gundamkyoukai
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PdotMichael said:
On console it won't be about local multiplayer so that does not matter.
So they can go multiplatform .
On handled it might be a problem .
Media Create Sales: Week 34, 2011 (Aug 22 - Aug 28)
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On console it won't be about local multiplayer so that does not matter.
So they can go multiplatform .
On handled it might be a problem .
hosannainexcelsis
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No.Momo said:
TheRagnCajun
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3DS HW numbers are....hmmm.
lunchwithyuzo
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I think this is actually what's most likely, and what P3HD (and the rumored 3G and P3HD releases) telegraph. Nintendo and Sony each getting their own "version" of MH4. Microsoft meanwhile is left to moneyhat whatever Capcom's PC division does.Alextended said:
lunchwithyuzo
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They won't launch against each other. Handheld will lead with Sony, console leads with Nintendo, then later we get cross format conversions for maximum milkage and moneyhats.Spiegel said:
BlazingDarkness
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Wow that's higher than I thought for MH
3DS numbers are iffy, it needs to settle at around 40k otherwise Nintendo is in trouble
Good numbers for BRS
3DS numbers are iffy, it needs to settle at around 40k otherwise Nintendo is in trouble
Good numbers for BRS
Bomber Bob
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Nobody knewKingDizzi said:
Much as I love MH this is horrible to see, was hoping the first week would be no more than 150k. Should drop like crazy though, such a horrible port should not be rewarded.
Rocksteady33
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As much as it's sad to see the original DS fading away, it's important to keep in mind that it was released close to seven years ago. It had to die at some point people.
electroplankton
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BurntPork said:
Or to wait holiday season and release some game.
No. If a 40% price drop has no affect on its baseline, two more games won't do a thing other than cause another temporary spike. It really has to at the very least stay above 35k. If it drops that much and Nintendo's September 13th announcement isn't a main-series Pokemon coming in Spring in Japan, it's dead. The drop in DS sales might be a good sign, though.electroplankton said:
If a 40% price drop causes a 0% increase in the baseline, two games will only cause a spike.Busaiku said:
Rocksteady33 said:
Oh, about DS...I've seen what was doing before 3DS price drop in normal weeks just like this, and it was at 10-11k...now, it is at 5k.
So, probably 3DS is starting really capturing at least 5-6k per weeks of traditional DS audience.
This without considering all people who already had a DS and now are starting buying the new Nintendo portable system, possibly.
However, 3DS again had a drop of only 43%, less than half... and it is higher than PS3's third week after the cut, when the console also saw Vesperia's release.
electroplankton
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BurntPork said:
Naa. You see, this period is not particularly good for sales in general. 3DS needs at least a constant support from Nintendo and third parties, after Pokémon Scramble there's almost a whole month without releases and the next one will be a porting of a 100k game on DS. From october we'll have Kid Icarus, Rune Factory, Inazuma Eleven, Love Plus, Mario, Mario Kart, a constant wave of games which will help the console to increase its installed base and to gain attention. Moreover, games like Mario Kart and Mario Land will help in longer terms than Zelda, which usually is a short-term seller.
lunchwithyuzo said:
I don't think it will be that easy for Nintendo to grab MH4 for the Wii U. Most likely if there is one for consoles it will be PS3/360. The Wii got Tri partly because it was also the best selling console in Japan. The Wii U will not be the console with the largest install base when MH4 is ready for release.
Two sequels won't create that identity.Busaiku said:
It's a 40% drop. It has to do something for the baseline. As noted, we're seeing a sudden drop in DS sales, so that alone must add another 3-6k, and the drop itself must add something too. Before that cut, it actually looked like the baseline was rising a bit. There's just no way it won't have a baseline higher than before. It's completely illogical. If there were 5-7 notable 3DS games coming out this holiday, maybe it could survive after this holiday. However, if the price cut has no effect on the baseline, that means that it probably won't affect holiday sales. If that's the case, Vita might eat it alive and it'll be over.
airmangataosenai
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Alextended said:
Since when did "Big Game Numbers" become the point in this discussion? In case you need me to break it down for you here it is:
You dismissed the low sales of G (Far less than half of the initial sales for this port) on the grounds that it was a belated port (Umm...)
I pointed out that it had a demo included for the long-awaited sequel to what at the time (And even now) is the biggest 3rd party franchise in the country. You again dismiss this angle and I point out the absurdity of that dismissal and.... here we are in the present day.
I honestly just thought to give an example, didn't bother to refresh the page so no, I never saw his message and even if I had I don't see how it would effect the fact that I gave you an example of something you claimed to of never heard of. If you want another one: Crackdown.
And complaining about editing posts from the guy who's edited nearly every post in this thread so far? Glass houses my friend, glass houses.
That's pretty generous: All versions/re-releases of the first game for PSP combined come out to roughly 1 million copies. Not that it matters much to the current discussion, but it warrants mention that MHP too was a "Years Late" port that came out a mere 3 months before Monster Hunter 2.
No idea who you're arguing with here but I'll bite anyway:
Things were in favor of 3rd selling better? Good, because it did. And by a considerable margin at that.
Lance Bone Path
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Japan is a place where people will often buy a console and a few games, play them, and sell them all back, so I kind of expect that the used system channels are going to be flooded in the absence of new high-profile games in the near future.BurntPork said:
Price drops always give just spikes, and that's it.BurntPork said:
Mr. Iwata himself stated that around the time of one of Wii's price drops (I believe).
If there are no releases to sustain a platform, it will fail, regardless of the price (like Wii).
PSP and PS3 are getting constant releases almost every week, hence why they're still able to stay up.
Auto_aim1
MeisaMcCaffrey
If 3DS manages to stay at 50k, it will do well in the future when the big games come out. If it goes to 30k then, Nintendo will be in a tough position. Looking at the chart there, the NDS sales have declined a lot, which means the 3DS is the primary platform now. So, Nintendo should be happy with that.
-Pyromaniac-
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The second analog attachment should boost 3DS sales in September so it's all good on that front.
AgentChris
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PSVita needs a megaton announcement; FFVIIR... believe.Nirolak said:
Can't believe the PSP is so close to the PS2 in lifetime sales.
FINALFANTASYDOG
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This is really obvious: but since so many people asked it giving an answer here: the reason everything besides ps3(price drop/ mhp3HD) went down is summer vacation is over, kids are back to school.
TheNatural
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It's going to be a long while before the holidays come, but it should tear up holiday sales. They just gotta ride out these next couple of months.