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[ShockingAlberto]

Well done Luigi

Defending the top spot like a queen

I am transfixed by this

At first I thought it was playing in reverse, but no, she actually caught that chair

 

[NotLiquid]

What exactly is the Wii U holding onto? Its sales dropped from the previous week and the Vita still outsold it.

It's a bad hardware drop all around but they're phasing out pretty even at this point. Vita's 12k drop is kinda bad news. Wii U dropping merely 8k is kind of surprising considering last week's games didn't kick off that great.

 

[ffdgh]

What exactly is the Wii U holding onto? Its sales dropped from the previous week and the Vita still outsold it.

Drops were almost the same for both systems. Wii U dropped 35%. Vita Dropped 39%.

Ok let me rephrase that. I`m suprised wii u didn't drop more and vita dropped less.

Sorry about that.

 

[ArtHands]

It seems like vita's honeymoon period is over.

 

[Road]

3rd week:

[WII] Super Mario Galaxy - 43.317 / 378.007
[WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 71.803 / 525.525
[3DS] Super Mario 3D Land - 52.793 / 485.377

[3DS] Luigi's Mansion 2 - 64.046 / 467.571

Famitsu.

 

[Soriku]

Didn't expect Vita to drop so much. I thought it'd be good for another 20k+ week.

Nice for KH.

 

[lunchwithyuzo]

lol why did they even bother?

Still sold better than the Wii U version, lol.

Muramasa kicking DQX and G&W butts still.

Not according to Superior Tracker.

 

[Cheebo]

Yet Nintendo thought game and wario was perfect for Wii U.

If anything, the better strategy would be to release Game and Wario on 3DS where it belongs since its a handheld franchise, and Luigi's Mansions 2 should be on the Wii U.

3DS is their primary platform, so it makes sense for it to get the more top tier software.

 

[Father_Brain]

Dunno but pretty soon the only system with positive growth YoY will be the Vita!

Hey, Wii U was selling zero units this time last year!

 

[Sadist]

Again: Animal Crossing NL over 3 million and Mario Kart 7 over 2 million.

 

[mclem]

I do think both games can coexist, and Luigi might have good legs after all. Not to reach the 1 million mark, of course.

Y'know, I'm not quite sure about that. I don't think it's in any way likely but I do think it's a genuine possibility over the lifetime of the hardware, and I didn't think anything like that before launch.

How did the GC one do in Japan in the end? Very different circumstances, I know, but...?

 

[?oe?oe]

Where are the people who said Luigi would get 300K LTD?

 

[Mpl90]

From the other thread, it seems Vita is suffering supply constraints.

 

[StreetsAhead]

3DS has a couple of quiet weeks before Tomodachi hits.

We'll see next week if Rolling Western/Freaky Forms chart in Famitsu, though.

 

[Doogdogg]

Again: Animal Crossing NL over 3 million and Mario Kart 7 over 2 million.

AC been well over 3 million weeks ago.

 

[shinra-bansho]

Famitsu has some note of Vita "scarcity" according to google translate, although I'm not sure how much credence to give it? I guess we'll see in a week.

Also, One Piece seems to be holding surprisingly well??

 

[daxgame]

Luigi going full force over 500k!

Layton finally at 200k retail *sigh*

Vita can't catch a break... hopefully it will stabilize around 15k though

New Super Mario Bros. 2 around 2 million next week

Game & Wario hopefully out of charts next week.

 

[Rocky]

Didn't expect Vita to drop so much. I thought it'd be good for another 20k+ week.

Nice for KH.

Actually, in the Week13 thread there was mention that the Vita is having a supply constraint in Japan. There's links there to sources too.

 

[neo2046]

go Luigi go !

(the gif is taken from another member here)

 

[Santiako]

Luigi is selling much better than I thought it would, it's doing 3D Land numbers (even though it won't have the legs of 3D Land).

 

[DragonSworne]

3DS is their primary platform, so it makes sense for it to get the more top tier software.

Nintendo doesn't seem to think so otherwise Pikmin 3 would be on 3DS and out already.

Nintendo is really inconsistent with their handheld and console strategy, there seems to be very little logic behind which games appear on which systems.

 

[Earthpainting]

Dang, home consoles look like they're pretty much dead in Japan. That said, I expected WiiU to drop harder than it did, so I guess that's something.

Luigi's Mansion is doing better than I thought as well.

 

[DaBoss]

From the other thread, it seems Vita is suffering supply constraints.

Famitsu has some note of Vita "scarcity" according to google translate, although I'm not sure how much credence to give it? I guess we'll see in a week.

Well that is interesting.

 

[donny2112]

Since I'm actually here and caught up to date now...

Famitsu Apr 1-7, 2013

01./01. [3DS] Luigi's Mansion 2 (Nintendo) - 64,046 / 467,571 (-37%)
02./03. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Tobidase (Jumping Out!) (Nintendo) - 52,349 / 3,391,972 (-14%)
03./04. [PS3] One Piece: Kaizoku Musou 2 (Pirate Warriors 2) (Namco Bandai Games) - 25,623 / 350,488 (-54%)
04./08. [PS3] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2013 (Konami) - 14,775 / 149,773 (-42%)
05./10. [PSP] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2013 (Konami) - 12,969 / 115,883 (-40%)
06./09. [WIU] Game & Wario (Nintendo) - 12,811 / 36,806 (-47%)
07./16. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission (Namco Bandai Games) - 11,698 / 153,760 (+9%)
08./00. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii Super Deluxe Edition (Namco Bandai Games) - 10,899 / 440,803
09./07. [WIU] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Online (Square Enix) - 10,833 / 47,287 (-70%)
10./05. [PSV] Oboro Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Marvelous) - 9,315 / 48,563 (-76%)
11./20. [PSP] Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment (Namco Bandai Games) - 9,108 / 162,338 (-7%)
12./02. [PSP] Fate/Extra CCC (Marvelous) - 8,848 / 80,830 (-88%)
13./00. [PS3] Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge (Koei-Tecmo) - 8,743 / NEW
14./21. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo) - 8,677 / 2,004,624 (-10%)
15./14. [PS3] Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix (Square Enix) - 8,649 / 186,260 (-39%)
16./12. [PSV] One Piece: Kaizoku Musou 2 (Pirate Warriors 2) (Namco Bandai Games) - 7,075 / 77,280 (-55%)
17./06. [PSP] Dungeon Travelers 2: Ouritsu Tokoshan to Manono no Fuuin (The Royal Library and the Seal of the Demon) (Aqua Plus) - 6,745 / 44,023 (-82%)
18./25. [3DS] Professor Layton and the Legacy of Super Civilization A (Level 5) - 6,348 / 203,109 (-16%)
19./17. [PSV] Soul Sacrifice (SCEI) - 6,052 / 162,238 (-41%)
20./30. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) - 5,879 / 2,007,125 (-1%)
21./00. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 G (BEST) (Capcom) - 5,607 / 259,298
22./26. [3DS] Dragon Quest VII (Square Enix) - 5,564 / 1,192,135 (-24%)
23./23. [3DS] Pretty Rhythm: My * Deco Rainbow Wedding (Takara Tomy) - 5,264 / 46,672 (-35%)
24./19. [3DS] Super Robot Taisen UX (Namco Bandai Games) - 5,133 / 154,800 (-48%)
25./00. [PSP] HatsuKare * Renai Debut Sengen! (First Boyfriend * Declaration of First Love) (FuRyu) - 5,111 / NEW
26./13. [WII] PreCure All-Stars: Zenin Shuugou * Let's Dance! (Namco Bandai Games) - 5,014 / 19,860 (-66%)
27./00. [PS3] Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft) - 4,536 / 70,333
28./22. [PS3] Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness (Nippon Ichi Software) - 4,269 / 67,278 (-54%)
29./28. [PS3] Shin Sangoku Musou 7 (Koei-Tecmo) - 4,188 / 306,895 (-42%)
30./00. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Namco Bandai Games) - 4,185 / 442,558

 

[Scum]

Luigi really should have been multiplatform on Wii U and 3DS.

I don't agree with this. But it does bold well for more games with Luigi in the starring role. Maybe the Luigi DLC for NSMBU will do good.

 

[Palette Swap]

An interesting week software wise, with few new releases. That shows which software has some legs.

Go Go Luigi!

Vita dropped pretty hard and the Wii U dropped less than what I expected. Though everything dropped this week.

Weird statement considering Vita dropped 39% and WiiU 35%. I'd say both are dropping.

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

but it's probably already fair to call it a failure from Sony's perspective

Huh?

 

[allan-bh]

Game & Wario hold better than Dragon Quest X

 

[donny2112]

01./01. [3DS] Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) - 68.423 / 459.413 (-38%)

Hmmm, death if LM2 cross 450k this week.

 

[Magicpaint]

From the other thread, it seems Vita is suffering supply constraints.

Would make sense. It has been doing a good job holding on post price drop and this week's drop is a bit too severe in comparison. I was expecting something in the mid 20ks.

 

[ULTROS!]

Still sold better than the Wii U version, lol.



Not according to Superior Tracker.

Muramasa's at 48k whereas DQ and G&W are at 47k and 36k...

 

[NotLiquid]

Game & Wario hold better than Dragon Quest X

Previous thread had mentioned that DQX is top on the eShop charts so they're most likely kind of even.

 

[HoJu]

Should Nintendo just cancel Game & Wario in Japan?

 

[cw_sasuke]

There're people saying that Japanese will stop buying Luigi because Nintendo is advertising Tomodachi. With 3DS huge installed base, I do think both games can coexist, and Luigi might have good legs after all. Not to reach the 1 million mark, of course.

That's like saying MH4 will stop selling once Pokemon X/Y are released - those are totally different games which don't substitute each other that way. AC will also keep on selling once TD is released, though their might target the same consumers.

 

[DaBoss]

Weird statement considering Vita dropped 39% and WiiU 35%. I'd say both are dropping.

That's not the point. I expected Vita to hold out at around 25K, while I expected the Wii U to drop to around 10K. They both did not match my expectations. Though it seems the Vita has had supply constraints, so it could be possible it was due to that it only sold 19K.

:lol

 

[Celine]

3rd week:

[WII] Super Mario Galaxy - 43.317 / 378.007
[WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 71.803 / 525.525
[3DS] Super Mario 3D Land - 52.793 / 485.377

[3DS] Luigi's Mansion 2 - 64.046 / 467.571

Famitsu.

Go Luigi kick your inferior brother ass.

 

[Plinko]

Luigi's Mansion should have been a Wii U title.

Either way, I'm happy it's doing so well. Amazing game. It's probably my favorite game of the last 5 years.

 

[serplux]

14./21. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo) - 8,677 / 2,004,624 (-10%)

And another one passes the mark (MK7 did so last week).

 

[crinale]

DQX will benefit from subscription so I think SE is ok with sales numbers.

 

[Canis lupus]

Vita was supply constrained?

 

[Redhood]

Vita is now supply constrained in Japan. I don't know why though.
(also mentioned in Famitsu Ranking.)

Reposting this to add to the discussion.

That's for real. Go to Yodobashi or any big retailer and they'll tell you they hand you one at middle of May or something.

For real? There is a wait list?

 

[cw_sasuke]

No way, vita being a port machine hurt it. 3DS is a unique platform with its own games.

Vita being a port machine is what's keeping the console alive at this point and this won't change in the near future - God Eater 2, FFX HD etc. are Vita biggest upcoming titles. But yeah of course Luigi is and should be 3DS exclusive, gotta sell your system.

 

[Father_Brain]

Huh?

The intent of any price cut is to create a lasting, sustained increase in demand, not a few weeks to a month of significantly improved sales before it craters back to its current levels. And given how weak Vita's third-party support is beyond niche publishers, I assume that changing their minds was one of Sony's main goals.

As for reports of low supply; might be true, but I'm skeptical that it amounts to much given the software lineup for the next few months, and that none of the March releases are showing particularly good legs.

 

[Hero of Legend]

07./16. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission (Namco Bandai Games) - 11,698 / 153,760 (+9%)

Insane, fucking insane.

 

[Madouu]

I am transfixed by this

At first I thought it was playing in reverse, but no, she actually caught that chair

While holding onto her handbag!

Also, everybody commentend on this but I'm happy to see Luigi's mansion continuing to perform better than even the most optimistic expectations. The game deserves it!

 

[StreetsAhead]

Famitsu said shortages at some stores.

 

[SmokyDave]

I'm kinda impressed that the Vita is still at 20k. The news of supply constraints just cements that.

I'm also in the camp that thinks LM2 should've been a Wii-U game.

 

[serplux]

3rd week:

[WII] Super Mario Galaxy - 43.317 / 378.007
[WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 71.803 / 525.525
[3DS] Super Mario 3D Land - 52.793 / 485.377

[3DS] Luigi's Mansion 2 - 64.046 / 467.571

Famitsu.

If it were November and not April, I'd almost say that Luigi has a chance to get to a million.

 

[frankie_baby]

Can anyone with a Japanese Wii u check how dq10 is doing on the eshop charts?

 

[Exterminieren]

I see no reason to say that Luigi isn't following 3D Mario patterns.

Obviously it won't have 3D Land legs, but I don't see why it being a million seller in the fullness of time is such a daft prediction.