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Forums - Sales Discussion - Japan Sales - Media Create,Famitsu, & dengeki: week 42 ( Oct. 14- Oct. 20 )

POE on 24 October 2013

I can buy a guitar at 10 dolars today, or i can wait till the 31st of October to buy the same guitar but signed by Santana and with a saxofone as a free gift.

That explains the Wii U sales situation.



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Arius Dion on 24 October 2013
tbone51 said:
Arius Dion said:
tbone51 said:
Arius Dion said:
tbone51 said:
Arius Dion said:
Dr.EisDrachenJaeger said:
Um you do know they are waiting for the bundles right? Just like they were for the Vita.
Its not like they have software really pushing it either

And which bundles are those? WWHD was just bundled wasn't it? And which bundles will push Wii U to a comfortable level?


There were no WW HD bundles in japan... And calm down, you were one of the people who said WWHD bundle wouldn't do anything for US/Europe in my prediction thread. Also said the game was going to sell way lower than fatslob prediction (i think he said like 50k US/ 30k Europe).

The bundles will help and you cant expect a comfortable level wen it was doing so terrible.  Do you expect wiiu to just start selling 150k WW a week or something? WiiU is doing much better than it was, and so is vita even though it dropped down sales this week


I'm calm. But I hope you realize just how pathetic wii u's sales are if your estimations and expectations are so low. Wii u sales with wind waker were still crummy, so my ? Is what game will propel the system? And at what point does one admit the Wii U is in dire straits? Or will we just pretend the Gamecube wasn't a failure and Wii U following in its foot steps isn't a bad thing at all. 


i was pointing at how you were wrong then you totally switched the conversation to WiiU selling terrible lol. Yeahhhh Im done. Dont want to admit your wrong fine, i kno wiiu sales suck. That wasn't want i was talking about,you clearly said in the Prediction thread something and it was wrong. Anywayz good luck bro :0

You were pointing out how wrong I was in a prediction thread, great. Wasn't the first one to be off won't be the last. You bringing that up is rather irrelevant though no? I'm talking about Wii U sales present day, not a prediction, and observing, honestly and objectively that they are pathetic. I'm wondering what game is going to change that.

You seem to want to defend a corporation as if its a family member I made fun of lol. Which is probably your knee jerk reaction to point out a prediction I made. Yes I was wrong : )  



people get predictions wrong, not a big deal, but you said some a**hole things so thats why i brought it up. Say wat you will bout me, im a big fan so yes i defened it. I just dont like wen somebody says something and get it wrong then say and obvious negative remarkanyway EX: Vita wont sell over 25k in japan next week [ It sells 60k] then same person says " 3DS outsold vita anyway 4:1 " That to me is childish, people did it with wiiu, they said pricecut wont do a thing at all, then it does and same people say its still underperforming..... Well No ****

I've said some asshole things, lol? I can't remember that. Though you're probably right. I don't recall anyone saying the price cut wouldn't help, just that it wouldn't provide a prolonged increase. I agree with you, I believe that is childish, but equally childish is playing power ranger for a corporation.

Also, sometimes being a fan means being critical. I question why Wii U is floundering, is it the Gamepad? is it the games that are being greenlit? What is the reason? But there are obvious problems Nintendo is facing, and I'm not going to sugarcoat the fact its sales performance is completely dismal.  Saying 'no shit' only deflects the real question of 'why'  



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If the Wii sells less than 20 million in 2009 (as defined by VGC sales between week ending 3d Jan 2009 to week ending 4th Jan 2010) Slimebeast wins and get to control Arius Dion's sig for 1 month.

If the Wii sells more than 20 million in 2009 (as defined above) Arius Dion wins and gets to control Slimebeast's sig for 1 month.

zorg1000 on 24 October 2013
Arius Dion said:
Dr.EisDrachenJaeger said:
Um you do know they are waiting for the bundles right? Just like they were for the Vita.
Its not like they have software really pushing it either

And which bundles are those? WWHD was just bundled wasn't it? And which bundles will push Wii U to a comfortable level?


To my knowledge the Wind Waker bundle wasnt released in Japan and even if it was Zelda isnt nearly as popular as it used to be in Japan and is much bigger in the west. Mainline console Zelda games have failed to pass 1m since Ocarina of Time which sold 1.45m. Majoras mask sold 730k, Wind Waker-890k, Twilight Princess-600k and Skyward Sword-360k which averages about 650k per game since the turn of the century. On the other hand Zelda has averaged about 2.5m in NA and 1.2m in Europe in the same time frame so its 2-4x as popular in the west.

As for what bundles can help Japan, the answer Is the 2 bundles coming next week. One Includes NSMBU, Wii Party U, Motion Plus and a trial for Wii Karaoke U for the same price as the current bundle. The other Is the same but also Includes Wii Fit U and Wit Meter for an extra $20. Both Wii Party and Wii Fit are much more popular than Zelda In Japan. Wii Party sold about 2.5m and the Wii Fit games averaged about 3m each. So these bundles have a much better chance of helping Wii U sales than Wind Waker HD.



When the herd loses its way, the shepard must kill the bull that leads them astray.

Dr.EisDrachenJaeger on 24 October 2013

Cough Phantom Hourglass cough



think-man on 24 October 2013

meh week all round. I expected Vita to drop a bit more though.

WiiU is in trouble.



 

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zorg1000 on 25 October 2013
Dr.EisDrachenJaeger said:
Cough Phantom Hourglass cough


I specifically said console Zelda and Phantom Hourglass didnt pass 1m either and sold roughly 1/2 as much as it did in NA and Europe so it still falls in line with what I said



When the herd loses its way, the shepard must kill the bull that leads them astray.

tbone51 on 25 October 2013
think-man said:
meh week all round. I expected Vita to drop a bit more though.

WiiU is in trouble.


bundles are coming, no need to spend money ona console when in a less than a couple weeks you get software free with it



PaulGaleNetwork on 25 October 2013

Pokemon X and Pokemon Y continue to have quite impressive sales, especially when considering the ratio of games sold to 3DS's owned.  The holidays will be fun to observe...that's for sure.



Kresnik on 27 October 2013

Media Create back 30:

21./24. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) 
22./14. [PS3] Armored Core: Verdict Day <ACT> (From Software) {2013.09.26} (¥6.800) 
23./23. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) 
24./09. [360] Grand Theft Auto V <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.10.10} (¥7.770) 
25./15. [PSV] The Legend Of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki # <RPG> (Nihon Falcom) {2013.09.26} (¥7.140) 
26./25. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Real Reborn # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2013.08.27} (¥3.300) 
27./18. [PS3] The Legend Of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki # <RPG> (Nihon Falcom) {2013.09.26} (¥8.190) 
28./00. [PSV] FIFA 14 <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2013.10.17} (¥5.775) 
29./21. [PSV] Warriors Orochi 3: Ultimate # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2013.09.26} (¥6.090) 
30./12. [PS3] F1 2013 <RCE> (Codemasters) {2013.10.10} (¥7.770) 
31./33. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) 
32./31. [3DS] Hoppechan: Tsukutte! Asonde! Punipuni Town!! <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {2013.07.25} (¥5.040) 
33./28. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.06.13} (¥4.800) 
34./26. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD <ADV> (Nintendo) {2013.09.26} (¥5.985) 
35./29. [PS3] JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle # <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.29} (¥7.980) 
36./27. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) 
37./34. [3DS] Run For Money Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) - * / 536.000 
38./46. [PSP] God Eater: Burst (PSP the Best Reprint) <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.06.06} (¥1.800) 
39./32. [3DS] Kuma-Tomo <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.06.20} (¥4.980) 
40./37. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800) 
41./30. [3DS] Disney Epic Mickey: The Power of Illusion <ACT> (Spike Chunsoft) {2013.09.26} (¥5.040) 
42./00. [360] FIFA 14 # <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2013.10.17} (¥7.665) 
43./39. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Dubbed Edition (Bargain Edition) <ACT> (Square Enix) {2013.09.05} (¥3.990) 
44./48. [WII] Mario Kart Wii <RCE> (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} (¥5.800) 
45./00. [WIU] Rayman Legends <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.10.17} (¥5.985) 
46./41. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission <TBL> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.02.28} (¥5.800) 
47./44. [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies <ADV> (Capcom) {2013.07.25} (¥5.990) 
48./00. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.09.27} (¥4.800) 
49./00. [360] Monster Hunter Frontier G3: Premium Package <ACT> (Capcom) {2013.10.16} (¥6.090) 
50./00. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800) 



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