Media Create Sales: Week 43, 2017 (Oct 23 - Oct 29)

sfortunato · Nov 1, 2017

Big drop (expected though, as it is a different genre) for Happinet's 3DS blockbuster, 12 Years Old:

12./00. [3DS] 12-Sai. Honto no Kimochi <ADV> (Happinet) {2014.12.18} (¥5.480) - 23.026 / NEW
05./00. [3DS] 12-Sai. Koisuru Diary <ADV> (Happinet) {2016.08.04} (¥5.815) - 14.803 / NEW

14./00. [3DS] 12-Sai. Torokeru Puzzle Futari no Harmony <PZL> (Happinet) {2017.10.26} (¥5.480) - 6.195 / NEW

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Tamazoid · Nov 1, 2017

Ark and Strange Journey are pleasant surprises.

How does Assassin's Creed generally perform in Japan?

Nintendojitsu · Nov 1, 2017

Chris1964 said:
18./18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) - 3.815 / 260.228 (+39%)

New Leaf will not die.

ItWasMeantToBe19 · Nov 1, 2017

What were the second weeks for GT5 and GT6? Not sure if we have a Media Create archive anymore...

Hero of Legend · Nov 1, 2017

Wolfgav said:
Now THAT is a massive jump for Nintendo.

Jump up, superstar.

Anywho, yay first Chris MC thread in Era! :D Odd about the difference for Odyssey and Switch for MC, but eh, no biggie. :P

Bunkles · Nov 1, 2017

ItWasMeantToBe19 said:
Those GT Sport sales seem not good?

That's what I was thinking. Seems like a pretty big drop off.

SgtCobra · Nov 1, 2017

Big drop for GTS. Mario and Switch sold as expected, good numbers too. Lol at the PS4...

FluxWaveZ · Nov 1, 2017

SMT: Strange Journey Redux performed better than I thought It would. Neat.

v_iHuGi · Nov 1, 2017

Ex-Psych said:
Switch just needs pokemon or Animal crossing to release before it can truly become an uncontrollable monster.

I think it already is, nothing stopping this train baby!

Also decent week enough for Ps4, hopefully it picks up during November and December and ends up YoY.

Nocturnal · Nov 1, 2017

Splatoon 2, MK8D and Zelda bumps were far smaller than I expected. I'm guessing majority of Switches sold this week were Super Mario Odyssey bundles and people didn't have enough funds to purchase a second game. Wonder if this trend will continue and we would only see substantial rise in evergreen software sales in December.

Glio · Nov 1, 2017

WestEgg said:
Oh, oh, oh, Super Mario, SUPER MARIO!

also
18./18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) - 3.815 / 260.228 (+39%)
why

Pocket Camp, maybe?

RailWays · Nov 1, 2017

Mario and Switch to high heaven

Impressive opening for Ark, and a nice opening for SMT

ItWasMeantToBe19 · Nov 1, 2017

I can't believe I didn't see the "Media Create GAF Archive" attachment in the OP D:

I'm silly.

ShiningBash · Nov 1, 2017

We've seen massive stock jumps in the past aligned with the release of major franchises (e.g., Splatoon 2, Mario Kart). I'm really curious if 100k+ systems will remain the baseline availability throughout the holiday season.

FerventWish · Nov 1, 2017

Wow the Switch and Mario are selling really well. Can't wait to see the sales over November and December.

ShadowGP · Nov 1, 2017

Amazing numbers for Mario and Nintendo!

Also very nice to see everytime with a big release games like Kart (+25%),BOTW (+16%),Splatoon 2 (+36%) getting such a big bump...

Eolz · Nov 1, 2017

Dat good week.
Need some graphs now ;)

sfortunato · Nov 1, 2017

Nocturnal said:
Splatoon 2, MK8D and Zelda bumps were far smaller than I expected. I'm guessing majority of Switches sold this week were Super Mario Odyssey bundles and people didn't have enough funds to purchase a second game. Wonder if this trend will continue and we would only see substantial rise in evergreen software sales in December.

A rise in evergreen titles is expected as Odyssey novelty wears out. We have seen WOW increases in Zelda and Mario Kart following Splatoon 2 and the increase Switch weekly sales.

ADee · Nov 1, 2017

I remember alot of people saying that GTS would heavily outsell Odyssey, I guess those were a tad bit wrong.

Great week overall especially for Nintendo, what will be PS4's next big hit? Monster Hunter?

Deleted member 26535 · Nov 1, 2017

Nintendojitsu said:
New Leaf will not die.

A 5 year old game still charting. Is that a record?

KuwabaraTheMan · Nov 1, 2017

Great sales for both the Switch and Mario. Now the question will be how the shipments hold up for the Switch over the coming weeks.

SundaysBest · Nov 1, 2017

Oh, no day light saving time in japan.

TRUE ORDER · Nov 1, 2017

PS4 sales keeping steady, so good enough.

Wow at the Switch sales bump.

WestEgg · Nov 1, 2017

Eolz said:
Dat good week.
Need some graphs now ;)

Bring forth the Pac-Man!

Nocturnal · Nov 1, 2017

Switch is 125K behind 3DS launch aligned, personally I thought this week would be a bit bigger and the gap would be under 100K.
Still 2 million sold according to M-C and Famitsu and some unaccounted units sold via MyNintendoStore, would mean that there is not much of a difference between the two systems at the moment.

KilleyMC · Nov 1, 2017

As Famitsu spoiled earlier, Switch and Mario Odyssey did great. I'm also specially happy for the numbers that Strange Journey's remake pulled, Atlus was a great supporter of the 3DS and the sales are well deserved.

Kanann · Nov 1, 2017

SMTDSJ, while easier, still a great SMT.

Nice timing.

KuwabaraTheMan · Nov 1, 2017

ignore

Ishaan · Nov 1, 2017

Opening Sales of 3D Super Mario games:

(2007) Galaxy - 250,585
(2010) Galaxy 2 - 339,901
(2011) 3D Land - 343,492
(2013) 3D World - 99,588
(2017) Odyssey - 462,038

Damn.

ikaben · Nov 1, 2017

Mandatory switch sw bump comment.

Not bad fw for SMT.

Fularu · Nov 1, 2017

If anyone needed proof of the franchise fatigue GT is suffering (and the super mild reception among fans) there you have it.

GT used to be Sony's darling but with those kind of sales (and the signs of underperformance in Europe too) I'm worried for the franchise (not that it will disappear but rather that they can no longer phone it in like they did with GTS)

ggx2ac · Nov 1, 2017

Chris1964 said:
18./18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) - 3.815 / 260.228 (+39%

From the last quarter update:

AC: New Leaf Worldwide (3DS) sales: 11.23 million

AC: Wild World Worldwide (DS) sales: 11.75 million

adel · Nov 1, 2017

Chris1964 said:
./00. [PS4] Ark: Survival Evolved <ADV> (Spike Chunsoft) {2017.10.26} (¥6.800) - 70.177 / NEW

Why?

CeroMiedo · Nov 1, 2017

botw is pretty much bulletproofed right now,it refuses to drop off

Pooroomoo · Nov 1, 2017

Chris1964 said:
Sony is officially with zero big titles in Japan.

You mean for this holiday season, right?

Pancracio17 · Nov 1, 2017

Biggest opening week for a Mario game!

ReitStuff · Nov 1, 2017

Ishaan said:
*graph*

Opening Sales of 3D Super Mario games:

(2007) Galaxy - 250,585
(2010) Galaxy 2 - 339,901
(2011) 3D Land - 343,492
(2013) 3D World - 99,588
(2017) Odyssey - 462,038

Damn.

Amazing that SM64 and Galaxy 1 & 2 all sold about exactly a million. Looks like Odyssey's gonna crush that.

schuelma · Nov 1, 2017

Pooroomoo said:
You mean for this holiday season, right?

I'm assuming he means no big first party stuff in Japan with GT looking very poor.

ethomaz · Nov 1, 2017

Great Mario... 462k looks amazing.

Switch pretty good too.

PS4 in a normal week.

ItWasMeantToBe19 · Nov 1, 2017

GT6 week one: 190k
GT6 week two: 50k

GTS week one: 150k
GTS week two: 17k

I'm guessing that GT PS5 will have single player.

Chris1964 · Nov 1, 2017

Media Create Sales: Week 49, 2013 (Dec 02 - Dec 08)
01./00. [PS3] Gran Turismo 6 # <RCE> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.12.05} (¥6.648) - 204.784 / NEW <55,92%>

Media Create Sales: Week 50, 2013 (Dec 09 - Dec 15)
07./01. [PS3] Gran Turismo 6 # <RCE> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.12.05} (¥6.648) - 37.306 / 242.090 (-82%)

Media Create Sales: Week 42, 2017 (Oct 16 - Oct 22)
01./00. [PS4] Gran Turismo Sport # <RCE> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.10.19} (¥6.900) - 150.286 / NEW <66,14%>

Media Create Sales: Week 43, 2017 (Oct 23 - Oct 29)
07./01. [PS4] Gran Turismo Sport # <RCE> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.10.19} (¥6.900) - 17.670 / 167.956 (-88%)

Sqrt · Nov 1, 2017

Am I wrong or indeed GTS cratered? But more importantly... why is Japan buying Ark?

sfortunato · Nov 1, 2017

Pooroomoo said:
You mean for this holiday season, right?

He means internally developed games. Gran Turismo was Sony top franchise in Japan (and worldwide) and was a good seller relatively speaking (huge seller on PS1 and PS2 in fact). Right now, GTS will be lucky to reach GT5 FW (400k). Minna no Golf is another Sony franchise that became irrelevant over time.

b4lmung · Nov 1, 2017

Very impressive numbers.

Arex · Nov 1, 2017

Fularu said:
If anyone needed proof of the franchise fatigue GT is suffering (and the super mild reception among fans) there you have it.

GT used to be Sony's darling but with those kind of sales (and the signs of underperformance in Europe too) I'm worried for the franchise (not that it will disappear but rather that they can no longer phone it in like they did with GTS)

I would think this is more because of the shift to multiplayer (+ the bad reviews on amazon I guess lol). I reckon if it's single player focused and called GT7 it'd do better.

MesaEterna · Nov 1, 2017

Ishaan said:
Opening Sales of 3D Super Mario games:

(2007) Galaxy - 250,585
(2010) Galaxy 2 - 339,901
(2011) 3D Land - 343,492
(2013) 3D World - 99,588
(2017) Odyssey - 462,038

Damn.

Wow, didn't realize this would be the biggest 3D Mario opening!
More interested to see its massive legs though

Frodo · Nov 1, 2017

What's the prediction for next week's Switch hardware? How big will the drop be?

TurnoftheCentury · Nov 1, 2017

Great numbers for SMO.

ItWasMeantToBe19 · Nov 1, 2017

Chris1964 said:
Media Create Sales: Week 49, 2013 (Dec 02 - Dec 08)
01./00. [PS3] Gran Turismo 6 # <RCE> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.12.05} (¥6.648) - 204.784 / NEW <55,92%>

Media Create Sales: Week 50, 2013 (Dec 09 - Dec 15)
07./01. [PS3] Gran Turismo 6 # <RCE> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.12.05} (¥6.648) - 37.306 / 242.090 (-82%)

Media Create Sales: Week 42, 2017 (Oct 16 - Oct 22)
01./00. [PS4] Gran Turismo Sport # <RCE> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.10.19} (¥6.900) - 150.286 / NEW <66,14%>

Media Create Sales: Week 43, 2017 (Oct 23 - Oct 29)
07./01. [PS4] Gran Turismo Sport # <RCE> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.10.19} (¥6.900) - 17.670 / 167.956 (-88%)

Ahh, the numbers in the archive were better for GT6's second week.

Chris1964 · Nov 1, 2017

Lonely1 said:
Am I wrong or indeed GTS cratered? But more importantly... why is Japan buying Ark?

Monster Hunter vibes according to retailer blogs.

Media Create Sales: Week 43, 2017 (Oct 23 - Oct 29)

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