Happy 2019 – 9 years of SEGAbits!
【Best Scenario】 ■ Tales of Arise ■ Buddy Mission BOND ■ Lost Judgment ✓【Best Actor】 ■ Takuya Kimura as Takayuki Yagami in Lost Judgment ✓ ■ Daisuke Tsuji as Jin Sakai in Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut ■ Maggie Robertson as Alcina Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village
COMIC ZIN’s list features a number of new releases that may be unfamiliar to you for the week between February 21 to February 27, but not for Number 3’s Isekai Ojisan Volume 7 which is a fairly popular title in Japan. The series was last seen with the debut of its 6th volume at 53,998 copies sold in its first 5 days back between June 21 and June 27. Last year, in the month of June, the title was announced to have an Anime adaptation set to commence this year, though on an unannounced date. It also has up to four volumes officially translated in English by Yen Press.
1. [PS4] Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (Square Enix, 03/18/22) – 28,944 (New)2. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus (The Pokemon Company, 01/28/22) – 23,067 (2,177,459)3. [PS4] Elden Ring (FromSoftware, 02/25/22) – 19,487 (293,628)4. [PS5] Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (Square Enix, 03/18/22) – 17,905 (New)5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 16,078 (4,499,542)6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 9,755 (2,561,419)7. [PS4] Gran Turismo 7 (SIE, 03/04/22) – 9,447 (94,818)8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 9,111 (4,813,641)9. [NSW] Triangle Strategy (Square Enix, 03/04/22) – 8,429 (112,107)10. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 8,182 (912,325)11. [NSW] Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (ATLUS, 03/17/22) – 6,490 (New)12. [PS4] Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (ATLUS, 03/17/22) – 6,194 (New)13. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 5,798 (2,623,946)14. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 5,731 (1,981,570)15. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 5,495 (7,214,531)
Increases were strong over the weekend with very positive word of mouth and No. 1s in such key markets as the UK ($6.4M/651 locations), France ($5.7M/675), Australia ($2.8M/289), Spain ($2.2M/339) and Germany ($2.1M/553). Sweden, Czech Republic, Austria, Norway, Belgium, New Zealand, Slovakia and South Africa all also saw No. 1 starts.The film is still set for release in Mexico, Brazil, Italy and Japan among others.
The result from 4,234 theatres came in approximately 22% above the pre-pandemic original’s $58m three-day February 2020 and sets up the film heading into spring break. It also offers encouragement to exhibition as family audiences show they are willing to turn up for appealing, commercial fare after two years of Covid-19.
"We couldn’t have done it without all our amazing Sonic fans! 💙💙💙 Thank you for making us the #1 movie in the world! Sonic Movie 2 is NOW PLAYING - Get tickets: https://paramnt.us/sonic2tickets
The Japanese government also noticed Sega’s enhanced legal portfolio for protecting its brands. The company has registered approximately 1,900 trademarks related to Sonic the Hedgehog in 90 countries. It also made copyright guidelines to prevent UFO Catcher and Purikura photo booths—both included in its trademark list—from becoming common terms.
Sonic 2 made $72 million during its’ weekend debut in domestic territories, with a worldwide total of $142 million. This not only earned the movie the number one position in the world, but also the strongest domestic weekend debut for a video game movie in history.
Milestone achieved five months after release.Shin Megami Tensei V first launched for Switch on November 11, 2021 in Japan and November 12 worldwide
Physical Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales) :1. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 38,234 (589,200)2. [NSW] 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (ATLUS, 04/14/22) – 27,199 (New)3, [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 13,137 (4,567,753)4. [NSW] Winning Post 9 2022 (Koei Tecmo, 04/14/22) – 12,704 (New)5. [NSW] Battle Spirits: Connected Battlers (FuRyu, 04/14/22) – 10,764 (New)6. [PS4] Winning Post 9 2022 (Koei Tecmo, 04/14/22) – 9,421 (New)7. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 9,141 (2,604,603)8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 6,643 (4,847,161)9. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus (The Pokemon Company, 01/28/22) – 6,444 (2,223,120)10. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 5,064 (3,122,541)
Many records for Sonic the Hedgehog 2. This weekend it has officially grossed more than the first movie worldwide. Its total gross is $323.5 million! One of Jim Carrey's best grossing movies.
Specifically, today we offer you a Techtalk study (which you can view by CLICKING HERE) in which they studied internet search traffic, Instagram posts, and other factors to determine the most popular video game character on the internet.As a result, Sonic, the well-known blue hedgehog, is the most popular of all, with 6.7 million monthly searches.
10. Men In Black: International (4,650,000 Hours Viewed), Times Watched: 2,434,554 -9. Den of Thieves (5,420,000 Hours Viewed), Times Watched: 2,326,1808. U.S. Marshals (5,520,000 Hours Viewed), Times Watched: 2,532,110 7. 365 Days: This Day (7,590,000 Hours Viewed), Times Watched: 5,845,303 6. Sonic the Hedgehog (12,290,000 Hours Viewed), Times Watched: 7,448,484 5. Operation Mincemeat (12,620,000 Hours Viewed), Times Watched: 5,924,882 4. Along for the Ride (13,310,000 Hours Viewed), Times Watched: 7,562,500 3. Marmaduke (15,030,000 Hours Viewed), Times Watched: 10,365,517 2. Our Father (23,870,000 Hours Viewed), Times Watched: 14,826,086 1. Senior Year (55,940,000 Hours Viewed), Times Watched: 30,237,837
