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Observations on Media Create for the Week of April 14, 2014 – April 20, 2014

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Software Sales

  1. +2/ [3DS] Yo-kai Watch <RPG> (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 34.690 / 754.910
  2. -1/ [PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.10} (¥8.715) – 31.724 / 174.156
  3. NEW/ [PS4] Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn <RPG> (Square Enix) {2014.04.14} (¥3.394) – 31.326 / NEW
  4. NEW/ [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 1-2-3: Naruhodo Selection <ADV> (Capcom) {2014.04.17} (¥4.309) – 26.925 / NEW
  5. -1/ [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour <ETC> (Nintendo) {2014.03.20} (¥4.800) – 18.848 / 304.835
  6. -4/ [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.10} (¥7.689) – 17.755 / 145.991
  7. NEW/ [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters – Tokimeki Up! <ETC> (Nintendo) {2014.04.17} (¥4.936) – 12.315 / NEW
  8. NEW/ [PSP] Jyuzaengi: Engetsu Sangokuden 2 <ADV> (Idea Factory) {2014.04.17} (¥6.264) – 8.499 / NEW
  9. NEW/ [3DS] Detective Conan: Phantom Rapsody <ADV> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.17} (¥6.145) – 8.336 / NEW
  10. -2/ [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes <ADV> (Konami) {2014.03.20} (¥2.980) – 8.018 / 198.054
  11. -4/ [PS3] Samurai Warriors 4 <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2014.03.20} (¥7.560) – 6.553 / 212.619
  12. -7/ [3DS] Crayon Shin-Chan: Arashi o Yobu Kasukabe Eiga Stars! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.10} (¥5.119) – 6.357 / 22.766
  13. 0/ [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4.800) – 6.218 / 553.578
  14. +1/ [3DS] Pokemon X / Y <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 5.315 / 4.034.629
  15. -4/ [PS3] J-Stars Victory Vs <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.03.19} (¥7.980) – 4.691 / 169.109
  16. +12/ [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 <ACT> (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 4.409 / 3.260.421
  17. -5/ [WIU] Just Dance Wii U <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.04.03} (¥6.156) – 4.367 / 29.934
  18. -2/ [3DS] Fossil Fighters: Infinite Gear <RPG> (Nintendo) {2014.02.27} (¥4.800) – 4.144 / 140.178
  19. +4/ [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z <RPG> (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (¥4.400) – 4.115 / 1.439.301
  20. -6/ [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd <ACT> (Sega) {2014.03.27} (¥7.350) – 4.102 / 125.173
  21. -3/ [PSV] Samurai Warriors 4 <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2014.03.20} (¥7.140)
  22. -5/ [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2014 <SPT> (Konami) {2014.03.20} (¥7.600)
  23. -4/ [PSV] J-Stars Victory Vs <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.03.19} (¥6.980)
  24. +2/ [3DS] Hero Bank <RPG> (Sega) {2014.03.20} (¥5.550)
  25. +4/ [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800)
  26. -6/ [PS3] Dark Souls II <RPG> (From Software) {2014.03.13} (¥7.800)
  27. -2/ [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes <ADV> (Konami) {2014.03.20} (¥2.980)
  28. -4/ [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru to Ruka no Fushigi na Fushigi na Kagi <RPG> (Square Enix) {2014.02.06} (¥5.490)
  29. -2/ [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.10.10} (¥7.770)
  30. +4/ [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind <ACT> (Spike Chunsoft) {2013.12.05} (¥6.090)
  31. -9/ [PS3] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd <ACT> (Sega) {2014.03.27} (¥7.350)
  32. -2/ [3DS] Harvest Moon: Linking the New World <SLG> (Marvelous AQL) {2014.02.27} (¥5.040)
  33. +2/ [PS4] Battlefield 4 <ACT> (Electronic Arts) {2014.02.22} (¥7.665)
  34. -2/ [WIU] Super Mario 3D World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985) 
  35. NEW/ [PSP] Rewrite <ADV> (Prototype) {2014.04.17} (¥6.264) / NEW
  36. -5/ [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2014 <SPT> (Konami) {2014.03.20} (¥3.980)
  37. +2/ [PSV] Soul Sacrifice Δ <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.03.06} (¥4.980)
  38. -2/ [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800)
  39. -2/ [PSV] Pro Baseball Spirits 2014 <SPT> (Konami) {2014.03.20} (¥6.983)
  40. -34/ [PSV] Mato Kurenai Yuugekitai: Tokyo Twilight Ghosthunters <ADV> (Arc System Works) {2014.04.10} (¥7.344)
  41. 0/ [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.01.30} (¥7.980)
  42. 0/ [WIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.02.13} (¥5.985)
  43. +2/ [3DS] Tomodachi Life <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800)
  44. -11/ [PS3] Winning Post 8 <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) {2014.03.27} (¥8.190)
  45. -7/ [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.10.17} (¥4.980)
  46. +2/ [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800)
  47. BACK/ [3DS] Aikatsu! Futari no My Princess <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.480)
  48. -4/ [PS3] Yakuza: Ishin! <ADV> (Sega) {2014.02.22} (¥8.600)
  49. BACK/ [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 <ACT> (Sega) {2013.11.28} (¥6.279)
  50. BACK/ [PSV] Atelier Ayesha Plus: The Alchemist of Dusk <RPG> (Gust) {2014.03.27} (¥6.090)

 

Hardware Sales

  1. Nintendo 3DS — 19.943 (23.562) / 15.429.609 (-15%)
  2. PlayStation Vita — 19.038 (25.298) / 2.825.989 (-25%)
  3. PlayStation 4 — 14.396 (13.034) / 534.169 (+10%)
  4. PlayStation 3 — 6.468 (7.305) / 9.932.394 (-11%)
  5. Wii U — 5.204 (5.512) / 1.708.412 (-6%)
  6. PlayStation Portable — 2.094 (2.027) / 20.131.651 (+3%)

 

Color captions:

  • home Nintendo software and hardware (Wii U, Wii) are color-coded in red,
  • home Sony PlayStation software and hardware (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3) are in blue,
  • portable Nintendo software and hardware (Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS) are in gold,
  • portable Sony PlayStation software and hardware (PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable) are in turquoise.
  • Titles in gray are previous week titles.
  • Titles in silver are re-charted titles that stayed in the chart for the week.

 

Software captions, in order of display:

  • +0-rank change/, or NEW/ or BACK/
  • [PLATFORM], [BOLD AND HARDWARE COLOR IF BACK]
  • Title, Bold if New or Back
  • <GENRE>
  • (Publisher)
  • {title/release/date format yyyy/mm/dd}, {italics if past years}
  • (¥price)
  • – week sales #Top20Only
  • / lifetime sales #Top20Only, or / NEW

 

Hardware captions, in order of display:

  • System
  • — week sales
  • (past week sales)
  • / lifetime sales
  • (sales change)

 

Grand totals:

Total Nintendo titles: 25
Total Sony PlayStation titles: 25
Total home Nintendo titles: 3 / 25
Total portable Nintendo titles: 22 / 25
Total home Sony PlayStation titles: 14 / 25
Total portable Sony PlayStation titles: 11 / 25

1st, 3DS — 22
2nd, PS3 — 11
3rd, PSVita — 8
4th, Wii U — 3
4th, PS4 — 3
4th, PSP — 3

 

Brand-new titles (6):

NEW/ [PS4] Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn
NEW/ [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 1-2-3: Naruhodo Selection
NEW/ [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters – Tokimeki Up
NEW/ [PSP] Jyuzaengi: Engetsu Sangokuden 2
NEW/ [3DS] Detective Conan: Phantom Rapsody
NEW/ [PSP] Rewrite

1st, 3DS — 3
2nd, PSP — 2
3rd, PS4 — 1

 

Out-charted titles (8):

0/ [PS4] Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
-13/ [PSV] Winning Post 8
-21/ [3DS] New Love Plus+
NEW/ [PSV] Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai
NEW/ [PSP] Houkago Colorful Step: Bunkabu!
-20/ [PSV] Natural Doctrine
NEW/ [PS3] Dream C Club Gogo.
NEW/ [360] Titanfall

1st, PSVita — 3
2nd, 3DS — 1
2nd, PS4 — 1
2nd, PS3 — 1
2nd, PSP — 1

 

Re-charted titles (3):

BACK/ [PSV] Atelier Ayesha Plus: The Alchemist of Dusk
BACK/ [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2
BACK/ [3DS] Aikatsu! Futari no My Princess

1st, 3DS — 2
2nd, PSVita — 1

 

Previously released titles (44):

Wii U: 3 / 3
Nintendo 3DS: 19 / 22
PlayStation 4: 2 / 3
PlayStation 3: 11 / 11
PlayStation Vita: 8 / 8
PlayStation Portable: 1 / 3

1st, 3DS — 19
2nd, PS3 — 11
3rd, PSVita — 8
4th, Wii U — 3
5th, PS4 — 2
6th, PSP — 1

 

Staying Power Index:
[(previously released titles) / (total previously released titles)] * 100

Wii U: [3 / 44] * 100 = SPI 6.82 | last week: [3 / 41] * 100
Nintendo 3DS: [19 / 44] * 100 = SPI 43.18 | last week: [17 / 41] * 100
PlayStation 4: [2 / 44] * 100 = SPI 4.55 | last week: [3 / 41] * 100
PlayStation 3: [11 / 44] * 100 = SPI 25.00 | last week: [10 / 41] * 100
PlayStation Vita: [8 / 44] * 100 = SPI 18.18 | last week: [7 / 41] * 100
PlayStation Portable: [1 / 44] * 100 = SPI 2.27 | last week: [1 / 41] * 100

1st, 3DS — SPI 43.18 | last week: SPI 41.46
2nd, PS3 — SPI 25.00 | last week: SPI 24.39
3rd, PSVita — SPI 18.18 | last week: SPI 17.07
4th, Wii U — SPI 6.82 | last week: SPI 7.32
5th, PS4 — SPI 4.55 | last week: SPI 7.32
6th, PSP — SPI 2.27 | last week: SPI 2.44

 

Past-years released titles (14):

Wii U: 1 (1 2013)
Nintendo 3DS: 12 (9 2013, 2 2012, 1 2011)
PlayStation 4: N/A
PlayStation 3: 1 (1 2013)
PlayStation Vita: 0
PlayStation Portable: 0

1st, 3DS — 12
2nd, Wii U — 1
2nd, PS3 — 1
4th, PSVita — 0
4th, PSP — 0
N/A, PS4 — N/A

 

Super Staying Power Index:
[(past-years released titles) / (total ranking titles)] * 100

Wii U: [1 / 50] * 100 = SSPI 2 | last week: [1 / 50] * 100
Nintendo 3DS: [12 / 50] * 100 = SSPI 24 | last week: [10 / 50] * 100
PlayStation 4: N/A | last week: N/A
PlayStation 3: [1 / 50] * 100 = SSPI 2 | last week: [1 / 50] * 100
PlayStation Vita: [0 / 50] * 100 = SSPI 0 | last week: [0 / 50] * 100
PlayStation Portable: [0 / 50] * 100 = SSPI 0 | last week: [0 / 50] * 100

1st, 3DS — SSPI 24 | last week: SSPI 20
2nd, Wii U — SSPI 2 | last week: SSPI 2
2nd, PS3 — SSPI 2 | last week: SSPI 2
4th, PSVita — SSPI 0 | last week: SSPI 0
4th, PSP — SSPI 0 | last week: SSPI 0
N/A, PS4 — N/A | last week: N/A

 

Momentum:

Wii U: (highest) 0/ [WIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze > (lowest) -5/ [WIU] Just Dance Wii U
Nintendo 3DS: (highest) +12/ [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 > (lowest) -7/ [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle!
PlayStation 4: (highest) +2/ [PS4] Battlefield 4 > (lowest) -2/ [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
PlayStation 3: (highest) 0/ [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost > (lowest) -11/ [PS3] Winning Post 8
PlayStation Vita: (highest) +2/ [PSV] Soul Sacrifice Δ > (lowest) -34/ [PSV] Mato Kurenai Yuugekitai: Tokyo Twilight Ghosthunters
PlayStation Portable: (highest) -5/ [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2014 = (lowest) -5/ [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2014

Highest: +12/ [3DS] Monster Hunter 4
Lowest: -34/ [PSV] Mato Kurenai Yuugekitai: Tokyo Twilight Ghosthunters

 

Momentum Index:
[(mean rank change) + (total brand-new titles) – (out-charted titles) + (re-charted titles)]

Wii U: [-2.33 + 6 – 0 + 0] = MI +3.67 | last week: [-4.33 + 5 – 0 + 0]
Nintendo 3DS: [+0.47 + 6 – 1 + 2] = MI +7.47 | last week: [-2.88 + 5 – 3 + 0]
PlayStation 4: [0.00 + 6 – 1 + 0] = MI +5.00 | last week: [-4.00 + 5 – 2 + 0]
PlayStation 3: [-4.36 + 6 – 1 + 0] = MI +0.64 | last week: [-4.70 + 5 – 1 + 0]
PlayStation Vita: [-7.29 + 6 – 3 + 1] = MI -3.29 | last week: [-10.57 + 5 – 3 + 0]
PlayStation Portable: [-5.00 + 6 – 1 + 0] = MI 0.00 | last week: [-14.00 + 5 – 0 + 0]

1st, 3DS — MI +7.47 | last week: MI -0.88
2nd, PS4 — MI +5.00 | last week: MI -1.00
3rd, Wii U — MI +3.67 | last week: MI +0.67
4th, PS3 — MI +0.64 | last week: MI -0.70
5th, PSP — MI 0.00 | last week: MI -9.00
6th, PSVita — MI -3.29 | last week: MI -8.57

 

Super Momentum Index:
[(Momentum Index) * (Staying Power Index)]

Wii U: [+3.67 * 6.82] = SMI +25.029 | last week: [+0.67 * 7.32]
Nintendo 3DS: [+7.47 * 43.18] = SMI +322.555 | last week: [-0.88 * 41.46]
PlayStation 4: [+5.00 * 4.55] = SMI +22.750 | last week: [-1.00 * 7.32]
PlayStation 3: [+0.64 * 25.00] = SMI +16.000 | last week: [-0.70 * 24.39]
PlayStation Vita: [-3.29 * 18.18] = SMI -59.812 | last week: [-8.57 * 17.07]
PlayStation Portable: [0.00 * 2.27] = SMI 0.000 | last week: [-9.00 * 2.44]

1st, 3DS — SMI +322.555 | last week: SMI -36.485
2nd, Wii U — SMI +25.029 | last week: SMI +4.904
3rd, PS4 — SMI +22.750 | last week: SMI -7.320
4th, PS3 — SMI +16.000 | last week: SMI -17.073
5th, PSP — SMI 0.000 | last week: SMI -21.960
6th, PSVita — SMI -59.812 | last week: SMI -146.290

 

Staying Power Index:
[(previously released titles) / (total previously released titles)] * 100

The Staying Power Index defines platform software “Staying Power” as the ratio of a platform’s previously released ranking titles to all the platforms’ previously released ranking titles combined.

Simply put, it’s the power of the titles that stayed in the charts: hence Staying Power.

 

Super Staying Power Index:
[(past-years released titles) / (total ranking titles)] * 100

The Super Staying Power Index defines platform software “Super Staying Power” as the ratio of a platform’s past-years released ranking titles to all of the 50 charting titles combined.

Simply put, it’s the power of the titles that came out last year and even the years before for a platform. I think it’s safe to say that a title would need some super appeal to staying in the charts for so long in such a windy industry as videogames: hence Super Staying Power.

 

Momentum Index:
[(mean rank change) + (total brand-new titles) – (out-charted titles) + (re-charted titles)]

The Momentum Index defines platform software “Momentum” as the average momentum of a platform’s ranking software opposed to the number of brand-new releases with a malus for each of the platform’s out-charted titles and a bonus for each of its re-charted titles.

Simply put, it’s the momentum of all of a platform’s titles, all things considered: Momentum, plain and simple.

 

Super Momentum Index:
[(Momentum Index) * (Staying Power Index)]

The Super Momentum Index defines platform software “Super Momentum” as the Momentum of a platform when adjusted to its Staying Power.

Simply put, it’s how good or how bad a platform’s momentum truly is: Super Momentum, just like Super Mario.

 

Source materials:
Weekly Top 50 Media Create Charts (April 14, 2014 – April 20, 2014).
Weekly Top 20 Media Create Charts (April 14, 2014 – April 20, 2014).
NintendObservations, Media Create #6 (April 7, 2014 – April 13, 2014).

 

 

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