Japanese sales for the first half of 2014 – hardware, top 10 software
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 3 Comments
Famitsu has published a bunch of information about the Japanese games market for the first half of 2014.
Hardware sales are up 6.4 percent year-over-year, though software sales dipped by 3.8 percent. Overall, the market is up only 0.1 percent.
Here’s a look at the total hardware sales for the year thus far:
3DS – 1,079,166 units
PS Vita – 639,730 units
PS4 – 613,785 units
PS3 – 300,386 units
Wii U – 291,605 units
PSP – 80,251 units
Xbox 360 – 6,421 units
Wii – 6,194 units
Lifetime sales for hardware platforms are posted below:
PSP – 19,688,744 units total
3DS – 15,773,177 units total
Wii – 12,744,273 units total
PS3 – 9,868,886 units total
PS Vita – 2,914,869 units total
Wii U – 1,810,032 units total
Xbox 360 – 1,613,980 units total
PS4 –613,785 units total
And lastly, below is a listing of the top 10 best-selling games in Japan:
1. Yokai Watch (3DS): 849,027 (1,135,480 units total)
2. Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru to Ruka no Fushigi na Fushigi na Kagi (3DS): 739,032 (739,032 units total)
3. Kirby: Triple Deluxe (3DS) 633,695 (633,695 units total)
4. Mario Kart 8 (Wii U): 512,467 (512,467 units total)
5. Pocket Monsters X/Y (3DS): 416,864 (4,393,693 units total)
6. Puzzle and Dragons (3DS): 411,992 (1,417,689 units total)
7. Mario Party: Island Tour (3DS): 404,666 (404,666 units total)
8. Knack (PS4): 398,685 (398,685 units total)
9. Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS Full Boost (PS3) 367,354 (367,354 units total)
10. Dark Souls II (PS3) 335,226 (335,226 units total)
UK software sales (Week ending 7/5) – Wii U/3DS charts
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The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
3. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – SEGA
4. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
5. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
6. FIFA 13 – EA Sports
7. Mass Effect 3 – EA
8. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
9. Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
10. Wii Party U – Nintendo
3DS
1. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
2. Pokemon X – Nintendo
3. Kirby: Triple Deluxe – Nintendo
4. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
5. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
6. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
7. How to Train Your Dragon 2 – Little Orbit
8. Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – GSP/Avanquest
9. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
10. Pokemon Art Academy – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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UK software sales (Week ending 7/5)
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Media Create software sales (6/23 – 6/29) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PSV] Freedom Wars
02./00. [PS4] Watch Dogs
03./00. [PS3] Kamen Rider: Battride War II #
04./00. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken
05./00. [PSV] Girls & Panzer: Senshado, Kiwamemasu! #
06./00. [PS3] Watch Dogs
07./02. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch
08./03. [WIU] Mario Kart 8
09./01. [3DS] Pokemon Art Academy
10./04. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge
11./00. [PS3] Date A Live: Ars Install #
12./05. [3DS] Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth #
13./00. [WIU] Kamen Rider: Battride War II #
14./00. [PS4] Warriors Orochi 3: Ultimate
15./00. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Bargain Edition)
16./10. [PS4] FIFA 14 #
17./08. [3DS] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge
18./00. [PSV] Robotics;Notes Elite #
19./12. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
20./17. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
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Retro City Rampage WiiWare sales still have a ways to go before Vblank can earn revenue
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii Shop Channel | 10 Comments
Vblank Entertainment shared a sales update on Retro City Rampage’s WiiWare version yesterday while also asking fans for their support.
Unlike the eShop, Nintendo implemented much stricter rules on the Wii Shop Channel. These harsh guidelines extend to payments for developers. According to Vblank, Retro City Rampage is still 750 units away in North America (850 units in Europe) from reaching the threshold needed for the studio to receive revenue from the WiiWare version. WiiWare titles need to hit a certain number of sales in their first two years before developers are compensated, and at this rate, Vblank believes this will be tough to accomplish with Retro City Rampage.
Vblank wrote on Facebook:
Thanks to Ryan M for the tip.
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Retro City Rampage has “done incredibly well” on 3DS
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Vblank Entertainment seems to be pleased with Retro City Rampage’s performance on 3DS. Creator Brian Provinciano tweeted today that the game has “done incredibly well” on Nintendo’s portable.
@JonGryphon 3DS version's done incredibly well.
— Brian Provinciano (@BriProv) July 2, 2014
The comment above originated from a larger discussion about reviews:
Big reviews *DO* influence future reviews and public perception. The perception tints the glasses everyone else enters the game with.
— Brian Provinciano (@BriProv) July 2, 2014
If a game has a positive perception, new players continue to give it the benefit of the doubt if certain aspects don't grip them initially.
— Brian Provinciano (@BriProv) July 2, 2014
If a game has a negative perception, if new players do try it, they'll be quick to write it off.
— Brian Provinciano (@BriProv) July 2, 2014
Retro City Rampage made almost all of its revenue the second year. I do feel strongly that IGN's review significantly damaged the launch.
— Brian Provinciano (@BriProv) July 2, 2014
Word of mouth, and a hundred thousand players playing it on PS+ probably helped public perception overshadow IGN's influence a lot.
— Brian Provinciano (@BriProv) July 2, 2014
RCR:DX later launched to almost unanimous 9/10s. IGN never reviewed it, & in their RCR:DX coverage linked to their 5.3/10 orig RCR review.
— Brian Provinciano (@BriProv) July 2, 2014
Media Create software sales (6/23 – 6/29)
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [PSV] Freedom Wars – 188,888 / NEW
2. [PS4] Watch Dogs – 63,595 / NEW
3. [PS3] Kamen Rider: Battride War II – 62,649 / NEW
4. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken – 53,095 / NEW
5. [PSV] Girls und Panzer Master the Tank Road – 31,526 / NEW
6. [PS3] Watch Dogs – 31,028 / NEW
7. [3DS] Youaki Watch – 29,590 / 1,147,202
8. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 23,520 / 492,837
9. [3DS] Pokemon Art Academy – 15,373 / 46,454
10. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 Aoki Samurai no Chousen – 13,026 / NEW
11. [PS3] Date A Live: Ars Install – 9,703 / NEW
12. [3DS] Persona Q – 7,072 / 237,379
13. [WIU] Kamen Rider: Battride War II – 6,936 / NEW
14. [PS4] Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate – 6,768 / NEW
15. [PS3] GTA V (Bargain Edition) – 6,732 / NEW
16. [PS4] FIFA 14 – 6,510 / 53,813
17. [3DS] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 Aoki Samurai no Chousen – 6,454 / 56,742
18. [PSV] Robotics;Notes Elite – 5,467 / NEW
19. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 4,641 / 4,092,653
20. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 4,250 / 3,300,689
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Media Create hardware sales (6/23 – 6/29)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 22,803
Vita – 22,192
Wii U – 10,653
PS4 – 8,059
PS3 – 7,480
3DS – 5,081
Vita TV – 2,727
PSP – 1,445
Xbox 360 – 201
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 21,459
Vita – 11,937
Wii U – 10,715
PS4 – 7,009
PS3 – 6,339
3DS – 4,852
PSP – 2,335
Vita TV – 1,444
Xbox 360 – 214
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SEGA has shipped over 2.5 million Hatsune Miku games in Japan
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Total shipments of the Hatsune Mike series have surpassed 2.5 million units in Japan as of July 2, SEGA announced today.
A total of eight games have been released thus far. On 3DS, SEGA published Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai and Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2.
SEGA is celebrating the Hatsune Miku news (not to mention the franchise’s fifth anniversary) with a special talk show. Niconico members can watch it here at 19:00 Japan time.
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A closer look at Pokemon Art Academy’s Japanese sales
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During the week of June 16, Pokemon Art Academy launched in Japan. While it only moved 31,080 copies, the game sold through 70.11 percent of its initial shipment.
Pokemon Art Academy actually could have sold even more if not for a recent Nintendo promotion. The title was made free (starting this month and lasting through the end of July) as part of Nintendo’s Recommended Monthly Software Campaign. You also have to consider that overall sales slowed during the week due to it being the week before payday.
