PSP – 76,974
3DS – 28,413
PS3 – 23,954
Wii – 10,889
DSi LL – 9,235
DSi – 7,584
Xbox 360 – 4,082
PS2 – 1,582
DS Lite – 319
PSP go – 251
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week.
PSP – 49,162
3DS – 23,038
PS3 – 19,033
Wii – 7,866
DSi LL – 7,064
DSi – 6,214
Xbox 360 – 1,891
PS2 – 1,163
DS Lite – 283
PSP go – 265
Operation Flashpoint: Red River – 6
Conduit 2 – 4
Socom: Special Forces – 6
Section 8: Prejudice – 6
Mortal Kombat – 6
Steel Diver – 5
Darkspore – 4
Monster Tale – 6
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile – 7
Anomaly: Warzone Earth – 7
Shigeru Miyamoto on the sales of the 3DS…
“We’ve had a very good start with the 3DS, but it’s not completely widespread yet. One of our pet peeves is how do you convey the message? Because one has to play the 3DS to experience the 3D. I guess it depends on you guys!”
Miyamoto on games for the 3DS…
“We spent a lot of time developing 3DS, whether its games or other software. But from now we will be focussing more on gaming, we want to release lots of games this year.”
Miyamoto on Ocarina of Time 3D…
“After 13 years, there will be the children of today who haven’t experienced Ocarina of Time, it’s brand new for them. But for fans of the original, it’s a very faithful adaption.”
Nintendo is apparently putting a big focus on hands for Project Cafe. That is, for the E3 trailers at least.
According to Twitter user Supererogatory, who has been spot on with many rumors in the past, the Big N wrapped production on promotional videos for the console last week. Again, Nintendo was looking for actors with the finest of hands, which supposedly needed to be “flawless.”
Project Cafe’s controller will most likely be a central part of the videos, so perhaps Nintendo simply wanted to feature hands that look nice. Then again, maybe there’s something more to it… We’ll find out in a little under five weeks.
“Told Nintendo filmed Cafe E3 promotional videos last week in Orange County with a bunch of seeming hand models cast ‘based on their hands.’ The hands ‘had to be flawless’ and ‘couldn’t have blemishes, wrinkles or a lot of hair.'”
I suppose THQ wasn’t too happy when people laughed at the Saints Row 3DS announcement at E3 last year. Okay, that probably had nothing to do with anything at all, but the company has confirmed that the title has been cancelled. A representative simply said, “We are not developing Saints Row: Drive By.” For now at least, this ends any possibility of seeing the franchise on the 3DS. Series followers will be forced to check out the upcoming PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 project to get their Saints Row fix this year.
Thanks to Thomas N for the tip!
01. [DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional – 74,000 / 411,000
02. [PSP] Final Promise Story – 60,000 / NEW
03. [PS3] El Shaddai – 58,000 / NEW
04. [PSP] Patapon 3 – 49,000 / NEW
05. [DS] Battle & Get! Pokemon Typing DS – 33,000 / 92,000
06. [PSP] Dai-2-Ji Super Robot Taisen Z Hakai-hen – 27,000 / 379,000
07. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 – 22,000 / 122,000
08. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 – 17,000 / 128,000
09. [PSP] Starry?Sky?in Winter?Portable – 15,000 / NEW
10. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 3rd – 11,000 / 4,457,000
11. [Wii] Wii Party
12. [3DS] nintendogs + cats
13. [3DS] PilotWings Resort
14. [360] El Shaddai
15. [DS] Detective Conan: Aoki Houseki no Rinbukyok
16. [PSP] Final Fantasy IV: Complete Collection
17. [PSP] Otome wa Oanesama ni Koi Shiteru Portable: 2-Jin no Elder
18. [PSP] GachiTora! Abarenbou Kyoushi in High School
19. [DS] Hakuouki: Yuugi Roku DS
20. [DS] Pokemon Black
21. [PSP] Earth Defense Force 2 Portable
22. [Wii] Mario Kart Wii
23. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 6
24. [PS3] SOCOM 4
25. [PSP] Persona 2: Innocent Sin
26. [PSP] Amagami (EBKore+)
27. [3DS] Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle
28. [Wii] Donkey Kong Country Returns
29. [Wii] Wii Sports Resort with Wii Remote Plus
30. [Wii] New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Reggie Fils-Aime discussing the Wii price drop…
“For us this is a very important move. This is only the second price reduction for Wii hardware since we launched back in November 2006. And in the last home console cycle, the leading system at the time sold almost 50 percent of its volume at a price point of $149 or below.”
Reggie on why consumers would purchase a Wii with Project Cafe on the horizon…
“When we launch our new home system sometime in 2012 we think the consumer buying in will look very different than the consumer who’s going to be buying a Wii now. What we’ve seen in this business it that there are certain consumers who love being first – they have to have the absolute latest hardware – and there are other consumers that are perfectly happy to wait until the game library is much more robust and they have a wider range of options.”
Reggie on slipping Wii sales…
“Typically a system peaks in the second year of availability and then gradually declines. Wii was fortunate to have a number of very strong selling years in its 3rd and 4th year of availability. And from our perspective, the curve that we’re on is natural and to be expected but importantly, the sales curve is higher than any other system.”
Reggie’s thoughts on why May 15 is the perfect timing for the Wii price drop…
“There are a lot of households where kids will be off from school and the parents are either looking for celebratory presents as the children finish the school year or they’re looking for a fun exercise to keep the kids busy and happy during the summer time frame. We think there is a wide range of consumers that are wanting to purchase a Wii and what they have been waiting for is this type of announcement.”
I can’t believe how hyped I am for this. Last year, Konami hosted one of the most legendary E3 conferences in history. There were no mind-blowing announcements, but the speakers at the event make the conference incredibly entertaining. Here’s hoping that this year’s “Pre-E3 Show” is just as enjoyable!
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – May 4, 2011 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced the company’s first-annual global Pre-E3 Show 2011. For the first time in company history, KONAMI will invigorate fans and gaming enthusiasts by releasing company news, game trailers and exclusive interviews via an internationally coordinated online screening event. To further promote its official debut on June 2, 2011, KONAMI will also be hosting live viewing events for the Pre-E3 Show 2011 which will be held in a number of cities across the globe including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, São Paulo, Mexico City and more to be announced.
“The annual E3 show is the world’s marquee video game conference and trade show event that draws a critical mass of gaming enthusiasts from all over the globe,” said Shinji Hirano, President of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. “This year, we want to build buzz ahead of E3 by hosting our own Pre-E3 show that will tie the viewing party attendees from each city with online viewers through Flickr, Twitter and Facebook.”
