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Nintendo's Smash Bros. Keeps Wii Ahead of the Pack in Japan
on 14.02.2008 at 11:49
Posted by Adam Riley (jesusraz) 
Comments: 21 
Reads: 2725
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Smash Bros., Nintendo, Wii, Japanese Sales, Wii Fit
Posted by Adam Riley (jesusraz) Comments: 21 Reads: 2725 Tags:
Smash Bros., Nintendo, Wii, Japanese Sales, Wii Fit Recent News
Update, 14/02/08: The Media Create Top 50 is now in, plus hardware, confirming that Smash Bros. on Wii has indeed broken the million mark in its second week on sale. Check out the list below:
Media Create Top 50:
Expect more updates later in the week...
Update, 13/02/08: The early Famitsu numbers for the week have now been released, showing a strong 2nd week for Smash Bros. on Wii. Check out the results below:
Early Famitsu Numbers:
In addition to this, Famitsu's early hardware numbers look like this:
Stick around for another update tomorrow...
Original Story, 12/02/08: Following a strong start last week, Super Smash Bros. Brawl for Wii has already broken the million mark in Japan. The game sold a mammoth 820,000 copies according to Media Create in its first week, despite reports of severe shortages of the title. However, Nintendo is now reporting that it has now sold 1,080,000 units of the immensely popular fighting title that this time round also features Snake and Sonic the Hedgehog since it launched back on 31st January, eleven days ago. This sets a new sales record for a Wii game in Japan, with it being the quickest to reach the million mark, even proving a faster seller than Wii Fit, which took only a month to hit the same milestone.
Western gamers must wait for Nintendo of America to release the Wii game on 9th March, whilst those in PAL territories still await a final release date.
Media Create Top 50:
7th-12th February, 2008
| Position | Title/System/Publisher | Sales (Plus Total Where Available & Commentary) |
| 1.) | Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii, Nintendo) | 251,789 | 1,071,000 |
| 2.) | Mobile Suit Gundam: Gihren's Ambition, The Axis' Threat (PSP, Bandai-Namco) | 122,522 | NEW |
| 3.) | Wii Fit (Wii, Nintendo) | 65,163 | 1,421,000 |
| 4.) | Devil May Cry 4 (PS3, Capcom) | 32,045 | 237,000 |
| 5.) | Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (NDS, Nintendo) | 25,899 | 200,000 |
| 6.) | Wii Sports (Wii, Nintendo) | 20,978 | 2,759,000 |
| 7.) | L, the Prologue to Death Note: Rasen's Trap (NDS, Konami) | 20,493 | NEW |
| 8.) | Family Ski (Wii, Bandai-Namco) | 18,108 | 42,000 |
| 9.) | Tales of Destiny: Director's Cut (PS2, Bandai-Namco) | 16,562 | 133,000 |
| 10.) | Mario Party DS (NDS, Nintendo) | 16,488 | 1,617,000 |
| 11.) | Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (PSP, Capcom) | Back up three places |
| 12.) | Wii Play (Wii, Nintendo) | Jumping back up from No.21 |
| 13.) | World Soccer Winning Eleven: Ubiquitous Evolution 2008 (PSP, Konami) | Slipping three spots |
| 14.) | Disgaea 3 (PS3, Nippon Ichi Software) | Down from No.6 in its second week |
| 15.) | Mario Kart DS (NDS, Nintendo) | Climbing up five |
| 16.) | Assassin's Creed (PS3, Ubisoft) | Slipping seven in just its second week |
| 17.) | Haruhi Suzumiya's Wonderment (PS2, Banpresto) | Quickly down from No.4 |
| 18.) | Professor Layton and the Devil's Box (NDS, Level 5) | Slipping down just one |
| 19.) | Doraemon Baseball: Dramatic Stadium (NDS, Bandai-Namco) | Holding steady |
| 20.) | Final Fantasy IV (NDS, Square-Enix) | Back up two |
| 21.) | Drum Master DS (NDS, Bandai-Namco) | Sliding three, but still holding strong |
| 22.) | New Super Mario Bros. (NDS, Nintendo) | Jumping back up nine places |
| 23.) | Dragon Quest IV (NDS, Square-Enix) | Slinking its way back up three |
| 24.) | Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, Nintendo) | Up four places |
| 25.) | Mario Party 8 (Wii, Nintendo) | Back up four |
| 26.) | Major Wii Throw! Gyro Ball!! (Wii, Takara-Tomy) | New entry |
| 27.) | After-School Boy (NDS, Konami) | Down two places |
| 28.) | Nep League DS (NDS, Jaleco) | Falling four |
| 29.) | Kanji Brain Test 2.5M (NDS, IE Institute) | Back up three and looking like being a lingerer, like its predecessor |
| 30.) | Animal Crossing: Wild World (NDS, Nintendo) | Non-mover |
| 31.) | Mario & Sonic at the Olympics (Wii, Nintendo) | Falling four and definitely negatively impacted upon by the arrival of the DS game |
| 32.) | Professor Layton and the Curious Village (NDS, Level 5) | Slinking up one |
| 33.) | DS Literature Collection (NDS, Nintendo) | Jumping back up seven |
| 34.) | Devil May Cry 4 (360, Capcom) | Plummeting from its d?t position of No.7 as people plump for the PS3 edition instead |
| 35.) | Coded Soul (PSP, Konami) | Lower than expected new entry |
| 36.) | Yakuza 2 (The Best) (PS2, Sega) | Up two places |
| 37.) | More Brain Training (NDS, Nintendo) | Back up two places |
| 38.) | Need For Speed: Pro Street (PS3, EA) | Quickly down from No.15 |
| 39.) | Powerful Pro-kun Pocket 10 (NDS, Konami) | Slipping four places |
| 40.) | Transformers THE GAME (PS3, Activision) | New entry |
| 41.) | Winning Eleven 2008 (PS2, Konami) | Climbing two |
| 42.) | Rune Factory 2 (NDS, Marvelous Interactive) | Actually climbing back up two. Could this have some longevity after all? |
| 43.) | Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition (The Best) (PS2, Capcom) | Up five places on the back of new interest in the series |
| 44.) | Call of Duty 4 (PS3, Activision) | Sliding eight spots |
| 45.) | Sight Training (NDS, Nintendo) | Holding steady |
| 46.) | More English Training (NDS, Nintendo) | Back up a place |
| 47.) | Kanji Test 2 (NDS, Rocket Company) | Slipping just one |
| 48.) | My Housekeeping Diary (NDS, Nintendo) | Falling seven |
| 49.) | MySims (NDS, EA) | Re-entry |
| 50.) | Brain Training (NDS, Nintendo) | Re-entry |
Media Create Hardware Chart
| Format | This Week | Last Week | 2008 Sales | Lifetime Sales |
| Wii | 81,737 | 94,473 | 624,719 | 5,240,879 |
| PlayStation Portable | 75,912 | 72,528 | 620,689 | 8,222,283 |
| Nintendo DS | 60,464 | 67,472 | 659,818 | 21,832,869 |
| PlayStation 3 | 23,985 | 41,796 | 241,351 | 1,883,027 |
| PlayStation 2 | 11,038 | 12,115 | 94,565 | 21,021,602 |
| Xbox 360 | 3,615 | 6,060 | 32,976 | 540,317 |
Expect more updates later in the week...
Update, 13/02/08: The early Famitsu numbers for the week have now been released, showing a strong 2nd week for Smash Bros. on Wii. Check out the results below:
Early Famitsu Numbers:
3rd-9th February, 2008
| Position | Title/System/Publisher | Sales (Plus Total Where Available & Commentary) |
| 1.) | Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) | 266,000 | 1,082,000 |
| 2.) | Giren no Yabou Axis no Kyoui (PSP) | 108,000 | NEW |
| 3.) | Wii Fit (Wii) | 76,000 | 1,375,000 |
| 4.) | Devil May Cry 4 (PS3) | 36,000 | 249,000 |
| 5.) | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (NDS) | 25,000 | 202,000 |
| 6.) | Wii Sports (Wii) | 18,000 | 2,732,000 |
| 7.) | L The Prologue to Death Note (NDS) | 17,000 | NEW |
| 8.) | Tales of Destiny Director's Cut (PS2) | 17,000 | 114,000 |
| 9.) | Mario Party DS (NDS) | 16,000 | 1,592,000 |
| 10.) | Wii Play (Wii) | 15,000 | 2,183,000 |
| 11.) | Family Ski (Wii) | 14,000 | 38,000 |
| 12.) | Assassin's Creed (PS3) | 14,000 | 51,000 |
| 13.) | Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (PSP) | 13,000 | 1,613,000 |
| 16.) | Mario Kart DS (NDS) | 12,000 | 2,834,000 |
| 17.) | Disgaea 3 (PS3) | 12,000 | 68,000 |
| 18.) | Professor Layton and the Devil's Box | 8,200 | 746,000 |
| 19.) | New Super Mario Bros. (NDS) | 7,000 | 5,083,000 |
| 20.) | Devil May Cry 4 (360) | 7,000 | 47,000 |
| 21.) | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii) | 6,600 | 505,000 |
| 23.) | Need For Speed: ProStreet (PS3) | 6,400 | 26,000 |
| 24.) | Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) | 6,300 | 867,000 |
| 25.) | Doraemon Baseball (NDS) | 6,200 | 158,000 |
| 26.) | Need For Speed: ProStreet (PS2) | 6,100 | 22,000 |
| 27.) | Coded Arms Contagion (PSP) | 6,100 | NEW |
| 29.) | Animal Crossing: Wild World (NDS) | 5,900 | 4,585,000 |
| 30.) | My Household Diary (NDS) | 5,700 | 423,000 |
| XX.) | Major | 5,300 | NEW |
| XX.) | Convoy (PS3) | 3,600 | NEW |
| XX.) | Battlestations Midway | 2,300 | NEW |
| XX.) | Onechanbara (Wii) | 2,200 | NEW |
| XX.) | Convoy (PS2) | 2,100 | NEW |
| XX.) | Princess Maker 5 | 1,000 | NEW |
In addition to this, Famitsu's early hardware numbers look like this:
- Wii - 83,000
- PlayStation Portable - 72,000
- Nintendo DS - 57,000
- PlayStation 3 - 21,000
- PlayStation 2 - 9,800
- Xbox 360 - 2,900
Stick around for another update tomorrow...
Original Story, 12/02/08: Following a strong start last week, Super Smash Bros. Brawl for Wii has already broken the million mark in Japan. The game sold a mammoth 820,000 copies according to Media Create in its first week, despite reports of severe shortages of the title. However, Nintendo is now reporting that it has now sold 1,080,000 units of the immensely popular fighting title that this time round also features Snake and Sonic the Hedgehog since it launched back on 31st January, eleven days ago. This sets a new sales record for a Wii game in Japan, with it being the quickest to reach the million mark, even proving a faster seller than Wii Fit, which took only a month to hit the same milestone.
Western gamers must wait for Nintendo of America to release the Wii game on 9th March, whilst those in PAL territories still await a final release date.
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L100 C3 Master
Arggh, I was expecting a Europe release date with this news story!. Still, great news that it's doing so well.
So yeah, Golden Sun 3.
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C3 Mod
Took them long enough. 
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L10 Bombomb
impressive...but if you delay game as much as smash bros then thats bound to happen. just give us a european date already nintendo!
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L99 Master Hand
PAL release date please.
Les Enfants Terrible
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L25 Kyle Hyde
mOojc said:
PAL release date please.
PAL release date please.
I Agree, we should all go on strike infront of the NOE HQ and demand a release date.
Whos with me!
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L17 ReDead
irfman said:
I Agree, we should all go on strike infront of the NOE HQ and demand a release date.
Whos with me!
I Agree, we should all go on strike infront of the NOE HQ and demand a release date.
Whos with me!
I would gladly join you for the strike, however I will need to be back in the states by March 9th. MUHAHAHAHA!!!
( Edited 12.02.2008 13:13 by Robertd1138 ) 79
L8 Lakitu
I get a horrible feeling we are going to end up with mario kart before smash bros (and it will come as late as september over here)
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L100 C3 Master
WOW.. That is amazing 
No wonder it got 40/40 from Famitsu!! 
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No wonder it got 40/40 from Famitsu!!
BRAWL CODE:
"Dan~ 3566-2989-8366"
hook em horns
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L6 Deku Scrub
only 26 more days left for the US release!
This is phil. If your conciousness must absolutely intrude upon mine, leave a message.
Summer Summer Summer!!!!
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L58 Hylian Knight
Kamakaze said:
I get a horrible feeling we are going to end up with mario kart before smash bros (and it will come as late as september over here)
I get a horrible feeling we are going to end up with mario kart before smash bros (and it will come as late as september over here)
talk about reducing me to tears! *cries* (if this actully happens i think i'll go crazy)
Live in your world, Die in mine!
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L37 R.O.B.
yay one million! I wonder how many that is.. It would probably fill up my house with only the CDs let alone the boxes
Finally home!!!! And leaving tommorow for the 4th.
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L28 Wiggler
I feel REALLY bad for Euro gamers right now.
Why is it that they always get the raw end of the stick?
Why is it that they always get the raw end of the stick?
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L100 C3 Master
Hopefully us Aussies well get it before you euro kids.
hook em horns
56L6 Deku Scrub
now there is 25 days!
sorry for our friends across the Atlantic
But i envy our friends across the Pacific
sorry for our friends across the Atlantic
But i envy our friends across the Pacific
This is phil. If your conciousness must absolutely intrude upon mine, leave a message.
Live in your world, Die in mine!
538L37 R.O.B.
discardedfoot said:
now there is 25 days!
sorry for our friends across the Atlantic
But i envy our friends across the Pacific
now there is 25 days!
sorry for our friends across the Atlantic
But i envy our friends across the Pacific
...back from the death
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L39 Krunch
willoughbyjd said:
mee too buddy... me too...
discardedfoot said:
now there is 25 days!
sorry for our friends across the Atlantic
But i envy our friends across the Pacific
now there is 25 days!
sorry for our friends across the Atlantic
But i envy our friends across the Pacific
I can't believe I start classes on March 10th...
"Ye who laughs last, thinks the slowest"
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L54 MegaMan
Nintendo sucks
...money from your wallets
...money from your wallets
Sleepie and bored
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L84 Crono
smash pal date is have just come out it out for xmas ^^; know our luck it will be lol
Wishing for a new Rival Schools!
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Founder/Admin
Right on! Glad to hear it doing well in Japan. As always, blasted UK dates. Hoping for May at the latest.
jb(at)cubed3.com
jb(at)cubed3.com
4938L99 Master Hand
iCAME said:
Hopefully us Aussies well get it before you euro kids.
Hopefully us Aussies well get it before you euro kids.
Agreed.
Live in your world, Die in mine!
538L37 R.O.B.
Oh im proud to be an american... where i'll get my games faster than yall! just joking so please don't kill me...
just joking so please don't kill me...
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