For the people who just want to play videogames.

Observations on Media Create for the Week of May 5, 2014 – May 11, 2014

NintendObserver31 Nintendo titles in Top 50 post-holiday, a grand majority on Nintendo 3DS.

 

☆ NintendObs Weekly – Monday, May 12, 2014 – Sunday, May 18, 2014.

NintendObservations

 

 

Software Sales

  1. 0/ [3DS] Yo-kai Watch <RPG> (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 58.906 / 919.730
  2. 0/ [3DS] Mario Golf: World Tour <SPT> (Nintendo) {2014.05.01} (¥4.937) – 26.882 / 76.771
  3. +2/ [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour <ETC> (Nintendo) {2014.03.20} (¥4.800) – 20.065 / 363.136
  4. -1/ [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment # <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.24} (¥6.664) – 15.972 / 193.513
  5. -1/ [3DS] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call <ACT> (Square Enix) {2014.04.24} (¥6.264) – 10.525 / 115.956
  6. 0/ [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4.800) – 10.056 / 580.005
  7. 0/ [3DS] Pokemon X / Y <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 8.771 / 4.057.914
  8. +3/ [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters – Tokimeki Up! <ETC> (Nintendo) {2014.04.17} (¥4.936) – 7.039 / 32.988
  9. +6/ [3DS] Fossil Fighters: Infinite Gear <RPG> (Nintendo) {2014.02.27} (¥4.800) – 6.002 / 155.704
  10. +8/ [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 4.965 / 3.731.660
  11. +8/ [WIU] Super Mario 3D World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985) – 4.903 / 542.177
  12. -4/ [WIU] Famicom Remix 1+2 <ETC> (Nintendo) {2014.04.24} (¥3.086) – 4.836 / 24.130
  13. +7/ [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 <ACT> (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 4.776 / 3.273.739
  14. -1/ [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes <ADV> (Konami) {2014.03.20} (¥2.980) – 4.746 / 216.208
  15. +11/ [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 4.657 / 2.315.232
  16. +5/ [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z <RPG> (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (¥4.400) – 4.585 / 1.452.120
  17. -1/ [WIU] Just Dance Wii U <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.04.03} (¥6.156) – 3.892 / 43.072
  18. +9/ [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind <ACT> (Spike Chunsoft) {2013.12.05} (¥6.090) – 3.757 / 292.337
  19. +3/ [3DS] Crayon Shin-Chan: Arashi o Yobu Kasukabe Eiga Stars! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.10} (¥5.119) – 3.681 / 34.902
  20. +9/ [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.10.10} (¥7.770) – 3.507 / 772.773
  21. +4/ [3DS] Harvest Moon: Linking the New World <SLG> (Marvelous AQL) {2014.02.27} (¥5.040)
  22. -12/ [PS4] Child of Light <RPG> (Ubisoft) {2014.05.01} (¥2.138)
  23. -11/ [PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.10} (¥8.715)
  24. -7/ [PS3] Samurai Warriors 4 <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2014.03.20} (¥7.560)
  25. +5/ [3DS] Hero Bank <RPG> (Sega) {2014.03.20} (¥5.550)
  26. -12/ [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.10} (¥7.689)
  27. +12/ [3DS] Tomodachi Life <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800)
  28. -5/ [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 1-2-3 – Naruhodo Selection <ADV> (Capcom) {2014.04.17} (¥4.309)
  29. +13/ [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800)
  30. +1/ [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2014 <SPT> (Konami) {2014.03.20} (¥7.600)
  31. +12/ [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2014 <SPT> (Konami) {2014.03.20} (¥3.980)
  32. +9/ [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.10.17} (¥4.980)
  33. +11/ [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru to Ruka no Fushigi na Fushigi na Kagi <RPG> (Square Enix) {2014.02.06} (¥5.490)
  34. -1/ [WIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.02.13} (¥5.985)
  35. -3/ [PS3] J-Stars Victory Vs <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.03.19} (¥7.980)
  36. -1/ [PS4] Battlefield 4 <ACT> (Electronic Arts) {2014.02.22} (¥7.665)
  37. -9/ [PS4] Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Real Reborn <RPG> (Square Enix) {2014.04.14} (¥3.394)
  38. -1/ [PSV] J-Stars Victory Vs <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.03.19} (¥6.980)
  39. -3/ [PSV] Samurai Warriors 4 <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2014.03.20} (¥7.140)
  40. 0/ [PSV] Soul Sacrifice Δ <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.03.06} (¥4.980)
  41. -7/ [3DS] Detective Conan: Phantom Rapsody <ADV> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.17} (¥6.145)
  42. -4/ [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd <ACT> (Sega) {2014.03.27} (¥7.350)
  43. +6/ [3DS] Aikatsu! Futari no My Princess <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.480)
  44. BACK/ [3DS] Disney Magic World <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480)
  45. BACK/ [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl <FTG> (Nintendo) {2008.01.31} (¥6.800)
  46. BACK/ [3DS] Kuma Tomo <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.06.20} (¥4.980)
  47. 0/ [PS3] Winning Post 8 <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) {2014.03.27} (¥8.190)
  48. BACK/ [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Dubbed Edition (Bargain Edition) <ACT> (Square Enix) {2013.09.05} (¥3.990)
  49. BACK/ [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800)
  50. -5/ [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes <ADV> (Konami) {2014.03.20} (¥2.980)

 

Hardware Sales

  1. Nintendo 3DS — 35,943 (39,623), -9% (+17%) / 15,539,162
  2. PlayStation Vita — 18,494 (24,717), -25% (+3%) / 2,874,648
  3. PlayStation 4 — 8,480 (11,486), -26% (-10%) / 558,367
  4. PlayStation 3 — 7,684 (9,252), -17% (+38%) / 9,948,372
  5. Wii U — 7,613 (8,079), -6% (+41%) / 1,722,201
  6. PlayStation Portable — 2,022 (2,321), -13% (+19%) / 20,135,929

 

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: 31
Total Sony PlayStation titles: 19
Total home Nintendo titles: 5 / 31
Total portable Nintendo titles: 26 / 31
Total home Sony PlayStation titles: 12 / 19
Total portable Sony PlayStation titles: 7 / 19

1st, 3DS — 26
2nd, PS3 — 8
3rd, PSVita — 6
4th, Wii U — 4
4th, PS4 — 4
6th, PSP — 1

 

Brand-new titles (0):

None.

 

Out-charted titles (5):

-34/ [PS3] Monster Hunter Frontier GG: Premium Package
+1/ [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost
-1/ [PS3] Dark Souls II
-17/ [PSV] BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma
NEW/ [3DS] Touch Detective: Ozawa Rina Rising 3 – Nameko wa Banana no Yume o Miru ka?

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

 

Re-charted titles (5):

BACK/ [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land
BACK/ [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Dubbed Edition (Bargain Edition)
BACK/ [3DS] Kuma Tomo
BACK/ [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl
BACK/ [3DS] Disney Magic World

1st, 3DS — 3
2nd, PS3 — 1

 

Previously released titles (50):

Wii U: 4 / 4
Nintendo 3DS: 26 / 26
PlayStation 4: 4 / 4
PlayStation 3: 8 / 8
PlayStation Vita: 6 / 6
PlayStation Portable: 1 / 1

1st, 3DS — 26
2nd, PS3 — 8
3rd, PSVita — 6
4th, Wii U — 4
4th, PS4 — 4
6th, PSP — 1

 

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

Wii U: [4 / 50] * 100 = SPI 8.00 | last week: [4 / 47] * 100
Nintendo 3DS: [26 / 50] * 100 = SPI 52.00 | last week: [22 / 47] * 100
PlayStation 4: [4 / 50] * 100 = SPI 8.00 | last week: [3 / 47] * 100
PlayStation 3: [8 / 50] * 100 = SPI 16.00 | last week: [10 / 47] * 100
PlayStation Vita: [6 / 50] * 100 = SPI 12.00 | last week: [7 / 47] * 100
PlayStation Portable: [1 / 50] * 100 = SPI 2.00 | last week: [1 / 47] * 100

1st, 3DS — SPI 52.00 | last week: SPI 46.81
2nd, PS3 — SPI 16.00 | last week: SPI 21.28
3rd, PSVita — SPI 12.00 | last week: SPI 14.89
4th, Wii U — SPI 8.00 | last week: SPI 8.51
4th, PS4 — SPI 8.00 | last week: SPI 6.38
6th, PSP — SPI 2.00 | last week: SPI 2.13

 

Past-years released titles (18):

Wii U: 1 (1 2013)
Nintendo 3DS: 14 (10 2013, 2 2012, 2 2011)
PlayStation 4: N/A
PlayStation 3: 2 (2 2013)
PlayStation Vita: 0
PlayStation Portable: 0

1st, 3DS — 14
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: [14 / 50] * 100 = SSPI 28 | last week: [11 / 50] * 100
PlayStation 4: N/A | last week: N/A
PlayStation 3: [2 / 50] * 100 = SSPI 4 | last week: [1 / 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 28 | last week: SSPI 22
2nd, PS3 — SSPI 4 | last week: SSPI 2
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) +8/ [WIU] Super Mario 3D World > (lowest) -4/ [WIU] Famicom Remix 1+2
Nintendo 3DS: (highest) +13/ [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 > (lowest) -7/ [3DS] Detective Conan: Phantom Rapsody
PlayStation 4: (highest) -1/ [PS4] Battlefield 4 > (lowest) -12/ [PS4] Child of Light
PlayStation 3: (highest) +9/ [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V > (lowest) -11/ [PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen
PlayStation Vita: (highest) 0/ [PSV] Soul Sacrifice Δ > (lowest) -12/ [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen
PlayStation Portable: (highest) +12/ [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2014 = (lowest) +12/ [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2014

Highest: +13/ [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2
Lowest: -12/ [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen

 

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

Wii U: [+0.50 + 0 – 0 + 0] = MI +0.50 | last week: [+9.50 + 3 – 0 + 0]
Nintendo 3DS: [+4.39 + 0 – 1 + 3] = MI +6.39 | last week: [+3.06 + 3 – 1 + 4]
PlayStation 4: [-6.75 + 0 – 0 + 0] = MI -6.75 | last week: [-1.00 + 3 – 0 + 0]
PlayStation 3: [-1.71 + 0 – 3 + 1] = MI -3.71 | last week: [-4.22 + 3 – 3 + 1]
PlayStation Vita: [-3.50 + 0 – 1 + 0] = MI -4.50 | last week: [-1.00 + 3 – 1 + 0]
PlayStation Portable: [+12.00 + 0 – 0 + 0] = MI +12.00 | last week: [0.00 + 3 – 3 + 1]

1st, PSP — MI +12.00 | last week: MI +1.00
2nd, 3DS — MI +6.39 | last week: MI +9.06
3rd, Wii U — MI +0.50 | last week: MI +12.50
4th, PS3 — MI -3.71 | last week: MI -3.22
5th, PSVita — MI -4.50 | last week: MI +1.00
6th, PS4 — MI -6.75 | last week: MI +2.00

 

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

Wii U: [+0.50 * 8.00] = SMI +4.000 | last week: [+12.50 * 8.51]
Nintendo 3DS: [+6.39 * 52.00] = SMI +332.280 | last week: [+9.06 * 46.81]
PlayStation 4: [-6.75 * 8.00] = SMI -54.000 | last week: [+2.00 * 6.38]
PlayStation 3: [-3.71 * 16.00] = SMI -59.360 | last week: [-3.22 * 21.28]
PlayStation Vita: [-4.50 * 12.00] = SMI -54.000 | last week: [+1.00 * 14.89]
PlayStation Portable: [+12.00 * 2.00] = SMI +24.000 | last week: [+1.00 * 2.13]

1st, 3DS — SMI +332.280 | last week: SMI +424.099
2nd, PSP — SMI +24.000 | last week: SMI +2.130
3rd, Wii U — SMI +4.000 | last week: SMI +106.375
4th, PS4 — SMI -54.000 | last week: SMI +12.760
5th, PSVita — SMI -54.000 | last week: SMI +14.890
6th, PS3 — SMI -59.360 | last week: SMI -68.522

 

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 5, 2014 – May 11, 2014).
Weekly Top 20 Media Create Charts (May 5, 2014 – May 11, 2014).
NintendObservations, Media Create #9 (April 28, 2014 – May 4, 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: , , ,