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Media Create Sales: Week 23, 2018 (Jun 04 - Jun 10)
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They're not going to communicate on the Switch japanese release at a western event. Just like they never had anything to say about DQ7 and 8 before Nintendo picked them up for western release
We dis get some « we would love to » from Horii in Paris two years before but that was it
If anything, SE treats DQ like garbage outside of Japan :(
Never expect too much from Switch hardware numbers, we've been burned too many times before.
I would be fine with 50k.
I did say « if »
I wonder if the new UE4 release that came with Fortnite will be of any help
there's zero chance this game is coming in 2018. and the game will need much more than dynamic resolution to get running on the Switch. much like Tabata did with FF15 on Switch, the DQ team opened their mouths only to insert their feet
Pascal Tegra isn't that much more powerful than Maxwell Tegra
Valkyria Chronicles 4 out on September 25th in Europe and North America. I'm guessing Japanese release for Switch version will be September 27th.
Well whatever it was, it seems to have caught them by surprise.
Do we know for sure that the game used a new version of UE4?
Also, do we know if any games right now will use it yet?
That's technically fall, yes. They were right to apologise for the delay.
DQ11 or Fortnite? the last SE spoke of the UE4 model, they specifically reference 4.15, the official switch release
I guess, but for SE to promise the game (and then double down on it instead of walking it back), tells me that they had some idea of what the NX was going to be. if Nintendo had already talked to Capcom about specs, then SE would have definitely heard about it. I gather that SE didn't expect DQ11 to run as it did and merely overshot the visuals
Fortnite is always based on the latest version of UE4. Actually, it's ahead of public releases, usually
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Not at this price. But 300-400k at week 51 can happen. Holiday releases are much stronger than last year.
nice source, oh wait not. the ps3 had shit hardware compared to the 360 with the unreal engine 3. poor comparison.
There are other examples: Ever Oasis, Hey Pikmin, Metroid...every game except mainline Pokemon has underperformed. So, yeah, no point in releasing brand new software on 3ds. It is annoying to see that everybody who states facts and is not okay with being mistreated by Nintendo because of 3ds is being attacked here.
The last part of my post refers to the difference between Switch/PS4: should be larger so at least japanese developers start caring more about the system. Now even Xbox One is getting the mainline stuff whereas they do nothing major for Switch. U nbelievable given the sales.
As with DQ XI, they are straight lying and not working on it. They just take the opportunity to bash Nintendo, that is what Square does. This is Final Fantasy all over again. No more mainline Dragon Quest on Nintendo consoles, sadly.
I would get worried if they have the same answer early next year....but if the Switch release isnt part of their fiscal year plans, they dont have any reasony to hype it up. The longer the period between the initial release and the Switch version the more likely people will be to double dip and the more stuff they can potentially.
Those 12 super hardcore Dragon Quest fans in America who will double dip are the reason Square refuses to talk about the Switch version I guess...
The Octopath demo appears to be doing some real work. It's been steadily climbing both the Amazon Japan and Amazon US hourly charts over the past week, now at #12 and #13 respectively. It's also #5 in France. It's still almost a month away. Maybe I'm crazy, but I'm feeling that, if Octopath keeps up this momentum, it's headed towards a 1,000,000+ launch shipment much like ARMS and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 had.
A few months ago, Square Enix said that it "has decided that it wants to focus on original titles for the Switch. If Octopath Traveler does well and this is something that appeals to fans, we want to focus on Switch. Please pick up the Switch if you want to play games like Octopath Traveler." I think its new division devoted to Switch is going to be very busy and that Square Enix itself is going to look very smart for establishing it.
A few months ago, Square Enix said that it "has decided that it wants to focus on original titles for the Switch. If Octopath Traveler does well and this is something that appeals to fans, we want to focus on Switch. Please pick up the Switch if you want to play games like Octopath Traveler." I think its new division devoted to Switch is going to be very busy and that Square Enix itself is going to look very smart for establishing it.
I heard DQ is popular in France, so you might need to add another 4 french folks.
Metroid performed quite well in the US. Every Oasis wouldnt have done well on any system - it was a original passion project Grezzo got rewarded with. They did good - might be in line for a similar title for Switch. I dont know how well Pikmin performed...doubt they had too high expectations though. Goal of these 3DS releases is just for retailer to keep the system in stock, while the evergreens + Pokemon are responsible for most software sales.
It doesnt matter how big the gap between Switch and PS4 really is...any 3rdParty knows what to expected from both systems at this point. Doubt any dev. is handling the Switch diffrent just because it outsold the PS4 by 20k units instead of 25k units. Also Software sales will always be more important for publishers - that what they are looking at and Switch is delivering in that front for the most part - especially on a global scale.
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With every new big release Mario Tennis Aces and Octopath will continue the large worldwide debut trends. The hype and interest for these two games seem larger than ARMS.
I wouldn't be surprised if DQ sells more in France than in the whole americas
DQIX topped the French charts for multiple consecutive weeks. JRPGs tend to overperform in France and Spain.
France has loved DQ since the SFC days (we also translated the first manga way back in 1988 before having it republished twice since then by J'ai Lu Manga (defunct) and Kazé
The producer was specifically asking the guy interviewing him to stop asking about it because (in his own words) he continued to "press for answers." It's not like he's telling people to stop asking about it altogether, and I don't think it's unreasonable for them to want to focus on talking about the versions they're actually releasing in a few months.
Those questions wouldn't exist if Square-Enix hadn't been unreasonable and spat big game in the first place. Now they don't wanna talk anymore. No harm in pointing out how seemingly everybody in this company seems to have their foot permanently placed in their mouth.
They did talk about it, and they did attempt to answer one of the writer's questions. It's not like they sat down to the interview and said "don't ask us about the Switch version" right from the start. If someone's going to keep asking about a subject that a developer or an executive can't give more of an answer to than they already have, of course they're going to be asked to stop at some point. If someone kept pressing Reggie about Metroid Prime 4 after he explained why it wasn't at this year's E3 and why Nintendo doesn't want to talk about the game right now, they'd get the same response. This isn't something that's exclusive to Square Enix.
We don't have to pretend that this situation is a common occurrence.
I mean it could be a "we won't talk about it until PS4/PC" versions are out thing. It very well could.
They keep suggesting technical issues and trouble achieving their vision though instead of just saying "we aren't talking about that yet(; it is coming along though)", which gives something of the impression of them slowly backing out on it, imo.
I could see it disappearing. I could also see it coming to fruition. But we are to the point where I can see an announced title disappearing, which I think says something about the situation.
They keep suggesting technical issues and trouble achieving their vision though instead of just saying "we aren't talking about that yet(; it is coming along though)", which gives something of the impression of them slowly backing out on it, imo.
I could see it disappearing. I could also see it coming to fruition. But we are to the point where I can see an announced title disappearing, which I think says something about the situation.
There is a reason they didn't want to publish anything DQ without Nintendo. DQ XI isn't going to magically make the series relevant outside of Japan, as well.
They screwed up bad with DQXIs western release too, it would have had the entire summer to itself but they took so long to localize that now its sandwiched between Spiderman and Tomb Raider. Code Vein also comes out that month.