Japanese people have internet too. They probably know of the US/Pal drops. Though I doubt it's the main reason behind the drop.
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Media Create Sales: Week 36, 2013 (Sep 02 - Sep 08)
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DarkLordMalik
Member
As Duckroll explained, they might have stopped shipping new copies and it is not a bomba per se since it sold really well in its launch week.
The sales-age guys know better though since they might have the shipment numbers.
PlumCantaloupe
Member
Those Vita numbers are bad; but all my Nintendo eyes see is how the WiiU is even worse.
Wow at 3DS. Wonder if we will see >100k with MH and Pokemon ... especially if combined with 2DS numbers.
Wow at 3DS. Wonder if we will see >100k with MH and Pokemon ... especially if combined with 2DS numbers.
michaelius
Banned
Well there are two options:
A) It was just PR speak to increase consumer confidence
B) he is delusional and lost contact with reality
I'm expecting 200k next week and at least 150-200k on Pokemon release
180k is good for a game that was in development for ages and probably extremely expensive? I don´t know.
Bruno MB
Member
Next week 3DS will be +250k.
Me too but that price is not only cheap but very much in the impulse buy territory.
Its a pretty unique move to save a system so I'm very curious to see how things turn out.
Personally I still think its a genius idea.
Opus Angelorum
Member
Are you serious? I expect much, much more than 100k.
Canis lupus
Member
250k, MH4 1.5m, its gonna be huuuuuge.
1st Course
Member
Code:
03./01. [PS3] JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle # <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.29} (¥7.980) - 19.720 / 445.437 (-95%)Word of mouth seems to be doing its job here.
Doczu
Member
Well i know a lot more offensive words which i don't use (because they're offensive), but never thought that "jap" is taken so harsh (used it a lot, never got a response for using it), but ok, point taken.
The 2DS isn't announced for Japan.
Prince Vultan
Banned
Japan essentially a one console market now.
Wonder how long that situation is going to be sustainable.
Wonder how long that situation is going to be sustainable.
Exterminieren
Banned
You don't need to wonder. MH4 and XY are going to bring more than 20K new buyers, I can guarantee it.
Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
sorry for the probably old questions, but:
does the price drop of the Wii U will hit Japan too?
does the 2ds will be released in Japan?
when the new Vita model and the VitaTv will hit Japan?
thx
Mother of god...and people were shocked by Sony focusing on VIta (new model, bunch of new games, VitaTv) for this Christmas in Japan (I know that Sony portable is no Nintendo portable, but I also know that Nintendo home is no Sony home, so I find perfectly smart to try the relaunch of your portable in a market that is heavily portable oriented, especially if you have no competitor - look at the Wii U.....)
does the price drop of the Wii U will hit Japan too?
does the 2ds will be released in Japan?
when the new Vita model and the VitaTv will hit Japan?
thx
381k would be better though, then it would pass Wii.
Mother of god...and people were shocked by Sony focusing on VIta (new model, bunch of new games, VitaTv) for this Christmas in Japan (I know that Sony portable is no Nintendo portable, but I also know that Nintendo home is no Sony home, so I find perfectly smart to try the relaunch of your portable in a market that is heavily portable oriented, especially if you have no competitor - look at the Wii U.....)
people thought this about DS before Nintendogs, Brain Training, etc. Nintendo is working on blue ocean projects for Wii U that could catch on in a similar fashion. they also have trump cards like a full featured Animal Crossing or Pokemon release
what's striking me this week is the prolonged sales of some of these 3DS games. it's hard to imagine thousands of people continuing to buy these older titles week after week, especially with the used games market and option to download.
Apophis2036
Banned
So the 3DS should break the Wii lifetime sales by the end of the year ?.
How many copies do you guys think MH4 and Pokemon will sell in their first week ?.
How many copies do you guys think MH4 and Pokemon will sell in their first week ?.
They need to do a big price drop, just games won't do it.
Same as they did with the 3DS.
Well, of course it is PR speak. I'm sure that everyone at Nintendo knows very well that their current line-up is lacking, but they can hardly say that publically.
DarkLordMalik
Member
You do realize that it is on PC as well and who knows, the numbers on PC might be a lot better than PS3. They are already facing issues with server due to the high load and the overall reception of the game has been positive so far minus the server woes, so word of mouth should be positive.
Glass Rebel
Member
Try end of the month.
3DS is doing almost 80k after two weeks with no new releases, and the numbers are increasing week after week. It will be much higher than 100k.
2DS has not been announced for Japan so far.
you know there is something wrong with the console when the 360 version of splinter cell sells better
Sho_Nuff82
Member
90% drops on JoJo and FF? Why?
Canis lupus
Member
What are these blue ocean strategy projects for the Wii U?
-We don't know. Wii U in Japan was already more cheap than in US before price drop (considering 1 dollar - 100 yen)
-Is not announced.
-Vita 2000 - oct 10 / Vita TV - nov 14
They might not, even though they probably should, the yen has weakened quite a bit since the Wii U launched so it's already selling for roughly the same amount as the system will in the US after the price drop.
2 days.
more like in 3 or 4 weeks, latest at the 12th October.
Back to 2011 on Dead or Alive Dimension launch Tecmo say is disappointed with sales.
But DoA was not really a new game.
DoA 4 is all new and sell very bad two times.
But Tecmo is not complain now.
Please Tecmo go back to 3DS and release spotpass DoA content on eShop.
PS: Sorry my English.
But DoA
was not really a new game.DoA 4 is all new and sell very bad two times.
But Tecmo is not complain now.
Please Tecmo go back to 3DS and release spotpass DoA
content on eShop.PS: Sorry my English.
Kenshin001
Member
I say wow. That's a flop of epic proportions. They've been advertising it a lot on TV here too.
Glass Rebel
Member
JoJo has pretty bad word of mouth
Retailers throwing Wii U units into the Pacific Ocean to make room for Monster Hunter and Pokémon
michaelius
Banned
There's more X360 sold in Japan and they have dedicated userbase which likes western games.
I'd rather point out that X360 version sold nearly as much as W101
AranhaHunter
Banned
It is. The R&D probably didn't cost Sony much money so if it fails, then well, back to square one. If it succeeds, it could give the vita a boost and more dev support.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Except in the case of the DS
1) it was portable, which has always been a stronghold for Nintendo (so it was easy to have faith it would turn around. 3DS is same in this regard)
2) High quality games didn't need huge development cycles (no fear that Nintendo could get the games out there quickly)
3) Was considerably less expensive
I've predicted it before and I'll predict it again. I see Mario 3D not moving many Wii U units. It will sell primarily to the people who own one already.
DarkLordMalik
Member
Not as epic flop as The Wonderful 101 since the team wasn't big but still a huge flop!
Opus Angelorum
Member
Really? I thought they would have sent it to die.
ThatStupidLion
Member
honestly who wants a vita when MH4 and pokemanz is on the horizon