Friday, July 31, 2009

Monster Hunter Tri Launch Coverage!

Anoop is at the blowout at Akihabara!

LINK

Monster Hunter Tri Predictions

Well, Tri is coming out just about right now.

Let's predict its 1st week and LTD.

Indicators:

Amazon- At the top of the Amazon charts. Obviously

Comgnet- Ended up with 980 pre-orders. That is almost 4 times as much as Monster Hunter G.

Common sense- Huge. Over a million initial shipment. Massive advertising.

I'm going to go big and predict 650K in its 1st 2 days. LTD I'll go with 1.4 million.

For the Wii, I'll go with 150K.

Let's see if I'm right!

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/31

Friday, 7/31

The numbers for tonight:


Monster Hunter Tri
: 981 (+31) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake: 540 Silver, 469 Gold, 1009 total (+8)

Monster Hunter Tri ends up at 981 preorders.

Comgnet Daily Update

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/30

Thursday, 7/30

The numbers for tonight:


Monster Hunter Tri
: 950 (+31) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake: 537 Silver, 464 Gold, 1001 total (+14)

Comgnet Daily Update

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/29

Wednesday, 7/29

The numbers for tonight:


Monster Hunter Tri: 919 (+26) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake: 532 Silver, 455 Gold, 987 total (+12)


Comgnet Daily Update

Monster Hunter Tri Launch Approaches!

Taketo Matsuo, the Japanese retailer who puts out a weekly column is predicting 1 million units sold of Monster Hunter Tri sometime in August. Another reliable gaming blog put the first shipment numbers at a million.

Link

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/28

Tuesday, 7/28

The numbers for tonight:


Monster Hunter Tri: 893 (+26) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake: 525 Silver, 450 Gold, 975 total (+13)


Comgnet Daily Update

Monday, July 27, 2009

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/27

Monday, 7/27

The numbers for tonight:


Monster Hunter Tri: 867 (+15) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake: 518 Silver, 444 Gold, 962 total (+16)


Comgnet Daily Update

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Comgnet Daily Update/ Weekly Review- 7/26

Sunday, 7/26

The numbers for tonight:


Monster Hunter Tri: 852 (+33) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake: 510 Silver, 436 Gold, 946 total (+18)

For the week, Dragon Quest IX had another 590 orders, less than half of last week. Maybe a 300K or so week? Wii Sports Resort orders also go down, to 83.


Comgnet Daily Update

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/25

Saturday, 7/25

The numbers for tonight:


Monster Hunter Tri: 819 (+22) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake: 502 Silver, 426 Gold, 928 total (+29)

Comgnet Daily Update

Friday, July 24, 2009

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/24

Friday, 7/24

The numbers for tonight:


Monster Hunter Tri: 797 (+16) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake: 492 Silver, 407 Gold, 899 total (+12)


Comgnet Daily Update

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Media Create- 7/13-7/19

DSi 96,986
PSP 24,053
Wii 20,807
DS Lite 9,932
PS3 8,865
PS2 3,352
Xbox 360 2,899

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/23

Thursday, 7/23

The numbers for tonight:


Monster Hunter Tri
: 781 (+14) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake: 491 Silver, 405 Gold, 896 total (+16)

Comgnet Daily Update

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/22

Wednesday, 7/222

The numbers for tonight:


Monster Hunter Tri: 767 (+15) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake: 481 Silver, 399 Gold, 880 total (+13)


Comgnet Daily Update

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/21

Tuesday, 7/21

The numbers for tonight:


Monster Hunter Tri
: 752 (+14) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake: 477 Silver, 390 Gold, 867 total (+14)


Comgnet Daily Update

Monday, July 20, 2009

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/20

Monday, 7/20

The numbers for tonight:


Monster Hunter Tri: 738 (+25) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake: 467 Silver, 386 Gold, 853 total (+35)


Comgnet Daily Update

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Comgnet Daily Update/ Week in Review- 7/19

Sunday, 7/19

The numbers for tonight:


Monster Hunter Tri: 713 (+19) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake: 447 Silver, 371 Gold, 818 total (+26)


Weekly Review- Dragon Quest IX gets 1323 more orders, which would lead to a second week at 600-700K. Wii Sports Resort has 123 orders, down a bit from last week but still stable.

Comgnet Daily Update

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/18

Saturday, 7/18

The numbers for tonight:


Monster Hunter Tri: 694 (+13) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake: 437 Silver, 357 Gold, 794 total (+31)

Comgnet Daily Update

Friday, July 17, 2009

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/17

Friday, 7/17

The numbers for tonight:


Monster Hunter Tri
: 681 (+10) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake
: 418 Silver, 345 Gold, 763 total (+14)


Comgnet Daily Update

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Media Create Hardware- 7/6-7/12

DSi 118,202
PSP 26,527
Wii 22,141
DS Lite 10,161
PS3 9,864
Xbox 360 3,561
PS2 3,508




Link

NPD Numbers- June 2009

Though I primarily cover Japanese sales, I make an exception once a month for NPD Data:

Data care of NPD Group


PlayStation 2 152.7K
PlayStation 3 164.7K
PSP 163.5K
Xbox 360 240.6K
Wii 361.7K
Nintendo DS 766.5K


PROTOTYPE (360) 419.9K
UFC 2009:UNDISPUTED (360) 338.3K
EA SPORTS ACTIVE BUNDLE (Wii) 289.1K
TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10* (Wii) 272.4K
WII FIT (Wii) 271.6K
FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 (360) 260.8K
FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 (PS3) 210.3K
MARIO KART W/WHEEL (WII) 202.1K
RED FACTION:GUERRILLA (360) 199.4K
INFAMOUS (PS3) 192.7K

Link

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/16

Thursday, 7/16

The numbers for tonight:


Monster Hunter Tri: 671 (+9) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake: 411 Silver, 338 Gold, 749 total (+20)


Comgnet Daily Update

Famitsu Software-6/29-7/5

01. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito (Square Enix) - 2,343,000 / NEW
02. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 93,000 / 600,000
03. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 53,000 / 274,000
04. [PSP] Boku no Natsuyasumi 4: Seitouchi Shounen Tanteidan, Boku to Himitsu no Chizu (SCE) - 22,000 / 79,000
05. [PSP] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva (Sega) - 15,000 / 117,000
06. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, PSP the Best (Capcom) - 12,000 / 819,000
07. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 10,000 / 3,454,000
08. [NDS] Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (Square Enix) - 8,100 / 485,000
09. [NDS] Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Monogatari (Level 5) - 6,700 / 156,000
10. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon) - 6,600 / 2,441,000

11. [PSP] Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono 2 (Acquire) - 6,500 / 64,000
12. [NDS] Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo) - 5,400 / 1,759,000
13. [PS3] Atelier Rorona: Arland no Renkinjutsushi (Gust) - 4,600 / 63,000
14. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 4,500 / 2,280,000
15. [NDS] Pokemon Diamond/Pearl (Pokemon) - 4,200 / 5,686,000
16. [NDS] Infinite Space (Sega) - 3,900 / 59,000
17. [NDS] Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!! (Nintendo) - 3,900 / 656,000
18. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo) - 3,800 / 5,030,000
19. [PS3] BlazBlue (Arc System Works) - 3,800 / 46,000
20. [NDS] Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (Capcom) - 3,700 / 277,000
21. [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky (Pokemon) - 3,700 / 365,000
22. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) - 3,600 / 3,464,000
23.
24. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Bandai Namco Games) - 3,200 / 585,000
25. [NDS] Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo) - 3,100 / 1,123,000
26. [PSP] Sekai wa Atashi de Mawatteru: Hikari to Yami no Princess (GAE) - 3,000 / NEW
27. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 2,900 / 5,514,000
28. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven (Level 5) - 2,900 / 366,000
29. [NDS] Tago Akira no Atama no Taisou Dai-1-Shuu: Nazotoki Sekai Isshuu Ryokou (Level 5) - 2,800 / 25,000
30. [NDS] Momotarou Dentetsu: 20th Anniversary (Hudson) - 2,700 / 293,000

__. [PS3] Legends of Wrestlemania (THQ Japan) - 2,200 / NEW
__. [PSP] Major League Baseball 2K9 (Spike) - 980 / NEW
__. [NDS] Hayarigami 2 DS: Toshidensetsu Kaii Jiken (Nippon Ichi Software) - 830 / NEW
__. [PS3] Major League Baseball 2K9 (Spike) - 770 / NEW

DSL 15000
DSi 138000
PSP 30000
Wii 21000
PS3 9100
PS2 5200
360 3200


Link

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/15

Wednesday, 7/15

The numbers for tonight:


Monster Hunter Tri: 662 (+8) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake: 401 Silver, 328 Gold, 729 total (+8)


Comgnet Daily Update

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/14

Tuesday, 7/14

The numbers for tonight:


Monster Hunter Tri: 654 (+9) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake: 395 Silver, 326 Gold, 721 total (+14)

Comgnet Daily Update

Monday, July 13, 2009

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/13

Monday, 7/13

The numbers for tonight:


Monster Hunter Tri
: 645 (+9) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake: 388 Silver, 319 Gold, 707 total (+14)

Comgnet Daily Update

Dragon Quest IX sells 2,343,440 copies in its first two days

Wow.

Great start for the game, now we'll see what kind of legs it has.

Link

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Comgnet Daily Update/Week in Review- 7/12

Sunday, 7/12

The numbers for tonight:


Monster Hunter Tri: 636 (+15) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake: 378 Silver, 315 Gold, 693 total (+45)


Dragon Quest IX
had a total of 4205 orders for the week, from a 2917 pre-order number. That means that the software did about %44 of its pre-order numbers in the 2 days of release.

On a final note, Wii Sports Resort orders actually increased this week, from 108 to 154.

Comgnet Daily Update

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/11

Saturday, 7/11

The numbers for tonight:


Monster Hunter Tri
: 621 (+15) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake
: 353 Silver, 295 Gold, 648 total (+78)


Comgnet Daily Update

Famitsu Top 100- 1st half of 2009

From 2008/12/29 - 2009/06/28


Software Top 100

01. [NDS] Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!! (Nintendo) 647,844
02. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (BEST) (Capcom) 595,348 (794,465)
03. [PS3] Ryu ga Gotoku 3 (Sega) 489,739
04. [PS3] Resident Evil 5 (Capcom) 472,261
05. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 465,838 (3,433,135)
06. [NDS] Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (Square Enix) 462,453
07. [NDS] Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo) 398,069 (1,748,740)
08. [PSP] Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce (Koei) 383,326
09. [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (Pokemon) 357,271
10. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) 353,827

11. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Bandai Namco Games) 326,403 (577,586)
12. [PSP] Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 (Bandai Namco Games) 317,413
13. [NDS] Style Savvy (Nintendo) 291,194 (840,542)
14. [NDS] Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (Capcom) 267,680
15. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 267,435 (2,270,750)
16. [WII] Animal Crossing: City Folk (Nintendo) 263,547 (1,158,849)
17. [NDS] Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo) 261,016 (1,116,443)
18. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon) 240,288 (2,427,625)
19. [PSP] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami) 233,727
20. [NDS] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (Square Enix) 232,801

21. [PS2] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami) 231,174
22. [PSP] Dissidia: Final Fantasy (Square Enix) 229,258 (889,520)
23. [WII] Monster Hunter G (Capcom) 224,701
24. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo) 217,697 (3,524,167)
25. [PS3] Musou Orochi Z (Koei) 216,363
26. [360] Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope (Square Enix) 208,438
27. [NDS] Super Robot Taisen K (Bandai Namco Games) 207,079
28. [WII] Wii de Asobu: Mario Tennis GC (Nintendo) 191,342
29. [PSP] Idolmaster SP: Perfect Sun/Missing Moon/Wandering Star (Bandai Namco Games) 187,039
30. [NDS] Dragon Ball Kai: Saiyajin Raishuu (Bandai Namco Games) 184,056

31. [PSP] Sengoku Basara: Battle Heroes (Capcom) 176,258
32. [NDS] WarioWare D.I.Y. (Nintendo) 175,482
33. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) 170,490
34. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo) 169,707 (5,021,760)
35. [NDS] Magician's Quest: Mysterious Times (Konami) 165,919 (399,368)
36. [NDS] Momotarou Dentetsu: 20th Anniversary (Hudson) 164,771 (286,911)
37. [PSP] Kidou Senshi Gundam: Senjou no Kizuna Portable (Bandai Namco Games) 163,763
38. [NDS] Power Pro Kun Pocket 11 (Konami) 155,878 (254,954)
39. [PS2] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2009 (Konami) 148,583
40. [NDS] Professor Layton and The Last Time Travel (Level 5) 147,562 (775,705)

41. [NDS] Picross 3D (Nintendo) 145,392
42. [NDS] Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS: 7-tsu no Shima no Daibouken (Bandai Namco Games) 141,409 (585,542)
43. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) 140,001 (3,457,319)
44. [PS3] Street Fighter IV (Capcom) 139,626
45. [NDS] Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Monogatari (Level 5) 139,542
46. [NDS] 7th Dragon (Sega) 136,104
47. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) 136,017 (5,508,204)
48. [PS3] Demon's Souls (SCE) 134,585
49. [PS3] White Knight Chronicles (SCE) 134,491 (337,524)
50. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven (Level 5) 131,053 (360,064)

51. [PSP] Persona (Atlus) 128,709
52. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires (Koei) 127,739
53. [NDS] Penguin no Mondai: Saikyou Penguin Densetsu! (Konami) 125,552 (280,539)
54. [WII] Karaoke Joysound Wii (Hudson) 119,755 (234,806)
55. [360] Resident Evil 5 (Capcom) 117,069
56. [NDS] Phantasy Star Zero (Sega) 116,734 (202,307)
57. [WII] Wii de Asobu: Pikmin (Nintendo) 116,382 (164,611)
58. [NDS] DS Bimoji Training (Nintendo) 108,552 (533,824)
59. [WII] Wii de Asobu: Pikmin 2 (Nintendo) 107,460
60. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 (Bandai Namco Games) 106,887 (313,325)

61. [NDS] Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor (Atlus) 106,779
62. [PS2] Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 (Bandai Namco Games) 101,021 (233,161)
63. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo) 100,176 (2,693,470)
64. [WII] One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 2 - Mezameru Yuusha (Bandai Namco Games) 99,995
65. [PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami) 95,735 (393,631)
66. [NDS] Pro Yakyuu Famista DS 2009 (Bandai Namco Games) 95,336
67. [PSP] Warriors Orochi 2 (Koei) 85,876 (196,336)
68. [NDS] Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2 (Sega) 85,303
69. [PS3] Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm (Bandai Namco Games) 83,868
70. [NDS] Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Stardust Accelerator: World Championship 2009 (Konami) 82,885

71. [NDS] Tales of Hearts: CG Movie Edition/Anime Movie Edition (Bandai Namco Games) 82,474 (259,000)
72. [PSP] Makai Senki Disgaea 2 Portable (Nippon Ichi Software) 80,927
73. [NDS] Aibou DS (Tecmo) 79,935
74. [PS3] Killzone 2 (SCE) 78,482
75. [WII] Wii Music (Nintendo) 77,384 (401,266)
76. [PS2] Super Robot Taisen Z Special Disc (Bandai Namco Games) 76,752
77. [PS2] Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World (Bandai Namco Games) 75,505 (199,196)
78. [NDS] Game Center CX: Arino no Chousenjou 2 (Bandai Namco Games) 75,212
79. [PSP] Kidou Senshi Gundam: Giren no Yabou - Axis no Kyoui V (Bandai Namco Games) 75,042
80. [PS2] Jikkyou Powerful Major League 2009 (Konami) 74,415

81. [PSP] Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 (SCE) 74,279
82. [PS2] Amagami (Enterbrain) 73,415
83. [NDS] Meitantei Conan & Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbou: Meguri au Futari no Meitantei (Bandai Namco Games) 72,950
84. [NDS] Sunday x Magazine Nettou! Dream Nine (Konami) 71,843
85. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Prologue: Spec III (SCE) 71,337 (295,174)
86. [360] Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (PLATINUM) (Bandai Namco Games) 69,893 (111,773)
87. [NDS] Crayon Shin-Chan: Arashi o Yobu - Nendororo~n Daihenshin (Bandai Namco Games) 68,806
88. [NDS] Metal Fight Beyblade (Hudson) 68,082
89. [NDS] Bokujou Monogatari: Youkoso Kaze no Bazaar e (Marvelous Entertainment) 67,662 (115,844)
90. [360] Beautiful Katamari (PLATINUM) (Bandai Namco Games) 66,992 (108,484)

91. [PS2] Kidou Senshi Gundam: Giren no Yabou - Axis no Kyoui V (Bandai Namco Games) 66,750
92. [NDS] Suikoden Tierkreis (Konami) 65,798 (155,777)
93. [NDS] Shining Force Feather (Sega) 62,907
94. [WII] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Next (Konami) 62,095
95. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) 61,718 (1,808,831)
96. [NDS] Nintendogs: Shiba & Friends/Dachs & Friends/Chihuahua & Friends (Nintendo) 58,041 (1,909,025)
97. [NDS] Taiko no Tatsujin DS: Touch de Dokodon! (Bandai Namco Games) 57,851 (582,678)
98. [PS3] Valkyria Chronicles (BEST) (Sega) 57,842
99. [PSP] Zill O'll Infinite Plus (Koei) 57,652
100. [NDS] Mario Party DS (Nintendo) 57,586 (1,889,851)

NDS - 45
WII - 16
PSP - 14
PS3 - 13
PS2 - 8
360 - 4

Link

Friday, July 10, 2009

Dragon Quest IX Launch Video!

Shibuya District, Downtown Tokyo:

Dragon Quest IX Launch Coverage

Courtesy of Anoop:


DQ Ticker

Software Prediction- Dragon Quest IX

It's going to be huge. How big? Judging by Amazon, where its been virtually sold out for months, to Comgnet, where it had almost 3,000 pre-orders..I'm going to predict 2.4M sold in the first two days.


For hardware, I'll say 120K.

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/10

For some reason there was no update yesterday, so we skipped a day- today is for Friday, July 10, and the last day for Dragon Quest IX.

The numbers for tonight:

Dragon Quest IX: 2917 (+187)

Monster Hunter Tri: 606 (+10) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake: 306 Silver, 264 Gold, 570 total (+36)


Comgnet Daily Update

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Wii Fit plus release date and more

From Anoop, it looks like Wii Fit plus will hit 10/1. Forever Blue 2 comes two weeks earlier, 9/17.

Nintendo may be in a decent position to maintain whatever bump Monster Hunter Tri gives- Wii Fit Plus will come exactly 2 months after Tri, which isn't that long of a wait. Expect New Super Mario Bros. Wii to come in November, and maybe another big title in December (WuHu Island, the name of the Wii Sports Resort Island which was recently trademarked by Nintendo??).

Media Create Hardware- 6/29- 7/5 (Wii bump??)

DSi 46,855
PSP 32,849
Wii 24,971
PS3 11,196
DS Lite 7,507
Xbox 360 5,876
PS2 3,734


Notes-

-PSP and DS go up a bit.

-Wii hardware has a bigger "bump" in Wii Sports Resort's second week- up 3K or so.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/8

Wednesday, 7/8

The numbers for tonight:

Dragon Quest IX: 2730 (+56)

Monster Hunter Tri
: 596 (+2) (split between three different versions)

Pokemon Silver/Gold remake: 284 Silver, 250 Gold, 534 total.

Dragon Quest IX Pre-orders top2 million

Courtesy Anoop.


Wow..this is going to be big. 2.5 opening week anyone??

Famitsu Software/Hardware Leak- 6/29-7/5

Famitsu Sales: 06/29 - 07/05

01. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 153,000 / 507,000
02. [PSP] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva (Sega) - 101,000 / NEW
03. [PSP] Boku no Natsuyasumi 4: Seitouchi Shounen Tanteidan, Boku to Himitsu no Chizu (SCE) - 57,000 / NEW
04. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 51,000 / 221,000
05. [NDS] Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (Square Enix) - 14,000 / 477,000
06. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, PSP the Best (Capcom) - 12,000 / 807,000
07. [PSP] Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono 2 (Acquire) - 12,000 / 58,000
08. [PS3] Atelier Rorona: Arland no Renkinjutsushi (Gust) - 11,000 / 59,000
09. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 11,000 / 3,444,000
10. [NDS] Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Monogatari (Level 5) - 9,900 / 149,000

11. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon) - 6,900 / 2,435,000
12. [PS3] BlazBlue (Arc System Works) - 6,900 / 42,000
13. [NDS] Infinite Space (Mugen Kouro) (Sega) - 6,500 / 55,000
14. [PSP] Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance (Marvelous Entertainment) - 6,200 / 20,000
15. [NDS] Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo) - 5,200 / 1,754,000
16. [NDS] Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (Gyakuten Kenji) (Capcom) - 5,200 / 273,000
17. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 4,900 / 2,276,000
18. [NDS] Tago Akira no Atama no Taisou Dai-1-Shuu: Nazotoki Sekai Isshuu Ryokou (Level 5) - 4,900 / 22,000
19. [NDS] Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!! (Nintendo) - 4,500 / 652,000
20. [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky (Pokemon) - 4,400 / 362,000
21. [WII] EA Sports: Grand Slam Tennis (Electronic Arts) - 4,300 / NEW
22. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo) - 4,300 / 5,026,000
23. [PS3] Agarest Senki Zero (Compile Heart) - 4,200 / 19,000
24. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Bandai Namco Games) - 4,100 / 582,000
25. [NDS] Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo) - 3,700 / 1,120,000
26. [360] BlazBlue (Arc System Works) - 3,600 / 26,000
27. [NDS] Pokemon Diamond/Pearl (Pokemon) - 3,500 / 5,681,000
28.
29. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) - 3,400 / 3,461,000
30. [NDS] Momotarou Dentetsu: 20th Anniversary (Hudson) - 3,300 / 290,000

__. [360] BioShock, Xbox 360 Platinum Collection (Spike) - 1,200 / NEW
__. [NDS] Minna no Oekaki Yasan (Taito) - 750 / NEW
__. [PS3] Shin Sangoku Musou 5, PlayStation 3 the Best (Koei) - 620 / NEW

DSL 7400
DSi 49000
PSP 36000
Wii 24000
PS3 10500
PS2 5500
360 5100

Notes


-Hardware up all around. Wii goes up another 3K. Wii Sports Resort having an affect after all?

- Project DIVA with a great first week

- Nice hold for Wii Sports Resort

- Taiko Wii re-enters the charts.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Famitsu News- 7/7- A Whole Lot of Nothing

Absolutely nothing of note in terms of announcements.

Boo

Comgnet Daily Update, 7/7

Tuesday, 7/7

The numbers for tonight:

Dragon Quest IX: 2674 (+41)

Monster Hunter Tri
: 594 (+10) (split between three different versions)

I've also added the Pokemon Silver/Gold remake: 268 Silver, 230 Gold, 498 total.

Comgnet Daily Update

Weekly Overview

Sorry its late!

As far as Wednesday's numbers go, I'm interested in how Wii Sports Resort holds, and whether Wii hardware sales steady at 22K or start to drop.

As far as releases for the week..It's Dragon Quest IX this Saturday, end of story. It could sell upwards of 2 million copies in its first two days!

Software Insight for June 30 through July 6 (Tsutaya via Anoop)

Anoop Gantayat's excellent site covering the Japanese gaming industry has offered its weekly software update from Japanese retailer Tsutaya. Tsutaya expects DQ IX to be the biggest software seller...ever.

Should be interesting to see...


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Monday, July 6, 2009

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/6

Monday, 7/6

The numbers for tonight:

Dragon Quest IX: 2633 (+46)

Monster Hunter Tri: 584 (+6) (split between three different versions)


Comgnet Daily Update

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/5

Sunday, 7/5

The numbers for tonight:

Dragon Quest IX: 2587 (+86)

Monster Hunter Tri: 578 (+19) (split between three different versions)


Comgnet Daily Update

2009 1st Half Famitsu Report- The Market is down

Japan's computer game market saw a 24 percent drop in sales in the first half of the year, according to data released Wednesday.

The market was worth ¥218.9 billion (US$2.3 billion) during the period, said Enterbrain. The company bases its estimates on point-of-sales system data gathered from 3,500 retailers across Japan and its figures are regarded as generally accurate.

Sales of games hardware dropped by 28 percent to ¥92 billion while software sales fell 22 percent to ¥127 billion.

Nintendo's DS outsold Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) with sales of 1.6 million units to 1.2 million units respectively. In the console space Nintendo's Wii continued its dominance with sales of 639,788 units against the PlayStation 3's 552,601 units and the Xbox 360's 214,221 units.

The most popular software title of the six months was "Mario and Luigi RPG3!!!" for the DS, which shifted 647,844 units. In second place was "Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G" for the PSP with sales of 595,348 units.


PC World

Dragon Quest IX Hype- SE wants above 4.9M copies sold

In an interview with a local paper, series creator Yuji Horii hopes for multiple purchases across the family and for a total sales number above 4.9 million. Next Saturday should be fun. Thanks to the andriasang blog for the report.

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Weekly Review

The big news was Wii Sports Resort, which sold very well- over 350K according to Famitsu. However, the expected hardware bump did not materialize. According to Media Create, Wii sold just under 22K. That was a bump of about 2.5K units, which might not even represent a bump at all given the low increase. We'll see if there is a long term bump, but I'm not optimistic. One other possibility- maybe people are holding out until Monster Hunter Tri and the new Black Wii come out August 1.

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Comgnet Daily Update, 7/4

Saturday, 7/4


The numbers for tonight:

Dragon Quest IX: 2501 (+52)

Monster Hunter Tri: 559 (+17) (split between three different versions)

Comgnet Daily Ranking

Friday, July 3, 2009

Monster Hunter Tri Final Blowout

Capcom held a pre-release conference in Japan yesterday to announce that Monster Hunter Tri was complete and on track for its 8/1 release.

Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata was on hand for the festivities. Clearly Tri is getting a huge push and both companies are banking on its success.



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Monster Hunter Tri Official Site

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/3

Friday, 7/3


The numbers for tonight:

Dragon Quest IX: 2449 (+36)

Monster Hunter Tri: 542 (+6) (split between three different versions)


Comgnet Daily Update

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Media Create Hardware-6/22-6/28

DSi 39,885
PSP 26,789
Wii 21,790
PS3 11,310
Xbox 360 5,766
DS Lite 5,595
PS2 3,578


Notes

-Minimal bump for Wii, less than 3K.
- PS3 up slightly

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/2

Thursday, 7/2


The numbers for tonight:

Dragon Quest IX: 2413 (+45)

Monster Hunter Tri
: 536 (+6) (split between three different versions)


Comgnet Daily Update

Famitsu Software/Hardware Leak

Famitsu Sales: 06/22 - 06/28

01. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 354,000 / NEW
02. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 70,000 / 170,000
03. [PS3] Atelier Rorona: Arland no Renkinjutsushi (Gust) - 47,000 / NEW
04. [PSP] Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono 2 (Acquire) - 45,000 / NEW
05. [PS3] BlazBlue (Arc System Works) - 36,000 / NEW
06. [360] BlazBlue (Arc System Works) - 23,000 / NEW
07. [NDS] Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (Square Enix) - 22,000 / 462,000
08. [PS3] Agarest Senki Zero (Compile Heart) - 14,000 / NEW
09. [PSP] Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance (Marvelous Entertainment) - 14,000 / NEW
10. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, PSP the Best (Capcom) - 12,000 / 794,000

11. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 11,000 / 3,433,000
12. [NDS] Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Monogatari (Level 5) - 10,000 / 140,000
13. [PSP] Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku o: Tenohira no Rakuen (TGL) - 7,900 / NEW
14. [NDS] Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (Gyakuten Kenji) (Capcom) - 7,000 / 268,000
15. [NDS] Really? Really! DS (Kadokawa Shoten) - 6,900 / NEW
16. [360] Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta! (G.Rev) - 6,800 / NEW
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18. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon) - 6,200 / 2,428,000
19. [PSP] Fate/Unlimited Codes Portable (Capcom) - 6,000 / 38,000
20. [PS2] Wand of Fortune (Idea Factory) - 5,900 / NEW
21. [360] Time Leap (Prototype) - 5,600 / NEW
22. [NDS] Infinite Space (Mugen Kouro) (Sega) - 5,400 / 48,000
23. [PS3] Bionic Commando (Capcom) - 5,300 / NEW
24. [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky (Pokemon) - 5,300 / 357,000
25. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo) - 4,700 / 5,022,000
26. [NDS] Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!! (Nintendo) - 4,600 / 648,000
27. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires (Koei) - 4,500 / 128,000
28. [NDS] Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo) - 4,400 / 1,749,000
29. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 4,100 / 2,271,000
30. [NDS] Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo) - 4,100 / 1,116,000

__. [360] Bionic Commando (Capcom) - 4,000 / NEW
__. [PS3] Wanted: Weapons of Fate (Spike) - 3,100 / NEW
__. [PSP] Memories Off: AfterRain (5pb.) - 3,000 / NEW
__. [PS2] Under the Moon: Crescent (Dimple) - 2,700 / NEW
__. [PSP] Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! G.P. Gakuen Princess Portable (GN Software) - 2,700 / NEW
__. [PS2] Himehibi: New Princess Days!! Zoku! Ni-Gakki (Takuyo) - 1,900 / NEW
__. [NDS] Fushigi Yuugi DS (Idea Factory) - 1,800 / NEW
__. [PS2] Eureka Seven: New Wave Graduation, Welcome Price 2800 (Bandai Namco Games) - 1,700 / NEW
__. [360] Extreme Racing: Pure (Disney Interactive Studios) - 1,100 / NEW
__. [360] Wanted: Weapons of Fate (Spike) - 1,100 / NEW
__. [PS3] Extreme Racing: Pure (Disney Interactive Studios) - 990 / NEW
__. [PS2] Eureka Seven: New Vision, Welcome Price 2800 (Bandai Namco Games) - 960 / NEW
__. [NDS] Maruhan Pachinko & Pachi-Slot Hisshou Guide Kyouryoku: The Pachinko Hall (Nippon Ichi Software) - 840 / NEW
__. [PS2] D.C. II P.S. Da Capo II Plus Situation, Kadokawa the Best (Kadokawa Shoten) - 830 / NEW
__. [PS3] Battlefield: Bad Company, EA Best Hits (Electronic Arts) - 620 / NEW
__. [NDS] MySims Racing (Electronic Arts) - 510 / NEW

DSL 6100
DSi 39000
PSP 27000
Wii 21000
PS3 10000
PS2 5000
360 5200

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Notes

-Great start for Wii Sports Resort
-Nice numbers for Atelier and BlazBlue
-Tiny hardware bump for Wii. Disappointing.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Comgnet Daily Update- 7/1

Wednesday, 7/1:


The numbers for tonight:

Dragon Quest IX: 2368 (+43)

Monster Hunter Tri: 530 (+6) (split between three different versions)

Comgnet Daily Update

Wii Sports hardware bump- Pretty low according to Famitsu

According to reliable Japanese retailer Sinobi, Wii hardware for the week was about 21K, which is up from 17K the week before. Famitsu has been tracking Wii lower than Media Create for a while, so the Media Create number might be higher..but still, very underwhelming.