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Media Create Sales: Week 6, 2012 (Feb 06 - Feb 12)
- Thread starter Chris1964
- Start date
Bruno MB
Member
Just for curiosity.
You have listed all 3DS games that have sold over 100k units since the release of the 3DS (from 26/02/11 to 26/01/12 - 49 weeks).
Here there is a practically equivalent list (from 29/11/04 to 21/11/05 - 52 weeks) with all NDS games that end up selling over that mark too.
21/11/05 [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo) 335.425 / 5.134.724 6,53%
16/05/05 [NDS] Brain Training (Nintendo) 44.166 / 3.821.387 1,16%
18/04/05 [NDS] Nintendogs (Labrador, Dachshund, Chihuahua) (Nintendo) 135.674 / 1.944.674 6,98%
27/06/05 [NDS] Big Brain Academy (Nintendo) 52.525 / 1.585.330 3,31%
29/11/04 [NDS] Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo) 120.062 / 1.162.478 10,33%
29/11/04 [NDS] WarioWare: Touched! (Nintendo) 117.677 / 1.136.255 10,36%
12/09/05 [NDS] Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop (Bandai) 107.499 / 1.110.046 9,68%
14/11/05 [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team (Pokemon Co.) 134.776 / 761.617 17,70%
31/10/05 [NDS] Clubhouse Games (Nintendo) 64.994 / 630.777 10,30%
08/08/05 [NDS] Jump! Super Stars (Nintendo) 202.139 / 549.265 36,80%
29/11/04 [NDS] Pokemon Dash (Pokemon Co.) 50.011 / 348.376 14,36%
21/03/05 [NDS] Kirby Canvas Curse (Nintendo) 72.102 / 315.211 22,87%
17/10/05 [NDS] Pokemon Puzzle (Pokemon Co.) 46.910 / 293.807 15,97%
18/04/05 [NDS] Naruto Shippuden: Saikyou Ninja Daikesshuu 3 (Tomy) 66.897 / 220.928 30,28%
24/01/05 [NDS] Yoshi Touch & Go (Nintendo) 52.407 / 197.337 26,56%
17/10/05 [NDS] Super Princess Peach (Nintendo) 29.164 / 196.641 14,83%
29/11/04 [NDS] Daigasso! Band Brothers (Nintendo) 32.272 / 164.166 19,66%
11/07/05 [NDS] Naruto RPG 2: Chidori Vs. Rasengan (Tomy) 31.451 / 131.748 23,87%
12/09/05 [NDS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Capcom) 50.469 / 117.784 42,85%
14/03/05 [NDS] Harvest Moon: Colobocle Station (Marvelous Entertainment) 22.026 / 107.136 20,56%
18/07/05 [NDS] Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team (Capcom) 17.317 / 106.526 16,26%
21/02/05 [NDS] Another Code (Nintendo) 48.357 / 105.452 45,86%
18/07/05 [NDS] Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: Nightmare Troubadour (Konami) 39.016 / 102.249 38,16%
29/11/04 [NDS] Feel the Magic: XY/XX (Sega) 27.062 / 100.263 26,99%
Some notes:
The LTD sales are updated to March 2010 (thanks Chris 1964 for sharing your database with us), so it is likely that some 3DS games will end up selling over 100k units when all is said and done. Examples: Pilotwings Resort, Starfox 64 3D or Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure.
New Love + and Theatrhythm Final Fantasy that were released a day ago are likely to sell over 100k units, so since I counted the 52 first weeks for the NDS titles these two games will have to be take into account too.
frankie_baby
Member
i'm being (at least slightly) serious
http://ameblo.jp/get6-2/
Some additions:
The blog author is surprised with how well Theatrythm is selling. He sees the charm of FF music but thought the price was too high for it to be that successful.
Edit: He also comments that Theatrythm might give Binary Domain a decent fight.
Love Plus sells very differently at local stores and at online stores so it's hard to predict numbers, he says. There are many reports of long load times and bugs so that may disappoint players. Despite these new hurdles (I guess he means the bugs) he sees potential for this franchise to grow further, kind of like MonHun did over time.
Some additions:
The blog author is surprised with how well Theatrythm is selling. He sees the charm of FF music but thought the price was too high for it to be that successful.
Edit: He also comments that Theatrythm might give Binary Domain a decent fight.
Love Plus sells very differently at local stores and at online stores so it's hard to predict numbers, he says. There are many reports of long load times and bugs so that may disappoint players. Despite these new hurdles (I guess he means the bugs) he sees potential for this franchise to grow further, kind of like MonHun did over time.
electroplankton
Banned
Wonder if Super Pokémon Scramble will manage to sell at least as Pokémon Dash.
AceBandage
Banned
Nothing worse than finding the girl you love is already infected.
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
I'll likely get shot for this but, sod it,
The DS list is mainly a list of new endevours and experiences, where as the 3DS isn't. Not that that's mattered for the 3DS becuase the games are of a high standard regardless. Plus of coure the DS was breaking new ground where as the 3DS is a refinement and a tuning of that experience.
Anyways, the semi controversial point i want to get out is that ports/iterative versions on the 3DS -are not- seen as the same milstone that they are on the Vita. But on the weight of sales evidence that's because they AREN'T!
For whatever reason it does seem they are by and large a plus for Nintendo but a negative for Sony.
I'd add that the DS is still the greatest handheld of all time though. Library is insane.
The DS list is mainly a list of new endevours and experiences, where as the 3DS isn't. Not that that's mattered for the 3DS becuase the games are of a high standard regardless. Plus of coure the DS was breaking new ground where as the 3DS is a refinement and a tuning of that experience.
Anyways, the semi controversial point i want to get out is that ports/iterative versions on the 3DS -are not- seen as the same milstone that they are on the Vita. But on the weight of sales evidence that's because they AREN'T!
For whatever reason it does seem they are by and large a plus for Nintendo but a negative for Sony.
I'd add that the DS is still the greatest handheld of all time though. Library is insane.
Well, consider the number isn't even updated to last weeks, and that Pokémon is still in top 50. It could have a good possibility, and that would be much more a consequence of the difference between the first year output from DS and 3DS.
DS had three Pokémon games ( including Mystery Dungeon multi with GBA ) released in basically the first year, while 3DS had just one so far.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Completely agreed. I've had Gameboy/GBC/GBA, Game Gear etc., but I've never bought more than a game or two for each, where as the DS I have a library of 20+ games. DS is just one of the greatest systems ever.
test_account
XP-39C²
There is no system/pattern or estimates that can be found through the ratings on PS Store. The best selling game on PSN in 2011 was Tetris and it also had the least amount of ratings in the Top 10 for 2011. So at others have already mentioned, it is pretty much just wild guess how much it has sold. All we know for sure is the minumum it has sold (about 1800 for Gravity Daze in this case).
UncleSporky
Member
Examples?
Phoenix Wright is widely regarded as being something amazingly unique and awesome on the DS, but in Japan the series had its run on GBA, and it's since been ported to several other platforms. Nothing unique here.
Layton is fairly unique, but 3DS is getting its Laytons as well. Touch screen/dual screen isn't strictly necessary for the game, as proven by games like Puzzle Agent on PC.
In fact when I think of the DS library, I scarcely think of anything wildly new and unprecedentedly creative.
I think of FF3 and FF4, Chrystal Chronicles, DQ 4/5/6/9/Monsters, Chrono Trigger, Radiant Historia, Etrian Odyssey (also coming to 3DS), Rhythm Heaven (began on GBA, continuing on Wii, touch not necessary), Zelda Phantom Hourglass, Zelda Spirit Tracks (both hated BECAUSE they use touch control), New Super Mario Bros., Bowser's Inside Story (3DS is soon getting its own Mario RPG), Mario Kart DS, Contra 4, GTA Chinatown Wars, Metroid Prime Pinball, uh...the list goes on and on.
When you make a statement like that, you basically have one or two games in mind from the DS's earliest years. Kirby's Canvas Curse, Elite Beat Agents, and maybe Yoshi Touch & Go and Nintendogs. On the whole though, the platform is made up of pretty regular (but fantastic!) gaming experiences, and so is the 3DS.
test_account
XP-39C²
Brain Training is one of the biggest when it comes to new experience. Maybe something similar have been done before, but i'm sure that it was a new experience for a lot of people, me included. Same with Nintendogs as well, many have probably never even heard of Catz and Dogz for PC, so i guess that Nintendogs was a new experience for a lot of people.
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
well, i was referring to the list is above
The number of new experiences vs 3DS is quite strong in DSs favour though as i mentioned, that's to be expected.
Well, i don't dispute that on the whole the DS library consists of games that aren't reliant on the DS's unique features. What i was more pointing out was the number of unique games in this time frame vs the 3DS. Also how ultimately the change in mix up of titles hasn't particularly dented the 3DS
UncleSporky
Member
I thought you were speaking broadly, and not just about those lists.
well, i was referring to the list is above
The number of new experiences vs 3DS is quite strong in DSs favour though as i mentioned, that's to be expected.
IIRC Iwata said that we can expect this new experiences in 3DS too. They didn't want to simply make a sequel to the Touch Generation games so that's the reason why we don't have Brain Training 3 and other trainings for now.
Let's see if Nintendo can make another multi-million seller series like the Touch generations for the 3DS.
Well, strictly speaking, doesn't it at least set a (non-zero) minimum bound for DD sales?
That said... it's not worth speculating over. Quite right.
01./00. [PSP] Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki <RPG> (Konami) {2012.02.09} (¥5.980) - 61.784 / NEW <75,09%>
02./00. [PSV] Gravity Rush <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2012.02.09} (¥5.980) - 43.462 / NEW <73,31%>
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21./19. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII-2 # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2011.12.15} (¥7.980)
22./23. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends <ETC> (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} (¥4.800)
23./25. [WII] Kirby's Return to Dream Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.10.27} (¥5.800)
24./21. [PS3] Warriors Orochi 3 # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2011.12.22} (¥7.800)
25./32. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} (¥4.800)
26./14. [PSV] Tales of Innocence R <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.01.26} (¥5.980)
27./31. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) # <ADV> (Capcom) {2010.11.11} (¥2.990)
28./26. [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Dubbed Edition <ACT> (Square Enix) {2011.12.22} (¥7.980)
29./27. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Definitive Edition # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.11.23} (¥5.040)
30./29. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012 <SPT> (Konami) {2011.11.03} (¥4.980)
31./28. [PSP] Little Battlers eXperience: Boost <RPG> (Level 5) {2011.11.23} (¥4.980)
32./35. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012 <SPT> (Konami) {2011.10.06} (¥7.980)
33./37. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii <ACT> (Nintendo) {2009.12.03} (¥5.800)
34./33. [WII] Go Vacation <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.10.20} (¥5.800)
35./34. [WII] Inazuma Eleven Strikers 2012 Xtreme <SPT> (Level 5) {2011.12.22} (¥4.980)
36./40. [3DS] Pokemon Rumble Blast <ACT> (Pokemon Co.) {2011.08.11} (¥4.800)
37./41. [NDS] One Piece: Gigant Battle 2 - New World # <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.11.17} (¥5.230)
38./38. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D <ADV> (Nintendo) {2011.06.16} (¥4.800)
39./42. [WII] Rhythm Heaven Fever <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.07.21} (¥5.800)
40./46. [WII] Wii Fit Plus # <HOB> (Nintendo) {2009.10.01} (¥2.000)
41./36. [PS3] The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim <RPG> (Bethesda Softworks) {2011.12.08} (¥7.980)
42./00. [PSV] Sumioni: Demon Arts <ACT> (Acquire) {2012.02.09} (¥5.229)
43./00. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP <ADV> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.05.26} (¥6.090)
44./44. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2011: Definitive Edition <SPT> (Konami) {2011.12.22} (¥5.250)
45./45. [WII] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2011.11.23} (¥6.800)
46./00. [PSP] Heroes Phantasia # <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.01.19} (¥6.280)
47./00. [PS3] The Cursed Crusade <ADV> (Ubisoft) {2012.02.09} (¥7.329)
48./00. [PS3] Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) <FTG> (Capcom) {2012.02.09} (¥2.990)
49./00. [PSP] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Extend <ACT> (Sega) {2011.11.10} (¥5.299)
50./48. [PSP] Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar Classics) <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive) {2011.07.21} (¥2.500)
Top 50
PS3 - 12
WII - 12
3DS - 10
PSP - 10
PSV - 4
NDS - 2
SOFTWARE
02./00. [PSV] Gravity Rush <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2012.02.09} (¥5.980) - 43.462 / NEW <73,31%>
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21./19. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII-2 # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2011.12.15} (¥7.980)
22./23. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends <ETC> (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} (¥4.800)
23./25. [WII] Kirby's Return to Dream Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.10.27} (¥5.800)
24./21. [PS3] Warriors Orochi 3 # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2011.12.22} (¥7.800)
25./32. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} (¥4.800)
26./14. [PSV] Tales of Innocence R <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.01.26} (¥5.980)
27./31. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) # <ADV> (Capcom) {2010.11.11} (¥2.990)
28./26. [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Dubbed Edition <ACT> (Square Enix) {2011.12.22} (¥7.980)
29./27. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Definitive Edition # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.11.23} (¥5.040)
30./29. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012 <SPT> (Konami) {2011.11.03} (¥4.980)
31./28. [PSP] Little Battlers eXperience: Boost <RPG> (Level 5) {2011.11.23} (¥4.980)
32./35. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012 <SPT> (Konami) {2011.10.06} (¥7.980)
33./37. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii <ACT> (Nintendo) {2009.12.03} (¥5.800)
34./33. [WII] Go Vacation <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.10.20} (¥5.800)
35./34. [WII] Inazuma Eleven Strikers 2012 Xtreme <SPT> (Level 5) {2011.12.22} (¥4.980)
36./40. [3DS] Pokemon Rumble Blast <ACT> (Pokemon Co.) {2011.08.11} (¥4.800)
37./41. [NDS] One Piece: Gigant Battle 2 - New World # <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.11.17} (¥5.230)
38./38. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D <ADV> (Nintendo) {2011.06.16} (¥4.800)
39./42. [WII] Rhythm Heaven Fever <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.07.21} (¥5.800)
40./46. [WII] Wii Fit Plus # <HOB> (Nintendo) {2009.10.01} (¥2.000)
41./36. [PS3] The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim <RPG> (Bethesda Softworks) {2011.12.08} (¥7.980)
42./00. [PSV] Sumioni: Demon Arts <ACT> (Acquire) {2012.02.09} (¥5.229)
43./00. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP <ADV> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.05.26} (¥6.090)
44./44. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2011: Definitive Edition <SPT> (Konami) {2011.12.22} (¥5.250)
45./45. [WII] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2011.11.23} (¥6.800)
46./00. [PSP] Heroes Phantasia # <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.01.19} (¥6.280)
47./00. [PS3] The Cursed Crusade <ADV> (Ubisoft) {2012.02.09} (¥7.329)
48./00. [PS3] Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) <FTG> (Capcom) {2012.02.09} (¥2.990)
49./00. [PSP] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Extend <ACT> (Sega) {2011.11.10} (¥5.299)
50./48. [PSP] Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar Classics) <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive) {2011.07.21} (¥2.500)
Top 50
PS3 - 12
WII - 12
3DS - 10
PSP - 10
PSV - 4
NDS - 2
SOFTWARE
Code:
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|System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year | YTD | Last YTD |
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| ALL | 643.000 | 749.000 | 1.162.810 | 5.769.000 | 5.964.048 |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------Everything is so remarkably balanced it's not even fun.
You said "additions", what was written in the original impressions ? mpl90 tried to come with something about FFT's first day sales.
Next week.
Chris, one question I wanted to ask you last week when I saw the re-entry of SS:
How does M-C count game+accessory bundles? Are there two entries (one for the ¥6.800 edition and another for the ¥8.800) or this entry is the addition of the last two?
I suppose this "mini-bump" is caused by the ¥8.800 new White bundle, right? But seeing the ¥6.800 tag is confusing me.
Thanks in advance!
electroplankton
Banned
43./00. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP <ADV> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.05.26} (¥6.090)
Great legs, indeed!
Great legs, indeed!
Fuck me sideways, I didn't know! Thanks for the info ;D
And despite the release of the new SKU, it's still lower than Ocarina of Time 3D.
This white SKu is really nothing new, it just replace the special gold wiimote SKU.
Plus, the official release was on 31th, january.
Mind blown!
Dr. Feel Good
Banned
Final Fantasy XIII-2 really ended up showing some impressive legs considering the mega bomb it was claimed to be. It obviously still didn't sell to expectations but throw in a "Best" release and the total SKU's would likely hit 1 million, right?
Nope.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
Nope. Legs were thanks to price collapse already, budget reprint won't do anything really.
Dr. Feel Good
Banned
What's it sitting at LTD right now? For some reason I'm thinking it's approaching 800,000.
Zenaku
Member
Luckily there's only one real bug for those who don't transfer save data (although there are reports of freezes and the like, which turning off WiFi seemingly reduces) and that one involves starting the game up between midnight and 5AM, or leaving the system in sleep mode (while in-game) as the clock passes the 5AM mark (that's when the real-time clock schedule resets, which doesn't seem to occur if you have the game running and in sleep mode). I'll probably find out if I experience it myself, but no freezes yet, and the loading is bareable.
It's unknown how much ratings can be used to determine sales, but we can compare for 3DS, as sales data for 2011 was released. Not sure how accurate it is though. Format is game, number of copies sold, and rough revenue.
http://www.inside-games.jp/article/2012/02/15/54560.html
Zelda DX　 338,700 - $2,300,000
Excitebike 481,100 - $1,300,000
Mario Land 230,500 - $1,100,000
Freakyforms 112,700 - $969,000
Pushmo 93,300 - $634,000
Kirby's DL2 84,500 - $384,000
Let's Golf!3D 43,200 - $356,000
Donkey Kong 82,800 - $348,000
Zebius 47,900 - $301,000
Byuustone 50,300 - $293,000
I would check the current ratings, but I'm in the middle of LovePlus, so I'll leave that to someone else.
Oh no. Even inside-games has fallen in the FADE trap.
Oh no. Someone is trying to provide us estimates that we don't have to use for free.
Oh no. FADE is linked to Chartz, so...do I have to go on?
Yes please, the argument stays the same.
Zelda DX　 228,000
Excitebike 325,054
Mario Land 123,548
Freakyforms 112,700
Pushmo 78,058
You can thank me now
I don't get yours.
Chartzzzz is blacklisted around here for a reason you know.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
I don't really think you can separate the two given FFXIII did ~1.9m already. As a FF game it's a gigantic bomb and as a FF on PS3 it's... still a gigantic bomb.
Cygnus X-1
Member
That's something I was not aware of. Interesting.
That's the one.
Continuing the (sorta pointless but interesting) discussion about Gravity Daze's PSN sales: It has now surpassed Minna no Golf 6 to be the Vita game with the highest number of user ratings on JP PSN. This does not mean it is the highest selling Vita game on PSN, and could just mean that the people who did buy it are the most passionate about making their small opinion heard, but either way we know that Gravity Daze has at least sold almost 1900 units on PSN.