Hmmm....How many units do you think mainline Animal Crossing typically sells?They will both do very well
But AC beating FF7?
People are taking crazy pills
Hmmm....How many units do you think mainline Animal Crossing typically sells?They will both do very well
But AC beating FF7?
People are taking crazy pills
Irresponsible though it may be, I left these qualifiers off specifically because I'm curious to see the reasoning that people end up using; there have been arguments in favor of FF7 coming from the perspective of one SKU as well as from a multiplatHmm, there needs to be some qualifiers here op
Jimmy Joe would it count if FFVII is ported a bunch of times to PC and next gen consoles? Or are we just talking the first SKU on PS4 vs the new Animal Crossing, cause I think AC wins that battle clearly. Once you start getting PC and next gen involved, it gets muddy
It's a cute game that's fun if you have the time to dedicate to it and availability throughout the day, as there are specific date and time events. I enjoyed it several years ago, but it just requires so much of your time and I can't justify dedicating so much of it to a single game anymore. With that said, I'm sure it's still hugely popular among kids and teenagers.Wow poll is neck to neck. People really love their Animal Crossing.
Wish I had a Switch to see whats all the fuzz is about.
That's not even up for debate. In fact it's a big reason why AC will perform better overall.
Not necessarily worse, but probably same-ish, say 10-12m when all is said and done.What makes you think that AC will sell worse on Switch than it did on DS/3DS, when the majority of series have performed better with their releases on the new console?
I always thought Animal Crossing situation as same as how people joke about Cod and Pokemon fan base.It's a cute game that's fun if you have the time to dedicate to it and availability throughout the day, as there are specific date and time events. I enjoyed it several years ago, but it just requires so much of your time and I can't justify dedicating so much of it to a single game anymore. With that said, I'm sure it's still hugely popular among kids and teenagers.
nah. AC has a very wide audience base across demographics that forums like this ignore (women and kids)I always thought Animal Crossing situation as same as how people joke about Cod and Pokemon fan base.
Marketed towards kids, majority played by adults.
I just can't see it not getting a Switch boost honestly. I know it hasn't been a case for all games but this is a title that I see *a lot* of people pining for (especially outside of the more hardcore market) and it's been a while since the last main entry. Being an NSO voucher game will help as well I think, I could see this topping 15m lifetime quite easily.Not necessarily worse, but probably same-ish, say 10-12m when all is said and done.
Unless the game ends up terrible and ladden with mts and other stuff that might leave a bad taste... Then probably less. But then again, no reason to think that would happen.
Animal Crossing—to me, a person who will be playing the games for the first time in March—is a series about interest-free mortgages that can be paid at your own pace, and where home ownership is a given rather than a privilegeTo this day i still don't understand what animal crossing is or why it sells so much...
But i don't understand fortnite success too, so it's probably my fault.
Sure thing is that nintendo is the smartest developer ever, they make games like ac or pokemon with small budgets and they sell more than games with 1000x times the budget...
Wouldn't they just use the same PS4 disc & just have the PS5 run the game at a higher resolution &/or frame rate (see PS4 -> PS4 Pro)?Final Fantasy due to budget of marketing and multiplatform nature. You get a PS4 huge swansong release. PS5 huge re-release with bonus chapter so plenty of double dippers. Xbox release / PC release..... re-release before chapter 2 possible, Switch 2 port etc etc across everything in 5 years it could easily do 20 million+
Animal Crossing is a juggernaut but is limited to mayb 5 or 6 years on one platform.
Why shouldn't it be?How is Animal Crossing besting Final Fantasy VII in this poll...
That's all super fair. I dig it. It's just that this particular game in the FF VII Remake has been anticipated for a loooong time. If Animal Crossing does surpass it, it won't do it for a few years at the least, like you said. Also working against the Remake is the potential for the second game to come out within 2 to 3 years. That might halt sales. I'm just a big believer in these first year sales, though.it's ok :)
we'll see, but i think you're underestimating the legs of an animal crossing game. JRPGs of any kind (that aren't called pokemon) have famously short legs. they sell most of what they'll ever sell in the first year. even pokemon has considerably shorter legs compared to other nintendo series. animal crossing is going to sell a good amount of copies every quarter until 2025, probably later.
I'm curious why you're expecting the first part of the FF7 remake to sell as many copies as The Last of Us; that would be more than twice as much as the original PS1 SKU, and about 60% more than all versions of the original game have sold, combined, over the course of 22 yearsFinal Fantasy due to budget of marketing and multiplatform nature. You get a PS4 huge swansong release. PS5 huge re-release with bonus chapter so plenty of double dippers. Xbox release / PC release..... re-release before chapter 2 possible, Switch 2 port etc etc across everything in 5 years it could easily do 20 million+
Animal Crossing is a juggernaut but is limited to mayb 5 or 6 years on one platform.
It's been over 6 years that people have been waiting for a new AC.That's all super fair. I dig it. It's just that this particular game in the FF VII Remake has been anticipated for a loooong time. If Animal Crossing does surpass it, it won't do it for a few years at the least, like you said. Also working against the Remake is the potential for the second game to come out within 2 to 3 years. That might halt sales. I'm just a big believer in these first year sales, though.
How is Animal Crossing besting Final Fantasy VII in this poll...
How is Animal Crossing besting Final Fantasy VII in this poll...
Is Animal Crossing a sales monster? I know the handheld versions did exceptionally well, but to my knowledge the console versions never sold nearly as much as the handheld releases.
They will both do very well
But AC beating FF7?
People are taking crazy pills
No, it's just that in forums like this the percentage of women is very low and we live in a bubble of "hardcore mature games".I always thought Animal Crossing situation as same as how people joke about Cod and Pokemon fan base.
Marketed towards kids, majority played by adults.
Considering the difference in cost, I'd say AC is VASTLY more profitable.I think you're right in a sense: you're going to have to buy like 3 or 4 full-priced games to get the entire FF7 experience, so sales-wise FF7 buyers are going to be more-or-less locked in for $180-$240 worth of spend (and that's not including any sort of collectors editions) where AC is a one-time $60 buy. Financially speaking, FF7 will be more profitable. However, I think AC will end up selling more than any one FF7 SKU eventually. As has been stated: AC is evergreen. They sell forever.
I was just looking this up and it seems that New Leaf sold almost 12 million units. Dang. That's impressive.The Switch has a smaller base than the 3DS though. I do think VII Remake outsells it in 2019 for sure. Long term, you may be right. It took the original FF VII to sell that many units in 20-ish years.It's been over 6 years that people have been waiting for a new AC.
The anticipation for a new AC is pretty there.
NewLeaf also had a strong opening, trend would tend to show that Switch is likely to harbor even more dedicated customers pushing the early sales even further.
And then there's the legs, go look at the last 2 handheld ACs.
They sell massively.
We're talking Mario Kart level here.
Yeah, you're absolutely right. I should have added "not counting for development costs." I'll edit my post.Considering the difference in cost, I'd say AC is VASTLY more profitable.
Like it's not even a contest.
Nah, you're right if you're talking about revenue generated.Yeah, you're absolutely right. I should have added "not counting for development costs." I'll edit my post.
I was just looking this up and it seems that New Leaf sold almost 12 million units. Dang. That's impressive.The Switch has a smaller base than the 3DS though. I do think VII Remake outsells it in 2019 for sure. Long term, you may be right. It took the original FF VII to sell that many units in 20-ish years.
I'm curious why you're expecting the first part of the FF7 remake to sell as many copies as The Last of Us; that would be more than twice as much as the original PS1 SKU, and about 60% more than all versions of the original game have sold, combined, over the course of 22 years