MC 2009-08-17 and Famitsu 2009-08-10: Things of Note

Based on the latest Famitsu hardware numbers...
PSP comparisons: After 245 weeks, PSP is where PS2 was at 196.0 weeks (November 30, 2003), where DS was at 104.0 weeks (November 26, 2006), and where GBA was at 165.7 weeks (May 21, 2004).

X360 comparisons: After 193 weeks, X360 is where GCN was at 18.2 weeks (January 14, 2002), where PS3 was at 40.0 weeks (August 12, 2007), and where Wii was at 5.8 weeks (January 6, 2007).

PS3 comparisons: After 145 weeks, PS3 is where PS2 was at 48.0 weeks (January 28, 2001), where PSP was at 71.1 weeks (April 17, 2006), where GCN was at 134.3 weeks (April 6, 2004), and where Wii was at 36.8 weeks (August 10, 2007).

Wii comparisons: After 142 weeks, Wii is where GBA was at 101.6 weeks (February 27, 2003), where DS was at 78.3 weeks (May 30, 2006), where PS2 was at 122.2 weeks (July 1, 2002), and where PSP was at 172.0 weeks (March 23, 2008).

DSi comparisons: After 42 weeks, DSi is where GBASP was at 58.2 weeks (March 22, 2004) and where DSL was at 20.9 weeks (July 22, 2006).

Based on the latest Media Create hardware numbers...
DS vs PSP: Weekly shares of 70.6 / 29.4 bring total shares to 68.4 / 31.6. If DS stopped selling and PSP continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 543.6 weeks (January 24, 2020).

X360 vs PS3: Weekly shares of 81.4 / 18.6 make this the most X360-tilted week ever. This brings total shares to 25.2 / 74.8. At this week's rates, X360 catches up to PS3 in 313.6 weeks (August 28, 2015). If PS3 stopped selling and X360 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 241.9 weeks (April 13, 2014).

PS3 vs Wii: Weekly shares of 7.1 / 92.9 make this the most Wii-tilted week ever. This brings total shares to 28.0 / 72.0. If Wii stopped selling and PS3 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 2,503.1 weeks (August 13, 2057).

Week over week, everything is returning from a holiday bump, though for their own reasons Wii and PS3 drop even more. X360 drops the least and continues floating strangely high.

Through the first thirty-four weeks of the year, overall sales are down. However, the systems can be split into camps of 3 up and 3 down. Here's how the year-to-date year-over-year percents stand as of now.

Wii: -54.2%
DSL+DSi: +14.0%
PS2: -52.2%
PS3: +1.8%
PSP: -46.2%
X360: +107.0%

Home hardware: -35.9%
Portable hardware: -19.6%
Sum of all hardware: -26.2%

Last year:


This year:



Famitsu Software Stuff

Freaky-deaky Tomodachi Collection increased its weekly sales AGAIN and AGAIN. This last holiday-bumped week was its biggest yet.


In its sixth week Dragon Quest IX not only continues outpacing Dragon Quest VIII, but has outsold the initial release altogether! Should take another week or two to additionally outdo what DQ VIII sold in Best form. Though not pictured here, it's worth noting that as of week six Dragon Quest IX is back ahead of Dragon Quest VII: 3.62 M to 3.57 M. Thanks to Chris1964 for keeping up with that stat in particular.


Monster Hunter 3's first week put it ahead of the initial PS2 release of Monster Hunter 2. The second week put it ahead of PS2 MH2 combined with its Best release. The third week is just gravy.


Tales of Versus isn't off to a bad start for a modern Tales game, but it's not quite matching up to this year's first PSP Tales hit, either.


Continuing the comparison of decently successful Puyo games from a few weeks back, it looks like DS's Puyo Puyo 7 is behaving a lot like PS2's Puyo Puyo Fever.


Tingle's second outing doesn't start off as well as his first.

MC 2009-08-10: Things of Note

Based on the latest Media Create hardware numbers... (from the week starting August 10)
DS vs PSP: Weekly shares of 70.6 / 29.4 bring total shares to 68.4 / 31.6. If DS stopped selling and PSP continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 369.6 weeks (September 16, 2016).

X360 vs PS3: Weekly shares of 60.7 / 39.3 bring total shares to 25.0 / 75.0. At this week's rates, X360 catches up to PS3 in 677.2 weeks (August 9, 2022). If PS3 stopped selling and X360 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 237.9 weeks (March 9, 2014).

PS3 vs Wii: Weekly shares of 11.1 / 88.9 bring total shares to 28.1 / 71.9. If Wii stopped selling and PS3 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 859.9 weeks (February 8, 2026).

Week over week, everything is up, though it's almost unnoticeable for PS2/PS3/Wii. Seems like a holiday bump which these systems have countered by being old/about to be replaced/coming down from another bump.

Through the first thirty-three weeks of the year, overall sales are down. However, the systems can be split into camps of 3 up and 3 down. Here's how the year-to-date year-over-year percents stand as of now.

Wii: -54.8%
DSL+DSi: +13.9%
PS2: -52.0%
PS3: +3.0%
PSP: -46.3%
X360: +105.7%

Home hardware: -36.1%
Portable hardware: -19.8%
Sum of all hardware: -26.4%

Last year:


This year:

UK - Wii Sports Resort Holds Off Wolfenstein for Top Spot

With 2 weeks off from the top spot, Wii Sports Resort (with sales down 12% from last week) has reclaimed the number one position on the UK All Formats Software Chart, holding off new release Wolfenstein by 2,000 sales.

The remake of the classic Wolfenstein 3D, which comes from Quake 4 developer Raven Software, managed to hold off Ashes Cricket 2009, which held first place for the last 2 weeks. Nintendo, Activision Blizzard, and EA continue to dominate the top 10.

Assassin’s Creed made a comeback to the top 40, coming in at number 24, as well as Dead Space at number 35. Recent release Madden NFL 10 has dropped from 8th place to 20th.

Rank – Title – Publisher
1. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo
2. Wolfenstein – Activision Blizzard
3. Ashes Cricket 2009 – Codemasters
4. Wii Fit – Nintendo
5. Call of Duty: World at War – Activision Blizzard
6. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood – Ubisoft
7. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo
8. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – EA
9. Fight Night Round 4 – EA
10. [Prototype] – Activision Blizzard

11. Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince – EA
12. Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive
13. G-Force – Disney Interactive Studios
14. The Sims 3 – EA
15. FIFA 09 – EA
16. Wii Play – Nintendo
17. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision Blizzard
18. Carnival: Funfair Games – Take 2
19. EA Sports Active – EA
20. Madden NFL 10 – EA

21. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Activision Blizzard
22. Guitar Hero: World Tour – Activision Blizzard
23. Mario Kart DS – Nintendo
24. Assassin’s Creed – Ubisoft
25. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga – LucasArts
26. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games – Sega
27. Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo
28. Guitar Hero: On Tour – Activision Blizzard
29. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force – Disney Interactive Studios
30. Pokemon Platinum – Nintendo

31. Mystery Stories – GSP/Avanquest
32. Ben 10: Alien Force – D3P
33. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2
34. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo
35. Dead Space – EA
36. New Super Mario Bros. – Nintendo
37. Need for Speed: Undercover – EA
38. My Fitness Coach: Get In Shape – Ubisoft
39. Sega Superstars Tennis – Sega
40. Saints Row 2 - THQ

MC 2009-08-03 and Famitsu 2009-07-27: Things of Note

Based on the latest Famitsu hardware numbers...
Actually, Famitsu is in the middle of one of their two-week periods, so their website doesn't have them. Next week it will update with the sum of the sales from the two weeks. However, an external site does list the Top 20 software, so there's still plenty from Famitsu to see at the bottom of this post.

Based on the latest Media Create hardware numbers...
DS vs PSP: Weekly shares of 69.9 / 30.1 bring total shares to 68.4 / 31.6. If DS stopped selling and PSP continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 433.3 weeks (November 28, 2017).

X360 vs PS3: Weekly shares of 48.3 / 51.7 bring total shares to 24.9 / 75.1. If PS3 stopped selling and X360 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 301.5 weeks (April 20, 2017).

PS3 vs Wii: Weekly shares of 11.0 / 89.0 bring total shares to 28.2 / 71.8. If Wii stopped selling and PS3 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 870.2 weeks (April 4, 2026).

Week over week, Wii returns to Earth, and the biggest other change is that a PS3 drop and X360 gain put them within kissing distance.

Through the first thirty-two weeks of the year, overall sales are down. However, the systems can be split into camps of 3 up and 3 down. Here's how the year-to-date year-over-year percents stand as of now.

Wii: -56.0%
DSL+DSi: +13.6%
PS2: -52.0%
PS3: +3.9%
PSP: -46.5%
X360: +110.7%

Home hardware: -36.6%
Portable hardware: -20.3%
Sum of all hardware: -26.9%

Last year:


This year:


You may notice that X360's year-to-date year-over-year is now tanking. Five weeks ago it was over 200%, now it's at 110%. That's because we've reached the time of year when X360 started doing pretty well last year:


PS3 had one of its worst weeks this week. It has has three lower weeks: all during October 2008, immediately preceding a new bundle and Grand Theft Auto IV / Little Big Planet / Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec III.


Famitsu Software Stuff

This week's hotness is of course Monster Hunter 3. Though different trackers see things differently, by Famitsu's reckoning in its first two days MH3 became the best-selling single console Monster Hunter SKU.


However, it doesn't beat out PS2 MH2 when combined with its Best rerelease.


It also has a smaller start than the two PSP versions of Monster Hunter 2: MHP2 (412) and MHP2G (2838)


In its fourth week Dragon Quest IX continues outpacing Dragon Quest VIII. Though not pictured here, it's worth noting that through week three Dragon Quest VII is slightly higher: 3.42 M to 3.39 M.


Dragon Quest IX also passes up Monster Hunter Portable 2G + its Best rerelease this week, to become the top third-party portable game of the generation.


Tomodachi Collection is a weird game: its weekly sales keep going up. This seventh week is its best since its first. I don't know what the record is for continuing to increase each week, and frankly it seems like it'd be a bit of a pain to write something to try to weed such knowledge out of the database. However, if you know of others like this it could be interesting to compare them. Keep in mind that it's not so unusual for this to happen for a game that releases shortly before the end-of-year holiday rush, and then rides the general bump.


At 51K, Puyo Puyo 7 seems to be the best Puyo launch in quite some time. Among all on modern systems I only see one with a greater launch (2004's Puyo Puyo Fever on PS2), and one other over 40K (2006's Puyo Puyo! on DS).


Gears of War 2 starts bigger than its predecessor.


Armored Core 3 Portable for PSP starts off quite a bit better than PSP's other Armored Core: Formula Front. However, that was a launch game.


The new DS Chibi-Robo (3638) isn't performing quite as well as the DS original (109), but better than either the GCN original (1763) or its Wii rerelease (3605).

UK - Codemasters' Ashes Cricket 2009 Continues to Outsell Wii Competitors

Codemasters’ Ashes Cricket 2009 remained at the top of the sales chart this past week, and Nintendo’s Wii Sports Resort and Wii Fit held 2nd and 3rd place.

Madden NFL 10 debuted at number 8, the latest title from EA Tiburon which has been highly acclaimed for its improvement of the 20-year franchise.

EA’s Fight Night Round 4 dropped out of the top 10, from 5th place to 12th place. Too Human makes an appearance in the top 40, as well as New Super Mario Bros. UFC 2009: Undisputed has plummeted from 22nd to 39th place.

Rank – Title – Publisher

1. Ashes Cricket 2009 – Codemasters
2. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo
3. Wii Fit – Nintendo
4. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood – Ubisoft
5. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – EA
6. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo
7. Call of Duty: World at War – Activision Blizzard
8. Madden NFL 10 – EA
9. G-Force – Disney
10. Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince – EA

11. [Prototype] – Activision Blizzard
12. Fight Night Round 4 – EA
13. The Sims 3 – EA
14. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision Blizzard
15. Wii Play – Nintendo
16. FIFA 09 – EA
17. Carnival: Funfair Games – Take 2
18. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Activision Blizzard
19. Guitar Hero: World Tour – Activision Blizzard
20. Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive

21. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games – Sega
22. EA Sports Active – EA
23. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force – Disney
24. Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo
25. Pokemon Platinum – Nintendo
26. Mario Kart DS – Nintendo
27. Mystery Stories – GSP/Avanquest
28. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga – LucasArts
29. Ben 10: Alien Force – D3P
30. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo

31. Active Health with Carol Vorderman – Nintendo
32. Too Human – Microsoft
33. My Fitness Coach: Get in Shape – Ubisoft
34. New Super Mario Bros. – Nintendo
35. Rhythm Paradise – Nintendo
36. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2
37. Red Faction: Guerrilla – THQ
38. Need for Speed: Undercover – EA
39. UFC 2009: Undisputed – THQ
40. Trivial Pursuit - EA

MC 2009-07-27 and Famitsu 2009-07-20: Things of Note

Based on the latest Famitsu hardware numbers...
PSP comparisons: After 242 weeks, PSP is where PS2 was at 194.8 weeks (November 21, 2003), where DS was at 103.3 weeks (November 21, 2006), and where GBA was at 163.0 weeks (May 2, 2004).

X360 comparisons: After 190 weeks, X360 is where GCN was at 17.8 weeks (January 11, 2002), where PS3 was at 39.4 weeks (August 8, 2007), and where Wii was at 5.7 weeks (January 5, 2007).

PS3 comparisons: After 142 weeks, PS3 is where PS2 was at 47.5 weeks (January 24, 2001), where PSP was at 70.4 weeks (April 11, 2006), where GCN was at 131.6 weeks (March 18, 2004), and where Wii was at 36.4 weeks (August 8, 2007).

Wii comparisons: After 139 weeks, Wii is where GBA was at 99.8 weeks (February 15, 2003), where DS was at 77.5 weeks (May 25, 2006), where PS2 was at 118.7 weeks (June 7, 2002), and where PSP was at 169.2 weeks (March 4, 2008).

DSi comparisons: After 39 weeks, DSi is where GBASP was at 53.5 weeks (February 18, 2004) and where DSL was at 19.9 weeks (July 15, 2006).

Based on the latest Media Create hardware numbers...
DS vs PSP: Weekly shares of 72.2 / 27.8 bring total shares to 68.4 / 31.6. If DS stopped selling and PSP continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 443.0 weeks (January 28, 2018).

X360 vs PS3: Weekly shares of 28.8 / 71.2 bring total shares to 24.8 / 75.2. If PS3 stopped selling and X360 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 614.3 weeks (May 12, 2021).

PS3 vs Wii: Weekly shares of 8.4 / 91.6 are the first time Wii has had over 90%. These bring total shares to 28.2 / 71.8. If Wii stopped selling and PS3 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 574.0 weeks (August 3, 2020).

Week over week, Wii explodes, DS continues sliding down, and everything else stays relatively unchanged.

Through the first thirty-one weeks of the year, overall sales are down. However, the systems can be split into camps of 3 up and 3 down. Here's how the year-to-date year-over-year percents stand as of now.

Wii: -57.6%
DSL+DSi: +13.1%
PS2: -52.1%
PS3: +4.6%
PSP: -46.6%
X360: +160.0%

Home hardware: -36.9%
Portable hardware: -20.7%
Sum of all hardware: -27.3%

Last year:


This year:



Though it's been near for the last eight months or so, this week finally pushes Wii 5 million over PS3.



Famitsu Software Stuff

In its third week Dragon Quest IX continues outpacing Dragon Quest VIII. Though not pictured here, it's worth noting that through week three Dragon Quest VII is slightly higher: 3.26 M to 3.22 M.

UK - Ashes Cricket 2009 Knocks Wii Sports Resort off the Top

New release Ashes Cricket 2009 has knocked Wii Sports Resort off the top of the UK Software Chart after just two weeks. The Codemasters title marks the first time a UK publisher has reached the top of the All Formats chart since Eidos in 2007.

THQ’s top-selling UFC 2009 Undisputed dropped from 8th place to 22nd, while G-Force jumped from 26th to 9th place, coinciding with the film's theatrical release.

Some other titles that saw sharp declines in sales include Infamous, from 27th to 36th place, and Race Driver: GRID, from 24th to 38th place. The decrease in UK business follows news of a weak 2nd quarter in the United States.

Rank – Title – Publisher

1. Ashes Cricket 2009 – Codemasters
2. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo
3. Wii Fit – Nintendo
4. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – EA
5. Fight Night Round 4 – EA
6. Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince – EA
7. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood – Ubisoft
8. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo
9. G-Force – Disney
10. The Sims 3 – EA

11. Call of Duty: World at War – Activision Blizzard
12. FIFA 09 – EA
13. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision Blizzard
14. EA Sports Active – EA
15. Wii Play – Nintendo
16. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Activision Blizzard
17. [Prototype] – Activision Blizzard
18. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games – Sega
19. Guitar Hero: World Tour – Activision Blizzard
20. Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo

21. Pokemon Platinum – Nintendo
22. UFC 2009: Undisputed – THQ
23. Carnival: Funfair Games – Take 2
24. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force – Disney
25. Mario Kart DS - Nintendo
26. Mystery Stories – GSP/Avanquest
27. Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive
28. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo
29. Virtua Tennis 2009 – Sega
30. Red Faction: Guerrilla – THQ

31. My Fitness Coach: Get In Shape – Ubisoft
32. Ben 10: Alien Force – D3P
33. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2
34. MySims Racing – EA
35. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga – LucasArts
36. Infamous – Sony
37. Rhythm Paradise – Nintendo
38. Race Driver: GRID – Codemasters
39. Sega Superstars Tennis – Sega
40. Football Manager 2009 - Sega

UK - Wii Sports Resort and Wii Fit Remain Dominant

With a 6% increase in sales, Wii Sports Resort remains at the top of the UK Software Sales chart. The long-running success of Wii Fit has boosted that title to second place.

The next three spots belong to EA, with a solid lineup of Tiger Woods, Harry Potter, and Fight Night.

UFC 2009 Undisputed has pushed its way back into the top 10, following recent announcements of record profits for THQ thanks to the popular fighting sim.

Recent release G-Force is at number 26, while Lego Batman: The Videogame and Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits have reappeared in the Top 40.

Rank – Title – Publisher

1. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo
2. Wii Fit – Nintendo
3. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – EA
4. Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince – EA
5. Fight Night Round 4 – EA
6. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Activision Blizzard
7. The Sims 3 – EA
8. UFC 2009: Undisputed – THQ
9. EA Sports Active – EA
10. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood – Ubisoft

11. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo
12. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision Blizzard
13. FIFA 09 – EA
14. Wii Play – Nintendo
15. Call of Duty: World at War – Activision Blizzard
16. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games – Sega
17. Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo
18. [Prototype] – Activision Blizzard
19. Guitar Hero: World Tour – Activision Blizzard
20. Pokemon Platinum – Nintendo

21. Carnival: Funfair Games – Take 2
22. Virtua Tennis 2009 – Sega
23. Red Faction: Guerrilla – THQ
24. Race Driver: GRID – Codemasters
25. Mario Kart DS – Nintendo
26. G-Force – Disney
27. Infamous – Sony
28. My Fitness Coach: Get in Shape – Ubisoft
29. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force – Disney
30. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo

31. MySims Racing – EA
32. Ben 10: Alien Force – D3P
33. Football Manager 2009 – Sega
34. Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros.
35. Grand Slam Tennis – EA
36. Sega Superstars Tennis – Sega
37. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2
38. Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits – Activision Blizzard
39. Rhythm Paradise – Nintendo
40. Mystery Stories – GSP/Avanquest