Yeah I feel like this is a big loss as well.Frankly it sucks. We are about to get one of the most exciting year in Japan and MC bails on us.
it looks clear to me that next week Switch will be under 50k.
No new games released and the end of the Pokemon Effect. From now until Yoshi's release, things wont look that good for the console.
Was really nice having actual concrete data to work with. Hope we can get enough data to paint an accurate portrayal of the Japanese market. It's especially bad timing with Switch about to dominate the market this year.
The pressure to trackers was for hiding hardware numbers, Famitsu had 1 strange week this year. For now Famitsu looks safe but since Media Create started the future is unknown.As long as the other two trackers do not follow suit we'll be fine.
Clannad Switch apparently has English text, so maybe you can just import.Man I need some quality VNs like Higurashi or Clannad to hit stateside.
At least we have Steins Gate.
The pressure to trackers was for hiding hardware numbers, Famitsu had 1 strange week this year. For now Famitsu looks safe but since Media Create started the future is unknown.
There's no need to import... well, if you want a physical copy, I guess. If not, EU and NA will get digital-only release like Planetarian, or Clannad PS4.Clannad Switch apparently has English text, so maybe you can just import.
If that was the case, i wonder why it took so long and what made things change. After all Its not the first year that hardware sales have been weak.I wonder what hardware maker would be unhappy about their Japanese sales.
Sega was not happy they've been selling zero hardware for almost two decades now, so look no further than that!I wonder what hardware maker would be unhappy about their Japanese sales.
If that was the case, i wonder why it took so long and what made things change. After all Its not the first year that hardware sales have been weak.
Thats true, but i dont know if that changes too much. Before we have systems that are in the same market, PS3/Xbox 360/Wii, 3D/ Vita, WiiU/PS3/PS4, and PS4/Switch/Xbox One.3DS and PS4 were completely different markets, NSW and PS4 are pretty much the same ballpark in terms of price and gameplay possibilities for the standard 3rd party Japanese developer (aka not Capcom/Square and their AAA output).
2019 will be Sony's worst year ever for hardware sales.If that was the case, i wonder why it took so long and what made things change. After all Its not the first year that hardware sales have been weak.
Sure but do they seriously care about Japanese sales to a point they'd force MC to stop giving public numbers (at least weekly? I'd suspect monthly would be gone too in that case)?
it looks clear to me that next week Switch will be under 50k.
No new games released and the end of the Pokemon Effect. From now until Yoshi's release, things wont look that good for the console.
Thats possible, but theres been reasons to hide hardware sales for many years due to low hardware sales. The Wii outsold the PS3 big time for the first years for example. Not to mention 3DS VS Vita. Thats why i wonder what made e.g Media Create change their mind on this now, if this should be the reason. And couldnt Media Create just stop posting hardware sales and continue with public software sales in that case?
This is what he's trying to do, don't jinx it!
Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft are all subscribers at Media Create. Most of big Japanese third parties too.Sure but do they seriously care about Japanese sales to a point they'd force MC to stop giving public numbers (at least weekly? I'd suspect monthly would be gone too in that case)?
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PS3 had PSP and PSV had PS4.Thats possible, but theres been reasons to hide hardware sales for many years due to low hardware sales. The Wii outsold the PS3 big time for the first years for example. Not to mention 3DS VS Vita.
Why do you think Phil Spencer personally went to Japan in more recent time? :P /s
Thats true, but there were periods with previous systems that had the lowest hardware sales ever for Sony as well, especially with Vita and PS4. I just think that there would be reasons to pressure the sales tracker in previous years too in that case. I just find it kinda strange if this time its the first time such request had been put forward, if this is the case. Especially if that was the reason for why NPD stopped publishing public numbers many years ago (then they could have done the same in other places in the world too). If its not the first time its being requested, i wonder why Media Create folded this time and not before.PS3 had PSP and PSV had PS4.
The future for Sony is only one system, decline in Japan next years is inevitable and this year things will look very bad after March.
Like I said before there were not. This will be Sony's worst year in Japan as hardware maker with only exception maybe PS first year. The odds this trend will change next years isn't in favor of Sony.Thats true, but there were periods with previous systems that had the lowest hardware sales ever for Sony as well, especially with Vita and PS4
You're right that 2019 will possibly be the lowest ever up to this point. I just mean that theres always a time where hardware is at the lowest level in its history. Like in 2010, Sony hardware were close to 4.6 million, while in 2017 it was down to about 2.1 million. I dont know if ~2.1 million was the lowest ever at that time, but probably close at least. 2019 will be even more down however, but i think a 2.1 million limit is also fairly low if we compare it to the earlier years, so wouldnt that also be a reason to want to not make hardware numbers public?Like I said before there were not. This will be Sony's worst year in Japan as hardware maker with only exception maybe PS first year. The odds this trend will change next years isn't in favor of Sony.
90% of the Three Houses hate is copy and pasted from Xenoblade 2 hate.
"Too anime"
"Bad graphics"
"Boring Direct segment"
"Too anime"
Let me give you a possible reason as to why now (I could be 100% off of course, and probably am). It's not like I believe in it, but it could be true.Thats possible, but theres been reasons to hide hardware sales for many years due to low hardware sales. The Wii outsold the PS3 big time for the first years for example. Not to mention 3DS VS Vita. Thats why i wonder what made e.g Media Create change their mind on this now, if this should be the reason. And couldnt Media Create just stop posting hardware sales and continue with public software sales in that case?
Bomba bins are full of new releases this year, last thing retailers wanted was another entry. In theory they won't have problem to sell it at full price. We knew from 20% first day sell-through that shipment would be very low for a Nintendo game.
One difference though: in XB2 direct people were bored with gameplay (HP sponge enemy), while FE barely showed any gameplay and spent too much time on lore.90% of the Three Houses hate is copy and pasted from Xenoblade 2 hate.
"Too anime"
"Bad graphics"
"Boring Direct segment"
"Too anime"
It's always about what kind of anime. Though to be fair, XB and XB2 don't have THAT much big of a difference except the over abundance of waifu. FE though, anime military school gives instant trash light novel vibe, and I'm speaking as someone who know these stuff all too well.Lol. I never noticed that. And both complain about too anime come from a series which literally had anime for the series lol.
Top Ten with no numbers attached is just going to be a musical chairs of Switch evergreens with the odd new game or two making a brief cameo.
The cowardsFrankly it sucks. We are about to get one of the most exciting year in Japan and MC bails on us.
That's because Fire Emblem gameplay has had a base for 15 games most people already know it and they aren't changing it, also to be fair is really easy to understand and they will probably go more in depth about new gameplay mechanics when the release is closer.One difference though: in XB2 direct people were bored with gameplay (HP sponge enemy), while FE barely showed any gameplay and spent too much time on lore.
It's not like XB2 totally changed XB1 or XBX system. The thing is they clearly have something new: upgrading units at school, the "following soldiers", etc. But none of them was explained properly. It's especially baffling after Fate was universally bashed for the lore and praised for gameplay, IS was like "yeah, I bet LORES are what fans want".That's because Fire Emblem gameplay has had a base for 15 games most people already know it and they aren't changing it, also to be fair is really easy to understand and they will probably go more in depth about new gameplay mechanics when the release is closer.
Or they went "we need to prove that we can establish good lore for this game, people already know gameplay will be great."It's not like XB2 totally changed XB1 or XBX system. The thing is they clearly have something new: upgrading units at school, the "following soldiers", etc. But none of them was explained properly. It's especially baffling after Fate was universally bashed for the lore and praised for gameplay, IS was like "yeah, I bet LORES are what fans want".