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Media Create Sales: Week 27, 2019 (Jul 01 - Jul 07)
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I was arguing that Dragon Quest games should sell better on Switch and that its not good for it to debut lower even if it ends up over taking it by a small margin eventually(current split is ~55/45, correct me if I'm wrong) and one the defences was that the Switch's userbase was lower. When I then argued that its not good for Switch to need a bigger userbase to be in a position to sell more software for the franchise I got even more flack.
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In Japan DQ audience has been nurtured on PS4 for years, starting from DQH up to DQXI. In fact, it was pretty surprising to see Builders 2 doing better on Switch being the first original DQ released on the system (Heroes 1&2 and Builders 1 were late porting).
You joke but the UK split is actually demonstrative of the audience being aligned with Nintendo systems.
We went over it at the time but DQ was Nintendo exclusive for a significant amount of time and maintained a massive presence even when they started releasing on PlayStation again. It being the first new entry on Switch specifically shouldn't matter if there's continuity of audience across Nintendo platforms.
It doesn't matter. DQ audience had many more reasons to own a PS4 rather than a Switch when Builders 2 released.
You had at least 1.5m people buying DQXI on PS4 who might have had an interest in Builders 2.
The fact that DQ has been associated with Nintendo since a few years ago helped in Builders 2 selling more on Switch than on PS4. Expecting much more than that wasn't realistic.
Yes that point was argued at the time, though I think the better point was that Dragon Quest Builders specifically was a PS product from inception.
That's closer to how the SAO ports performed FW on the switch.
Btw speaking of Bandai Namco-games: Were the rumors about a Switch-exclusive Ridge Racer debunked or did that game just get cancelled? We should have heard something about it otherwise?
ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!
Kingdom Hearts 3's streak has ended in Superior Tracker. I repeat. Kingdom Hearts 3's streak has ended in Superior Tracker. Since its release on January 25th, it has been in the charts each week. This week is the first week without it in Superior Tracker. Damn you new releases!
Tracker with the save.
KH3 will return in Superior Tracker.
Kingdom Hearts 3's streak has ended in Superior Tracker. I repeat. Kingdom Hearts 3's streak has ended in Superior Tracker. Since its release on January 25th, it has been in the charts each week. This week is the first week without it in Superior Tracker. Damn you new releases!
Tracker said:
Tracker with the save.
KH3 will return in Superior Tracker.
It was supposed to be the same studio that was making Metroid Prime 4 , so maybe it's cancelled too ( i hope no)
According to Linkedin's older profiles / Eurogamer's rumour reports, Bandai Namco Singapore worked on MP4 only at the start of the project, with the development subsequently shifting back to Japan. This means they're not directly involved with the phase of development that led to Nintendo's decision of rebooting the game.
We can't really say that with certainty. It's possible development got moved to Japan because Nintendo wasn't satisfied with Singapore's work, so that the Japanese got the task to salvage the project (unsuccessfully, obviously).
To be fair, it dont think it was only Capcom who asked for more RAM. Its the same thing when Sony made the PS4, they asked developers for feedback, and RAM was something that was brought up (i dont know if Sony planned on go with anything less than 8GB though). I think Capcom is being highlighted because they were the ones who mentioned it in a press conference that they were a part of. But if it was a request from Capcom only, Nintendo should be happy that they listened to Capcom :) If they had gone with 3GB instead, or maybe even 2GB, its possible that higher performance titles like Doom and Wolfenstein, and especially Witcher 3, wouldnt have been attempted to be made for the Switch at all. So in that case, Capcom might be sort of responsible for helping bringing more 3rd party support to the Switch hehe :P
Nintendo has announced "new" Switch model. Available from August onwards, it has much better life (4.5h to 9h).
They are doing their best to kill the sales of the system in July. Let's see if it works lol
But yeah, it's a great "free" upgrade for the original model, and probably cheaper for them to manufacture as well. I wonder if it will see an accompanying (minor, of course) sales boost as well or if the OG sales are not impacted even in a small way.
Really great upgrade imo, but probably wont affect sales much due to the lack of more tangible improvements.
Famitsu:
Nintendo Switch／55823台（累計：850万4730台）
プレイステーション4／6768台（累計：700万7876台）
プレイステーション4 Pro／4173台（累計121万3663台）
Xbox One X／32台（累計：16199台）
Xbox One S／18台（累計：90715台）
Newニンテンドー2DS LL（ニンテンドー2DS含む）／1974台（累計：163万8290台）
Newニンテンドー3DS LL／387台（累計：588万1663台）
プレイステーション Vita／179台（586万1447台）
God Eater 3: 20k
Nintendo Switch／55823台（累計：850万4730台）
プレイステーション4／6768台（累計：700万7876台）
プレイステーション4 Pro／4173台（累計121万3663台）
Xbox One X／32台（累計：16199台）
Xbox One S／18台（累計：90715台）
Newニンテンドー2DS LL（ニンテンドー2DS含む）／1974台（累計：163万8290台）
Newニンテンドー3DS LL／387台（累計：588万1663台）
プレイステーション Vita／179台（586万1447台）
God Eater 3: 20k
If the lite was a factor it would have dived a lot more
Last few weeks was more about the delayed sales due to the promotion than anything else