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Observations on Media Create for the Week of December 15, 2014 – December 21, 2014

NintendObserverOver two and half times more games in charts on Nintendo than on the competition this Japanese Christmas season.

 

☆ NintendObs Weekly – Monday, December 22, 2014 – Sunday, December 28, 2014.

NintendObservations

 

 

Software Sales

  1. 0/ [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi <RPG> (Level 5) {2014.12.13} (¥4.968) – 532.724 / 1.776.895
  2. 0/ [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.937) – 167.534 / 2.118.015
  3. NEW/ [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers <RPG> (Square Enix) {2014.12.18} (¥6.264) – 161.197 / NEW
  4. 0/ [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U <FTG> (Nintendo) {2014.12.06} (¥7.776) – 78.927 / 385.460
  5. +1/ [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS <FTG> (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} (¥5.616) – 74.226 / 1.910.078
  6. NEW/ [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2 <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.12.18} (¥8.208) – 66.532 / NEW
  7. NEW/ [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2 <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.12.18} (¥7.171) – 57.188 / NEW
  8. -1/ [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke <RPG> (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (¥4.937) – 39.223 / 2.997.335
  9. -1/ [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate <ACT> (Capcom) {2014.10.11} (¥6.264) – 38.681 / 2.293.954
  10. -1/ [WIU] Mario Kart 8 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) – 34.331 / 813.139
  11. NEW/ [PSV] Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 3: V Century <RPG> (Compile Heart) {2014.12.18} (¥6.264) – 26.313 / NEW
  12. NEW/ [3DS] 12-Sai. Honto no Kimochi <ADV> (Happinet) {2014.12.18} (¥5.480) – 23.026 / NEW
  13. 0/ [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker <ADV> (Nintendo) {2014.11.13} (¥3.996) – 20.376 / 100.886
  14. -11/ [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2014.12.11} (¥7.992) – 20.130 / 101.789
  15. +1/ [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko ga Ochitsukundesu <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {2014.11.20} (¥5.184) – 19.848 / 55.901
  16. NEW/ [PS3] Godzilla <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.12.18} (¥8.208) – 19.777 / NEW
  17. -5/ [3DS] Aikatsu! 365-Hi no Idol Days <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.12.04} (¥5.627) – 19.064 / 68.238
  18. +1/ [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 17.190 / 3.847.566
  19. -14/ [PS3] Shining Resonance <RPG> (Sega) {2014.12.11} (¥8.880) – 16.384 / 83.667
  20. -5/ [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind – Chain <ACT> (Spike Chunsoft) {2014.12.04} (¥5.378) – 12.377 / 44.100
  21. +2/ [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800)
  22. +3/ [3DS] Gotouchi Tetsudou: Gotouchi Chara to Nihon Zenkoku no Tabi <TBL> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.11.27} (¥5.626)
  23. +7/ [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4.800)
  24. +3/ [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.07.24} (¥4.936)
  25. +8/ [3DS] Tomodachi Life <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800)
  26. -15/ [3DS] Derby Stallion Gold <SLG> (Kadokawa Games) {2014.12.04} (¥6.264)
  27. +8/ [WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Tokumori! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.11.20} (¥5.627)
  28. +10/ [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour <ETC> (Nintendo) {2014.03.20} (¥4.800)
  29. +15/ [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800)
  30. +6/ [3DS] One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.11.13} (¥6.145)
  31. +11/ [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.06.26} (¥5.119)
  32. +11/ [WIU] Super Mario 3D World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985)
  33. -15/ [PSV] Phantasy Star Nova <RPG> (Sega) {2014.11.27} (¥6.458)
  34. -10/ [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015 <SPT> (Konami) {2014.11.13} (¥8.208)
  35. -15/ [PS3] Resident Evil HD Remaster <ADV> (Capcom) {2014.11.27} (¥4.309)
  36. +9/ [3DS] Hoppechan: Minna de Odekake! Waku Waku Hoppe Land!! <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {2014.07.17} (¥5.184)
  37. BACK/ [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800)
  38. NEW/ [3DS] Sega 3D Reprint Archives: Space Harrier/Fantasy Zone/OutRun/Streets of Rage/Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master/Ecco the Dolphin <ETC> (Sega) {2014.12.18} (¥4.298) / NEW
  39. +9/ [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 <TBL> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.08.07} (¥6.145)
  40. NEW/ [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2: Best Takeout Pack <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.12.18} (¥12.744) / NEW
  41. +8/ [3DS] Pokemon Art Academy <HOB> (Nintendo) {2014.06.19} (¥3.908)
  42. -21/ [PS3] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Dubbed Edition <ACT> (Square Enix) {2014.12.04} (¥8.424)
  43. -14/ [3DS] Samurai Warriors: Chronicles 3 <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2014.12.04} (¥6.264)
  44. BACK/ [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters – Tokimeki Up! <ETC> (Nintendo) {2014.04.17} (¥4.936)
  45. -35/ [PS3] Assassin’s Creed: Rogue <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2014.12.11} (¥7.992)
  46. 0/ [3DS] Yo-kai Watch <RPG> (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800)
  47. -33/ [PS3] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Creation with Power-Up Kit <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) {2014.12.11} (¥10.584)
  48. BACK/ [3DS] Dolly Kanon Doki Doki Tokimeki Himitsu no Ongaku Katsudou Start Desu!! <ADV> (Happinet) {2014.11.20} (¥5.480)
  49. BACK/ [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V [Bargain Edition] <ACT> (Rockstar Games) {2014.06.26} (¥5.389)
  50. BACK/ [3DS] Cooking Mama: Watashi no Sweets Shop <ACT> (Office Create) {2014.11.06} (¥4.968)

 

Hardware Sales

  1. Nintendo 3DS — 196,351 (157,103), +25% (+8%) / 17,642,171
  2. Wii U — 38,314 (27,334), +40% (+12%) / 2,099,630
  3. PlayStation Vita — 33,797 (25,013), +35% (+7%) / 3,480,432
  4. PlayStation 4 — 30,951 (68,041), -55% (+326%) / 937,517
  5. PlayStation 3 — 9,956 (7,803), +28% (+37%) / 10,156,413
  6. PlayStation Portable — 6 (8), -25% (0%) / 20,166,126

 

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: 36
Total Sony PlayStation titles: 14
Total home Nintendo titles: 5 / 36
Total portable Nintendo titles: 31 / 36
Total home Sony PlayStation titles: 11 / 14
Total portable Sony PlayStation titles: 3 / 14

1st, 3DS — 31
2nd, PS3 — 10
3rd, Wii U — 5
4th, PSVita — 3
5th, PS4 — 1
6th, PSP — 0

 

Brand-new titles (8):

NEW/ [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers
NEW/ [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2
NEW/ [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2
NEW/ [PSV] Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 3: V Century
NEW/ [3DS] 12-Sai. Honto no Kimochi
NEW/ [PS3] Godzilla
NEW/ [3DS] Sega 3D Reprint Archives: Space Harrier/Fantasy Zone/OutRun/Streets of Rage/Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master/Ecco the Dolphin
NEW/ [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2: Best Takeout Pack

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

 

Re-charted titles (5):

BACK/ [3DS] Cooking Mama: Watashi no Sweets Shop
BACK/ [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V [Bargain Edition]
BACK/ [3DS] Dolly Kanon Doki Doki Tokimeki Himitsu no Ongaku Katsudou Start Desu!!
BACK/ [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters – Tokimeki Up!
BACK/ [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land

1st, 3DS — 4
2nd, PS3 — 1

 

Out-charted titles (13):

NEW/ [PSV] Earth Defense Force 2 Portable V2 – Double-enlistment Pack
-31/ [PS4] Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign
-18/ [PSV] Fate/Hollow Ataraxia
-22/ [PS4] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Dubbed Edition
-20/ [3DS] Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Knight of Fafnir
NEW/ [PSV] Kadenz Fermata//Akkord:Fortissimo
NEW/ [PSV] Grisaia no Rakuen: Le Eden de la Grisaia
NEW/ [PSV] Earth Defense Force 2 Portable V2
-9/ [PS4] Dragon Age: Inquisition
-19/ [PSV] Samurai Warriors: Chronicles 3
NEW/ [PS4] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Creation with Power-Up Kit
-16/ [PS3] Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign
NEW/ [PS3] Hajime no Ippo

1st, PSVita — 6
2nd, PS4 — 4
3rd, PS3 — 2
4th, 3DS — 1

 

Previously released titles (42):

Wii U: 5 / 5
Nintendo 3DS: 28 / 31
PlayStation 4: 1 / 1
PlayStation 3: 7 / 10
PlayStation Vita: 1 / 3
PlayStation Portable: 0 / 0

1st, 3DS — 28
2nd, PS3 — 7
3rd, Wii U — 5
4th, PS4 — 1
4th, PSVita — 1
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: [5 / 42] * 100 = SPI 11.90 | last week: [5 / 35] * 100
Nintendo 3DS: [28 / 42] * 100 = SPI 66.67 | last week: [24 / 35] * 100
PlayStation 4: [1 / 42] * 100 = SPI 2.38 | last week: [3 / 35] * 100
PlayStation 3: [7 / 42] * 100 = SPI 16.67 | last week: [4 / 35] * 100
PlayStation Vita: [1 / 42] * 100 = SPI 2.38 | last week: [3 / 35] * 100
PlayStation Portable: [0 / 42] * 100 = SPI 0.00 | last week: [0 / 35] * 100

1st, 3DS — SPI 66.67 | last week: SPI 61.54
2nd, PS3 — SPI 16.67 | last week: SPI 10.26
3rd, Wii U — SPI 11.90 | last week: SPI 12.82
4th, PS4 — SPI 2.38 | last week: SPI 7.69
4th, PSVita — SPI 2.38 | last week: SPI 7.69
6th, PSP — SPI 0.00 | last week: SPI 0.00

 

Past-years released titles (7):

Wii U: 1 (1 2013)
Nintendo 3DS: 6 (2 2013, 2 2012, 2 2011)
PlayStation 4: N/A
PlayStation 3: 0
PlayStation Vita: 0
PlayStation Portable: 0

1st, 3DS — 6
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: [6 / 50] * 100 = SSPI 12 | 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 12 | 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) +11/ [WIU] Super Mario 3D World > (lowest) -1/ [WIU] Mario Kart 8
Nintendo 3DS: (highest) +15/ [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 > (lowest) -15/ [3DS] Derby Stallion Gold
PlayStation 4: (highest) -11/ [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V = (lowest) -11/ [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V
PlayStation 3: (highest) -10/ [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015 > (lowest) -35/ [PS3] Assassin’s Creed: Rogue
PlayStation Vita: (highest) -15/ [PSV] Phantasy Star Nova = (lowest) -15/ [PSV] Phantasy Star Nova
PlayStation Portable: (highest) none = (lowest) none

Highest: +15/ [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2
Lowest: -35/ [PS3] Assassin’s Creed: Rogue

 

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: [(0 + -1 + 0 + +8 + +11) / 5] = MM +3.60
Nintendo 3DS: [(0 + 0 + +1 + -1 + -1 + +1 + -5 + +1 + -5 + +2 + +3 + +7 + +3 + +8 + -15 + +10 + +15 + +6 + +11 + +9 + +9 + +8 + -14 + 0) / 24] = MM +2.21
PlayStation 4: [(-11) / 1] = MM -11.00
PlayStation 3: [(-14 + -10 + -15 + -21 + -35 + -33) / 6] = MM -21.33
PlayStation Vita: [(-15) / 1] = MM -15.00
PlayStation Portable: N/A

1st, Wii U — MM +3.60 | last week: MM -0.80
2nd, 3DS — MM +2.21 | last week: MM +0.20
3rd, PS4 — MM -11.00 | last week: MM -20.67
4th, PSVita — MM -15.00 | last week: MM -15.00
5th, PS3 — MM -21.33 | last week: MM -8.00
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: [+3.60 + 8 + 0 – 0] = MI +11.60 | last week: [-0.80 + 11 + 0 – 0]
Nintendo 3DS: [+2.21 + 8 + 4 – 1] = MI +13.21 | last week: [+0.20 + 11 + 4 – 2]
PlayStation 4: [-11.00 + 8 + 1 – 4] = MI -6.00 | last week: [-20.67 + 11 + 0 – 4]
PlayStation 3: [-21.33 + 8 + 0 – 2] = MI -15.33 | last week: [-8.00 + 11 + 0 – 5]
PlayStation Vita: [-15.00 + 8 + 0 – 6] = MI -13.00 | last week: [-15.00 + 11 + 0 – 4]
PlayStation Portable: N/A | last week: N/A

1st, 3DS — MI +13.21 | last week: MI +13.20
2nd, Wii U — MI +11.60 | last week: MI +10.20
3rd, PS4 — MI -6.00 | last week: MI -13.67
4th, PSVita — MI -13.00 | last week: MI -8.00
5th, PS3 — MI -15.33 | last week: MI -2.00
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: [+11.60 * 11.90] = SMI +138.095 | last week: [+10.20 * 12.82]
Nintendo 3DS: [+13.21 * 66.67] = SMI +880.667 | last week: [+13.20 * 61.54]
PlayStation 4: [-6.00 * 2.38] = SMI -14.286 | last week: [-13.67 * 7.69]
PlayStation 3: [-15.33 * 16.67] = SMI -255.500 | last week: [-2.00 * 10.26]
PlayStation Vita: [-13.00 * 2.38] = SMI -30.952 | last week: [-8.00 * 7.69]
PlayStation Portable: N/A | last week: N/A

1st, 3DS — SMI +880.667 | last week: SMI +812.308
2nd, Wii U — SMI +138.095 | last week: SMI +130.769
3rd, PS4 — SMI -14.286 | last week: SMI -105.154
4th, PSVita — SMI -30.952 | last week: SMI -61.538
5th, PS3 — SMI -255.500 | last week: SMI -20.513
6th, PSP — SMI N/A | last week: SMI N/A

 

Source materials:
Weekly Top 50 Media Create Charts (December 15, 2014 – December 21, 2014).
Weekly Top 20 Media Create Charts (December 15, 2014 – December 21, 2014).
Observations on Media Create for the Week of December 8, 2014 – December 14, 2014.

 

 

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