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Media Create Sales: Week 13, 2019 (Mar 25 - Mar 31)
- Thread starter Chris1964
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I know, they probably didn't have much of a choice. NSMBU couldn't be released later or earlier as smash, Pokémon, and Mario party occupied the end of 2018.
Yoshi was delayed, likely for similar reasons.
Mario Maker is probably ready to go, but shouldn't launch closer to NSMBU or Yoshi. Presumably Fire Emblem needs all the time it could get
Did they cancel NSO?
Spring break + demo, and even then it's just a blip. Still below 9K, as predicted for the post NSO baseline (5-10K). It might rise up to 15K for the very long upcoming GW (30k+ last year), and possibly for Obon where it does strong numbers (25-ishK last year).
Not yet, but next week yeah :/
MC numbers are coming on Friday.
I reply to your post/graph explaining the possible factors affecting Splatoon 2 baseline other than NSO introduction. Can you reply here? Thanks.
Surprisingly low for Yoshi. And it didn't push any hardware, apparently. It's unfortunate because the game looks more polished, and let's say it outright more interesting than Kirby which released last year at the same period and ended up doing great. There might be some 2 plateformer fatigue on the system.
Ouch, 50k flat for Yoshi is a disappointment. Lower than Yoshi's New Island, and also a small bit lower than Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World on 3DS.
No. I answered in countless of threads before and I'm certainly not going to hijack that one. I'll post the graph from time to times when I feel like it, and answer some times to times when I feel like it. Feel free to answer me, or block me, or whatever makes you feel comfortable :).
First week was in line with BB's 150 but lower than DS3's 200+. Can't remember the exact numbers.
EDIT: Found an image
NSW Famitsu
--- FY TOTAL
FY18 3.521.913
FY19 3.780.223 (+7.3%)
--- QUARTERS
Q1/18 484.576
Q1/19 496.169 (+2.4%)
Q2/18 767.374
Q2/19 594.960 (-22.5%)
Q3/18 1.598.575
Q3/19 1.719.871 (+7.6%)
Q4/18 671.388
Q4/19 969.223 (+44.7%)
--- CUMULATIVE
Q1/18 484.576
Q1/19 496.169 (+2.4%)
Q2/18 1.251.950
Q3/19 1.091.129 (-12.9%)
Q3/18 2.850.525
Q3/19 2.811.000 (-1.4%)
Q4/18 3.521.913
Q4/19 3.780.223 (+7.3%)
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How much Splatoon 2 (and its shipments) alone boosted Switch in 2017 is almost unreal put in prospective.
--- FY TOTAL
FY18 3.521.913
FY19 3.780.223 (+7.3%)
--- QUARTERS
Q1/18 484.576
Q1/19 496.169 (+2.4%)
Q2/18 767.374
Q2/19 594.960 (-22.5%)
Q3/18 1.598.575
Q3/19 1.719.871 (+7.6%)
Q4/18 671.388
Q4/19 969.223 (+44.7%)
--- CUMULATIVE
Q1/18 484.576
Q1/19 496.169 (+2.4%)
Q2/18 1.251.950
Q3/19 1.091.129 (-12.9%)
Q3/18 2.850.525
Q3/19 2.811.000 (-1.4%)
Q4/18 3.521.913
Q4/19 3.780.223 (+7.3%)
---
How much Splatoon 2 (and its shipments) alone boosted Switch in 2017 is almost unreal put in prospective.
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Wow... very poor start for Yoshi! 3rd worst in series history I believe (only beating out Woolly World on Wii U and Topsy Turvy on GBA). WTF!?
So bad in fact that it dragged Switch down with it!
That's not the way that Media Create should end... :(
Hopefully the US will come to Yoshi's rescue again... just like it did for Woolly World...
So bad in fact that it dragged Switch down with it!
That's not the way that Media Create should end... :(
Hopefully the US will come to Yoshi's rescue again... just like it did for Woolly World...
You never replied to my counterarguments and you kept repeating your point without considering those additional factors. That's why I gave you the possibility to reply here. Thanks.
There will be a may surprise little title like MPT or Pikmin3.
Not for the first half.
Even if we get a direct announced in the next 10 minutes, a physical release needs a few months ahead of time for pre orders and I don't see Nintendo stuffing June with more titles
I believe this is the final week of media create numbers at all.
In future threads will Dengeki be added to the first post?
May is still open...
I could see them surprise releasing Pikmin 3 and MPT then... After all, Labo VR was only just announced on March 6th; just barely more than 4 weeks before its release; and that's a great big hulking box of cardboard! (Hell, that has TWO SKUs and all!). It's also managed to gather quite the media buzz in that short time; much more than previous Labo titles in the west!
There's still time for a surprise mid-late May release; especially for lower priority titles like Pikmin 3 DX and MPT HD...
D. E. D. Dead.
At least Sekiro is around 200k~ not even including digital. It seems a great success.
And next week we get to do the ps4 8 million celebration all over again.
At least Sekiro is around 200k~ not even including digital. It seems a great success.
And next week we get to do the ps4 8 million celebration all over again.
Are we getting MC numbers on Friday?
10./17. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) - 8.706 / 3.020.833 (+14%)
This was the week of the special demo, btw. Looks like it did have a noticeable impact. Hopefully they do more such weeks in the future. Next one during Summer holidays would be good.
This was the week of the special demo, btw. Looks like it did have a noticeable impact. Hopefully they do more such weeks in the future. Next one during Summer holidays would be good.
Why does Dengeki get written off? Looking back historically M Create/Dengeki/Famitsu haven't been too off from each other on aggregate (large week-to-week fluctuations sometimes), and it's not like MC/Famitsu are always close with Dengeki way off.
Not surprised that Yoshi isn't doing well. The game may look cute, but it honestly just doesn't look fun. At least Kirby Star Allies had fun abilities to use and characters to bring in to your party or play as & lots of co-op options. Yoshi just looks bland.
Referring to Mario Maker as just another 2D Mario is selling it pretty short.
Yoshi has a higher metacritic than Kirby but the Kirby brand is probably better than the Yoshi one.
kirby Star Allies is pretty bad
They release their numbers later and you don't need 3 different tracker numbers in the OP.
I mean that Nintendo's big 3 first half titles are all 2D Mario/spin offs which compete with each other in some way
I think end of April is possible... Depends on how kind the start of Golden Week is to it...
... either way it'll happen well before the end of May.
Looks like Switch will reach 1m YTD next week, even if sales drop hard. That's much faster than last year.
Oh, and 8m in early May at the latest (unless GW is incredibly poor).
Oh, and 8m in early May at the latest (unless GW is incredibly poor).
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I think we should still be getting the top 50 which we did at the end of each week for MC. Apparently this is the last week for it.
Yes
Barely
It'll be interesting to see if NSW continues the streak of -88% :p
I agree, but we know ratings have nothing to do with topping charts. Anthem sold #1 in US for it's opening month & #1 in UK & Japan in their week 1 charts, despite having a metacritic score under 60. They're not related. Kirby has more flashy stuff going on, which is more likely going to wrap in younger kids, as well as more mascot characters. Crafted World doesn't have some obvious gameplay hook to bring people in that don't already buy all the Yoshi games. This is just my opinion though, as I played thru the Yoshi demo at my local best buy & was thoroughly underwhelmed.
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Looking at archives on Gaf it goes a far as 2009 so nearly 10 years old, how many more would it need?
The lack of more complete data hurts though as I don't think they publish any public data others than their weekly top 50 and some random LTD numbers at times.
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Media Create covers more than 2 decades, Famitsu more than 3 when we count point system. No Dengeki White Papers available either.