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Observations on Media Create for the Week of October 3, 2016 – October 9, 2016

NintendObserverNintendo and PlayStation both had the exact same amount of titles in charts on their platforms that week.

 

☆ NintendObs Weekly – Monday, October 10, 2016 – Sunday, October 16, 2016.

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Software Sales

  1. NEW/ [3DS] Monster Hunter Stories <RPG> (Capcom) {2016.10.08} (¥6,264) – 140,603 / NEW
  2. NEW/ [PS4] BlazBlue: Central Fiction # <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2016.10.06} (¥7,344) – 20,608 / NEW
  3. -1/ [PS4] Persona 5 # <RPG> (Atlus) {2016.09.15} (¥9,504) – 13,169 / 345,954
  4. -1/ [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura <RPG> (Level-5) {2016.07.16} (¥5,184) – 12,423 / 1,273,183
  5. -4/ [PS4] FIFA 17 # <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2016.09.29} (¥8,424) – 11,547 / 68,559
  6. NEW/ [PS3] BlazBlue: Central Fiction # <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2016.10.06} (¥7,344) – 9,674 / NEW
  7. +1/ [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition <ADV> (Microsoft) {2016.06.23} (¥3,888) – 6,810 / 144,629
  8. +4/ [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2,592) – 5,714 / 891,075
  9. -2/ [PS3] Persona 5 # <RPG> (Atlus) {2016.09.15} (¥9,504) – 5,343 / 100,353
  10. +3/ [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X: Kami no Shou / Ryuu no Shou <RPG> (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2016.07.28} (¥5,184) – 5,246 / 190,559
  11. -5/ [PS4] Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 <SPT> (Konami) {2016.09.15} (¥8,208) – 5,053 / 95,628
  12. +2/ [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot <ACT> (Nintendo) {2016.04.28} (¥5,076) – 4,944 / 449,076
  13. +2/ [3DS] Dragon Ball Fusions # <RPG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2016.08.04} (¥6,156) – 4,138 / 174,184
  14. +2/ [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (¥4,990 Edition) <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥5,389) – 4,089 / 173,240
  15. +6/ [3DS] Chou Sentouchuu: Kyuukyoku no Shinobu to Battle Player Choujou Kessen <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2016.09.15} (¥5,724) – 3,720 / 18,830
  16. -11/ [PS3] FIFA 17 # <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2016.09.29} (¥8,424) – 3,558 / 16,519
  17. -13/ [PSV] Demon Gaze 2 <RPG> (Kadokawa Games) {2016.09.29} (¥6,804) – 3,530 / 17,322
  18. NEW/ [PSV] Norn9: Norn + Nonette Act Tune # <ADV> (Idea Factory) {2016.10.06} (¥6,804) – 3,505 / NEW
  19. -2/ [3DS] Pokémon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire <RPG> (The Pokémon Company) {2014.11.21} (¥4,937) – 3,401 / 2,906,837
  20. +4/ [WIU] Splatoon # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥6,156) – 3,320 / 1,479,181
  21. +1/ [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.03.17} (¥2,916)
  22. -13/ [PSV] Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros # <SLG> (Aquaplus) {2016.09.21} (¥7,344)
  23. -4/ [PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 <SPT> (Konami) {2016.09.15} (¥7,128)
  24. +1/ [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Game of the Year Edition <RPG> (Spike Chunsoft) {2016.09.01} (¥6,998)
  25. -7/ [PS4] Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros # <SLG> (Aquaplus) {2016.09.21} (¥7,344)
  26. -6/ [3DS] One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2016.09.21} (¥6,156)
  27. +1/ [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi Mura wo Tsukurun Desu <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {2016.07.21} (¥5,184)
  28. +3/ [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games <SPT> (Nintendo) {2016.02.18} (¥5,076)
  29. -19/ [PS4] Dead Island: Definitive Collection <ADV> (Spike Chunsoft) {2016.09.29} (¥5,400)
  30. +3/ [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4,937)
  31. +4/ [WIU] Mario Kart 8 # <RCE> (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6,156)
  32. +14/ [3DS] Monster Hunter Generations # <ACT> (Capcom) {2015.11.28} (¥6,264)
  33. +4/ [3DS] Tomodachi Life (Happy Price Selection) <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.03.17} (¥2,916)
  34. -2/ [PS4] Rainbow Six Siege <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2015.12.10} (¥9,072)
  35. +3/ [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games # <SPT> (Nintendo) {2016.06.23} (¥6,156)
  36. +3/ [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.12.03} (¥2,592)
  37. +11/ [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2014.12.06} (¥7,776)
  38. NEW/ [PSV] PsychicEmotion6 # <ADV> (Idea Factory) {2016.10.06} (¥6,804) / NEW
  39. +8/ [3DS] 12-Sai. Koi Suru Diary <ADV> (Happinet) {2016.08.04} (¥6,280)
  40. NEW/ [3DS] Kobito Game Taizen <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {2016.10.06} (¥5,184) / NEW
  41. +2/ [3DS] Taiko Drum Master: Doko Don! Mystery Adventure <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2016.06.16} (¥5,184)
  42. -8/ [PS3] Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros # <SLG> (Aquaplus) {2016.09.21} (¥7,344)
  43. -2/ [PS4] Tales of Berseria <RPG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2016.08.18} (¥8,856)
  44. -18/ [PS4] Dead Rising 2 <ACT> (Capcom) {2016.09.29} (¥2,689)
  45. -22/ [PS4] Dead Rising <ACT> (Capcom) {2016.09.29} (¥2,689)
  46. -1/ [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion 2 (Happy Price Selection) <ACT> (Nintendo) {2016.03.17} (¥2,916)
  47. BACK/ [3DS] Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns <SLG> (Marvelous) {2016.06.23} (¥5,378)
  48. BACK/ [3DS] Disney Art Academy <HOB> (Nintendo) {2016.04.07} (¥3,996)
  49. -9/ [PS4] Overwatch Origins Edition <ACT> (Spike Chunsoft) {2016.05.24} (¥8,424)
  50. BACK/ [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III # <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.11.06} (¥8,532)

 

Hardware Sales

  1. PlayStation 4 — 31,071 (36,251), -14% (-27%) / 3,306,986
  2. Nintendo 3DS — 29,592 (27,424), +8% (-19%) / 21,312,724
  3. PlayStation Vita — 9,282 (9,357), -1% (-5%) / 5,196,643
  4. Wii U — 2,545 (2,111), +21% (-23%) / 3,230,061
  5. PlayStation 3 — 820 (907), -10% (-18%) / 10,438,650

 

Grand totals

Total Nintendo titles: 25
Total Sony PlayStation titles: 25
Total home Nintendo titles: 5 / 25
Total portable Nintendo titles: 20 / 25
Total home Sony PlayStation titles: 18 / 25
Total portable Sony PlayStation titles: 8 / 25

1st, 3DS — 20
2nd, PS4 — 15
3rd, WiiU — 5
3rd, PS3 — 5
3rd, PSVita — 5

 

Brand-new titles (6)

NEW/ [3DS] Monster Hunter Stories
NEW/ [PS4] BlazBlue: Central Fiction #
NEW/ [PS3] BlazBlue: Central Fiction #
NEW/ [PSV] Norn9: Norn + Nonette Act Tune #
NEW/ [PSV] PsychicEmotion6 #
NEW/ [3DS] Kobito Game Taizen

1st, 3DS — 2
1st, PSVita — 2
3rd, PS4 — 1
3rd, PS3 — 1

 

Re-charted titles (3)

BACK/ [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III #
BACK/ [3DS] Disney Art Academy
BACK/ [3DS] Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns

1st, 3DS — 2
2nd, PS4 — 1

 

Out-charted titles (9)

BACK/ [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2
-11/ [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016
BACK/ [XBO] Forza Horizon 3 #
-15/ [3DS] Mario Tennis Open (Happy Price Selection)
NEW/ [PSV] Kimi wo Aogi Otome wa Hime Ni #
NEW/ [PSV] Dynamic Chord feat. [Rêve Parfait] V Edition #
NEW/ [PSV] PriministAr #
NEW/ [PS4] Resident Evil Value Pack
NEW/ [PSV] Haitaka no Psychedelica #

1st, PSVita — 5
2nd, 3DS — 2
3rd, PS4 — 1

 

Previously released titles (44)

Wii U: 5 / 5
Nintendo 3DS: 18 / 20
PlayStation 4: 14 / 15
PlayStation 3: 4 / 5
PlayStation Vita: 3 / 5

1st, 3DS — 18
2nd, PS4 — 14
3rd, WiiU — 5
4th, PS3 — 4
4th, PSVita — 3

 

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

Wii U: [5 / 44] * 100 = SPI 11.36 | last week: [5 / 38] * 100
Nintendo 3DS: [18 / 44] * 100 = SPI 40.91 | last week: [18 / 38] * 100
PlayStation 4: [14 / 44] * 100 = SPI 31.82 | last week: [9 / 38] * 100
PlayStation 3: [4 / 44] * 100 = SPI 9.09 | last week: [3 / 38] * 100
PlayStation Vita: [3 / 44] * 100 = SPI 6.82 | last week: [3 / 38] * 100

1st, 3DS — SPI 40.91 | last week: SPI 47.37 ⇘
2nd, PS4 — SPI 31.82 | last week: SPI 23.68 ⇗
3rd, WiiU — SPI 11.36 | last week: SPI 13.16 ⇘
4th, PS3 — SPI 9.09 | last week: SPI 7.89 ⇗
5th, PSVita — SPI 6.82 | last week: SPI 7.89 ⇘

 

Past-years released titles (11)

Wii U: 3 (1 2015, 2 2014)
Nintendo 3DS: 3 (1 2015, 1 2014, 1 2011)
PlayStation 4: 4 (4 2015)
PlayStation 3: 0
PlayStation Vita: 1 (1 2015)

1st, PS4 — 4
2nd, WiiU — 3
2nd, 3DS — 3
4th, PSVita — 1
5th, PS3 — 0

 

Evergreen Status
(2015 = *1. 2014 = *2. 2013 = *3. 2012 = *4. Etc…)

Wii U: [(1 *1) + (2 *2)] = ES 5 | last week: [(1 *1) + (2 *2)]
Nintendo 3DS: [(1 *1) + (1 *2) + (1 *5)] = ES 8 | last week: [(1 *1) + (2 *2) + (1 *5)]
PlayStation 4: [(4 *1)] = ES 4 | last week: [(3 *1)]
PlayStation 3: [(0 *0)] = ES 0 | last week: [(0 *0)]
PlayStation Vita: [(1 *1)] = ES 1 | last week: [(1 *1)]

1st, 3DS — ES 8 | last week: ES 10 ⇘
2nd, WiiU — ES 5 | last week: ES 5 ⇒
3rd, PS4 — ES 4 | last week: ES 3 ⇗
4th, PSVita — ES 1 | last week: ES 1 ⇒
5th, PS3 — ES 0 | last week: ES 0 ⇒

 

Momentum

Wii U: (highest) +11/ [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U # > (lowest) +1/ [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition
Nintendo 3DS: (highest) +14/ [3DS] Monster Hunter Generations # > (lowest) -6/ [3DS] One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum
PlayStation 4: (highest) +3/ [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition > (lowest) -22/ [PS4] Dead Rising
PlayStation 3: (highest) -2/ [PS3] Persona 5 # > (lowest) -11/ [PS3] FIFA 17 #
PlayStation Vita: (highest) +4/ [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition > (lowest) -13/ [PSV] Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros #

Highest: +14/ [3DS] Monster Hunter Generations #
Lowest: -22/ [PS4] Dead Rising

 

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

Wii U: [(+1 + +4 + +4 + +3 + +11) / 5] = MM +4.60
Nintendo 3DS: [(-1 + +3 + +2 + +2 + +6 + -2 + +1 + -6 + +1 + +3 + +3 + +14 + +4 + +8 + +2 + -1) / 16] = MM +2.48
PlayStation 4: [(-1 + -4 + -5 + +2 + +1 + -7 + -19 + -2 + +3 + -2 + -18 + -22 + -9) / 13] = MM -6.38
PlayStation 3: [(-2 + -11 + -4 + -8) / 4] = MM -6.25
PlayStation Vita: [(+4 + -13 + -13) / 3] = MM -7.33

1st, WiiU — MM +4.60 | last week: MM -6.20 ⇗
2nd, 3DS — MM +2.48 | last week: MM -6.88 ⇗
3rd, PS3 — MM -6.25 | last week: MM -12.33 ⇗
4th, PS4 — MM -6.38 | last week: MM -5.67 ⇘
5th, PSVita — MM -7.33 | last week: MM -6.33 ⇘

 

Dropping Status
(Re-charted = *0.25. Normal = *0.50. Past-week = *0.75. Brand-new = *1.00.)

Wii U: [(0 *0.00)] = DS 0.00
Nintendo 3DS: [(1 *0.25) + (1 *0.50)] = DS 0.75
PlayStation 4: [(1 *1.00)] = DS 1.00
PlayStation 3: [(0 *0.00)] = DS 0.00
PlayStation Vita: [(1 *0.50) + (4 *1.00)] = DS 4.50

1st, PSVita — DS 4.50 | last week: DS 2.50 ⇘
2nd, PS4 — DS 1.00 | last week: DS 2.75 ⇘
3rd, 3DS — DS 0.75 | last week: DS 1.75 ⇘
4th, WiiU — DS 0.00 | last week: DS 0.00 ⇒
4th, PS3 — DS 0.00 | last week: DS 0.50 ⇘

 

Momentum Index
[(Momentum Mean) – (Dropping Status) + (re-charted titles) + (total brand-new titles)]

Wii U: [+4.60 – 0.00 + 0 + 6] = MI +10.60 | last week: [-6.20 – 0.00 + 0 + 11]
Nintendo 3DS: [+2.48 – 0.75 + 2 + 6] = MI +9.73 | last week: [-6.88 – 1.75 + 1 + 11]
PlayStation 4: [-6.38 – 1.00 + 1 + 6] = MI +0.62 | last week: [-5.67 – 2.75 + 0 + 11]
PlayStation 3: [-6.25 – 0.00 + 0 + 6] = MI -0.25 | last week: [-12.33 – 0.50 + 0 + 11]
PlayStation Vita: [-7.33 – 4.50 + 0 + 6] = MI -5.83 | last week: [-6.33 – 2.50 + 0 + 11]

1st, WiiU — MI +10.60 | last week: MI +4.80 ⇗
2nd, 3DS — MI +9.73 | last week: MI +3.37 ⇗
3rd, PS4 — MI +0.62 | last week: MI +2.58 ⇘
4th, PS3 — MI -0.25 | last week: MI -1.83 ⇗
5th, PSVita — MI -5.83 | last week: MI +2.17 ⇘

 

Evergreen Status Graph
(Compiled over the past four weeks)

Basically, this represents Japan’s interest in evergreen titles per platform.

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Dropping Status Graph
(Compiled over the past four weeks.)

Basically, this represents Japan’s lack of interest in games per platform.

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Staying Power Index Graph
(Compiled over the past four weeks.)

Basically, this represents Japan’s interest in a given platform.

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Momentum Index Graph
(Compiled over the past four weeks.)

Basically, this represents Japan’s interest in games on a given platform.

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I’ve kept the default Google Sheets colors so I’ll leave it up to you to decode which color represent which platform.

 

Sources:
Weekly Top 50 Media Create Charts (October 3, 2016 – October 9, 2016).
Weekly Top 20 Media Create Charts (October 3, 2016 – October 9, 2016).
Observations on Media Create for the Week of September 26, 2016 – October 2, 2016.

 

 

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