday yay! Not that i'd want a game in japanese for a pressie lol
JoshuaJSlone
Member
Somebody should've told them that before they made the Wii U a TV DS rather than an evolution of the remote/nunchuk.
Circuitry's fine. Battery needs to shrink and/or they need battery tech that doesn't mind a big hole in the middle of a cell.
BishopLamont
Banned
Whether CPP does get into the revision or not depends on how much Nintendo and third parties want it. CPP is obviously the testing grounds for that, its all behind the scenes and I doubt we'll know any better until the revision details start to come out.
When Nintendo releases a game that can't be played without the CPP, then I'll believe they're working on a two analog, four shoulder button revision.
Holy crap, talk about legs.
BishopLamont
Banned
20./27. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends <ETC> (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} (¥4.800) - 4.299 / 533.026
These are legs, I had faith. Its the only launch game still charting. People thought Layton would outsell it, but I knew Nintendogs would only sell more as the system got cheaper and the library expands.
I can see the two analog happening, but four shoulder buttons is unnecessary.
Back in the Top 20 more than a year after release is pretty impressive. I wonder if anything else ever made it to the Top 20 more than a year after release with a smaller LTD?
I really wouldn't be surprised to see it crack a million eventually. It'll take another couple years, but I could see it selling a few thousand every week for a long time to come still.
BishopLamont
Banned
Nothing comes to mind. Games that have lasted a whole year tend to have sold more than 500k, usually casual games. But Nintendogs is in a unique situation where the hardware wasn't selling great until the price drop and the market in general has diminished compared to previous years where the DS was selling great. If this was 2006/2007 Nintendogs wouldn't even be in the top 50 since the raw numbers are so low, but its a launch title and expecting it to do better than it already is, is pretty foolish. Its also benefited by being the only real casual title from the DS era that isn't also a core title (Mario, zelda, etc etc). I have no doubt that if Nintendogs wasn't a launch title and it was to be released around now, where the 3DS hardware is doing well, the LTD would be better eventually.
Similar performing titles would be Family Fishing or Go Vacation, where if the hardware was selling better, the games would have sold even more.
I think a more optimal situation for Nintendo would be to release SM3DL as a launch title and Nintendogs during the holiday. It would have shown whether the price or the software was the bigger factor to the 3DS taking off, or whether the system sellers was enough to sell the 3DS at $250, without the need of the drastic price drop. But realistically SM3DL wouldn't have been ready for launch and launching early rather than later was the better move for Nintendo. People are more likely to pick up Nintendogs too, since the userbase is bigger and during the holiday more casual gamers are likely to pick it up as a gift.
SM3DL launch, MK7/OOT around June, MH for holiday. Everything would benefit if this was the case, especially since alot of third party games wouldn't have been pushed back, and we would have seen a Vita performing even worse than it is right now.
Nintendo needs a Mario for Wii-U's launch, its probably why they've shown NSMB Mii already, its the best thing besides a new hit IP that is guaranteed to move systems.
That is exactly how I felt too.
The ecosystem just wasn't right for Nintendogs + cats at launch. Now it is.
Not since at least 1996 according to Famitsu. Next is Taiko 2 DS which was #26 in a Golden Week week in 2009 at 566K just over 12 months since release. Nintendogs + cats is the smallest one on record.
It should continue with the release of more games that are favorable to that audience.
I guess this is the best thread for this, he's now Ex-Greater China chief executive though.
Microsoft Gives Beijing Mixed Reviews
That possibly includes Hong Kong and Taiwan, but still surprising to see twice as many Xbox 360s in "Greater China" than Japan. I doubt software sales are very high though.
Microsoft Gives Beijing Mixed Reviews
That possibly includes Hong Kong and Taiwan, but still surprising to see twice as many Xbox 360s in "Greater China" than Japan. I doubt software sales are very high though.
Hey - thanks for doing the research!
I'd take these numbers with a HUGE grain of salt though. Corporations are notorious for making up bullshit numbers to suit their agenda whenever they are trying to nudge governments to pass legislation that is favourable to their agenda.
Yeah, there's certainly no way to verify them. Still interesting though.
I really agree. I think that other similar titles could help it in growing again.
I think that Brain training will have a similar destiny: low start but long legs, maybe with bigger numbers.
Nintendo will have to try something new and original to regain a part of that audience again.
That was the riskier bet Stumpy ever took (that I remember).
Dr. Feel Good
Banned
I think the days of Brain Training have passed.
Black/White is at almost 5.5m and still charting around the Top 30 in MC. This is almost a Capcom type move (MHP2 -> MHP2G) to release the next game in the series when the first is still hanging around. I guess the DS already being past its end point is pushing it up more than they'd do otherwise. Still, a very interesting situation: first real "sequel" in the series, released on a "dead" platform (will test impact of BC), and closest launch to previous mainline (not including remakes) all for a multi-million selling series. Lots of variables here. Will maybe see just how much "power" Pokemon really has.
The huge inactive userbase DS has right now is beneficial only to mega sellers. I don't see a scenario B/W 2 underperforms. It won't hit 5 million but 4+ million should be a lock.
Maybe GameFreak will give the sales target. With Black/White they expected Diamond/Pearl sales and they achieved it.
Maybe GameFreak will give the sales target. With Black/White they expected Diamond/Pearl sales and they achieved it.
Little Battler eXperience for 3DS will be released the 5th of July for ¥4,400.
http://andriasang.com/con0o0/danbol_senki_3ds_date/
http://andriasang.com/con0o0/danbol_senki_3ds_date/
So, 3DS July
Little Battler eXperience Baku Boost
Etrian Odissey IV
Rune Factory IV
Taiko no Tatsujin
So far, pretty good month, and it still lacks the first party offering...aside Calcio bit, which should be for July, IIRC. I think there could be another Nintendo game in July, or maybe they'll wait for August and Obon to unleash something ( Animal Crossing?)
What's Calcio Bit? An italian eShop game about soccer?
slaughterking
Member
Japan has it so good. I'm jealous.
electroplankton
Banned
Well, all are potential +100k sellers, so it's a pretty good line-up considering that Nintendo games will keep selling (Mario Tennis Open will be a May release).
Pureauthor
Member
Let's see how EO 4 does in the transition to the 3DS.
Despite it looking like more of the same I hope it does well, an RPG like EO is always nice to have available to play.
electroplankton
Banned
I can see both EOIV and RF4 doing better than the last entries on DS.
I kinda think EOIV will be a bit lower than EOIII, but still better than original EO.
BishopLamont
Banned
I remember someone comparing 3DS and saying its July is just as worse as the Vita's with only one game. Like there was no way more games could be announced from now til then.
Moor-Angol
Banned
What's Calcio Bit? An italian eShop game about soccer?
take a look : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYnZXtc5UBw
I think it will sell waaaay less than the DS episodes. But I don't know if it's definetely "passed"
I agree also with you, in fact I was comparing it to Nintendogs, that's it's not performing as a brand new phenomena.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Don't you mean June?
PSV: Gundam, Persona, Monkey Ball, Metal Gear Solid
3DS: Culdcept, Gon Baku
Ruh roh.
I'm ready to see a Fire Emblem doing similarly to a Super Robot Taisen. My sword is ready.
frankie_baby
Member
Well theres always a little pair of ds games in june
DaSorcerer7
Member
Sammy Samusu
Member
NiN logo.
Anoop mentioned local multi-player, so I'm guessing Level-5 is planning to offer DLC? Oh oh oh.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
They'll most certainly be a hardware bump, Persona despite being a port of an old game had an anime released recently that did quite well , the other games in that list probably won't have much a effect. I'm expecting it to cap at just below 20k in June before starting to drop down again.
Opus Angelorum
Member
Above 10k again?
If Nintendo makes enough units for pre-order... Didn't retailer have to stop taking pre-orders for B&W a week or so before it was released?
how much does it cost now?
Ugh, the 3DS has shit battery life as it is. Don't make the battery smaller!
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
3DS also has two pretty big titles at the end of May (DQ Monsters, Mario Tennis) that will likely continue to sell more in June than any of Vita's comeback foursome.
Exterminieren
Banned
This, of course, ignores Japan's biggest games of the year.
Pokemon Black and White 2 will probably bring a boost to 3DS, as well as selling 3+ million worth of software.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
It's a DS game, first of all. And the thing about sequels to established franchises is that the sequels are usually bought by people who already own the original so no spike in hardware. (unless Nintendo does a 3DS pokemon bundle)