For the people who just want to play videogames.

Observations on Media Create for the Week of December 1, 2014 – December 7, 2014

NintendObserverSmash 4 Wii U boosted Japanese Wii U sales by nearly 100% to their current highest peak in the fiscal year.

 

☆ NintendObs Weekly – Monday, December 8, 2014 – Sunday, December 14, 2014.

NintendObservations

 

 

Software Sales

  1. NEW/ [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U <FTG> (Nintendo) {2014.12.06} (¥7.776) – 227.527 / NEW
  2. -1/ [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.937) – 171.813 / 1.798.097
  3. NEW/ [3DS] Derby Stallion Gold <SLG> (Kadokawa Games) {2014.12.04} (¥6.264) – 73.616 / NEW
  4. NEW/ [3DS] Aikatsu! 365-Hi no Idol Days <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.12.04} (¥5.627) – 33.151 / NEW
  5. +3/ [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS <FTG> (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} (¥5.616) – 29.670 / 1.788.460
  6. NEW/ [PS3] Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2014.12.04} (¥7.538) – 27.278 / NEW
  7. 0/ [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate <ACT> (Capcom) {2014.10.11} (¥6.264) – 25.157 / 2.225.855
  8. +1/ [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke <RPG> (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (¥4.937) – 23.557 / 2.925.945
  9. NEW/ [PSV] Samurai Warriors: Chronicles 3 <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2014.12.04} (¥7.344) – 22.152 / NEW
  10. -8/ [PSV] Phantasy Star Nova <RPG> (Sega) {2014.11.27} (¥6.458) – 19.833 / 127.147
  11. +2/ [WIU] Mario Kart 8 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) – 19.244 / 753.870
  12. NEW/ [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind – Chain <ACT> (Spike Chunsoft) {2014.12.04} (¥5.378) – 19.073 / NEW
  13. -8/ [PS3] Resident Evil HD Remaster <ADV> (Capcom) {2014.11.27} (¥4.309) – 15.445 / 65.703
  14. NEW/ [3DS] Samurai Warriors: Chronicles 3 <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2014.12.04} (¥6.264) – 14.909 / NEW
  15. NEW/ [PS3] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Dubbed Edition <ACT> (Square Enix) {2014.12.04} (¥8.424) – 13.758 / NEW
  16. NEW/ [PS4] Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2014.12.04} (¥7.538) – 12.638 / NEW
  17. -3/ [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker <ADV> (Nintendo) {2014.11.13} (¥3.996) – 11.829 / 65.882
  18. NEW/ [PS4] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Dubbed Edition <ACT> (Square Enix) {2014.12.04} (¥8.424) – 9.461 / NEW
  19. -16/ [3DS] Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Knight of Fafnir <RPG> (Atlus) {2014.11.27} (¥6.458) – 9.456 / 68.986
  20. NEW/ [PS4] The Crew <RCE> (Ubisoft) {2014.12.04} (¥9.072) – 9.002 / NEW
  21. -9/ [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015 <SPT> (Konami) {2014.11.13} (¥8.208)
  22. -16/ [PS4] Dragon Age: Inquisition <RPG> (Electronic Arts) {2014.11.27} (¥7.884)
  23. -19/ [PSV] Fate/Hollow Ataraxia <ADV> (Kadokawa Games) {2014.11.27} (¥6.480)
  24. -1/ [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko ga Ochitsukundesu <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {2014.11.20} (¥5.184)
  25. +7/ [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800)
  26. -8/ [3DS] Gotouchi Tetsudou: Gotouchi Chara to Nihon Zenkoku no Tabi <TBL> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.11.27} (¥5.626)
  27. -11/ [PS3] Dragon Age: Inquisition <RPG> (Electronic Arts) {2014.11.27} (¥7.884)
  28. NEW/ [PSV] Diabolik Lovers: Vandead Carnival <ADV> (Idea Factory) {2014.12.04} (¥6.264) / NEW
  29. -12/ [PS3] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Subtitled Edition <ACT> (Square Enix) {2014.11.13} (¥8.424)
  30. -2/ [WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Tokumori! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.11.20} (¥5.627)
  31. +6/ [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800)
  32. NEW/ [PSV] Borderlands 2 <RPG> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2014.12.04} (¥5.400) / NEW
  33. NEW/ [PS4] LittleBigPlanet 3 <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.12.04} (¥6.372) / NEW
  34. -9/ [3DS] One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.11.13} (¥6.145)
  35. +3/ [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.07.24} (¥4.936)
  36. -6/ [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2014 <SPT> (Konami) {2014.10.23} (¥7.538)
  37. -16/ [PS4] Assassin’s Creed: Unity <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2014.11.20} (¥9.072)
  38. +4/ [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4.800)
  39. -19/ [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2014.11.20} (¥6.264)
  40. +10/ [3DS] Tomodachi Life <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800)
  41. +8/ [WIU] Super Mario 3D World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985)
  42. -13/ [PS4] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015 <SPT> (Konami) {2014.11.13} (¥8.208)
  43. +3/ [3DS] Dragon Quest X Online <RPG> (Square Enix) {2014.09.04} (¥4.104)
  44. -25/ [3DS] Hero Bank 2 <RPG> (Sega) {2014.11.27} (¥5.550)
  45. +3/ [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour <ETC> (Nintendo) {2014.03.20} (¥4.800)
  46. -5/ [3DS] Yo-kai Watch <RPG> (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800)
  47. -37/ [PSV] Nisekoi: Yomeiri!? <ADV> (Konami) {2014.11.27} (¥6.980)
  48. -14/ [PSV] Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax <FTG> (Sega) {2014.11.13} (¥6.663)
  49. NEW/ [PS3] LittleBigPlanet 3 <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.12.04} (¥6.264) / NEW
  50. -3/ [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.06.26} (¥5.119)

 

Hardware Sales

  1. Nintendo 3DS — 145,420 (106,517), +37% (+20%) / 17,288,717
  2. Wii U — 24,469 (12,496), +96% (+30%) / 2,033,982
  3. PlayStation Vita — 23,341 (29,220), -20% (+169%) / 3,421,622
  4. PlayStation 4 — 15,971 (13,489), +18% (+9%) / 838,525
  5. PlayStation 3 — 5,679 (5,360), +5% (+24%) / 10,138,654
  6. PlayStation Portable — 8 (18), -56% (+64%) / 20,166,112

 

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 re-charted or past-week
  • <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: 16 / 23
Total portable Sony PlayStation titles: 7 / 23

1st, 3DS — 22
2nd, PS3 — 9
3rd, PS4 — 7
3rd, PSVita — 7
5th, Wii U — 5
6th, PSP — 0

 

Brand-new titles (15):

NEW/ [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
NEW/ [3DS] Derby Stallion Gold
NEW/ [3DS] Aikatsu! 365-Hi no Idol Days
NEW/ [PS3] Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign
NEW/ [PSV] Samurai Warriors: Chronicles 3
NEW/ [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind – Chain
NEW/ [3DS] Samurai Warriors: Chronicles 3
NEW/ [PS3] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Dubbed Edition
NEW/ [PS4] Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign
NEW/ [PS4] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Dubbed Edition
NEW/ [PS4] The Crew
NEW/ [PSV] Diabolik Lovers: Vandead Carnival
NEW/ [PSV] Borderlands 2
NEW/ [PS4] LittleBigPlanet 3
NEW/ [PS3] LittleBigPlanet 3

1st, 3DS — 4
1st, PS4 — 4
3rd, PS3 — 3
3rd, PSVita — 3
5th, Wii U — 1

 

Re-charted titles (0):

 

 

Out-charted titles (15):

-26/ [PSV] Senjou no Waltz
-8/ [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V [Bargain Edition]
-12/ [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2
-28/ [PS4] Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires
-4/ [3DS] Pokemon X / Y
NEW/ [WIU] Gotouchi Tetsudou: Gotouchi Chara to Nihon Zenkoku no Tabi
-11/ [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2014
-15/ [PS3] Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax
NEW/ [PS4] NBA 2K15
-13/ [PS4] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Subtitled Edition
-24/ [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Pokemon Alpha Sapphire: Dual Pack
NEW/ [PS3] NBA 2K15
NEW/ [PSV] Code: Realize – Sousei no Himegimi
NEW/ [PSV] Ooedo BlackSmith
NEW/ [PSV] Dekamori Senran Kagura

1st, PSVita — 5
2nd, 3DS — 3
2nd, PS4 — 3
2nd, PS3 — 3
5th, Wii U — 1

 

Previously released titles (35):

Wii U: 4 / 5
Nintendo 3DS: 18 / 22
PlayStation 4: 3 / 7
PlayStation 3: 6 / 9
PlayStation Vita: 4 / 7
PlayStation Portable: 0 / 0

1st, 3DS — 18
2nd, PS3 — 6
3rd, Wii U — 4
3rd, PSVita — 4
5th, PS4 — 3
6th, PSP — 0

 

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.

Wii U: [4 / 35] * 100 = SPI 11.43 | last week: [4 / 35] * 100
Nintendo 3DS: [18 / 35] * 100 = SPI 51.43 | last week: [18 / 35] * 100
PlayStation 4: [3 / 35] * 100 = SPI 8.57 | last week: [4 / 35] * 100
PlayStation 3: [6 / 35] * 100 = SPI 17.14 | last week: [6 / 35] * 100
PlayStation Vita: [4 / 35] * 100 = SPI 11.43 | last week: [3 / 35] * 100
PlayStation Portable: [0 / 35] * 100 = SPI 0.00 | last week: [0 / 35] * 100

1st, 3DS — SPI 51.43 | last week: SPI 51.43
2nd, PS3 — SPI 17.14 | last week: SPI 17.14
3rd, Wii U — SPI 11.43 | last week: SPI 11.43
3rd, PSVita — SPI 11.43 | last week: SPI 8.57
5th, PS4 — SPI 8.57 | last week: SPI 11.43
6th, PSP — SPI 0.00 | last week: SPI 0.00

 

Past-years released titles (5):

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

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

 

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 stay in the charts for so long in such a windy industry as videogames: hence Super Staying Power.

Wii U: [1 / 50] * 100 = SSPI 2 | last week: [1 / 50] * 100
Nintendo 3DS: [4 / 50] * 100 = SSPI 8 | last week: [5 / 50] * 100
PlayStation 4: N/A | last week: N/A
PlayStation 3: [0 / 50] * 100 = SSPI 0 | last week: [0 / 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 8 | last week: SSPI 10
2nd, Wii U — SSPI 2 | last week: SSPI 2
3rd, PS3 — SSPI 0 | last week: SSPI 0
3rd, PSVita — SSPI 0 | last week: SSPI 0
3rd, PSP — SSPI 0 | last week: SSPI 0
N/A, PS4 — N/A | last week: N/A

 

Momentum:

Wii U: (highest) +8/ [WIU] Super Mario 3D World > (lowest) -3/ [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Nintendo 3DS: (highest) +10/ [3DS] Tomodachi Life > (lowest) -25/ [3DS] Hero Bank 2
PlayStation 4: (highest) -13/ [PS4] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015 > (lowest) -16/ [PS4] Assassin’s Creed: Unity
PlayStation 3: (highest) -6/ [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2014 > (lowest) -12/ [PS3] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Subtitled Edition
PlayStation Vita: (highest) -8/ [PSV] Phantasy Star Nova > (lowest) -37/ [PSV] Nisekoi: Yomeiri!?
PlayStation Portable: (highest) none = (lowest) none

Highest: +10/ [3DS] Tomodachi Life
Lowest: -37/ [PSV] Nisekoi: Yomeiri!?

 

Momentum Mean:
[(total rank changes) / (number of rank changes)]

The Momentum Mean is the total number of rank changes of a platform’s ranking software divided by the number of software taken in account. These software include only the ones which stayed in the charts for two weeks or more, thus excluding brand-new titles and re-charted titles.

Simply put, it’s the speed and direction in which a platform’s software moves about the charts: Momentum Mean, just what it means.

Wii U: [(+2 + -3 + -2 + +8) / 4] = MM +1.25
Nintendo 3DS: [(-1 + +3 + 0 + +1 + -16 + -1 + +7 + -8 + +6 + -9 + +3 + +4 + +10 + +3 + -25 + +3 + -5 + -3) / 18] = MM -1.56
PlayStation 4: [(-16 + -16 + -13) / 3] = MM -15.00
PlayStation 3: [(-8 + -9 + -11 + -12 + -6 + -19) / 6] = MM -10.83
PlayStation Vita: [(-8 + -19 + -37 + -14) / 4] = MM -19.50
PlayStation Portable: N/A

1st, Wii U — MM +1.25 | last week: MM -5.50
2nd, 3DS — MM -1.56 | last week: MM -6.17
3rd, PS3 — MM -10.83 | last week: MM -10.50
4th, PS4 — MM -15.00 | last week: MM -17.50
5th, PSVita — MM -19.50 | last week: MM -16.67
6th, PSP — MM N/A | last week: MM N/A

 

Momentum Index:
[(Momentum Mean) + (total brand-new titles) + (re-charted titles) – (out-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 bonus for each of the platform’s re-charted titles and a malus for each of its out-charted titles.

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

Wii U: [+1.25 + 15 + 0 – 1] = MI +15.25 | last week: [-5.50 + 15 + 0 – 1]
Nintendo 3DS: [-1.56 + 15 + 0 – 3] = MI +10.44 | last week: [-6.17 + 15 + 0 – 7]
PlayStation 4: [-15.00 + 15 + 0 – 3] = MI -3.00 | last week: [-17.50 + 15 + 0 – 1]
PlayStation 3: [-10.83 + 15 + 0 – 3] = MI +1.17 | last week: [-10.50 + 15 + 0 – 3]
PlayStation Vita: [-19.50 + 15 + 0 – 5] = MI -9.50 | last week: [-16.67 + 15 + 0 – 1]
PlayStation Portable: N/A | last week: N/A

1st, Wii U — MI +15.25 | last week: MI +8.50
2nd, 3DS — MI +10.44 | last week: MI +1.83
3rd, PS3 — MI +1.17 | last week: MI +1.50
4th, PS4 — MI -3.00 | last week: MI -3.50
5th, PSVita — MI -9.50 | last week: MI -2.67
6th, PSP — MI N/A | last week: MI N/A

 

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.

Wii U: [+15.25 * 11.43] = SMI +174.286 | last week: [+8.50 * 11.43]
Nintendo 3DS: [+10.44 * 51.43] = SMI +536.914 | last week: [+1.83 * 51.43]
PlayStation 4: [-3.00 * 8.57] = SMI -25.714 | last week: [-3.50 * 11.43]
PlayStation 3: [+1.17 * 17.14] = SMI +20.057 | last week: [+1.50 * 17.14]
PlayStation Vita: [-9.50 * 11.43] = SMI -108.571 | last week: [-2.67 * 8.57]
PlayStation Portable: N/A | last week: N/A

1st, 3DS — SMI +536.914 | last week: SMI +94.114
2nd, Wii U — SMI +174.286 | last week: SMI +97.143
3rd, PS3 — SMI +20.057 | last week: SMI +25.714
4th, PS4 — SMI -25.714 | last week: SMI -40.000
5th, PSVita — SMI -108.571 | last week: SMI -22.886
6th, PSP — SMI N/A | last week: SMI N/A

 

Source materials:
Weekly Top 50 Media Create Charts (December 1, 2014 – December 7, 2014).
Weekly Top 20 Media Create Charts (December 1, 2014 – December 7, 2014).
Observations on Media Create for the Week of November 24, 2014 – November 30, 2014.

 

 

At NintendObserver, the comments are on Discord.

Click on Community to learn more. 🙂

…

…Wanna play? Buy a Wii U.

And if you’ve already got yours, here are all the games already available on the platform. 😀

 

Tags: , , ,