Yeah the 2 million is for shipped. They can flood the channel and the game gets heavy discounts at retailers.
How did Capcom mess this up?
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How did Capcom mess this up?
Shipped a half baked product.
These days early impressions spread like wildfire with the easier access to online information. Word got out it was bare bones, people didn't buy it.
Also they probably have a bad rep now after all the editions they sold last generation, people are probably waiting for Super SFV at this point.
Finally, the online multiplayer landscape has changed dramatically. KI offers half as many characters but at $20 and has an actual F2P model. A lot of multiplayer focused games are F2P these days and they have way more content than SFV when it comes to the multiplayer. $60 is too much for the content this game provides in today's age.
This isn't even a case of fighting games are declining... MKX did really well as did Smash 4. The difference between those games and SFV is content.
I know the language used by devs/pubs is often loose when talking about sales (sellthrough/shipped) but a gamespot article from May 2015 says this:
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/street-fighter-5-ps4-and-pc-release-window-sales-t/1100-6427197/ said:
Surely that means sellthrough rather than shipped?
sixteen-bit
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capcom stay woke
ThatCrazyGuy
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Shipped means sold to these companies. They sold it to whoever retailer..
I think some can do charge backs or whatever for unsold units, but I am not sure. I think they just discount and clear them out.
I think some can do charge backs or whatever for unsold units, but I am not sure. I think they just discount and clear them out.
Nice cool pic
PreyingShark
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sixteen-bit
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how to Tekken in Seoul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUgciLdEUi0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUgciLdEUi0
bruh
irfaanator
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did it really deserve it's own thread?
Lostconfused
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About as much as every other thread concerning some tiny bit of SFV news.
That question applies to lots of threads on this site, heh.--
More deserved than the thread about the announcement of the announcement regarding the March update which we have all known for over a month now.
CountBlack
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told y'all SF4 was a better game
You keep saying this based on stuff that doesn't have to do with gameplay. Even you don't believe it, lol.
sixteen-bit
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This is so fucking cheesy, lmao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxy1apQw8EY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxy1apQw8EY
Emperor Bohe
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ftfy
CountBlack
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fuckin honda players
skLaFarebear
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I ask myself that about 95% of NeoGAF threads. But I believe it's against the ToS to actually say that which is why it's better just to avoid most of those threads in general, unless you really care that much.
And going by that Naruto is and Pokken will be.
Pure_Phazon
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The answer lies in the heart of espionage.
direct_quote
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Doubt Capcom will cancel any future seasons after 1, it's not like they have many other games out in the foreseeable future. Plus I'm sure SF5 will stay on the radar with esports and Capcom could get a good chunk for costumes and character dlc from a dedicated core base.
All those copies of the game sitting at retail will prob get discounted.
Yeah, I think it's pretty squarely in flop territory.
Gonna say it's more of a shock than it was to be expected. For something that had crack betas, fantastic trailers (outside of those FGC-focused commercials), a "one disc" promise, and top class brand recognition, I expected it to do MUCH better off of brand recognition + service promise alone.
Sub-500k is a shocker even with the problems the game has. And truthfully, I'm having a hard time believing a CPU battle mode, or some character trials, or a survival mode tweaked and renamed Arcade mode with some artwork at the end, or an extremely short cutscene-laded story mode, or all of the above would have made that much of a difference. The trials are probably the biggest thing, I think.
Gonna say it's more of a shock than it was to be expected. For something that had crack betas, fantastic trailers (outside of those FGC-focused commercials), a "one disc" promise, and top class brand recognition, I expected it to do MUCH better off of brand recognition + service promise alone.
Sub-500k is a shocker even with the problems the game has. And truthfully, I'm having a hard time believing a CPU battle mode, or some character trials, or a survival mode tweaked and renamed Arcade mode with some artwork at the end, or an extremely short cutscene-laded story mode, or all of the above would have made that much of a difference. The trials are probably the biggest thing, I think.
Cindi Mayweather
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lmao capcom
Man, I am curious to see how Capcom will handle SFV going forward (assuming they change any of their plans at all).
Drumming up interest with CPT and EVO is one thing, but you actually need to draw in fresh faces to actually buy the game, not just become an immortal stream monster. Unless the core crowd right now is enough to sustain the game, especially in the months/years to come after this shaky launch, I dunno man.
Drumming up interest with CPT and EVO is one thing, but you actually need to draw in fresh faces to actually buy the game, not just become an immortal stream monster. Unless the core crowd right now is enough to sustain the game, especially in the months/years to come after this shaky launch, I dunno man.
notworksafe
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call_kotaku
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I wonder how long monster hunter can keep Capcom afloat
if one or two of those games bomb is Capcom over?
if one or two of those games bomb is Capcom over?
irfaanator
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im sure you not buying 10 copies is what caused this
irfaanator
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I believe he said that there would be a podcast tonight
Capcom is lucky they at least got two copies out of me across PC and eventually PS4.
And I never carry companies with two copies of the same game unless it's like Gundam or something.
Cindi Mayweather
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What this about me being a ghost lmao
It's looking bad, but it can definitely be done and the game can get there. Question is, how bad will they squander the recovery?
They're still charging for Alex, which is dumb because it's just representative of a lack of confidence in prolongued sales. Right now they need to be aggressively increasing the value of the game in as many ways possible to incentivize purchases. Look at Driveclub. Similar situation, and they gave away a DLC pack for free as a sign of goodwill, and that game enjoyed some decent success over time for what they could salvage. They should give more character content up front for free and tack on extra characters to make up for the free ones in the season pass.
The real thing they will have trouble avoiding is the price going down at retailers and shipping units out.
Being aggressive is the only way to get out of this current rut and keep their heads above water prospectively. Capcom doesn't strike me as a proactive company, though.
skLaFarebear
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XSEED teasing that they're localizing Trails the 3rd in the same day that SFV apparently sold like ass. Not sure how to feel about today.
I'm not too worried about SFV though. I imagine the long tail for this game will be great, though I have to wonder what Capcom is gonna do from here. I don't think they're gonna slap the panic button just yet.
I'm not too worried about SFV though. I imagine the long tail for this game will be great, though I have to wonder what Capcom is gonna do from here. I don't think they're gonna slap the panic button just yet.
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