Big retail days in Japan sees Mario Party 8 and Hot Shots Golf 5 go at it

Posted Jul 29, 2007 at 5:21PM by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3, Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360 Tags: Konami, Microsoft, Sony
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Hot Shots golf 5 - Image 1Japanese retailers are experiencing another sales spurt as anticipated titles have launched for just about every platform. Most  launches were successful, while a couple of titles experienced a let-down of sorts. There's no denying, however, that the real face-off is between the Nintendo Wii's Mario Party 8 and the Sony PlayStation 3's Minna no Golf 5 (Hot Shots Golf 5).

Both Mario Party 8 and Hot Shots Golf 5 sold over 100,000 copies on the first day alone. Retailers have ordered a total of 300,000 units for the PS3 golfing game while the Wii board game saw a 500,000-unit shipment.

Site Cube3 compares the performance of these iterations with that of their predecessors and it was revealed that Mario Party 8 has outdone its previous installment with a 200 percent sales increase. On the other hand, Hot Shots Golf 5 sold about half of what Hot Shots Golf 4 sold at its launch.

Over at the Microsoft Xbox 360 side, things went relatively well as Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion sold 35,000 units. Konami's Metal Gear  Anniversary Box, Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories, Gundam MS 0079 and Taiko no Tatsujin DS also posted good launch figures.

Sadly, Konami's Dewy's Adventure for the Wii and Guilty Gear XX Ascent Core didn't do so well. Both titles were expected to do well but sold barely 1,000 copies apiece in the country. We'll update you on how these games perform in the succeeding days through future posts.

Via Cubed3

 
 
 

Comments

by Quixand - 2007-07-29 17:06:03
Come On!!!

Go you fuc*king golf game!!! Go!!!! Sell you freakin bastard!!!!! SELL!!!! Fu*ck Mario up and his freakin turtles!!!! HAHA!!!
by - 2007-07-29 17:55:53
Where's Wangan Midnight?

Wangan Midnight PS3 also went on sale this week, I wonder why they left that one out? I ordered it from Japan on Day 1, and it was already sold out at the Biccamera online store. I managed to order it via Amazon.co.jp, and they already delivered it to my folks over in Japan. It's now on its way here, somewhere. I've got high hopes for this game, it's my first import for the PS3. Japanese gamers like this kind of game, and while I don't consider it a systems seller, it should do fairly well.
by - 2007-07-29 18:29:43
5ke54w6y5

At least this is another game to add to the list for the japanese gamers. hopefully word will spread if its a great game.
by - 2007-07-29 19:48:35
yeah

yeah that retarded ass wiimote does jack ***** for fighting games, of course guilty gear xx accent core didnt do well. that's exactly why i won't buy one, it does nothing for RPGs or fighting games, my 2 favorite genres.. look what soul calibur turned out to be for the wii too, a stupid ass hack-n-slash, what a disgrace. it's just a machine for money grubbing companies that have no talent. i think it's funny actually, once REAL gamers realize that the wiimote isnt capable of playing all types of games, they're going to feel less confident about buying one. ugh im tired of hearing about the wii seriously, i know a lot of ppl who thought it was gonna rock their worlds til the end of time.. they went out bought it, played zelda, beat it.. then got bored.. oh yeah and idc if your mom plays tennis on the wii, tell that fat ***** to get to play REAL tennis, and get some sun, seriously. why mimick everyday activities inside? that's not what videogames are about.. it's about escaping the confines of reality and capturing your imagination. the wii can only do so much, gamers need to realize that and stop touting it as some real experience.. if you cant put a full on fighting game like soul calibur with every single move on the wii, then it's not putting you in the game. until games become like a serious dot hack episode, then people need to stfu about this wii being so revolutionary.
by - 2007-07-29 20:43:21
ps3 is getting back on track...?

hope so because i love my ps3, but serously i really do think that ps3 is gonna win eventually just because well ps3 has the most amount of potential, like lets compair ps3 is like a 1 gallon bottle a wii is a 2 pint and a 360 is a 1.75 pint bottle ps3 has eyetoy (the real motion sensing) and the sixaxis (tilt sensor [no its not a copy of a wiimote because wiimote is motion sensing]) and has a lot of support of the japanese developers, wii has motion sensing and dirt cheap price and also the japanese dev's 360 has no real japanese support and only rumble (in ps3's case its gonna be added soon) but its has great graphics (tho not enouph horse power as ps3 but its easier to develop for on 360)
by - 2007-07-29 23:17:37
well

well - I beat the piss out of little *****-face dip*****s like you everyday...so soul calibur aint *****....now bowling...thats something i can't do every day
by AoxomamoxoA - 2007-07-29 23:39:58
well...

Oh, so whats that addon that you have to buy for your ps3 going to jack up its total price to such as HDMI cables, or even for the people with old HDTVs with only DMI (video only) who have to buy an adapter for the HDMI cables anyways, or the T12 cable because WiFi internet causes lag (even the blutooth in the controller loses signal) how much does it go for after all of that? And if you really wanna go next gen you can plug and play for free with that two foot length of usb cable that comes with it, psh. Give me a real Play And Charge Kit for $20 any day. Its true what they say, you only get what you pay for. Sony fans, for 200 dollars you got a neat little Blu-Ray player. Way to go, help the regime. Nice free internet by the way lolzzz (only has like 3 demos and GTHD is lame, feels like 15mph and theres plastic cars that just bump off the walls, LAME). With 360, if you can afford 2 video games a YEAR, you can afford Xbox Live and a new game like Halo 3 thats coming out in Sept. And with the $50 extra you get with the price cut, you can still get that second game of the year (if you dont buy that many games, otherwise why the hell can you not afford fifty bucks a year. Youll get all sorts of demos (I counted just the other day and there are over 100 online, offline, and sometimes both) Movies in HD 1080p or Standard 480p (long list of those too), classic games like Double Dragon, Street Fighter, Pac Man, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (better than MK2 online) and even Doom (all have updated and classic mode graphics, online coop, leaderboards, achievements, and versus play). I could name more stuff than that, way more. Because if you have a 360 and Live you know what im talking about and if you dont then youre gonna dissect my whole post and tell me just what kind of fanboy i am. Ladies?
by - 2007-07-29 23:47:19
I have a present for it

"Because if you have a 360 and Live you know what im talking about and if you dont then youre gonna dissect my whole post and tell me just what kind of fanboy i am." - Ill tell you what I do have- AIDS and I want to put it in your anus with my bloody *****
by AoxomamoxoA - 2007-07-30 00:27:01
hey kid

Did your mother put you up to this? Shes just asking for another spanking!
by - 2007-07-30 01:49:55
yeah

what? lol you lack the strength to lift a bowling ball in real life you say? i dont know what you're talking about dude beat the piss out of who? the last person who pissed me off by the way, got a broken nose, 2 fractured bones and a blood clot in the eye, so dont try to act all tough on the internet you little pimpled faced geek that prolly lives wif his mom. what's the matter some1 finally made a valid point about the wii being ***** and it pisses you off? that's just my opinion dude. i'm sorry if it bothers you. and fyi soul calibur isnt the only fighting game i play, i mainly stick to Virtua Fighter, Tekken, and Dead or Alive.. which are also games the wii cant handle because of complex motions lol
by - 2007-07-30 02:05:48
I can't beleieve how big Hot Shots is in Japan

Not only do they love weird games, they love weird, bad games.
by - 2007-07-30 02:11:01
um

well im not gonna dissect your post and call you a fanboy as you say, but you seem like you are lol. but um, i hate to tell you this but the x360 being cheaper than ps3 is a myth lol, you have to purchase other things like those lame ass live cards. someone totaled it up, using the 360 elite, it turns out getting the full experience out of your 360 will cost more than a ps3. i used to own a regular xbox,i got one for christmas 3-4 years ago for capcom vs snk 2 online, it sucked hard. I had a problems: I had bought the $50 live card for 12 months, thinkin i was gonna be hooked to it.. well i wasnt. turns out i wasted a good $50 because i didnt even use 1 months worth. I also had Dead or Alive 3, which is an awesome game but the controller hinder me from having a decent time with it (yes i had that s controller too) so I had to buy an adaptor to use my ps2 controller. well i did that but every adaptor was so laggy it was horrible, the games didnt respond to light button taps, you have to really press the buttons hard like the xbox controller. my experience online with capcom vs was horrid, and i hear how great the xbox live service is suppose to be. wtf? for 9.99-49.99 it's a POS. i got constant lag spikes that would screw over some of my characters that i play, and i couldnt use my headset when using my ps2 controller because the adaptors didnt support it at the time, how lame. i tried using the xbox controller.. big mistake! i cant stand the d-pad, it makes doing a simple qcf motion difficult. and again, i couldnt just tap the buttons they have to be MASHED in due to their size, and sadly that translated to my ps2 controller since obviously the games programmers made it that way in response to the controller. see now i want to buy a 360 for DOA4 and online play of that, i really do. BUT, considering my experience with the first xbox, im not gonna risk burning money on a faulty machine that may breakdown(i read a guy went through 7 xbox 360s because they overheated, and red rings of death). this is sad, if microsoft actually knew something about quality gaming besides mindless retard hic shooting, they might've been able to release a quality console, but they dont. i suppose it's because they lack that real work ethic that Japanese workers possess. oh and by the way, i for one cant afford to pay for live services, my budget just cant do it, i already pay for internet.. and traditionally online games have been free
by Mister Common Sense - 2007-07-30 11:49:38
lol

Hot Shots Golf 5 is the Playstation 3's killer app? No wonder the PS3 is doing horrible in Japan! This is halarious! On the PS2 Hot Shots was an average seller at best. Don't get me wrong, it's a fun game, but not a pack in system seller game! Oblivion on the 360 sold 35,000 in the same timeframe with a mere 400,000 consoles in the country. Maybe the PS3's luck will turn around next year. Kick the PS3's arse Nintendo with your s*itty obsolete gimmicy system!
by - 2007-07-30 14:40:10
@ Mister Common Sense

Shut the F.U.C.K up you worthless piece of S.H.I.T.
by - 2007-07-30 15:10:52
gj

i second bill gates.
by - 2007-07-30 15:13:22
i logged out

But as i leave i should mention, im into the c0ck and basically make love to my xbox. I also have no life.
by Mister Common Sense - 2007-07-31 07:13:22
ha

The PS3 only has horrible games so they are buying it up. They don't like steak, they like lolipops.

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