The game is extremely niche, it was never going to sell well.
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NPD January 2020 : Dragon Ball Z Kakarot #1 SW, Switch #1 HW
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Ring Fit is a massive success in Japan, bigger in relative terms than in the US. Also Animal Crossing is bigger in relative terms in Japan than in the US. Those two factors are driving the year-on-year growth in Japan.
I was so close to buying Ring Fit last weekend, but the $130 price tag here is a bit to steep for me to justify, I'll still get it soon, maybe in a couple of months. Luigi... my man... I'll go for you as soon as I'm done with Mario Odyssey, don't worry.
Also, Kakarot...
Also, Kakarot...
$130? Edit: Canadian dollars?I was so close to buying Ring Fit last weekend, but the $130 price tag here is a bit to steep for me to justify, I'll still get it soon, maybe in a couple of months. Luigi... my man... I'll go for you as soon as I'm done with Mario Odyssey, don't worry.
Also, Kakarot...
DBZ kakarot? Damn.
Yeah unfortunately hopefully we can eke out Xenoblade X remastet first
You are right, that is also a factor. This years January had nothing to compensate.
What line up? There is no date for anything after Animal Crossing: New Horizons. All we have heard is speculation about some ports of old Wii U games and remakes. Nintendo once again resting on laurels during first half of the year.
Pokemon benefits a lot from digital sells, while RFA is almost all physical. I don't think you can even buy it on the Eshop.
Was talking about evergreens mostly, but well Animal Crossing is bigger than anything released the first half of last year so even just that i think will be enough.
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No a single game is dated after March. From now on, we can only comment the Q1 line-up and it is strong with Animal Crossing and to a smaller extent, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon.
Slow month.
Damn. That's pretty bad.
Wonder if that'd be that bad if they announced those new consoles will be 500$ or so.
Of course it's a huge bomb.
Vicious circle of companies not supporting the switch because there's no big third party titles in a top 10 (because they don't exist).
Damn. That's pretty bad.
Wonder if that'd be that bad if they announced those new consoles will be 500$ or so.
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The game could have sold its initial shipment and still not chart. It is just a very niche release, that doesn't make it a bomb.
Maybe XBO but not so bad for PS4. Although it will still drop pretty good if Sony doesn't cut the price. $299 this late is ridiculous.
If it sold according to expectations, which I imagine weren't very high, it's not a bomb. Just not a big seller.
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Usually NPD reports come during Thursday evening (US Time) but they are now doing it on Friday morning (US). So it is coming later than usual.
I was so close to buying Ring Fit last weekend, but the $130 price tag here is a bit to steep for me to justify, I'll still get it soon, maybe in a couple of months. Luigi... my man... I'll go for you as soon as I'm done with Mario Odyssey, don't worry.
Also, Kakarot...
The price is steep, but imo it's worth it. While I haven't lost much weight from it, it did wonders for my blood pressure and overall stamina. I am being serious when I say this game along with my other life style changes is keeping me off of blood pressure medication.
Seeing ps4 and Xbox drop so much actually has me more worried how next gen will perform esp if they are 500$
Damn that's crazy that RFA is number 9, above freaking Pokemon. It makes sense though. Every new year people randomly get it in their head to try and workout. I know a few people at my day job who bought it. I still imagine Nintendo is very shocked at how well it's doing worldwide.
Was kinda expecting Switch to be flat or slightly down (like my post in prediction thread indicated). Smash as December release had more hw pushing power than 2019 holiday releases for Switch (not to mention how huge Smash is in US) also 2019 December was a bit inflated by Cyber Monday so bigger drops were expected.
It´s so crazy, that the PS4 had it´s first price cut not even 2 years after its release. (On October 9, 2015, the firstofficial price cut of the PS4 in North America was announced).
TheSwitch did not even have one pure price cut (if you dont count the Lite as an other form of price cut), and is still selling like crazy. I dont want to know what happens, if the OG Switch gets a price cut...madness.
TheSwitch did not even have one pure price cut (if you dont count the Lite as an other form of price cut), and is still selling like crazy. I dont want to know what happens, if the OG Switch gets a price cut...madness.
Now i realise that releasing new super mario Bros u before mario maker 2 was not a strategic failure. MM2 is nowhere to be seen.
Also Smash is killing it
Also Smash is killing it
While it's not the same as price cut for base model I don't think you can ignore it completely either. It lowers entry price to Switch ecosystem by $100 for those that just care about games (or portability) and not about hybrid functionality. Eventual price cut to hybrid model will obviously still boost the sales but less than if Lite didn't exist.
Ouch. I thought Tokyo Mirage Sessions would make the Switch Top 10 at the very least. It's such a good game. :(
For sure, it's part of the reason I want to get it. I plan to start running again soon and have already started managing my diet and bettering my eating habits as I've gained a few Kgs the last few months, Ring Fit will provide the fun in the process.
What was the combined lifetime sales of the ps3 and 360 in January 2013 vs PS4 and Xbox one in jan 2020
Are we going to ignore the fact that the Switch has no competition right now?
After 7 years ps4 and Xbox one combined are like 155 million right? What was the combined ps3 and 360 after 7 years