Serebii Posted May 21, 2014 Posted May 21, 2014 Japan's hardware numbers for last week make me so sad 3DS: 25.440 Vita: 13.669 PS3: 7.060 PS4: 6.887 Wii U: 6.836 PSP: 1.320 360: 132
Daft Posted May 21, 2014 Posted May 21, 2014 It's indicative of Japan's relevance to the game's industry as a whole.
Clownferret Posted May 21, 2014 Posted May 21, 2014 Japan's hardware numbers for last week make me so sad 3DS: 25.440 Vita: 13.669 PS3: 7.060 PS4: 6.887 Wii U: 6.836 PSP: 1.320 360: 132 when is XB1 being released in Japan? Microsoft must be seriously thinking of not bothering based on previous xbox numbers in the region and the fact that Nintendo and Sony are struggling in a region they would normally dominate.
Hero-of-Time Posted May 21, 2014 Author Posted May 21, 2014 when is XB1 being released in Japan? Microsoft must be seriously thinking of not bothering based on previous xbox numbers in the region and the fact that Nintendo and Sony are struggling in a region they would normally dominate. Yeah, it was pointless even before these type of numbers came out. The day of the dedicated gaming machine in Japan seems to be to an end. Crazy. Japan used to be such a power house in the industry in terms of sales and talent. Most of the developers aren't a patch on what they used to be. Just look at Konami and Capcom. Those two have completely lost the plot. Sad, sad times.
Serebii Posted May 21, 2014 Posted May 21, 2014 Yeah, it was pointless even before these type of numbers came out. The day of the dedicated gaming machine in Japan seems to be to an end. Crazy. Japan used to be such a power house in the industry in terms of sales and talent. Most of the developers aren't a patch on what they used to be. Just look at Konami and Capcom. Those two have completely lost the plot. Sad, sad times. Even in the US it's starting to peter out. The launch hype is dying for both PS4 and Xbox One. It's another classic example of no games. Last month, the Xbox One sold less than the 360 did in any April from 2006 through 2013. PS4 wasn't that much higher.
Hero-of-Time Posted May 21, 2014 Author Posted May 21, 2014 Even in the US it's starting to peter out. The launch hype is dying for both PS4 and Xbox One. It's another classic example of no games. Last month, the Xbox One sold less than the 360 did in any April from 2006 through 2013. PS4 wasn't that much higher. I think it's no killer games, rather than no games. I have quite the collection of One games, despite it only being 6 months old and I have enjoyed them all immensely. I think another issue is that games are either still just being released on the last gen consoles still or they are being released on both. Outside of the core gamers, people still haven't got a reason to upgrade to these machines yet.
liger05 Posted May 22, 2014 Posted May 22, 2014 Yikes at the PS4 sales. I knew it wouldnt sell gangbusters as it doesnt have the games but even so its dropped extremely low very quickly. I think another issue is that games are either still just being released on the last gen consoles still or they are being released on both. Outside of the core gamers, people still haven't got a reason to upgrade to these machines yet. The sooner games are not ported to the 360/PS3 the better.
Hero-of-Time Posted May 22, 2014 Author Posted May 22, 2014 The sooner games are not ported to the 360/PS3 the better. Indeed. It will be interesting to see what number Batman does when it finally arrives. You can't blame the developers though. I mean, there is a massive user base still out there with 360s and PS3s. With development costs rising again, I can see why they want their game on as many platforms as possible.
Goron_3 Posted May 22, 2014 Posted May 22, 2014 Those sales aren't surprising but I mean come on, it's Japan. It's a country focused on gaming on the go; set top boxes don't have the same effect over there. As for the U.S, of course it's floundering. The Wii U and XBO both gambled on a gimmick which hugely inflated the price of the console, of course they aren't going to sell. Microsoft will be fine in the long run as they'll focus more on core I.P going into the future.
Hero-of-Time Posted May 22, 2014 Author Posted May 22, 2014 Those sales aren't surprising but I mean come on, it's Japan. It's a country focused on gaming on the go; set top boxes don't have the same effect over there. As for the U.S, of course it's floundering. The Wii U and XBO both gambled on a gimmick which hugely inflated the price of the console, of course they aren't going to sell. Microsoft will be fine in the long run as they'll focus more on core I.P going into the future. I like that they have seen the sales and taken action as quickly as possible by dumping the Kinect. If they can get some killer games out for the end of the year and the price down even further ( maybe more bundles ) then I think they may recover a bit. I have to say, this generation had been great to watch so far. It's had so many twists and turns already. The competition between the companies is healthy and can only lead to good things for us gamers.
Kaepora_Gaebora Posted May 22, 2014 Posted May 22, 2014 Those sales aren't surprising but I mean come on, it's Japan. It's a country focused on gaming on the go; set top boxes don't have the same effect over there. As for the U.S, of course it's floundering. The Wii U and XBO both gambled on a gimmick which hugely inflated the price of the console, of course they aren't going to sell. Microsoft will be fine in the long run as they'll focus more on core I.P going into the future. Was it not only in February that PS4 sold more units but Xbox One made more money in America?
Sheikah Posted May 22, 2014 Posted May 22, 2014 To quote Pokemon Colosseum when referring to PS4 in Japan..."It's just biding its time!" Wait for them bombshells, until then there'll be a lull. KH3, Final Fantasy titles, Tales, maybe another Ni No Kuni style RPG. This is the kind of shit that will sell it.
Goron_3 Posted May 22, 2014 Posted May 22, 2014 Was it not only in February that PS4 sold more units but Xbox One made more money in America? Yeah, it's being blown out of proportion. They've barely been on the market!
Hero-of-Time Posted May 22, 2014 Author Posted May 22, 2014 Some numbers from Nintendo France. - 2.9 million 3DS sold in France so far - Sales are 65% for the 3DS XL, 30% for the 2DS (and probably 5% left for the OG 3DS) in the past few months. - 50% of the best-selling games in 2013 were on the 3DS - Pokémon X and Y sold 660k so far (retail and eShop) - Animal Crossing : New Leafk sold 450k so far - Monster Hunter Ultimate sold 100k so far - Bravely Default sold 60k total (40k at the end of 2013), still selling. - Fire Emblem Awakening sold 70k so far. - Mario Party : Island Tour sold 70k so far. - Yoshi's New Island sold 60k so far. - 340k Wii U sold so far - Super Mario 3D World sold 125k so far. - Wii : over 6m so far - Last Year : 130k (mostly Wii Mini) - Wii Mini : 15k this year.
Daft Posted May 22, 2014 Posted May 22, 2014 Kaz Hirai - "PS4 hardware already profitable" Great news. And with a new PS4 model coming out we can maybe assume it's getting cheaper to produce still. Depending on what Xbox do, who knows, we might even see a price cut for Xmas.
Fierce_LiNk Posted May 22, 2014 Posted May 22, 2014 Kaz Hirai - "PS4 hardware already profitable" Great news. And with a new PS4 model coming out we can maybe assume it's getting cheaper to produce still. Depending on what Xbox do, who knows, we might even see a price cut for Xmas. I didn't check the link because I'm lazy (and wearing a towel), but new PS4 model? Aware me, please.
Daft Posted May 22, 2014 Posted May 22, 2014 It's just a chip revision. Currently the Asian version of the PS4 has the code CUH-1006A. The incremental change of the second digit to CUH-1106A seems to indicate an evolution akin to the passage from the first model of the PS3 slim equipped with a 65nm RSX graphics chip (CECH-2001A) to the second model eqiopped with a 40nm one (CECH-2101A).The number also seems to exclude a simple evolution in the size of the hard disk, as that would be indicated by the change of the letter at the end of the code (CUH-1006A would become CUH-1006B). http://www.dualshockers.com/2014/05/21/new-ps4-and-ps3-models-possibly-outed-by-certification-request-filed-by-sony/ Nothing the consumer would notice, but cheaper to produce. Likely running a little cooler and thus more reliable, too.
Ashley Posted May 22, 2014 Posted May 22, 2014 To quote Pokemon Colosseum when referring to PS4 in Japan..."It's just biding its time!" Wait for them bombshells, until then there'll be a lull. KH3, Final Fantasy titles, Tales, maybe another Ni No Kuni style RPG. This is the kind of shit that will sell it. Oh God that sound bite. I'd forgotten about that! I'll miss the days before I read your post.
dazzybee Posted May 28, 2014 Posted May 28, 2014 Infamous out this week on ps4 in japan. And the Wii u still outsells it. Awful sales for ps4 considering the Wii u has been out a year longer and no game released this week. Next week should see a relatively huge week for Wii u with mario kart too.
Serebii Posted May 28, 2014 Posted May 28, 2014 Infamous out this week on ps4 in japan. And the Wii u still outsells it. Awful sales for ps4 considering the Wii u has been out a year longer and no game released this week. Next week should see a relatively huge week for Wii u with mario kart too. PS4 has the second worst sales for the first 14 weeks of any game device (handheld and console) for the last two generations. Only thing worse is the Xbox 360
Hero-of-Time Posted May 28, 2014 Author Posted May 28, 2014 Infamous out this week on ps4 in japan. And the Wii u still outsells it. Awful sales for ps4 considering the Wii u has been out a year longer and no game released this week. Next week should see a relatively huge week for Wii u with mario kart too. I'm looking forward to seeing the Mario Kart numbers and console bump. If it can get some momentum going for a few months until Hyrule Warriors hits ( dynasty warriors does decent numbers over there ) we could see a turn around for the Wii U in the land of the rising sun.
dazzybee Posted May 28, 2014 Posted May 28, 2014 I'm looking forward to seeing the Mario Kart numbers and console bump. If it can get some momentum going for a few months until Hyrule Warriors hits ( dynasty warriors does decent numbers over there ) we could see a turn around for the Wii U in the land of the rising sun. Absolutely. If they can release a steady strea, of games the world over I think it'll turn around. PS4 has the second worst sales for the first 14 weeks of any game device (handheld and console) for the last two generations. Only thing worse is the Xbox 360 Very interesting and very surprising... But "Japan doesn't matter"... Wonder if it would matter if it was doing incredibly well! Mental infamous didn't do anything. What's out next in japan?
liger05 Posted May 28, 2014 Posted May 28, 2014 Famitsu Sales: Week 21, 2014 (May 19 - May 25) 01./00. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge <SPT> (Konami) {2014.05.22} (¥8.208) - 47.726 / NEW 02./00. [PS4] Infamous: Second Son <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.05.22} (¥7.452) - 39.757 / NEW 03./03. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch <RPG> (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) - 26.026 / 1.001.890 (-1%) 04./00. [PSV] To Love Ru Trouble: Darkness - Battle Ecstasy # <ADV> (FuRyu) {2014.05.22} (¥7.538) - 22.959 / NEW 05./00. [3DS] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge <SPT> (Konami) {2014.05.22} (¥5.119) - 19.434 / NEW 06./00. [PSV] Amnesia World # <ADV> (Idea Factory) {2014.05.22} (¥6.264) - 13.701 / NEW 07./01. [PS3] The Idolmaster: One for All # <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.05.15} (¥8.208) - 10.224 / 90.916 (-87%) 08./02. [PSV] Genkai Totsuki Moero Chronicle # <RPG> (Compile Heart) {2014.05.15} (¥7.344) - 7.213 / 42.868 (-80%) 09./00. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge <SPT> (Konami) {2014.05.22} (¥3.067) - 7.170 / NEW 10./10. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥5.985) - 6.410 / 1.163.526 (+28%) Top 10 PSV - 3 3DS - 2 PS3 - 2 PS4 - 1 PSP - 1 WIU - 1 HARDWARE Code: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year | YTD | Last YTD | LTD | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 3DS # | 25.015 | 25.440 | 50.415 | 935.990 | 1.764.651 | 15.630.001 | | PSV # | 14.096 | 13.699 | 13.719 | 560.301 | 444.898 | 2.835.440 | | WIU | 8.858 | 6.836 | 5.536 | 232.249 | 292.023 | 1.750.676 | | PS4 | 7.387 | 6.887 | | 576.787 | | 576.787 | | PS3 | 7.383 | 7.060 | 12.335 | 266.517 | 408.636 | 9.835.017 | | PSP # | 1.201 | 1.320 | 5.949 | 64.112 | 274.483 | 19.672.605 | | 360 | 104 | 132 | 309 | 5.751 | 9.988 | 1.613.310 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ALL | 64.044 | 61.497 | 89.392 | 2.647.172 | 3.238.662 | 64.657.380 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | PSVTV | 762 | 855 | | 32.217 | | 105.243 | | PSV | 13.334 | 12.844 | 13.719 | 528.084 | 444.898 | 2.730.197 | | 3DSLL | 20.304 | 20.619 | 37.542 | 675.828 | 1.130.346 | 5.457.252 | | 3DS | 4.711 | 4.821 | 12.873 | 260.162 | 634.305 | 10.172.749 | | PSP | 1.201 | 1.320 | 5.949 | 64.112 | 274.483 | 19.512.030 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bad times for the PS4 with nothing on the horizon to change the tide. The Wii U sales are still in the gutter. Will the Wii U do over 20k next week?
Serebii Posted May 28, 2014 Posted May 28, 2014 I don't see MK8 pushing it above 20k unfortunately. 70k for first week sales, in my view, too
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