Nah.
Didn't happen with TP.
It still has too much bullshit at the beginning. Oddly enough, though, SS's bullshit is spread out over the entire game. Right when you're getting into it, BAM, cock punched.
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Media Create Sales: Week 48, 2011 (Nov 28 - Dec 04)
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Nah.
Didn't happen with TP.
It still has too much bullshit at the beginning. Oddly enough, though, SS's bullshit is spread out over the entire game. Right when you're getting into it, BAM, cock punched.
I hope they will never do this.
Except if you want an epic realistic yet also cartoony Zelda with Skyrim overworld which is also as condensed as possible and there's steampunk everywhere and an Oscar-worthy story but any cutscene can't last over 30 seconds and the structure is like in Zelda 1 but at the same time nothing like it.
SlipperySlope
Banned
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
Give it time, we *just* got the next game to get the cycle going. Over the next year I expect a lot of retroactive TP loving (vast overworld to explore! SS sucks!).
Fuck yeah. Wouldn't expect any less from the best game ever.
Nuclear Muffin
Banned
What the hell happened to Zelda? Shortages?
Mind you though, Zelda TP on Wii pulled off almost exactly the same sales in its 2nd week (sub 37,000 VS 32.191)
Mind you though, Zelda TP on Wii pulled off almost exactly the same sales in its 2nd week (sub 37,000 VS 32.191)
nckillthegrimace
Member
The Japanese prefer masterpieces like Phantom Hourglass.
electroplankton
Banned
I think the biggest problem relies on the platform itself. Have look on Kirby or Itadaki Street: it seems they're underperforming as well (even if they surely have huge legs during December) and they're pretty much the most important releases of 2011. I do think the active userbase on Wii has been decreasing since last year, and that's why we're seeing these bad performances.
Zeldas performance reminds me of Tales of Graces that was surrounded by NSMBWii and FF13 two years ago. I think this time there were too many more popular options especially for multiplatform gamers. Mario3Dland, Mario Kart among some other popular PSP and PS3 games. This week Monster Hunter on a Nintendo system soon after FF13-2 and the release of a new system with Vita. A further problem is that Wii obviously hasn´t a big active userbase anymore, after two years of disastrous 3rd party support and only a few Nintendo games, it isn´t actually a surprise. All combined makes it really difficult to have good numbers in the next weeks.
Nuclear Muffin
Banned
I wouldn't say that this is that disappointing. It's still tracking ahead of Epic Yarn no?
Yes it is.
thestopsign
Member
I think Zelda will at least not drop anymore next week, and if it does, god help it.
electroplankton
Banned
Yes, it is, but it is a mainline game and it is selling way below Kirby games (even the remake). I expected a bit more, probably something around 250k for the launch week and 700k in total, also looking at how Donkey Kong Country performed well last year (and Kirby is more popular than him in Japan).
Nuclear Muffin
Banned
Kirby Squeak Squad and Kirby Superstar Ultra's sales were abnormal for the series though. It usually sells well, but not THAT well!
It should do 500-600k after all is said and done.
kobashi100
Banned
Wow @ Mario Kart 7 sales.
Skyward Sword, Damn!!
Japan wants handheld 2D zelda games!!
Skyward Sword, Damn!!
Japan wants handheld 2D zelda games!!
The DKC series was more popular than the kirby series though.
Augemitbutter
Member
nobody mentioning king of fighters? they're all busy playing.
The Wii is suffering from post-abandonment stress.
Epic Yarn was a departure from the norm. It really isn't doing as well as Kirbys of recent years.
Hmm ... I think the 3DS will get a nice boost in weeks 49 and 50 thanks to MH3G, but I don't think it'll reach the mark set at week 51.
frankie_baby
Member
If there's plenty of stock of the big games it has a shot at it
just like with Other M, trying to cater to the japanese market did jack shit to help Skyward Sword's sales. it actually dropped from the predecessor just like Other M vs MP3. it also damaged the perception a bit outside japan (a lot of people that i know say that SS looks kiddie and worse than TP. i wouldn't be surprised if this was pretty common)
next gen, nintendo should just do whatever they want to do with the series and don't force it to cater a certain region. prepare for a HD TP-look-a-like next gen on Wii U because the cartoony style will probably become handheld-only after this. at least the 3DS can produce a good looking game this time, unlike the old DS's bad 3D.
next gen, nintendo should just do whatever they want to do with the series and don't force it to cater a certain region. prepare for a HD TP-look-a-like next gen on Wii U because the cartoony style will probably become handheld-only after this. at least the 3DS can produce a good looking game this time, unlike the old DS's bad 3D.
JasoNsider
Member
I don't want to live in a world where SS is kiddie and tossed away for dark & gritty LOTR style. I actually would have a hard time thinking of something worse, and that's in the same week as Ueda leaving Sony.
electroplankton
Banned
I know, but Epic Yarn got a nice bump during the holidays and then almost nothing; if Kirby's Adventure follows the same path, I'm doubtful it will reach 600k, probably more in the 450-500k range, anyway still low in my opinion.
lo zaffo
Member
In my opinon Zelda Skyward Sword is quite good in art design and graphics, it suffers camera problems indeed!
I feel bad for Wii since Rhythm Paradise Wii, Pokemon Park 2 and Kyrby Wii like this Zelda don't go anywhere sales-wise.
Dragon Quest X is a big question mark, being multiplatform is not enough, it shall to go portable on 3DS.
I feel bad for Wii since Rhythm Paradise Wii, Pokemon Park 2 and Kyrby Wii like this Zelda don't go anywhere sales-wise.
Dragon Quest X is a big question mark, being multiplatform is not enough, it shall to go portable on 3DS.
djplaeskool
Member
It was noted earlier in the thread.
First week sales were better than KOFXII, but not as high as KOFXI.
I think KOF is another fighting game that has a much stronger international following.
Getting a lot of good press and hype around the community, hopefully will have a strong showing worldwide.
Piercedveil
Member
3DS/MK7 is killing it. I'm not surprised though. I am surprised at Zelda..
Nothing has ever come even close to what DS did in 2005. It was a crazy christmas miracle and I doubt it'll happen again soon.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Zelda's performance has to be judged by WW sales. Western sales have eclipsed the Japanese ones for a long time.
Zelda fans are Nintendo's answer to Final Fantasy fans.
frankie_baby
Member
I'm predicting 2 million worldwide, max.
Lol what? It's probably not far off that already
Nuclear Muffin
Banned
They're the worst people to listen to when it comes to the future direction of the series. Thankfully, Skyward Sword flies in the face of their complaints/desires.
I'm predicting 2 million worldwide, max.
Lol you've got no clue. It's already coming close to that. 2 million WW would almost certainly make it the worst selling game in the series.
Flopped in Europe, flopped Japan, only managed 500k in the first wee...
Okay, 2.5 million, tops.
I'm predicting 2 million worldwide, max.
It'll probably reach 2 million before Christmas if it hasn't already.
UK is not Europe.
electroplankton
Banned
Barely 1 million across Japan and Europe should be a safe bet. Probably something more. Then there are the States, and in that territory it could also reach 2 million.
It probably won't chart long in the rest of Europe, either.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
What are Majora's Mask's Japanese and WW numbers anyway? That game needed an add-on to be played and was released at the end of its console cycle too.
MM came with the add-on.
SS entered the charts in top 3 in France, Germany, Netherlands, etc. and seems to be holding pretty steady. It's far from complete bomb.
I'm predicting 2 million worldwide, max.
oh bp you so crazy
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
I thought the expansion pak was only ever bundled with DK64. I remember I didn't buy MM precisely because I didn't have money for the pak.
kobashi100
Banned
Dragon X will be fine right. I mean its Dragon Quest so high sales are guaranteed or not?
Is the poor Zelda sales down to people abandoning the Wii over the last few years. Has motion+ played a part?
Please don't tell me I'm wrong. If I am, then that means that the drop is a result of franchise decline that'll only get worse next-gen.
Why do you keep doing this?