Going to be a rough week for Switch on the hardware and software front it looks like.
Hiska posted about Wildlands doing better than expected.
Well, it'll depend on how much stock the console got nationwide. If the stock is tight (which is what it looks like, given earlier reports), sales will be entirely dependant on how much Nintendo obtained to ship.
3DS is at the end of it's lifespan it's launching in the same month as said systems successor while not being on said system with a decent chunk of the most active userbase moving on. Capcom were complete idiots. Even a cheap port would have stemmed some of the loss with the prospect of longterm sales both in Japan and worldwide being a launch title.
MH consistently ships 4.1 million per entry. Capcom is now about to break that trend.
Why are people still acting surprised at western games potentially selling >100k? I don't understand.
Especially considering a good chunk of PS4 best sellers in the japanese market were developed outside Japan.Why are people still acting surprised at western games potentially selling >100k? I don't understand.
Yeah that decision is baffling to me. Sure, they could sell it once again with MHXXNSW this fall, but surely they realize people will get tired of being milked. A multiplatform release at launch would be just the right amount of milking and a great way to start the transition of the audience worldwide.
Or they could say:
- Handheld gaming is dying.
- Core games don't sell on Nintendo systems.
- Need to expand to the West by making an open-world PS4 game.
So is there a chance MK8 deluxe does more than Zelda first week?
Ōkami;231934938 said:[3DS] Mario Party: Star Rush - 30
I'd be very worried. Capcom is exceeding good at fucking up a sure thing. Even the fraking wii u port managed to ship a few hundred thousand. A switch port would have at least managed that lifetime even if capcom were never planning on supporting the platform again beyond that entry it makes little sense.
That will litterally be capcom's takeaway from this and then they'll proceed to bomb the franchise.
What's going on here lol?
If you're talking about me, it's not about western games in general, it's about Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, a game that I didn't see particularly appealing for this region considering its presentation and focus. It's not something like Horizon or GTA.
Media Create Sales: Week 10, 2016 (Mar 07 - Mar 13)
01./00. [PS4] Tom Clancy's The Division <RPG> (Ubisoft) {2016.03.10} (¥8.400) - 80.703 / NEW <85,80%>
So if the sales of the switch is really low next week, its because of supply and nothing to do with demand due to software ?
It's sold out, so the former.
Thank you. Do you have any such list for PS4 releases too? Just want to check if there is any draught of software for PS4 coming?
So if the sales of the switch is really low next week, its because of supply and nothing to do with demand due to software ?
I believe MH Stories bombing made Capcom panic and push XX 3DS to launch before March 31st. I don't think XX 3DS will do all that bad, though it won't hit its fiscal year target. In the end, I think it'll come under MH4G's total but not by much.It may not have worked well with their fiscal year planning, but if they could have pushed MHXX to early summer like June/July and released it multiplatform on 3DS and Switch it would have made a lot more sense. It would have been a good bridge game to transition between platforms.
That's obviously not a problem they can't keep the series on the 3DS forever and it's be a lot more than a couple of hundred even the Wii u port managed a lot more than that and the 3DS port of 3 way more.Apparently shipping a couple hundred thousand copies of MH is potentially not worth it for Capcom. And plus that would split the user base.
That's obviously not a problem they can't keep the series on the 3DS forever and it's be a lot more than a couple of hundred even the Wii u port managed a lot more than that and the 3DS port of 3 way more.
I don't think it did I mean they were fundamentally different experiences being a home and handheld. I think they ditch it because it was the Wii u and the game didn't quite ask enough.It also wouldn't split the user base if they made 3DS and Switch crossplay. Unless MH3U split the user base or Portable 3rd HD?
I don't think it did I mean they were fundamentally different experiences being a home and handheld. I think they ditch it because it was the Wii u and the game didn't quite ask enough.
I believe MH Stories bombing made Capcom panic and push XX 3DS to launch before March 31st. I don't think XX 3DS will do all that bad, though it won't hit its fiscal year target. In the end, I think it'll come under MH4G's total but not by much.
I also still believe XX for Switch is coming later in the year (Q4 probably), mainly because it'll do better in the West than just the 3DS version. That time, the Switch should have enough of a userbase for Capcom to hope for 500+k sales in Japan, and maybe another 1+ million WW. Not counting a WW release of the 3DS version as well.
MHXX for Switch will be a thing that fills a gap next fiscal year. MH5, in whatever form on whatever system, will the main bread winner for Capcom.
YSO predictions
01. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross < 1000k (average 900k)
02. [PSV] Accel World Vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight < 55k (average 45k)
02. [PS4] Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash < 55k (average 45k)
03. [PS4] Accel World Vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight < 45k (average 40k)
Cheers. SAO continuing to fall then.
Maybe people are finally realizing how trash the anime was.
Isn't the movie doing gangbusters?
I'm sure this one is just down because people disliked Lost Song and aren't fussed about Accel World, but still, I'm thinking yearly releases are beginning to get to it.
I know they're dropping Vita for the next instalment, so we'll have to see whether that re-invigorates interest.
Maybe people are finally realizing how trash the anime was.
Do we know when the "Sony Playstation" (ForwardWorks?) group is releasing their first batch of mobile games?
The top earning mobile publishers of 2016 (global revenue) has come out: https://www.appannie.com/insights/app-annie-news/app-annie-52-top-app-publishers-2016/
This is the same week last year.
It was expected.
What games does MZ make?
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The Division was 30k above a cheap remake and had a setting with an appeal more universal, and Nirolak's comment was about "people being surprised about western games selling possibly >100k". I'm just surprised that the difference in Comgnet was so big, for a game that I didn't really see being that popular everywhere.
Anyway, on YSO topic, not surprised at all by the SK prediction sadly. They really have done some disappointing choices since SK2 bombing (sadly), but hopefully the fact they have a studio dedicated to those games now will lead to some better focus, and better managed budgets.
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I don't think those numbers are bad for a spin off that plays entirely differently.