I don't know what's the biggest bomb: Type-0 or XIII-2
Lol. How is the biggest PS3 seller this year a bomb? Looks more like the console market is getting hit hard in Japan.
I don't know what's the biggest bomb: Type-0 or XIII-2
As has been mentioned before week 01 tends to see a rise in hardware, but also software. Mario Kart 7 will most definitely get a bump, but 3D Land and MH3G could as well. So we could see MH3G at about 1.1 million.
Type-0 is now a bomb? seriously? wtf.
[Nintex];34028432 said:So it was a succes?
[Nintex];34028432 said:So it was a succes?
Type-0 is now a bomb? seriously? wtf.
Little late to the discussion but the 3DS is obviously selling at a loss because there isn't any other explanation for why Nintendo would be losing money this FY.
Unless you think WiiU R&D is a multi billion dollar operation in this fiscal year alone.
From a profit perspective, I don't either, but Nintendo and Microsoft are going for the kill, so maybe Sony should start doing the same.
3DS: 4,282,142
PSP: 2,079,152
There was a point in which the PSP was DAYS away from passing the 3DS YTD.
You know that picture of the crazy guy making the squiggly line graph...?
That would have actually been accurate here.
Wasn't it?
We don't know how many copies SE expected to sell, but the numbers are on par with other of their PSP games that were considered successes.
When it's on track to sell less than half its predecessor?Lol. How is the biggest PS3 seller this year a bomb?
When it's on track to sell less than half its predecessor?
The beginning of this last generation was hilarious.
Then how aboutI highly doubt even SE themselves thought they were going to push that many copies, given the initial shipment.
I highly doubt even SE themselves thought they were going to push that many copies, given the initial shipment.
When it's on track to sell less than half its predecessor?
[Nintex];34028754 said:I think they announced it august 2008 for PSP and it shipped august 2011 in Japan. That's 3 years of development not counting the cancelled mobile version they announced in 2006. So did they break even or make a profit with those sales? I'm not sure...
Type-0 is now a bomb? seriously? wtf.
At least the PS3 could count on reasonably robust third-party support because of the Wii's failings in that area.
Yeah, perhaps it's a little bit of a stretch but i'm sure Sony are absolutely thrilled with the PSP's performance lately - maybe they aren't quite ready to convert PSP owners to PSV just yet, certainly not until they can sell through any PSP inventory and make a killing.
While sales of the PSV are not horrible
Wii never had third-party support but Monster Hunter 3-tri, in facts Dragon Quest X is to be released yet, and it'd rather be ported to 3DS in my humble opinion.
Sony could potentially see the PSV rebound, but only if they have an actual strategy in place. Nothing really seems clear yet what they're going to do about 2012 or the mediocre sales, but the same could have been said about Nintendo before their fall pre-TGS conference.
People that are interested in PSP games either buy a PSP, which allows them to profit from discounts/used games or a PSV. With (real/free/really cheap) backwards compatibility this wouldn't be an issue.
I highly doubt even SE themselves thought they were going to push that many copies, given the initial shipment.
You have to connect to the internet to play Dragon Quest X, so a 3DS port doesn't make sense.Wii never had third-party support but Monster Hunter 3-tri, in facts Dragon Quest X is to be released yet, and it'd rather be ported to 3DS in my humble opinion.
People....even with the average sale numbers of FF13-2, it was still the biggest PS3 seller in Japan. What does that say about the market to you? I say SE was smart not to have a huge shipment as they must see where the winds are blowing...
You have to connect to the internet to play Dragon Quest X, so a 3DS port doesn't make sense.
Wait for Dragon Quest XI: Heroes of Heavenly StreetPass.
Even if I were to concede that this is absolutely correct, your conclusion is even worse news for the Final Fantasy franchise.
Final Fantasy, more than any other brand in Japan, lives on extremely high production values and dazzling visuals. If the suggestion is that consoles are fading in Japan, then this isn't just a blip on the radar for FF, it's a permanent decline for the franchise. They could move it to portables, but that might suffer in the West as a consequence.
Let me put that more generally: if any publisher has a franchise that 1) Has a strong sales presence in Japan, and 2) Heavily focuses on console development, then the slow death of consoles would be a very bad thing. Assuming, again, that your hypothesis is correct.
Wait, why can't you connect to the internet on the 3DS?
I see your point but FF13-2 is a sequel to a main series title (and a divided one at that), not a new, separate game. I would be far more concerned if this was a FF15 with these sales.
Even if I were to concede that this is absolutely correct, your conclusion is even worse news for the Final Fantasy franchise.
Final Fantasy, more than any other brand in Japan, lives on extremely high production values and dazzling visuals. If the suggestion is that consoles are fading in Japan, then this isn't just a blip on the radar for FF, it's a permanent decline for the franchise. They could move it to portables, but that might suffer in the West as a consequence.
Let me put that more generally: if any publisher has a franchise that 1) Has a strong sales presence in Japan, and 2) Heavily focuses on console development, then the slow death of consoles would be a very bad thing. Assuming, again, that your hypothesis is correct.
People....even with the average sale numbers of FF13-2, it was still the biggest PS3 seller in Japan. What does that say about the market to you? I say SE was smart not to have a huge shipment as they must see where the winds are blowing...
Wii never had third-party support but Monster Hunter 3-tri, in facts Dragon Quest X is to be released yet, and it'd rather be ported to 3DS in my humble opinion.
Wait, why can't you connect to the internet on the 3DS?
Its the 5th best selling game of the year. Am I saying that the entire Japanese gaming industry is dying? Your question is not a logical conclusion from what he was saying. You've jump from the PS3 to the entirety of the console market, when there shouldn't a be connection.This sidesteps the implied question. Are consoles dying in Japan or not?
This sidesteps the implied question: who or what is to blame for FFXIII-2's comparatively terrible sales?
Let me put it this way for you: if you blame FFXIII-2's poor sales on the fact that consoles are dying, then the FF franchise is likely to see a permanent, serious decline in Japan because consoles are the franchise' primary platform for several reasons; if you instead blame FFXIII-2's poor sales on the game, then you admit the game is a bomb and these sales aren't good after all.
So which answer do you want to choose? Who do you want to put the blame on, the game or consoles? Because both answers are bad news for FF, in different ways.
You have to connect to the internet to play Dragon Quest X, so a 3DS port doesn't make sense.
Wait for Dragon Quest XI: Heroes of Heavenly StreetPass.
Seeing the boxarts up there reminds me of the good ol' days
I really think that the lack of backwards compatibility for Vita is really going to hurt it in Japan. They can't cannibalize the PSP sales like the 3DS is doing with its predecessor, and with the apparently higher demand for the PSP and its library the Vita has two direct competitors suffocating it.
If you gonna play outside you need to find a hotspot, and if you decide to play at home you'd probably choose the Wii/U version.Wait, why can't you connect to the internet on the 3DS?
Maybe you went specifically looking for that game knowing it was an example of a later fix--