So next week people will hate Animal Crossing for taking a general direct from them.
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Media Create Sales: Week 2, 2020 (Jan 06 - Jan 12)
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Animal Crossing is a huge game for getting dated with tweets and the next general direct is as least three weeks away. If Nintendo doesn't want to wait until then there will be a dedicated one. There are also several parallel products that could be releasing with it and have to be revealed.
There's a vast difference between outselling digital preorders of a 100-200k FW game and digital sales for the FW of the same games, we're talking about half the number or even less than that.
From there you could infer that 13 Sentinels is probably above 40k in the second scenario while the first scenario would only leave you above 10k as a certainty.
Even 10k would still be adding another 20% of its retail total to its already high digital sales (relative to physical).
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... I don't understand, why would that mean the general Direct is at least 3 weeks from now?
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Bundles likely. At least, Animal Crossing Switch Lite makes a ton of sense.
Just Dance Wii 2 also dropped off a cliff, if I recall correctly and that's even with Nintendo as publisher. Then there was a Yokai Watch version, right? Also bombed. I'm surprised JD20 is coming without some support from Nintendo, or some sort of incentive to get it on Switch (Nintendo tunes or avatars), or even a big push on the fitness element.
I've not given RFA much attention, but is it something that could be used for dance moves? There must be some way to tap into its success, like how some games had Labo compatibility.
Kind of disagree on that, I bought labo for myself. But anyway, the similarity that I described was that they're both in a way expensive seasonal games launched outside of season. If Labo, being the expensive set it was, was aimed at kids, it should have launched near Christmas season so somebody could gift it to them. Fitness devices sell gangbusters right after Christmas, after the gluttony and when people still think they can maintain new years resolutions. You can see it in the game now coming in second place in what is still a busy period in Japan. Labo sizzled out before Christmas started, Ring Fit was able to keep momentum until the prime season.
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Limited edition Animal Crossing
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Since at the end of month it's the release of financial results it's either next week or beginning of February for Animal Crossing.
It was launched in 2012, when Wii was with its last legs. Still it sold ~270k, which is a drop but acceptable sales for that late release.
Yo-kai Watch Dance game mega bombed but it was for Wii U.
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It sold more than I remember. Perhaps, as you say, it was the drop between 1 and 2 that made me confused. Anyway, there *is* potential for JD20 to be a sleeper hit, but only if it's advertised correctly. That current advert just doesn't seem... hmm... like Ubi's trying to capitalise on any past success, or tie-in to any current trend. We shall see. I'm happy to be proven wrong and watch it catch fire, since I'm in the pre-JD camp.
I think there is potencial but the problem isn't only about advertisment. They need to add popular Japanese songs if they really want to capitalize it. I don't know if Ubisoft can do that by themselves, that's why Nintendo took that work in the past. But now they don't seem to see potencial anymore and don't find worth trying.
That's why I think this game will bomb hard.
I think it was more about having less popular songs than a short tracklist.
I think they have the Frozen song which is popular in Japan right ?
Famitsu First-Party Switch Package Retail LTD.
01. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} 3.510.455
02. [NSW] Splatoon 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} 3.288.270
03. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} 3.256.754
04. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} 2.725.304
05. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} 2.060.611
06. [NSW] Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! / Let's Go, Eevee! # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2018.11.16} 1.692.923
07. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} 1.498.038
08. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} 1.311.173
09. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} 834.218
10. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} 791.570
11. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} 765.470
12. [NSW] Luigi's Mansion 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.10.31} 570.071
13. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} 547.569
14. [NSW] 1 2 Switch <VAR> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} 456.724
15. [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces <SPO> (Nintendo) {2018.06.22} 442.878
16. [NSW] Arms <FIG> (Nintendo) {2017.06.07} 434.862
17. [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX <FIG> (Pokemon Co.) {2017.09.22) 310.946
18. [NSW] Fire Emblem: Three Houses # <SLG> (Nintendo) {2019.07.26} 273.905
19. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2019.09.20} 258.314
20. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.04.20} 250.368
21. [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 2<RPG> (Nintendo) {2017.12.01} 233.879
22. [NSW] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.03.05} 227.296
23. [NSW] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker <PUZ> (Nintendo) {2018.07.13} 201.507
24. [NSW] Yoshi's Crafted World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.03.29} 186.065
25. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.12.27} 91.908
26. [NSW] Snipperclips: Cut It Out Together! <PUZ> (Nintendo) {2017.03.16} 91.391
27. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2019.04.12} 81.440
28. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 02: Robot Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.04.20} 56.307
29. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 03: Vehicle Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.09.14} 49.175
30. [NSW] Astral Chain # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.08.30} 46.875
31. [NSW] Bayonetta 1 + 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.05.17} 38.266
32. [NSW] Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.07.18} 12.506
33. [NSW] Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido <PUZ> (Nintendo) {2018.06.07} 9.782
34. [NSW] Tetris 99 <PZL> (Nintendo) {2019.08.09} 8.221
01. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} 3.510.455
02. [NSW] Splatoon 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} 3.288.270
03. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} 3.256.754
04. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} 2.725.304
05. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} 2.060.611
06. [NSW] Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! / Let's Go, Eevee! # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2018.11.16} 1.692.923
07. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} 1.498.038
08. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} 1.311.173
09. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} 834.218
10. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} 791.570
11. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} 765.470
12. [NSW] Luigi's Mansion 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.10.31} 570.071
13. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} 547.569
14. [NSW] 1 2 Switch <VAR> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} 456.724
15. [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces <SPO> (Nintendo) {2018.06.22} 442.878
16. [NSW] Arms <FIG> (Nintendo) {2017.06.07} 434.862
17. [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX <FIG> (Pokemon Co.) {2017.09.22) 310.946
18. [NSW] Fire Emblem: Three Houses # <SLG> (Nintendo) {2019.07.26} 273.905
19. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2019.09.20} 258.314
20. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.04.20} 250.368
21. [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 2<RPG> (Nintendo) {2017.12.01} 233.879
22. [NSW] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.03.05} 227.296
23. [NSW] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker <PUZ> (Nintendo) {2018.07.13} 201.507
24. [NSW] Yoshi's Crafted World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.03.29} 186.065
25. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.12.27} 91.908
26. [NSW] Snipperclips: Cut It Out Together! <PUZ> (Nintendo) {2017.03.16} 91.391
27. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2019.04.12} 81.440
28. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 02: Robot Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.04.20} 56.307
29. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 03: Vehicle Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.09.14} 49.175
30. [NSW] Astral Chain # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.08.30} 46.875
31. [NSW] Bayonetta 1 + 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.05.17} 38.266
32. [NSW] Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.07.18} 12.506
33. [NSW] Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido <PUZ> (Nintendo) {2018.06.07} 9.782
34. [NSW] Tetris 99 <PZL> (Nintendo) {2019.08.09} 8.221
Just Dance Wii was basically Nintendo themselves asking Ubisoft to work on a heavily customised version of the original game, with Japanese-focused content. And Nintendo was behind promotion and song selection. Just Dance 2020 is on a successful system in its prime, but Ubisoft surely won't go to such lengths for content / promotion. Honestly, I'd say Ubisoft should be overjoyed it reaches 100k based on what we currently have XD
Anyway, any hints from retailers on how TMS debuted?
Anyway, any hints from retailers on how TMS debuted?
I saw an 11 year old buy GTAV the other day and I can tell ya he's not the targeted demographic of that either.
That's not how this works. If you bought an Otome game that doesn't suddenly make you the target demographic for Otome games.
They're also experimental products that they've never released before this generation. If Nintendo went and released Labo during holidays and underestimated demand, then there would have been shortages. However, we know that Labo ended up underperforming and the double-edged sword of not having enough stock for a successful product is having too much stock for a flop like with THQ and uDraw for PS3 and 360.
And we can see from Ring Fit Adventure that it's not so simple to get more stock in for a product that isn't just software since it requires a complex peripheral device. Unless Nintendo knew that this never before released product would be a massive success, then they surely would have done better to plan ahead.
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GTA is all the rage with kids these days. Hell when I was that age I was desperate to get my hands on GTA 3.
People died in the heat wave that meme came from, so it's in poor taste.
Come on, it's bullshit, people used that meme over and over long after. It's not like we found out people died years later. It's a Media Create thread classic. When was it decided that people should stop using it? Such a stupid ban.
Just because you used to do something that you did not know was in poor taste does not mean you should continue doing it.
How would the user know to stop doing it if they didn't know it was no longer allowed? I've been reading these threads weekly for years and have never seen it stated that referencing that meme was going to result in a ban from now on. That's what warnings are there for.
Fair enough, I think a warning would've been a good idea. But I think we should't discuss this any longer and derail the thread.
Someone was banned before for few weeks due to joking about the heatwave. Many people who frequent this thread know that it's an inappropriate joke.
Granblue Fantasy Versus on 6 February is notable, I would say. The entrance of a new publisher and major IP to the console market.
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I've been fully expecting them to at least release an Animal Crossing Switch Lite, so if they don't announce that soon I'm going to start scratching my head.
I'll be curious to see how Persona 5 Scramble performs on Switch. I definitely expect the PS4 to be leading, at least at launch, but will it have better legs?
I'll be curious to see how Persona 5 Scramble performs on Switch. I definitely expect the PS4 to be leading, at least at launch, but will it have better legs?
Sammy was very famously banned for a long time in an MC thread for making a very distasteful joke about a natural disaster causing MHW shortages. Not making jokes about people dying has been an Era policy for quite some time now.
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I doubt P5S will do well on Switch, both in the beginning and the legs, there are too many factors going against it.