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Media Create Software Sales 2/5 - 2/11
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Eteric Rice
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You know, a few years ago, if I had came here and told you that Japan would be dominated by a system called the "DS" and the "Wii," I would have been laughed out of these forums. :lol
Anyway, if the Wii can keep Japan and just have "decent" sales in Europe in America, they'll be damned well off.
Anyway, if the Wii can keep Japan and just have "decent" sales in Europe in America, they'll be damned well off.
MrSardonic
The nerdiest nerd of all the nerds in nerdland
GreenGlowingGoo said:
I'm not sure how you failed to realise that I only mark the weeks when million-barriers are broken. Happens to be that this week the DS broke 15m which is why I posted these graphs - it would be ridicilous to post this long-term-analysis graph every week.
However, I will make another graph in the style of the aligned DS vs PS2 as soon as the DS exceeds the GBA LTD
Galactic Fork
A little fluff between the ears never did any harm...
MrSardonic said:
I understood that you labeled them when they broke increments of a million, but I still think a total at the end of each product line, showing the current total, would be nice. Having the PSP and GBA ending with no total marker just seems weird to me. But it's your graph, I was just commenting.
V
Vilix
Unconfirmed Member
The Nintendo DS: Can anything withstand it's cock fukking?
Wyndstryker
Member
200k? Holy smackjaws...
Is it normal that the PSP is outselling the PS3?
Is it normal that the PSP is outselling the PS3?
So last week Famitsu had Wii & DS higher than Media Create, and this week it's the opposite. It's like they adjust for their own mistakes or something.cvxfreak said:
Cheesemeister
Member
Haunted_One said:
I don't think Japan celebrates Easter, but it's almost scary to think what kind of numbers the DS could put up if not constrained by supply.
speculawyer
Member
Pureauthor
Member
Cheesemeister said:
To be a true master of Media-Create, thou must know the history of the thread!
To the archives with you!
jamesinclair
Banned
Wheres the DS week-on-week sales graph? With notes showing important releases
Cheesemeister
Member
Pureauthor said:
Believe me, I've thought about compiling all the past data to make everything instantly browse-able or to spit out increasingly redundant uber-posts every week, but I think I'll have earned a break once I get a few new themes in (Pac-Man begone!). Unless someone would care to forward me a spreadsheet?
DS continues to surprise me. I know it had over 70% of the spots in the software charts top 30, but over 200,000 shifted handhelds together with all those games sold is amazing.
Wii did well. Hardware sales went up ~13,000. PS3's, in comparison, only went up ~4,000 with the release of Virtua Fighter 5. Again, I cannot wait to see the charts when Wii gets Fire Emblem and Naruto next week.
Wii did well. Hardware sales went up ~13,000. PS3's, in comparison, only went up ~4,000 with the release of Virtua Fighter 5. Again, I cannot wait to see the charts when Wii gets Fire Emblem and Naruto next week.
What! GAF, you are saying the DS has the potential to become the best selling game system ever? This cannot be possible. The esteemed experts, who are more worldly and educated than everyone else stacked together, came up with a very different prediction:
Pachter thought of the DS as the N-Gage and that "I don't think the DS will sell". Other analysts compared the DS to the Virtual Boy.
The only explanation is that those Media Create numbers are a lie and got the DS and PSP labels switched at birth. If the "experts" made such a fantastic error, then no self-respecting press would still consider them 'experts', would they?
Pachter thought of the DS as the N-Gage and that "I don't think the DS will sell". Other analysts compared the DS to the Virtual Boy.
The only explanation is that those Media Create numbers are a lie and got the DS and PSP labels switched at birth. If the "experts" made such a fantastic error, then no self-respecting press would still consider them 'experts', would they?
Wyndstryker
Member
Well...we all know analysts just pull stuff out of their ass.
I mean....how did they get the word anal in ANALyst.
I mean....how did they get the word anal in ANALyst.
xaosslug
Member
hmm. Let's think about this, really. PS2 does around 20,000 - 16,000 a week, while PS3 manages about the same or "better than" while Wii does between 100,000 - 50,000 a week with GC pulling in about 500. So, considering PS3's price, and how PS2's still selling, price seems to be factoring, A LOT. ...price cut soon pls, thanks SONY!
:lol
:lol
CurseoftheGods
Banned
Busaiku said:
The Saturn did very well in Japan. It was neck-to-neck with the PS1 during its first 2 years.
Forgotten Ancient
Banned
xaosslug said:
Funnier still - Japan is the cheapest region for the PS3 already. I imagine there'll be bundles before price drops - which I don't think would make much of a difference, but it won't stop them from trying.
JoshuaJSlone
Member
If Wii stops selling and PS3 continues at this rate, it catches up November 2, 2007.
At this week's PS2 and DS rates, DS catches up to PS2 August 26, 2007.
Wii comparisons: After 11 weeks, Wii's total is now about where GameCube was late August 2002, nearly a full year after launch. It's where DS was 5-6 weeks after launch. It's where PS2 was 10 weeks after launch. PS2 continues on in the 60-90K range each week for some time more, so given Wii supply I doubt it "catches up" anytime soon; if Wii demand manages to stay high, maybe once it's been out 3 times this long.
PS3 comparisons: After 14 weeks, PS3 appears to have hit what PS2 did in a little over a week. It also appears to be at another GameCube intersection, being at the total GCN was in just over 14 weeks.
Through 6 weeks, Nintendo has sold more hardware units than it did in the entire first quarter of any recent year. I've pointed out previously how strong MS's start has been relative to previous years, but now at 6 weeks they've sold more hardware units than they have in the first 17 weeks of any previous year.
PS2 Famitsu vs Wii Media Create
GCN Famitsu vs PS3 Media Create
At this week's PS2 and DS rates, DS catches up to PS2 August 26, 2007.
Wii comparisons: After 11 weeks, Wii's total is now about where GameCube was late August 2002, nearly a full year after launch. It's where DS was 5-6 weeks after launch. It's where PS2 was 10 weeks after launch. PS2 continues on in the 60-90K range each week for some time more, so given Wii supply I doubt it "catches up" anytime soon; if Wii demand manages to stay high, maybe once it's been out 3 times this long.
PS3 comparisons: After 14 weeks, PS3 appears to have hit what PS2 did in a little over a week. It also appears to be at another GameCube intersection, being at the total GCN was in just over 14 weeks.
Through 6 weeks, Nintendo has sold more hardware units than it did in the entire first quarter of any recent year. I've pointed out previously how strong MS's start has been relative to previous years, but now at 6 weeks they've sold more hardware units than they have in the first 17 weeks of any previous year.
(PSP) Year to date, yes, it's still down 2%. This is the third week it's been ahead directly on a single week comparison basis, though; this time by 29%.AdmiralViscen said:
If you follow the "Wii comparisons" and "PS3 comparisons" links earlier in my post, there are graphs directly comparing each system to several others. However, they only go as far as necessary for the older system to pass what the current system does. Here are some others arbitrarily set for 26 weeks.MrSardonic said:
PS2 Famitsu vs Wii Media Create
GCN Famitsu vs PS3 Media Create
This is the 6th week in a row and 7th time overall, so pretty much.Wyndstryker said:
I really should make a set of these for each system, but here's a chart for the 5 weeks we have from both this year, showing Wii and DS.Jokeropia said:So last week Famitsu had Wii & DS higher than Media Create, and this week it's the opposite. It's like they adjust for their own mistakes or something.
http://joshuajamesslone.name/gamech...ystem[1]=Wii&date[1]=2006-11-27&tracker[1]=mc
This is actually really close!
This is actually really close!
PantherLotus
Professional Schmuck
moku said:
You mean, like your Mario Chart? Sweet!!
I want a FF chart, too.
Yeah, as I mentioned later, by "coming off of", I mean coming right after the Megadrive, which didn't perform all that well in JPN (I believe). Virtua Fighter was a launch game, but the Saturn had no real claim to fame at that time, seeing as its predecessor ended with fairly weak sales (right?).CurseoftheGods said:
soundwave05
Member
:lol @ the Wii getting the hardware spike this week, not the PS3.
Looks like titles like Wario Ware, Zelda, and Excitetruck are sticking around and moving some units too, because Wii Sports' tie ratio isn't quite as high as it used to be.
Looks like titles like Wario Ware, Zelda, and Excitetruck are sticking around and moving some units too, because Wii Sports' tie ratio isn't quite as high as it used to be.
Link
The Autumn Wind
I wouldn't expect it to go up much. It seems they sell as many as they can ship. Unless they've been keeping a few in reserve every week in anticipation for next week.Jammy said:
I have a request. Can we get an "if every week from now on, the Wii sells what the PS3 sold this week, and vice versa" catch up date?JoshuaJSlone said:
speculawyer
Member
Jammy said:
I think Japanese housing has gotten so small that they can no longer fit a console in their apartments.
Well . . . many Japanese did whine about how the xbox couldn't sell because 'it was too big'. Well, the xbox 360 is smaller and more conveniently shaped than the PS3 but that (and Blue Dragon) hasn't seemed to help much.
AdmiralViscen said:
Barely. It is getting closer, though.
sphinx said:
I don't know about the PS2 in Europe, but it is currently tracking a bit behind the PS2 in the U.S. (combining Oct-Dec 2000 to line it up with Dec 2004 for DS). The DS was actually ahead for a couple of months before November. It should pull ahead again this year, though.
cvxfreak said:
With the large amount of other graphs, I thought it might be overkill.
For reference, I try to always keep the website up-to-date, even if I don't post the graphs here.
soundwave05
Member
I still don't think Nintendo is meeting the demand there. When hardware rises like this with no software releases, it really indicates a market that is starved for inventory.
They probably could be moving 250k DS' and 90-100k Wii a week.
They probably could be moving 250k DS' and 90-100k Wii a week.
dirtmonkey37
flinging feces ---->
Well, thank the lord that PS3 numbers jumped at least slightly from the Feb 4th hardware sales figures.
360 sales have plummeted back down to what they used to be before Blue Dragon, Lost Planet, Culdcept, DOAX2 etc. Standard 360 sales.....which is meh.
Wii sales are strong. Expected.
DS sales....I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS. DS sales never stop. They just keep selling. I though it may have been a 2006 thing, but man, look at it go! Nintendo shouldn't even consider going into R&D for DS2 until later next year. I'm sure the original DS has at least another 4 years of juice in it. It has just hit its stride.
360 sales have plummeted back down to what they used to be before Blue Dragon, Lost Planet, Culdcept, DOAX2 etc. Standard 360 sales.....which is meh.
Wii sales are strong. Expected.
DS sales....I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS. DS sales never stop. They just keep selling. I though it may have been a 2006 thing, but man, look at it go! Nintendo shouldn't even consider going into R&D for DS2 until later next year. I'm sure the original DS has at least another 4 years of juice in it. It has just hit its stride.