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Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
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on 19.03.2008 at 09:07
Posted by Adam Riley (jesusraz)
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Metroid Prime 3, Wii, Japan, Media Create, Yakuza
Posted by Adam Riley (jesusraz) Tags:
Metroid Prime 3, Wii, Japan, Media Create, Yakuza
Update - The latest Media Create software and hardware has now been released, showing that Yakuza on PS3 has claimed the top spot in terms of software, whilst Wii continues to reign supreme in the hardware stakes. Check out all the numbers below:
Media Create Top 50:
Expect the next update tomorrow...
Original Story - The early Famitsu first day sales for various games have now been revealed by Japanese blogger sinobi (thanks to Gamefront.de for the translation). Check out the results below:
The question is, just how well can Metroid Prime 3 go on to sell? And just how will General Knowledge Training on Wii continue to sell? For comparison purposes, General Knowledge on DS sold 210,000 in its first week, whilst the first Metroid game on GameCube sold 39,000 in its week (for a 73,000 lifetime total) and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes did 17,000 to begin with, eventually tapping out at just 23,000 in total.
Be sure to check out the chart updates next week for further news...
Media Create Top 50:
3rd-9th March, 2008
| Position | Title/System/Publisher | Sales (Plus Total Where Available & Commentary) |
| 1.) | Yakuza 3: Kenzan! (PS3, Sega) | 181,189 | NEW |
| 2.) | Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii, Nintendo) | 50,401 | 1,408,000 |
| 3.) | Wii Fit (Wii, Nintendo) | 48,984 | 1,659,000 |
| 4.) | Gundam Musou Special (PS2, Bandai-Namco) | 39,119 | 189,000 |
| 5.) | Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii, Nintendo) | 32,388 | NEW |
| 6.) | Wii Sports (Wii, Nintendo) | 18,765 | 2,838,000 |
| 7.) | Soma Bringer (NDS, Nintendo) | 17,276 | 68,000 |
| 8.) | Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant DS (NDS, Bandai-Namco) | 16,997 | NEW |
| 9.) | Musou Orochi (PSP, Koei) | 15,902 | 87,000 |
| 10.) | Everyone's General Knowledge Training TV (Wii, Nintendo) | 14,454 | NEW |
| 11.) | Harvest Moon: Shining Sun and Friends (NDS, Marvelous Entertainment) | Falling three places, but holding up well in its third week, 12,000 | 67,000 |
| 12.) | Wii Play (Wii, Nintendo) | Back up one place, 11,000 | 2,230,000 |
| 13.) | Etrian Odyssey II: The Royal Grail (NDS, Atlus) | Down from No.6 and now above the total of its predecessor, 11,000 | 118,000 |
| 14.) | Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (PSP, Capcom) | Back up two places, 11,000 | 1,659,000 |
| 15.) | Family Ski (Wii, Bandai-Namco) | Slipping three places, 10,000 | 84,000 |
| 16.) | Nobunaga's Ambition: Kakushin w/ Power-Up Kit (PS2, Koei) | New entry with about ~10,000 sales |
| 17.) | Mario Party DS (NDS, Nintendo) | Up a spot, 8,500 | 1,635,000 |
| 18.) | Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (NDS, Nintendo) | Falling four, 9,500 | 256,000 |
| 19.) | Winning Eleven Play Maker 2008 (Wii, Konami) | Quickly down nine places in its third week, but with sales as they are it certainly is a decent start considering the 'casual' Wii market in Japan, 9,400 | 65,000 |
| 20.) | Jirou Akagawa Mystery: Nocturne: The Invited Killer (NDS, Marvelous Entertainment) | Down five places for this intriguing mystery title that hopefully Rising Star will pick up for Europe |
| 21.) | Keroro Gunsou 3: Adventure in the Sky! (NDS, Bandai-Namco) | Falling quickly from No.11, 9,400 | 23,000 |
| 22.) | Mario Kart DS (NDS, Nintendo) | Down just three, 9,400 | 2,878,000 |
| 23.) | Drum Master DS (NDS, Bandai-Namco) | Sliding three |
| 24.) | New Super Mario Bros. (NDS, Nintendo) | Falling three spots, 5,700 | 5,109,000 |
| 25.) | Animal Crossing Wild World (NDS, Nintendo) | Climbing back up three, 5,400 | 4,608,000 |
| 26.) | World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 (PSP, Konami) | Slipping just one and looking like it might last longer than the Wii edition, sadly |
| 27.) | Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (PS3, Capcom) | Plummeting ten places |
| 28.) | Yakuza 2 (PS2, Sega) | Leaping back up from No.39 thanks to interest in the PS3 edition |
| 29.) | Kanji Brain Test 2.5M (NDS, IE Institute) | Back up six places for this long-term seller |
| 30.) | Tokimeki Memorial: Girl's Side 2nd Season (NDS, Konami) | Slips just four, looking to stabilise slightly, 6,100 | 62,000 |
| 31.) | Devil May Cry 4 (PS3, Capcom) | Moving down from No.23 quicker than expected |
| 32.) | Family Jockey (Wii, Bandai-Namco) | New entry, and far weaker than Family Ski with just 4,200 units sold according to Famitsu |
| 33.) | Flowers, Sun, and Rain: Neverending Paradise (NDS, Marvelous Entertainment) | New entry with around 3,600 sales, compared to the PS2 version that sold 5,884 in its first week and never charted again |
| 34.) | Professor Layton and Pandora's Box (NDS, Level 5) | Falling another five places, 5,000 | 770,000 |
| 35.) | Castle of Naraku (PS2, Nippon Ichi Software) | 4,200 | NEW |
| 36.) | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS3, Activision) | 3,800 | NEW |
| 37.) | Mario Party 8 (Wii, Nintendo) | Falling one spot |
| 38.) | Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, Nintendo) | Dipping one and not looking like getting any sort of revival, sadly |
| 39.) | L, the Prologue to Death Note: Rasen's Trap (NDS, Konami) | Sliding a further seven |
| 40.) | Dragon Quest IV (NDS, Square-Enix) | Back down six places |
| 41.) | Mobile Suit Gundam: Gihren's Ambition, The Axis' Threat (PSP, Bandai-Namco) | Quickly down from No.24 |
| 42.) | Naruto: Shippuuden Dairansen! Kage Bunshin Emaki (NDS, Takara-Tomy) | Dropping twelve places |
| 43.) | Final Fantasy IV (NDS, Square-Enix) | Back down ten places |
| 44.) | Nep League DS (NDS, Jaleco) | Re-entry |
| 45.) | Doraemon Baseball: Dramatic Stadium (NDS, Bandai-Namco) | Falling four places |
| 46.) | Pok?n Diamond (NDS, The Pok?n Company) | Re-entry |
| 47.) | Professor Layton and the Curious Village (NDS, Level 5) | Sliding two spots |
| 48.) | More Brain Training (NDS, Nintendo) | Re-entry |
| 49.) | DS Literature Collection (NDS, Nintendo) | Sliding three spots |
| 50.) | World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 (PS2, Konami) | Falling six places |
Media Create Hardware Chart
| Format | This Week | Last Week | 2008 Sales | Lifetime Sales |
| Wii | 57,068 | 64,535 | 888,409 | 5,504,569 |
| PlayStation Portable | 53,924 | 73,706 | 861,346 | 8,462,940 |
| Nintendo DS | 48,658 | 51,922 | 872,911 | 22,045,962 |
| PlayStation 3 | 21,008 | 13,520 | 307,576 | 1,949,252 |
| PlayStation 2 | 10,429 | 10,986 | 136,880 | 21,063,917 |
| Xbox 360 | 2,891 | 2,282 | 42,348 | 549,689 |
Expect the next update tomorrow...
Original Story - The early Famitsu first day sales for various games have now been revealed by Japanese blogger sinobi (thanks to Gamefront.de for the translation). Check out the results below:
- Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! (PS3, SEGA) - 113,000
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii, Nintendo) - 20,000
- Minna no Joushiki Ryoku TV (Wii, Nintendo) - 5,000 (<10% sell through, despite strong TV advertising)
- Guitar Hero III (PS2/PS3, Activision) - 3,000 (sold out in many stores)
- Family Jockey (Wii, Bandai Namco) - 2,500 (clearly not starting anywhere near as well as Family Ski)
The question is, just how well can Metroid Prime 3 go on to sell? And just how will General Knowledge Training on Wii continue to sell? For comparison purposes, General Knowledge on DS sold 210,000 in its first week, whilst the first Metroid game on GameCube sold 39,000 in its week (for a 73,000 lifetime total) and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes did 17,000 to begin with, eventually tapping out at just 23,000 in total.
Be sure to check out the chart updates next week for further news...
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Robertd1138 Reply Quote #1
17.07.2007
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Do we have any information about Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! for the PS3? That seems to be a pretty strong first day for a PS3 title.
Update: Nevermind, it is the new Yakuza game. Good for SEGA! They don't seem to do well in Japan.( Edited 07.03.2008 16:50 by Robertd1138 )
Update: Nevermind, it is the new Yakuza game. Good for SEGA! They don't seem to do well in Japan.( Edited 07.03.2008 16:50 by Robertd1138 )
Azzy Reply Quote #2
Just why on earth doesn't Metroid do so well in Japan?
I'm glad Nintendo have always taken into account the fact that Metroid has always done great in Europe and North America and continued to develop the franchise though.
It's just such a shame to see such a fantastic gaming series not do so well over there. We're all humans - surely our opinions of games aren't THAT different that most Japanese don't like non-linear exploration games in the form of Metroid? Metroid is sheer brilliance in every game that has been created for the series.
I'm glad Nintendo have always taken into account the fact that Metroid has always done great in Europe and North America and continued to develop the franchise though.
It's just such a shame to see such a fantastic gaming series not do so well over there. We're all humans - surely our opinions of games aren't THAT different that most Japanese don't like non-linear exploration games in the form of Metroid? Metroid is sheer brilliance in every game that has been created for the series.
ZeroSimon Reply Quote #4
Guitar Hero III (PS2/PS3, Activision) - 3,000 (sold out in many stores)
And wow a casual game doing bad!?
Linkyshinks Reply Quote #6
I like the look of that Yakuza game, it has modelled itself on Shenmue a touch. Lets hope Metroid3 does well eventually, it would mean a mess in all regions if it does do bad. When I mean mess I mean the promotion of the game.
MechaG2 Reply Quote #7
Well, despite Prime 3 being an absolutely exceptional, mind blowing game 
, I can't see Prime 3 selling very well in Japan because of the type Prime 3 is. FPSs (or in this case, FPAs 
) are typically not a popular over there.
What's truly surprising, is that MP3 hasn't been far more successful in Europe and the States. It's such a damn incredible game.
, I can't see Prime 3 selling very well in Japan because of the type Prime 3 is. FPSs (or in this case, FPAs ) are typically not a popular over there.
What's truly surprising, is that MP3 hasn't been far more successful in Europe and the States. It's such a damn incredible game.
jesusraz Reply Quote #8
I think Super Metroid and the original NES game both did very well...but others bombed, including the excellent GBA duo
tiamat1990 Reply Quote #9
It's not even going to reach half a million is it...that's just so terrible and Mario Party 8 is selling so well.
Light Wolf Reply Quote #10
Japanese gamers should give Prime 3 a try. I mean, it's not your typical FPS. I don't like FPSs in general, but still enjoyed the Prime games.
No Avatar Reply Quote #12
ahh thats a shame... well atleast it has sold abit instead of nothing at all!!
Yo'ster Reply Quote #13
tiamat1990 said:
It's not even going to reach half a million is it...that's just so terrible and Mario Party 8 is selling so well.
It's not even going to reach half a million is it...that's just so terrible and Mario Party 8 is selling so well.
Stulaw Reply Quote #15
Oh well, japanese gamers have their opinions on games and we can't change that, such a shame.
Ian The Great Reply Quote #16
(imo) prime 3 is the worst of metroids short, too linear and a shitty ending.
ZeroSimon Reply Quote #17
Its not Japanese gamers' taste in games...but rather they get motion sickness in FPS style games....seriously WTF.
Canyarion Reply Quote #18
iangennery said:
(imo) prime 3 is the worst of metroids short, too linear and a shitty ending.
(imo) prime 3 is the worst of metroids short, too linear and a shitty ending.
Darkflame Reply Quote #20
I never understood how "too liner" is a problem.
Whats a problem is if your
a) stuck on one bit and have nothing to do
b) game is too repedative
c) too much backtracking.
The last metroid had none of these and a freedom of exploration still just fine.
The fact that key plot things had to be done mostly in an order I dont see as a bother at all.
Zelda dungoens also, with rare exceptions, have to be done in order too.
Whats a problem is if your
a) stuck on one bit and have nothing to do
b) game is too repedative
c) too much backtracking.
The last metroid had none of these and a freedom of exploration still just fine.
The fact that key plot things had to be done mostly in an order I dont see as a bother at all.
Zelda dungoens also, with rare exceptions, have to be done in order too.
The Wandering Sword Reply Quote #21
ZeroSimon said:
Its not Japanese gamers' taste in games...but rather they get motion sickness in FPS style games....
Its not Japanese gamers' taste in games...but rather they get motion sickness in FPS style games....
i can stand playing halo but games like call of duty gives give me motion sick...
tiamat1990 Reply Quote #22
Shit Metroid didn't do too bad actually. I know that Japan isn't usually into FPS.
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