Big retail days in Japan sees Mario Party 8 and Hot Shots Golf 5 go at it

Japanese retailers are experiencing another sales spurt as anticipated titles have launched for just about every platform. Most  launches were successful, while a couple of titles experienced a let-down of sorts. There’s no denying, however, that the real face-off is between the Nintendo Wii’s Mario Party 8 and the Sony PlayStation 3’s Minna no Golf 5 (Hot Shots Golf 5).

Both Mario Party 8 and Hot Shots Golf 5 sold over 100,000 copies on the first day alone. Retailers have ordered a total of 300,000 units for the PS3 golfing game while the Wii board game saw a 500,000-unit shipment.

Site Cube3 compares the performance of these iterations with that of their predecessors and it was revealed that Mario Party 8 has outdone its previous installment with a 200 percent sales increase. On the other hand, Hot Shots Golf 5 sold about half of what Hot Shots Golf 4 sold at its launch.

Over at the Microsoft Xbox 360 side, things went relatively well as Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion sold 35,000 units. Konami‘s Metal Gear  Anniversary Box, Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories, Gundam MS 0079 and Taiko no Tatsujin DS also posted good launch figures.

Sadly, Konami’s Dewy’s Adventure for the Wii and Guilty Gear XX Ascent Core didn’t do so well. Both titles were expected to do well but sold barely 1,000 copies apiece in the country. We’ll update you on how these games perform in the succeeding days through future posts.

Via Cubed3

Japanese retailers are experiencing another sales spurt as anticipated titles have launched for just about every platform. Most  launches were successful, while a couple of titles experienced a let-down of sorts. There’s no denying, however, that the real face-off is between the Nintendo Wii’s Mario Party 8 and the Sony PlayStation 3’s Minna no Golf 5 (Hot Shots Golf 5).

Both Mario Party 8 and Hot Shots Golf 5 sold over 100,000 copies on the first day alone. Retailers have ordered a total of 300,000 units for the PS3 golfing game while the Wii board game saw a 500,000-unit shipment.

Site Cube3 compares the performance of these iterations with that of their predecessors and it was revealed that Mario Party 8 has outdone its previous installment with a 200 percent sales increase. On the other hand, Hot Shots Golf 5 sold about half of what Hot Shots Golf 4 sold at its launch.

Over at the Microsoft Xbox 360 side, things went relatively well as Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion sold 35,000 units. Konami‘s Metal Gear  Anniversary Box, Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories, Gundam MS 0079 and Taiko no Tatsujin DS also posted good launch figures.

Sadly, Konami’s Dewy’s Adventure for the Wii and Guilty Gear XX Ascent Core didn’t do so well. Both titles were expected to do well but sold barely 1,000 copies apiece in the country. We’ll update you on how these games perform in the succeeding days through future posts.

Via Cubed3