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Media Create Sales: Week 45, 2017 (Nov 06 - Nov 12)
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Not just Idols,but with lootboxes and microtransactions also
A collapse in the US like the one in the UK would put US&UM at 1.5m in January (approx). I suppose Japan will be at the same ballpark and Europe I don't know but maybe it's also in the 1.5m range. Mmmm, maybe my 6.5m shipment at the end of March is a little optimistic but I think it'll reach that number (if it doesn't it'll be pretty close).
Anyway, let's wait for Japanese numbers tomorrow?¿ (Famitsu early report) or Nintendo news/NPD results next month. It'll be interesting for sure :D
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If situation is similar at west US/UM losing the adult audience, that was the main reason for the rise of brand awareness, can explain the lack of hype and big drop of sales.
There's a little Bamco game called Im@s Platinum Stars that was full priced game with loot boxes.
Reminder that Pokken and DB Xenoverse 2 both released the same day and it didn't seem to damage either.(the former comes off looking worse to be honest)
Such is the Switch.
Quick Square Enix mobile update from their fiscal call:
1.) Their existing mobile games (from before this fiscal year, which started April 2017) are doing exceptionally well and experiencing good growth. Brave Exvius in particular was called out as a major performer overseas as well.
2.) Dragon Quest Rivals is off to a notably strong start.
3.) Mobile licensing revenue is up notably due to the success of Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire and SINoALICE. These games are published by other companies (MachineZone and GREE), which is why they're licensing revenue instead.
4.) Square Enix's other new mobile games from this fiscal year have underperformed. Square Enix is also not super confident in how their other new mobile games coming out this fiscal year will perform. Please note, they're referring to the brand new titles here, not the upcoming Western localizations of existing Japanese mobile games.
5.). Square Enix is very happy with the results of their beta testing initiative in terms of how it's fixed launch issues like bugs and a lack of content. However, they feel they now need to focus on making sure the new games they're making are based around more exciting ideas and are of better quality going forward, and have restructured to do so.
http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/pdf/18q2outline.pdf
I would agree with their general sentiment. Games like Dia Horizon feel like a joke next to Brave Exvius and Dragon Quest of the Stars, and you can't price differentiate on mobile to cover for that.
1.) Their existing mobile games (from before this fiscal year, which started April 2017) are doing exceptionally well and experiencing good growth. Brave Exvius in particular was called out as a major performer overseas as well.
2.) Dragon Quest Rivals is off to a notably strong start.
3.) Mobile licensing revenue is up notably due to the success of Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire and SINoALICE. These games are published by other companies (MachineZone and GREE), which is why they're licensing revenue instead.
4.) Square Enix's other new mobile games from this fiscal year have underperformed. Square Enix is also not super confident in how their other new mobile games coming out this fiscal year will perform. Please note, they're referring to the brand new titles here, not the upcoming Western localizations of existing Japanese mobile games.
5.). Square Enix is very happy with the results of their beta testing initiative in terms of how it's fixed launch issues like bugs and a lack of content. However, they feel they now need to focus on making sure the new games they're making are based around more exciting ideas and are of better quality going forward, and have restructured to do so.
http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/pdf/18q2outline.pdf
I would agree with their general sentiment. Games like Dia Horizon feel like a joke next to Brave Exvius and Dragon Quest of the Stars, and you can't price differentiate on mobile to cover for that.
Cool, they plan to ship >6 million Switch consoles worldwide until FY's end so we should start to see a rise on Japan's weekly sales.
Xenoblade 2
ComG! pre-orders:
For those who love Mitsuda's music, an interesting live today:
Yasunori Mitsuda and game music
· The story behind past works such as "Chrono Trigger" "Xenogears"
· "Xenoblade 2" Music composition backstage
http://sp.live2.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv307713936
https://twitter.com/PROCYONSTUDIO/status/932543799846305792
PREDICTIONS
XENOBLADE 2 SWITCH, FIRST WEEK SALES, 2017 (Nov 27 - Dec 3) AND END OF YEAR, 2017 (Dec 25 - Dec 31)
https://www.resetera.com/threads/me...3-2017-oct-23-oct-29.3159/page-22#post-545452
ComG! pre-orders:
For those who love Mitsuda's music, an interesting live today:
Yasunori Mitsuda and game music
· The story behind past works such as "Chrono Trigger" "Xenogears"
· "Xenoblade 2" Music composition backstage
http://sp.live2.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv307713936
https://twitter.com/PROCYONSTUDIO/status/932543799846305792
PREDICTIONS
XENOBLADE 2 SWITCH, FIRST WEEK SALES, 2017 (Nov 27 - Dec 3) AND END OF YEAR, 2017 (Dec 25 - Dec 31)
https://www.resetera.com/threads/me...3-2017-oct-23-oct-29.3159/page-22#post-545452
Pre-orders are tracking pretty well so far. Should be passing Xenoblade Wii when all is said and done, but XCX was ahead of XC and still capped at 69 so we'll see.Xenoblade 2
ComG! pre-orders:
For those who love Mitsuda's music, an interesting live today:
Yasunori Mitsuda and game music
· The story behind past works such as "Chrono Trigger" "Xenogears"
· "Xenoblade 2" Music composition backstage
http://sp.live2.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv307713936
https://twitter.com/PROCYONSTUDIO/status/932543799846305792
PREDICTIONS
XENOBLADE 2 SWITCH, FIRST WEEK SALES, 2017 (Nov 27 - Dec 3) AND END OF YEAR, 2017 (Dec 25 - Dec 31)
https://www.resetera.com/threads/me...3-2017-oct-23-oct-29.3159/page-22#post-545452
And there was another one called Jojo's Bizarre Adventure All Stars Battle which used microtransactions.
These two games crattered hard and damaged their respective brand very bad.
It's even worse for Dia Horizon because it was supposed to be their Granblue. Aesthetics, characters and the game itself are all similar, but it was pretty much ignored by everyone - the presence in social media (twitter, pixiv) is embarrassing. They even tried to copy the Kemono Friends anime to get popular, but it's not working. I wonder if SE will try to focus more on spin-offs for their main franchises instead of trying mostly new IP like this year.
Toji no Miko looks good. I hope they don't give up on making new franchises. Sometimes it works. Often it doesn't. Unfortunately they have pretty much given up on making new franchises on console which means we only get one or two a generation. That's pretty much limited to the handhelds too. Did they even do anything new for PS4 yet?
Worth mentionning this is a used copy (change nothing about the fact it's a bomb)
Speaking of bomb I checked Lost Sphear on Amazon and it's finally at -50% on Switch, PS4 SKU is still cheaper at -60%.
Dragon Quest Rivals hits 10 million downloads.
https://gematsu.com/2017/11/dragon-quest-rivals-tops-10-million-downloads
https://gematsu.com/2017/11/dragon-quest-rivals-tops-10-million-downloads
Dia Horizon is easily one of SE mobile biggest bomb lol. Jp fans just dont care about that game. And they still have late anime push coming right?
Project Tokyo Dolls also seems to underperform a lot. Not much to say and not a lot of hype at all.
I am Setsuna and Lost Sphear. They also have Left Alive, even if it's connected to Front Mission.
Given Square Enix's full statement on their Switch plans going forward, here's an updated look at the Switch third-party landscape in Japan.
Switch Third-Party Landscape:
ATLUS
Released: None
Announced: Shin Megami Tensei V
Future Plans:
BANDAI NAMCO
Released: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, One Piece Unlimited World: Red
Announced: Taiko no Tatsujin, One Piece Pirate Warriors 3, Tales game, 3 Mysterious Exclusives
Future Plans:
CAPCOM
Released: Ultra Street Fighter II, Monster Hunter XX
Announced: Resident Evil Revelations, Resident Evil Revelations 2
Future Plans:
GUNGHO ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT
Released: None
Announced: Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes (GungHo owns Grasshopper)
Future Plans:
KOEI TECMO
Released: Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires, Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate, Nights of Azure 2, Nobunaga's Ambition games
Announced: Atelier Lydie & Suelle, Attack on Titan 2
Future Plans:
KONAMI
Released: Bomberman R
Announced: None
Future Plans:
LEVEL 5
Released: None
Announced: Inazuma Eleven Ares
Future Plans:
MARVELOUS
Released: Fate/Extella
Announced: Story of Seasons, Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, Senran Kagura: Shinobi ReFle
Future Plans:
NIPPON ICHI SOFTWARE
Released: Disgaea 5 Complete
Announced: Your Four Horsemen Princess-Training Story
Future Plans:
SEGA
Released: Puyo Puyo Tetris, Sonic Mania, Sonic Forces
Announced: Valkyria Chronicles 4, Phantasy Star Online 2 Cloud
Future Plans:
SPIKE CHUNSOFT
Released: None
Announced: None
Future Plans:
SQUARE ENIX
Released: Dragon Quest Heroes 1+2, Dragon Quest X, I am Setsuna, Lost Sphear, Spelunker Party
Announced: Dragon Quest XI, Dragon Quest Builders, Dragon Quest Builders 2, Octopath Traveller
Future Plans:
Switch Third-Party Landscape:
ATLUS
Released: None
Announced: Shin Megami Tensei V
Future Plans:
- Atlus USA: "We're excited to be supporting the Nintendo Switch and believe the games we publish are a perfect fit for the portable nature of the console."
- No concrete plans announced but Atlus are typically slow to move to new systems
- The company still has a new Etrian Odyssey game and Persona Q2 planned for 3DS
BANDAI NAMCO
Released: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, One Piece Unlimited World: Red
Announced: Taiko no Tatsujin, One Piece Pirate Warriors 3, Tales game, 3 Mysterious Exclusives
Future Plans:
- Happy with sales so far (Xenoverse 2 at 400k worldwide)
- Wish they had anticipated Switch success sooner
- Plan to increase investment, and will release three exclusives Spring - Summer '18
CAPCOM
Released: Ultra Street Fighter II, Monster Hunter XX
Announced: Resident Evil Revelations, Resident Evil Revelations 2
Future Plans:
- Pleased with sales of USF2 (500k) and MHXX (350k)
- Preparing "multiple Switch-version titles"
- Feel Switch is an important part of multiplatform strategy
- Porting RE Engine to the platform (but no games announced yet)
- Thinking of how to adapt Monster Hunter for the platform
- Will release Ace Attorney games on Switch
- Have unannounced games scheduled for release after April 1st, 2018
GUNGHO ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT
Released: None
Announced: Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes (GungHo owns Grasshopper)
Future Plans:
- Working on an action-focused, all-ages Nintendo Switch multiplayer game
- No other games announced yet
KOEI TECMO
Released: Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires, Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate, Nights of Azure 2, Nobunaga's Ambition games
Announced: Atelier Lydie & Suelle, Attack on Titan 2
Future Plans:
- Bet big on the platform from the start. "Extremely happy" with sales on Switch
- Have been releasing multiplatform games
- Will release more exclusives on Switch (maybe first-party collabs?)
KONAMI
Released: Bomberman R
Announced: None
Future Plans:
- Happy with Bomberman R sales (Over 500k worldwide)
- Discussions ongoing regarding Castlevania, nothing confirmed yet
- Considered Pro Evo Soccer 2018 for Switch, but nothing confirmed yet
LEVEL 5
Released: None
Announced: Inazuma Eleven Ares
Future Plans:
- Feels Switch works very well for competitive multiplayer games
- Considering a Layton game for Switch as well
- I'd be surprised if Megaton Mushashi isn't released on Switch as well
MARVELOUS
Released: Fate/Extella
Announced: Story of Seasons, Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, Senran Kagura: Shinobi ReFle
Future Plans:
- Will port older games + develop new titles for Nintendo Switch
- No specific titles mentioned yet, but they have been promoting Rune Factory again lately
NIPPON ICHI SOFTWARE
Released: Disgaea 5 Complete
Announced: Your Four Horsemen Princess-Training Story
Future Plans:
- Happy with sales of Disgaea 5 (Over 100k worldwide)
- Will develop multiplatform titles for Switch
SEGA
Released: Puyo Puyo Tetris, Sonic Mania, Sonic Forces
Announced: Valkyria Chronicles 4, Phantasy Star Online 2 Cloud
Future Plans:
- No general Switch strategy outlined yet but has announced a major new multiplat RPG
SPIKE CHUNSOFT
Released: None
Announced: None
Future Plans:
- None announced
SQUARE ENIX
Released: Dragon Quest Heroes 1+2, Dragon Quest X, I am Setsuna, Lost Sphear, Spelunker Party
Announced: Dragon Quest XI, Dragon Quest Builders, Dragon Quest Builders 2, Octopath Traveller
Future Plans:
- FF15 team looking into what can be done with the system
- Certain multiplatform games will be published on Switch
- Will proactively create new IP for Switch, as well as reboot older IP on the platform
- Will "aggressively" create mid-range games for Switch to bring that market back
- No IP restrictions on the creation of this content
So we should finally expect a real increase in Switch stock?
1 week after Black Friday in the west.
The probably prioritized the west for late November shipments, as Japan Holiday sales start later and run later...
They updated that it wasn't running on the Switch and that the story of them testing an Unreal Engine port for Switch was also not correct. Though that does not mean they wouldn't try and see what they can do with it in regards to that game.
Ah you are right. I kind of think of Tokyo Toy Factory as it's own thing but they are funded and owned by square so they count.
Looks like Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is off to a strong start.
(second highlighted bit means "Communication error"... yes, servers are being rammed hard right now).
Btw, Animal Crossing is at 248k tweets trending, which is something else. And the official Twitter account is already at 433k followers... really impressive.
https://twitter.com/pokemori_jp
In comparison, the Super Mario Run account is at 33k, Fire Emblem Heroes at 163k.
Yeah, Japan sure loves their Animal Crossing, heh.
(second highlighted bit means "Communication error"... yes, servers are being rammed hard right now).
Btw, Animal Crossing is at 248k tweets trending, which is something else. And the official Twitter account is already at 433k followers... really impressive.
https://twitter.com/pokemori_jp
In comparison, the Super Mario Run account is at 33k, Fire Emblem Heroes at 163k.
Miitomo at 40k
Yeah, Japan sure loves their Animal Crossing, heh.
That's pretty crazy.Looks like Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is off to a strong start.
(second highlighted bit means "Communication error"... yes, servers are being rammed hard right now).
Btw, Animal Crossing is at 248k tweets trending, which is something else. And the official Twitter account is already at 433k followers... really impressive.
https://twitter.com/pokemori_jp
In comparison, the Super Mario Run account is at 33k, Fire Emblem Heroes at 163k.
Miitomo at 40k
Yeah, Japan sure loves their Animal Crossing, heh.
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Next week is Xenoblade week, there would be an increase either way.
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It's a matter of time before Battlefront II joins bomba bins, retailers didn't expect so big drop, Explorer's Edition will give Breath of the Wild a bump this week even if Switch shipments remain steady.
Screw you Nintendo
Hahahahah. Thats not Switchzilla but Mobilezilla.^_^
Nintendo fixed the issue surprisingly fast, working fine now.
Oh right, forgot about the Explorer's Edition. It's going to be tracked separately, though, isn't it?
Oh right, forgot about the Explorer's Edition. It's going to be tracked separately, though, isn't it?
Thanks for the post again!
When looking at Spike Chunsoft's section, I only see two 'None's. That's disappointing of course, but I was thinking about what SC has put out recently, and it isn't a lot... They have Danganronpa V3, Fire Pro Wrestling World (on Steam Early Access only), and the PS4/PSV versions of the Zero Escape trilogy. Right now, afaik, they only have one game announced, which is Zanki Zero for PS4/PSV with TBA release date. So they don't have much anyway. They could've made a quick buck by releasing the Zero Escape trilogy on Switch too. There's definitely some money in ports of the Danganronpa games, like they did to PS4, but besides that, they don't have much to give.
I expect a new Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game next year, so that's something, I guess. I wonder what their vision for the future is, and how healthy they are financially. Output, announced upcoming releases, and buzz/media activity is very low.
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There is no reason to be tracked seperately, it's the same game.
Looks like Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is off to a strong start.
(second highlighted bit means "Communication error"... yes, servers are being rammed hard right now).
Btw, Animal Crossing is at 248k tweets trending, which is something else. And the official Twitter account is already at 433k followers... really impressive.
https://twitter.com/pokemori_jp
In comparison, the Super Mario Run account is at 33k, Fire Emblem Heroes at 163k.
Miitomo at 40k
Yeah, Japan sure loves their Animal Crossing, heh.
507k Followers now, so at least in Japan can it do better than Pokemon Go?
I wonder when they'll give Kenka Bancho another chance. I still don't understand their seventh gen strategy for it at all - mainline entry on 3DS and otome spinoff for Vita just seems loopy to me and sales pretty much reflected that.
Looks like Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is off to a strong start.
(second highlighted bit means "Communication error"... yes, servers are being rammed hard right now).
Btw, Animal Crossing is at 248k tweets trending, which is something else. And the official Twitter account is already at 433k followers... really impressive.
https://twitter.com/pokemori_jp
In comparison, the Super Mario Run account is at 33k, Fire Emblem Heroes at 163k.
Miitomo at 40k
Yeah, Japan sure loves their Animal Crossing, heh.
Good insights all around! To put this in perspective: Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is at 580,000 followers, whereas Pokémon's Twitter is at 320,000 followers. That's how big a deal this is.
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