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freebird4 on 31 July 2008

Hmm, well I also think it has to do with the new Tales game coming out.

Of course it could just be that the 360 is making headway in the market. Mind you, those numbers are still FAR from impressive.



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sc94597 on 31 July 2008

Wow DQ has really boosted the DS. If only Nintendo made a new model, then would sales grow again in Japan. I think they are waiting until it reaches saturation in other regions though.



alfredofroylan2 on 31 July 2008

Media Create sales for Software

1. [NDS] Dragon Quest V (Square Enix) - 190,000 / 834,000
2. [PS2] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 (Konami) - 84,000 / NEW
3. [PSP] Gundam Battle Universe (Namco Bandai Games) - 43,000 / 180,000
4. [PSP] Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki the 3rd (Falcom) - 39,000 / NEW
5. [PS3] SIREN: New Translation (SCEI) - 35,000 / NEW
6. [NDS] Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Flame Rumble Hyper - Moeyo Mirai (Takara Tomy) - 32,000 / NEW
7. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 30,000 / 2,410,000
8. [WII] Wario Land: Shake It! (Nintendo) - 25,000 / NEW
9. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 25,000 / 1,610,000
10. [WII] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 (Konami) - 22,000 / NEW

11. [NDS] Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo)
12. [PS2] Persona 4 (Atlus Co. )
13. [NDS] Kirarin * Revolution: Minna de Odorou Furi Furi Debut! (Konami)
14. [NDS] Densetsu no Stafi: Taiketsu! Dire Kaizokudan (Nintendo)
15. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (Capcom)
16. [NDS] Beautiful Letter Training DS (Nintendo)
17. [PS2] Bully: Scholarship Edition (Bethesda Softworks)
18. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo)
19. [NDS] Derby Stallion DS (Enterbrain)
20. [360] Bully: Scholarship Edition (Bethesda Softworks)
21. [WII] Super Mario Stadium: Family Baseball (Nintendo)
22. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 3 (Konami)
23. [PS3] Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi (Aqua Plus)
24. [NDS] Taiko Drum Master 2 (Namco Bandai Games)
25. [WII] Family Trainer (Namco Bandai Games)
26. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot (Konami)
27. [NDS] Twilight Syndrome: Kinjiratera Toshi Densetsu (Spike)
28. [NDS] Pokemon Diamond (Nintendo/Pokemon Co.)
29. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
30. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)

Tears to Tiara drops really hard. TOS is out of the list and MGS4 is almost out.



prosugno360 on 31 July 2008

hw FAMITSU


CITAZIONE
DSL 61000
PSP 71000
Wii 42000
PS3 12000
PS2 9700
360 4900


TOP TEN FAMITSU

1. DQ5　185000　865000
2. Power Pro 15PS2　87000
3. Eiyuu Densetsu Sora no Kiseki the 3rd　49000
4. Gundam Battle Universe　40000　193000
5. Siren　36000
6. WiiFit　30000　2365000
7. Hitman Reborn! DS　28000
8. Wario Land Shake　24000
9. Power Pro 15Wii　20000
10. Mario Kart Wii　19000　1601000
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=328463&page=8



 

Neos on 31 July 2008

hmmmm, who was right? =D

i told you it wouldn't have an effect at all



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Pristine20 on 31 July 2008
sharky said:

At this point it's almost a matter of time before 360 starts outselling PS3 in Japan..unbelievable.

360 sold ~40% as much as PS3 this week (4k vs 10k) it's normally about 25% (3k vs 12k).

 

 Won't happen for as long as this generation exists except Sony stops making ps3's



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EaglesEye379 on 31 July 2008

@Pristine20

You could be eating crow as early as next week --> ToV bundle release on 7 Aug.

And anyhow didnt 360 outsell PS3 for 1-2 weeks during BD release?



TWRoO on 31 July 2008
Pristine20 said:
sharky said:

At this point it's almost a matter of time before 360 starts outselling PS3 in Japan..unbelievable.

360 sold ~40% as much as PS3 this week (4k vs 10k) it's normally about 25% (3k vs 12k).

 

Won't happen for as long as this generation exists except Sony stops making ps3's

Well it happened once before.

http://www.vgchartz.com/japweekly.php?date=39390&console=&maker=&disp=Japanese+Name&boxartz=1

although statistically it was a draw.
Ace Combat released for 360 in this week, and it was also the week before a PS3 pricecut + New model/colour (white 40G) and Dynasty Warriors 6

 



Seneque on 31 July 2008

This slow increase for the 360, weeks prior the release of 'Tales of Vesperia', is a good omen. It may prefigure a long bump over multiple months for the console (or a 'momentum') instead of a 2 weeks spike effect, like many 'BlockBusters' tend to have on hardware.
That or the US Army is currently on vacation in Japan.

Tears to Tiara's drop was expected, considering the 'nature' of the title. Still, it is performing pretty well, though I'm not really sure if it is financialy profitable for the developper/publisher. But being profitable may not be the main objective I think.

The DS is doing impressively strong. Still selling so much, after having sold 23 million unit, in such a short time, really is a feat.

And according to Famitsu, the lowest selling title in the top 30 is at 7,300 units. That means that Tales of Symphonia Wii, despite being out of the top 30, can very well still be above 6k. Only VGChartz will tell us.



DMeisterJ on 31 July 2008
EaglesEye379 said:
@Pristine20

You could be eating crow as early as next week --> ToV bundle release on 7 Aug.

And anyhow didnt 360 outsell PS3 for 1-2 weeks during BD release?

It did for a week then fell back down.

But this looks like it could be sustained higher sales for a minute, not higher than the PS3 at 10k, but 360 selling at 7-8k per week after Tales hits is likely.

The slow increase means that there will be a bump, but higher sustained sales.