Tag Archives: media create

Thu, Jan 05, 2012 | 04:03 GMT

3DS sells close to 500,000 Japanese units in record week

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Media Create’s sales figures for the week ending December 25, 2011 -released over the holiday break – paint a grim picture for Sony’s new hardware.

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Wed, Dec 21, 2011 | 06:26 GMT

Media Create reports 325,000 Vitas sold in Japan launch week

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Ahead of its official data release tomorrow, Japanese sales track firm Media Create has released a preliminary report.

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Thu, Dec 15, 2011 | 08:59 GMT

Japanese Charts: 3DS sees biggest sales week ever

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Media Create’s weekly release of Japanese sales figures revealed the titan that is Monster Hunter still has the power to wow, propelling the 3DS to new heights. Meanwhile, the most Western of Western RPGs won local hearts.

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Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 21:14 GMT

Japanese charts: 3DS sales soar due to Mario Kart 7

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Media Create has released its weekly sales chart, and unsurprisingly, Mario Kart 7 is king of the software chart with 423,619 units moved. It also contributed to almost a doubling of 3DS sales over the prior week.

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Wed, Nov 30, 2011 | 16:40 GMT

Japanese charts: Skyward Sword debuts in top spot, Wii sales double

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Media Create has released its weekly sales chart, and unsurprisingly, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword topped the software chart with 194,978 units moved. The game’s debut also contributed to the doubling of Wii sales, but it still wasn’t enough to pull the console out of the number four spot.

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Wed, Nov 23, 2011 | 18:16 GMT

Japanese charts: Modern Warfare 3 bests high-profile regional favorites

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Media Create has released its weekly sales chart, and Modern Warfare 3 topped the software chart, besting high-profile Japanese debuts Ni no Kuni and One Piece Gigant Battle

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Wed, Nov 09, 2011 | 18:05 GMT

Japanese charts: Super Mario 3D Land wins, 3DS stays on top

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Media Create has released its unit sales chart for the week of October 31 through November 6, and of the nine title debuts this week, Super Mario 3D Land took the top spot, besting Uncharted 3 by 218,493 units.

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Tue, Nov 01, 2011 | 21:49 GMT

Just Dance 2, FIFA 2012, and Monster Hunter take out territorial software charts

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In the first nine months of 2011, each of the three traditional games industry markets returned very different sales results.

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Fri, Oct 28, 2011 | 00:30 BST

Japanese Charts – Macross tops, Western shooters respectable

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Media Create’s sales tracking data for the week of October 17 to October 23 shows a mixed bag dominated by a popular and long-lasting anime franchise.

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Wed, Oct 19, 2011 | 20:01 BST

Japanese charts – Assault Horizon and 3DS tops, PSPgo delisted by Media Create

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Media Create has released sales data for the week of October 10 through 16, and the Japanese market apparently went rather gaga over Ace Combat: Assault Horizon in a week full of new releases.

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Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 17:46 BST

Japanese charts: Dark Souls debut tops, Gears 3 boosts 360 sales

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Media Create has released its retail sales list for the week ending September 26, and it finds Dark Souls debuting in the top slot for PS3 with 279,567 copies moved.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 13:41 BST

Dragon Quest Collection tops the Japanese charts

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Three NES titles have picked up the top spot in the Japanese charts for the week ending September 18th as Square Enix’s Dragon Quest Collection, a compilation of the first three titles in the series emulated for Wii.

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Fri, Sep 09, 2011 | 03:15 BST

Japanese Charts – Grand Knights History knocks Monster Hunter down

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The PSP absolutely dominated the Japanese software charts this week, but the 3DS maintained a precarious hold over hardware.

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Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 02:11 BST

Japanese Charts – Monster Hunter triumphs again, 3DS still spiking

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The rumblings of the upcoming release crunch are already visible in this week’s Japanese charts, but while the 3DS stole the hardware sales glory and a PS3 game nabbed top spot on the charts, elsewhere it’s all about the PSP.

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Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 06:13 BST

Japanese Charts – PS3 up, 3DS down but still on top

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A relatively slow week on the Japanese charts thanks to a bleak release schedule, but Sony saw an upturn on the back of the PlayStation 3 price cut.

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Fri, Aug 12, 2011 | 02:51 BST

Japanese Charts – 3DS takes dramatic dive, sports rule the charts

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Media Create’s Japanese sales tracking for the week ending August 7 show the 3DS taking an expected downturn, a chart dominated by summer fun, and the PS3 looking very quiet indeed.

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Sat, Aug 06, 2011 | 19:27 BST

Report – Used 3DS sales have doubled in Japan

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According to data retrieved from Media Create, sales of used 3DS systems have doubled after Nintendo announced the system was getting a price reduction. According to Nintendo World Report, Media Create believes it’s due to players wanting to get in on the Ambassador Program before the price drops, or sue to retailers dropping prices on used systems by around ¥4,000 ($51).

In the US, it has been rumored that Walmart will be dropping the price of 3DS a few days early, which would ensure the big box store would get the jump on it’s competitors.

Thu, Aug 04, 2011 | 16:35 BST

Japanese charts – Rhythm Heaven still tops, 3DS falls to fourth

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The Japanese hardware and software charts for the week ending July 31 finds Rhythm Heaven still on top for the week, and PSP reclaiming its throne as previous chart topper 3DS falls to fourth place – the lowest its been on the chart since it debuted.

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Thu, Jul 28, 2011 | 17:57 BST

Japanese charts – 3DS and Everyone’s Rhythm Heaven tops

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The Japanese hardware and software charts for the week ending July 24 finds 3DS still on top, and Everyone’s Rhythm Heaven debuted strong on Wii.

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Wed, Jul 13, 2011 | 19:50 BST

Japanese charts – L.A. Noire debuts, PSP hits the top once more

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The Japanese hardware and software charts for the week ending July 10 finds PSP back on top after being pushed out last week by 3DS, and L.A. Noire debuted strong on PS3.

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