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Will the PS3 be able to outsell the Wii in Japan any week this year?

Yes, in more weeks than last year. 706 54.43%
 
Yes, same amount of weeks than last year. 76 5.86%
 
Yes, but less weeks than last year. 161 12.41%
 
Yes, only once. 29 2.24%
 
No, lol? 137 10.56%
 
I like turtles. 188 14.49%
 
Total:1,297
Hero_time88 said:
Looks like the first decent summer for the PS3 with WKC2 (it will sell way less than WKC1 though), Sengoku BASARA 3 and Another Century's Episode: R should keep the interest in the PS3.

The Wii has ofcourse Sengoku BASARA 3 too and the biggest console game for this summer.

Wii actually has the two biggest console games for summer (Mario Galaxy 2 & DQM Battle Road).  Plus Xenoblade and MOM could be decent sellers (200k territory).



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The biggest game to which I was referring is obviously DQM Battle Road, and Mario Galaxy 2 and Xenoblade are spring releases.

The last one sadly has a change of becoming the biggest bomb for this spring.



Hero_time88 said:

The biggest game to which I was referring is obviously DQM Battle Road, and Mario Galaxy 2 and Xenoblade are spring releases.

The last one sadly has a change of becoming the biggest bomb for this spring.

Naw, I doubt any game could take the title of "biggest bomb for this spring" away from Kensax. lol!

Besides, I thought Xeno was June now?  That's not spring anymore?  Galaxy 2 is just days away too (May 27th), it's going to do most of it's sales this summer.

 

Looking up summer lineups, for everything with a confirmed date) and bolding the possible 200k+ sellers (and italicizing the possible 500k+ sellers)...

 

Wii

  • 06.10 Karaoke Joysound Wii: Duet Kyokuhen (Hudson)
  • 06.10 Karaoke Joysound Wii: Enka Kayoukyouku Hen (Hudson)
  • 06.10 Xenoblade (Nintendo)
  • 06.17 Hospital: 6-nin no Ishi (Atlus) 
  • 06.17 Kaseki Monster: Spectrobes (Disney Interactive Studios)
  • 06.24 SD Gundam: Gashapon Wars (Namco Bandai)
  • 06.24 Twinkle Queen (Milestone)
  • 07.15 Buttobi Hero Crashman (Takara Tomy)
  • 07.15 Dragon Quest Monsters: Battle Road Victory (Square Enix)
  • 07.15 We Cheer: Dancing Spirits! (Namco Bandai)
  • 07.22 Kage no Tou (Hudson)
  • 07.29 Sengoku Basara 3 (Capcom)
  • 08.05 Tetris Party Premium (Hudson)

 

PlayStation 3

  • 06.10 Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City (Rockstar Games)
  • 06.10 Just Cause 2 (Square Enix)
  • 06.17 Clash of the Titans (Namco Bandai)
  • 06.17 Hakuouki: Junsouroku (Idea Factory)
  • 06.24 Prince of Persia: Boukyaku no Suna (Ubisoft)
  • 06.24 Totori no Atelier: Arland no Renkinjutsushi 2 (Gust)
  • 06.24 White Album: Tsuzurareru Fuyu no Omoide (Aqua Plus)
  • 07.01 BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (Arc System Works)
  • 07.08 Dead to Rights: Retribution (Namco Bandai)
  • 07.08 Shirokishi Monogatari: Hikari to Yami no Kakusei (Sony Computer Entertainment)
  • 07.15 Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2010 (Konami)
  • 07.15 Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono. 2G (Acquire)
  • 07.15 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 (Eigoban) (Electronic Arts)
  • 07.22 Blur Racerz (Square Enix)
  • 07.29 Chou Jigen Game: Neptune (Idea Factory)
  • 07.29 ModNation: Mugen no Kart Oukoku (Sony Computer Entertainment)
  • 07.29 Sengoku Basara 3 (Capcom)
  • 08.26 Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (Square Enix)


In Europe summer doesn't start till June 21, but yeah, Mario Galaxy 2 will probably do half of it's LTS during this summer.

I think that Xenoblade could bomb, because somehow Nintendo hasn't been able create enough hype and it seems like the pre-orders are right now below 10k.



Hero_time88 said:
In Europe summer doesn't start till June 21, but yeah, Mario Galaxy 2 will probably do half of it's LTS during this summer.

I think that Xenoblade could bomb, because somehow Nintendo hasn't been able create enough hype and it seems like the pre-orders are right now below 10k.

Looking it up, Summer in Japan actually starts May 5th (ack!) and runs through August 6th! :/

I agree with Xenoblade, there's heavy bomb potential.  Preorders tend not to favor Wii games traditionally though, it's probably one of the least consistent indicators for Wii software sales.  And on top of that, Xeno looks like one of the least predictable titles itself, it really could go either way imo.  I do at least see the potential for 200k+ though, which is more than can be said for most consoles games this summer.



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I will probably be mistaken but I have the impression that expectations for DQM: Battle Road Victory are too high. At the moment I have it around 350k units though I wouldn't discard 500k or even more, I think it is a wild card.

 

I have bad vibes regarding Xenoblade sales I hope I'm wrong. There's a lot of effort and love put into this game and it deserves to have success.

 

 

 



jarrod said:
trestres said:
Wii was able to cut off PS3's winning streak with a victory of 7k over its rival.

Denegeki had Wii slightly ahead the week before too actually.  Famitsu and MC gave PS3 the slight lead though.

VGChartz adjusted some numbers also, so I will be updating soon.



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ACE:R dated for 8/19.



So PS3 will have another potential 200k seller for this summer.

- Another Century's Episode ----- 175,729 / 254,527
- Another Century's Episode 2 ----- 119,918 / 181,052
- Another Century's Episode 3 THE FINAL ----- 156,693 / 237,041



Thanks Hero of Time, I will be adding August line-up at the end of May.



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tag - "I wouldn't trust gamespot, even if it was a live comparison."

Bets with Conegamer:

Pandora's Tower will have an opening week of less than 37k in Japan. (Won!)
Pandora's Tower will sell less than 100k lifetime in Japan.
Stakes: 1 week of avatar control for each one.

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