BishopLamont
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I didn't say they were flops.
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Media Create Sales: Week 39, 2013 (Sep 23 - Sep 29)
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That's only true if Japan is the only market though. At this point I think it's quite clear that console Zelda are made for a worldwide audience, and not Japan in particular.
w1gglyjones
Member
I think it's pretty clear Wind Waker is doing a better job in North America.
Yeah because japanese sales = worldwide sales of course
BishopLamont
Banned
They know where the extra effort would pay off more.
It's pretty clear Nintendo knew it wasn't a system seller in Japan: no console bundle there, no special edition with a Ganondorf figurine.
That said, bad numbers for the Jp sku.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Sony is smart for launching the new model with Dangan Ronpa, I see a new Senran Kagura on the way.
I have to find a way to play the fan translation, I love games like Ace Attorney, Hotel Dusk and 999.
I have to find a way to play the fan translation, I love games like Ace Attorney, Hotel Dusk and 999.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
After Mario Kart and Smash. If those don't move systems, it's over.
Or you could just get it on the Vita early next year when NISA releases it! Even though it's only the first game. I know I stopped playing the fan-translation in order to grab the game when they launch it, because god knows this kind of title needs all the help they can get.
It was also $50 (full price). Myself, and probably others are not willing to pay that amount for a remake.
With Pokemon releasing Monster Hunter will continue having supply problems for months if this situation continues but it will help it having better legs even into holidays.
But does it even matter if those games move systems on their own when they launch, but sales drop off after that, and the release schedule for the platform remains a desert? What the WiiU needs is not big "system sellers" so much as a healthy consistent line-up so people don't feel like they're buying a dead system just for a few games.
Yep. I pre-ordered but cancelled as £45 for a remake is too expensive. £30 and I would be in.
It seems that this will be a bigger problem in 2014 than 2013 for the WiiU. There is nearly nothing announced from Japan 3rds for this System.
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
It is a great game with upgraded graphics on system with virtually nothing else to play. I stand by my conviction that we deserve what we get for our lack of support
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I think it does matter. Those games are such evergreen games that they sell throughout the entirety of the system's lifespan. Nintendo is going to support this thing for at least the next four years no matter what. As I've said from the beginning, quality first-party games can cement this thing as the "second system" of choice, which is really Nintendo's best hope right now.
The thing is Nintendo got away with this with the Wii until I would say 2008. If they weren't able to secure a consistent lineup after the Wii sales in 2006/2007, there is no way they will be able to do it with the Wii U
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Poor Zelda 
I predicted an opening north of 40k with shipments of 100k to retailers. Sadly neither of them happened. Wii U is in a sad state. 3DS going to enter beast mode but damn Nintendo, did you not plan the launch of the Wii U accordingly?
I predicted an opening north of 40k with shipments of 100k to retailers. Sadly neither of them happened. Wii U is in a sad state. 3DS going to enter beast mode but damn Nintendo, did you not plan the launch of the Wii U accordingly?
Ryu Hayabusa
Member
Not so bad for WWHD. In fact these are good numbers
[PS3] Devil May Cry HD Collection (Capcom) - 43.791 / NEW
[PS3] Resident Evil: Revival Selection (Capcom) - 93,768 / NEW
[360] Resident Evil: Revival Selection (Capcom) - 7,822 / NEW
[PS3] Metal Gear Solid HD Edition (Konami) - 61,192 / NEW
[360] Ninja Gaiden (Tecmo) - 39,935 / NEW (Famitsu)
PS3] Ninja Gaiden Sigma (Tecmo) - 46,307 / NEW
[360] Ninja Gaiden 2 (Tecmo) - 24,570 / NEW
[PS3] Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (Tecmo) - 42,000 / NEW
[PS3] Devil May Cry HD Collection (Capcom) - 43.791 / NEW
[PS3] Resident Evil: Revival Selection (Capcom) - 93,768 / NEW
[360] Resident Evil: Revival Selection (Capcom) - 7,822 / NEW
[PS3] Metal Gear Solid HD Edition (Konami) - 61,192 / NEW
[360] Ninja Gaiden (Tecmo) - 39,935 / NEW (Famitsu)
PS3] Ninja Gaiden Sigma (Tecmo) - 46,307 / NEW
[360] Ninja Gaiden 2 (Tecmo) - 24,570 / NEW
[PS3] Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (Tecmo) - 42,000 / NEW
IncandescentPrecept
Banned
As expected MH sales dropped from MHP3rd to MH4.
silver.tongue
Member
Very disapointed with Zelda numbers... I was hoping it would be higher so Nintendo would remake the other ones as well..
When the 'first system' is the 3DS, I'm not sure that's true. Too much library overlap.
Again, the lack of a unified account system stands out here. No ecosystem incentive.
Poor Zelda
it looks like they need the 3DS for the Wii U to survive
You think Nintendo is going to make any development decisions for Zelda based on Japanese sales? If they did, they would have canned the series on consoles years ago.
It is awful, but it's actually better than i expected. I though we were looking at lego city numbers. Let's see how it will end this.
Ah, this brings me back to the N64 days, lineup chock full of Western games, but this time, there's no Dream Team or Silcon Graphics dang it!
Oh and as I've said before, Wii Party U and Wii Fit U are their last chance to get some of the casual gamers back (and of course we suspect Nintendo will discover that these games will bomb and that audience is gone, leaving the regular gamers as their potential customers. Wonder how that will affect the kinds of games they make).
It will sell better out in the west.
You didn't, but you were making up excuses for Skyward Sword's and Majora's sales, while insisting on Wind Waker being the least successful 3D Zelda. It just isn't true. Wind Waker was released on the least successful Nintendo console period (well, until the Wii U) and still managed to sell nearly 5 million units worldwide. That's a respectable number no matter which way you look at it. At least that's the way I interpreted your post, I'm sorry if I judged your intent incorrectly.
For the record, I don't think that any 3D Zelda game really underperformed with the exception of Skyward Sword. Even just talking about Japan, I think that Twilight Princess's 500k sales are still a solid number.
Skyward Sword, while selling better than Majora's Mask internationally, just wasn't acceptable, though. For a game that was in development for 5 years it's just not acceptable to just sell slightly better than the worst-selling 3D entry.
(Also, duckroll and Fisico clearly misunderstood the intent of my post.
)shinra-bansho
Member
That stronghold... where it's selling marginally more a week than in Japan... in a market 5x larger?
Agreed. Spikes in sales are what the Gamecube had. Its not going to change the consoles ultimate fate, and the Gamecube had much more consistent software releases than the Wii U has had thus far.
pieatorium
Member
at least it's not europe
DragonSworne
Banned
You think Nintendo is going to make any development decisions for Zelda based on Japanese sales? If they did, they would have canned the series on consoles years ago.
I would hope they would can Aonuma before canning the series.
That1BlackGuy
Member
Eh, not really surprised at Wind Waker's performance but I did expect it to result in a bit bigger bump for WiiU (insignificant the results would still be). Also, maybe I'm" not reading those numbers correctly, but did PSP finally pass 20mil or not? If so, then awesome.
metalslimer
Member
As expected you ignore stock issues to try and make this game look bad. It's kind of sad.
JetSetRadio
Banned
Is GTA V coming to Japan?
I was hoping WWHD does well so that we'd get more games in that timeline after Spirit Tracks, could be for 3DS too. We got two games after WW because it sold quite well in Japan and PH also was very successful after it. Maybe sales in other regions is better.
next week.
next week.
Well, the Wii U needs a life-span first, though. So far it's a console that died two weeks after its release, with the occasional bump every now and then. As long as Nintendo can't establish a reasonable sales base-line, I don't think that evergreens will really matter all that much.
The Wii did have a ton of more or less successful shovelware games, though. Even if those games were bad, it at least gave store shelves a sense of quantity and relevance. That's better than seeing half a dozen different games on the shelves and nothing more, while every other console has dozens and dozens of games. People want to know that there are games they could theoretically pick up, even if they will never actually buy them. The illusion of choice is important.
QuiteWhittle
Member
Yes. October 10th.
October 10th
In North America sure, in Japan? Not so much.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
On a side note, has Mario Party being announced in Japan or given a release date. I would find that odd that Nintendo would not release it during the holiday season. A late November or early December release would be convenient as Nintendo's only holiday title is Pokemon right?