Media Create Sales for 03-15 to 03-21 - Yakuza 4

[Chris_D]

Here are the software and hardware numbers from Japan, straight from Media Create, for the week 03-15 to 03-21.

Yakuza 4 topped the software chart last week, with 383,972 copies sold, close to the ~372k copies sold for Yakuza 3 for the week ending March 1 2009. Gundam Assault Survive for PSP was at number 2 with 90,994 copies sold. Sony was also on top of the hardware charts with the PS3 and PSP platforms outselling all rivals.

The PS3 and PSP have better software libraries than any other console or portable according to Famitsu. Courtesy of 1UP:

According to figures released in the current issue, 77 out of the 171 PS3 games Famitsu has reviewed as of the end of 2009 received a total score of 32/40 or greater, qualifying it for a Gold award. This means that 45.05% of the PS3's library in Japan is "gold" -- according to Famitsu's review staff, anyway.

This puts the PS3 just slightly ahead of the Xbox 360 percentage-wise -- over in Japan, 104 out of 240 360 titles reviewed got gold awards, 43.33% of the library. The good news continues in the portable realm, with 23.2 percent of PSP titles going gold versus 17.14% of Nintendo DS releases.

See the whole list:

1. PlayStation 3 (77/171, 45.03%)
2. Xbox 360 (104/240, 43.33%)
3. GameCube (87/240, 36.25%)
4. PSP (90/388, 23.20%)
5. Xbox (40/185, 21.62%)
6. Nintendo 64 (38/183, 20.77%)
7. PlayStation 2 (393/1997, 19.68%)
8. Wii (50/257, 19.46%)
9. Nintendo DS (152/887, 17.14%)
10. Dreamcast (62/407, 15.23%)
11. Game Boy Advance (90/618, 14.56%)
12. Sega Saturn (52/930, 5.59%)
13. PlayStation (130/2645, 4.93%)
14. Super NES (55/1407, 3.90%)
15. NES (34/955, 3.56%)
16. PC Engine (22/628, 3.5%)
17. Genesis (11/534, 2.06%)
18. Game Boy (15/1071, 1.40%)
19. Wonder Swan (1/179, 0.55%)
20. Game Gear (0/184, 0%)

Etrian Odyssey 3 was warmly received by Famitsu's reviewers this week scoring 9/9/8/9. Dead or Alive Paradise didn't do quite so well, scoring 8/8/6/7.

Hardware and software sales for last week:

Hardware
PS3 - 50,164 (+89%)
PSP - 38,017 (-3%)
Wii - 31,101 (-1%)
DSi LL - 20,765 (-4%)
DSi - 14,256 (+5%)
DS Lite - 3,953 (+1%)
360 - 2,419 (-9%)
PS2 - 1,711 (-6%)
PSP Go - 1,491 (+25%)

Software
01. [PS3] Yakuza 4 (Sega) - 383,972 / NEW
02. [PSP] Gundam Assault Survive (Namco Bandai Games) - 90,994 / NEW
03. [DS] Pokemon Ranger: Hikari no Kiseki (Nintendo) - 49,548 / ~275k
04. [Wii] New Super Mario Brothers Wii (Nintendo) - 36,613 / ~3,524k
05. [DS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 34,798 / ~2,988k
06. [PSP] Shin Sangoku Musou: Multi Raid 2 (Koei) - 19,545 / ~51k
07. [Wii] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 19,356 / ~1,761k
08. [PSP] Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida: 3D (Sony) - 18,466 / ~52k
09. [DS] Dragon Quest 9: Ultimate Hits (Square Enix) - 15,228 / ~78k
10. [PSP] God Eater (Namco Bandai Games) - 15,162 / ~579k

Source - Media Create, 1UP, Edge.

See the sales from the previous week.

Note: Software cumulative sales estimates are provided by Media Create and VGChartz.

[Xerxes]

I wonder where Sega is standing on bringing that one to the states. Not sure how well Y3 did.

[Chris_D]

It seems unlikely but perhaps they should just hand it off to someone like Atlus. That way we wouldn't need to be complaining about missing hostess minigames, most likely.

Btw, I meant to post about this translated comment about DoA Paradise on the 1UP Famitsu review coverage, which I found a bit amusing:

Other reviewers were harsh on the game's lack of selection in the minigames, but one went even further and whined a bit about the DOA girls' attitude. "This is the sort of game you're meant to relax and unwind with, but it's frankly off-putting the way some girls say things like 'I can't believe you!' or 'Hurry it up!' whenever you make a mistake," he wrote. "I also don't like how you can't zoom in on pictures in your photo album."

I can kind of understand the expectation that virtual girls should be more accommodating than real ones .

[Talanvor]

Originally Posted by Chris_D

I can kind of understand the expectation that virtual girls should be more accommodating than real ones .

And that was from a "professional" reviewer? Dammit Famitsu.

Anyway, I picked up Yakuza 3 yesterday. I was going to buy FFXIII, but after the clerk went to get it I noticed Yakuza 3 hidden out of the way. I think he wanted to cry when I told him to swap the games.

[Wilkz07]

they are up to yakuza 4? i just rented Yakuza 3 when it was released a couple weeks ago. it was okay, sucks they couldn't get footsteps to sound like... well, footsteps.

[Talanvor]

Originally Posted by Wilkz07

they are up to yakuza 4? i just rented Yakuza 3 when it was released a couple weeks ago. it was okay, sucks they couldn't get footsteps to sound like... well, footsteps.

Yakuza 3 has been out in Japan for over a year now, we're just really late getting it in the states.

[Chris_D]

Originally Posted by Talanvor

And that was from a "professional" reviewer? Dammit Famitsu.

Maybe he was trying to consider the typical audience for the game .

Originally Posted by Talanvor

Anyway, I picked up Yakuza 3 yesterday. I was going to buy FFXIII, but after the clerk went to get it I noticed Yakuza 3 hidden out of the way. I think he wanted to cry when I told him to swap the games.

I'm about 10 hours into FFXIII. Thinking maybe I should have done what you did.

[Talanvor]

Originally Posted by Chris_D

I'm about 10 hours into FFXIII. Thinking maybe I should have done what you did.

Put it this way, I damn well know I can buy FFXIII whenever I feel like it, most likely when the price drops. Yakuza? Not so much.

[menage]

I highly doubt DOA is even worth half those grades.

[Chris_D]

Hey, I liked the Xbox version. Although, getting my presents turned down all the time kind of sucked .