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[SolidSnakex]

You think?

I'm not so sure that the kind of userbase who buys LBP has transitioned yet.

It's certainly possible. It'd be easier to tell if similar games had been released on both platforms. The closest that we have would be the Infinity and Skylanders games, but those are certainly a different animal compared to LBP. It's going to be released in the leadup to the holidays, which would be the time when parents would be potentially buying their kids a PS4, and LBP3 has recently been leaked as a bundle title in Europe.

 

[Impeccable]

It's going to be Fuse 2.0

RIP Insomniac, SO getting the D4 treatment.

 

[Paganmoon]

Yup. Very little hype or interest surrounding the game right now.

Hopefully MS heave a big as campaign planned. That's pretty much the only hope Sunset has to chart in the top five.

shit, I only own a PS4, and have no plans of buying the X1, but I'm sort of hyped for SSOD...

 

[Miles Quaritch]

UK only though.

Sure. I'm only referring to the UK market. Can't see it doing much in Europe. US will probably be where it does best.

Depends on how MS market the game.

 

[unapersson]

You think?

I'm not so sure that the kind of userbase who buys LBP has transitioned yet.

My kids have pretty much transitioned now, key moments were release of PvZ: Garden Warfare and Minecraft.

My eight year old daughter has finished Rogue Legacy and is now playing through Valiant Hearts and the ever present Minecraft.

My eleven year old son is on PvZ and Minecraft.

It was the big M that kept them playing on the PS3, once that moved then that was it. I should think the physical version being in the shops now will help as well.

When does the XBO version get its physical release? I'm surprised the current gen physical versions weren't released together, the digital ones were pretty close.

 

[Pennywise83]

SSB will be stronger on home console in Europa + SSB tends to sell for years. Debut is low in UK, but there are other factors to consider when evaluating its performance.

 

[driver116]

06 (NE) XBO FORZA HORIZON 2 (MICROSOFT)
09 (NE) 360 FORZA HORIZON 2 (MICROSOFT)

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[Kysen]

50k~ is terrible for smash, it sold 900k+ in Japan first week. Damn what happened Nintendo?

 

[Xando]

Yup. Very little hype or interest surrounding the game right now.

Hopefully MS heave a big as campaign planned. That's pretty much the only hope Sunset has to chart in the top five.

Isnt it releasing in a relatively quiet week?
Could see it being Nr.1 for one week and drop out of the top 5 when COD hits.

 

[Hindle]

Sure. I'm only referring to the UK market. Can't see it doing much in Europe. US will probably be where it does best.

Depends on how MS market the game.

Sunset will sell fine dude. I think it does ok at launch but strong word of mouth will increase sales over the coming months.

 

[SolidSnakex]

50k~ is terrible for smash, it sold 900k+ in Japan first week. Damn what happened Nintendo?

I think it's very possible that people are just waiting for the Wii U version. The west skews much more toward consoles than Japan does right now.

 

[Impeccable]

Sunset will sell fine dude. I think it does ok at launch but strong word of mouth will increase sales over the coming months.

That practically never happens but okay.

 

[Hindle]

That practically never happens but okay.

Word of mouth happens all the time for games dude.

 

[Katana_Strikes]

50k~ is terrible for smash, it sold 900k+ in Japan first week. Damn what happened Nintendo?

50k for a pretty big 3DS game in the UK sounds pretty solid to me.

 

[Impeccable]

Word of mouth happens all the time for games dude.

Shadows of Mordor confirmed to be number one on the charts for the next ten weeks.

 

[Xater]

These were the German pre-order charts from October 2nd.

1. ( 5 ) Super Smash Bros. (3DS, Nintendo)
2. (NEU) Mittelerde: Mordors Schatten (PS4, Warner)
3. ( 9 ) Forza Horizon 2 (Xbox One, Microsoft)
4. (NEU) DriveClub (PS4, Sony)
5. ( 6 ) Mittelerde: Mordors Schatten (PS3, Warner)
6. (NEU) Mittelerde: Mordors Schatten (Xbox One, Warner)
7. (10 ) Call of Duty Advanced Warfare (PS4, Activision)
8. (NEU) The Evil Within (PS4, Bethesda)
9. (NEU) Alien Isolation (PS4, Sega)
10.(10 ) Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, Rockstar)

Smash was even ahead of Shadow of Mordor so we can expect it to do well here at least. Doubt it will top the FIFA domination though.

 

[Kayant]

Last of us is doing really well for a remaster, EA continues to laugh to the bank. Good debut for FH2 should be interesting to see how much legs it has.

 

[Facism]

Insomniac deserve better than to be thrown under a bus of apathy. I hope it gets the proper marketing push.

 

[KingSnake]

I think it's very possible that people are just waiting for the Wii U version. The west skews much more toward consoles than Japan does right now.

Might be, but there are way more 3ds sold in UK than Wii U. So only a small portion of the install base would really wait for the Wii U version.

 

[Ape]

Some people are forgetting that Sunset Overdrive has a pack in with the kinectless white Xbox One right when the holiday season starts.

 

[Dunkers92]

Wow the ps3 version of FIFA outsold the Xone version? That is surprising.

FIFA is an absolute monster that I'm not surprised it held on. Pretty decent debut for Shafow of Mordor though.

And for Smash Bros I think stock may have been an issue. We had to resort to selling digital copies by 12 o'clock on Friday which doesn't get tracked in the charts. Nintendo doesn't exactly flood retail with a lot of stock nowadays

 

[Xando]

Some people are forgetting that Sunset Overdrive has a pack in with the kinectless white Xbox One right when the holiday season starts.

I doubt that will do much in europe.

 

[Hindle]

Insomniacs games never set the world on fire, even when they were on the PS3. The games they made usually sold via bundles or hefty price cuts etc. At the EG expo there were a lot of queues for the game, so even though i don't expect the game to have mainstream success, I think it will gain a great cult following.

 

[Ape]

I doubt that will do much in europe.

Europe or UK? Because in the UK a pack in helped Titanfall chart for 8 months just about. That was with the kinect.

 

[Majmun]

Word of mouth happens all the time for games dude.

Yeah, if the game is any good.

We don't know anything about Sunset Overdrive yet.

 

[Katana_Strikes]

Mordor did pretty well. I'm not enjoying it as much as the praise and reviews would lead you to believe but it's a nice game and makes good use of the license. So it deserves success.

When's SO out?

It might do ok first week (depending on reviews) thanks to the White bundle and core market but I can't honestly see it staying around much longer with Oct/November being packed with the big heavy hitters. Not unless it turns out to be something really special and gets lots of marketing and word of mouth.

TLoU has done so well. It's still sticking around the top 20 despite lots of big releases and months after release. Though I'm sure the bundles will be helping, Sony really did play that release so well. TLoU2 will be massive.

 

[Hindle]

Yeah, if the game is any good.

We don't know anything about Sunset Overdrive yet.

The Xbox fans who have played it seem to be impressed.

 

[Majmun]

The Xbox fans who have played it seem to be impressed.

I'm sure Nintendo fans are impressed over Hyrule Warriors as well, but the game dropped hard this week.

It's way too early tot tell on how SO will do.

 

[Xando]

Europe or UK? Because in the UK a pack in helped Titanfall chart for 8 months just about. That was with the kinect.

I wouldnt compare it to Titanfall, everybody thought its the next big thing and the hype was crazy.
I think MS is happy if Sunset does half as good as Titanfall did.

 

[Foshy]

I hope SSB 4 3ds will sell better in the other countries, I will hate it if they crippled the Wii U version for this kind of low return.

JP sales alone of the 3DS version will probably be close to WW sales of the Wii U version. It was worth it.

 

[LOCK]

3DS games sometimes do better in their second week in the UK. The rush factor is lower on handhelds.

Still a great result compared to Brawl. We all know Smash games have legs.

Congrats SoM, so deserved.

 

[Steroyd]

3DS software sales are piss-weak in the UK, relative to hardware sales. Always have been.

True but 3DS'eseses are pretty much bought for Nintendo first party titles, which Smash Brothers is.

 

[KingSnake]

JP sales alone of the 3DS version will probably be close to WW sales of the Wii U version. It was worth it.

So you expect SSB 4 Wii U to sell less than SM3DW?

 

[shinra-bansho]

Insomniacs games never set the world on fire

They created two franchises that each sold more than 12M copies.

 

[SmokyDave]

True but 3DS'eseses are pretty much bought for Nintendo first party titles, which Smash Brothers is.

Yeah but the kids are at school right now. It'll get a bump during half-term in three weeks, as will Tomadachi Life and Fantasy Life.

 

[Foshy]

So you expect SSB 4 Wii U to sell less than SM3DW?

I expect the 3DS version to sell about 2.5m in Japan in the long run.

I might be wrong of course, just my personal prediction.

 

[Y2Kev]

What is crimes and punishments? Lol.

 

[Hindle]

They created two franchises that each sold more than 12M copies.

Sorry, i meant in recent years. Ratchet and Resistance both faded away in the end.

 

[Red Chocobo]

I'm not really shocked at Forza Horizon 2 bomba. They should have released it a few weeks before FIFA.

As for SSB. UK has never been 3DS-friendly.

 

[Mpl90]

I don't know why people say SSB for Nintendo 3DS had a bad debut. It should be around 40,000 at least (maximum is 50,000, but it's better to not think it did 50,000), that sounds solid to me. Yeah, Brawl fared better at debut, but it still seems solid to me, sales-wise.

 

[Katana_Strikes]

I'm not really shocked at Forza Horizon 2 bomba. They should have released it a few weeks before FIFA.

It should have legs though, especially as it's bundled. It's a solid start, however I didn't think Mordor PS4 would have outsold it in the first week.

 

[Graphics Horse]

What is crimes and punishments? Lol.

It's a Creepy Watson game, read the OP

 

[Ape]

I wouldnt compare it to Titanfall, everybody thought its the next big thing and the hype was crazy.
I think MS is happy if Sunset does half as good as Titanfall did.

I won't pretend to speak for Microsoft but I will say that the lower price point and the holiday season are going to work well for the Sunset Overdrive bundle in the short term. The white color will also attract second console owners. Either swapping out the black Xbone for the white one or just picking up a new one. A lot of what happened with the Destiny bundle for the PS4. Except this is the same price as the black console.

 

[Hindle]

I'm not really shocked at Forza Horizon 2 bomba. They should have released it a few weeks before FIFA.

As for SSB. UK has never been 3DS-friendly.

The game sold 70k in its first week according to MP90, thats not a bomba dude. WOM will be huge, it always is for Forza.

 

[KingSnake]

I don't know why people say SSB for Nintendo 3DS had a bad debut. It should be around 40,000 at least (maximum is 50,000, but it's better to not think it did 50,000), that sounds solid to me. Yeah, Brawl fared better at debut, but it still seems solid to me, sales-wise.

It's the first handheld version of one of the biggest Nintendo franchises in recent history and it launched at list one and a half months before the console version. Should be quite an extraordinary seller.

Edit: but again, this is UK where Nintendo is almost non-existent. (for reference check the EGX thread right here)

 

[SgtCobra]

The game sold 70k in its first week according to MP90, thats not a bomba dude. WOM will be huge, it always is for Forza.

It will have competition from Driveclub this week so that may hinder it a bit.

 

[spwolf]

Big surprise on PS4 SoM > XB1 FH2.

It seem that PS4 based is well strong.

thats really a big surprise.

 

[shinra-bansho]

31 (30) NDS FROZEN: OLAF'S QUEST (GSP/AVANQUEST)

This has been in the charts for the last 5 weeks?

 

[SmokyDave]

Sunset will sell fine dude. I think it does ok at launch but strong word of mouth will increase sales over the coming months.

The game sold 70k in its first week according to MP90, thats not a bomba dude. WOM will be huge, it always is for Forza.

Dude, you're about two posts away from creating a 'word of mouth' meme that will haunt you for all time. Step back from the brink!

 

[Eoin]

It will have competition from Driveclub this week so that may hinder it a bit.

Only for the small number of people who own both consoles.