Media Create Sales: Week 10, 2015 (Mar 02 - Mar 08)
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Seems like a pretty standard response for if DQ were not to go to the only successful mainstream system in it's only relevant market. Unless it were a smartphone game, then people would be freaking out for other less grounded reasons.
This has to be a 4DS launch title. It fits chronologically. I mean, Nintendo can't let go this franchise from its new handheld.
Moor-Angol
Banned
Did the 3DS kill your parents or something?
if one of my parents should be dead, I would barely understand the irony of your post....
Interesting.... I really don't understand why they haven't announced the platform yet. I mean, it's most likely to be on 3DS. If not, there's really nothing preventing them from announcing the platform.... and I really doubt Atlus already got dev kits for the 4DS.
Skipping 2015 could be good for the series and alleviate franchise fatigue. If there's a release this year, it's probably going to be in november.
Replace June by July and you're all good methinks. I really don't think they're going to change their release pattern because of the battlers spin-off.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Did the 3DS kill your parents or something?
Pikachu stole the sucker from his crib when he was little, every since then, he has a profound hate for Pokemon and Nintendo.
He is now part of the Jibanyan killed Pikachu Club and holds the title as president, and ceo.
He now tackles Nintendo and its monopoly of the Japanese gaming industry. Tune in next week for a progress report.
Ah, ok. I thought you also predicted YW2 in June in the past, so I thought it was a follow-up on that predicton.
Curious about the platform for these games. YW3 is 3DS, no doubt about that... but the Battlers game? I'm tempted to say Nintendo managed to get the game on Wii U, but in my heart I know it's probably just 3DS.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Damn, didn't think about possible amiibo/NFC stuff. Hmm...
Hero of Legend
Member
Moor-Angol
Banned
it's the opposite
YW2 around one year after YW1 (July 2013 - July 2014)
YW2.5 after 5 months YW2 (July 2014 - December 2014)
Moor-Angol
Banned
Eolz
Member
You mean "why is this game on mobile rather on this console/handheld?" right?
Probably better than Wii Party U non-bundled. The Wii-etc IPs lost steam, not that much for the Mario spin-offs (relative to its platform/userbase obviously) since last time.
We can say for any platform really. Could imagine more people here upset if it's not on PS4, more in japan if it's not on mobile/3DS, etc.
Even S-E past hints sometimes seem contradictory and too vague to really mean something.
Hero of Legend
Member
it's the opposite
YW2 around one year after YW1 (July 2013 - July 2014)
YW2.5 after 5 months YW2 (July 2014 - December 2014)
Right! Thanks!
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
very funny post, I have to admit
but to be honest, I amLevel 5 shareholder
I thank you
In regards to the bolded,
how could you be a Level 5 shareholder if the company is not publicly traded? Just curious.
I thank you
In regards to the bolded,how could you be a Level 5 shareholder if the company is not publicly traded? Just curious.
Ha ha, I was wondering the same thing.
My money is still on H1 2016 (probably March, April in the West). Well, before the first few weeks of 2015 and the good hold of the (N)3DS, I would have agree about a possible Dec. release, but not anymore.
Well, unless sales reall tank hard in the upcoming months... But Dec. would be too early imo, I doubt Nintendo would be ready (both hardware/software-wise)
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Ok, I'm stopping here, don't want turn this MC thread into yet another 'When is Nintendo going to launch their new handheld?' thread.
Doesn´t sound very plausible to me, I really don´t see the point in rushing a new system to the market, since the launch of the N3DS seems to be meant to extent the lifespan of the 3ds ecosystem. Like I said a few months ago the GBC to GBA timeframe seems to be the most comparable one in this case.
Eolz
Member
GBC to GBA was 1998 to 2001. Fall 2014 for the N3DS and Fall 2017 for the 4DS?!
It was meant to extent the 3DS lifespan yes, but not for 3 years. Just to soften the blow of a shrinking market and saturation in some places (Japan), so 2016 is the best bet (be it early in the year or in the fall).
December 2015 in Japan would surprise me though, since that would mean they would reveal it this E3, and nothing really points to that.
Sorry L~A, you switched the topic despite any good intentions .
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The fact that retail PSP games are still a thing in Japan is completely insane.
At least with digital PSP games you have actual forward compatibility with the current system.
I wonder how Sony can justify still running UMD manufacturing. I bet there's that one factory somewhere handled by three people.
Pennywise83
Banned
GBC to GBA was 1998 to 2001. Fall 2014 for the N3DS and Fall 2017 for the 4DS?!
It was meant to extent the 3DS lifespan yes, but not for 3 years. Just to soften the blow of a shrinking market and saturation in some places (Japan), so 2016 is the best bet (be it early in the year or in the fall).
December 2015 in Japan would surprise me though, since that would mean they would reveal it this E3, and nothing really points to that.
Sorry L~A, you switched the topic despite any good intentions
You should take a closer look. The timespan between GBC and GBA was 2 years and 5 months. The exact same timespan would mean a March 2017 launch. But what I´m talking about doesn´t necessarily mean the exact same amount of time, but something similar, which doesn´t exclude a very late 2016 launch (earliest possible date imo) if they really want to profit from the holiday season, which would be just a few months short and still over 2 years, this seems very comparable to me, expecting more or less 2 years is quite more reasonable than a Dec. 2015 launch or an early 2016 launch, considering we haven´t heard any rumours from developers nor about dev-kits. The only "information" we got is that AMD plans to supply a console manufacturer in 2016.
When Vic Ireland was doing the Class of Heroes 2 limited run he mentioned that (presumably SCEA's) UMD printing was limited to one day a month. I imagine that's probably the same case in Asia, though maybe it's more than a single day.
The craziest part about that new Uta no Pri PSP game? It's not on PSN.
Level5 might want to skip Nintendo entirely and just make their own line of collectibles. That'll give them more control over what sort of product they release and keep all the profits to themselves. I don't see the benefit of using the "Amiibo" brand.
Pennywise83
Banned
I didn't mean amiibo-line, but an amiibo-like-line, of course working through NFC.
Well, if Level5 were smart, they would be looking at games like Skylanders and Disney Infinity rather than Nintendo's use of Amiibos. Way more relevant to their business format, and it's not like Nintendo invented anything. The reason they couldn't do this before was because the 3DS had no NFC hardware.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Well Nintendo have already made mention that FY16 will be the launch for QOL & console for emerging markets.
I'm in the same camp as you that Nov. 2016 will be the launch of their next console.
I mean, I thought that was a pretty obvious and harmless tongue-in-cheek joke...
Either I was wrong, or I have been spending far too many hours underground in the labs and have lost my senses.
dakkumauji
Member
Are any of the Uta Pri games on PSN?
Maybe they just want everyone to buy the Vita version when it finally comes out.
Hand made UMDs.
Games Ma-ya also mentioned that their One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 demo event was a failure as customers quickly went home after buying games and didn't bother to play the demo. I know this is just one tiny shop, but it could be a sign that interest in Pirate Warriors series have dropped significantly.
dakkumauji
Member
Then again, it's a Musou game. It probably plays exactly like the first two and from the trailers basically looks like it does. No need to demo something you already expect how it will be. ~_~
True, but if you're a fan, you'll probably still give it a spin to see the changes or try out new characters. I know I definitely would.
I was thinking it could help internationally if Nintendo is going to publish the games. Of course they already have the Hasbro deal. Bit weird they didn't go with Bandai.
I did suspect Bandai had a hand in Amiibo production but there's no evidence other than them being the only third party to support it(and having developed Smash).
ZSaberLink
Media Create Maven
+1 on this. Hiska provides a great service and there are much more polite ways of getting the same point across.
"Over here at Square Enix, we weren't sure if you could deliver a quality game until we saw Toukiden, and thus didn't want you to use the Dragon Quest name. However, now that you've shown you could, we want to make sure you have as little time as possible to make this game."
Hasbro is wildly successful in the West, so I imagine they partnered with them since they actually wanted to be successful.
So 800k+ sales are going to make SE and Koei happy with the sales to green light the next title in the series? i dont know how large a team was.. but 1.5 yrs from approval to release is really not much of a time.
At the rate its going this game might outsell Lightning Returns worldwide.
Not that this is an especially high bar, but to help put things in perspective in terms of where Square's Japanese development is at.
ZSaberLink
Media Create Maven
typo on Dungeon
Btw, so Hyrule Warriors & DQHeroes were started development around about 6 months apart then and both took exactly 18 months? That's very impressive.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Hasbro is wildly successful in the West, so I imagine they partnered with them since they actually wanted to be successful.
lol
Hasbro was once the master toy license for Pokemon in the Northern hemisphere, maybe Nintendo got the publishing rights for Youkai Watch...
I'm grasping at straws I know
DarkLordMalik
Member
Surprised to see that they were impressed by Toukiden yet skipped out on Vita for DQH. Oh well.......
"Over here at Square Enix, we weren't sure if you could deliver a quality game until we saw Toukiden, and thus didn't want you to use the Dragon Quest name. However, now that you've shown you could, we want to make sure you have as little time as possible to make this game."
Hasbro is wildly successful in the West, so I imagine they partnered with them since they actually wanted to be successful.
Oh, does Bandai not do much business in the west? Guess it's been a long time since Tamagotchi!
I would have thought with Bandai Namco already taking care of merchandise in Japan and already having a relationship in regards to publishing games they seemed like a natural partner.
EDIT:
lol
Hasbro was once the master toy license for Pokemon in the Northern hemisphere, maybe Nintendo got the publishing rights for Youkai Watch...
I'm grasping at straws I know
I imagine Nintendo is pretty likely to be the distributor at the very least.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Every since the Bandai Namco restructure back in 2010, the company have mostly concentrated their efforts on maintaining a strong retail presence in Japan, scaling back operations in the US & European markets - concentrated heavily on two major brands: Power Rangers & Ben 10 (their least profitable market), and have targeted Asia as their growth driver.
Bandai remains master toy license in Asia for Youkai Watch, while Hasbro is for the rest of the world.
http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Bandai-Namco-aims-to-double-Asia-sales
It's just that Hasbro has such dominance in this comparison for the West that it's a slam dunk choice if Hasbro is interested.
Like if we view Mattel and Hasbro as Coke and Pepsi, Namco would be the Dr Pepper Snapple Group.
Now, Dr. Pepper and Snapple are good selling products, but it's just not a real comparison to the juggernauts in the room.
LOL that's one way to put it. It's great that Omega Force managed to deliver.
I sure hope they're happy and will green light the sequel.
Well if you look at the list you posted. Pretty much all the games on PS Vita are straight ports of PS3 games. Where as the 3DS games are all 100% original and never been on home console.
Musou has always been a home console first experience and the portable versions are usually straight ports. This is because it's a lot easier to port to Vita from PS3. I'd say they have been trying to get fans on 3DS with the recent original titles such as VS and Chronicles but the fanbase isn't really there tbh.
Koei have been very big on collaborations recently.
One thing that a lot of people don't know is that Koei are planning to release another collaboration title in the next 2 years with a big focus on a Western IP. Koei are yet to confirm if this is a game IP crossover, TV show crossover or movie crossover but they will be releasing a game with that western property x Musou style gameplay.
We should start to hear about it in 2016/2017.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Everything was positive
Wondering if this opens the doors for a FF Musou. Now that will no doubt sell gangbusters. If handled correctly it could become the best selling Musou game ever and it totally fits the IP as well.