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Wii U Japanese Launch: 308,570 systems sold, Mario leads with 170,563 copies
- Thread starter Coldnoodle
- Start date
well they made kiki trick most recently. maybe another metroid game, and maybe for the 3ds. and maybe just 2d.
maybe.
They better pay them fucking well. Three out of those four games are stellar.
Man they really need to put Next Level Games* on a new Mario Strikers game, those are so damn good...
* I am dumb and mistook Intelligent Systems for next level games... However my point remains, even though it's off topic. I love Strikers.
** Also just learned that Next Level Games is responsible for the new Luigi's Mansion, this post has really opened my eyes...
* I am dumb and mistook Intelligent Systems for next level games... However my point remains, even though it's off topic. I love Strikers.
** Also just learned that Next Level Games is responsible for the new Luigi's Mansion, this post has really opened my eyes...
shinra-bansho
Member
2012 (EAD Kyoto)
New Super Mario Bros. 2, New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo Land, Animal Crossing: New Leaf
2012 (IS)
Pushmo, Fire Emblem, Paper Mario
2012 (SPD)
Kiki Trick, Brain-Age 3
2012 (NST)
Crosswords Plus
2012 (Nd Cube)
Mario Party 9
2012 (EAD Tokyo, Retro Studios)
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lunchwithyuzo
Banned
Top 6 for other console/handheld launches:
PlayStation 2
01 Ridge Racer V (Namco) 233,391
02 Kessen (Koei) 101,844
03 Street Fighter EX3 (Capcom) 76,389
04 DrumMania (Konami) 43,158
05 Eternal Ring (From Software) 42,734
06 Let's Take the A-Train 6 (ArtDink) 17,842
Total: 525,358 / Tie Ratio: 0.8
Gamecube
01 Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo) 116,784
02 Wave Race: BlueStorm (Nintendo) 27,751
03 Super Monkey Ball (Sega) 16,755
Total: 161,290 / Tie Ratio: 1.2
Xbox
01 Dead of Alive 3 (Tecmo) 84,471
02 Genma Onimusha (Capcom) 19,834
03 JSRF Jet Set Radio Future (Sega) 15,073
04 Project Gotham Racing (MGS) 14,766
05 Air Force Delta Storm (Konami) 9,459
06 Nobunaga's Ambition: Ranseiki (Koei) 9,329
Total: 152,932 / Tie Ratio: 1.2
Nintendo DS
01 Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo) 120,062
02 Wario Ware: Touched! (Nintendo) 117,677
03 Pokémon Dash (Pokémon Co.) 50,011
04 Diagasso! Band Bros. (Nintendo) 32,272
05 Feel the Magic: XY-XX (Sega) 27,062
06 Polarium (Nintendo) 20,203
Total: 367,087 / Tie Ratio: 0.8
PSP
01 Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee (SCEI) 66,079
02 Ridge Racer (Namco) 60,163
03 Armored Core: Formula Front (From Software) 11,210
Total: 137,452 / Tie Ratio: 0.8
Xbox 360
01 Ridge Racer 6 (Namco) 29,891
02 Perfect Dark Zero (MGS) 14,897
03 Need gor Speed: Most Wanted (Electronic Arts) 6,842
04 FIFA Soccer 06: Road to FIFA World Cup (Electronic Arts) 2,494
05 Tetris the Grand Master Ace (AQ Interactive) 1,531
06 Everyparty (MGS) 841
Total: 56,496 / Tie Ratio: 0.9
PlayStation 3
01 Ridge Racer 7 (Bandai Namco) 30,318
02 Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire (Namco Bandai) 30,051
03 Resistance: Fall of Man (SCEI) 15,741
04 Genji: Days of the Blade (SCEI) 9,543
05 Mahjong Fight Club: Zenkoku Taisenban (Konami) 2,404
06 Miyazato San Kyoudai Naizou: Sega Golf Club (Sega) 1,394
Total 89,451 / Tie Ratio: 1
Wii
01 Wii Sports (Nintendo) 176,880
02 Wii Play (Nintendo) 171,888
03 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo) 145,068
04 Wario Ware: Smooth Moves (Nintendo) 63,068
05 Super Swing Golf (Tecmo) 12,673
06 Ennichi no Tatsujin (Namco Bandai) 10,292
Total: 579,869 / Tie Ratio: 1.6
Nintendo 3DS
01 Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (Level 5) 117,509
02 Nintendogs + Cats (Nintendo) 68,973
03 Samurai Warriors: Chronicles (Tecmo Koei) 43,044
04 Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom) 38,577
05 Ridge Racer 3D (Namco Bandai) 34,663
06 Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D (Konami) 26,222
Total: 328,958 / Tie Ratio: 0.9
PS Vita
01 Hot Shits Golf: World Invitational (SCEI) 51,557
02 Uncharted: Golden Abyss (SCEI) 43,042
03 Dynasty Warriors Next (Tecmo Koei) 32,044
04 Lord of Apocalypse (Square Enix) 29,111
05 Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention (N1 Soft) 21,848
06 Ridge Racer (Namco Bandai) 18,852
Total: 196,454 / Tie Ratio: 0.6
Wii U (assuming this is top 6)
01 New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo) 160,140
02 Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Capcom) 106,454
03 Nintendo Land (Nintendo) 66,583
04 Zombi U (Ubisoft) 10,680
05 Warriors Orichi 3 Hyper (Tecmo Koei) 7,252
06 Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition (Namco Bandai) 4,951
Total: 356,060 / Tie Ratio: 1.2
PlayStation 2
01 Ridge Racer V (Namco) 233,391
02 Kessen (Koei) 101,844
03 Street Fighter EX3 (Capcom) 76,389
04 DrumMania (Konami) 43,158
05 Eternal Ring (From Software) 42,734
06 Let's Take the A-Train 6 (ArtDink) 17,842
Total: 525,358 / Tie Ratio: 0.8
Gamecube
01 Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo) 116,784
02 Wave Race: BlueStorm (Nintendo) 27,751
03 Super Monkey Ball (Sega) 16,755
Total: 161,290 / Tie Ratio: 1.2
Xbox
01 Dead of Alive 3 (Tecmo) 84,471
02 Genma Onimusha (Capcom) 19,834
03 JSRF Jet Set Radio Future (Sega) 15,073
04 Project Gotham Racing (MGS) 14,766
05 Air Force Delta Storm (Konami) 9,459
06 Nobunaga's Ambition: Ranseiki (Koei) 9,329
Total: 152,932 / Tie Ratio: 1.2
Nintendo DS
01 Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo) 120,062
02 Wario Ware: Touched! (Nintendo) 117,677
03 Pokémon Dash (Pokémon Co.) 50,011
04 Diagasso! Band Bros. (Nintendo) 32,272
05 Feel the Magic: XY-XX (Sega) 27,062
06 Polarium (Nintendo) 20,203
Total: 367,087 / Tie Ratio: 0.8
PSP
01 Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee (SCEI) 66,079
02 Ridge Racer (Namco) 60,163
03 Armored Core: Formula Front (From Software) 11,210
Total: 137,452 / Tie Ratio: 0.8
Xbox 360
01 Ridge Racer 6 (Namco) 29,891
02 Perfect Dark Zero (MGS) 14,897
03 Need gor Speed: Most Wanted (Electronic Arts) 6,842
04 FIFA Soccer 06: Road to FIFA World Cup (Electronic Arts) 2,494
05 Tetris the Grand Master Ace (AQ Interactive) 1,531
06 Everyparty (MGS) 841
Total: 56,496 / Tie Ratio: 0.9
PlayStation 3
01 Ridge Racer 7 (Bandai Namco) 30,318
02 Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire (Namco Bandai) 30,051
03 Resistance: Fall of Man (SCEI) 15,741
04 Genji: Days of the Blade (SCEI) 9,543
05 Mahjong Fight Club: Zenkoku Taisenban (Konami) 2,404
06 Miyazato San Kyoudai Naizou: Sega Golf Club (Sega) 1,394
Total 89,451 / Tie Ratio: 1
Wii
01 Wii Sports (Nintendo) 176,880
02 Wii Play (Nintendo) 171,888
03 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo) 145,068
04 Wario Ware: Smooth Moves (Nintendo) 63,068
05 Super Swing Golf (Tecmo) 12,673
06 Ennichi no Tatsujin (Namco Bandai) 10,292
Total: 579,869 / Tie Ratio: 1.6
Nintendo 3DS
01 Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (Level 5) 117,509
02 Nintendogs + Cats (Nintendo) 68,973
03 Samurai Warriors: Chronicles (Tecmo Koei) 43,044
04 Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom) 38,577
05 Ridge Racer 3D (Namco Bandai) 34,663
06 Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D (Konami) 26,222
Total: 328,958 / Tie Ratio: 0.9
PS Vita
01 Hot Shits Golf: World Invitational (SCEI) 51,557
02 Uncharted: Golden Abyss (SCEI) 43,042
03 Dynasty Warriors Next (Tecmo Koei) 32,044
04 Lord of Apocalypse (Square Enix) 29,111
05 Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention (N1 Soft) 21,848
06 Ridge Racer (Namco Bandai) 18,852
Total: 196,454 / Tie Ratio: 0.6
Wii U (assuming this is top 6)
01 New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo) 160,140
02 Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Capcom) 106,454
03 Nintendo Land (Nintendo) 66,583
04 Zombi U (Ubisoft) 10,680
05 Warriors Orichi 3 Hyper (Tecmo Koei) 7,252
06 Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition (Namco Bandai) 4,951
Total: 356,060 / Tie Ratio: 1.2
LiveFromKyoto
Member
Nice research. I've sorted them according to units sold (since that's the bottom line in the end). Wii U is 4th on that list, and could easily be 3rd once the rest of the games are in. Suddenly this launch actually looks historically pretty good all told.
This should probably go in the OP too.
It's an old tactic used to dismiss any success the Wii did have in selling games back in 2007-2009. Pociask did a good summary of "the list" from back then a few days ago. Basically, don't go there.
You want to say that we should wait for more data before drawing conclusions, all for it. You want to say that Monster Hunter shouldn't count, but the low-selling games should, then it's just a repeat of the Wii "list" and should be recognized as such. Be careful to make sure you're being straight up in your analysis and not cherry-picking results to support a preconception.
Fine because there were only three releases.
Not fine. There were six launch titles.
Disingenuous. There were 24 launch titles. More than any other hardware released. That tie ratio is not reflecting the full list of titles.
Will wait for confirmation of this list before ringing victory bells.
Why no GBA, just out of curiosity?
Alcibiades
Member
Wii just couldn't win. If a game fell into the following categories, it wasn't a "real" game.
-Lego games
-Music games
-Star Wars games
-Dance games
-Fitness games
-Resident Evil 4
-Party games
-Sports games
-Japanese games
-Light gun games
-anything Nintendo
that's like a serious good piece of work! will come in handy when the next-gen launches from microsoft and sony - can't beat facts
Yeah... but... but... the price!that's like a serious good piece of work! will come in handy when the next-gen launches from microsoft and sony - can't beat facts
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
Good start but also Vita had a good start, what matters now is what's coming next for the system.
WonkyPanda
Member
man, i freaking loved Kessen
Not only unfair because of install base but surely people who want a variation of Monster Hunter 3 have plenty of options at this point.
Lord_Byron28
Member
These are probably from the numbers we had from mediacreate or famitsu and some of them that didn't sell enough that they didn't chart and we don't know the numbers would be my guess. I also don't think the sales of those other titles will rise so high(especially when the sales are 10k and under) that it will make Wii U's attach ratio look bad. On top of that this tracker doesn't count the DD retail cards and we aren't aware of all launch software totals for Wii U, so it's just as incomplete for Wii U. All this gives is a rough ball park estimate and shows that the Wii U's software sales aren't horrible like others make it out to be.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
Take it up with Famitsu, we only over got sales for those top 3.
Trigger happy. The point was to compare like with like, there were also more than 6 Wii U launch games. We already have overall tie ratios upthread anyway, that information's not exactly being hidden.
I left out GBA and WSC largely because they're so removed in terms of audience and software. Handhelds since have occupied a lot of the same space consoles traditionally had, both audience and software. I could add them though if you like?
Lord_Byron28
Member
Tie Ratios at launch / 3rd-party Tie Ratios at launch (Famitsu numbers)
WiiU - 1.2 / 0.4 (missing sales from bottom 5 games)
DS - 0.9 / 0.1
PSP - 1.0 / 0.6
PS3 - 1.0 / 0.7
Wii - 1.7 / 0.2
Wii w/o Wii Play - 1.2 / 0.2
3DS - 0.9 / 0.7
Vita - 0.9 / 0.6
These are numbers dalthien posted earlier in the thread. These I think look more representative of all titles at launch.
WiiU - 1.2 / 0.4 (missing sales from bottom 5 games)
DS - 0.9 / 0.1
PSP - 1.0 / 0.6
PS3 - 1.0 / 0.7
Wii - 1.7 / 0.2
Wii w/o Wii Play - 1.2 / 0.2
3DS - 0.9 / 0.7
Vita - 0.9 / 0.6
These are numbers dalthien posted earlier in the thread. These I think look more representative of all titles at launch.
Okay, just to see if the pattern would hold even farther back in time, I went back and added another generation of hardware to the tie ratio chart.
Tie Ratios at launch / 3rd-party Tie Ratios at launch (Famitsu numbers)
WiiU - 1.2 / 0.4 (missing all games below Top 3)
DC - 1.3 / 0.2
PS2 - 0.8 / 0.8
GBA - 1.2 / 0.5
GCN - 1.2 / 0.1
DS - 0.9 / 0.1
PSP - 1.0 / 0.6
PS3 - 1.0 / 0.7
Wii - 1.7 / 0.2
Wii w/o Wii Play - 1.2 / 0.2
3DS - 0.9 / 0.7
Vita - 0.9 / 0.6
Everything is still in a very tight range of 0.8-1.3. (Dreamcast highest at 1.3 and PS2 lowest at 0.8).
Tie Ratios at launch / 3rd-party Tie Ratios at launch (Famitsu numbers)
WiiU - 1.2 / 0.4 (missing all games below Top 3)
DC - 1.3 / 0.2
PS2 - 0.8 / 0.8
GBA - 1.2 / 0.5
GCN - 1.2 / 0.1
DS - 0.9 / 0.1
PSP - 1.0 / 0.6
PS3 - 1.0 / 0.7
Wii - 1.7 / 0.2
Wii w/o Wii Play - 1.2 / 0.2
3DS - 0.9 / 0.7
Vita - 0.9 / 0.6
Everything is still in a very tight range of 0.8-1.3. (Dreamcast highest at 1.3 and PS2 lowest at 0.8).
UberTag
Member
I love this typo.
Downloadable chilli pack?
metalslimer
Member
Looking forward to the next 3 months, I didn't even realize how bad the Japanese schedule really was. There is pretty much 0 coming to the system. I don't know if it will go below 10k but its definitely not staying at 20k post holidays.
metalslimer
Member
By next gen console gaming may very well be near death in Japan.
Lord_Byron28
Member
I think that's more to do with the fact that Nintendo hasn't announced it's Q1 lineup for Japan. At least I believe so since they didn't even discuss dragon quest 7 or monster hunter 4 when discussing their 3DS lineup. They mainly focused on this upcoming holiday.
Father_Brain
Banned
Well, keep in mind that in Japan, it's not that rare to have only a three-month window (or even less, in some cases) between announcement and release.
In other words, if there aren't more Q1/early Q2 announcements over the next month, something has gone seriously wrong for Nintendo.
metalslimer
Member
But the thing is even if there is a 3 month window, it means the January, February, and March will basically be barren. Even Vita's lineup wasn't that bad. Now of course Wii Fit and Pikmin will be bigger than anything on Vita, but those won't be out for a bit.
I don't know if they think they're insanely clever just acting nonchalantly like nothing is happening, but the complete lack of anything for the horizon just makes things look desperate. I would personally feel much better if their was a Spaceworld event coming up, but it seems way too late for their to be one in January which makes me think they are actually hoping NSMBU, MH, and NL last for months
I think nothing has really set the world on fire these past few years in Japan. People were excited for the PS3, but then it cost to much when it launched followed by the games people wanting to play being non-existent. The Wii came along and it did well, but no one was really making the big games for it. I figured Atlus would go with Persona on it or something to that effect, but that just didn't happen. So many devs seemed like they didn't know where to go so they ended up going mobile since it was easy to decide where to put games.
If there had been a clear choice for all game devs to flock to, console gaming would have been in better shape. I think the next system that can get pretty much all the big games like the PS2 will revitalize the Japanese market. Just seems to me that they'd rather there be one clear winner and just go with that (for the most part). Unfortunately for the Wii, the hardware issue meant they couldn't capitalize on it when so many of the devs wanted to go HD.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
Found 2 of the 3 missing PSP figures! Adding some others too, missing 1 DC game and N64 hardware also.
Top 6 for other console/handheld launches:
Nintendo 64
01 Super Mario 64 (Nintendo) 162,111
02 Pilotwings 64 (Nintendo) 32,218
03 Saikyou Habi Shogi (Seta) 9,842
Total: 204,171 / Tie Ratio: ???
Dreamcast
01 Virtua Fighter 3tb (Sega) 97,659
02 Godzilla Generations (Sega) 11,886
03 July (Sega) 10,409
Total: 119,954 / Tie Ratio: 1.2
PlayStation 2
01 Ridge Racer V (Namco) 233,391
02 Kessen (Koei) 101,844
03 Street Fighter EX3 (Capcom) 76,389
04 DrumMania (Konami) 43,158
05 Eternal Ring (From Software) 42,734
06 Let's Take the A-Train 6 (ArtDink) 17,842
Total: 525,358 / Tie Ratio: 0.8
Gamecube
01 Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo) 116,784
02 Wave Race: BlueStorm (Nintendo) 27,751
03 Super Monkey Ball (Sega) 16,755
Total: 161,290 / Tie Ratio: 1.2
Xbox
01 Dead of Alive 3 (Tecmo) 84,471
02 Genma Onimusha (Capcom) 19,834
03 JSRF Jet Set Radio Future (Sega) 15,073
04 Project Gotham Racing (MGS) 14,766
05 Air Force Delta Storm (Konami) 9,459
06 Nobunaga's Ambition: Ranseiki (Koei) 9,329
Total: 152,932 / Tie Ratio: 1.2
Nintendo DS
01 Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo) 120,062
02 Wario Ware: Touched! (Nintendo) 117,677
03 Pokémon Dash (Pokémon Co.) 50,011
04 Diagasso! Band Bros. (Nintendo) 32,272
05 Feel the Magic: XY-XX (Sega) 27,062
06 Polarium (Nintendo) 20,203
Total: 367,087 / Tie Ratio: 0.8
PSP
01 Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee (SCEI) 66,079
02 Ridge Racer (Namco) 60,163
03 Armored Core: Formula Front (From Software) 11,210
04 DarkStalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower (Capcom) 9,963
05 Lumines (Bandai) 6,991
Total: 154,106 / Tie Ratio: 0.9
Xbox 360
01 Ridge Racer 6 (Namco) 29,891
02 Perfect Dark Zero (MGS) 14,897
03 Need gor Speed: Most Wanted (Electronic Arts) 6,842
04 FIFA Soccer 06: Road to FIFA World Cup (Electronic Arts) 2,494
05 Tetris the Grand Master Ace (AQ Interactive) 1,531
06 Everyparty (MGS) 841
Total: 56,496 / Tie Ratio: 0.9
PlayStation 3
01 Ridge Racer 7 (Bandai Namco) 30,318
02 Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire (Namco Bandai) 30,051
03 Resistance: Fall of Man (SCEI) 15,741
04 Genji: Days of the Blade (SCEI) 9,543
05 Mahjong Fight Club: Zenkoku Taisenban (Konami) 2,404
06 Miyazato San Kyoudai Naizou: Sega Golf Club (Sega) 1,394
Total 89,451 / Tie Ratio: 1
Wii
01 Wii Sports (Nintendo) 176,880
02 Wii Play (Nintendo) 171,888
03 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo) 145,068
04 Wario Ware: Smooth Moves (Nintendo) 63,068
05 Super Swing Golf (Tecmo) 12,673
06 Ennichi no Tatsujin (Namco Bandai) 10,292
Total: 579,869 / Tie Ratio: 1.6
Nintendo 3DS
01 Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (Level 5) 117,509
02 Nintendogs + Cats (Nintendo) 68,973
03 Samurai Warriors: Chronicles (Tecmo Koei) 43,044
04 Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom) 38,577
05 Ridge Racer 3D (Namco Bandai) 34,663
06 Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D (Konami) 26,222
Total: 328,958 / Tie Ratio: 0.9
PS Vita
01 Hot Shits Golf: World Invitational (SCEI) 51,557
02 Uncharted: Golden Abyss (SCEI) 43,042
03 Dynasty Warriors Next (Tecmo Koei) 32,044
04 Lord of Apocalypse (Square Enix) 29,111
05 Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention (N1 Soft) 21,848
06 Ridge Racer (Namco Bandai) 18,852
Total: 196,454 / Tie Ratio: 0.6
Wii U (assuming this is top 6)
01 New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo) 160,140
02 Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Capcom) 106,454
03 Nintendo Land (Nintendo) 66,583
04 Zombi U (Ubisoft) 10,680
05 Warriors Orichi 3 Hyper (Tecmo Koei) 7,252
06 Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition (Namco Bandai) 4,951
Total: 356,060 / Tie Ratio: 1.2
Top 6 for other console/handheld launches:
Nintendo 64
01 Super Mario 64 (Nintendo) 162,111
02 Pilotwings 64 (Nintendo) 32,218
03 Saikyou Habi Shogi (Seta) 9,842
Total: 204,171 / Tie Ratio: ???
Dreamcast
01 Virtua Fighter 3tb (Sega) 97,659
02 Godzilla Generations (Sega) 11,886
03 July (Sega) 10,409
Total: 119,954 / Tie Ratio: 1.2
PlayStation 2
01 Ridge Racer V (Namco) 233,391
02 Kessen (Koei) 101,844
03 Street Fighter EX3 (Capcom) 76,389
04 DrumMania (Konami) 43,158
05 Eternal Ring (From Software) 42,734
06 Let's Take the A-Train 6 (ArtDink) 17,842
Total: 525,358 / Tie Ratio: 0.8
Gamecube
01 Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo) 116,784
02 Wave Race: BlueStorm (Nintendo) 27,751
03 Super Monkey Ball (Sega) 16,755
Total: 161,290 / Tie Ratio: 1.2
Xbox
01 Dead of Alive 3 (Tecmo) 84,471
02 Genma Onimusha (Capcom) 19,834
03 JSRF Jet Set Radio Future (Sega) 15,073
04 Project Gotham Racing (MGS) 14,766
05 Air Force Delta Storm (Konami) 9,459
06 Nobunaga's Ambition: Ranseiki (Koei) 9,329
Total: 152,932 / Tie Ratio: 1.2
Nintendo DS
01 Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo) 120,062
02 Wario Ware: Touched! (Nintendo) 117,677
03 Pokémon Dash (Pokémon Co.) 50,011
04 Diagasso! Band Bros. (Nintendo) 32,272
05 Feel the Magic: XY-XX (Sega) 27,062
06 Polarium (Nintendo) 20,203
Total: 367,087 / Tie Ratio: 0.8
PSP
01 Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee (SCEI) 66,079
02 Ridge Racer (Namco) 60,163
03 Armored Core: Formula Front (From Software) 11,210
04 DarkStalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower (Capcom) 9,963
05 Lumines (Bandai) 6,991
Total: 154,106 / Tie Ratio: 0.9
Xbox 360
01 Ridge Racer 6 (Namco) 29,891
02 Perfect Dark Zero (MGS) 14,897
03 Need gor Speed: Most Wanted (Electronic Arts) 6,842
04 FIFA Soccer 06: Road to FIFA World Cup (Electronic Arts) 2,494
05 Tetris the Grand Master Ace (AQ Interactive) 1,531
06 Everyparty (MGS) 841
Total: 56,496 / Tie Ratio: 0.9
PlayStation 3
01 Ridge Racer 7 (Bandai Namco) 30,318
02 Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire (Namco Bandai) 30,051
03 Resistance: Fall of Man (SCEI) 15,741
04 Genji: Days of the Blade (SCEI) 9,543
05 Mahjong Fight Club: Zenkoku Taisenban (Konami) 2,404
06 Miyazato San Kyoudai Naizou: Sega Golf Club (Sega) 1,394
Total 89,451 / Tie Ratio: 1
Wii
01 Wii Sports (Nintendo) 176,880
02 Wii Play (Nintendo) 171,888
03 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo) 145,068
04 Wario Ware: Smooth Moves (Nintendo) 63,068
05 Super Swing Golf (Tecmo) 12,673
06 Ennichi no Tatsujin (Namco Bandai) 10,292
Total: 579,869 / Tie Ratio: 1.6
Nintendo 3DS
01 Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (Level 5) 117,509
02 Nintendogs + Cats (Nintendo) 68,973
03 Samurai Warriors: Chronicles (Tecmo Koei) 43,044
04 Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom) 38,577
05 Ridge Racer 3D (Namco Bandai) 34,663
06 Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D (Konami) 26,222
Total: 328,958 / Tie Ratio: 0.9
PS Vita
01 Hot Shits Golf: World Invitational (SCEI) 51,557
02 Uncharted: Golden Abyss (SCEI) 43,042
03 Dynasty Warriors Next (Tecmo Koei) 32,044
04 Lord of Apocalypse (Square Enix) 29,111
05 Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention (N1 Soft) 21,848
06 Ridge Racer (Namco Bandai) 18,852
Total: 196,454 / Tie Ratio: 0.6
Wii U (assuming this is top 6)
01 New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo) 160,140
02 Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Capcom) 106,454
03 Nintendo Land (Nintendo) 66,583
04 Zombi U (Ubisoft) 10,680
05 Warriors Orichi 3 Hyper (Tecmo Koei) 7,252
06 Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition (Namco Bandai) 4,951
Total: 356,060 / Tie Ratio: 1.2
Think this needs a new thread? Famitsu posted numbers for the first 2 days of sales and Wii U's top 3 software.
Wii U - 308,570
NSMBU - 170,563
MH3G HD Ver. - 110,149
Nintendo Land - 78,461
http://www.famitsu.com/news/201212/11025760.html
Wii U - 308,570
NSMBU - 170,563
MH3G HD Ver. - 110,149
Nintendo Land - 78,461
http://www.famitsu.com/news/201212/11025760.html
Probably. I'd just wait for a mod to update the title though.
Nintendoland and NSMBU +10K from famitsu.
Plus I wonder what additional percentage is digital? Relatively high for the launch adopters?
evilromero
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Which just makes me lament how few games Nintendo EAD is putting out (or rather games I'd like to play I suppose). I definitely miss the SNES days in that regard.
Now that we have confirmed numbers and comparisons that can only favor Wii U, definitely a solid launch.
Doesn't means much with only W101 and Pikmin for the next few months. I don't think we will see numbers as low as Vita though.
LiveFromKyoto
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Wow, the numbers actually went up with the Famitsu figures. Nintendo Land with a significant jump.
What do you base that on, when the numbers show that it's clearly one of the most successful Japanese launches in the last 12 years? It doesn't have the hysteria that the Wii or PS2 did, but neither did anything else.
Looking at that list again, only 3 games have outsold NSMBU at launch: Wii Sports, Wii Play (and those two only just barely), and Ridge Racer V, all three of which were on systems that had a much larger install base.
What do you base that on, when the numbers show that it's clearly one of the most successful Japanese launches in the last 12 years? It doesn't have the hysteria that the Wii or PS2 did, but neither did anything else.
Looking at that list again, only 3 games have outsold NSMBU at launch: Wii Sports, Wii Play (and those two only just barely), and Ridge Racer V, all three of which were on systems that had a much larger install base.
How much better numbers were you expecting?
With these new numbers, the WiiU now has a tie ratio of 1.2 just from these 3 titles alone. The rest of the software should push the tie ratio up a bit more and probably push it past the Dreamcast for the best tie ratio of any hardware going back to the PS1/Sat/N64 generation. Seriously, these are historically very strong software sales for a Japanese launch.
It doesn't really matter what you say. They are great.
Plus digital: I feel it's very important to take digital purchases into account when referring to the launch of modern consoles and its tech savvy early adopting users.
Bjoern the Smexy
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Dude, those are numbers from ONE DAY!
Okay, maybe two days.
Those numbers are very good.
No OMGWTFSOLDOUTFORYEARS kinda good, but still VERY good.
Bruno MB
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Great launch in terms of hardware and software sales, though it is also true that having 2 very strong franchises like Super Mario and Monster Hunter helps a lot.
Can I take a gamble on the digital numbers and say those discrepancies in the leak and Famitsu numbers account for digital sales.
LiveFromKyoto
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Somebody tell Iwata on twitter to break out the nihonshu.