I think it's excluded, otherwise Sinobi would have said it was retail + cards. And there's to say that not all retailer will have download cards ( I remember just 7 Eleven ).
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Media Create Sales: Week 29, 2012 (Jul 16 - Jul 22)
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I think it's excluded, otherwise Sinobi would have said it was retail + cards. And there's to say that not all retailer will have download cards ( I remember just 7 Eleven ).
Wow, that game has really impressive IQ.
metalslimer
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Pretty sure it's just those two at first. I don't think they've announced the first 3rd party games to use them.
I think the breakdown is currently:
- Etrian Odyssey - 122,461
- Etrian Odyssey II: The Royal Grail - 145,421
- Etrian Odyssey III: Visitors in Star Ocean - 139,576
- Etrian Odyssey IV: Legend of the Giant God - 117,362
Yes the screenshots I took don't do them justice because of the JPEG compression. On Vita it looks really nice.
Yeah it's a pretty good showing overall, but the strong first week was met with supply issues right? It just would've been nice to see it around 2 and 3 instead of 1.
Here in the states they talked about KH3D, CV and I think Scribblenauts would be joining as downloadable titles. There's a slide from the E3 presser.
You think it's going to completely stop selling after this? It'll probably be relatively close to EO3, but I don't see it getting anywhere close to EO2. EO2 got a good boost from people who missed out of EO1 and wanted to check it out to see what the buzz was about.
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They never left
That doesn't mean they'll have download cards at retail, which is what Anth0ny was looking for.
electroplankton
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Not that 6k is such a huge amount of copies.
Boost from EO1 I meant. It's obvious it peaked from the buzz around EO1, and then it slipped down after that once everyone who was interested checked the games out.
metalslimer
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Is Sony offering these download cards for any Vita games? It seems like the perfect way to get at the less DD friendly Japanese culture without ending up with sellouts that kill games with the used market.
Edit: Anyone who's actually living in Japan, what is the current perception of these things? Worth getting for a cheaper pricepoint? On the other hand it ties your games to a system and the used market is certainly prevalent
Edit: Anyone who's actually living in Japan, what is the current perception of these things? Worth getting for a cheaper pricepoint? On the other hand it ties your games to a system and the used market is certainly prevalent
10k more at best. It obviously won't have a sales curve like EO1, and I don't think it being on a new hardware will do any good (or bad) for it's legs.
Obviously hardcore dungeon crawling games are gonna have a low cieling in regards of sales, but perhaps the inclusion of easy mode and the demo would've been able to push it around a slightly bit more.
I mean it's just a mild personal dissapointment, because as tuffy said, it's probably in line with Atlus expectations.
Great first week for Rune Factory but I expected as much after Rune Factory 3 being sooo good and Harvest Moon having a strong showing on the 3DS. I loved RF 3 and can't wait to try 4.
Power Pro Baseball tanked really hard. Has anyone put forth any explanations as to why? How were the reviews for the product?
Power Pro Baseball tanked really hard. Has anyone put forth any explanations as to why? How were the reviews for the product?
test_account
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Why would a game look and play differently even if you're hungry or full?
slaughterking
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3rd week results:
Etrian Odyssey II: 9,816 / 118,007
Etrian Odyssey III: 7,697 / 119,760
Etrian Odyssey IV: - 5.739 / 117.102
LTD-wise EOIV is pretty much in line with both II and III as of week 3. The weekly sales are lower, but that may just be because of the higher debut. Overall I don't see it sell significantly more or less than II and III.
Etrian Odyssey II: 9,816 / 118,007
Etrian Odyssey III: 7,697 / 119,760
Etrian Odyssey IV: - 5.739 / 117.102
LTD-wise EOIV is pretty much in line with both II and III as of week 3. The weekly sales are lower, but that may just be because of the higher debut. Overall I don't see it sell significantly more or less than II and III.
electroplankton
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Sorry, I was referring to:
II and III have just 6k of difference, so if it's close to III it won't be so far from II. I think it will reach the 130k mark, btw.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Wait, would the cards affect the sales of Mario for not being listed?
Count Dookkake
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More like my celebration of accurate prediction, but to each his own.
Doing decent enough when compared to the previous titles. I could see it reaching near EO2&3's numbers.
Yeah, like I said, I think it will get close to EO3 (~130k), but not EO2 (~140k).
Those are pretty good figures. It looks like EO has a fanbase that is here to stay, which is good to know since i think it is a fantastic series (even though i never finished the first game lol)
DXB-KNIGHT
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I said WOW O_O
It begins.
test_account
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What was your prediction? I think i've only seen a 29k prediction from you in the 2nd week after Vita's launch, so i'm just wondering about it.
Count Dookkake
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That it would be an albatross.
Moral Panic
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Why the >10K difference in BW2 sales in Famitsu vs Media Create? Is that normal?
BassForever
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Really glad to see Kirby Collection do so well
Next week is going to be scary, combined might of 3DSLL, Oni Training, and NSMB2 everyone take cover.
Next week is going to be scary, combined might of 3DSLL, Oni Training, and NSMB2 everyone take cover.
Happens from time to time. Media-create has some different trackers (some different stores for example) and vice-versa.
slaughterking
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Maybe someone should write a short FAQ to address certain questions. General stuff like why MC and Famitsu numbers can (and always will) differ from each other or more contemporary things think like if download cards from Nintendo will be tracked.
Cygnus X-1
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Impressive figures for Kirby - it is a collection pack after all. I suppose the low price helped a lot.
I ask a question about that a couple weeks ago on this thread. What are the differences between MC and Famitsu? People said that they are both reliable and there's not much differences between them.
I think something like that should be useful.
test_account
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What does this mean? Sorry, english isn't my 1st language. I was just curious of which accurate prediction you made.
Any words if this Kirby collection will come out in Europe?
Exterminieren
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Next week will be the most fascinating week in months.
How are BW2 doing in comparison to HGSS at this point?
How are BW2 doing in comparison to HGSS at this point?
I agree.
Count Dookkake
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al·ba·tross/ˈalbəˌtrôs/
Noun:
1) A large oceanic bird (genera Diomedea and Phoebetria, family Diomedeidae) whose long narrow wings may span greater than 10 feet (3.3 m)....
2) A source of frustration; an encumbrance (in allusion to Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner).
test_account
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I see, thanks. I guess you cant go wrong with that prediction since anything would probably be a source of frustration for someone hehe
But on a more serious note, i guess that you mean for Sony specifically. I wonder how much of a frustration it is for them at this point.electroplankton
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Also: it's a really nice collection pack. 6 games + a new mode + a full soundtrack + a 40 pages artbook = that's how must work for this kind of stuff.
perfectchaos007
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I understand why Nintendo and other companies are pushing for a DD future. They can save money on materials cost, shipping costs etc. But consumers aren't going to adopt if the savings aren't passed on to them.
Depends on the game.
Unless you're Nintendo, ideally you want 80-90% because that means a restock after the first week.
Wouldn't 90% mean shortages in a lot of stores?
metalslimer
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Mario and Demon Training are cheaper buying the card. I imagine this will also be the case in America. Nintendo on the other hand will not sell the games on the E-shop for less than retail MSRP because it would undercut them and the whole point of this initiative is for everyone to be happy.