PSP 28,635
PS3 25,590
Wii 24,344
DSi LL 17,146
DSi 11,240
DS Lite 2,869
Xbox 360 2,442
PSP go 1,915
PS2 1,531

The 360 version is the only uncensored one in Japan. And we all know how Japanese love uncensored stuff.

And so PS3 beats Wii again... Come on SCEJ! Where are the games?

It's really incredible how poor SCEJ is, both on PSP and PS3. You'd think they'd have a MH clone for PSP by now? 

The 360 version is also the only uncensored version. The wii - Ithink - and definitely the Ps3 version are gimped.

Marvelous Entertainment folding and auctioning off their franchises (No More Heroes, Harvest Moon, Rune Factory, etc.) might be for the best. They can't survive in this current gaming climate. It's way too unforgiving for small Japanese publishers. The PSP is saturated, the DS is uber-saturated, the PS360 are expensive and the Wii, well, Marvelous has already tried going that route and it didn't work.

It's not that 31k for Heroes Paradise first week is bad. In fact, I think those numbers are quite positive (especially the 360 numbers. Awesome sales there). Shows that NMH is finally getting a following in Japan. Remember, the Japanese software market is a lot smaller than North America's. So 31k in Japan isn't as low as it looks. But with HD development being so expensive, 31k FW isn't gonna be enough.

@Boutros

Yeah the 360 version is uncensored. But even if the game is uncensored on the 360, gamers actually need to own a 360 to play the game right? Which you'd imagine would be a problem when the PS3 outnumbers the 360 4:1 in sales. When No More Heroes sold almost as much on the 360 as on the PS3 despite the 4:1 install disadvantage , I'd say the 360 version was a great success. It shows that the Xbox 360 has made some great inroads with hardcore Japanese gamers (the audience for No More Heroes). In Japan, who would be the ones buying Xbox 360s? Gamers who spend a lot of money on their hobby probably (aka hardcore gamers). I strongly doubt there are too many Xbox 360 owners in Japan (aside from expats) who don't also own a PS3. They don't have Final Fantasy on the 360 there. No Gran Turismo. No MGS4. No Yakuza. etc. And for most Japanese console gamers, a Wii and/or PS3 is enough for them. So to buy a 360 in Japan, you'd most likely to be a hardcore gamer or an expat. And who is likely to buy No More Heroes? Hardcore gamers.

Huge discrepancy between Media Create and Dengeki. I'll wait for Famitsu figures since this could change the analysis regarding No More Heroes though I trust Media Create much more than Dengeki. 



Dengeki Sales, Apr. 12 - 18:

01 / 01 [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 29.386 / 3.685.637
02 / 03 [PSP] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2010 (Konami) - 21.972 / 115.291
03 / 05 [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 17.467 / 3.038.975
04 / 06 [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Path of Light (Pokemon) - 16.683 / 398.556
05 / 02 [PS3] Hokuto Musou (Koei) - 15.929 / 522.600
06 / 04 [PS3] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2010 (Konami) - 15.723 / 106.858
07 / 09 [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 12.580 / 1.834.605
08 / 00 [PS3] No More Heroes (Marvelous Entertainment) - 12.497 / NEW
09 / 10 [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best Reprint) (Capcom) - 11.239 / 270.358
10 / 08 [PS3] Ryuu Ga Gotoku 4: Densetsu wo Tsugumono (Sega) - 10.175 / 527.647
11 / 07 [NDS] Etrian Odyssey III: Seikai no Raihousha (Atlus) - 8.533 / 107.987
12 / 19 [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 8.369 / ?
13 / 00 [360] No More Heroes (Marvelous Entertainment) - 7.693 / NEW
14 / 16 [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 7.106 / ?
15 / 11 [PS2] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2010 (Konami) - 6.994 / 40.991
16 / 17 [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 6.819 / 1.859.836
17 / 20 [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Sky (Ultimate Hits) (Square Enix) - 6.094 / 100.405
18 / 13 [PS3] God of War III (SCE) - 5.800 / 73.523
19 / 15 [NDS] Nicola Kanshuu: Model Oshare Audition (Alchemist) - 5.031 / 31.402
20 / 40 [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) - 4.636 / ?

Other software (First Week / LTD):
[WII] No More Heroes (Marvelous Entertainment) - 12.000 / 27.000

- Up to 2010/03/28:
[WII] Monster Hunter Tri (Capcom) - ? / 1.000.000
[WII] Sengoku Musou 3 (Koei) - ? / 260.000
[WII] Tales of Graces (Bandai Namco Games) - ? / 210.000


Hardware | This Week | Last Week | YTD | LTD
------------------------------------------------------------
PSP | 32.864 | 32.488 | 906.535 | 14.295.927
NDS | 31.235 | 33.022 | 914.594 | 29.879.291
PS3 | 29.760 | 29.754 | 610.059 | 5.094.757
WII | 26.129 | 23.885 | 710.741 | 10.256.177
360 | 3.205 | 2.807 | 70.311 | 1.278.966
PS2 | 1.778 | 1.424 | 32.491 |
------------------------------------------------------------
Total | 124.971 | 123.380 | 3.244.731 |

Eh, Dengeki would probably make more sense... I mean the 360 version selling the same as the PS3 version... in japan?

I know it's hilarious isn't it? People aren't even trying to hide their bias anymore...

and the game launched at a lower price on the HD twins