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[John Bender]

01./00. [PS4] Bloodborne <RPG> (Sony Computer Entertainment) - 152.567 / NEW

 

[Tizoc]

Nice numbers for bloodborne.

 

[Jigorath]

Bloodborne kept PS4 going strong this week. One Piece should have done a lot better. Disappointing.

 

[Kudo]

Really happy to see Bloodborne up there, place well deserved.
Hopefully it has legs to stay up there.

 

[Usobuko]

RIP NIS.

Bloodborne, SAO and PS4 numbers are respectable.

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

Damn, we got pictures in Media Create threads now? We upgrading, fam.

 

[Bishop89]

That playstation dominance.... ahhhh...
Kaz would be proud.

I assume the HW numbers will be in favour of the ps4 as well. How many weeks will this be on top? like 7-8?

 

[Delusibeta]

Bamco is the big winner this week. SKEV Vita being 45k is about what SK2 did, right?

RIP Disgaea.

 

[Takao]

FWIW, I clicked all the slimes and the image did pop up on the legit site: http://www.dragonquest.jp/heroes/slime/index.html

If it's a joke, SE is having another giggle on Viter.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

So would it be wrong to say that Theatrhythm Dragon Quest is the worst selling DQ spin-off ever?

It's not a series that anyone appreciates the music to (unlike the FF games) so I'm not really shocked to see it not get a lot of love. I imagine that the dev costs were pretty low given the genre and gameplay associated with it so they'll be fine.

 

[BadWolf]

Its the most hyped Japanese or Western PS4 game to date and the first real system seller on top of being a genuinely great game, I was expecting 250k-300k.

That's what the Souls games did on PS3 with an install a few times that of the PS4 right now. You really expected BB to perform the same?

 

[Derpyduck]

Xbox One - 250

Microsoft subscribing to the adage that slow and steady wins the race.

 

[Percy]

Bloodborne doing great business is good to see. Disgaea 5 not doing same ain't so good.

 

[Katana_Strikes]

Bit disappointed in numbers overall. Shame to see so many still attached to buying PS3 games.

 

[Majmun]

Bloodborne was hard to find in stores?

I wonder how it'll do next weeks though. The game deserves to sell a billion copies. It's that good

PS4 doing really well again.

 

[Ridley327]

Jeez, those Disgaea 5 numbers are catastrophically bad.

 

[test_account]

Hey, the return of covers in the OP

Unless the PS4 doesnt collapse completely, i think it has a decent chance to sell at least 1 million units this year in Japan. It needs to sell about 16.3k each week from now on to reach that number.

EDIT: And Minecraft Vita 2nd week drop is really good/small.

 

[HiddenAway]

Wow, Disgaea 5 did miserably. Didn't N1 say it needed to do 500K or they were in trouble??

They targeted 150k

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=949072

Scroll to the bottom for a moderator reply (the trouble bit was a mistranslation though the figures today don't help ):

http://nisamerica.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&p=836344&sid=b9afed169d38c80641d1b01dc2cd3dd9#p836347

 

[SenatorBot]

FWIW, I clicked all the slimes and the image did pop up on the legit site: http://www.dragonquest.jp/heroes/slime/index.html

If it's a joke, SE is having another giggle on Viter.

http://cache.www.dragonquest.jp/heroes/slime/_img/result/main.jpg

Seems to be legit.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

FWIW, I clicked all the slimes and the image did pop up on the legit site: http://www.dragonquest.jp/heroes/slime/index.html

If it's a joke, SE is having another giggle on Viter.

I said the same.

I guess it is real. The joke is that it is not on the PS Vita =/

 

[Dark_castle]

Number for Bloodborne isn't bad, but it seems like Japan is still not quite sold on PS4. In comparison, both Dark Souls 1 and 2 on PS3 had better debut sales.

 

[RedRooster]

Xbox One - 250

Microsoft subscribing to the adage that slow and steady wins the race.

If they continue selling at this rate for 12000 months, they'll be fine.

 

[Labadal]

Disgaea bombed hard. I'm really surprised at the low number. I haven't played the series since D2 but I thought the series was fairly popular in Japan.

 

[Parakeetman]

Are there any reviews out there of Disgaea 5?



Yeah that has to be april fools lol. Pretty soon for sequel talk, even though it wouldn't shock me in the least.

Its not that the game is bad, its series fatigue + released on PS4 only (still low attach rate + niche fanbase)

Nice to see BB and SAO:LS did well.

If they have not already started on it, this should help push things towards us getting a Hollow Fragment 2. Which will be nice having a fresh new title separated from the PSP code of the old one.

 

[DNAbro]

http://cache.www.dragonquest.jp/heroes/slime/_img/result/main.jpg

Seems to be legit.

uhh should someone make a thread?

 

[Takao]

I said the same.

in 20 minutes the image will be reuploaded with just PS3 and PS4
</3

 

[Kathian]

Number for Bloodborne isn't bad, but it seems like Japan is still not quite sold on PS4. In comparison, both Dark Souls 1 and 2 on PS3 had better debut sales.

I think it and PS4s sales are punching above the belt ATM if am honest. Positive numbers with bigger releases still to come.

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

FWIW, I clicked all the slimes and the image did pop up on the legit site: http://www.dragonquest.jp/heroes/slime/index.html

If it's a joke, SE is having another giggle on Viter.

Such an elaborate joke...

 

[BadWolf]

Number for Bloodborne isn't bad, but it seems like Japan is still not quite sold on PS4. In comparison, both Dark Souls 1 and 2 on PS3 had better debut sales.

On a much bigger install base...

 

[casiopao]

How does DQ Thearhythm did compared to previous Thearhythm here? Is it good number?

And it seems even with Doflamingo swag, One Piece Musou can't be saved.T_T

And also, RIP NIS.T_T Hope u won't end up like Imageepoch.(Any comparison with Shin Makai Trillion?)

 

[Ferr986]

Number for Bloodborne isn't bad, but it seems like Japan is still not quite sold on PS4. In comparison, both Dark Souls 1 and 2 on PS3 had better debut sales.

With better console install base though.

edit: beaten like D5.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

uhh should someone make a thread?

People are so convinced it's legit that no one wants to make a thread for it. (Edit: Damn, as I type that)

150k for Bloodborne and 45k for the PS4 is great. Now, hopefully PS4 numbers won't drop off substantially now that significant release for it are abating.

 

[Dead Prince]

Actually there are two 3DS games in the top 16.

the only one that matters really tbh.

 

[Usobuko]

How does DQ Thearhythm did compared to previous Thearhythm here? Is it good number?

And it seems even with Doflamingo swag, One Piece Musou can't be saved.T_T

One Piece audience needs a new IP.

Series is still very strong in manga sales.

 

[wapplew]

One piece number lower each installment?

 

[Kandinsky]

FWIW, I clicked all the slimes and the image did pop up on the legit site: http://www.dragonquest.jp/heroes/slime/index.html

If it's a joke, SE is having another giggle on Viter.

Seeing Vita supported makes instantly a joke, sadly D:

 

[BlackBuzzard]

Number for Bloodborne isn't bad, but it seems like Japan is still not quite sold on PS4. In comparison, both Dark Souls 1 and 2 on PS3 had better debut sales.

The difference in install base was big though. PS3 was at 7million sold in 2011 when Dark Souls launched and at 9.8 when 2 launched. Doing 150K on a 1.3mil install base looks good to me.

 

[Katana_Strikes]

Seems like a silly and low key way to announce a game as big as DQH TBH.

 

[Eolz]

As said in the other thread, really good for Bloodborne (people should stop expecting 250k+ for this game given its audience and platform).
Good for Senran Kagura too, despite a big drop on Vita, not too bad for OPW3. Good holds for Yakuza, MP10 and Minecraft. Horrible for Disgaea.
Nothing surprising in terms of hardware.

 

[Javin98]

If they continue selling at this rate for 12000 months, they'll be fine.

 

[Klart]

Playdomination

 

[SmokedMeat]

Damn, Sony dominated the sales chart this week. Great to see the number one selling hardware is a console again!

 

[ZoddGutts]

Musou is one of those series that you get bored after playing the first game of whatever IP you're a fan, not surprise the 3rd One Piece game sold like that. Omega Force will just move onto the next hot property.

 

[Memory]

That's what the Souls games did on PS3 with an install a few times that of the PS4 right now. You really expected BB to perform the same?

Yes, the Souls games were still growing in popularity and there was alot of indirect competition on PS3 then. The numbers are respectable but i was just hoping for more is all, i'm far from an analyst.

 

[Majmun]

On a much bigger install base...

Sure, but Bloodborne outsold Dark Souls 2 in the UK. And that game was released on a much larger userbase.

Different markets and all, but still.

 

[Relix]

Sony beast mode? Sony beast mode.

 

[ZeroXZee]

Am I the only one who expected PS4 HW to be bigger this week than the last one? It's actually slighty lower...

 

[Nightengale]

Yes, the Souls games were still growing in popularity and there was alot of indirect competition on PS3 then. The numbers are respectable but i was just hoping for more is all, i'm far from an analyst.

Japan ain't the rest of the world.

Migration is slow.

 

[akitaone]

I don't get the RIP NIS/Disgaea thing...the producer was clear joking when he made that "Disgaea 5 must sell or we will fail comment"...I doubt that DD2, D4, and D3 did much better.

EDIT: Looks like DD2 did almost 50K and D4 did 80K...so they must have noticed that sales have been declining a bit. But, the userbase for PS4 is still small in comparison to what it was when D4 launched.

 

[shark sandwich]

Disgaea bombed hard. I'm really surprised at the low number. I haven't played the series since D2 but I thought the series was fairly popular in Japan.

Surprisingly, this series sells better in the USA than in Japan IIRC.