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Observations on Media Create for the Week of June 6, 2016 – June 12, 2016

NintendObserverAce Attorney Trilogy ranked from #48 to #24 thanks to the release of the latest game in the series.

 

☆ NintendObs Weekly – Monday, June 13, 2016 – Sunday, June 19, 2016.

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Software Sales

  1. NEW/ [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice <ADV> (Capcom) {2016.06.09} (¥6,264) – 196,831 / NEW
  2. 0/ [PSV] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and the Prophecy’s End <RPG> (Square Enix) {2016.05.27} (¥7,344) – 20,517 / 180,164
  3. -2/ [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and the Prophecy’s End <RPG> (Square Enix) {2016.05.27} (¥8,424) – 16,712 / 245,173
  4. 0/ [PS4] Overwatch Origins Edition <ACT> (Square Enix) {2016.05.24} (¥8,424) – 12,392 / 88,653
  5. 0/ [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot <ACT> (Nintendo) {2016.04.28} (¥5,076) – 11,615 / 312,094
  6. -3/ [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and the Prophecy’s End <RPG> (Square Enix) {2016.05.27} (¥7,344) – 10,027 / 103,144
  7. NEW/ [PS4] Project Cars: Perfect Edition <RCE> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2016.06.09} (¥7,776) – 9,470 / NEW
  8. -1/ [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2,592) – 5,878 / 792,864
  9. NEW/ [PS4] Mirror’s Edge Catalyst <ACT> (Electronic Arts) {2016.06.09} (¥8,424) – 5,699 / NEW
  10. 0/ [WIU] Splatoon # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥6,156) – 5,214 / 1,383,099
  11. -3/ [3DS] Yo-kai Sangokushi SLG> (Level-5) {2016.04.02} (¥4,968) – 4,902 / 537,382
  12. +1/ [WIU] Super Mario Maker # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥6,156) – 4,115 / 891,834
  13. -1/ [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 <SPT> (Konami) {2016.04.28} (¥7,538) – 3,925 / 140,878
  14. -8/ [PS4] Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End # <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2016.05.10} (¥8,532) – 3,590 / 170,251
  15. -4/ [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 <SPT> (Konami) {2016.04.28} (¥8,618) – 3,486 / 154,877
  16. 0/ [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games <SPT> (Nintendo) {2016.02.18} (¥5,076) – 3,263 / 170,558
  17. -2/ [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 <SPT> (Konami) {2016.04.28} (¥7,538) – 3,142 / 92,721
  18. NEW/ [PS4] Grand Ages Medieval <SLG> (Ubisoft) {2016.06.09} (¥7,992) – 3,061 / NEW
  19. 0/ [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (¥4,990 Edition) <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥5,389) – 2,928 / 117,724
  20. -11/ [PS4] Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator # <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2016.05.26} (¥7,344) – 2,851 / 26,671
  21. -1/ [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.03.17} (¥2,916)
  22. -1/ [3DS] Pokémon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire <RPG> (The Pokémon Company) {2014.11.21} (¥4,937)
  23. -6/ [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 <RPG> (Square Enix) {2016.03.24} (¥5,670)
  24. +24/ [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (Best Price!) <ADV> (Capcom) {2015.04.02} (¥3,229)
  25. -2/ [WIU] Mario Kart 8 # <RCE> (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6,156)
  26. -4/ [3DS] My Hero Academia: Battle For All <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2016.05.19} (¥6,156)
  27. +3/ [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4,937)
  28. +13/ [PS4] UEFA EURO 2016 Pro Evolution Soccer <SPT> (Konami) {2016.04.21} (¥4,104)
  29. -4/ [WIU] Pokkén Tournament # <FTG> (The Pokémon Company) {2016.03.18} (¥7,776)
  30. +6/ [PS4] Rainbow Six Siege <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2015.12.10} (¥9,072)
  31. +4/ [PS4] Dark Souls III <RPG> (From Software) {2016.03.24} (¥8,024)
  32. -5/ [3DS] Monster Hunter Generations # <ACT> (Capcom) {2015.11.28} (¥6,264)
  33. -4/ [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2014.12.06} (¥7,776)
  34. -8/ [3DS] Disney Art Academy <HOB> (Nintendo) {2016.04.07} (¥3,996)
  35. -17/ [PS3] Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator # <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2016.05.26} (¥7,344)
  36. -8/ [3DS] Terraria <ADV> (Spike Chunsoft) {2016.04.21} (¥4,104)
  37. -6/ [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.12.03} (¥2,592)
  38. -5/ [3DS] Monster Strike <RPG> (Mixi) {2015.12.17} (¥4,860)
  39. -2/ [3DS] Tomodachi Life (Happy Price Selection) <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.03.17} (¥2,916)
  40. BACK/ [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2015.07.30} (¥4,320)
  41. BACK/ [PS4] Dying Light: The Following Enhanced Edition <ADV> (Warner Bros. Japan) {2016.04.21} (¥6,458)
  42. +3/ [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad <ACT> (Level-5) {2015.07.11} (¥4,968)
  43. +3/ [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 <TBL> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.08.07} (¥6,145)
  44. -10/ [WIU] Star Fox Zero / Star Fox Guard Double Pack <STG> (Nintendo) {2016.04.21} (¥7,020)
  45. -2/ [3DS] Disney Magical World 2 # <ETC> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2015.11.05} (¥6,145)
  46. +1/ [3DS] Rhythm Heaven Megamix <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.06.11} (¥5,076)
  47. -7/ [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi Omise Hajimerun Desu <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {2015.11.19} (¥5,184)
  48. +2/ [PS3] UEFA EURO 2016 Pro Evolution Soccer <SPT> (Konami) {2016.04.21} (¥4,104)
  49. BACK/ [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4,937)
  50. -26/ [PS4] Homefront: The Revolution <ACT> (Spike Chunsoft) {2016.05.19} (¥8,618)

 

Hardware Sales

  1. Nintendo 3DS — 25,457 (15,909), +60% (+2%) / 20,782,676
  2. PlayStation 4 — 19,573 (23,144), -15% (-7%) / 2,883,573
  3. PlayStation Vita — 12,312 (13,980), -12% (-7%) / 5,015,428
  4. Wii U — 3,901 (4,153), -6% (-4%) / 3,145,892
  5. PlayStation 3 — 1,006 (1,028), -2% (+1%) / 10,420,236

 

Grand totals

Total Nintendo titles: 28
Total Sony PlayStation titles: 22
Total home Nintendo titles: 6 / 28
Total portable Nintendo titles: 22 / 28
Total home Sony PlayStation titles: 19 / 22
Total portable Sony PlayStation titles: 3 / 22

1st, 3DS — 22
2nd, PS4 — 15
3rd, WiiU — 6
4th, PS3 — 4
5th, PSVita — 3

 

Brand-new titles (4)

NEW/ [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice
NEW/ [PS4] Project Cars: Perfect Edition
NEW/ [PS4] Mirror’s Edge Catalyst
NEW/ [PS4] Grand Ages Medieval

1st, PS4 — 3
2nd, 3DS — 1

 

Re-charted titles (3)

BACK/ [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
BACK/ [PS4] Dying Light: The Following Enhanced Edition
BACK/ [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer #

1st, 3DS — 2
2nd, PS4 — 1

 

Out-charted titles (7)

BACK/ [3DS] Pro Yakyuu Famista Returns
BACK/ [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
+4/ [PSV] One Piece: Burning Blood #
-4/ [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III #
-14/ [PS4] Doom
-10/ [PSV] Kenka Bancho Otome
NEW/ [PSV] Taisho x Taisho Alice All in One

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

 

Previously released titles (46)

Wii U: 6 / 6
Nintendo 3DS: 21 / 22
PlayStation 4: 12 / 15
PlayStation 3: 4 / 4
PlayStation Vita: 3 / 3

1st, 3DS — 21
2nd, PS4 — 12
3rd, WiiU — 6
4th, PS3 — 4
5th, PSVita — 3

 

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

Wii U: [6 / 46] * 100 = SPI 13.04 | last week: [6 / 49] * 100
Nintendo 3DS: [21 / 46] * 100 = SPI 45.65 | last week: [21 / 49] * 100
PlayStation 4: [12 / 46] * 100 = SPI 26.09 | last week: [13 / 49] * 100
PlayStation 3: [4 / 46] * 100 = SPI 8.70 | last week: [4 / 49] * 100
PlayStation Vita: [3 / 46] * 100 = SPI 6.52 | last week: [5 / 49] * 100

1st, 3DS — SPI 45.65 | last week: SPI 42.86 ⇗
2nd, PS4 — SPI 26.09 | last week: SPI 26.53 ⇘
3rd, WiiU — SPI 13.04 | last week: SPI 12.24 ⇗
4th, PS3 — SPI 8.70 | last week: SPI 8.16 ⇗
5th, PSVita — SPI 6.52 | last week: SPI 10.20 ⇘

 

Past-years released titles (20)

Wii U: 4 (2 2015, 2 2014)
Nintendo 3DS: 12 (8 2015, 2 2014, 1 2012, 1 2011)
PlayStation 4: 3 (3 2015)
PlayStation 3: 0
PlayStation Vita: 1 (1 2015)

1st, 3DS — 12
2nd, WiiU — 4
3rd, PS4 — 3
4th, PSVita — 1
5th, PS3 — 0

 

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

Wii U: [(2 *1) + (2 *2)] = ES 6 | last week: [(2 *1) + (2 *2)]
Nintendo 3DS: [(8 *1) + (2 *2) + (1 *4) + (1 *5)] = ES 21 | last week: [(8 *1) + (3 *2) + (1 *5)]
PlayStation 4: [(3 *1)] = ES 3 | last week: [(4 *1)]
PlayStation 3: [(0 *0)] = ES 0 | last week: [(0 *0)]
PlayStation Vita: [(1 *1)] = ES 1 | last week: [(1 *1)]

1st, 3DS — ES 21 | last week: ES 19 ⇗
2nd, WiiU — ES 6 | last week: ES 6 ⇒
3rd, PS4 — ES 3 | last week: ES 4 ⇘
4th, PSVita — ES 1 | last week: ES 1 ⇒
5th, PS3 — ES 0 | last week: ES 0 ⇒

 

Momentum

Wii U: (highest) +1/ [WIU] Super Mario Maker # > (lowest) -10/ [WIU] Star Fox Zero / Star Fox Guard Double Pack
Nintendo 3DS: (highest) +24/ [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (Best Price!) > (lowest) -8/ [3DS] Terraria
PlayStation 4: (highest) +13/ [PS4] UEFA EURO 2016 Pro Evolution Soccer > (lowest) -26/ [PS4] Homefront: The Revolution
PlayStation 3: (highest) +2/ [PS3] UEFA EURO 2016 Pro Evolution Soccer > (lowest) -17/ [PS3] Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator #
PlayStation Vita: (highest) 0/ [PSV] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and the Prophecy’s End > (lowest) -1/ [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016

Highest: +24/ [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (Best Price!)
Lowest: -26/ [PS4] Homefront: The Revolution

 

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

Wii U: [(0 + +1 + -2 + -4 + -4 + -10) / 6] = MM -3.17
Nintendo 3DS: [(0 + -3 + 0 + -1 + -1 + -6 + +24 + -4 + +3 + -5 + -8 + -8 + -5 + -2 + +3 + +3 + -2 + +1 + -7) / 19] = MM -0.95
PlayStation 4: [(-2 + 0 + -8 + -4 + 0 + -11 + +13 + +6 + +4 + -6 + -26) / 11] = MM -3.09
PlayStation 3: [(-3 + -2 + -17 + +2) / 4] = MM -5.00
PlayStation Vita: [(0 + -1 + -1) / 3] = MM -0.67

1st, PSVita — MM -0.67 | last week: MM -0.80 ⇗
2nd, 3DS — MM -0.95 | last week: MM +4.19 ⇘
3rd, PS4 — MM -3.09 | last week: MM -0.69 ⇘
4th, WiiU — MM -3.17 | last week: MM +2.83 ⇘
5th, PS3 — MM -5.00 | last week: MM -3.67 ⇘

 

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: [(2 *0.25)] = DS 0.50
PlayStation 4: [(2 *0.50)] = DS 1.00
PlayStation 3: [(0 *0.00)] = DS 0.00
PlayStation Vita: [(2 *0.50) + (1 *1.00)] = DS 2.00

1st, PSVita — DS 2.00 | last week: DS 3.75 ⇘
2nd, PS4 — DS 1.00 | last week: DS 1.25 ⇘
3rd, 3DS — DS 0.50 | last week: DS 0.00 ⇗
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: [-3.17 – 0.00 + 0 + 4] = MI +0.83 | last week: [+2.83 – 0.00 + 0 + 1]
Nintendo 3DS: [-0.95 – 0.50 + 2 + 4] = MI +4.55 | last week: [+4.19 – 0.00 + 5 + 1]
PlayStation 4: [-3.09 – 1.00 + 1 + 4] = MI +0.91 | last week: [-0.69 – 1.25 + 0 + 1]
PlayStation 3: [-5.00 – 0.00 + 0 + 4] = MI -1.00 | last week: [-3.67 – 0.50 + 1 + 1]
PlayStation Vita: [-0.67 – 2.00 + 0 + 4] = MI +1.33 | last week: [-3.67 – 0.50 + 1 + 1]

1st, 3DS — MI +4.55 | last week: MI +10.19 ⇘
2nd, PSVita — MI +1.33 | last week: MI -3.55 ⇗
3rd, PS4 — MI +0.91 | last week: MI -0.94 ⇗
4th, WiiU — MI +0.83 | last week: MI +3.83 ⇘
5th, PS3 — MI -1.00 | 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 (June 6, 2016 – June 12, 2016).
Weekly Top 20 Media Create Charts (June 6, 2016 – June 12, 2016).
Observations on Media Create for the Week of May 30, 2016 – June 5, 2016.

 

 

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