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Wii Japan software sales numbers for 2007: third party not doing too well

Posted Dec 23, 2007 at 5:49PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Wii Tags: Capcom, Media Create, Namco Bandai, Square Enix
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Media Create numbers for 2007 - Image 1


If we look at software sales for the Nintendo Wii in Japan, it's easy to believe analysts when they say third parties are having a tough time trying to profit on the white hot console. According to Media Create's numbers of Wii games sold beginning this year up to December 2, the publisher next to Nintendo is far behind.

Nintendo is on top after selling 8,294,000 copies, and what follows is Namco Bandai with 658,000 sold. Square Enix comes third with 477,000, Capcom with 266,000, and Konami Digital with 221,000.

Among all publishers for the Wii, only Nintendo's game sales median reached a high 487,882. Square Enix came close since a single game, Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors, generated all its sales. Namco Bandai's median, on the other hand, failed to impress at 65,800 even with ten games in the market.

This year's list top 50 games for the Nintendo Wii was easily dominated by Wii Sports and Wii Play. While those games sold 2,250,000 and 1,832,000 respectively, the rest couldn't break a million in sales. Aside from Square Enix' lone Wii title, the top ten games are all by Nintendo.

Sega's Bleach Wii did well, but not enough to help the company get into the top five publishers. Samurai Warriors: Katana did some good to secure Koei's place in the top ten, while Tecmo almost got past its 11th spot with Swing Golf Pangya. For more numbers, click on the link below.



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# So its a fadKing Victor V 2007-12-23 19:58
Looks like they were right when they said the Wii is a fad

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# Please do not contradict your sourcessj3fox 2007-12-24 03:36
The form this was taken from latter post evidence that the PS2 was not better at this point in it's life:

http://joshuajamesslone.name/gamecharting/testsoftware.php?platform=PS2&weeknum=53



Also that it's doing better than the 360 and PS2:



Wii

2,211,000 Wii Sports (Nintendo) (12/2/06) - rounded off through Nov 18/07 (MC)

1,707,132 Hajimete no Wii (Wii Play) (Nintendo) (12/2/06) - through Dec 2/07

904,535 Mario Party 8 (Nintendo) (7/26/07) - through Dec 2/07



PS3

363,000 Minna no Golf 5 (Hot Shots Golf 5) (Sony) (7/26/07) – rounded off through Nov 11/07 (MC)

295,160 Gundam Musou (Dynasty Warriors: GUNDAM) (Bandai) (3/1/07) – through Nov 11/07

280,559 Shin Sangoku Musou 5 (Dynasty Warriors 6) (Koei) (11/11/07) – through Nov 25/07



X360

202,294 Blue Dragon (Microsoft) (12/7/06) – through Oct 14/07

106,200 Dead or Alive 4 (+Xbox 360 Platinum) (Tecmo) (12/29/05) / (11/1/07) – rounded off through Jan 14/07 / Nov 4/07 (105,331 + 900)

85,000 Dead Rising(+ Platinum + Dead Rising/Gears of War Plat)(Capcom)(9 /28/06)/(6/14/07)/(11/1/07)–rnd off through May 13/07 / Oct 14/07 / Nov 4/07 (65,908+16,950+2,100)



So if 3rd parties having trouble with Wii in Japan then the 360 and PS3 look even worst...

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# Sorryssj3fox 2007-12-24 03:43
The form this was taken from*...

Should be forum



Also that it's doing better than the 360 and PS2*:

Should be PS3

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