DS and PSP sales fig (in Japan)

[Deepak]

From magicbox:

Here are the sales figures of Nintendo DS game titles in Japan as of April 11, 2005.

Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo) - 711,424
Sawaru Made in Wario (Nintendo) - 710,371
Pokemon Dash (Pokemon) - 323,741
Daigassou! Band Brothers (Nintendo) - 166,071
Catch! Touch! Yoshi (Nintendo) - 163,963
Touch! Kirby (Nintendo) - 127,690
Another Code: Futatsu no Kioku (Nintendo) - 104,114
Chokkan Hitofude (Nintendo) - 102,330
Kimi no tame nara Shineru (Sega) - 97,629
Puyo Puyo Fever (Sega) - 82,898
Kenshuui Tendo Dokuta (Spike) - 76,724
Pac Pix (Namco) - 70,514
Harvest Moon: Corobockle Station (Marvelous) - 56,987
Prince of Tennis: 2005 Crystal Drive (Konami) - 49,385
Egg Monster Hero (Square Enix) - 49,131
Mr. Driller Drill Spirits (Namco) - 47,976
Zoo Keeper (Success) - 45,412
Meteos (Bandai) - 39,232
Mahjong Taikai (Koei) - 34,545
Spiderman 2 (Taito) - 26,633
The Urbz: Sims in the City (EA) - 24,685
Kamen Genei Satsujin Jiken (Genki) - 10,254
Cool 104 Joker & Setline (Aruze) - 9,613
Electroplankton (Nintendo) - 5,545
Yakuman DS (Nintendo) - 4,791
Tiger Woods PGA Tour (EA) - 3,381
Space Invaders DS (Taito) - 3,249


Here are the sales figures of PlayStation Portable game titles in Japan as of April 11, 2005

Minna no Golf Portable (SCE) - 337,972
Ridge Racers (Namco) - 274,682
Shin Sangoku Musou (Koei) - 268,514
Tales of Eternia (Namco) - 157,043
Piposaru Academia (SCE) - 108,599
Metal Gear Acid (Konami) - 99,871
Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan Daijiten (Namco) - 98,109
Gagharv Trilogy (Bandai) - 89,202
Doko Demo Issho (SCE) - 86,255
Mahjong Fight Club (Konami) - 77,137
Popolocrois Monotagari (SCE) - 70,364
Namco Museum (Namco) - 61,895
Armored Core: Formula Front (From Software) - 58,288
Bleach: Heat the Soul (SCE) - 52,140
Puyo Puyo Fever (Sega) - 49,345
Sargetchu! P (SCE) - 42,674
Lumines (Bandai) - 37,271
Vampire Chronicles: The Chaos Tower (Capcom) - 37,184
Rengoku: The Tower Purgatory (Bandai) - 36,424
Need for Speed Underground Rivals (EA) - 25,689
Soukyuu no Fafner (Bandai) - 25,622
Mahjong Taikai (Koei) - 15,264
Mobile Train Simulator + Densha de Go! (Onegakukan) - 12,861
Puzzle Bobble Pocket (Taito) - 11,943
Sangokushi V (Koei) - 9,910
AI Shogi (Marvelous) - 9,684
Shinten Makai: Generation of Chaos IV Another Side (Idea Factory) - 9,534
AI Mahjong (Marvelous) - 8,649
AI Igo (Marvelous) - 8,479
Kollon (Cyberfront) - 8,184
Wipeout Pure (SCE) - 5,772
Harukanaru Toko no Naka de: Iroetebako (Koei) - 1,559

 

[hey69]

Namco Museum (Namco) - 61,895

thats like ALOT for this game

but it sells for 25euro for a reason in japan

 

[rabidrabbit]

pssst.. there's a handheld forum now that is separate to the console forum
I think this belongs there.

 

[Deepak]

Mod: Err I should have posted it in handheld forum. Please move it there.

 

[Clashman]

Just did a little breakdown comparison on sales. I left my "math" in there for people to double check it just in case I'm wrong.

DS Sales:
711,424
710,371
323,741
166,071
163,963
127,690
104,114
102,330
97,629
82,898 ----------------------2590231
76,724
70,514
56,987
49,385
49,131
47,976
45,412
39,232
34,545
26,633
24,685
10,254
9,613
5,545
4,791
3,381
3,249 ------------------- 558057
Total: 3,148,288 titles sold divided by 27 titles= 116,603 average sales per title


PSP Sales:
337,972
274,682
268,514
157,043
108,599
99,871
98,109
89,202 -----------------------1433992
86,255
77,137
70,364
61,895
58,288
52,140
49,345 ------------------------ 455424
42,674
37,271
37,184
36,424
25,689
25,622
15,264
12,861
11,943
9,910 -----------------------254842
9,684
9,534
8,649
8,479
8,184
5,772
1,559-----------------------50861
Total: 2,195,119 titles sold divided by 32 titles = 68,597 per title average

 

[PC-Engine]

That pretty much puts everything into perspective. Thanks Clashman.

 

[Clashman]

Minus the top three in for each handheld:
DS Sales: 1402752 divided by 24 titles= 54,488 average per title
PSP Sales: 1313951 divided by 29 titles= 43,308 average per title

Minus the top 2 for each handheld:
DS: 1726943 divided by 25 titles= 69,060 average
PSP: 1582465 divided by 30 titles= 52,748 average

So, getting rid of the top 3 narrows down the gap quite a bit, but it seems as though DS still has a bit of an edge in sales per title.

 

[Shifty Geezer]

For distribution you also need to factor in userbase. Copies per title/Number of units. If DS has twice as many units out there as PSP, the market for it's software per unit is half that of these shown numbers. I don't know what the number of units sold is though so can't do the sums myself, but it looks like as many games are sold on PSP as DS.

However I will get in quick and remind everyone, THESE ARE STATISTICS. Numbers only. PLEASE don't someone come along and say 'these numbers show x handheld is better than y handheld' or 'x handheld pwns y handheld'. Already I see glimpses of this sort of thread hijacking in process...

Of late this forum has been nothing but slag-fests and mindless arguments about consoles. Take that talk elsewhere.

 

[see colon]

i think it's important to remember that in japan the installed base of DS to PSP is roughly 2:1 (about 2M DS's verses 1M PSP's). nintendo is winning in units but tie in looks like it's going to sony.

 

[jvd]

list doesn't matter , nintendo dogs isn't on it and that is already up to around 300k also

 

[Teasy]

Yeah Nintendogs and Naruto have been selling brilliantly for DS ever since release (in the top 2 to 3 in every daily chart since release). Plus older games like Mario, Wario and harvest moon ect have come back into the top 20 and top 10.

 

[Clashman]

i think it's important to remember that in japan the installed base of DS to PSP is roughly 2:1 (about 2M DS's verses 1M PSP's). nintendo is winning in units but tie in looks like it's going to sony.

Yes, that's true, and I was going to add that in there but got forgot. However, PSP needs to erase the installed base deficit for those tie-in figures to really help it out. Wouldn't that still be pretty bad for both of them, though? I mean, that's a 2:1 tie in for PSP and a 1.5-1 tie in for DS. That doesn't seem too impressive for either.

 

[Hellbinder]

Hello,,,

What about the difference in Time on the street for each?

 

[Teasy]

As of the 10th of April PSP had been available in Japan for 18 weeks and DS for 19 weeks.