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Observations on Media Create for the Week of May 12, 2014 – May 18, 2014

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Software Sales

  1. NEW/ [PS3] The Idolmaster: One for All <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.05.15} (¥8.208) – 83.395 / NEW
  2. NEW/ [PSV] Genkai Totsuki Moero Chronicle <RPG> (Compile Heart) {2014.05.15} (¥7.344) – 32.957 / NEW
  3. -2/ [3DS] Yo-kai Watch <RPG> (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 30.305 / 950.035
  4. -2/ [3DS] Mario Golf: World Tour <SPT> (Nintendo) {2014.05.01} (¥4.937) – 9.439 / 86.210
  5. -2/ [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour <ETC> (Nintendo) {2014.03.20} (¥4.800) – 8.049 / 371.184
  6. -2/ [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.24} (¥6.664) – 7.868 / 201.381
  7. 0/ [3DS] Pokemon X / Y <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 5.553 / 4.063.466
  8. -3/ [3DS] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call <ACT> (Square Enix) {2014.04.24} (¥6.264) – 4.594 / 120.549
  9. -3/ [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4.800) – 4.504 / 584.509
  10. +3/ [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 <ACT> (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 3.386 / 3.277.125
  11. +3/ [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes <ADV> (Konami) {2014.03.20} (¥2.980) – 3.360 / 219.568
  12. +3/ [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 3.345 / 2.318.577
  13. -5/ [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters – Tokimeki Up! <ETC> (Nintendo) {2014.04.17} (¥4.936) – 3.161 / 36.149
  14. -4/ [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 3.040 / 3.734.701
  15. +5/ [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.10.10} (¥7.770) – 2.968 / 775.741
  16. -5/ [WIU] Super Mario 3D World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985) – 2.697 / 544.874
  17. -1/ [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z <RPG> (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (¥4.400) – 2.658 / 1.454.778
  18. 0/ [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind <ACT> (Spike Chunsoft) {2013.12.05} (¥6.090) – 2.363 / 294.700
  19. NEW/ [PS3] Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed <RCE> (Sega) {2014.05.15} (¥7.538) – 2.339 / NEW
  20. NEW/ [PSV] God of War Collection <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.05.15} (¥4.104) – 2.265 / NEW
  21. -12/ [3DS] Fossil Fighters: Infinite Gear <RPG> (Nintendo) {2014.02.27} (¥4.800)
  22. -1/ [3DS] Harvest Moon: Linking the New World <SLG> (Marvelous AQL) {2014.02.27} (¥5.040)
  23. -11/ [WIU] Famicom Remix 1+2 <ETC> (Nintendo) {2014.04.24} (¥3.086)
  24. NEW/ [WIU] Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed <RCE> (Sega) {2014.05.15} (¥7.538) / NEW
  25. -8/ [WIU] Just Dance Wii U <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.04.03} (¥6.156)
  26. 0/ [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.10} (¥7.689)
  27. 0/ [3DS] Tomodachi Life <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800)
  28. +8/ [PS4] Battlefield 4 <ACT> (Electronic Arts) {2014.02.22} (¥7.665)
  29. -1/ [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 1-2-3 – Naruhodo Selection <ADV> (Capcom) {2014.04.17} (¥4.309)
  30. -5/ [3DS] Hero Bank <RPG> (Sega) {2014.03.20} (¥5.550)
  31. -7/ [PS3] Samurai Warriors 4 <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2014.03.20} (¥7.560)
  32. -9/ [PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.10} (¥8.715)
  33. +9/ [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd <ACT> (Sega) {2014.03.27} (¥7.350)
  34. +3/ [PS4] Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Real Reborn <RPG> (Square Enix) {2014.04.14} (¥3.394)
  35. -16/ [3DS] Crayon Shin-Chan: Arashi o Yobu Kasukabe Eiga Stars! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.10} (¥5.119)
  36. -5/ [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2014 <SPT> (Konami) {2014.03.20} (¥3.980)
  37. BACK/ [PSV] Terraria <ADV> (Spike Chunsoft) {2014.02.06} (¥2.980)
  38. -8/ [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2014 <SPT> (Konami) {2014.03.20} (¥7.600)
  39. +9/ [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Dubbed Edition (Bargain Edition) <ACT> (Square Enix) {2013.09.05} (¥3.990)
  40. -7/ [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru to Ruka no Fushigi na Fushigi na Kagi <RPG> (Square Enix) {2014.02.06} (¥5.490)
  41. -19/ [PS4] Child of Light <RPG> (Ubisoft) {2014.05.01} (¥2.138)
  42. -13/ [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800)
  43. +2/ [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl <FTG> (Nintendo) {2008.01.31} (¥6.800)
  44. -9/ [PS3] J-Stars Victory Vs <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.03.19} (¥7.980)
  45. -11/ [WIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.02.13} (¥5.985)
  46. -7/ [PSV] Samurai Warriors 4 <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2014.03.20} (¥7.140)
  47. +3/ [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes <ADV> (Konami) {2014.03.20} (¥2.980)
  48. -8/ [PSV] Soul Sacrifice Δ <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.03.06} (¥4.980)
  49. -11/ [PSV] J-Stars Victory Vs <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.03.19} (¥6.980)
  50. -7/ [3DS] Aikatsu! Futari no My Princess <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.480)

 

Hardware Sales

  1. Nintendo 3DS — 23,600 (35,943), -34% (-9%) / 15,562,762
  2. PlayStation Vita — 13,865 (18,494), -25% (-25%) / 2,907,007
  3. PlayStation 3 — 7,339 (7,684), -4% (-17%) / 9,963,395
  4. PlayStation 4 — 6,792 (8,480), -20% (-26%) / 573,639
  5. Wii U — 6,716 (7,613), -12% (-6%) / 1,736,530
  6. PlayStation Portable — 1,642 (2,022), -19% (-13%) / 20,139,593

 

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 past-week titles.
  • Titles in silver are re-charted titles.

 

Software captions, in order of display:

  • +0-rank change/, or NEW/ or BACK/
  • [PLATFORM]
  • 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),
  • (sales change)
  • past-week sales change)
  • / lifetime sales

 

Grand totals:

Total Nintendo titles: 27
Total Sony PlayStation titles: 23
Total home Nintendo titles: 6 / 27
Total portable Nintendo titles: 21 / 27
Total home Sony PlayStation titles: 13 / 23
Total portable Sony PlayStation titles: 10 / 23

1st, 3DS — 21
2nd, PS3 — 9
3rd, PSVita — 9
4th, Wii U — 5
4th, PS4 — 4
6th, PSP — 1

 

Brand-new titles (5):

NEW/ [PS3] The Idolmaster: One for All
NEW/ [PSV] Genkai Totsuki Moero Chronicle
NEW/ [PS3] Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
NEW/ [PSV] God of War Collection
NEW/ [WIU] Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

1st, PS3 — 2
1st, PSV — 2
3rd, Wii U — 1

 

Out-charted titles (6):

BACK/ [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land
0/ [PS3] Winning Post 8
BACK/ [3DS] Kuma Tomo
BACK/ [3DS] Disney Magic World
-7/ [3DS] Detective Conan: Phantom Rapsody
+9/ [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle!

1st, 3DS — 5
2nd, PS3 — 1

 

Re-charted titles (1):

BACK/ [PSV] Terraria

1st, PSVita — 1

 

Previously released titles (45):

Wii U: 4 / 5
Nintendo 3DS: 21 / 21
PlayStation 4: 4 / 4
PlayStation 3: 7 / 9
PlayStation Vita: 7 / 9
PlayStation Portable: 1 / 1

1st, 3DS — 21
2nd, PS3 — 7
2nd, PSVita — 7
4th, Wii U — 4
4th, PS4 — 4
6th, PSP — 1

 

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

Wii U: [4 / 45] * 100 = SPI 8.89 | last week: [4 / 50] * 100
Nintendo 3DS: [21 / 45] * 100 = SPI 46.67 | last week: [26 / 50] * 100
PlayStation 4: [4 / 45] * 100 = SPI 8.89 | last week: [4 / 50] * 100
PlayStation 3: [7 / 45] * 100 = SPI 15.56 | last week: [8 / 50] * 100
PlayStation Vita: [7 / 45] * 100 = SPI 15.56 | last week: [6 / 50] * 100
PlayStation Portable: [1 / 45] * 100 = SPI 2.22 | last week: [1 / 50] * 100

1st, 3DS — SPI 46.67 | last week: SPI 52.00
2nd, PS3 — SPI 15.56 | last week: SPI 16.00
2nd, PSVita — SPI 15.56 | last week: SPI 12.00
4th, Wii U — SPI 8.89 | last week: SPI 8.00
4th, PS4 — SPI 8.89 | last week: SPI 8.00
6th, PSP — SPI 2.22 | last week: SPI 2.00

 

Past-years released titles (13):

Wii U: 1 (1 2013)
Nintendo 3DS: 10 (7 2013, 2 2012, 1 2011)
PlayStation 4: N/A
PlayStation 3: 2 (2 2013)
PlayStation Vita: 0
PlayStation Portable: 0

1st, 3DS — 10
2nd, PS3 — 2
3rd, Wii U — 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: [10 / 50] * 100 = SSPI 20 | last week: [14 / 50] * 100
PlayStation 4: N/A | last week: N/A
PlayStation 3: [2 / 50] * 100 = SSPI 4 | last week: [2 / 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 20 | last week: SSPI 28
2nd, PS3 — SSPI 4 | last week: SSPI 4
3rd, Wii U — 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) -5/ [WIU] Super Mario 3D World > (lowest) -11/ [WIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Nintendo 3DS: (highest) +3/ [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 > (lowest) -16/ [3DS] Crayon Shin-Chan: Arashi o Yobu Kasukabe Eiga Stars!
PlayStation 4: (highest) +8/ [PS4] Battlefield 4 > (lowest) -19/ [PS4] Child of Light
PlayStation 3: (highest) +9/ [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Dubbed Edition (Bargain Edition) > (lowest) -9/ [PS3] J-Stars Victory Vs
PlayStation Vita: (highest) +9/ [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd > (lowest) -11/ [PSV] J-Stars Victory Vs
PlayStation Portable: (highest) -5/ [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2014 = (lowest) -5/ [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2014

Highest: +9/ [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd
Lowest: -19/ [PS4] Child of Light

 

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

Wii U: [-8.75 + 5 – 0 + 0] = MI -3.75 | last week: [+0.50 + 0 – 0 + 0]
Nintendo 3DS: [-3.71 + 5 – 5 + 0] = MI -3.71 | last week: [+4.39 + 0 – 1 + 3]
PlayStation 4: [-1.25 + 5 – 0 + 0] = MI +3.75 | last week: [-6.75 + 0 – 0 + 0]
PlayStation 3: [-2.29 + 5 – 1 + 0] = MI +1.71 | last week: [-1.71 + 0 – 3 + 1]
PlayStation Vita: [-3.17 + 5 – 0 + 1] = MI +2.83 | last week: [-3.50 + 0 – 1 + 0]
PlayStation Portable: [-5.00 + 5 – 0 + 0] = MI 0.00 | last week: [+12.00 + 0 – 0 + 0]

1st, PS4 — MI +3.75 | last week: MI -6.75
2nd, PSVita — MI +2.83 | last week: MI -4.50
3rd, PS3 — MI +1.71 | last week: MI -3.71
4th, PSP — MI 0.00 | last week: MI +12.00
5th, 3DS — MI -3.71 | last week: MI +6.39
6th, Wii U — MI -3.75 | last week: MI +0.50

 

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

Wii U: [-3.75 * 8.89] = SMI -33.338 | last week: [+0.50 * 8.00]
Nintendo 3DS: [-3.71 * 46.67] = SMI -173.146 | last week: [+6.39 * 52.00]
PlayStation 4: [+3.75 * 8.89] = SMI +33.338 | last week: [-6.75 * 8.00]
PlayStation 3: [+1.71 * 15.56] = SMI +29.608 | last week: [-3.71 * 16.00]
PlayStation Vita: [+2.83 * 15.56] = SMI +44.035 | last week: [-4.50 * 12.00]
PlayStation Portable: [0.00 * 2.22] = SMI +24.000 | last week: [+12.00 * 2.00]

1st, PSVita — SMI +44.035 | last week: SMI -54.000
2nd, PS4 — SMI +33.338 | last week: SMI -54.000
3rd, PS3 — SMI +29.608 | last week: SMI SMI -59.360
4th, PSP — SMI 0.000 | last week: SMI +24.000
5th, Wii U — SMI -33.338 | last week: SMI SMI +4.000
6th, 3DS — SMI -173.146 | last week: SMI +332.280

 

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 (May 12, 2014 – May 18, 2014).
Weekly Top 20 Media Create Charts (May 12, 2014 – May 18, 2014).
NintendObservations, Media Create #10 (May 5, 2014 – May 11, 2014).

 

 

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