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Lostconfused

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Beckx said:
General state of first week sales for fighting games in Japan:
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Ahem,

but then again if Chrono Phantasma is getting included might as well throw in

01./00. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.01.30} (¥7.980) - 269.940 / NEW <80,83%>
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By that I mean if we are going so many years back.

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Not to forget Shin I guess
05./00. [PS4] Dead or Alive 5: Last Round # <FTG> (Koei Tecmo) {2015.02.19} (¥7.344) - 24.457 / NEW
08./00. [PS3] Dead or Alive 5: Last Round # <FTG> (Koei Tecmo) {2015.02.19} (¥6.264) - 11.271 / NEW
37./00. [XB1] Dead or Alive 5: Last Round # <FTG> (Koei Tecmo) {2015.02.19} (¥7.344)
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Beckx

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one list to rule them all:

First week sales for fighting games in Japan:

04./00. [PS3] Ultra Street Fighter IV # <FTG> (Capcom) {2014.08.07} (¥4.309) - 42.327 / NEW
01./00. [PS3] Persona 4: Arena Ultimax # <FTG> (Atlus) {2014.08.28} (¥7.538) - 89.468 / NEW
01./00. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2014.12.06} (¥7.776) - 227.527 / NEW
06./00. [PS3] Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2014.12.04} (¥7.538) - 27.278 / NEW
04./00. [PS4] Street Fighter V # <FTG> (Capcom) {2016.02.18} (¥7.990) - 41.990 / NEW
01./00. [WIU] Pokken Tournament # <FTG> (Pokemon Co.) {2016.03.18} (¥7.200) - 69.675 / NEW
03./00. [PS3] BlazBlue: Chronophantasma # <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2013.10.24} (¥7.140) - 72.464 / NEW <86,36%>
08./00. [PS3] Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2014.07.24} (¥6.264) - 9.171 / NEW
05./00. [PS3] BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2015.04.23} (¥6.264) - 15.550 / NEW
09./00. [PS4] BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2015.04.23} (¥6.264) - 7.589 / NEW
11./00. [PS4] Blade Arcus from Shining EX # <FTG> (Sega) {2015.11.26} (¥7.549) - 12.469 / NEW
16./00. [PS3] Blade Arcus from Shining EX # <FTG> (Sega) {2015.11.26} (¥7.549) - 8.083 / NEW
22./00. [PS4] Nitro+ Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel # <FTG> (Marvelous) {2015.12.10} (¥7.549)
40./00. [PS4] Koihime Enbu # <FTG> (Yeti) {2016.01.28} (¥6.800)
 
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oneida

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Beckx said:
one list to rule them all:

First week sales for fighting games in Japan:

04./00. [PS3] Ultra Street Fighter IV # <FTG> (Capcom) {2014.08.07} (¥4.309) - 42.327 / NEW
01./00. [PS3] Persona 4: Arena Ultimax # <FTG> (Atlus) {2014.08.28} (¥7.538) - 89.468 / NEW
01./00. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2014.12.06} (¥7.776) - 227.527 / NEW
06./00. [PS3] Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2014.12.04} (¥7.538) - 27.278 / NEW
04./00. [PS4] Street Fighter V # <FTG> (Capcom) {2016.02.18} (¥7.990) - 41.990 / NEW
01./00. [WIU] Pokken Tournament # <FTG> (Pokemon Co.) {2016.03.18} (¥7.200) - 69.675 / NEW
03./00. [PS3] BlazBlue: Chronophantasma # <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2013.10.24} (¥7.140) - 72.464 / NEW <86,36%>
08./00. [PS3] Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2014.07.24} (¥6.264) - 9.171 / NEW
05./00. [PS3] BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2015.04.23} (¥6.264) - 15.550 / NEW
09./00. [PS4] BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2015.04.23} (¥6.264) - 7.589 / NEW
11./00. [PS4] Blade Arcus from Shining EX # <FTG> (Sega) {2015.11.26} (¥7.549) - 12.469 / NEW
16./00. [PS3] Blade Arcus from Shining EX # <FTG> (Sega) {2015.11.26} (¥7.549) - 8.083 / NEW
22./00. [PS4] Nitro+ Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel # <FTG> (Marvelous) {2015.12.10} (¥7.549)
40./00. [PS4] Koihime Enbu # <FTG> (Yeti) {2016.01.28} (¥6.800)
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Could you link source? curious how VF5 did during PS3 launch and then later during 360 release.
 
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oneida

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Lostconfused said:
https://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1169225
https://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1199912

That list is also missing the PS3 version of Xrd, so the difference between SFV and it isn't that big really.
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Beckx said:
this stuff is all posted in this week's sales thread https://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1199912

there's a database linked in that first post that goes to 2004
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01. (PS3, Sega) Virtua Fighter 5 - 48,346 / NEW
360 Virtua Fighter 5 Live Arena&#12288;13000 / NEW
 
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Tripon

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Sakurai spitting out that hot fyre.

Q: Recently, Smash has risen in popularity as an eSport. What do you think of the fact that Melee is as popular as Smash 4? (Male, Kyoto)

A: First off, it makes me very happy. They’re both games I made, after all. And I’m also surprised. Because it means that the players really understood the concept behind that game correctly. The one where skills gaps become very apparent, the one that’s highly competitive is Melee. But I want to avoid a design where stronger players utterly dominate weaker ones. We should make it so that new players can have fun as well. I’ve touched upon this idea in previous columns.

If you want to enjoy the strategy or competitiveness in playing against another person, then maybe normal fighting games are more suited for you. Virtua Fighter 2 had flashy, showy attacks, but it doesn’t appear at overseas tournaments, I wonder if that’s because of a cultural difference?
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http://sourcegaming.info/2016/03/23/sakurai-briefly-discusses-smash-as-an-esport/
 
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SamVimes

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Man capcom with the sub only archives. I have the flu and I just want to see some blowups on capcom pro talk, is that too much to ask?
 
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Lostconfused

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Gunslinger said:
Very true. I am not sure why it failed then..Not enough SP?
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Probably it, I mean no fighting game will ever sell those numbers, ever. The only thing that even gets close is Blazblue and one thing that Q won't ever shut up about is all the hundreds of hours of single player content in that series.

skLaFarebear said:
Doesn't really explain why Smash sold so amazingly well.
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Probably same reason something like this sold so well.
01./00. [PS3] JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle # <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.29} (¥7.980) - 425.718 / NEW <80,95%>

04./00. [PS3] J-Stars Victory Vs # <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.03.19} (¥7.980) - 118.240 / NEW <86,55%>
05./00. [PSV] J-Stars Victory Vs # <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.03.19} (¥6.980) - 97.821 / NEW <89,25%>
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C-Sword said:
2 new additions to the Brook family

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I already have Wii/WiiU arcade sticks, but I like the implication I can play Bayonetta 2 on an X1 Elite pad
 
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Lostconfused

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skLaFarebear said:
Well i did say i don't fully understand sales :p
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Look all the best selling games are based on licenses, or as you decided to put it branding.

The only original game that sells close to that is Blazblue right now. This is after ASW spent years building up their game and characters.

So yes, it's all just branding. 16 Pokemon just isn't appealing enough to sell the same number of copies as a bunch of other Nintendo characters on top of Pokemon.
 
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skLaFarebear

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Brawl was the best.

Lostconfused said:
Look all the best selling games are based on licenses, or as you decided to put it branding.

The only original game that sells close to that is Blazblue right now. This is after ASW spent years building up their game and characters.

So yes, it's all just branding. 16 Pokemon just isn't appealing enough to sell the same number of copies as a bunch of other Nintendo characters on top of Pokemon.
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That makes sense. I think they chose some of the more fan favorites (like Pikachu, Lucario, Charizard, etc.) to try to appeal to as many people as they could, but it doesn't seem like it was that successful regardless. I wouldn't be surprised if it got an NX revision with more pokemon sometime down the line.
 
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Beckx

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Gunslinger said:
Pokken flopped because it came out for a failing system IMO.
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i've got good news and i've got bad news

the good news: it's not a flop in the context of what fighting games sell in japan

the bad news: this is what fighting games sell in japan

Lostconfused said:
So yes, it's all just branding.
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even with branding you see declines if there are concerns over quality. JoJo's ASB had amazing sales; but it was soooo bad, and in the wake of that, iirc Eyes of Heaven didn't hit ASB's sales despite having more characters and better environments.
 
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Anne

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Oi, thinking about trying out doing SFV top 8 recap same as those other pubs, just try to do it from the more technical and play analysis angle. Do it for FR this week and have one for NCR next week. Yay or nay?
 
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Nightii

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Anne said:
Oi, thinking about trying out doing SFV top 8 recap same as those other pubs, just try to do it from the more technical and play analysis angle. Do it for FR this week and have one for NCR next week. Yay or nay?
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Yay, I'm always down for a good read on the technical side of play.
 
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Kumubou

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Anne said:
Oi, thinking about trying out doing SFV top 8 recap same as those other pubs, just try to do it from the more technical and play analysis angle. Do it for FR this week and have one for NCR next week. Yay or nay?
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This sounds like one of those things that would be really useful but would not produce any hot sound bites or drama, and would take way longer to produce than the news window for the event.

That and I wonder how many people really want -- or can even process -- in-depth analysis.
 
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Anne

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Kumubou said:
This sounds like one of those things that would be really useful but would not produce any hot sound bites or drama, and would take way longer to produce than the news window for the event.

That and I wonder how many people really want -- or can even process -- in-depth analysis.
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Its 100% something that isn't going to get the general audience. It's more niche, but the people who want this type of content don't have it so I might as well try and point out the critical moments.
 
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pizzacat

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sixteen-bit said:
I already have Wii/WiiU arcade sticks, but I like the implication I can play Bayonetta 2 on an X1 Elite pad
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Would play the Wii u more with this, but still kinda want to get the ps4 to xone for KI, but what if KI on PC isn't trash


Idk what to do anymore brooks go for $40 ;_;
 
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Exr

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Anne said:
Oi, thinking about trying out doing SFV top 8 recap same as those other pubs, just try to do it from the more technical and play analysis angle. Do it for FR this week and have one for NCR next week. Yay or nay?
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Would be appreciated
 
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Infinite

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Anne said:
Oi, thinking about trying out doing SFV top 8 recap same as those other pubs, just try to do it from the more technical and play analysis angle. Do it for FR this week and have one for NCR next week. Yay or nay?
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Would read, link, share, and retweet
 
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