Media Create Sales 11/14 ~ 11/20

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NoCtiS_NoX said:

padib said:

MrT-Tar said:
good 3DS and Mario numbers. Ninokuni is disappointing sales wise, can someone remind me what DS game sold like? I remember it was below my expectations, but nothing else.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=4307591

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As an indicator, here is how well it faired on the DS, released in December 2010 (jp)

Wikipedia:
"It was the second best-selling video game during its week of release in the region at 170,548 copies sold.[17] Hino stated in February 2011 that the game has sold over 500,000 units in Japan.[18]"

You miss one importtant thing. 

"Japanese retailers ordered an initial shipment of 600,000 copies of Ni no Kuni, more than any previous Level-5 game."

Even though it sold 500k. Those sales came from price cut after price cut. TBH I already gave up on Ni No kuni PS3. I am just glad they showed it again and Namco Bandai is doing the localization. 

Anyway, I am now hoping for a demon souls kind of legs.

But in that case retailers took the losses, not publisher. Publishers get their money from game even BEFORE it is sold to consumer. For example retailer could buy game from publisher for $30 (yes, retailers buy games from publishers before it is put to display) and sell it for $10 or $100, however they want.