Sales thread of meaningless numbers and complicated figures

#61

RPGs? Yuck.

Fake edit: Yes I am. :slight_smile:

#62

It was just a shot in the dark. I don’t expect it to be reasonable idea. It’s seeming like all other effort is being exhausted and nothing else is bringing Japanese people back to console RPGs. They love Dark Souls though. At least there’s that.

Dunno. Maybe a combination of Persona 5, Final Fantasy 15, and Dragon Quest 11 will be enough to reignite excitement for consoles in Japan again.

#63

#Media Create Sales: 12/29/14 – 1/4/15

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

  1. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Shinuchi (Level-5, 12/14/14) – 207,932 (2,247,129)
  2. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 110,895 (2,394,239)
  3. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 09/13/14) – 70,913 (2,072,848)
  4. [Wii U] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Nintendo, 12/06/14) – 58,008 (529,244)
  5. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom, 10/11/14) – 45,754 (2,391,014)
  6. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 28,403 (880,180)
  7. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level-5, 07/10/14) – 24,121 (3,064,221)
  8. [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers (Square Enix, 12/18/14) – 22,928 (233,796)
  9. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2 (Bandai Namco, 12/18/14) – 18,104 (101,768)
  10. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games, 12/11/14) – 17,451 (135,665)
  11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo, 11/08/12) – 16,672 (3,885,120)
  12. [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2 (Bandai Namco, 12/18/14) – 15,464 (104,410)
  13. [3DS] Gotouchi Tetsudou: Gotouchi Chara to Nihon Zenkoku no Tabi (Bandai Namco, 11/27/14) – 13,854 (60,984)
  14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo, 12/01/11) – 12,913 (2,450,300)
  15. [3DS] Sumikkogurashi koko ga Ochitsukun desu (Nihon Colombia, 11/20/14) – 11,875 (86,517)
  16. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind CHAIN (Spike Chunsoft, 12/04/14) – 11,052 (70,018)
  17. [3DS] Aikatsu! 365-Hi no Idol Days (Bandai Namco, 12/04/14) – 10,863 (96,401)
  18. [3DS] Tomodachi Life (Nintendo, 04/18/13) – 10,648 (1,773,200)
  19. [Wii U] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo, 11/13/14) – 10,421 (130,381)
  20. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe (Nintendo, 01/11/14) – 9,160 (686,479)

Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales)

  1. New 3DS LL – 76,439 (105,947)
  2. PlayStation Vita – 56,700 (42,405)
  3. PlayStation 4 – 42,216 (33,150)
  4. New 3DS – 40,338 (49,503)
  5. Wii U – 30,031 (43,950)
  6. 3DS LL – 19,096 (25,653)
  7. PlayStation 3 – 17,867 (12,578)
  8. 3DS – 17,293 (15,171)
  9. PlayStation Vita TV – 1,305 (1,090)
  10. Xbox One – 637 (1,162)
  11. Xbox 360 – N/A (121)
  12. PSP – N/A (7)
#64

I am liking this momentum PS4 and Vita are having

#65

#Media Create Sales: 1/5/15 – 1/11/15

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

  1. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Shinuchi (Level-5, 12/14/14) – 74,998 (2,322,127)
  2. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 38,420 (2,432,659)
  3. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 09/13/14) – 23,667 (2,096,515)
  4. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom, 10/11/14) – 21,453 (2,412,467)
  5. [Wii U] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Nintendo, 12/06/14) – 18,884 (548,128)
  6. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level-5, 07/10/14) – 10,281 (3,074,502)
  7. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2 (Bandai Namco, 12/18/14) – 9,460 (111,229)
  8. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games, 12/11/14) – 9,211 (144,876)
  9. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 8,884 (889,064)
  10. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo, 11/08/12) – 7,991 (3,893,111)
  11. [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2 (Bandai Namco, 12/18/14) – 6,640 (111,050)
  12. [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers (Square Enix, 12/18/14) – 5,007 (238,804)
  13. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo, 12/01/11) – 4,691 (2,454,992)
  14. [3DS] Gotouchi Tetsudou: Gotouchi Chara to Nihon Zenkoku no Tabi (Bandai Namco, 11/27/14) – 4,687 (65,671)
  15. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V Budget Version (Rockstar Games, 06/26/14) – 4,641 (107,614)
  16. [3DS] Aikatsu! 365-Hi no Idol Days (Bandai Namco, 12/04/14) – 4,067 (100,468)
  17. [3DS] Sumikkogurashi koko ga Ochitsukun desu (Nihon Colombia, 11/20/14) – 4,052 (90,569)
  18. [PS3] Shining Resonance (Sega, 12/11/14) – 4,021 (106,389)
  19. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind CHAIN (Spike Chunsoft, 12/04/14) – 3,860 (73,879)
  20. [3DS] Sentouchu Densetsu no Shinobi to Survival Battle (Bandai Namco, 10/17/13) – 3,764 (347,793)

Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales)

  1. New 3DS LL – 30,455 (76,439)
  2. PlayStation Vita – 21,536 (56,700)
  3. PlayStation 4 – 19,118 (42,216)
  4. New 3DS – 14,226 (40,338)
  5. Wii U – 10,803 (30,031)
  6. PlayStation 3 – 8,216 (17,867)
  7. 3DS – 6,685 (17,293)
  8. 3DS LL – 6,308 (19,096)
  9. PlayStation Vita TV – 791 (1,305)
  10. Xbox One – 563 (637)
#66

Here’s the top 10 highest selling retail games in the US for 2014:

  1. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3, PC)
  2. Madden NFL 15 (Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One, PS3)
  3. Destiny (Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3)
  4. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3)
  5. Minecraft (Xbox 360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4)
  6. Super Smash Bros. (3DS, Wii U)
  7. NBA 2K15 (PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
  8. Watch Dogs (PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii U)
  9. FIFA 15 (Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Wii, 3DS, Vita)
  10. Call of Duty: Ghosts (Xbox 360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4, Wii U, PC)

And for December alone:

  1. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (360, XBO, PS4, PS3, PC)
  2. Grand Theft Auto V (XBO, PS4, 360, PS3)
  3. Madden NFL 15 (360, XBO, PS4, PS3)
  4. Super Smash Bros.(NWU, 3DS)
  5. NBA 2K15 (360, XBO, PS4, PS3, PC)
  6. Minecraft (360, XBO, PS3, PS4)
  7. Far Cry 4 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3, PC)
  8. Just Dance 2015 (Wii, 360, NWU, XBO, PS4, PS3)
  9. Destiny (XBO, 360, PS4, PS3)
  10. FIFA 15 (360, XBO, PS4, PS3, Wii, 3DS, PSV)
#67

Talk about annoying inconsistency. How hard is it to list them in a consistent order…

Yes yes. I know they are in order of sales but the article doesn’t say that and it took me looking it up elsewhere to confirm.

#68

#Media Create Sales: 1/12/15 – 1/18/15

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

  1. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Shinuchi (Level-5, 12/14/14) – 50,244 (2,372,371)
  2. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 24,964 (2,457,623)
  3. [3DS] Kenka Bancho 6: Soul & Blood (Spike Chunsoft, 01/15/15) – 24,274 (New)
  4. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom, 10/11/14) – 15,588 (2,428,056)
  5. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 09/13/14) – 15,443 (2,111,958)
  6. [Wii U] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Nintendo, 12/06/14) – 12,858 (560,986)
  7. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level-5, 07/10/14) – 7,906 (3,082,408)
  8. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 6,915 (895,979)
  9. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2 (Bandai Namco, 12/18/14) – 6,670 (117,899)
  10. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo, 11/08/12) – 6,142 (3,899,253)
  11. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games, 12/11/14) – 6,006 (150,882)
  12. [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers (Square Enix, 12/18/14) – 5,515 (244,319)
  13. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V Budget Version (Rockstar Games, 06/26/14) – 4,886 (112,500)
  14. [PSV] Diabolik Lovers More Blood Limited V Edition (Idea Factory, 01/15/15) – 4,083 (New)
  15. [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2 (Bandai Namco, 12/18/14) – 4,032 (115,082)
  16. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo, 12/01/11) – 3,474 (2,458,465)
  17. [PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 (Konami, 11/13/14) – 3,175 (147,350)
  18. [3DS] Aikatsu! 365-Hi no Idol Days (Bandai Namco, 12/04/14) – 2,672 (103,141)
  19. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe (Nintendo, 01/11/14) – 2,639 (692,358)
  20. [3DS] Tomodachi Life (Nintendo, 04/18/13) – 2,602 (1,779,383)

Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales)

  1. New 3DS LL – 25,299 (30,455)
  2. PlayStation Vita – 16,823 (21,536)
  3. PlayStation 4 – 15,480 (19,118)
  4. New 3DS – 9,916 (14,226)
  5. Wii U – 8,894 (10,803)
  6. PlayStation 3 – 7,036 (8,216)
  7. 3DS LL – 4,776 (6,308)
  8. 3DS – 4,238 (6,685)
  9. PlayStation Vita TV – 682 (791)
  10. Xbox One – 300 (563)
#69

Those lucky 300 Xbox One owners.

#70

Games Industry | Xbox ships 6.6 million consoles over holidays

#71

Games Industry | Mobile-only gamers account for 20% of the market - NPD

#72

#Media Create Sales: 1/19/15 – 1/25/15

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

  1. [PS3] Tales of Zestiria (Bandai Namco, 01/22/15) – 340,891 (New)
  2. [3DS] The Legend of Legacy (FuRyu, 01/22/15) – 53,974 (New)
  3. [Wii U] Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (Nintendo, 01/22/15) – 32,137 (New)
  4. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Shinuchi (Level-5, 12/14/14) – 31,876 (2,404,246)
  5. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 17,035 (2,474,246)
  6. [PSV] Atelier Escha & Logy Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky (Gust, 01/22/15) – 15,778 (New)
  7. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom, 10/11/14) – 12,318 (2,440,373)
  8. [PSV] The Stranger of Sword City: Black Palace (Experience, 01/22/15) – 11,559 (New)
  9. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 09/13/14) – 10,475 (2,122,433)
  10. [3DS] Kenka Bancho 6: Soul & Blood (Spike Chunsoft, 01/15/15) – 8,794 (33,068)
  11. [Wii U] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Nintendo, 12/06/14) – 8,728 (569,714)
  12. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level-5, 07/10/14) – 5,979 (3,088,387)
  13. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 5,386 (901,365)
  14. [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers (Square Enix, 12/18/14) – 5,178 (249,497)
  15. [3DS] LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: The Game (Warner Bros., 01/22/15) – 5,052 (New)
  16. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo, 11/08/12) – 5,006 (3,904,259)
  17. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2 (Bandai Namco, 12/18/14) – 4,397 (122,296)
  18. [Wii U] LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: The Game (Warner Bros., 01/22/15) – 4,207 (New)
  19. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games, 12/11/14) – 4,133 (116,633)
  20. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V Budget Version (Rockstar Games, 06/26/14) – 3,831 (154,713)

Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales)

  1. New 3DS LL – 20,065 (25,299)
  2. PlayStation Vita – 14,991 (16,823)
  3. PlayStation 4 – 13,793 (15,480)
  4. PlayStation 3 – 8,600 (7,036)
  5. New 3DS – 8,028 (9,916)
  6. Wii U – 7,088 (8,894)
  7. 3DS LL – 3,882 (4,776)
  8. 3DS – 3,287 (4,238)
  9. PlayStation Vita TV – 589 (682)
  10. Xbox One – 259 (300)
#73

Gamsutra | Nintendo returning to profits, but is still struggling to sell hardware

#74

Eurogamer | Huge PS4 sales boost Sony profits

#75

#Media Create Sales: 1/26/15 – 2/1/15

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

  1. [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker (Atlus, 01/29/15) – 53,264 (New)
  2. [PS4] Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft, 01/29/15) – 36,239 (New)
  3. [PS3] Tales of Zestiria (Bandai Namco, 01/22/15) – 29,487 (370,377)
  4. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Shinuchi (Level-5, 12/14/14) – 27,566 (2,431,812)
  5. [3DS] Yowamushi Pedal: Ashita he no High Cadence (Bandai Namco, 01/29/15) – 20,510 (New)
  6. [PS3] Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft, 01/29/15) – 18,366 (New)
  7. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 14,108 (2,488,766)
  8. [Wii U] Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (Nintendo, 01/22/15) – 12,867 (45,005)
  9. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom, 10/11/14) – 10,832 (2,451,205)
  10. [PS4] Bladestorm: Nightmare (Level-5, 01/29/15) – 10,219 (New)
  11. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 09/13/14) – 8,878 (2,131,311)
  12. [PS3] Bladestorm: Nightmare (Level-5, 01/29/15) – 7,621 (New)
  13. [3DS] The Legend of Legacy (FuRyu, 01/22/15) – 6,514 (60,488)
  14. [Wii U] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Nintendo, 12/06/14) – 6,398 (576,112)
  15. [PS3] Ukiyo no Shishi (Spike Chunsoft, 01/29/15) – 6,184 (New)
  16. [3DS] Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy+ (Bandai Namco, 01/29/15) – 5,851 (New)
  17. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level-5, 07/10/14) – 5,425 (3,093,812)
  18. [PSV] Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly (Idea Factory, 01/29/15) – 5,319 (New)
  19. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (05/29/14) – 5,103 (906,468)
  20. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo, 11/08/12) – 4,910 (3,909,169)

Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales)

  1. New 3DS LL – 21,880 (20,065)
  2. PlayStation 4 – 17,392 (13,793)
  3. PlayStation Vita – 11,871 (14,991)
  4. New 3DS – 7,700 (8,028)
  5. PlayStation 3 – 7,211 (8,600)
  6. Wii U – 6,807 (7,088)
  7. 3DS LL – 3,641 (3,882)
  8. 3DS – 3,187 (3,287)
  9. PlayStation Vita TV – 521 (589)
  10. Xbox One – 222 (259)
#76

#Media Create Sales: 2/2/15 – 2/8/15

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

  1. [PS3] Dragon Ball Xenoverse (Bandai Namco, 01/29/15) – 44,221 (New)
  2. [PS4] Dragon Ball Xenoverse (Bandai Namco, 01/29/15) – 34,690 (New)
  3. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Shinuchi (Level-5, 12/14/14) – 24,068 (2,455,880)
  4. [3DS] Lost Heroes 2 (Bandai Namco, 01/29/15) – 20,691 (New)
  5. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 12,234 (2,501,000)
  6. [PS4] Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft, 01/29/15) – 9,790 (46,029)
  7. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom, 10/11/14) – 9,715 (2,460,920)
  8. [PSV] Ebikore Photo Kano Kiss (Kadokawa Games, 02/05/15) – 9,512 (New)
  9. [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker (Atlus, 01/29/15) – 9,240 (62,505)
  10. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 09/13/14) – 8,950 (2,140,261)
  11. [PS3] Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft, 01/29/15) – 8,513 (26,879)
  12. [PS3] Tales of Zestiria (Bandai Namco, 01/22/15) – 8,225 (378,602)
  13. [PS3] Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (Bandai Namco, 01/29/15) – 7,770 (New)
  14. [Wii U] Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (Nintendo, 01/22/15) – 7,004 (52,009)
  15. [Wii U] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Nintendo, 12/06/14) – 5,683 (581,796)
  16. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (05/29/14) – 4,799 (581,796)
  17. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level-5, 07/10/14) – 4,777 (3,098,847)
  18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo, 11/08/12) – 4,678 (3,913,847)
  19. [PSV] Persona 4 Golden (PS Vita the Best) (Atlus, 02/05/15) – 3,574 (New)
  20. [3DS] Kenka Bancho 6: Soul & Blood (Spike Chunsoft, 01/15/15) – 2,896 (40,742)

Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales)

  1. New 3DS LL – 21,650 (21,880)
  2. PlayStation 4 – 18,758 (17,392)
  3. PlayStation Vita – 10,013 (11,871)
  4. New 3DS – 7,916 (7,700)
  5. Wii U – 6,517 (6,807)
  6. PlayStation 3 – 6,426 (7,211)
  7. 3DS LL – 3,084 (3,641)
  8. 3DS – 2,642 (3,187)
  9. PlayStation Vita TV – 560 (521)
  10. Xbox One – 238 (222)
#77

I don’t get Nintendo. Clearly, XL is selling far more even in Japan, yet they still get the New 3DS. Not the US. Nintendo continues to repeat itself on that decision: “different regions call for different business strategies”. The New 3DS is selling not so hot in Japan. I’m not sure how it’s selling in Europe. Know anything about that, @archnemesis?

#78

It will be released today in Europe and I haven’t heard any pre-order numbers.

The mainstream Japanese audience typically doesn’t support new consoles until there are popular exclusive games. The New 3DS will sell well enough to justify its existence, but I don’t think it will do great in any region.

#79

The NPD Group’s results for January are in with Dying Light securing the top of the software chart and hardware sales showing a fall of 23 percent after the Christmas hype.

“January 2015 retail sales data across hardware, software and accessories decreased by 6 percent from January 2014, with growth in software (up $12.4 million) and Accessories (up $5.4 million) unable to offset hardware declines of $54 million,” said The NPD Group’s Liam Callahan.

The newer consoles like Xbox One and PlayStation 4 saw sales fall by 22 percent while the older, “seventh generation” machines saw a decrease of 35 percent.

“The combined hardware install base of PS4 and Xbox One is close to 60 percent higher than the cumulative hardware totals for Xbox 360 and PS3 at the same point in their lifecycles (after 15 months).”

Dying Light hasn’t just secured the number one in sales but also the honor of the highest month one sales for new IP in the Survival Horror genre, beating Bethesda’s Evil Within.

“Software spending rose 5 percent from January 2014 as eighth generation console spending outpaced seventh generation console software sales. Eighth generation software increased by 74 percent, seventh generation decreased by 36 percent and dedicated portable software sales dropped by 12 percent,” said Callahan.

“The sales of January 2015 launch titles were up over 200 percent versus January 2014, with Dying Light being the major new release of the month. If January 2015 releases performed in line with January 2014 releases, overall software sales would have decreased by 4 percent.”

In accessories there was a small 3 percent increase. Increases were seen across gamepads, interactive gaming toys, headsets/headphones, and power supplies compared to January 2014.

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Games Industry | Hardware sales down 23%, Dying Light top for software - NPD

#80

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/150217/02.html