Thick Thighs Save Lives
NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
Info from their latest financial report that's now also available in English: https://www.segasammy.co.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/pdf/en/ir/ir_2023_web_all_e.pdf
Latest SEGA Sales Data as of FY23: Sonic 1.66B units and downloads, Yakuza 21.3M units, Persona 17.7M units and downloads
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Info from their latest financial report that's now also available in English: https://www.segasammy.co.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/pdf/en/ir/ir_2023_web_all_e.pdf
64gigabyteram
Reverse groomer.
How the fuck has persona sold less than yakuza? Isn't Persona substantially more popular (and highly rated)?
I think Persona only got really popular last gen so they are playing catch up to yakuza.
GHG
Member
Look at the amount of Yakuza games in comparison.
64gigabyteram
Reverse groomer.
Magic Carpet
Gold Member
Sega fans have gotten older it seems. The blue blur has been left behind for more adulting stuff.
Edit- It seems that is read with a B for Billion, never mind. the Blue blur is still running strong.
Edit- It seems that is read with a B for Billion, never mind. the Blue blur is still running strong.
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64gigabyteram
Reverse groomer.
Also, Virtua Fighter has sold quite a lot itself (more than Persona) yet it's not up there with Sonic, Persona and Yakuza, instead replaced with fist of the north star.... Why even put it in the sales data if you're gonna keep shafting it???
poodaddy
Gold Member
Fuck I hope not. Like a Dragon is just an infinitely better series than Persona. I think you're probably right though. People love games about teenagers for some reason.
poodaddy
Gold Member
This is clearly for shareholders, and as such it's going to showcase IP with ongoing development and revenue potential. Virtua Fighter was a big seller, but it is largely considered a legacy title now.
64gigabyteram
Reverse groomer.
They're both great for what they are. But I hear far more about Persona, so seeing Yakuza actually have the higher all time sales was shocking to me
SEGAvangelist
Member
That chart shows that it's time for Virtua Fighter 6.
poodaddy
Gold Member
So 1.66 billion units sold constitutes as left behind? I don't know, I think it's still a very profitable IP, but I love that Sega has diversified their portfolio a bit. They've got something for everyone these days it seems, outside of a big multiplayer gaas title.
Weren't they doing that Hyenas game that was canceled? All that money wasted probably put them off the idea for a bit.
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Magic Carpet
Gold Member
Billion with a B? I read that wrong. I thought it was a measly million.
64gigabyteram
Reverse groomer.
Not with Tekken 8 on the horizon. This chart if anything shows that Sega needs to open their IP vault, they only have 3 major sellers.
Look at Capcom's diversity of franchises, they have Street Fighter, Resident Evil, Monster Hunter, and are now reviving Dragon's Dogma. As well as a new IP in Pragmata coming out soon.
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SEGAvangelist
Member
Fighting games feel bigger than they have in a long time. Now is the perfect time.
nial
Member
No, it's just that Persona has been popular for longer in the west.