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Galaki on 04 February 2011

Sonic Colors Sales (Wii) Sales History (Launches Aligned)

Summary of weekly unit sales from launch broken down by region (for first 10 weeks of sale)

Week Americas Japan EMEAA Worldwide Running Total
1 59,846 4,301 10,230 74,377 74,377
2 55,515 1,564 17,839 74,918 149,295
3 44,628 788 25,081 70,497 219,792
4 46,285 575 33,228 80,088 299,880
5 51,572 634 39,316 91,522 391,402
6 72,918 777 45,075 118,770 510,172
7 39,924 548 47,901 88,373 598,545
8 19,163 390 18,074 37,627 636,172
9 10,085 223 8,692 19,000 655,172
10 7,418 186 6,814 14,418 669,590
Ten Week Totals: 407,354 9,986 252,250 669,590
Lifetime Totals: 413,098 9,986 266,288 689,372


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Joelcool7 on 04 February 2011

Its alittle early to be called a failure. Infact Sonic Unleashed barely outsold it in the same time frame selling only 782,333. Also lets look at it this way UbiSoft said they would consider Red Steel 2 a success if it sold 500k so Sonic Colours has already topped 500k so I would consider it a success.

Now Sonic Colours also has another year to go on the market before Sega starts cutting price. One thing with Sonic games is they have long legs. I'd say lifetime sales of about 1.5-mill maybe not the most successful Sonic game but definatly a success in both my eyes and probably Sega's.

Also keep in mind that Unleashed on 360 and PS3 combined only sold 1.4-mill and that was with a much larger budget. Sonic Colours was probably pretty cheap to develop and sales like these have no doubt brought Sega a nice profit. But will Sega port their next Sonic title to 360 and PS3 as well? Probably it means more profit and honestly I think Sonic Colours would have sold just the way it is on any platform.



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EL_PATRAS on 04 February 2011

Why is it so low in japan?



                                                                           

huaxiong90 on 04 February 2011

I'm surprised at the Japanese numbers...but I think it's too early to call it a bomb.

I think maybe by the end of the year, it could reach 1 million units sold.



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SnesTea on 04 February 2011
EL_PATRAS said:

Why is it so low in japan?

Probably because the Japanese stopped buying into the Sonic cycle.



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gumby_trucker on 04 February 2011

I think SEGA was quoted saying they are happy with the sales of Colors so far.

Personally I wish it'd do more but it came a bit late in the console cycle to really be a huge seller. They should port it to every platform under the sun, if not for the sales then for the recognition -- just so everybody knows Sonic isn't dead.



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pariz on 04 February 2011

I don't think it bombed at all, specially considering the very competitive market of Wii platformers.



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Conegamer on 04 February 2011

What's up with Japan...

No, it's selling fine. It'll be a million-seller, so there's no worries really!



 

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MrT-Tar on 04 February 2011

I don't see with those sales how it can be considered a bomb, the Japanese numbers are disapointing though




Smeags on 04 February 2011

First 10 Weeks:

Sonic and the Secret Rings

  • Americas: 219,743
  • EU: 185,443
  • Japan: 29,080

Sonic Unleashed

  • Americas: 383,420
  • EU: 383,607
  • Japan: 15,306

Sonic & the Black Knight

  • Americas: 128,050
  • EU: 106,530
  • Japan: 8,444

Sonic Colors

  • Americas: 407,354
  • EU: 252,250
  • Japan: 9,986


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