Dissidia Wins Final Week of the Year in Japan; Nintendo Takes Six of Top Ten

Media Create Sales: 12/29 - 01/04 (Software)

Software
01. [PSP] Dissidia Final Fantasy (Square Enix) 104,000 / 770,000
02. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 89,000 / 1,535,000
03. [NDS] Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo) 77,000 / 998,000
04. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 74,000 / 3,125,000
05. [WII] Animal Crossing: City Folk (Nintendo) 73,000 / 949,000
06. [PS3] White Knight Chronicles (SCE) 71,000 / 278,000
07. [NDS] Wagamama Fashion: Girl's Mode (Nintendo) 68,000 / 615,000
08. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 67,000 / 2,133,000
09. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Best) (Capcom) 62,000 / 271,000
10. [NDS] Momotaro Dentetsu 20th Anniversary (Hudson) 57,000 / 204,000

(20-30 below the charts)

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Dissidia is already PSP's 5th greatest-selling game in Japan

11. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec III (SCE)
12. [NDS] Pokémon Platinum (Pokémon)
13. [WII] Karaoke Joysound Wii (Hudson)
14. [WII] Play on Wii: Pikmin (Nintendo)
15. [NDS] Phantasy Star Zero (SEGA)
16. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo)
17. [NDS] Professor Layton and the Last Time Travel (Level 5)
18. [NDS] Power Pro Kun Pocket 11 (Konami)
19. [PS2] Gundam Musou 2 (Limted Edition) (Namco Bandai)
20. [PS3] Gundam Musou 2 (Limted Edition) (Namco Bandai)
21. [NDS] Taiko Drum Master 2: The Seven Island Adventure (Namco Bandai)
22. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo)
23. [PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami)
24. [PSP] Musou Orochi: Maou Sairin (KOEI)
25. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Namco Bandai)
26. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
27. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
28. [NDS] Tales of Hearts: Anime Movie Edition (Namco Bandai)
29. [WII] Wii Music (Nintendo)
30. [NDS] Penguin no Mondai: Saikyou Penguin Densetsu! (Konami)

Capcom All-Time Sales Data

Capcom updated their all-time sales data at their investor relations site. Notably, two PSP games are in the top 10 (both Monster Hunter) and Devil May Cry 4 weighs in at 8th.

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	Title	Platform	Units
1.	Street Fighter II	SFC	6,300,000
2.	Resident Evil 2	PS	4,960,000
3.	Street Fighter II Turbo	SFC	4,100,000
4.	Resident Evil 3 Nemesis	PS	3,500,000
5.	Resident Evil	PS	2,750,000
6.	Monster Hunter Freedom 2 G	PSP	2,550,000
7.	Dino Crisis	PS	2,400,000
8.	Devil May Cry 4	PS3,Xbox360	2,350,000
9.	Monster Hunter Freedom 2	PSP	2,250,000
10.	Devil May Cry	PS2	2,160,000
11.	Onimusha : Warlords	PS2	2,020,000
12.	Resident Evil 4	PS2	2,050,000
13.	Super Street Fighter II	SFC	2,000,000
14.	Onimusha 2 : Samurai's Destiny	PS2	1,990,000
15.	Devil May Cry 2	PS2	1,700,000
16.	Street Fighter II' Plus	MD	1,650,000
17.	Ghosts'n Goblins	FC	1,640,000
18.	Resident Evil 4	GC	1,600,000
19.	Onimusha 3 : Demon siege	PS2	1,520,000
20.	Mega Man 2	FC	1,510,000
21.	Lost Planet Extream Condition	Xbox360	1,500,000
22.	Final Fight	SFC	1,480,000
23.	Resident Evil Outbreak	PS2	1,450,000
24.	Resident Evil 4 Wii edition	Wii	1,400,000
25.	Resident Evil Code Veronica X	PS2	1,400,000
26.	Dead Rising	Xbox360	1,400,000
27.	Resident Evil	GC	1,350,000
28.	Mega man Battle Network 4	GBA	1,350,000
29.	Devil May Cry 3	PS2	1,300,000
30.	Resident Evil 0	GC	1,250,000
31.	Resident Evil DC Dual Shock	PS	1,200,000
32.	Monster Hunter Freedom	PSP	1,200,000
33.	Dino Crisis 2	PS	1,190,000
34.	Mega Man X	SFC	1,160,000
35.	Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles	Wii	1,150,000
36.	Resident Evil Code Veronica	DC	1,140,000
37.	Commando	FC	1,140,000
38.	Resident Evil Director's Cut	PS	1,130,000
39.	Super Ghouls'n Ghosts	SFC	1,090,000
40.	Mega Man 3	FC	1,080,000
41.	Final Fight 2	SFC	1,030,000
42.	Street Fighter Alpha 3	PS	1,000,000

source:
http://ir.capcom.co.jp/english/data/million.html

Konami 2Q Financial Report: Metal Gear Kinda Popular

Provided by Konami:

Konami announced Friday that Metal Gear Solid 4 has now shipped over 4 million units. Other data:

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Get the down & dirty HERE (Konami's Official Release .pdf)

Media Create Sales: 09/22 - 09/28 (Software)

Is it a disaster if you see it coming? According to Famitsu, Disaster sold little more than 13k in its first week. Here are the bottom five (and where Disaster ranks among them)* Nintendo-published games on the Wii:

It looks like the debate is close to over; Mario Kart Wii will not have the same legs that Wii Fit has. Below is the data after MKW's 21st week on sale compared to WiiFit's first 40:


1. [PS2] Super Robot Taisen Z (Namco Bandai) 366,493 / NEW
2. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon Co.) 195,479 / 1,474,000
3. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 65,257 / 852,000
4. [NDS] World Destruction: Michibi Kareshi Ishi (SEGA) 55,938 / NEW
5. [PS2] Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix Max 2 Tokumori (Namco Bandai) 35,240 / NEW
6. [NDS] Dragon Ball: Origins (Namco Bandai) 29,879 / 102,000
7. [PS3] Cross Edge (Compile Heart) 22,386 / NEW
8. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 21,261 / 2,684,000
9. [PS3] Aquanaut's Holiday: Kakusareta Kiroku (SCEI) 17,646 / NEW
10. [WII] Disaster: Day of Crisis (Nintendo) 14,310 / NEW

11. [NDS] Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo)
12. [PSP] Mana Khemia Portable (Gust)
13. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
14. [PS3] Trusty Bell (Namco Bandai)
15. [NDS] Quiz Magic Academy (Konami)
16. [NDS] Knights in the Nightmare (Sting)
17. [PSP] Hitman Reborn (Marvelous)
18. [PSP] Shinobido PSP (Spike)
19. [WII] Soul Eater: Montone Princess (Square Enix)
20. [NDS] Intuition! (Rocket)
21. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo)
22. [PS2] Haruka Nogizaka's Secret: Cosplay Has Started (ASCII Media Works)
23. [WII] One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1 (Namco Bandai)
24. [PS2] J-League Winning Eleven 2008 Club Championship (Konami)
25. [NDS] Dragon Quest V (Square Enix)
26. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (SEGA)
27. [NDS] Taiko Drum Master 2: The Seven Island Adventure (Namco Bandai)
28. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
29. [WII] Sim City Creator (Electronic Arts)
30. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven (Level 5)

31. [NDS] Fire Emblem: New Shadow Dragons and the Blade of Light (Nintendo)
32. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
33. [NDS] U-Can Pen Ji Training DS (SEGA)
34. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo)
35. [NDS] Beautiful Letter Training DS (Nintendo)
36. [360] Infinite Undiscovery (Square Enix)
37. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable (SEGA)
38. [PS3] Afrika (SCEI)
39. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
40. [360] Tales of Vesperia (Namco Bandai)
41. [WII] Bomberman Party Edition (Hudson)
42. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 3 (Konami)
43. [NDS] Kumatanchi (Bear girl) (Dimple Entertainment)
44. [PS2] Hokuoki: Shinsengumi Kitan (Idea Factory)
45. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
46. [PS2] Sugar + Spice! Anoko no Suteki na Nanimokamo (Everything as lovely as this) (Alchemist)
47. [NDS] Kanji Brain 2 + Dictionary (IE Institute)
48. [PS2] True Fortune (Enterbrain)
49. [NDS] Brain Training 2 (Nintendo)
50. [NDS] Observation Training (Nintendo)

NDS - 21
WII - 10
PS2 - 7
PSP - 6
PS3 - 4
360 - 2

*editor:
Thanks to anon commentor for requesting clarity.

Poll III: Where Is NSMB2 Headed?

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Super Mario Bros. Release History:

NES:
Super Mario Bros. - 1985
Super Mario Bros. 2 - 1986
Super Mario Bros. 3 - 1988

Gameboy:
Super Mario Land - 1989
Super Mario Land 2 - 1992

SNES:
Super Mario Bros. 4 (SMW) - 1990

N64:
Super Mario 64 - 1996

GC:
Super Mario Sunshine - 2002

DS:
New Super Mario Bros. - 2006

Wii:
Super Mario Galaxy - 2007

Opinion/Analysis:
The above shows the proximity of main-line flagship Mario titles released per system and the years in which they were released. Notably, the last time a direct sequel for a flagship Mario game appeared on the same system as its predecessor was NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-TWO. That's 16 years, fellas.

Clearly, NSMB is the best selling Mario title since the original (please refer to the amazing chart produced and maintained by Stumpokapow), so those that would argue that NSMB2 is bound for the DS would have a convincing argument.

So what do you think? Will Nintendo follow the last decade and a half of precedent or will they take advantage of the enormous install base of the DS? Will they actually make a direct sequel, or will they continue with their history of reinventing Mario for their next machine?

Square Enix Historical Data (since 2000)

Square, Enix, and Square Enix: Sales, Titles, and Average per system.
Source = Famitsu, per Garaph

Raw Data (per title) HERE.

Media Create Sales: 08/11 - 08/17 (Software)

Featured Software Charts:

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Top 50 Software:
RNK SYS TITLE PUBLISHER THIS WEEK/LTD
1. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 137,000 / 480,000
2. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable (SEGA) 74,000 / 564,000
3. [NDS] Dragon Quest V (Square Enix) 74,000 /1,092,000
4. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 47,000 /2,516,000
5. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 36,000 /1,692,000
6. [NDS] Fire Emblem: New Shadow Dragons and (Nintendo) 35,000 / 180,000
7. [NDS] Band Brothers DX (Nintendo) 24,000 / 280,000
8. [NDS] Drum Island??? (NamcoBandai) 20,000 / 282,000
9. [PS2] Power Pros 15 (Konami) 19,000 / 161,000
10. [WII] WarioLand Shake (Nintendo) 18,000 / 76,000

11. [360] Tales of Vesperia (NamcoBandai)
12. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (Capcom)
13. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo)
14. [PS3] Soul Calibur IV (Namco Bandai Games)
15. [PSP] Powerful Pros Portable 3 (Konami)
16. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
17. [NDS] Densetsu no Stafi: Taiketsu!... (Nintendo)
18. [PSP] Gundam Battle Universe (Namco Bandai Games)
19. [NDS] Beautiful Letter Training DS (Nintendo)
20. [WII] Fatal Frame: Mask of the... (Nintendo)
21. [NDS] Bokura wa Kaseki Holder... (Nintendo)
22. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
23. [WII] Super Mario Stadium: Family Baseball (Nintendo)
24. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
25. [WII] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 (Konami)
26. [NDS] Sangokushi Taisen Ten (SEGA)
27. [PS2] Akane Iro ni Somaru Saka: Parareru (GN Software)
28. [NDS] Mame Goma 2: Uchi no Ko ga Ichiban! (TDK Core)
29. [PSP] Crazy Taxi: Double Punch (Fare Wars) (SEGA)
30. [PS2] Persona 4 (Atlus Co.)

31. [NDS] Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Flame Rumble Hyper - (Takara Tomy)
32. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
33. [NDS] Kirarin * Revolution: Minna de Odorou Furi Furi (Konami)
34. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot (Konami)
35. [NDS] Pokemon Diamond (Pokemon Co.)
36. [NDS] Summon Night 2 (Namco Bandai)
37. [NDS] Mario Party DS (Nintendo)
38. [NDS] Tottadoo! Yoiko's Deserted Island Life (Namco Bandai)
39. [NDS] Ron-Q! Highland in DS-Poo Poo Fart Festival SP (3 O'Clock)
40. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo)
41. [PS3] SIREN: New Translation (SCEI)
42. [NDS] Major DS: Dream Baseball (Takara Tomy)
43. [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo)
44. [NDS] Monster Farm DS 2: Yomigaeru! Master Breeder De (Tecmo)
45. [NDS] Gegege no Kitarou: Youkai Daigekisen (Namco Bandai)
46. [NDS] Taiko Drum Master (Namco Bandai)
47. [WII] Family Trainer (Namco Bandai)
48. [NDS] Pokemon Pearl (Pokemon Co.)
49. [NDS] Naruto Shippuuden: Naruto vs. Sasuke (Takara Tomy)
50. [NDS] Pet Shop Monogatari DS (Taito)

NDS - 28
WII - 10
PSP - 5
PS2 - 3
PS3 - 3
360 - 1

Konami: 2008 First Quarter Results -- MGS4 Ships 3.94M Copies

Consolidated Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended June 30, 2008
(Millions of Yen, except per share data)

Net Revenues 70,805 (+16.7%)
Operating Income 11,611 (+65.6%)
Net Income 5,664 (+46.6%)


-“Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of The Patriots” shipped over 3 million units worldwide.
-MGS Series had accounted for cumulative sales of more than 25 million units worldwide as of the end of June 2008.
- The METAL GEAR SOLID brand has continued to maintain its dynamic potential. Sales are still steadily increasing


Unit Sales Platform Mix


Consoles
PS3 57.3 %
PS2 11.5 %
Wii 9.9 %
360 2.6 %


Handhelds
PSP 9.5 %
NDS 7.6 %

PC&Others
1.6%


Unit sales of video game software (Unit sales breakdown)

Geographic Areas (millions)
Japan 1.93
North America 2.59
Europa 2.3
Asia 0.12
Total 6.94

Genre/Category (millions)
Soccer 0.95
Baseball 0.36
TV Animated 0.3
Music 0.33
Metal Gear 3.94
Other 1.05
Total 6.94

Thanks to Parmenides at NeoGAF for the breakdown.
Read the EDGE article: "Sensational" MGS4 Lifts Konami Q1.

Dragon Quest Sales History

In light of DQV's DS re-release and subsequent destruction of the island of Japan (834k in 2 weeks!), I thought we should take a look at the series history and how the mainline titles have sold.

The following is a chart that shows the DQ series (non-remake, non-spinoff). Data is compiled from multiple sources including Famitsu and Magicbox. Enjoy!

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Source data (thanks to Stumpokapow):
Famitsu:
1. Dragon Warrior VII 3.893.293
2. Dragon Quest VIII 3.538.860
3. Dragon Quest VI 3.081.975
4. Dragon Quest V 2.800.000
5. Dragon Warrior Monsters 1.911.107
6. Dragon Quest Vr PS2 1.611.974
7. Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 1.592.728
8. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 1.458.149
9. Dragon Quest IVr DS 1.201.771
10. Dragon Quest I+II SFC 1.200.000
11. Dragon Quest IVr PS1 1.173.670
12. Dragon Quest III SFC 1.010.989

Magicbox:
DQ III 3.8 million
DQ IV 3.1 million
DQ II 2.4 million
DQ 1.5 million

Investor Relations: EA Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Results

Read the whole (exhausting) release HERE. $95 millon loss? YOU BET! Changes coming? A renewed focus and over 40 games in development on worldwide hardware leaders Wii and DS says yes. Read the Joystiq take on the EA Conference Call HERE.

Notice:
1. Revenue on the 360 dropping each quarter consecutively, including the holiday season: this has to be a huge concern for EA as they seem to have bet on them early, as they already admitted earlier this week.

2. PS2 driving 300 million in revenue in FY08Q3, nearly 2 years into the next generation: this is further evidence that backing the worldwide market leader (independent of graphical quality/hardware ability) drives revenue growth for years after the peak sales ability of said system has passed.

3. PSP and PS3 both doing the best of consoles and handhelds for EA in FY09Q1 is an interesting counterpoint to their renewed commitment to focus on market leaders DS and Wii.




Chart Notes:
1. Scale kept the same for comparative purposes.
2. Source = EA press release/investor relations.

PL