Media Create Software Sales 2/5 - 2/11
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You could make a similar list about Wii with games like Super Mario Galaxy, Smash Bros Brawl, Brain Training Wii, DQ Swords etc and say the sales will rocket even more but where's the difference then?pswii60 said:
The thing is that you don't have a clue if for example White Knight Story is any good. Also considering all these games as system sellers? No way.
Ok, let's imagine PS3 has great line-up of games in early 2008 with all these games maybe out. What will Wii's game list look like then? Any system sellers there? It's way too early to tell but I don't think PS3 will overcome Wii in Japan ever.
Taurus said:
Hey you went in to major defence mode then! And looking at your post history it doesn't surprise me.
Anyway, where did I say PS3 will overcome Wii in Japan? Where did I say that PS3's sales skyrocketing would have any effect whatsoever on Wii sales?
That's right, I didn't.
What I said is that PS3's sales will skyrocket from what they are now when dates are confirmed for the decent games and the time gets closer. I agree with you 100% that it is unlikely they will surpass Wii's monthly figures for at least a few years, if ever. However, to say that FFXIII isn't a system seller is just stupid. That's like saying Halo wasn't/isn't a system seller.
AnimeTheme
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AniHawk said:
True for the arcade version (not sure if you are talking about that though)
For some (unknown to me) reasons, VF5 arcade was NEVER hot in Japan (at least not comparable to any previous VF). So while we can't say 50k launch is a good number, it isn't that bad either.
Pureauthor
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AnimeTheme said:
Well, I suppose that depends on how you define it.
'Not bad' as in couldn't have been expected to perform much better, given the lukewarm reception in arcades...
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'Bad' because the sales numbers are crappy on an absolute level.
So is it an end of an era as far as Virtua Fighter is concerned? I mean, wow, I was always under the impression that it was the fighting game juggernaught in Japan. I never thought it would be regulated to niche status sales numbers, and to hear about the lukewarm Arcade recent (with Tekken of all this being ahead) is quite shocking.
Any guesses as to the reasons?
Any guesses as to the reasons?
Hurricane_Chris
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Koren said:
Fighting games in general have taken a nosedive in popularity. The big two 3d fighters Tekken and VF have both dropped off significantly for the last few sequels. I think there will always be a hardcore fighting game crowd that will buy the latest prettiest fighter but barring a fighting game revolution of some sort (lagless online, new gameplay of some sort, etc) I see the sales shrinking even further.
Getting a fighting game out at launch is usually a pretty good bet, because there's a lack of games and the person who wouldn't normally buy a fighting game might pick one up but it appears that fighting games are reaching the point where no matter when you release it it's not going to sell blockbuster numbers.
VF5 has nothing to do with its platform, it has more to do with what type of game it is.
Sega still has a ton of pretty popular characters in their stable, I'd be sorta cool if they took some of the work they did on VF5 and did a SegaSmashBrothers sort of game. It'd be a good way to re-use the tech of VF5 and I think it'd sell quite a bit more than a traditional fighting game.
Pureauthor
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I just want to know where Soul Calibur 4 goes.
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Koren said:
Different situation, different era.
Pureauthor
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Friday for us, Elyrion. And just in time for the big NPD thread too.
Just be patient.
Just be patient.
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ElyrionX said:
we get both Japanese and North American numbers later on today
soundwave05
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The problem I see for Sony is no FF13 or GT5 in 2007 means the other titles have to really step up, and VF5 was one of those titles.
Gundam Mousou has to start boosting sales or Sony is basically going to waste the 1st half of the year. And not just a one week boost either.
With Nintendo, the "Wii" (Music, Health, etc.) line of games is going to be just like the Training games on the DS -- Nintendo can make them very quickly with small teams and bring them out at strategic points of the year.
You just know they have several of those in development, hell they might even be sitting on a few, waiting for the Wii hardware supplies to ramp up.
Gundam Mousou has to start boosting sales or Sony is basically going to waste the 1st half of the year. And not just a one week boost either.
With Nintendo, the "Wii" (Music, Health, etc.) line of games is going to be just like the Training games on the DS -- Nintendo can make them very quickly with small teams and bring them out at strategic points of the year.
You just know they have several of those in development, hell they might even be sitting on a few, waiting for the Wii hardware supplies to ramp up.
cank stoochie
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tonite is going to be one hell of a night.
who will be left crying to bed, sdf? xbots, iwata fans:lol . vee shall zee
who will be left crying to bed, sdf? xbots, iwata fans:lol . vee shall zee
Pureauthor
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ElyrionX said:
Mithos Yggdrasill
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Pureauthor said:
If we follow Namco's logic it will be Xbox360's exclusive and it will be shipped in Japan-only.
Mithos Yggdrasill
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Ngeist said:
La logique de Namco quand ils doivent choisir la juste plateforme pour un certain jeu
Anyway, the problem is that Namco's decisions are not smart (they remember me Capcom). Soul Calibur II sold more on Gamecube and then they decided to make a PS2's exclusive. Tales of Symphonia sold quite well n Japan and it is the best selling Tales of in occident. They decided to not make a Tales of on GC anymore. Instead, they decided to make a sequel of Baten Kaitos that sold poorly in he entir world (and this is a shame for a such good title).
Have I to continue ?
Pureauthor
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Mithos Yggdrasill said:
First off, it would make more sense if you said 'they remind me of Capcom'. 'They remember me Capcom' doesn't make sense in the english language.
Second, it would be better to say 'Have I need to continue?'
And thirdly, Namco, Capcom, and Sega are the holy trinity of videogame business incompetence. You got that right.
Kurosaki Ichigo
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Famitsu data from neoplay...
VF5 - 52.000
Jet Impulse - 4.300
Luminous Arc - 30.000
Sangokushi - 13.000 (110.000)
Out Run 2 SP - 6.000
Cooking Mama - 5.000
Wario Wii - 10.000 (330.000)
Medal of Honor Heroes - 7.000
Monster Hunter Portable (The Best) - 12.000 (250.000) (~940.000 with original release)
DS - 165.000
Wii - 70.000
PSP - 32.000
PS3 - 23.000
PS2 - 16.000
360 - 4.400
VF5 - 52.000
Jet Impulse - 4.300
Luminous Arc - 30.000
Sangokushi - 13.000 (110.000)
Out Run 2 SP - 6.000
Cooking Mama - 5.000
Wario Wii - 10.000 (330.000)
Medal of Honor Heroes - 7.000
Monster Hunter Portable (The Best) - 12.000 (250.000) (~940.000 with original release)
DS - 165.000
Wii - 70.000
PSP - 32.000
PS3 - 23.000
PS2 - 16.000
360 - 4.400
The Innocent X
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Kurosaki Ichigo said:
Ouch for 360 and PS3.
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aren't famitsu numbers always higher than media creates?
Chû Totoro
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It will only make the PS3 sales above 50k one or two weeks but it seems to me that people don't want to buy a system for one game anymore.Archie said:
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sphinx said:
It isn't selling any games. People are buying it as a porto-porno device.
Kurosaki Ichigo said:
DS = 165,000
Wii + PSP + PS3 + PS2 + 360 = 145,400
Wii = 70,000
PSP + PS3 + PS2 + 360 = 75,400
Chû Totoro
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Sorry.Archie said:
Didn't notice that you were Anihawk-ed
