shakin_haitian
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Some people might not have realized they had knack bundled and bought a retail copy?
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Media Create Sales: Week 8, 2014 (Feb 17 - Feb 23)
- Thread starter Chris1964
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Incoming "but digital" posts.
Average start? 3DS doing well? It is a pretty good launch nearly selling out all the stock. The 3DS number is the lowest since the price cut, that's not doing well at all.
MikeE21286
Member
What is up with the 3DS?
Metallix87
Member
3DS needs more content, simple as that. Nintendo could release the 2DS, but that can only do so much without major releases to drive sales.
Yeah, did you notice launch days?. Other was in december, other in february.
1st Course
Member
Only a matter of time until it start falling behind its 2013 YTD.
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
How many lives did you sacrifice this week to keen Vita afloat?
gigantor21
Member
Feel sorry for those people who didn't realize it was bundled, LOL.
LordOcidax
Member
So, according to Media Create, Wii U first week 308.142 with 8 games (2 games above 100k) games. And PS4 309.154 with 10 games (0 games above 100k). Waiting for the Xbox One numbers.
Sammy Samusu
Member
06./05. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch <RPG> (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) - 35.125 / 458.961 (+58%)
OMG!
OMG!
Cerny probably bought enough copies to fill his tub to bathe in them.
opticalmace
Member
Don't get your knackers in a twist.
[PS3] Yakuza: Ishin! <ADV> (Sega) {2014.02.22} (¥8.600) - 138.158 / NEW
[PS4] Yakuza: Ishin! <ADV> (Sega) {2014.02.22} (¥8.600) - 82.540 / NEW
PS3: 138k / 10mil
PS4: 82k / 320k
According to the irrefutable userbase argument, Yakuza PS4 is a beast, Yakuza PS3 is failure.
First week comparison:
01./00. [PS3] Yakuza: Kenzan! (Sega) - 181,189 / NEW
02./00. [PS3] Yakuza: Ishin! (Sega) - 138.158 / NEW
03./00. [PS4] Yakuza: Ishin! (Sega) - 82.540 / NEW
LTD for Kenzan:
Original release: 297,790
The Best re-release: 85,608
that Cerny magic
KillerMan91
Member
Not really.
01./00. [PS3] Yakuza 3: Kenzan! (Sega) - 181,189 / NEW {2008.03.06}
02./00. [PS3] Yakuza: Ishin! <ADV> (Sega) {2014.02.22} (¥8.600) - 138.158 / NEW
03./00. [PS4] Yakuza: Ishin! <ADV> (Sega) {2014.02.22} (¥8.600) - 82.540 / NEW
= 220.698
Spin off Yakuza's tend to sell less than mainline games.
Edit. Beaten so hard
GreenMakoEyes
Member
how could they track more Knack copies than PS4 units?
Metallix87
Member
PS4 didn't sell out, though, and the software sales are atrocious.
3DS is in decline because the big releases have dried up, but considering that, it's still holding on well, though Nintendo needs to get third parties more on-board so they can really start pumping out new content.
Lagspike_exe
Member
PS4 needs some software momentum.
Looks exactly the same that Kenzan did, I don't see the fall...
In all seriousness, I wonder if there are people so uninformed that they'd buy a console at launch, not knowing Knack came with it, and also bought a copy of Knack on top of their PS4. From what I've seen I wouldn't dismiss the probability. The stupidness of some consumers can never overstated
Wouldn't be surprised if there is a noticeable drop next week. However, I think the real litmus test is when FF, RE, MGS and any major manga/anime tied-in games are out.
I think it's probably a very small group of people that want to own a retail copy of the game.
As many as it takes. As you can tell, I'm mostly whacking potential 3DS purchasers.
And then a matter of time until it overtakes it again.
opticalmace
Member
A few retail sales, I guess. Maybe some people wanted physical copies or something?
Uhm, it started 40k better than Kenzan and that was important. You can't compare it with mainline-titles.
SteveO1683
Member
Was kind of thinking Vita might have gotten a remote play bump. I guess staying level is better than a drop.
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
Oh right. *panic mode off*
Hope they budgeted accordingly across both platforms.
Maybe they got dime of Sony for the PS4 version too.
Nothing, that's the problem
The attach ratio is 1543% higher, yo.
There's a regular package release: http://www.play-asia.com/knack-paOS-13-49-en-70-6q8h.html
I guess there are ~150 people in Japan who really like to have the box.
Thank you very much.
Hmm okay-sh for a spin-off IMO.
Wondering how much it did digital (not much I'm expecting).
There wouldn't (or shouldn't?) be any Knack copies on retail shelves. Either its a tracking inaccuracy (notice how Media Create and Famitsu vary) or maybe there's a couple of specialty outlets that had import copies.
Either that or is the Knack bundle a limited release? Maybe a handful of people just didn't know better.
OK? That doesn't make its launch number not good. Its software sales are bad, but I wasn't talking about that.
Then they should get some releases there. It's Nintendo's to maintain good 3DS sales. You can't just give reasons for the 3DS selling poorly and think that is acceptable.
350K
GreenMakoEyes
Member
wow..didn't know there is a retail version of Knack. Thanks.
Sad state of affairs, mainly because that game with zombies is just bad.
The YTD figures for Vita and 3DS are so wildly different from last year. One has nearly halved, the other more than doubled.
Hare, meet Tortoise. Now I just need them both on the market for another 30 years or so for the LTD streams to cross.
Hare, meet Tortoise. Now I just need them both on the market for another 30 years or so for the LTD streams to cross.
If it was going to, I wouldn't expect to see it yet. Wallets aren't bottomless.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Didn't know Ishin was also released on PS3. Interesting.
Its so good people wanted another copy. lol
Its so good people wanted another copy. lol