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Observations on Media Create for the Week of May 19, 2014 – May 25, 2014

NintendObserverWii U outsells PS4 for the first time with Mario Kart 8 on the way.

 

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Software Sales

  1. NEW/ [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge <SPT> (Konami) {2014.05.22} (¥8.208) – 35.656 / NEW
  2. NEW/ [PS4] Infamous: Second Son <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.05.22} (¥7.452) – 34.801 / NEW
  3. 0/ [3DS] Yo-kai Watch <RPG> (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 33.974 / 984.009
  4. NEW/ [PSV] To Love Ru Trouble: Darkness – Battle Ecstasy <ADV> (FuRyu) {2014.05.22} (¥7.538) – 22.327 / NEW
  5. NEW/ [3DS] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge <SPT> (Konami) {2014.05.22} (¥8.208) – 16.762 / NEW
  6. -5/ [PS3] The Idolmaster: One for All <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.05.15} (¥8.208) – 12.488 / 95.883
  7. -5/ [PSV] Genkai Totsuki Moero Chronicle <RPG> (Compile Heart) {2014.05.15} (¥7.344) – 9.492 / 42.450
  8. NEW/ [PSV] Amnesia World <ADV> (Idea Factory) {2014.05.22} (¥6.264) – 8.650 / NEW
  9. NEW/ [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge <SPT> (Konami) {2014.05.22} (¥3.067) – 7.245 / NEW
  10. -6/ [3DS] Mario Golf: World Tour <SPT> (Nintendo) {2014.05.01} (¥4.937) – 7.069 / 93.279
  11. -6/ [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour <ETC> (Nintendo) {2014.03.20} (¥4.800) – 6.741 / 377.925
  12. -5/ [3DS] Pokemon X / Y <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 5.489 / 4.068.956
  13. -7/ [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.24} (¥6.664) – 5.267 / 206.648
  14. -4/ [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 <ACT> (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 4.244 / 3.281.369
  15. -6/ [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4.800) – 4.055 / 588.563
  16. -4/ [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 3.960 / 2.322.537
  17. -9/ [3DS] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call <ACT> (Square Enix) {2014.04.24} (¥6.264) – 3.057 / 123.606
  18. -3/ [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.10.10} (¥7.770) – 3.020 / 778.762
  19. -6/ [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters – Tokimeki Up! <ETC> (Nintendo) {2014.04.17} (¥4.936) – 2.972 / 39.121
  20. -6/ [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 2.932 / 3.737.633
  21. -10/ [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes <ADV> (Konami) {2014.03.20} (¥2.980)
  22. -6/ [WIU] Super Mario 3D World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985)
  23. -6/ [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z <RPG> (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (¥4.400)
  24. -6/ [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind <ACT> (Spike Chunsoft) {2013.12.05} (¥6.090)
  25. +2/ [3DS] Tomodachi Life <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800)
  26. -5/ [3DS] Fossil Fighters: Infinite Gear <RPG> (Nintendo) {2014.02.27} (¥4.800)
  27. +16/ [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl <FTG> (Nintendo) {2008.01.31} (¥6.800)
  28. -6/ [3DS] Harvest Moon: Linking the New World <SLG> (Marvelous AQL) {2014.02.27} (¥5.040)
  29. -6/ [WIU] Famicom Remix 1+2 <ETC> (Nintendo) {2014.04.24} (¥3.086)
  30. -2/ [PS4] Battlefield 4 <ACT> (Electronic Arts) {2014.02.22} (¥7.665)
  31. +6/ [PSV] Terraria <ADV> (Spike Chunsoft) {2014.02.06} (¥2.980)
  32. +10/ [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800)
  33. -3/ [3DS] Hero Bank <RPG> (Sega) {2014.03.20} (¥5.550)
  34. -9/ [WIU] Just Dance Wii U <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.04.03} (¥6.156)
  35. 0/ [3DS] Crayon Shin-Chan: Arashi o Yobu Kasukabe Eiga Stars! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.10} (¥5.119)
  36. -10/ [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.10} (¥7.689)
  37. -1/ [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2014 <SPT> (Konami) {2014.03.20} (¥3.980)
  38. -4/ [PS4] Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Real Reborn <RPG> (Square Enix) {2014.04.14} (¥3.394)
  39. -10/ [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 1-2-3 – Naruhodo Selection <ADV> (Capcom) {2014.04.17} (¥4.309)
  40. BACK/ [PS3] The Last of Us <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.06.20} (¥5.980)
  41. BACK/ [PS3] Battlefield 4 <ACT> (Electronic Arts) {2013.11.07} (¥7.665)
  42. -9/ [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd <ACT> (Sega) {2014.03.27} (¥7.350)
  43. +2/ [WIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.02.13} (¥5.985)
  44. -4/ [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru to Ruka no Fushigi na Fushigi na Kagi <RPG> (Square Enix) {2014.02.06} (¥5.490)
  45. -7/ [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2014 <SPT> (Konami) {2014.03.20} (¥7.600)
  46. +4/ [3DS] Aikatsu! Futari no My Princess <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.480)
  47. -1/ [PSV] Samurai Warriors 4 <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2014.03.20} (¥7.140)
  48. +1/ [PSV] J-Stars Victory Vs <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.03.19} (¥6.980)
  49. -1/ [PSV] Soul Sacrifice Δ <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.03.06} (¥4.980)
  50. -9/ [PS4] Child of Light <RPG> (Ubisoft) {2014.05.01} (¥2.138)

 

Hardware Sales

  1. Nintendo 3DS — 23,224 (23,600), -2% (-34%) / 15,585,986
  2. PlayStation Vita — 15,212 (13,865), +10% (-25%) / 2,922,219
  3. Wii U — 9,024 (6,716), +34% (-12%) / 1,745,554
  4. PlayStation 3 — 7,565 (7,339), +3% (-4%) / 9,970,960
  5. PlayStation 4 — 7,543 (6,792), +11% (-20%) / 581,182
  6. PlayStation Portable — 1,479 (1,642), -10% (-19%) / 20,141,072

 

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: 5 / 27
Total portable Nintendo titles: 22 / 27
Total home Sony PlayStation titles: 11 / 23
Total portable Sony PlayStation titles: 12 / 23

1st, 3DS — 22
2nd, PSVita — 10
3rd, PS3 — 7
4th, Wii U — 4
4th, PS4 — 4
6th, PSP — 2

 

Brand-new titles (6):

NEW/ [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge
NEW/ [PS4] Infamous: Second Son
NEW/ [PSV] To Love Ru Trouble: Darkness – Battle Ecstasy
NEW/ [3DS] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge
NEW/ [PSV] Amnesia World
NEW/ [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge

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

 

Out-charted titles (8):

+3/ [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
-9/ [PS3] J-Stars Victory Vs
+9/ [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Dubbed Edition (Bargain Edition)
-9/ [PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen
-7/ [PS3] Samurai Warriors 4
NEW/ [WIU] Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
NEW/ [PSV] God of War Collection
NEW/ [PS3] Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

1st, PS3 — 5
2nd, Wii U — 1
2nd, PS4 — 1
2nd, PSVita — 1

 

Re-charted titles (2):

BACK/ [PS3] The Last of Us
BACK/ [PS3] Battlefield 4

1st, PS3 — 2

 

Previously released titles (44):

Wii U: 4 / 4
Nintendo 3DS: 21 / 22
PlayStation 4: 3 / 4
PlayStation 3: 6 / 7
PlayStation Vita: 8 / 10
PlayStation Portable: 1 / 2

1st, 3DS — 21
2nd, PSVita — 8
3rd, PS3 — 6
4th, Wii U — 4
5th, PS4 — 3
6th, PSP — 1

 

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

Wii U: [4 / 44] * 100 = SPI 9.09 | last week: [4 / 45] * 100
Nintendo 3DS: [21 / 44] * 100 = SPI 47.73 | last week: [21 / 45] * 100
PlayStation 4: [3 / 44] * 100 = SPI 6.82 | last week: [4 / 45] * 100
PlayStation 3: [6 / 44] * 100 = SPI 13.64 | last week: [7 / 45] * 100
PlayStation Vita: [8 / 44] * 100 = SPI 18.18 | last week: [7 / 45] * 100
PlayStation Portable: [1 / 44] * 100 = SPI 2.27 | last week: [1 / 45] * 100

1st, 3DS — SPI 47.73 | last week: SPI 46.67
2nd, PSVita — SPI 18.18 | last week: SPI 15.56
3rd, PS3 — SPI 13.64 | last week: SPI 15.56
4th, Wii U — SPI 9.09 | last week: SPI 8.89
5th, PS4 — SPI 6.82 | last week: SPI 8.89
6th, PSP — SPI 2.27 | last week: SPI 2.22

 

Past-years released titles (15):

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

1st, 3DS — 10
2nd, PS3 — 3
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: [10 / 50] * 100
PlayStation 4: N/A | last week: N/A
PlayStation 3: [3 / 50] * 100 = SSPI 6 | 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 20
2nd, PS3 — SSPI 6 | 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) +2/ [WIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze > (lowest) -9/ [WIU] Just Dance Wii U
Nintendo 3DS: (highest) +10/ [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 > (lowest) -10/ [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 1-2-3 – Naruhodo Selection
PlayStation 4: (highest) -2/ [PS4] Battlefield 4 > (lowest) -9/ [PS4] Child of Light
PlayStation 3: (highest) -3/ [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V > (lowest) -10/ [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
PlayStation Vita: (highest) +6/ [PSV] Terraria > (lowest) -10/ [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen
PlayStation Portable: (highest) -1/ [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2014 = (lowest) -1/ [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2014

Highest: +10/ [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2
Lowest: -10/ [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 1-2-3 – Naruhodo Selection

 

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

Wii U: [-4.75 + 6 – 1 + 0] = MI +0.25 | last week: [-8.75 + 5 – 0 + 0]
Nintendo 3DS: [-3.62 + 6 – 0 + 0] = MI +2.38 | last week: [-3.71 + 5 – 5 + 0]
PlayStation 4: [-5.00 + 6 – 1 + 0] = MI 0.00 | last week: [-1.25 + 5 – 0 + 0]
PlayStation 3: [-6.25 + 6 – 5 + 2] = MI -3.25 | last week: [-2.29 + 5 – 1 + 0]
PlayStation Vita: [-3.25 + 6 – 1 + 0] = MI +1.75 | last week: [-3.17 + 5 – 0 + 1]
PlayStation Portable: [-1.00 + 6 – 0 + 0] = MI +5.00 | last week: [-5.00 + 5 – 0 + 0]

1st, PSP — MI +5.00 | last week: MI 0.00
2nd, 3DS — MI +2.38 | last week: MI -3.71
3rd, PSVita — MI +1.75 | last week: MI +2.83
4th, Wii U — MI +0.25 | last week: MI -3.75
5th, PS4 — MI 0.00 | last week: MI +3.75
6th, PS3 — MI -3.25 | last week: MI +1.71

 

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

Wii U: [+0.25 * 9.09] = SMI +2.273 | last week: [-3.75 * 8.89]
Nintendo 3DS: [+2.38 * 47.73] = SMI +113.597 | last week: [-3.71 * 46.67]
PlayStation 4: [0.00 * 6.82] = SMI 0.000 | last week: [+3.75 * 8.89]
PlayStation 3: [-3.25 * 13.64] = SMI -44.330 | last week: [+1.71 * 15.56]
PlayStation Vita: [+1.75 * 18.18] = SMI +31.815 | last week: [+2.83 * 15.56]
PlayStation Portable: [+5.00 * 2.27] = SMI +11.350 | last week: [0.00 * 2.22]

1st, 3DS — SMI +113.597 | last week: SMI -173.146
2nd, PSVita — SMI +31.815 | last week: SMI +44.035
3rd, PSP — SMI +11.350 | last week: SMI 0.000
4th, Wii U — SMI +2.273 | last week: SMI -33.338
5th, PS4 — SMI 0.000 | last week: SMI +33.338
6th, PS3 — SMI -44.330 | last week: SMI SMI +29.608

 

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 19, 2014 – May 25, 2014).
Weekly Top 20 Media Create Charts (May 19, 2014 – May 25, 2014).
NintendObservations, Media Create #11 (May 12, 2014 – May 18, 2014).

 

 

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