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[mumu]

How much did it sell till now? I remember first day sales were below 10,000 and it was never seen in any sales charts since then. Boggles the mind really.

 

[cybamerc]

mumu:

> Boggles the mind really.

Not really.

 

[D2M15]

Did a little over 7,000 initially - which was nearly half its print run, so not that bad, considering.

edit: by "a little" I mean somewhere between 7,400 and 7,800, IIRC and I probably don't.

 

[jarrod]

It's the Miz curse... anything he touches post Sega Rally 2 seems to go nowhere for sales. :/

 

[Legal Step]

I hope this doesn't mean Meteos is doomed.

 

[Wario64]

Did anyone expect it to succeed in sales?

 

[neptunes]

Didn't Space Channel 5 do poorly as well?

 

[Shard]

Is it too early to be asking this question?

 

[D2M15]

Did anyone expect it to succeed in sales?

I certainly don't think Mizuguchi did. The point of QB is to sustain high-concept, low-development overhead and low-price games - I still think Lumines did alright for a puzzle game with no franchise backing on a new system.

 

[jarrod]

Didn't Space Channel 5 do poorly as well?

-Space Channel 5
-Space Channel 5 Version 2
-Rez
-Space Channel 5 Special Edition
-Astro Boy
-Feel the Magic Xy-XX
-Lumines

...any thing Miz or former UGA staff touch seems to be allergic to sales. Next up is Meteos.

 

[Shard]

Astro Boy was coded by Sonic Team.

 

[jarrod]

Astro Boy was coded by Sonic Team.

By former UGA staff at Sonic Team. Mizuguichi was heading the project before he left Sega.

 

[Shard]

Ah yea, that is right, UGA got merged into Sonic Team. Though, to be fair, Astro Boy is the only game on that list that sucks.

 

[neptunes]

Though, to be fair, Astro Boy is the only game on that list that sucks.

BLASPHEMY!! >.<

 

[GDJustin]

BLASPHEMY!! >.<

PS2 astroboy, not the GBA one. GBA one was made by treasure.

 

[Shard]

Seriously, I think you must be the first person I have met that actually likes Astro Boy, especally since Astro Boy: Omega Factor is about a zillon times better then its PS2 cousin.

 

[jarrod]

Ah yea, that is right, UGA got merged into Sonic Team. Though, to be fair, Astro Boy is the only game on that list that sucks.

Oh I dunno. I thought Space Channel 5 sucked pretty hard too.

 

[snapty00]

If they only sell 19,000 of 20,000 copies (very optimistic, too), will that even cover the costs it took to develop and distribute the title, let alone pay the people who made it?

How much did it cost in Japan at retail?

 

[neptunes]

Seriously, I think you must be the first person I have met that actually likes Astro Boy, especally since Astro Boy: Omega Factor is about a zillon times better then its PS2 cousin.

I got omega factor and the ps2 version mixed up. (omega is the better one of course)

If they only sell 19,000 of 20,000 copies (very optimistic, too), will that even cover the costs it took to develop and distribute the title, let alone pay the people who made it?

How much did it cost in Japan at retail?

It's comming out in North America as well, so it's not entirely over.

 

[jarrod]

It's comming out in North America as well, so it's not entirely over.

Is it? Is Bandai doing it or someone else?

 

[snapty00]

It's comming out in North America as well, so it's not entirely over.

I dunno...that doesn't exactly fill me with high hopes.

 

[Crazymoogle]

If they only sell 19,000 of 20,000 copies (very optimistic, too), will that even cover the costs it took to develop and distribute the title, let alone pay the people who made it?

Sadly, those numbers look like a tremendous success compared to Gitaroo Man.

As for cost recovery, it's definitely hard to say. I bet most japanese developers would hope for 100k+ on an original property, but the inexpensive nature of distribution to retail is such that unless they really over-manufactured, the hit might not be so bad.

 

[COCKLES]

Can someone post a pic of it. I keep hearing the name, but I've no idea what type of game it is.

 

[btrboyev]

its a puzzle game

 

[neptunes]

http://www.gamespot.com/psp/puzzle/lumines/index.html?q=lum

 

[Koshiro]

-Space Channel 5
-Space Channel 5 Version 2
-Rez
-Space Channel 5 Special Edition
-Astro Boy
-Feel the Magic Xy-XX
-Lumines

...any thing Miz or former UGA staff touch seems to be allergic to sales. Next up is Meteos.

*cries into cup of tea*

Can someone post a pic of it. I keep hearing the name, but I've no idea what type of game it is.

I do hope you're kidding.

 

[cybamerc]

I reckon Meteos has a good chance of doing better than Lumines. Of course anyone expecting a puzzle game that doesn't have a franchise name attached to it to sell in the hundreds of thousands is crazy.

 

[SolidSnakex]

SC5 is the most succesful game he's had once he moved away from racers. It sold 41k in Japan and 85k in the US.

 

[Defensor]

It's comming out in North America as well, so it's not entirely over.

Zuh? Bandai or SCEA publishing? Anyway even if Lumines doesn't make it here, importing it shouldn't be a problem since the text and menus are practically 99% english.

 

[Odnetnin]

Well... UGA / Mizuguchi were always semi-obscure game dev - non of their games scream BUY ME to the mainstream. That said... its sad that Lumines bombed - I hoped the larger DS userbase will ensure that METEOS does better; ugly art not with standing.

 

[Exis]

I bought a copy and I do not have a PSP yet.
Me= Mizuguchi whore, except SC5 as I have no rythum.

-Exis

 

[The End]

wait, has Lumines been picked up for US release or not?

If it's going to get rare fast, I'll import now.