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!
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Sunday, July 5, 2009
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
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
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.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Software Insight for June 15-21 (Tsutaya via Anoop)
Monday, June 22, 2009
Weekly Overview
For the sales numbers this week: Nothing all that interesting, software or hardware wise. I'm curious as to whether the PSP goes below 25K and if PS3 keeps falling, but that's about it.
For this week's releases, the big blockbuster is My Sims Racing. Just kidding- it is obviously Wii Sports Resort, Nintendo's big hope to reclaim momentum. It should be very fun and I'm curious as to the reception it receives. It clearly will do better than Wii Music, but will it have the appeal of the original Wii Sports and Wii Fit? I'm honestly not sure; the safe bet is to guess somewhere in between.
For this week's releases, the big blockbuster is My Sims Racing. Just kidding- it is obviously Wii Sports Resort, Nintendo's big hope to reclaim momentum. It should be very fun and I'm curious as to the reception it receives. It clearly will do better than Wii Music, but will it have the appeal of the original Wii Sports and Wii Fit? I'm honestly not sure; the safe bet is to guess somewhere in between.
Proposed Weekly Schedule
This is subject to change of course, but here is what I would like to do on a weekly basis:
Monday- Amazon Japan check, Weekly Overview
Tuesday- Weekly hardware predictions, Tuesday night Famitsu news leak
Wednesday- Leaked Famitsu software numbers
Thursday- Media Create hardware numbers, Famitsu software predictions.
Friday- Leaked 1st Day software numbers
Saturday- Week in Review
Sunday- Comgnet Weekly Review
Monday- Amazon Japan check, Weekly Overview
Tuesday- Weekly hardware predictions, Tuesday night Famitsu news leak
Wednesday- Leaked Famitsu software numbers
Thursday- Media Create hardware numbers, Famitsu software predictions.
Friday- Leaked 1st Day software numbers
Saturday- Week in Review
Sunday- Comgnet Weekly Review
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Unlikely Obsession- the Video game Industry
So for some reason I have become addicted to following the gaming industry. I wasn't into gaming at all during most of High School and college, but since Holiday 2006 when I bought a Wii on a whim, I've become very interested in the business side of gaming. I don't know why exactly, but I find it very fascinating and surprising. One reason is you get weekly feedback on what is selling and what is not- Japan, the region I follow the closest, releases weekly sales chart showing the top 30 in software and hardware. If new trends are emerging, one can see them months before they appear in Reuters articles.
For example, lately the PS3 started outselling the Wii in Japan. It was the subject of numerous articles back in April when the monthly figures started in. However, if you had been paying attention, you knew that the PS3 due to some strong software in March and April and an anemic Wii release date, had in fact been seizing the momentum since late February. On the other hand, because the PS3 releases have dried up, the Wii is again back to outselling the PS3 weekly in Japan. Nothing in the mainstream media so far, but expect articles coming up soon about how the Wii is once again in front.
Like I said, Japan is currently the market I'm most interested in. The main reason is how unpredictable it is. Handhelds, the DS and PSP, dominate the hardware and software. Wii, despite slowing down, maintains a huge advantage over the PS3 and 360 but much of its software doesn't sell and 3rd parties are just now starting to support it. It's all very fluid and dynamic and it is hard to predict where it is going next. The U.S market on the other hand, is relatively predictable- consoles still generally rule, and the order for most of the last 2 years has been Wii>360>PS3, with 360 and Wii software dominating the monthly top 10 chart. Europe is generally the same.
I'll expand on the Japanese region a bit later today.
For example, lately the PS3 started outselling the Wii in Japan. It was the subject of numerous articles back in April when the monthly figures started in. However, if you had been paying attention, you knew that the PS3 due to some strong software in March and April and an anemic Wii release date, had in fact been seizing the momentum since late February. On the other hand, because the PS3 releases have dried up, the Wii is again back to outselling the PS3 weekly in Japan. Nothing in the mainstream media so far, but expect articles coming up soon about how the Wii is once again in front.
Like I said, Japan is currently the market I'm most interested in. The main reason is how unpredictable it is. Handhelds, the DS and PSP, dominate the hardware and software. Wii, despite slowing down, maintains a huge advantage over the PS3 and 360 but much of its software doesn't sell and 3rd parties are just now starting to support it. It's all very fluid and dynamic and it is hard to predict where it is going next. The U.S market on the other hand, is relatively predictable- consoles still generally rule, and the order for most of the last 2 years has been Wii>360>PS3, with 360 and Wii software dominating the monthly top 10 chart. Europe is generally the same.
I'll expand on the Japanese region a bit later today.
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