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[Oregano]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos;Child_Love_Chu_Chu!!

Chaos;Child Love Chu Chu is still coming to Vita, the train never stops.

Spoiler

I maintain that God Eater 3 PS4 exclusive is never happening.

Well it could be Unity-based as Nirolak speculated in which case it might as well be.

Spoiler

Alternatively you'll get to see what a 3DS God Eater would have looked like.

 

[hiska-kun]

PS3 VS PS4 (PS4 needs to average 26.866)

Pokemon XY & SunMoon After Holiday Comparison

 

[GunBR]

Welcome to your nice little niche Resident Evil.

260k puts RE in the top 10 best selling games to PS4 in Japan no?

 

[Chris1964]

260k puts RE in the top 10 best selling games to PS4 in Japan no?

Flawless victory.

 

[gconsole]

260k puts RE in the top 10 best selling games to PS4 in Japan no?

For series that calibur , it's supposed to be Top3. Not saying that being in top chart for Japan mean much.

 

[Kresnik258]

Well it could be Unity-based as Nirolak speculated in which case it might as well be.

Spoiler

Alternatively you'll get to see what a 3DS God Eater would have looked like.

Meh, well you can just throw it in the increasingly large pile of shitty-performance Vita games if that's the case. Toukiden 2 needs company.

 

[TRUE ORDER]

Nice sales for Nioh, I think it will have good legs.

 

[ShyMel]

The last couple of Neptunia first week sales for comparison:

04./00. [PS4] Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory II # <RPG> (Compile Heart) {2015.04.23} (¥7.538) - 22.609 / NEW

04./00. [PSV] Geki Jigen Tag: Blanc + Hyperdimension Neptunia Vs. Zombie Gundan # <ACT> (Compile Heart) {2015.10.15} (¥7.344) - 19.990 / NEW

06./00. [PSV] Hyperdimension Neptunia Vs. Sega Hard Girls: Yume no Gattai Special # <RPG> (Compile Heart) {2015.11.26} (¥7.344) - 16.941 / NEW

 

[L~A]

Nintendo eShop Sales: Week 6, 2017 (Feb 06 - 12)

Nintendo 3DS

(N) 01. Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 3 Professional (Square-Enix) [09.2.2017]
(B) 02. Final Fantasy (Square-Enix, Virtual Console) [21.1.2015] (was on sale that week)
(-2) 03. Farewell, BoxBoy! (Nintendo) [02.2.2017]
(B) 04. Final Fantasy III (Square-Enix, Virtual Console) [24.3.2014] (was on sale that week)
(-2) 05. The Battle Cats POP (Ponos) [31.5.2015]
(N) 06. Anime Azure Striker Gunvolt (Inti Creates) [09.2.2017]
(-5) 07. Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [27.2.2016]
(B) 08. Final Fantasy (Square-Enix, Virtual Console) [12.2.2014] (was on sale that week)
(-5) 09. Pokémon Red Version (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [27.2.2016]
(B) 10. Cave Story (Pikii) [30.9.2015] (was on sale that week)

Wii U

(B) 01. Final Fantasy V Advance (Square-Enix, Virtual Console) [20.4.2016] (was on sale that week)
(B) 02. Final Fantasy VI Advance (Square-Enix, Virtual Console) [22.12.2015] (was on sale that week)
(B) 03. Final Fantasy I & II Advance (Square-Enix, Virtual Console) [06.1.2016] (was on sale that week)
(B) 04. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (Square-Enix, Virtual Console) [30.3.2016] (was on sale that week)
(B) 05. Final Fantasy IV Advance (Square-Enix, Virtual Console) [13.4.2016] (was on sale that week)
(B) 06. Final Fantasy VI (Square-Enix, Virtual Console) [26.6.2013] (was on sale that week)
(B) 07. Final Fantasy V (Square-Enix, Virtual Console) [26.3.2014] (was on sale that week)
(B) 08. Final Fantasy IV (Square-Enix, Virtual Console) [29.2.2014] (was on sale that week)
(B) 09. Final Fantasy III (Square-Enix, Virtual Console) [8.1.2014] (was on sale that week)
(-9) 10. Fire Emblem (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [14.5.2014]

https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/c/article/f2bef6f5-ee7e-11e6-9aaf-063b7ac45a6d.html

 

[mao2]

Vert should be the new main heroine from now on. Clearly people prefer her over Neptune and the other girls.

 

[Oregano]

Meh, well you can just throw it in the increasingly large pile of shitty-performance Vita games if that's the case. Toukiden 2 needs company.

It's a proven strategy!

Spoiler

Proven to be wrong that is.

 

[Heropon]

Nintendo eShop Sales: Week 6, 2017 (Feb 06 - 12)

Wii U

(B) 01. Final Fantasy Advance (Square-Enix, Virtual Console) [20.4.2016] (was on sale that week)

https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/c/article/f2bef6f5-ee7e-11e6-9aaf-063b7ac45a6d.html

It seems you forgot the V after Final Fantasy. Nice to see.

Seeing these rankings I notice that Nintendo has been very poor at enticing certain third parties to release Virtual Console games outside of Japan. What a mess.

 

[Welfare]

Famitsu is up https://www.famitsu.com/biz/ranking/

 

[BriBri]

Famitsu is up https://www.famitsu.com/biz/ranking/

Looks like the DQMJ3P download cards sold negative numbers;-)

 

[u_neek]

Famitsu is up https://www.famitsu.com/biz/ranking/

Nioh at 90k!

 

[hiska-kun]

Famitsu is reporting stock problems for Nioh and Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 3 Pro.

 

[BadWolf]

it is sold out.. team Ninja is giving 10% off for the digital version until the game is back in stock..

Nioh seems to be sold out at a lot of places around the world. Amazon US even says shipping in 1 to 2 months

Excellent.

 

[Ninjimbo]

I hope Nioh keeps selling. It's a special game.

So much for RE7's legs. Will it even reach 500k?

 

[DriftingSpirit]

Good for Nioh.

 

[Chris1964]

Famitsu Sales: Week 7, 2017 (Feb 06 - Feb 12)

01./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 - Professional <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.02.09} (¥5.250) - 115.673 / NEW <80-100%>
02./00. [PS4] Nioh <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2017.02.09} (¥7.800) - 89.903 / NEW <80-100%>
03./00. [PS4] Yonmegami Online: Cyber Dimension Neptune # <RPG> (Compile Heart) {2017.02.09} (¥7.200) - 41.410 / NEW <80-100%>
04./02. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) - 18.151 / 3.639.258 <80-100%> (-13%)
05./01. [PS4] Resident Evil 7: biohazard # <ADV> (Capcom) {2017.01.26} (¥7.990) - 14.363 / 287.716 <80-100%> (-66%)
06./05. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS <ACT> (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700) - 9.903 / 1.066.673 <80-100%> (-17%)
07./03. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki <RPG> (Level 5) {2016.12.15} (¥4.800) - 9.430 / 658.171 <80-100%> (-29%)
08./04. [3DS] Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.01.19} (¥4.700) - 8.394 / 93.257 <80-100%> (-30%)
09./06. [PS4] Gravity Rush 2 <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.01.19} (¥6.900) - 4.450 / 99.215 <80-100%> (-50%)
10./10. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) - 4.355 / 133.568 <80-100%> (-14%)
11./12. [3DS] Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!! <TBL> (Nintendo) {2016.12.22} (¥4.980) - 4.287 / 373.428 <80-100%> (-11%)
12./11. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) - 4.164 / 207.832 <80-100%> (-16%)
13./13. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2016.11.29} (¥8.800) - 3.682 / 942.150 <80-100%> (-23%)
14./14. [3DS] Miitopia <SLG> (Nintendo) {2016.12.08} (¥4.700) - 3.546 / 196.480 <80-100%> (-22%)
15./16. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) - 3.453 / 942.681 <80-100%> (-14%)
16./07. [PS4] Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 - Road to Boruto <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.02.02} (¥6.800) - 3.325 / 11.872 <60-80%> (-61%)
17./19. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.571) - 3.199 / 2.669.210 <80-100%> (-7%)
18./09. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue <Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance HD \ Kingdom Hearts &#967;: Back Cover \ Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep - A Fragmentary Passage> <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.01.12} (¥6.800) - 2.958 / 176.581 <80-100%> (-50%)
19./20. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2016.06.23} (¥3.600) - 2.849 / 288.099 <80-100%> (-14%)
20./15. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura # <RPG> (Level 5) {2016.07.16} (¥4.800) - 2.765 / 1.460.163 <80-100%> (-38%)
21./22. [PS4] Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2015.12.10} (¥8.400) - 2.688 / 173.451 <80-100%> (-6%)
22./23. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.12.03} (¥2.400) - 2.357 / 180.386 <80-100%> (-14%)
23./21. [PS4] Resident Evil 6 <ADV> (Capcom) {2016.12.01} (¥2.800) - 2.298 / 37.735 <80-100%> (-23%)
24./18. [PSV] Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony # <ADV> (Spike Chunsoft) {2017.01.12} (¥6.400) - 2.194 / 107.430 <80-100%> (-41%)
25./30. [WIU] Splatoon # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥5.700) - 2.018 / 1.486.447 <80-100%> (+0%)
26./29. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot <ACT> (Nintendo) {2016.04.28} (¥4.700) - 1.945 / 508.296 <80-100%> (-6%)
27./00. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.571) - 1.855 / 2.552.517 <80-100%>
28./28. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X: God Chapter / Dragon Chapter <RPG> (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2016.07.28} (¥4.800) - 1.851 / 302.819 <80-100%> (-15%)
29./25. [PS4] Battlefield 1 <ACT> (Electronic Arts) {2016.10.21} (¥7.800) - 1.781 / 257.748 <80-100%> (-22%)
30./17. [PS4] Valkyria Revolution <RPG> (Sega) {2017.01.19} (¥7.990) - 1.642 / 55.038 <80-100%> (-57%)

Top 30

3DS - 13
PS4 - 13
PSV - 2
WIU - 2

HARDWARE

+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|System |  This Week |  Last Week |  Last Year |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| 3DS # |     31.569 |     31.299 |     21.143 |    418.684 |    301.101 |  22.330.097 |
| PS4 # |     31.110 |     35.980 |     25.015 |    379.510 |    250.380 |   4.301.126 |
| PSV # |      8.730 |      9.772 |     17.474 |    135.964 |    232.125 |   5.383.383 |
|  WIU  |        897 |        998 |      3.155 |     12.031 |    119.287 |   3.291.769 |
|  PS3  |        322 |        396 |      1.301 |      3.317 |     13.845 |  10.261.036 |
| XB1 # |        178 |        117 |        126 |      2.580 |      1.380 |      75.528 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  ALL  |     72.806 |     78.562 |     68.214 |    952.086 |    918.118 |  45.642.939 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| XB1 S |         96 |         88 |            |      1.933 |            |       3.651 |
|  XB1  |         82 |         29 |        126 |        647 |      1.380 |      71.877 |
|PS4 Pro|      7.450 |      8.713 |            |     55.119 |            |     172.169 |
|  PS4  |     23.660 |     27.267 |     25.015 |    324.391 |    250.380 |   4.128.957 |
|  PSV  |      8.730 |      9.772 |     17.474 |    135.964 |    232.125 |   5.383.383 |
|  2DS  |      6.804 |      7.279 |            |    124.346 |            |     421.493 |
| n-3DS |     24.765 |     24.020 |     19.516 |    294.338 |    272.297 |   4.988.327 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+

 

[Alrus]

Nioh sales seem decent, nothing mindblowing but at least it's not bombing. Reports of sell outs bode well for decent legs too. TK finally has a non underperforming title in like forever. (Musou Stars is going to bomb so hard)

I hope Nioh keeps selling. It's a special game.

So much for RE7's legs. Will it even reach 500k?

Nope.

 

[Jawbreaker]

Nioh deserves everything. It'll go down as one of the best games of the generation.

 

[jonno394]

I hope Nioh keeps selling. It's a special game.

So much for RE7's legs. Will it even reach 500k?

I'd say its Definitely not going to reach 500k, it's going to be in 4 figure weeks soon.

 

[Alo0oy]

Was expecting more for nioh.

Wise for Japanese pubs to make West the focus with Soul inspired games.

Ignoring ~400k potential Japanese Souls players is not wise at all.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

I think Nioh 2 is a lock for their next game. Can't see them going back to Ninja Gaiden after the warm reception from critics+consumers and decent sales it seems. Especially if Dark Souls truly is going for a hiatus there is a market to be grabbed. Perhaps they will go multiplat?

 

[lherre]

Souls games are japanese centric now? I don't understand some of the comments with Nioh tbh.

 

[sturgboski]

Vert should be the new main heroine from now on. Clearly people prefer her over Neptune and the other girls.

I think you spelt Noire wrong.

 

[Oregano]

Souls games are japanese centric now? I don't understand some of the comments with Nioh tbh.

They're not Japanese centric but they sell a non-negligible amount in Japan, and it's significantly more than Nioh has sold so far.

 

[noobie]

Famitsu Sales: Week 7, 2017 (Feb 06 - Feb 12)

01./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 - Professional <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.02.09} (¥5.250) - 115.673 / NEW <80-100%>
02./00. [PS4] Nioh <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2017.02.09} (¥7.800) - 89.903 / NEW <80-100%>
03./00. [PS4] Yonmegami Online: Cyber Dimension Neptune # <RPG> (Compile Heart) {2017.02.09} (¥7.200) - 41.410 / NEW <80-100%>

All three top games selling 80-100%

 

[lherre]

They're not Japanese centric but they sell a non-negligible amount in Japan, and it's significantly more than Nioh has sold so far.

We have to wait to nioh 2 or 3 to compare properly in this case. Nioh is selling like Demon Souls (in a worse market as we can see) so I don't understand why a new Ip needs to sell like a proven/famous IP in its last installment. And Nioh is very different to Demon/DarkSouls/Bloodborne.

But my comment was about the "setting" and the western thing when Nioh is basically "accurate" of what they could be. A story about a westerner in Japan as I understand this is the complain here. To have a main character that it is not japanese.

 

[Datschge]

Nioh sales seem decent, nothing mindblowing but at least it's not bombing. Reports of sell outs bode well for decent legs too. TK finally has a non underperforming title in like forever.

Instead TK now underperformed as a publisher.

 

[noobie]

PS3 VS PS4 (PS4 needs to average 26.866)

Are you using Media create it famitsu numbers? Because I saw 17k in some other comparison.

 

[gconsole]

I hope Nioh keeps selling. It's a special game.

So much for RE7's legs. Will it even reach 500k?

From the current pace, it would finish around 300k.

 

[Oregano]

We have to wait to nioh 2 or 3 to compare properly in this case. Nioh is selling like Demon Souls (in a worse market as we can see) so I don't understand why a new Ip needs to sell like a proven/famous IP in its last installment. And Nioh is very different to Demon/DarkSouls/Bloodborne.

But my comment was about the "setting" and the western thing when Nioh is basically "accurate" of what they could be. A story about a westerner in Japan as I understand this is the complain here. To have a main character that it is not japanese.

I wouldn't expect Nioh 2 or 3 to sell to those levels anyway. It's rare for a new franchise to match the genre king.

 

[lherre]

I wouldn't expect Nioh 2 or 3 to sell to those levels anyway. It's rare for a new franchise to match the genre king.

I'm with you.

 

[Nirolak]

Ignoring ~400k potential Japanese Souls players is not wise at all.

Well, let's break this down a bit.

When the Souls series was at 8 million (Dark Souls 1 and 2), it was over 7 million copies abroad, and 940K in Japan. Of those, ~2.2 million were on PC. We see 11.75% of sales as Japanese and 27.5% as PC.

Recently, the Dark Souls series topped 13 million (Dark Souls 1, 2, and the 3 million launch shipment of Dark Souls 3). Looking now, the total Japanese sales are 1.3 million. The total PC sales, while limiting Dark Souls 3 to its 1 million PC copies in the first month, puts us at 5.97 million PC copies. We see 10% of sales as Japanese, and 46% as PC.

Now, 10% of sales is probably something you want, since it's still money, and domestic money can be more stable without currency fluctuations. Dark Souls 3 has moved 400K in Japan physically, and Nioh's high end LTD estimate from duckroll is about half that as a new IP. That's certainly lower than Dark Souls, but for a weak publisher in a downward spiral, that seems like a pretty good catch rate. Were I to be critical of strategic sales mistakes though, I think I'd arrive at "Didn't sufficiently target Japan in a sub-genre that does 90% of its sales volume overseas" way after a certain other stickler point to the extent I'm not sure if this is actually a relevant concern for Koei Tecmo at this stage. Now, if it's actually doing badly overseas relative to its Japanese performance, that'd be quite problematic and suggest that maybe they would have been more competitive and/or profitable focusing domestically, but I don't think that's clear yet.

 

[dracula_x]

Are you using Media create it famitsu numbers? Because I saw 17k in some other comparison.

I guess same tracker on both, just different goals

this one &#8211; till 5M

this one &#8211; 4.5M

PS4 Never Give Up Road Trip

Week 150: PS3 3,533,131 / PS4 4.100.667
Week 151: PS3 3,573,091 / PS4 4.187.836
Week 152: PS3 3.610.629 / PS4 4.234.839
Week 153: PS3 3,641,525 / PS4 4.268.215
Week 154: PS3 3,671,756 / PS4 4.308.886
Week 155: PS3 3,701,733 / PS4 4.345.264
Week 156: PS3 3,737,794
Week 157: PS3 3,786,719
Week 158: PS3 3,825,217
Week 159: PS3 3,859,969
Week 160: PS3 3.906.497
Week 170: PS3 3.964.279
Week 171: PS3 4.039.395
Week 172: PS3 4.276.480
Week 173: PS3 4.386.999
Week 174: PS3 4,501,368

Needs avg. 15k.

 

[kuroneko0509]

edit: ignore me

 

[ShyMel]

Vert should be the new main heroine from now on. Clearly people prefer her over Neptune and the other girls.

Unless something changed/was reported incorrectly, Neptune is still the main character in this game not Vert unfortunately.

 

[Genki]

Well, let's break this down a bit.

When the Souls series was at 8 million (Dark Souls 1 and 2), it was over 7 million copies abroad, and 940K in Japan. Of those, ~2.2 million were on PC. We see 11.75% of sales as Japanese and 27.5% as PC.

Recently, the Dark Souls series topped 13 million (Dark Souls 1, 2, and the 3 million launch shipment of Dark Souls 3). Looking now, the total Japanese sales are 1.3 million. The total PC sales, while limiting Dark Souls 3 to its 1 million PC copies in the first month, puts us at 5.97 million PC copies. We see 10% of sales as Japanese, and 46% as PC.

Now, 10% of sales is probably something you want, since it's still money, and domestic money can be more stable without currency fluctuations. Dark Souls 3 has moved 400K in Japan physically, and Nioh's high end LTD estimate from duckroll is about half that as a new IP. That's certainly lower than Dark Souls, but for a weak publisher in a downward spiral, that seems like a pretty good catch rate. Were I to be critical of strategic sales mistakes though, I think I'd arrive at "Didn't sufficiently target Japan in a sub-genre that does 90% of its sales volume overseas" way after a certain other stickler point to the extent I'm not sure if this is actually a relevant concern for Koei Tecmo at this stage. Now, if it's actually doing badly overseas relative to its Japanese performance, that'd be quite problematic and suggest that maybe they would have been more competitive and/or profitable focusing domestically, but I don't think that's clear yet.

The Sony deal had better have been lucrative for KT's sake. I'm sure it helped the critical reception at least.

Cool to see Momotaro Dentetsu hanging in there.

 

[Unknown?]

Gravity Rush up to 100k is nice! NiOh was undershipped everywhere!

 

[LifeBrandRobot]

The last couple of Neptunia first week sales for comparison:

Wow, that's a big improvement.

 

[Branduil]

I really wonder what kind of people are even buying a Wii U right now.

 

[Nirolak]

I really wonder what kind of people are even buying a Wii U right now.

It would probably be a fine choice if your kid just became of age to get a video game console and you want to get them something.

I mean the two primarily sellers there are Minecraft and Splatoon.

 

[Alo0oy]

Well, let's break this down a bit.

When the Souls series was at 8 million (Dark Souls 1 and 2), it was over 7 million copies abroad, and 940K in Japan. Of those, ~2.2 million were on PC. We see 11.75% of sales as Japanese and 27.5% as PC.

Recently, the Dark Souls series topped 13 million (Dark Souls 1, 2, and the 3 million launch shipment of Dark Souls 3). Looking now, the total Japanese sales are 1.3 million. The total PC sales, while limiting Dark Souls 3 to its 1 million PC copies in the first month, puts us at 5.97 million PC copies. We see 10% of sales as Japanese, and 46% as PC.

Now, 10% of sales is probably something you want, since it's still money, and domestic money can be more stable without currency fluctuations. Dark Souls 3 has moved 400K in Japan physically, and Nioh's high end LTD estimate from duckroll is about half that as a new IP. That's certainly lower than Dark Souls, but for a weak publisher in a downward spiral, that seems like a pretty good catch rate. Were I to be critical of strategic sales mistakes though, I think I'd arrive at "Didn't sufficiently target Japan in a sub-genre that does 90% of its sales volume overseas" way after a certain other stickler point to the extent I'm not sure if this is actually a relevant concern for Koei Tecmo at this stage. Now, if it's actually doing badly overseas relative to its Japanese performance, that'd be quite problematic and suggest that maybe they would have been more competitive and/or profitable focusing domestically, but I don't think that's clear yet.

Some of your PC numbers are inaccurate. On average, Dark Souls sells the equivelant of 35-40% of PC worldwide sales in a single territory where the game is self-published.

Once you include Asia, both Bloodborne and Dark Souls 3 sold between 500k-1m. Neither the Japanese sales or Asian sales are negligible.

 

[Nirolak]

Some of your PC numbers are inaccurate. On average, Dark Souls sells the equivelant of 35-40% of PC worldwide sales in a single territory where the game is self-published.

Once you include Asia, both Bloodborne and Dark Souls 3 sold between 500k-1m. Neither the Japanese sales or Asian sales are negligible.

Where are you coming up with the inaccuracy?

Dark Souls 1: 2,876,347 ± 49,219
Dark Souls 2 Regular: 1,086,842 ± 30,327
Dark Souls 2 SotFS: 1,014,933 ± 29,310
Dark Souls 3: 1 million in the first month, now at 1,427,298 ± 34,739

Also you're including Asia here, which I'm not sure why you feel this is a bad fit for that market? Asia buys Western games frequently, and it's not like all Asian people are interchangeable, so I don't think William being the protagonist instead of a Japanese person is going to be a big sticking point here.

 

[Branduil]

It would probably be a fine choice if your kid just became of age to get a video game console and you want to get them something.

I mean the two primarily sellers there are Minecraft and Splatoon.

I suppose, although Minecraft is on basically everything that can run it at this point. Just seems a bit odd since it's a system with a clear expiration date, and it's not even relatively cheap. But I guess that's why it's a pretty small number thinking that way- although still larger than Xbone.

 

[Alo0oy]

Where are you coming up with the inaccuracy?

Dark Souls 1: 2,876,347 ± 49,219
Dark Souls 2 Regular: 1,086,842 ± 30,327
Dark Souls 2 SotFS: 1,014,933 ± 29,310
Dark Souls 3: 1 million in the first month, now at 1,427,298 ± 34,739

Also you're including Asia here, which I'm not sure why you feel this is a bad fit for that market? Asia buys Western games frequently, so I don't think William being the protagonist is going to be a big sticking point here.

Sorry, I should have been more clear. SotfS was offered as an upgrade to DS2, that's why it screwed with the percentages. Dark Souls 2 sold 1 million on PC, 350k in Japan. For DS3 it's 1.3 million on PC, 400k in Japan. So the equivelant of 35% of PC sales.

It wouldn't even surprise me if the Japanese sales are higher than WW XB1 sales, since the games didn't sell much on MS's two main territories.

My point was that Dark Souls sells well relative to the size of the franchise, it doesn't dominate in a single territory, and Japan happens to be its second largest territory after NA.

 

[madstarr12]

That's pretty good for Neptunia. Watch it drop like a rock next week though.

Good for Nioh, PS4 dropping that much after releasing new games isn't good.

 

[Pinky]

RE7 deserves better. Such a good game.