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Title: Famitsu Sales Charts: Does SSBM save the NGC?
Post by: IronFist on December 06, 2001, 11:01:48 PM

This is from November 19th - November 25th -- the week that SSBM was released on the NGC.

Game - Console - Weekly Sales - Total Sales

1 - Dragon Quest IV - PS - 620,802
2 - Super Smash Brothers DX - GC - 357,101
3 - All Star Pro-Wrestling 2 - PS2 - 92,796
4 - Seaman - PS2 - 38,904 / (127,704)
5 - Rez - PS2 - 22,628
6 - Pop\'n Music 5 - PS - 21,251
7 - Busin: Wizardry Alternative - PS2 - 20,585 / (74,204)
8 - Pachisuro Aruze Kingdom 5 - PS - 19,838 / (66,023)
9 - Dynasty Warriors 3 - PS2 - 16,344 / (655,853)
10 - Pikmin - GC - 15,529 / (167,921)
11 - Professional Baseball Japan 2001 - PS2 - 13,180 / (82,169)
12 - Crazy Taxi - PS2 - 13,075
13 - Mr. Driller: Great - PS - 10,938
14 - Gun Survivor 2: Biohazard Code Veronica - PS2 - 9,820 / (57,101)
15 - Pachislot: King of the Beast DX - PS2 - 9,352 / (199,102)
16 - Bravo Music: Christmas Edition - PS2 - 8,647
17 - Luigi\'s Mansion - GC - 7,339 / (215,101)
18 - SuperLite 1500 Series: The Tetris - PS - 6,966 / (220,525)
19 - Rez - DC - 6,350
20 - Ally of Justice - PS2 - 6,317 / (21,846)
21 - Warioland Advance - GBA - 5,981 / (262,196)
22 - Power Smash 2 - DC - 5,145 / (12,941)
23 - Super Robot Wars A - GBA - 5,123 / (257,154)
24 - J. League Winning Eleven 5 - PS2 - 4,771 / (69,891)
25 - Everybody\'s Golf 3 - PS2 - 4,497 / (760,199)
26 - Mario Kart Advance - GBA - 4,486 / (636,855)
27 - Reversal Judgement - GBA - 4,346 / (51,539)
28 - Time Crisis 2 - PS2 - 3,876 / (118,523)
29 - Simple 2000 Series Vol. 2: The Party Game - PS2 - 3,698 / (11,022)
30 - Super Mario Advance - GBA - 3,541 / (735,312)

Hardware Charts
Console - Weekly Sales - Total 2001 Sales

Gamecube - 129,377 / (428,788)
PS2 - 37,381 / (2,737,297)
GBA - 31,083 / (3,516,216)

This graph is a little deceptive, so make sure you look at the numbers and not just the graph:
(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.famitsu.com%2Fgame%2Fhard%2F2001%2F12%2F07%2Fimg%2Fbou_.gif&hash=49dcc23b17ebeab9d15a534986c3dc5f0c7c6134)
And this pie graph shows just how much butt kicking the NGC did during this week:
(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.famitsu.com%2Fgame%2Fhard%2F2001%2F12%2F07%2Fimg%2Fen_.gif&hash=b1c348e112fb4bc651e0c3839af0c17fccf0f7c3)

Very impressive for that week, but how long will it keep up like this?  This one game is going to have to support the NGC for probably about half a year until Mario and Zelda come out.  And remember, next week\'s charts are when the PS2\'s price is dropped to $240 and when MGS2 is released.  Then we will see if Super Smash Bros Melee has any staying power, or if it will be overthrown by MGS2 (from what I\'ve heard, MGS2 sold around 500,000 copies in 4 days in Japan.  But I still want to wait for the Famitsu charts).  This is going to be interesting...

Title: Famitsu Sales Charts: Does SSBM save the NGC?
Post by: fastson on December 07, 2001, 02:09:12 AM

Think what 1 game can do.. :D

Title: Famitsu Sales Charts: Does SSBM save the NGC?
Post by: Kenny-73 on December 07, 2001, 02:35:29 AM

It wasn\'t just the game.  Nintendo released new colors of gcube\'s that day too. :cool:

Title: Famitsu Sales Charts: Does SSBM save the NGC?
Post by: mm on December 07, 2001, 03:01:46 AM

so the GC only has 3 games in the top 30?
and the PS2 has 14?

Title: Famitsu Sales Charts: Does SSBM save the NGC?
Post by: datamage on December 07, 2001, 03:37:38 AM

Ugh - I\'m disgusted that Rez sold so little. Poor SEGA. :(

/ dm /

Title: Famitsu Sales Charts: Does SSBM save the NGC?
Post by: AlteredBeast on December 07, 2001, 07:29:11 AM

I heard Rez gameplay = Panzer Dragoon, which in my mind means instant classic :-) I also heard the game\'s visuals are very immersive!

that translates to me importing this gem!



Eric Jacob

Title: Famitsu Sales Charts: Does SSBM save the NGC?
Post by: Metal_Gear_Ray on December 07, 2001, 07:53:06 AM

Im with alterd on this one, Rez looks like my style of game.  From what I have read is that  it is supposed to be VERY innovative. The game is hard to describe but looks really cool. The main reason why I am interested in the game is because of the music, fresh gameplay and stylish visuals

;)

But will it ever have a PAL release

Title: Famitsu Sales Charts: Does SSBM save the NGC?
Post by: Seed_Of_Evil on December 07, 2001, 09:56:05 AM

NO no... according to SCE, PS2 has sold in the last week of November 105.000 units due to the price drop of the console. I can put a link but it\'s in spanish. That\'s wrong... at least the results are very different in other webs.

Title: Famitsu Sales Charts: Does SSBM save the NGC?
Post by: Sublimesjg on December 07, 2001, 10:10:11 AM

i think this is the prior week though adan

but you are right bout the price drop selling more but this is before the price drop

Title: Famitsu Sales Charts: Does SSBM save the NGC?
Post by: IronFist on December 07, 2001, 01:09:06 PM

Yeah, about a month ago Famitsu started waiting 2 weeks to post the stats instead of one week.  This will give them more time to collect data and will hopefully make the stats more accurate.

Title: Famitsu Sales Charts: Does SSBM save the NGC?
Post by: Seed_Of_Evil on December 07, 2001, 01:48:05 PM

Ahh, ok. That will be the problem. Thanx mates ;)

Title: Famitsu Sales Charts: Does SSBM save the NGC?
Post by: Kimahri on December 07, 2001, 03:55:14 PM

so has anyone played SSBM????............

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>(thinks of a better question)<
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Anyone  have a Gamecube?

Title: Famitsu Sales Charts: Does SSBM save the NGC?
Post by: OHMYGOD on December 07, 2001, 06:02:53 PM

I might get it for XMaz... I just love those little mario and luigi games that you play when its cold outside and you sit inside with some hot tea...really sets the mood!!;)

Title: Famitsu Sales Charts: Does SSBM save the NGC?
Post by: ddaryl on December 07, 2001, 08:19:40 PM

http://ps2.ign.com/news/40318.html




1  NEW PS2 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Konami 11/29/01  
  456,747 / 456,747

2   PS Dragon Quest IV Enix 11/22/01
143,232 / 764,034

3  GC Super Smash Bros. Melee Nintendo 11/21/01
62,506 / 419,607

4  NEW PS2 Holiday With Toro SCE 11/29/01
51,771 / 51,771

5  NEW PS2 Guilty Gear X Plus Sammy 11/29/01
49,131 / 49,131

6  NEW PS2 Legaia Duel Saga SCE 11/29/01
40,302 / 40,302

7  NEW PS Rockman X6 Capcom 11/29/01
39,318 / 39,318

8  NEW PS2 FIFA 2002 Road to FIFA World Cup EA Square 11/29/01
24,851 / 24,851

9  NEW PS2 Taiko Risshi-den IV Koei 11/29/01
22,111 / 22,111

10  4 PS2 Seaman The Forbidden Pet ASCII 11/15/01
19,442 / 147,146

Title: Famitsu Sales Charts: Does SSBM save the NGC?
Post by: Bobs_Hardware on December 07, 2001, 10:30:39 PM

seaman the forbidden pet???  ahahahaha...anyone else take this from the inuendo point of view (admit it...you all did, you just didnt want to admit it...your all SICK!)

"Mommy, i wants some semen"

"sorry son...thats forbidden"

*child cries*

Title: Famitsu Sales Charts: Does SSBM save the NGC?
Post by: IronFist on December 07, 2001, 11:14:32 PM

It looks like Famitsu is still getting the info just as fast, but they are waiting an extra week before they post it on their site. :(

Anyways, it looks like MGS2 sold extremely well in the first week, and the PS2 price drop sold a lot of PS2s too.

Console sales:
PS2 108,161 (2,845,458)
GC 44,462 (473,250)