What's your point? You made a contradiction labeling most of Wii's games as non-casual games, but then claim the system needed the GamePad otherwise it wouldn't appeal to casual gamers. Why would it need to appeal to casual gamers if stuff like Mario Kart and Smash Bros are mostly for the hardcore gamers?

Nobody wanted that Gamepad. Nintendo didn't do enough market research. They unveiled it, and it was met with negative press, but unlike MS they decided to release it as is. No wonder the WiiU flopped, I bet you it would have sold a lot better with just a larger hard drive and no GamePad. Maybe a Wii Fit Board +

I said GT games had weak first week sales, but I was comparing them to other big franchises like CoD and GTA. My point was GT games have legs, and one big reason is because they have a huge casual appeal.

If Gundam picks up the pace in the last 5 days it will end with a great number.

It's not on like Donkey Kong! :(

I bet I lose at posting this. Omg winnar.  Or Tbone doesn't care anymore. Weakly:

1. [PS3] Sengoku BASARA 4 (Limited Edition) - 347Pt
2. [3DS] Yokai Watch - 123pt
3. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe star 91pt -
4. [3DS] Tsubasa giant of humanity - the end of the march- 80pt
5. [PS3] Dragon Ball Z BATTLE OF Z - 75Pt
6. [PS3] Saints Row 4 Ultra Super Ultimate Deluxe Edition - 65pt
7. [3DS] Pazudora Z - 46Pt
8. [Vita] Dragon Ball Z BATTLE OF Z - 41Pt
9. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods 2 - 31Pt
10. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle My Happy Life - 31pt
11. [PS3] Sengoku BASARA 4 Hyakka soul box to keep valuables - 28pt
12. [3DS] Pokemon X - 24pt
13. [Vita] Utakumi 575 - 22Pt
14. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 - 22pt
15. [3DS] ! survival battle with Shinobu in combat legend21pt -
16. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster - 18pt
17. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto 5 - 17pt
18. [WiiU] Super Mario 3D World - 14pt
19. [Vita] GOD EATER 2 (Vita) - 12pt
20. [PSP] . 3 AnotherSky feat Jinnan Corda (Limited Edition)- 10pt

THIS WEEK NUMBERS!!!

January 26, 2014 January 20, 2014 : Index Period

[PS3] Sengoku BASARA 4 ( Limited Edition ) - 347pt
[3DS] Yokai Watch - 123pt
91pt - Kirby Triple Deluxe [3DS] star
Tsubasa giant of humanity - the end of the [3DS] advance - 80pt
[PS3] Dragon Ball Z BATTLE OF Z - 75pt
[PS3] Saints Row 4 Ultra Super Ultimate Deluxe Edition - 65pt
[3DS] Pazudora Z - 46pt
[Vita] Dragon Ball Z BATTLE OF Z - 41pt
Triforce of [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Gods 2 - 31pt
[3DS] Disney Magic Castle My Happy Life - 31pt
[PS3] Sengoku BASARA 4 Hyakka soul box to keep valuables - 28pt
[3DS] Pokemon X - 24pt
[Vita] Utakumi 575 - 22pt
[3DS] Monster Hunter 4 - 22pt
! 21pt - Survival Battle and Shinobi [3DS] in combat legend
[PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster - 18pt
[PS3] Grand Theft Auto 5 - 17pt
[WiiU] Super Mario 3D World - 14pt
[Vita] GOD EATER 2 (Vita) - 12pt
. 3 AnotherSky feat Jinnan [PSP] Corda ( Limited Edition ) - 10pt


LAST WEEK NUMBERS!!!

January 19, 2014 January 13, 2014 : Index Period

131pt - Kirby Triple Deluxe [3DS] star
[3DS] Pazudora Z - 101pt
! 46pt - Survival Battle and Shinobi [3DS] in combat legend
Triforce of [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Gods 2 - 41pt
[PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster - 36pt
[3DS] Monster Hunter 4 - 34pt
[PS3] Grand Theft Auto 5 - 33pt
[Vita] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster Twin Pack - 19pt
[PS3] Shin Gundam Musou - 18pt
! 18pt - Nigekire from hunters of the most comprehensive [3DS] the run
[WiiU] Super Mario 3D World - 17pt
[3DS] Pokemon Y - 17pt
[3DS] Mario Kart 7 - 17pt
[Vita] Shin Gundam Musou - 16pt
[3DS] Pokemon X - 16pt
[3DS] bear Tomo - 15pt
[Vita] GOD EATER 2 (Vita) - 14pt
Animal Crossing Tobidase [3DS] - 14pt
[3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 - 14pt
[PS3] Battlefield 4 - 11pt

Bad luck. Bow before Krezzy!

In other news, Gundam and Dragon Quest continue to go toe-to-toe in the daily. It's been quite interesting to watch those two.

Yokai Watch O.o

Can we see the game become a million seller now :P

hey you never know (500k realistically)

Also, I know this is only barely related to this thread, but since it's the only place on VGC we have ongoing Japanese sales discussion:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=98533118&postcount=495

Since I brought up DQM, for information sake:

Just checked DQ8 on Android: only now is in the 50,000 - 100,000 ballpark. Given how it was progressing, looking at AppAnnie graphs weeks ago, it's safe to say it's just over 50,000 units, and that it'll last in that period for a looong time.

Given the iOS DQVIII graph, and how usually the iOS / Android has been...175,000 - 200,000 units total (iOS + Android) could be a good estimate.

I think Square-Enix really missed a trick by releasing this on smartphones given these sales.  Should've ported it to any of the viable consoles in Japan (PS3/PSV/3DS/WiiU) and it would've sold more than this.  And at a slightly higher price point, too.

They could always have ported it to smartphones later on after sales had died down.

Contrasts sharply with their Dragon Quest Monsters game on iOS which is apparently bringing in line $1m/day (as a F2P game);

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=98534051&postcount=496

Nicolas Godement is the general manager of gumi Europe. gumi makes Brave Frontier and has spent a lot of time at the top of the Japanese iOS Top Grossing charts, including positions like #2 and #3.

He estimates that Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light is bringing in around $1 million a day currently being in the top ~2-4 range.



Source: https://twitter.com/NicolasG_B/statu...06309089357825

I understand why SE are going so hard on mobile, but they should really be more selective about where they place their games.  Hopefully FFX HD and DQ VII 3DS showed them that it shouldn't just be 90% mobile and the scraps to consoles.