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[uncleniccius]

Yoshida said on podcast beyond that it sold over a million, and that Sony "like the idea". He did say that sales weren't strong enough for more DLC/a guaranteed sequel though.
Lock if old.

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

but I was told it bombed hard..

 

[Mileena]

That's pretty damn bad for Sony's flagship holiday 2012 title, on two platforms worldwide. Not surprised at all though, it probably deserves less sales.

 

[Dead Prince]

1 million isn't a lot.

 

[Silky]

...So did it make profit? I can't see All Stars having a large budget.

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

but I was told it bombed hard..

The sad reality is that 1 million is a bomb nowadays.

 

[darkside31337]

The shitty roster doomed the game from the start.

 

[uncleniccius]

That's pretty damn bad for Sony's flagship holiday 2012 title, on two platforms worldwide. Not surprised at all though, it probably deserves less sales.

I disagree, it deserved more marketing and better sales.
It was fun, a sequel could have been great.

 

[Qassim]

For the budget (speculation), it seems likely that this made a profit at 1 million units.

 

[KillerTravis]

I wonder how many of those copies were given away for free.

 

[Dibbz]

I really like the game

 

[Glorified G]

Yoshida said on podcast beyond that it sold over a million, and that Sony "like the idea". He did say that sales weren't strong enough for more DLC/a guaranteed sequel though.
Lock if old.

Were they expecting 10 million? It wasn't exactly a big budget title.

 

[SolidSnakex]

but I was told it bombed hard..

Well, he also said that it didn't really sell enough to continue to justify creating DLC for it.

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

1 million is a bomb nowadays.

I mean 200k bomba.

 

[Bombadil]

Well, they should have realized that the game was going to fail when they resorted to Parappa the Rappa.

I mean, seriously.

 

[Figboy79]

It's a shame no more DLC or a sequel. I loved the game. I was playing it while waiting in line to see infamous Second Son and KZ: SF, and had a few people ask me about it and looking over my shoulder while I played.

 

[Ein Bear]

It was a good game, albeit rough around the edges.

I think if Sony gave it another shot, and released it near launch on the PS4, it could do pretty well for itself. Smash Bros didn't really become the big event that it is today until Melee and the GC launch.

 

[Meier]

but I was told it bombed hard..

1 million in global sales over 2 platforms does constitute a bomb. Especially with multiple years of development.

 

[Canis lupus]

Should have been a 3D brawler.

 

[Eusis]

The sad reality is that 1 million is a bomb nowadays.

I wonder, this isn't exactly a game that needed mind blowing production values afterall, not unless there's some surprise there.

I kind of expect if it comes back it'd be towards the end of the PS4 where they go "oh hey, we got more characters we could actually use."

 

[Gadirok]

That's pretty damn bad for Sony's flagship holiday 2012 title, on two platforms worldwide. Not surprised at all though, it probably deserves less sales.

Agreed. Given the half-assed GUI, the menu, the bogged down Singleplayer, in terms of comparison to what Smash brought in content Allstars fell face first and I blame Superbot.


However I loved the gameplay and stable online multiplayer matches. Especially on my Vita, it was phenomenal. The online community will be strong in this title for a long time to come, and it is fun as ****.

Its like the team only focused on how to make online MP fun and deliver nothing else in terms of content. They needed to hire a graphics artist for the menu and UI.

 

[Murrah]

Sucks about no more dlc. The little that's there looked like it was on point, though I say that as someone who hasn't played the game and just liked the concept as a lapsed Playstation fan

 

[B.O.O.M]

Come on Sony..make a All Stars game like the GOW:A MP...you know you want to

 

[1.21Gigawatts]

I played the beta more than the finished game...
I even preordered it because I LOVED the beta and when it arrived I didn't play it.
I don't even know why. Have to get back to it at some point.

 

[Terbinator]

but I was told it bombed hard..

It did. Most people didn't know what it was or when it was releasing.

Edit: In fact, they'd have been better served by keeping it back as a PS4 launch title IMO. Perfect Christmas day game for the whole family.

 

[Diprosalic]

in comparison, brawl sold 11.5+ million units.

 

[Gintoki313]

Gameplay was fun while it lasted. A few OP characters (I personally thought some were OP not everyone thinks this), and a bad roster really brought the game down.

 

[Ein Bear]

Should have been a 3D brawler.

Like a Power Stone-type thing? That would actually have been really cool, and helped to distance it from Smash.

 

[Gestault]

I'd like to know how Cross-Buy tallies were handled in those purchases, and how many were the free copies.

 

[Yeah_its_Bob]

To be honest the maps are what killed the game for me. They felt so closed and claustrophobic.

 

[TheHater]

The shitty roster doomed the game from the start.

Agree.
No Crash
No Spyro
No Snake
No Cloud

Instead you get Big Daddy, Emo Donta, Raiden, and Dead Space character

 

[Verendus]

I'm just going to say this. There'll be another mascot brawler but with more emphasis on it just being a rumble between various different characters (so they won't market it as some Playstation legacy game), and I don't believe you're going to get an 'All-Stars' sequel. They won't associate it with that. It'll be a different name.

The big mistake with All-Stars was releasing it like they did, and on the PS3. They should have saved it as a launch window title for the PS4. It would have given it more attention, and potentially more opportunity for success. It was sent to die with just poor decisions surrounding it.

 

[Hero]

1 million globally?

Even that seems unrealistic. In the first month didn't it sell less than 100K in NA? Don't remember Japanese numbers being impressive either.

 

[FYC]

Yoshida said on podcast beyond that it sold over a million, and that Sony "like the idea". He did say that sales weren't strong enough for more DLC/a guaranteed sequel though.
Lock if old.

No more DLC characters?!

 

[Mileena]

in comparison, brawl sold 11.5+ million units.

it had Snake, Sony Smash had a bullshit overpowered scrub-magnet Raiden. Thanks Konami.

 

[Diprosalic]

Like a Power Stone-type thing? That would actually have been really cool, and helped to distance it from Smash.

why though? they wanted to make a copy of smash.

 

[Brobzoid]

smash bros without ring-outs was a dumb as fuck starting point.

 

[Gadirok]

It was a good game, albeit rough around the edges.

I think if Sony gave it another shot, and released it near launch on the PS4, it could do pretty well for itself. Smash Bros didn't really become the big event that it is today until Melee and the GC launch.

If its a repeat of what Superbot did, or the same team with the lazy ass work they did in, I don't want it.


The game didn't do enough service to Sony's ips, especially in terms of the single player campaign which felt repetitive and boring. Most fights in the campaign are filler to delibrately waste time. I still don't know how I manged to platinum both PS3 and Vita versions. Its a respectable game with some good multiplayer and gameplay, but I don't want to see another title from Superbot for awhile.

I'm all for DLC though.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

This is what happens for not put Crash in your game, he was such an obvious required character.

It would have given the game a bigger push. Nostalgia overload.

 

[Canis lupus]

Like a Power Stone-type thing? That would actually have been really cool, and helped to distance it from Smash.

Yep, I would still play it to this day. Cant believe they put 3D characters into a 2D game.

 

[ThisWreckage]

I can't imagine it had a huge budget. I'd liken it to Sly Cooper, which was also a success.

 

[Soler]

That's pretty damn bad for Sony's flagship holiday 2012 title, on two platforms worldwide. Not surprised at all though, it probably deserves less sales.

Jesus Christ you're bitter

 

[Eusis]

Agree.
No Crash
No Spyro
No Snake
No Cloud

Instead you get Big Daddy, Emo Donta, Raiden, and Dead Space character

Yeah, if this felt more strongly like a PS1/PS2 celebration of Sony too I think I'd be way more interested. Instead a good chunk of the third party characters were ones that were far more platform neutral characters, possibly Xbox leaning instead. Raiden's the big exception, and people would Snake more or at least in addition to Raiden.

 

[Diprosalic]

i actually have it but never played it. smash is my favorite series, i should try it sometimes.

 

[NateDrake]

1 million globally?

Even that seems unrealistic. In the first month didn't it sell less than 100K in NA? Don't remember Japanese numbers being impressive either.

It was discounted to insanely low levels at stores and on the digital store. Plus, didn't they bundle the game, also?

 

[Thorakai]

I liked how Sakurai addressed the problem of small characters in the 3DS version of Smash by outlining them in black. One of the many design problems in the game was that it was way too easy to lose track of your characters in the middle of a match. I don't know why they decided to zoom the camera so far back and make the characters so small with all the screen space offered in modern HDTVs. I hope Sony decides to re-invest in the franchise down the line with a better budget.

 

[Salvadora]

The sad reality is that 1 million is a bomb nowadays.

It depends on the title.

For this, yes, 1 million WW is quite the bomb.

 

[lantus]

Honestly, that game felt to me like it was sent out to die. Granted this is based off of just my perception of the game and playing the beta on Vita, but there just wasn't anything really appealing about the title, and this is coming from someone who generally likes to buy Sony games.

 

[kick51]

Like a Power Stone-type thing? That would actually have been really cool, and helped to distance it from Smash.

Pretty sure the Smash associations helped it. Even it's blatant stealing, everyone saying "it's basically Sony Smash Bros" surely got some people to try it out.


"It's like Power Stone" is not as catchy, aside for some hardcore folks.

 

[Gonzo The Great]

but I was told it bombed hard..

It was on two platforms, and they were pretty much giving it away by Christmas. 1 million units isn't impressive at all.