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[Ushiwaka]

All right Miku, Smoky is counting on you to push this over the line before the release line-up starts drying up again.

I read this in some kind of epic voice. lol.

Bestir Miku! For Smoky and #20V1T4!

 

[bigmit3737]

Are we expecting this new "All Stars" game to sell more than Jo-Jo(?), the game that sold around 500k?

 

[dolemite]

PS4... buried and praised at the same time.

 

[mclem]

I actually think the PS4 is selling brilliantly when nobody has bothered to put any Japanese games on the console.

Somewhere, Sega sheds a silent tear.

My kid that was born without arms and emits an egg-destroying wave every ten seconds.

Don't expect grandkids.

 

[-Horizon-]

Miku might not be enough to stop the three Waifu Plus+ LL bundles (which are released on the same day) from helping 3DS stay on top.

I want those bundles so bad D:

 

[test_account]

Very good start for Dark Souls 2.

Holy shit. I can't believe PS4 is still tracking behind Wii U. Console gaming is dead in Japan.

I dont think that this necessarily means that much. For comparison, after 147 weeks (close to 3 years), the PS3 was actually behind the Gamecube launch alliged (the PS3 had been ahead of the Gamecube a few times within this period, but still). The Vita was also tracking behind the Dreamcast launch alliged.

 

[Chris1964]

It started

PS3 first 15 weeks

81.639 / 81.639
42.099 / 123.738
32.662 / 156.400
31.436 / 187.836
50.171 / 238.007
70.942 / 308.949
76.882 / 385.831
71.727 / 457.558
69.944 / 527.501
25.531 / 553.032
21.105 / 574.137
19.996 / 594.133
18.727 / 612.860
23.431 / 636.291
20.676 / 656.967


PS4 first 4 weeks

309.154 / 309.154
65.685 / 374.839
35.294 / 410.133
29.677 / 439.810

 

[McDougles]

PS4 is saved: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utslK88P9fg

The best!

 

[djplaeskool]

Somewhere, Sega sheds a silent tear.

Seriously though.
Ishin is a great game.

 

[cw_sasuke]

By the way, just noticed something...



Hell yeah!

Already a great result considering they missed the holiday season with Kirby this time.

 

[kiryogi]

I really wonder if those Ar nosurge numbers are profitable or not. . . Upon some old searching, despite Ciel's numbers, it was considered very profitable for GUST. My only hope for EXA_PICO series at this point.

 

[Boney]

Who knows. The fact that they're releasing a re-release of Style Savvy in April, and we already know about Yoshi, Mario Golf, and Smash, has me worried they may not have much software this year.

They're rereleasing the GOTG?

Good for them.

 

[Effer]

They did say as much in the investor meeting, to be fair.

Iwata is not to be trusted until that 2 billion in inventory is dealt with. Even if they gave up (internally) on the Wii U 3 months ago, they have to pretend they're fully backing it until they've disposed of that unprecedented inventory.

 

[Asd202]

Incredible. PS4 is not selling well but thanks to it Sony easily became the hardware leader in Japan which in return speaks volumes on how badly Nintendo is doing right now. Basically everyone is fucked.

 

[FreeMufasa]

Why is the PSP still selling so well?

Is it possible it could surpass the NDS Japan total?

 

[Hypereides]

That's quite a contrast between DSII on 360 and PS3. Expected, although didn't expect it to be this low on 360.

 

[JoeM86]

Iwata is not to be trusted until that 2 billion in inventory is dealt with. Even if they gave up (internally) on the Wii U 3 months ago, they have to pretend they're fully backing it until they've disposed of that unprecedented inventory.

I honestly don't know how to respond to this. People are seeing conspiracies everywhere.

 

[Tripon]

DS II selling near 6k on the 360 is absolutely outstanding, all things considered.



A) Supply is constrained almost everywhere
B) "No gamez" is perhaps best applied in Japan
C) Console market is shrinking in the region

With this level interest in the console despite good reasons for consumers not to be, it is WAY too early to call the PS4 a major disappointment right now.

Its a major disappointment because it didn't do the one thing it set out to do. To help Japan transition to the next generation. Devs are all stuck on PS3/Vita/3DS right now.

 

[The Abominable Snowman]

Holy shit. I can't believe PS4 is still tracking behind Wii U. Console gaming is dead in Japan.

Holiday launch. PS4 hasn't had a Holiday.

 

[Infernal Monkey]

Why is the PSP still selling so well?

Is it possible it could surpass the NDS Japan total?

Dating sim market is keeping it alive at this point, there are still new PSP games coming out every other week.

 

[Asd202]

I honestly don't know how to respond to this. People are seeing conspiracies everywhere.

It kinda obvious with how the games that were announced at the famous January direct are spread out and there's almost nothing else.

 

[theprodigy]

Why is the PSP still selling so well?

Is it possible it could surpass the NDS Japan total?

This is a joke right, it's not getting near 25 million let alone the DS.

 

[SmokyDave]

Why is the PSP still selling so well?

Is it possible it could surpass the NDS Japan total?

If it sells at this rate for a little over three and a half thousand years, it can be done.

 

[Tripon]

Holiday launch. PS4 hasn't had a Holiday.

That was Sony choice, they shouldn't get the benefit of the doubt after skipping 2014 New Year's.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

3DS is basically done with system-sellers, Mario Party and Love Plus won't move hardware.

 

[Chris1964]

It kinda obvious with how the games that were announced at the famous January direct are spread out and there's almost nothing else.

Nintendo is clearly abandoning Wii U, it is getting more obvious day by day.

 

[Hammer24]

It started selling 1000sh couple of weeks after launch, not worth putting there imo

http://gamedatamuseum.web.fc2.com/xbox360.htm

You´re probably right. Might make more sense, if and when the XB1 launches to make that comparison.

 

[Lexxism]

Why is the PSP still selling so well?

Is it possible it could surpass the NDS Japan total?

I doubt. If I'm correct, NDS sold 30m+ in Japan. I don't think PSP will sell another 10m in its lifetime in Japan.

 

[The Abominable Snowman]

That was Sony choice, they shouldn't get the benefit of the doubt after skipping 2014 New Year's.

Yeah, but it's not a good comparison, IMO.

 

[Nirolak]

Miku might not be enough to stop the three Waifu Plus+ LL bundles (which are released on the same day) from helping 3DS stay on top.

Hmm, we might need to wait for Tales of Sword Art in that case, though I thought the 3DS had something near the end of April.

Though there would also be a comical effect of being "so close, yet so far" for a month and then slipping away.

 

[The_Lump]

If it sells at this rate for a little over three and a half thousand years, it can be done.

....So you're saying there's a chance.

 

[Mpl90]

I don't know if Battlefield 4 having better legs than Yakuza Ishin PS4 is a good or bad sign. Seriously.

 

[JoeM86]

Nintendo is clearly abandoning Wii U, it is getting more obvious day by day.

Except they have clearly said that they are showing new Wii U titles at E3. Hardly abandoning.

 

[Principate]

If it sells at this rate for a little over three and a half thousand years, it can be done.

lol,..... lol

The thousand got me.

 

[Hypereides]

The legs of GTA Ö

I honestly don't understand this trend. I guess there must've been a resurgence in interest for the GTA series. I'm almost willing to bet it'll eventually crawl up to 1 million+ LTD within the japanese region.

 

[Hellraider]

Except they have clearly said that they are showing new Wii U titles at E3. Hardly abandoning.

I'm pretty sure they have been saying the same thing for the past 3 E3's.

 

[Exile20]

Come on Wii U, just hold on until MK8.

Nintendo needs to do something very soon. Would hate to see it die like this, I am enjoying it too much and the games coming out this year are going to be great.

71 days until MK8 launch.

 

[bigmit3737]

3DS is basically done with system-sellers, Mario Party and Love Plus won't move hardware.

I think the new Smash or a mainline Dragon Quest (new not remake) would move hardware.

 

[shinra-bansho]

Except they have clearly said that they are showing new Wii U titles at E3. Hardly abandoning.

They say a lot of things.

What part of this aren't you getting exactly?

 

[RMI]

Nintendo is clearly abandoning Wii U, it is getting more obvious day by day.

how so? why don't we wait until there are no more games on the horizon to say they're abandoning it.

Congrats to Dark Souls II, also PS Vita.

 

[TheChaos0]

well, you never know, we are talking about SE here....

PAtience, I know, but dammit I want some next gen JRPG goodness sooner, lol.

Sometimes, I pretend that those games don't even exist, so one day I'll be nicely surprised. (I hope )

 

[JoeM86]

I'm pretty sure they have been saying the same thing for the past 3 E3's.

And funnily enough, they delivered. What's your point?

What part of this aren't you getting exactly?

I'm not getting the logic or evidence behind the statement.

 

[Chris1964]

And funnily enough, they delivered. What's your point?

Ahaha. See you at E3 in a few months.

 

[Mecha]

Inazuma Eleven ends 5.5 year run on television, but a new project and film is in the works.

Good luck Level 5, let's hope this sells more than GO.

 

[Tripon]

3DS is basically done with system-sellers, Mario Party and Love Plus won't move hardware.

Smash, Pokemon Z, and MH4G won't move hardware units?

 

[Mpl90]

Except they have clearly said that they are showing new Wii U titles at E3. Hardly abandoning.

They basically said that they want to extract more profit possible from the console, even if it's never going to be a big seller (...or a decent one) + doubling down on the Gamepad. They just said we'll see the NFC game there...it's quite clear how, right now, the amount of big titles being developed, outside of what already known, is very, very low (significant i.e. Not digital only titles)...Nintendo itself is quitely abandoning the console.

 

[JoeM86]

Ahaha. See you at E3 in a few months.

Do I need to make one of my lists to prove these statements erroneous? They provided new games last E3. They provided new games the E3 prior. Ergo, they delivered their promise of new Wii U games at E3.

 

[TheChaos0]

Miku might not be enough to stop the three Waifu Plus+ LL bundles (which are released on the same day) from helping 3DS stay on top.

Those are nice but Miku > all.

 

[Nibel]

As soon as their QOL stuff takes shape, they'll jump off the Wii U train with jetpacks

 

[shinra-bansho]

I'm not getting the logic or evidence behind the statement.

9M Wii Us. Billion yen operating profit. No more droughts. ____ releasing 2013. Pikmin at launch. Third parties will come on board if we build an installed base. And other such greatest hits of being out of touch with reality or saying things that will never eventuate.