Let's just say it is not from the upper portion of their body.
Or to quote Chris
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Media Create Sales: Week 50, 2018 (Dec 10 - Dec 16)
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Or to quote Chris
Surveys.
They don't get official PSN/XBL numbers afaik unlike NPD (soon Charttrack too) and no one gets eShop figures.
My understanding from what Sakurai tweeted a while ago is that, while the selection process was definitely different than usual, he still had the last word on the picks: Nintendo gave him a list of potential DLC characters and he chose among them. Not exactly "Nintendo picked the characters this time". Still, again, it's different than usual because Nintendo had a major influence by giving to Sakurai a list of eligible characters. Since Nintendo made the list, it's plausible to think there might be something else behind the original Nintendo picks, including Joker.
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I don't know what's exactly the argument for software but these are the first 3 FY.
WII
FY06 (Dec'06-Mar'07) - 6,12m
FY07 (Apr'07-Mar'08) - 14,94m
FY08 (Apr'08-Mar'09) - 13,03m
3DS
FY10 (Feb'11-Mar'11) - 2,18m
FY11 (Apr'11-Mar'12) - 11,13m
FY12 (Apr'12-Mar'13) - 21,16m
WIU
FY12 (Dec'12-Mar'13) - 1,73m
FY13 (Apr'13-Mar'14) - 3,89m
FY14 (Apr'14-Mar'15) - 3,33m
NSW
FY16 (Mar'17-Mar'17) - 0,89m
FY17 (Apr'17-Mar'18) - 12,26m
FY18 (Apr'18-Sep'18) - 7,15m
This year will end well over 20m for Switch.
WII
FY06 (Dec'06-Mar'07) - 6,12m
FY07 (Apr'07-Mar'08) - 14,94m
FY08 (Apr'08-Mar'09) - 13,03m
3DS
FY10 (Feb'11-Mar'11) - 2,18m
FY11 (Apr'11-Mar'12) - 11,13m
FY12 (Apr'12-Mar'13) - 21,16m
WIU
FY12 (Dec'12-Mar'13) - 1,73m
FY13 (Apr'13-Mar'14) - 3,89m
FY14 (Apr'14-Mar'15) - 3,33m
NSW
FY16 (Mar'17-Mar'17) - 0,89m
FY17 (Apr'17-Mar'18) - 12,26m
FY18 (Apr'18-Sep'18) - 7,15m
This year will end well over 20m for Switch.
"Gameplay Trailer"
Contains about 10 seconds of gameplay in a 2 minute video.
This industry must be stopped.
This industry? Hype is what gamers want, so publishers do whatever they can to deliver that hype. Blame ourselves, blame the E3 threads, the E3 hype threads, the E3 rating threads, the "reset the clock" meme, the reaction videos on Youtube.
That's why I never participate in such threads. As a gamer I want high-quality games---not hype.
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It's written in the post.
More detailed, 10-11m for this quarter and 4-5m for next.
Why not both?
With FF7 they probably didn't have much more to show, but wanted to give an update.
Like I guess, but DMC5 is supposed to be photorealistic to a degree FFVII arguably will never aim for (literally scanning in real people, etc)?
'cause hype is not reality and eventually causes distress—also, it's a waste of time. There have been plenty of examples in the past of hype going bad.
I think it has more to do with that multiplatform is more and more common, especially for a bit bigger titled games.
Prototype fully onboard the Switch train. CLANNAD announced for Spring in latest Famitsu.
http://ryokutya2089.com/archives/16613
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Sure, but Sakurai's "last word" was pretty much exclusively about gameplay. And I pretty much doubt there's any character Nintendo really wanted in that was rejected by Sakurai. Unlike Smash fans, I assume that Nintendo was infinitely more sensible when picking up character (no Shrek, Goku, etc. :P). I assume Sakurai's "ok" was pretty much a formality.
Not that it matters anyway, the important thing is that Nintendo asked for the character to be included in the first place.
http://ryokutya2089.com/archives/16613
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Sure, but Sakurai's "last word" was pretty much exclusively about gameplay. And I pretty much doubt there's any character Nintendo really wanted in that was rejected by Sakurai. Unlike Smash fans, I assume that Nintendo was infinitely more sensible when picking up character (no Shrek, Goku, etc. :P). I assume Sakurai's "ok" was pretty much a formality.
Not that it matters anyway, the important thing is that Nintendo asked for the character to be included in the first place.
here:
http://orenowebgo.hatenablog.jp/entry/2018/12/26/170142
no clue about them though
EDIT: the second one could be related to DQB2's opening on one of the two platforms
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Is there any reason to believe it's anything like what FFXV ended up being? Or even intended to be?
It's a bit of both. Before SMT was shown at the Switch event many people on here were arguing that it would be a PS4 exclusive using the Persona 5 engine.
They could both be about DQB2. The Belgian beer is called Wolf 9, so perhaps that's hinting towards a SKU selling 90k copies? The other one is 11-piece set (110k?).
Would fit with the retailers data that pointed at an overall opening of 200k.
Off the top of my head
Vita:
Soul Sacrifice
Freedom Wars
Hot Shot golf
Gravity Rush
Oreshika
PS4:
Gravity Rush 2
Bloodborne
Everybodys Golf
Ghost of Tsushima
Death Stranding
The Last Guardian
Sure some didn't have wide appeal (like Gravity Rush and Last Guardian) but I think those were intended to be as focused to Japan as to west (So not something like God of War that is purely for west)
I think what we've seen so far put the PS4 version ahead (like GEO ranking).
Bokujou Monogatari finally. I guess that just leaves Derby Stallion from the original Switch lineup list yet to materialize.
Ghost of Tsushima and Death Stranding are definitely not aimed at Japanese audience.
And aside from Bloodborne the rest are really small title with very niche appeal and look low budget (most probably are low budget).
So it's peobably gonna be PS4 ahead first but Switch with better legs then? Seems like the norm for switch and PS4 releases?
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Nintendo runs a 3DS winter sale promotion from 26 December to 8 January at eShop.
Up to 50% discount for many first and third party titles.
https://www.nintendo.co.jp/software/feature/3ds-winter-sale.html#all
Up to 50% discount for many first and third party titles.
https://www.nintendo.co.jp/software/feature/3ds-winter-sale.html#all
Sony should have developed a Siren 3.
Arguably The Last of Us has a modest Japanese following.
If this is true, they have my attention.
Arguably The Last of Us has a modest Japanese following.
If this is true, they have my attention.
Things like Issyo/Toro, Mingol, Parappa and GT aren't niche properties but PlayStation's collapse to a core/oktaku only audience has made them irrelevant since they're out if the mainstream now. Mingol didn't do that hot on mobile either though so maybe their time is more generally past.
Sure: companies and gamers must strike a balance. The point is, 3-4 years after the initial reveal, some games have yet to materialize in playable form. KHIII is releasing 5 years and a half after its original announcement. Personally, it makes much more sense to talk extensively about a game when it's released and using that time to play other games.
Harvest Moon is taking a little too much to come (A New Beginning was released one year after 3DS launch) but it will be a success anyway given past entries performances which all went way above 200k units sold.
Rune Factory is missing and that's a shame because Rune Factory 5 could be presented as a moderately big project following the same idea Nintendo had with Fire Emblem Awakening; the previous entry sold very well both in Japan and overseas.
As for Derby Stallion, Gold on 3DS didn't sell as well as expected so who knows.
The fact that it's taking a long time is the thing that excites me.
Really? You don't think it would sell more on the Switch?
What. AAA game based in Japan with samurais is not in any way aimed at Japanese market? Or new game from Kojima after the success of MGS games? I mean they are not solely aimed at Japan ( you don't fund AAA games solely for Japan) but surely Sony expects those to sell relatively well in Japan too.
I haven't even heard Parappa for years lol (since PS2?), but I don't think it has ever been super relevant?
MGS is MGS. DS seems to have nothing to do with MGS and looks to me just like a Kojima's Hollywood take on video game turned to 11.
It will probably sell decent in Japan, in the vicinity of Spiderman, but I just don't see how it is aimed at Japanese audience.
Even all the characters in that games are motion captured from caucasian actors/actresses.
Ghost of Tsushima is pretty much Horizon/TLoU/GoW/*insert Sony 3rd person story focused game* in Japanese setting.
There are a lot more factors that determine whether a game appeal to Japanese audience than just the setting (or in this case faux Japanese setting).
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The indications we have (Comg, Amazon, GEO) all point to PS4 being the top SKU
No, a Japanese setting does not mean that something is aimed at the Japanese market. Define "well?"
For some reason I thought there was more excitement surrounding the Switch version and that a portable version of this particular game would be more popular (think of the popularity of Minecraft Vita).
Oh, because the PS4 is more of an enthusiast crowd that's likely to be informated and pick it up early, whereas the Switch has wider general appeal?
The latest in the series of "great VNs with terrible art" on Switch.
Builders 1 came out in March, and it did 28k FW, 67k LTD according to Famitsu. Considering that LTD number, the short period of time between the two releases, and the fierce competition on NSW (the game is competing with Super Mario Party, Pokémon, Smash, and of course Minecraft), I think 90k would already be a very nice FW result. It should also be considered that the Dragon Quest audience has been more established on PS4, thanks to the multiple spin-offs through the years and the release of DQXI. Meanwhile, the NSW only got late ports until now. The holiday competition on PS4 is much weaker as well: most big games (Call of Duty, God Eater, Judge Eyes) aim for different types of players.
Retailers have been saying that the PS4 version generally sold better than the NSW version, so it all adds up.
Neverland went belly-up and Marvelous seemingly doesn't want to continue Rune Factory without them for whatever reason.
Marvelous hired the dev team after Neverland shut down. They made a lewd 3DS SRPG and then apparently vanished into other teams.