Media Create Sales: Week 46, 2011 (Nov 14 - Nov 20)

It's kinda funny.

"Level-5 is the new Square Enix!"

Square Enix publishes Western FPS and it outsells Level-5's big budget RPG by 3-1.
 
First day impressions for Wednesday releases are positive from retailers. Many games perform well. Zelda and 7th Dragon 2020 are the top sellers.
 
Pretty surprised at Ninokuni.

I hope they still localize this and don't cancel it or anything from these sales. Maybe it'll find a better audience in the west...(doubt it, unfortunately) *sad face*

Impressive for MW3. Square-Enix's name on it might've helped sales, but wonder if this is a indication that shooters are becoming more viable in Japan.
 
Maybe people have wisened up to the traps that are Level 5 games. I know I'm stupid enough to crack and get stuck with another bastion of mediocrity because of pretty footage
 
Hmm, not that I was expecting Ni no Kuni to do "big numbers", but at least close to the DS-version numbers. :/

It seems quite natural that an RPG targeted towards a young audience would sell a great deal more on the DS than on the PS3 in general. But the relation between the two games is a bit weird as well, and I'm not quite sure what other games we can compare it too. If it had been a proper sequel I would agree that it's doing shockingly bad regardless of platform installbase and demographics and that the franchise is doomed, but if it's just a remake with extra content, which it sounds like on most people, I don't really understand why anyone expected it to sell at all.
 
the DS version must've been pretty bad. i can't find any other explanation to this.

The DS version had pretty good legs though, I know it had huge price collapse, but still. Bad games don't sell that long even with the low price.

Also the game is targeted toward kids mostly, and the hefty price may have kept a lot of them from buying the game.


fps beat jrpg in japan too now? the world has gone mad.

Maybe you said it in jest but that's a pretty dumb comment.
 
So since Ni no Kuni is bomba, what are the chances of me scoring that PS3 game + book set from Japan? Still unlikely unless I pre-ordered the game? :/
 
Too bad about Ni no Kuni I want games like that to succeed as much as possible.

When will the 3ds hardware number start going up again? Should be soon no?
 
01./00. [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Subtitled Edition <ACT> (Square Enix) {2011.11.17} (¥7.980) - 180.372 / NEW
02./00. [NDS] One Piece: Gigant Battle 2 - New World # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.11.17} (¥5.230) - 116.062 / NEW
My work here is done.
 
Sooner than I thought it would be released in Japan/ Right inbetween Mario Kart and MH3G. Great for people that want Zelda and one of those games.
 
if its below 250k any week i'd be shocked (unless there's shortages)

I'm not sure it'll do quite that good, but it's possible. That would mean at least 1.25 million sold over 5 weeks, though, and that seems to be a bit much.

However, I think 3DS will easily cross 4 million by its first "birthday," which is really shocking considering how it started off.
 
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