Well, Kotaku has made an article about upcoming games in Japan until March. It puts PS Vita at the top with 39 and WiiU at the bottom with 2 titles upcoming. Where is a thread on VGC discussing this article.

While it is a great achievement for PS Vita, the numbers seem dubious. Kotaku gives no sources or methodology for this list. So I thought about how to compare this list with the real releases that chart in Media Create, Famitsu or VGC for 2015 up until end of march. While probably not every title will chart, I think we all agree a title failing to chart probably isn't that important to the lineup of the system. I'm just interested into how these claims in the end will turn into reality. I think these claims usually go to much with checking.

I also added the Famitsu release schedule, thanks to badgenome for working through it to get the numbers.

Week 1, 2015 (Dec 29 - Jan 4th):

No charting titles according to MC and Famitsu and VGC.

Week 2, 2015 (Jan 5th - Jan 11th):

No charting titles according to MC and Famitsu and VGC.

Week 3, 2015 (Jan 12th - Jan 18th): 3DS + 1, PSV +1

MC and Famitsu and VGC:

3DS: Quarrel Bancho 6 to Seoul & Blood (#3 MC, #3 Famitsu, #3 VGC)

PSV: DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE, BLOOD LIMITED V EDITION (#14 MC, #9 Famitsu, #12 VGC)

Week 4, 2015 (Jan 19th - Jan 25th): PS3 +2, 3DS +2, WiiU +2, PSV +4, PS4 +2, PSP +1

MC and Famitsu and VGC:

PS3: Tales of Zestiria (#1 MC, #1 Famitsu, #1 VGC)

3DS: Legend of Legacy (#2 MC, #2 Famitsu, #2 VGC)

WiiU: Touch! Kirby Super Rainbow (#3 MC, #3 Famitsu, #3 VGC)

PSV: Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky (#6 MC, #6 Famitsu, #6 VGC)

PSV: Gentile - black palace - the city of sword (#8 MC, #7 Famitsu, #8 VGC)

3DS: Lego Marvel Super Heroes The Game (#15 MC, #14 Famitsu, #15 VGC)

WiiU: Lego Marvel Super Heroes The Game (#18 MC, #22 Famitsu, #18 VGC)

PSV: Kaleido Eve (#22 MC, #16 Famitsu, #21 VGC)

PSV: ROOT∞REXX (#21 MC, #17 Famitsu, #20 VGC)

PS4: Resident Evil HD Remastered (#23 MC, #19 Famitsu)

PSP: Satomi Hakkenden: Murasame Marunoki (#26 MC, #25 VGC)

PS4: Lego Marvel Super Heroes (#29 MC, #28 VGC)

PS3: Lego Marvel Super Heroes (#35 PS3, #34 VGC)

Week 5, 2015 (Jan 26th - Feb 1 25th): 3DS +3, PS4 +2, PS3 +3, PSV +4, XB1 +1

MC and Famitsu:

3DS: Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker (#1 MC, #1 Famitsu)

PS4: Far Cry 4 (#2 MC, #2 Famitsu)

3DS: Yowamushi Pedal: Ashita he no High Cadence (#5 MC, #6 Famitsu)

PS3: Far Cry 4 (#6 MC, #5 Famitsu)

PS4: Bladestorm: Nightmare (#10 MC, #9 Famitsu)

PS3: Bladestorm: Nightmare (#12 MC, #10 Famitsu)

PS3: Ukiyo no Shishi (#15 MC, #13 Famitsu)

3DS: Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy+ (#16 MC, #23 Famitsu)

PSV: Kurochou no Psychedelic (#18 MC, #20 Famitsu)

PSV: Hitotsu Tobashi Renai V  (#22 MC, #18 Famitsu)

PSV: Kurogane Kaikitan: Senya Ichiya (#24 MC, #22 Famitsu)

PSV: Durarara!! Relay (#31 MC, #21 Famitsu)

XB1: Far Cry 4 (#36 MC)

Hehe, nice thread! :)

You could probably avoid the wait by looking at upcoming games on Famitsu or Play Asia and just counting them now.

I have the strong feeling, announced games now may paint an incomplete picture, that's why I prefer looking at the games charting. Also it will be interesting to watch how it all unfolds.

If you feel that looking at the already announced games at these sources, feel free to post them here. It will make looking at the things even more interesting and may help speculation about how Kotaku get to these numbers.

Thanks.

Nice thread indeed, will keep an eye out for it.

I'll take a stab at it. When you say until March, do you mean just January and February or through the end March?

Thanks. Kotaku wrote: "Number of games scheduled for release in Japan up to the end of March:". I will edit OP to make that timeframe more clear.

So you're only going to look at titles that chart in the top 20? You do know that you can find top 50s and probably even top 100s for Media Create?


Anyway, the fact that you will not count games that doesn't chart in the top 20 because "we can agree that they're pretty much irrelevant" illegitimizes the whole premise of this thread.

Tss. No, I don't know I can find TOP 50 or TOP 100 for MC. Can you tell me where? And is it in english or japanese?

And no, it doesn't illegitimizes the whole premise. If you don't agree with my methodology, then you don't use the results of this thread. That's fine. But still I offer a more relialable base then Kotaku, that isn't even saying how they get to these results. I show my sources and the way I get to the titles. I'm just interested how these lists Kotaku compiled are stacking up against what is charting in the end. I have the feeling that some titles that so far has no firm release date will fall into that window and I have also the feeling Kotaku used different methods to compile the lists for different platforms. Just a feeling though. I doubt any title will fail to chart first week, especially in Japan. If that happens it have to be very obscure.

My tally using Famitsu's release schedule:

PS Vita: 37
PS4: 26
PS3: 23
3DS: 21
Xbox One: 12
PSP: 5
Xbox 360: 5
Wii U: 2 (LOL)

The breakdown:

Vita
1. Diabolik Lovers: More Blood
2. ROOT∞REXX
3. Atelier Escha & Logy Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky
4. Stranger of Sword City: Black Palace
5. Hitotsu Tobashi Ren'ai V
6. Kurogane Kaikitan -Senya Ichiya-
7. Durarara!! Relay
8. Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly
9. Samurai Warriors 4-2
10. God Eater 2: Rage Burst
11. Ukiyo no Roushi
12. Gakuen Heaven: BOY'S LOVE SCRAMBLE!
13. Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai -Library Party-
14. Hyakka Yakou
15. Otoko Yukaku
16. Hakuouki: Zuisouroku - Omokagebana
17. Fuuraiki 3
18. OZMAFIA!! -vivace-
19. Captain Earth: Mind Labyrinth
20. Diabolik Lovers: Dark Fate
21. Parfait
22. Yuki Yuna wa Yusha de Aru: Memories of the Sea of Trees
23. Higurashi When They Cry
24. Winning Post 8 2015
25. Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth
26. Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 6
27. Irutoridori no Sekai WORLD'S END - RE: BIRTH
28. Norn + Nonette Last Era
29. Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode 3
30. Friend to Lover ~Forever~
31. Justy x Nasty ~Maou Hajime Mashita~
32. Sword Art Online: Lost Song
33. One Piece Musou 3
34. Ken ga Kimi for V
35. Daisenryaku: Dai Toua Kouboushi - Dainijisekaitaisen Boppatsu! ~Suujiku Sentai Rengougun Zensekaisen~
36. Deception IV: The Other Princess
37. Senran Kagura Estival Versus

PS4
1. Resident Evil HD
2. Lego Marvel Super Heroes: The Game
3. Saints Row IV: Re-elected
4. Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
5. Far Cry 4
6. Bladestorm: Nightmare
7. God Eater 2: Rage Burst
8. Dragon Ball: Xenoverse
9. Evolve
10. Samurai Warriors 4-2
11. Lords of the Fallen
12. Resident Evil: Revelations 2
13. Terraria
14. Dead or Alive 5: Last Round
15. The Order: 1886
16. Dragon Quest Heroes
17. Dying Light
18. Yakuza 0
19. Battlefield: Hardline
20. Final Fantasy Type-0 HD
21. Bloodborne
22. One Piece Musou 3
23. Deception IV: The Other Princess
24. Sengoku Hime 5 ~Senka Tatsu Haou no Keifu~
25. Senran Kagura Estival Versus
26. Disgaea 5

PS3
1. Tales of Zestiria
2. Lego Marvel Super Heroes: The Game
3. Far Cry 4
4. Bladestorm: Nightmare
5. Ukiyo no Shishi
6. Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
7. Rewrite
8. Downtown Hot-Blooded March: Let's Go to the Great Sports Meet
9. Samurai Warriors 4-2
10. Resident Evil: Revelations 2
11. Dead or Alive 5: Last Round
12. Dragon Quest Heroes
13. Uncharted Waters Online: Gran Atlas
14. Shadow of Mordor
15. Higurashi When They Cry
16. Winning Post 8 2015
17. Yakuza 0
18. Battlefield: Hardline
19. Sword Art Online: Lost Song
20. One Piece Musou 3
21. Daisenryaku: Dai Toua Kouboushi - Dainijisekaitaisen Boppatsu! ~Suujiku Sentai Rengougun Zensekaisen~
22. Deception IV: The Other Princess
23. Sengoku Hime 5 ~Senka Tatsu Haou no Keifu~

3DS
1. Sangoku Stories Ten (eShop)
2. Hanekariino (eShop)
3. Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Public Interest Foundation Training
4. Kenka Bancho 6: Soul & Blood
5. Lego Marvel Super Heroes: The Game
6. Legend of Legacy
7. Ace Combat 3D Cross Rumble+
8. Devil Survivor 2: Break Record
9. Yowamushi Pedal: High Speed Rotation for Glory
10. Lost Heroes 2
11. Story of Seasons
12. The Seven Deadly Sins: Unjust Sin
13. Kiniro no Corda 3: Full Voice Special
14. Koenji Women's Football 3
15. Doraemon: Nobito's Space Heroes
16. Etrian Mystery Dungeon
17. The Prince of Tennis ~Go to the top~
18. Assassination Classroom: Grand Siege on Korosensei
19. Theatrhythm Dragon Quest
20. Kuroko’s Basketball: Ties to the Future
21. New Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland

Xbox One
1. Resident Evil HD
2. Saints Row IV: Re-elected
3. Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
4. Far Cry 4
5. Bladestorm: Nightmare
6. Dragon Ball: Xenoverse
7. Evolve
8. Resident Evil: Revelations 2
9. Dying Light
10. ScreamRide
11. Battlefield: Hardline
12. Final Fantasy Type-0 HD

PSP
1. Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc Five Tag Force Special
2. Satomi Hakkenden: Hamaji Himenoki
3. Uta no Prince-sama: All Star After Secret
4. Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 6
5. Yoiyo Mori no Hime

X360
1. Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
2. Dragon Ball: Xenoverse
3. Resident Evil: Revelations 2
4. Dead or Alive 5: Last Round
5. Battlefield: Hardline

Wii U
1. Touch! Kirby Super Rainbow
2. Lego Marvel Super Heroes: The Game