It could've happened if DQ11 took the place of Octopath Traveler in the last summer, taking advantage of the growing popularity of the system.
A very late release, at full price no less, was never going to do much.
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NPD September 2019: NBA 2K20 #1, already #1 year-to-date, Borderlands 3 #2, Link's Awakening #4, Gears 5 #7, Code Vein #8
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A very late release, at full price no less, was never going to do much.
Last time DQ was relevant in the west was DQIX.
It's weird that it also happens to be the best game in the series.
Very weird.
Super weird even.
It's weird that it also happens to be the best game in the series.
Very weird.
Super weird even.
Anyone that tries to analyze the Gears 5 NPD #7 ranking as a bomb or any such thing is basically an idiot to be honest when you consider Game Pass impact here. Myself and every other friend of mine that games on Xbox all played it on Game Pass because we are all subscribed to be able to play such games as this and of course Outer Worlds on October 25th. We won't know whether Microsoft achieves their ultimate ambitions with Game Pass until some time into next generation at least, but trying to analyze NPD charts is definitely not useful at this point either.
Last time DQ was relevant in the west was when Nintendo Power gave excess copies of Dragon Warrior away unfortunately
That's almost a guaranteed way to lose a big chunk of their Japanese audience. It's not like MHW just switching platforms, DQ relies heavily on tradition and consistency to sell in Japan. I don't think they're willing to risk those guaranteed several million sales in Japan to have a chance at the West.
Talking about making it an action RPG.
I'm so confused. Link's Awakening below FIFA? In a U.S. chart?
And Super Smash Brothers Ultimate is in the top 3 best selling games of the last 12 months, but Link's Awakening is the #1 selling Switch title of the past 12 months. Huh?
And Super Smash Brothers Ultimate is in the top 3 best selling games of the last 12 months, but Link's Awakening is the #1 selling Switch title of the past 12 months. Huh?
Hopefully this will be the last overall vg sales down month for the year. Besides the obvious minecraft, gtav, botw, cod, and nba2k20, will there be any room for new games in the overall top 10 next month?
WOW just realizing after checking that DQ11 was #11 last September with WAY more competition on PS4. Really sucks that it couldn't even chart top 20 here. It's one of my favorite Switch titles.
I don't really care, but I remember people arguing to the death that Game Pass improves sales. I guess that has changed now? Or would it have charted even lower without GP? Which is it?
It's interesting that just a few months ago the talk was of Game Pass increasing retail sales, something even our resident Matt Piscatella re-iterated. It seems now the narrative is very much the complete opposite, that Game Pass is potentially eating into retail sales, at least with AAA games.
Actually most of its sales are counted including digital with the expception only of Steam sales but we know it did horrible in Steam anyway so they wouldn't have mattered at all, Game Pass downloads are obviously bigger and more important than this ranking tbh.
You got both charts mixed up. The individual console charts are September only.
505 probably won't ever be allowed to name a video game again after Control.
let's just make it clear, "looks bad" and "is bad" are completely different things.
Good for Microsoft if total numbers are high. :)
LOL. Microsoft made some of those comments when they were first launching Game Pass and putting games like Sea of Thieves and State of Decay 2 on there and with regard to 3rd party releases. This was a big first party IP being launched with constant play this on Game Pass marketing and messaging by everyone, heck they bundled Game Pass codes into energy drinks and said you could play Gears that way. If they were concerned about NPD sales they sure as heck wouldn't have been doing all of that. Again, we will see how this goes ultimately some time into next generation most likely, but the reported 3 million Gears 5 players during launch week were composed of a TON of Xbox fans like myself and every friend that I know playing through Game Pass.
bl3 at #2 with no pc is pretty great. Hope the extra content on the switch version of DQXI comes to pc as DLC
Action RPG nah, but sure they could make the turn based battle more fun and strategic.
Not sure about your story suggestion but just telling a good story would be cool.. DQ11 was too cookie cutter and the charm wore off for me mid-way through.
DBZ looks likes DQ so I'm not sure what you mean here. Different lighting or outlining I guess?
in agreement with changes, but overall disagee how they should go about it. I will say, I'm done with the formula as I've had more than enough of DQ with 11 for an entire gen. I say this and I put in over 100 hours into the game lol, they did something right. but I have no desire to play another game like that. basically the same experience I have on PS2 with DQ8.
I do agree with this, it's why I cancelled my Super Monkey Ball preorder.
Smash Bros sold insanely well last Christmas, like upwards of 5million IIRC.
The demos of Octopath Traveler really benefited it's sales (and development).
Oh ok, lmao. I was like, how is Zelda #1 if Smash is the only Switch exclusive in the top 10 for the last 12 months.
I've always felt Demos did more harm then good.
But it got me to buy Deamon X Machina. So it's a tough thing to prove lol
I didn't say they sell bad. It's just... whenever a Mario game is around it does affect other games sales, that's a fact. If Nintendo used all their marketing power that they used for Mario Maker 2 for games like Marvel UA3, Astral Chain and DQ11... wouldn't the results be a little different?
I'm worried. But not because those games just don't sell well, but because those games don't sell well enough to guarantee sequels. And what worries me is that Nintendo is OK with that. MUA3 was a great game and it can be improved in a possible sequel, but with that sales, I don't think it's happening at all.
not "people" Microsoft said that several games on game pass saw their sales increase.
they didnt know why either.
but fuck no, a game being on game pass wont help it on launch, that much is obvious
He's not wrong, but I'm not sure what else you can do with an unpopular series to help boost its chances.
- FIFA is popular in the US.
- FIFA includes digital, Zelda doesn't
- Chart is by dollar sales. FIFA has 3 different editions with 2 over $60.
- FIFA is on 4 platforms.
Octopath almost certainly did much better than DQXI and DQXIS combined outside of Japan.
Octopath got two demos and that didn't seem to hurt it. In fact it probably helped.
Why would DQ's demo hurt it?
That's not where the confusion came from. I thought both the Switch-only chart and the 12 months chart where in the context of 12 months. Meaning one list would be putting LA at #1 for the last 12 months on Switch, whilst the other would put Smash at #1 for Switch only games (#3 overall). But the console charts are apparently September only, not 12 months. So the LA #1 is just for September.
Well they should've just delayed it until the Switch version. But out of your ideas the composer(get Yoko Shimomura) and the story seem to be the most likely. I doubt they mess with the battle system or the art style. Since the Japanese fans, which carry this series, won't like that. I'd also....probably make the next title Nintendo Exclusive. I imagine a lot of PS4 purchasers would've bought it on Switch, but not double dip Hence the lower sales. Plus the Switch has bested the PS4 in 3 years In Japan. You can get away with it.
Microsoft Phil Spencer said that with games like SoD2 and Sea of thieves, they saw increased sales despite being on gamepass. With Gears 5 and the crazy CGP push they didn't. Simple. They never said every game would benefit from it