Like getting struck by a sack of bowling balls launched from an hydraulic catapult, some words recently spoken by EA Montreal's general manager, Alain Tascan, really made an impact on us. Tascan's observations concern recent testosterone explosion simulator, Gears of War, and how it seemingly lacks innovation and consequenty, doesn't deserve the high scores it's been awarded with. Aside from imparting the fact that EA's hallways are entirely devoid of mirrors, his conclusion reminded us of how stale our beloved series of Japanese sales chart has become. Allow us then to do what must be done -- that which has never been done before.- DS Lite: 113,097
45,584 (28.73%) -- Innovation factor: 761- PSP: 23,725
2,183 (8.43%) -- Innovation factor: 1659- PS2: 20,982
850 (3.89%) -- Innovation factor: 922- Xbox 360: 6,580
5,015 (320.45%) -- Innovation factor: 562- GBA SP: 1,443
415 (22.34%) -- Innovation factor: 1443- Game Boy Micro: 1,299
52 (3.85%) -- Innovation factor: 1299- Gamecube: 647
3 (0.47%) -- Innovation factor: 647- DS Phat: 373
259 (227.19%) -- Innovation factor: 373- GBA: 20
5 (33.33%) -- Innovation factor: 20- Xbox: 0
7 (100.00%) -- Innovation factor: 0As you can see, not only have we employed the use of striking colors to make the chart easier to read, but we've also used various arrow sizes to keep things fresh and unpredictable. The "innovation factor" is a brand new statistic calculated by taking the number of units sold modulo the current year (2006). Those three additions make the chart a numeric adventure, clearly illustrating that the mere presence of innovation alone can have a massively beneficial effect on old, informative charts. In your decrepid and wrinkled face, tradition!
(If you find yourself just wanting to enjoy a good old-fashioned sales chart, check after the break. We fully support backwards compatibility, you know.)
[Source: Media Create]
- DS Lite: 113,097
45,584 (28.73%)- PSP: 23,725
2,183 (8.43%)- PS2: 20,982
850 (3.89%)- Xbox 360: 6,580
5,015 (320.45%)- GBA SP: 1,443
415 (22.34%)- Game Boy Micro: 1,299
52 (3.85%)- Gamecube: 647
3 (0.47%)- DS Phat: 373
259 (227.19%)- GBA: 20
5 (33.33%)- Xbox: 0
7 (100.00%)
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LOL, thats the first thing that came to my mind as well. Over 6,000 units? As funny as that may be its still pretty incredible considering the direction they've been going in.
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"Yeah, that's right.... I was the only one to buy an Xbox in the WHOLE COUNTRY!! HAHAAHAHHA!!!"
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END OF THE WORLD!!!!!!
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Or maybe people decided they weren't going to get a PS3 due to shortages and gave up on waiting the 3 weeks for a Wii.
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- DS Lite: 113,097 45,584 (28.73%)
- PS3: 80,000 (infinite)
- PSP: 23,725 2,183 (8.43%)
- PS2: 20,982 850 (3.89%)
- Xbox 360: 6,580 5,015 (320.45%)
- GBA SP: 1,443415 (22.34%)
- Game Boy Micro: 1,299 52 (3.85%)
- Gamecube: 647 3 (0.47%)
- DS Phat: 373 259 (227.19%)
- GBA: 20 5 (33.33%)
- Xbox: 0 7 (100.00%)
Everything much as it is right now plus the obvious addition of the PS3. The week after it'll look like this:
- DS Lite: 113,097 45,584 (28.73%)
- PSP: 23,725 2,183 (8.43%)
- PS2: 20,982 850 (3.89%)
- Xbox 360: 6,580 5,015 (320.45%)
- GBA SP: 1,443415 (22.34%)
- Game Boy Micro: 1,299 52 (3.85%)
- Gamecube: 647 3 (0.47%)
- DS Phat: 373 259 (227.19%)
- GBA: 20 5 (33.33%)
- Xbox: 0 7 (100.00%)
- PS3: 0 (infinite)
And stay that way till spring... No doubt when this happens microsoft will swoop in and claim to be more popular in Japan. I don't doubt for a moment they would make the claim even if everybody on the planet new it was BS.
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You may want to remove them before lawyers have their disgusting way with you, Joystiq.
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The Idol M@ster
http://www.xboxyde.com/news_3657_en.html
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http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/07/scalding-sake-itagaki-charged-with-sexual-harassment-by-real-w/
You never know, man. ^_^
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Next up, I approximated before that Xbox 360 sales would quadruple once the Core pack hit, and what actually occured was pretty close: 4.23 to 1.
Also, for overall sales up to this point, the ratio is close to 2.7 to 1 (Nintendo to Sony), which is a lot higher than 2005's 12 month data of 1.98 to 1 (Nintendo to Sony).
Here's to seeing how PlayStation 3 fares when it comes out in Japan in two more days and then, just how many Wii consoles will Nintendo have ready day one? It'll be at least 400,000; that's for sure.
And wow, after 39 days of being availabe in Japan, Pokemon Diamond and Pearl for the Nintendo DS have combined sales of over 2.9 million copies.
I'm also happy to see that New Super Mario Bros. is still on the top ten list, now being there for 6 months in a row.
General Knowledge Training is really impressive as well (seems to be that way for all games on the DS lately, isn't it)?
I'm looking forward to seeing how many copies Pokemon Battle Revolution will sell for Wii in Japan this December. If Nintendo can ship one million Wii consoles in Japan by December 31st, then I think around 700,000 is a reasonable number for PBR games sold. It'll be interesting.
Paul Gale
1up.com
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