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[Cerveza mas fina]

It's very hot in Japan now.

[Joe Molotov]

The Wonderful 5258

[magus]

The Wonderful 5258

10/10

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I remember Nintards being all puzzled when only 30,000 copies were going to get shipped out initially.  Sounds like even that was too much.

[Tasty]

Welp, shoulda stuck with the original idea of using Nintendo characters.

Then it would have sold 10k.

Wii U software sales are, uh, pretty bad.

[Rufus]

Well...

[Mr. Gundam]

Welp, shoulda stuck with the original idea of using Nintendo characters.

Then it would have sold 10k.

Wii U software sales are, uh, pretty bad.

And this is new information to you?

To be honest, I thought the game would sell better than that.

[Tasty]

What about my post indicated I thought that was new information?

[Howard Alan Treesong]

2005: 900k+
2006: 1.2 million+
2007: 1.7 million+
2008: 2 million+
2009: 1.3 million+
2010: 1.2 million+
2011: 1 million+
2012: 600k+
2013: 360k

that should paint the picture nicely

man, looks like things starting coincidentally going sour once the iphone came out, then really shit the bed once ipad came out

fancy zat

are those US sales? I'm arguing with someone who does't think there's been a shift in kid spending/playing habits to tablets and that my saying so is "privilege"

[Cerveza mas fina]

Yeah that's US

[Mr. Gundam]

are those US sales? I'm arguing with someone who does't think there's been a shift in kid spending/playing habits to tablets and that my saying so is "privilege"

Does that someone know anyone with kids? I see way more kids messing around with tablets and smartphones than traditional handheld game systems.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

are those US sales? I'm arguing with someone who does't think there's been a shift in kid spending/playing habits to tablets and that my saying so is "privilege"

Does that someone know anyone with kids? I see way more kids messing around with tablets and smartphones than traditional handheld game systems.

I SAID THIS EXACTLY, I asked if they had actually seen any children lately or were just making assumptions, but again I am speaking from a position of white privilege to say that every single fucking kid in the world now has a tablet

I pointed out that a proprietary platform used only for $40 games seemed a lot more privileged to me ... we're probably not on speaking terms any more

[Howard Alan Treesong]

but if Oscar could provide units for that it would be awesome, my assumption is averaged (or identical) NPD quarterly sales for US

[Mr. Gundam]

I work at both a middle school and a high school. In the cafeteria before classes start in the mornigns, I see lots of kids playing around with their iPhones and Androids, and a tablet here and there (guessing most kids are smart enough to leave them at home to prevent theft). I rarely ever see a kid with a PSP/Vita/DS/3DS, and honestly, the ones who do have handhelds systems are pretty hardcore nerdy gamer types.

My 18-month old daughter thinks the PS3 controller is pretty awesome to run around the house with, but she loves the iPad. Holy crap does she love it, and we don't let her play with it very much.

[Cerveza mas fina]

I don't see many kids, but when I do, they have their mothers/dads smartphone/tablet.

I don't remember when I saw kids in the gaming age bracket.

[Positive Touch]

getting a used ds and games for it is still cheaper than buying a used ipad. i only see apple trash in houses that have money. however, kindle fires are a more affordable and still a cooler alternative to a nintendo, and i see a lot more of those around. i dont see kids all over the place with tablets, but most parents i know are getting those for their kids as opposed to old and busted handhelds.

[Mr. Gundam]

I don't see nearly as many kids out (airports, restaurants, etc.) and about playing their pokeymanz on nintendos. They're all pacified by their parents iPhones/Androids or their own iPod touches/etc.

[tiesto]

When I was at Otakon a few weeks ago, everyone and their mother had a 3DS.

[Tasty]

When I was at Otakon a few weeks ago, everyone and their mother had a 3DS.

 

[Shaka Khan]

are those US sales? I'm arguing with someone who does't think there's been a shift in kid spending/playing habits to tablets and that my saying so is "privilege"

Does that someone know anyone with kids? I see way more kids messing around with tablets and smartphones than traditional handheld game systems.

I SAID THIS EXACTLY, I asked if they had actually seen any children lately or were just making assumptions, but again I am speaking from a position of white privilege to say that every single fucking kid in the world now has a tablet

I pointed out that a proprietary platform used only for $40 games seemed a lot more privileged to me ... we're probably not on speaking terms any more

I speak from brown privilege and the iPad 2 I bought for my baby sisters last year was recently replaced by an iPad Mini.

One of them heard of the new "Gameboy" and think it's "cool", but it wasn't for her since it can't play her scammy girl-pandering f2p games, instagram and stream videos/youtube/music (even though it does?).

[chronovore]

It's very hot in Japan now.

It is pretty fucking hot, I will give you that.

[Cerveza mas fina]

When I was at Otakon a few weeks ago, everyone and their mother had a 3DS.

 

[Cerveza mas fina]

Now imagine if he never had a DS in the first place, would you pick him up a DS or a phone/touch/tablet?

[Tasty]

Oscar Jr. has taste.

Pokemon

[Cascade]

Puppeteer flopping, should have been a Vita game. Wii U edging closer to its first 4K week:

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|System | This Week  | Last Week  | Last Year  |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
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| 3DS # |     79.191 |     67.022 |     64.159 |  2.536.671 |  3.059.106 |  12.316.551 |
|  PS3  |     13.790 |     20.090 |     11.813 |    605.864 |    777.991 |   9.465.948 |
|  PSV  |      7.314 |      8.405 |     14.106 |    692.892 |    519.554 |   1.823.717 |
|  WIU  |      5.702 |      6.741 |            |    440.612 |            |   1.067.899 |
| PSP # |      5.493 |      6.218 |      9.065 |    358.117 |    557.689 |  19.987.128 |
|  WII  |        978 |      1.141 |      6.958 |     58.115 |    385.611 |  12.696.951 |
|  360  |        201 |        177 |        815 |     18.181 |     48.512 |   1.632.015 |
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|  ALL  |    112.669 |    109.794 |    109.263 |  4.710.452 |  5.449.852 |  58.990.209 |
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| 3DSLL |     60.077 |     49.149 |     38.913 |  1.662.722 |    526.563 |   3.753.093 |
|  3DS  |     19.114 |     17.873 |     25.246 |    873.949 |  2.532.543 |   8.563.458 |
|  PSP  |      5.493 |      6.218 |      9.065 |    358.117 |    557.689 |  19.811.141 |
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01./00. [PSP] Uta no Prince-Sama: Music 2 # <ACT> (Broccoli) {2013.09.05} (Ą3.990) - 68.415 / NEW
02./00. [PS3] Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2013.09.05} (Ą7.770) - 22.425 / NEW
03./01. [PS3] JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle # <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.29} (Ą7.980) - 19.720 / 445.437 (-95%)
04./00. [PS3] Dead or Alive 5: Ultimate # <FTG> (Koei Tecmo) {2013.09.05} (Ą6.090) - 18.608 / NEW
05./02. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Real Reborn # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2013.08.27} (Ą3.300) - 12.336 / 196.354 (-93%)
06./07. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (Ą4.800) - 11.814 / 1.420.996 (-18%)
07./06. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team # <RPG> (Nintendo) {2013.07.18} (Ą4.800) - 11.466 / 293.166 (-31%)
08./00. [PSV] Killzone: Mercenary <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.09.05} (Ą4.980) - 11.053 / NEW
09./05. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (Ą5.480) - 10.740 / 255.309 (-37%)
10./09. [3DS] Youkai Watch <RPG> (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (Ą4.800) - 9.539 / 164.230 (-12%)
11./03. [PSV] Ragnarok Odyssey Ace <ACT> (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.08.29} (Ą4.935) - 9.383 / 41.005 (-70%)
12./00. [PS3] Puppeteer <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.09.05} (Ą5.980) - 8.900 / NEW
13./10. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (Ą4.800) - 7.653 / 3.402.742 (-12%)
14./12. [3DS] Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (Ą4.800) - 6.010 / 891.248 (-12%)
15./04. [PS3] Lost Planet 3 <ACT> (Capcom) {2013.08.29} (Ą6.990) - 5.516 / 33.019 (-80%)
16./00. [PSP] Kiyoka no Ori: Hiiro no Kakera 4 - Shiki no Shi # <ADV> (Idea Factory) {2013.09.05} (Ą6.090) - 5.348 / NEW
17./00. [360] Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2013.09.05} (Ą7.770) - 5.109 / NEW
18./00. [360] Dead or Alive 5: Ultimate # <FTG> (Koei Tecmo) {2013.09.05} (Ą6.090) - 4.862 / NEW
19./14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (Ą4.800) - 4.260 / 2.116.096 (-20%)
20./18. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (Ą5.040) - 3.717 / 557.290 (-12%)

[Tasty]

Friend Collection: New Life

Sounds like the game I've always wanted.

[Himu]

My friends with kids, none of their kids play with 3ds and especially Vita's. The last time I saw a kid with a ds, was at Pizza Hut in...April. My friend brought his kid and his wife to the place where we watched SummerSlam last month and that kid was glued to the tablet they brought.

New FFXIV is that bad?

[Great Rumbler]

New FFXIV is that bad?

Just really average.

[Bebpo]

Is the FFXIV drop because it's average/bad or because the servers weren't working?

[archnemesis]

It's probably a combination. I played it for a couple hours, but there is nothing in it that makes me want to log in again.

[Tasty]

Man I wish Londa were here.

[thisismyusername]

Is the FFXIV drop because it's average/bad or because the servers weren't working?

Probably a mix of both. The beta I played wasn't bad, and a remarkable improvement in GUI compared to 1.0, but it didn't scream "subscribe to me!" just like 1.0 didn't (and I never even played 1.0, just saw Youtubes of it)

[DCharlieJP]

Holy hell at those second week 90%+ drops on JoJo and FF.  that is indicative of some seriously bad word of mouth.

that might be true of Jojo, but that's certainly not the case for FF.

There's been no PS3 version restock after an initial circa 200k shipment and digital downloads have been suspended. This is SE controlled and there'll be no further sales until they fix the server situation (that they've publically apologised for). It's sold out everywhere you go (or at least has been the last X days)

Also - word of mouth is good because, i know - it's a surprise to me too, FF14 is pretty darned good. I know, right? It's so good my wife started playing games on something that's not a portable again.

Jojo though - man - second hand copies at sub 3000 yen one week after and a GLUT of them. that 40/40!

 

[Mr. Gundam]

Jojo though - man - second hand copies at sub 3000 yen one week after and a GLUT of them. that 40/40!

So I'll be able to pick it up for 100 yen in April? 

[DCharlieJP]

yeah, it'll be swimming in bargain bins alongside Lost Planet 3 at around 980yen by then

[hampster]

Hardware:

Xbox 360: 96K (-50.3%) Best Selling Console

[Tasty]

Hardware:

Xbox 360: 96K (-50.3%) Best Selling Console

 

[Raban]

-50.3%

[cool breeze]

 

the consoles haven't had a significant price drop in some time and are in the 7th year.  Xbox 360 has been $200 for 5 years. 

[Howard Alan Treesong]

can't wait to see the excuses when the new consoles are out and underperforming

At this point I'm expecting PS4 to underperform and Xbox One to under-underperform

[DCharlieJP]

can't wait to see the excuses when the new consoles are out and underperforming

i think both Sony and MS will be one step ahead of that game and will deliberately undership to change the narative to "WHAT A SELLOUT! PHEW!"

[pilonv1]

can't wait to see the excuses when the new consoles are out and underperforming

i think both Sony and MS will be one step ahead of that game and will deliberately undership to change the narative to "WHAT A SELLOUT! PHEW!"

They'll probably just use unverifiable internal numbers

"x million accounts created, x hours of games played"

[cool breeze]

can't wait to see the excuses when the new consoles are out and underperforming

At this point I'm expecting PS4 to underperform and Xbox One to under-underperform

fish gets bigger, pond gets smaller.

[Purple Filth]

can't wait to see the excuses when the new consoles are out and underperforming

i'll be laughing while chillin like a villain in PC land 

[Pringo]

Approximate numbers from GAF (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=81549405&postcount=1025):

3DS: > 130K
360: 96K
PS3: 71K
Wii: 32.4K
Wii U: 30.5K
PSV: 29K

[Phoenix Dark]

Pikmin, system seller.

[Tasty]

Apparently 3DS first party sales have been great this summer.

If you combine physical and digital.

According to Nintendo, 190,000 copies of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team were sold in August (combining physical and digital sales), while Pikmin 3 sold 115,000. New Super Luigi U has sold 120,000 combined units across physical and digital.

Nintendo reports that the following 3DS games have sold at least 250,000 combined copies so far in 2013:

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (863,000)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (739,000)
New Super Mario Bros. 2 (406,000 in 2013, 1.85 million total)
Fire Emblem Awakening (390,000)
Mario Kart 7 (352,000 in 2013, 2.84 million total)
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (298,000)
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (268,000)
Super Mario 3D Land (265,000 in 2013, 2.86 million total)
LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins (264,000)

Didn't peg NSLU to sell that much, and DKCR 3D sounds about right for what it is. If you had told me a year ago FE would bring those kinda numbers I wouldn't have believed you.

Mario 3D Land still up over NSMB2 is a nice surprise, wonder when (or if) that'll change.

Pokemon XY are going to explode.

[Tasty]

Guess peeps have moved on from Mario. All about dat Weegi now.

[Tasty]

I can't tell if America likes FE. Seems like it's more dependent on the game contents itself/marketing (Awakening had a great commercial airing all the time when it came out, don't remember anything for SD or the Wii game.)

Or maybe just positioning? I only picked it up because of great word of mouth and there was nothing else to play that month.

[Tasty]

You think internet nerdbases can affect things that much?

I also just realized Awakening was my first ever FE game. Dat

I remember being slightly excited for SD, but by the time it came out I just wasn't interested (and the art style did seem pretty lame.)

[Tasty]

Then why we no got Mother?

(Though I suspect 3 will appear in the US, in some form, this gen... somehow.)

[maxy]

Vita price cut effect



Can't wait for VitaTV spin.

[mjemirzian]

It's a shame FE12 wasn't localized, it's one of the best in the series imo. I'd like to see the next FE regain some of that gameplay variety/balance/challenge that was missing in Awakening.

[archie4208]

So what happens when PS4 and Xbox One have fairly tepid sales this time next year?

[maxy]

So what happens when PS4 and Xbox One have fairly tepid sales this time next year?

Lots of internet drama,especially from one specific fantard club.

Real world?

Nothing,business as usual.

[archnemesis]

They also used "Microsoft Xbox" instead of Xbox One.

[Cascade]

[Wii U] Splinter Cell: Blacklist < 5k
  :deadpos :deadpos :deadpos :deadpos :deadpos

Seriously, this thing is done. Andrex, Radiohead, could you give me even ONE excuse for why a third party should make a game for Wii U? Even the Vita has a small reason for existence by giving indies mild successes and that thing is selling just as badly.

[thisismyusername]

Hahaha, I didn't think it'd do that badly but launch day I saw a ton of people buying the 360/PS3 versions and no one buying the Wii U copies. 

Of course, to defend/spin the Wii U version for Radiohead and Andy: The online is completely broke and it took two patches to fix it (if it is, I can't give a damn about that version to keep up with it) so that harmed it even more.

[Tasty]

Why do you people always ask me about this stuff? How should I know?

[Steve Youngblood]

I'll handle this, Andy. What did you guys expect? I don't know what's up with all these third parties releasing shoddy ports, but if you're not going to treat Wii U customers well, they're not going to buy your game. And when you leave out absolutely critical functionality like local co-op, what do you expect?