Media Create Sales: Week 48, 2018 (Nov 26 - Dec 02)
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There was one for Vita too lol
Monster Hunter Frontier
But you know what I meant.
It's just sad that this is yet another instance where Japanese market has lost its relevance (where portable version likely would have resonated better).
Hopefully the expansion announcement today and its release timing will put that to rest.
The date of that expansion puts a MH game in Switch as unlikely unless extremely late. With how Capcom has supported the Switch it makes sense though.
So basically, expect no AAA games from any Japanese 3rd parties. MH was tje only one that could have happened and that's pretty well done.
Anyway, what are yall expecting for Switch hardware this week? 200k?
So basically, expect no AAA games from any Japanese 3rd parties. MH was tje only one that could have happened and that's pretty well done.
Anyway, what are yall expecting for Switch hardware this week? 200k?
MH on Switch (and Switch in general) isn't part of Capcom's strategy moving forward. They are fine forgoing that market to have a single framework of development (PS/Bone/PC as a single plateforme).
Switch will get the odd 10 years old port here and there and that will be prety much it (or a few upressed 3DS games)
Switch will get the odd 10 years old port here and there and that will be prety much it (or a few upressed 3DS games)
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Nope.
Come on, don't fall for that one xD
Why wouldn't Capcom make a MH exclusive game for Switch when they sell what, 3-4 million copies of it in Japan alone and Switch level of hardware development costs are probably 50+% less than on PS4/XB1. They'll save a lot on not having to market the game to the West too.
There's no reason Capcom can't make MHW2 and a lower budget Switch exclusive MH game using souped up 3DS assets. Generations looks fine graphically on Switch imo.
There's no reason Capcom can't make MHW2 and a lower budget Switch exclusive MH game using souped up 3DS assets. Generations looks fine graphically on Switch imo.
Are you saying MH is a AA or lower production?
Edit: God damn it I've been had.
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There was another time a preliminary Monday report had leaked some time ago but it wasn't so early and I don't remember for which game. From what I get hardware bundles are included in the 1,3m but are not safe estimates and that number could change a bit when final numbers are out.
Yeah it seems like Nintendo is pretty much on their own for core games, working out deals like Demon x Machina and Marvel Ultimate Alliance.
They'll be able to get titles that can be ported without much problem (like some of SE and BN games), but this isn't the case with what Capcom's doing right now with the likes of RE2r and DMC5.
You going to eat those words when the next Direct has a Switch port of Monster Hunter Stories coming in late 2020.
New Super Mario Bros U DX in January, Yokai Watch 4 is an unknown that should still do relatively well in terms of the Japanese market if not the series, Animal Crossing, Luigi's Mansion 3 (I'll leave it here considering the last game almost sold a million), Pokemon 2019, and to a lesser extent Fire Emblem, Yoshi, and Inazuma Eleven Ares.
New Super Mario U, FE , Luigi Mansion 3, Yoshi to name a few.
And I personally hope Demon x Machina becomes a huge break out hit, I need more mech action in my life.
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Fire Emblem and NSMBU should do pretty well.
Marvel might do some numbers, DxM is gonna bomba pretty hard
NSMBUDX is the first major 2019 game, coming in January
I don't really think Switch development is that cheap. Making a ground up Monster Hunter game for Switch would still probably cost a butt ton of money.
That, and possible PC version delay for the DLC kind of shows Capcom may have their development resources stretched.
I hadn't considered Tomodachi. Is Miitomo the last thing that team worked on?
As far as Japan is concerned yeah. Even in the West the Switch is getting stuff like Doom, 2K, Fifa and Mortal Kombat 11.
Pretty wild how much worse Japan is.
I really don't want daemon x machina to bomb. That's the kind of support I wish developers were more encouraged to do for switch; not to mention it looks really unique and fun.
Yokai Watch doesn't count ? That is still one of the biggest franchise in Japan.
The name is pretty weird and the graphics, while nicely stylized, likely won't sell people.
Looks cool but they'll need to do more than a standalone direct to sell it to people
Level 5 might be the only third party to have a domestic million seller on the Switch and even that's not guaranteed.
It would take three Switches undocked and one Switch Pro docked to reach PS4 base level, give or take 1 vanilla undocked Switch if you're ok with XB1 performance level unsteady framerate and lower resolution/draw distance.
By these calculations Monster Hunter Sword/Witch (dual versions) would be 78.7% of dev cost of MH:W, but with 4.7M expected domestic sales at a higher RRP than previous handheld entries and 2M projected sales WW (NA+EMEA).
On the plus side Nintendo takes up publisher duties and limit marketing/investment/test/localization costs, on the minus side they'll take an expected average additional 10% fee on each copy on top of the usual average hardware fee (Nintendo being less aggressive on that one)
Oh and did you hear, Capcom fucked up Panta Rhei apparently.
if Capcom couldn't do that at the same time as the mobile port, I don't know why I should expect this any later
Oh duh, genuinely didn't even think about it because it's not from one of the JP publishers.
Last year around this time, there were ridiculous Monster Hunter discussions.
I was hoping for this year to be different, but Capcom ruined it....
I was hoping for this year to be different, but Capcom ruined it....
Last year around this time there were ridiculous Switch isn't getting any 3rd party support discussions.
I was hoping for this year to be different, but Capcom ruined it.