Ninja Gaiden Sigma First Day Sales

A severe lack of content has plagued the system for months now, and only now does it look like the software is finally beginning to roll and it kicks off with the launch of Ninja Gaiden Sigma. Released this past Wednesday in Japan, for its first day of sales Ninja Gaiden Sigma managed to sell 20k copies. With another six days remaining, I'd estimate first week sales of 40-45k for the game.

[23478ueyur_938223]

I'm not good with numbers, but it did far better than COD3, which I guess means something good then? I'd expect weekly sales to be pretty decent. The Eternal Sonata game of course did the best though. (Of the 3 mentioned titles.)

[Blasphemy]

Fps are not popular in Japan like in the USA so the numbers are exspected. Although I was hoping the numbers would be higher for Sigma.

[23478ueyur_938223]

Yeah you're right about that, so I guess that is actually alright for COD then.

[Kaneda]

is it out already?

[23478ueyur_938223]

In Japan.

[kingofps3]

Yes! Ninja Gaiden Sigma can even go platinum at this rate. Everybody knows what this means for the PS3. Well, let me tell you. It time to beat the DS weekly sales. K, I know I going to far with this and NGS is no MSG4 but still is a solid experience.

I predict first week NGS sales of 100-150k.

[ITR]

I doubt it.
Many PS2 games only hit 60-75k in the first week.

Also we have to watch for drop off. Some games start off great but then drop off big time the following week.

I say it will hit around 35-45k.

FF could pull those numbers though.
Hot DS games come in over 100k too.
Wii games have hit 150k. Paper Mario got 154k in it's first week.

[_insane_cobra]

"I predict first week NGS sales of 100-150k."

That's an extremely optimistic prediction.

[Xbox 360 Will]

do it!

[ngg12345]

I thought the sales would be lower then 67k (which was ninja gaiden original sales). It seems like it might make 100k.

[drtysouf21]

could do it also!

[Sevir04]

there are a about 300k pre orders left unfilled so it'll do we'll the game rocks i'm playing the jap version now in full english

PS3 tag... SEVIREDgamer

[Blasphemy]

How is that possible?

[23478ueyur_938223]

Region free, so if you were to somehow get the import of the Jap version, it would work on an NTSC US/PAL system.

[IPlayGames]

when i can out on xbox i was like oh that would be cool on ps2 but it wasnt enough for me to get a xbox. so now its on ps3 and im like hell ya bring it on (which is prob. the same for most of japan)

[Hydrolex]

this game is nothing compare to MGS4 and GTA IV and Halo 3 ! So those games will break 1 million in first day ? No way or maybe

[Bloodmask]

selling well. Team Ninja really deserves it bc they really are dedicated to releasing AAA games. I am also suprised at Trusty Bell though. I didn't think 360 even realy sold in Japan. Good news for both consoles.

[23478ueyur_938223]

yeah definitely. both games are doing well. hell, even cod is doing better than expected.

[bung tickler]

how many copies of NG did they sell durring its release on the xbox? also how may of NG: Black? just wondering for comparison reasons.

[ngg12345]

ninja gaiden sold 67 thousand and black sold 38 thousand.

[Rythrine]

Team Ninja deserved this for a job well done. With all the improvements they've made for this game it deserves to sell well and receive this kind of recognition, not only for Japanese gamers, but to all gamers.

[Sevir04]

and play the game before everon else.. trust me when i say that the Jap version supports english... you can go ahead and i'm port it 60 us plus 13 bucks for 3 day shipping... you want the site for it it's www.Play-asia.com though i didn't order it from that site because i'm curren't stationed in japan. you all can break the 3 week wait and play it before all the US peoples and surprise ur ps3 buddies when they see you playing the fullversion... they also have Foullore releasing on the 21st you can get that too

[MannyHarlem141]

Play-asia, huh? i guess i'll check that out... by any chance, does FolkSoul support english language, i think i heard the real game isnt text heavy like the demo where they didn't include the cutscenes.. but i'd really just prefer a game in english as much as i was impressed by it.. when is it going to release in America

[Strange]

Yes it does support English

Currently playing it now

Finished the game once on normal, now moving on to hard...

[Sevir04]

Yeah it does support... i was a bit skeptical about NGS because the japanese box says only for japan.. when i purchased it though i quickly realized that i could go into options and do switch the language and text to english.. so i did. still i kept the voice in japanese and have the subtitles come in English... Folksoul is the same way... the Demo natively supports japan.. but you could go into the options and changhe the language setting and switch it... and yes your right the ful;l game actually has voices and movies... they replaced it with text to cut back on space for the Demo... could you imagine downloading a game demo thats over 5 gigs lol!!! but yeah tthe game will ring you up 73 bucks.. if you wanna wait for FolkLore in the US they have it planned for Fall 2007 sometime around Nov 2007. as For NGS that will ring you up with 3 day shipping 75 US. both games support english, so go for it if you wish, i recomend it if you cant wait

[ErcsYou]

@sevired gamer.....i knew it. i saw your gamer tag on psn and you were playing NGS with out the word demo at the end. im a little jealous but ill be o.k..i already paid for the u.s. copy so no NGS import for me.

(im very interested in folklore but i cant read japanese, do you think this will also have english or english subtext?) edit already answered above..thanx

for anyone interested, i would recommend play asia to everyone. they have everything from ps3 joysticks to dreamcast games ......plus they ship fast.......just dont tell sony ( R.I.P. lik sang )

[23478ueyur_938223]

Is the collector's edition available there too? I preordered it but I still have to wait for the US release...

[Charlie2688]

NGS did good, ES too I might have to get it once some reviews arrive here in NA

[Ggame]

Good Job for Sony $ Team Ninja ^^"

[ApocalypseShadow]

to get games from any country and change the language to your prefered one.

good for team ninja.now i want to see hot shots.

[jib]

PS3 owners who haven't played NG should get this game. one of my all time favorites

[felidae]

is amazing.

bring it to europe .. now!

[KoolMan]

get this one as soon as i can, i loved the demo

[sonarus]

impressive impressive. I have to admit i expected better. Not suprised at eternal sonata though. Have a feeling it would have done better in japan on the ps3 but oh well. I would pre order ninja gaiden but for some reason am not goin too. Gamespot better be willing to offer me more than a free shirt for my pre order

[MK_Red]

WTH!? This game needs to do much better. Its a superb game and after so much time without real PS3 games, its a big treat. I hope it does better in following months.

[Why o why]

Like difficulty level. I hear the us demo was a little tougher and did they switch the decapitation option on in the jap version as it was off in the jap demo

[makingdamage]

In the swedish magazine Gamereactor they gave the game the overall score 7/10 and only 6/10 for the graphics (which I find a little bit weird) saying it was a really hard game. They also said it contains long loading times. But they also say that the ps3 version of sigma is what the original version should have been like.

[23478ueyur_938223]

"saying it was a really hard game"
Hahahaha....the drama comes to PS3 now =)

All noobs hate this game; those unable to beat it (referring to critics) generally trashed it before as well.

Graphically the game isn't mindblowing, but it's very touched up and pretty good for a 2nd wave release.

[Robearboy]

Its quite funny reading all of the pisstation fan boys getting excited about a 5 year old beefed up game lol and its probably the best game out on your "awesome but its got blue ray blah de blah" console

[ImWithStupid]

and go watch the pretty red rings some more on your crapbox.

[Why o why]

Troll

[Nicosia]

Both comments are not needed. Its about the game not the freaking console. Its a great game and ment to be played!

[23478ueyur_938223]

He's totally right. Who cares about this 5 year old game? We all played it back in 2002 anyway, 2 years before it came out.

[ImWithStupid]

it's only the first days sales, give it time, it the game lives up to what the demo promises this game will move.

[CrazzyMan]

could be better. =)
i think by the end of summer they will make 100k. =) And that is really no bad, but don`t think is enough for porting NG2. =)
but there are still usa and europe left.. =)

anyway, no matter to sales, team ninja are going to make some good titles for ps3, and that is a good thing.

p.s. anyone to help return my 3rd bubble back? thnx. =)

[UJUSTLOSTONE]

Or at least an I agree, I am patiently waiting for this game so I can purchase my PS3, this is one game that I definitely had to give the original Xbox props for, I was jealous and then POP came out for PS2 and it made me feel a little better. NGS is a must play for those who havn't played any version of it yet.

[23478ueyur_938223]

Just a note: Team Ninja doesn't really do "ports," they do however create improved, usually ground-up remade games. Other than the obvious example being NG1's remakes, the other known one is DOA2 and DOA2 Hardcore.

[predator]

ermm........ es sold more than ngs, thats whats suprising me, maybe the 360 is not dead in japan afterall

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

On the side of the game, Sony fans you guys are realy going to like may like how the action is so freaking challenging you may want to put a guard around your TV so you won't break it when throwing the controller in frustration.

[OneBubbleBastard]

Look at this retarded xbot desperate for bubbles haha..

Can you bend a little more so I can stick some bubbles up your @ss?

No need to try and post logic and objective comments, you don't have that ability.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

OneBubbleBastard You PWNED yourself with your own comment but you do that in every post anyways so it's nothing new.

[ImWithStupid]

the article makes no sense, they expect 40-45k for the first week yet this beauty sold 20k IN ITS FIRST DAY OUT!!!

We could easily see a quarter million sold in japan by the time summer's out and half a million in the states. Then you throw in Europe and this game will be a huge hit.

as one review said "this is what the xbox version dreamed of being"...lol

newflash, the PS3 is what the 360 dreams of being.

[Xi]

the fact ninja gaiden is holding ground to eternal sonata, a game that is launching on a platform with not even half the install base speaks volumes of what the ps3 is, and what the 360 is.

[youzef]

job Team Ninja ... Lets see the overall sales at the end of this month.First AAA title on the ps3 in Japan (not resistance)

[ImWithStupid]

if the PS3's numbers spike at the end of the month in Japan. If they do then you can reclassify NGS from surefire hit to system seller.

[Xi]

gundam mousu or w/e was the first AAA title for japan, and it was expected to push 1 million but hit something like 500k. Ninja gaiden never made it onto the famitsu top 30 like gundam and trusty bell did.

[drtysouf21]

Wonder how good sales will do when FolksSoul is realeased in Japan!

[Blasphemy]

I want to see if this game affected system sales at all for this week.

[bootsielon]

Virtua Fighter did 2x better than that.

Edit:

True that, sorry...

[Naruto]

VF5did x2 in one week and NGS did 20,000 in a day

[predator]

es has done 30k in one day.

[Xi]

if you ask me. ES with the much smaller install base somehow beat NG2, to me that's interesting.

Glad to see NG2 doing well though, team ninja always delivers.

[nice_cuppa]

its ninja gaiden 1 remake.

[Naruto]

who sell more in a week that remain a mystery

[power of Green]

The 360 would be garbage if what you said at the end of your post were true.

[HaKeRsCanRotINHEL]

I predict 100K+ first day sells in the US & UK.

[sadiq]

i bet this is gonna be the third game of most ps3 owners, when ppl say ps3 has no games, i understand the library is a lot smaller than the 360s but u shouldnt really care, personally im not made of money, my first game was a new resistance (off ebay for $34) which i got 5 months after i bought my system, i already have my list planned out and i already cut like 5 games from it including ninja gaiden sigma and otehrs like assassins creed, my list doesnt include any of those games i dont know about yet, i doubt i will get them all unless i get a job and if i dont then i will probably have 3 to 5 games at the end of my ps3 lifetime, if 'the agency' isnt paid monthly i will add that to my list

Name |Date |Necessity
___________________________|_ ____________|___________
Final Fantasy Versus XIII |??-??-09 |****
Grand Theft Auto IV |??-10-07 |**
Gran Turismo 5 |Q1 of 08 |***
Haze |Q4 of 07 |*
Killzone 2 |??-??-08 |*****
LittleBigPlanet |Q1 of 08 |****
Madden NFL 08 |14-08-07 |**
Metal Gear Solid 4 |??-??-08 |*****
Tekken 6 |??-??-08 |*****
Time Crisis 4 |Q4 of 07 |****
TNA iMPACT! |??-??-08 |*
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune |??-??-07 |**
Warhawk |??-09-07 |*****

[Phantom_Lee]

u going to get TNA-iMPACT ?
yea that game looks good

[jerseynets04]

the game looks flawless and it looks like itll be the first step to get the os3 on its feet again. i want this game so bad.

but i want KZ2 to come out THIS year im anticipating it so bad it sucks.

i think worldwide, kz2 might be the top system seller if not 2nd to MGS4 or FF

[Whoooop]

First cause we are in need of games, and right now we will lay our hands on any decent game that comes to the PS3.. We are thirsty for software :)

Not saying NGS is only decent, for what i've played on the demo and seen on the internet this game promise to be a great game.. even 360 owners give credit to the game cause they know Team Ninja has a reputation and they had deliver for the xbox too.

So I'm sure this game will sell good for all those reasons and it's good to know that the game is worth buying despite we (PS3 owners) being a bit desperate for games.. :)

Pardon my English

[fresco]

great news for ps3 and i'm sure ms is counting on great ngs sales as it will fare even better for ng2 if ngs well received.

[insertnamehere]

I think Europe and NA will be a different story, if Motorstorm and Resistance have already broken a million copies. I know my game collection is almost doubling when I get The Darkness next week and Sigma the week after that, and I'll finally have a halfway respectable game collection for PS3 that will last until the fall games.

[Contra26]

PS3 dont deserve this game.

It shows

[Loudninja]

hey Ninaj Gaiden games never sold well in Japan

[Uganda64]

ES is also an RPG, and I can guarantee it'll sell more on PS3 when it's released for it later.
NGS is doing very well for a Ninja Gaiden game. And unlike ES, it'll have Gundam legs where it stays on the charts for more than one week. In fact, that's unlike every 360 game ever in Japan.