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thx1139 on 07 January 2011

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DKCR already the best selling western developed game in Japan this generation, and it's actually tracking ahead of DKC2/3/64 going by Famistu numbers. Amazing really, it's going to be a million seller and probably then some... lol, I can't help but remember when certain posters (who shall remain nameless) were saying it's the same (disappointing) story as GT5 and insisting I was trying to "make thing look better than they really are" when I compared DKCR's sales to the DK series historically. How's that crow taste boys? ;)

I think what we were claiming that DKCR is not going to be some great hardware mover. I still believe that. I believe that Wii sold for 3 reasons this Holiday. Normal holiday boost, extra software included and all the special sales prices. In NA nearly every week you could get a Wii for at least $20 below the $199 price. Believe only the week after BF were there no deals to be had. This culminated with the weekend at Walmart with a $75 gift card with a Wii purchase. I know there were deals and new special bundles in EMEAA as well.

Last year vs this year

Japan 2009 November and December: 980K Wii sales
Japan 2010 November and December: 560K Wii sales

EMEAA 2009 November and December: 4,383,980
EMEAA 2010 November and December: 3,810,113

NA 2009 November and December: 5,249,030
NA 2010 November and December: 4,972,153

DKCR is a good game and it sold very well, but the evidence says that people did not say "I am getting a Wii for DKCR."

Its libraries that sell systems not a single game.

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*Sound Of Rain on 07 January 2011

Wii stays #1 W.W in week 1 of 2011!

While Wii being #1 makes me very happy I am very impressed with 360 #'s this week in America.

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jarrod on 07 January 2011

thx1139 said:

I think what we were claiming that DKCR is not going to be some great hardware mover. I still believe that. I believe that Wii sold for 3 reasons this Holiday. Normal holiday boost, extra software included and all the special sales prices. In NA nearly every week you could get a Wii for at least $20 below the $199 price. Believe only the week after BF were there no deals to be had. This culminated with the weekend at Walmart with a $75 gift card with a Wii purchase. I know there were deals and new special bundles in EMEAA as well.

Last year vs this year

Japan 2009 November and December: 980K Wii sales
Japan 2010 November and December: 560K Wii sales

EMEAA 2009 November and December: 4,383,980
EMEAA 2010 November and December: 3,810,113

NA 2009 November and December: 5,249,030
NA 2010 November and December: 4,972,153

DKCR is a good game and it sold very well, but the evidence says that people did not say "I am getting a Wii for DKCR."

I wasn't talking about you specifically when I was referring to "nameless posters", but the argument was definitely NOT centered around hardware moving, it was about DKCR and GT5 sales themselves. I don't think anyone has really claimed DKCR itself was moving Wii hardware in Japan, probably because it's clearly not and wasn't ever really expected to.

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Moren on 07 January 2011

Ok, so we're doomed in americas AND japan so soon?

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Maynard_Tool on 07 January 2011

jarrod said:

DKCR already the best selling western developed game in Japan this generation, and it's actually tracking ahead of DKC2/3/64 going by Famistu numbers. Amazing really, it's going to be a million seller and probably then some... lol, I can't help but remember when certain posters (who shall remain nameless) were saying it's the same (disappointing) story as GT5 and insisting I was trying to "make thing look better than they really are" when I compared DKCR's sales to the DK series historically. How's that crow taste boys? ;)

Oh yeah, I remember that too..... loving it <3 of course, those individuals are nowhere near to be seen right now....

03/10/09 HUGE day in my life:

http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=63437&page=1

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Sensei on 07 January 2011

Monster Hunter, very impressive. :)

And good PS3 hardware sales.

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Metallicube on 07 January 2011

CGI-Quality said:

The 360 is the true winner this week. Kinect continues to amaze me!

We must be looking at different sales then, because I still see Wii at number 1 ;)

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Juma009 on 07 January 2011

Ok, so Wii held on to the first position the week after X-mas, pretty good. I got to admit I am impressed with Kinect and the numbers It's generating, I wonder how will it do for 2011. being bundled with the 360 will obviously help since I'm sure a lot of people will be buying the 360 for the console itsel not the Kinect.