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NPD August 2012 Sales Results [Up3: Sleeping Dogs]
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That is probably true. KH3 would have to not only really impress, but S-E would need to do a HUGE marketing blitz to get it close to KH2.
You are correct though, the series is beyond the peak. I want to believe otherwise, but I wouldn't be surprised if the series actually is killed off after 3.
Another factor to keep in mind is that S-E doesn't own this IP. Disney does. Pretty much every single Disney producer and executive who was involved in the original Kingdom Hearts deal is no longer with the company. If there is ever an issue of renewing the agreement, I won't be surprised if Disney isn't interested.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
That change should have happened time ago...too late now.
Square-Enix has only themselves to blame for KH DDD's performance. 6 years since KH2 and all they do is recklessly push spinoffs to every handheld in existence without even giving fans the knowledge that KH3 is coming. I don't blame any KH fans for being tired of their bullshit when you have to have every handheld to play their spinoffs.
3DS numbers are a bit disappointing but perhaps the XL will be able to push better numbers in September.
Glad to see BLops outselling MW3. That game was fucking horrible.
3DS numbers are a bit disappointing but perhaps the XL will be able to push better numbers in September.
Glad to see BLops outselling MW3. That game was fucking horrible.
They do focus on DD quite a bit already it's just both Nintendo and Sony are fucking stupid when it comes to it. Most of the prices on PSN for launch period games are still $30-$40 and they don't even reflect the recent retail price drops. With how bad these software sales are you'd think they would have the balls to say fuck retailers and come up with some highly competitive pricing and sales like Steam.
grimshawish
Banned
It flopped in Japan too, where the 3DS software performance has been more than strong thus far.
Its the franchise thats fucked.
Yes, that's within a couple thousand, in my opinion.
Not horribly far off from what I expected, unfortunately.
Edit: I want to add that I can't see that PR on Nintendo's press site, so I can't confirm it. Nintendo doesn't reliably email those PRs out, I'm afraid.
177K seems awful for a hardware revision, especially one as good as the XL.
I guess not even Nintendo is going to make it through iOS invasion.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
MS and Sony are hurting their software partners by not dropping the price on 360, PS3, and Vita.
Edit: I'm actually glad the XL didn't take off right away, screw Nintendo's dual analog snubbing.
Edit: I'm actually glad the XL didn't take off right away, screw Nintendo's dual analog snubbing.
It passed 6 years half a year ago.
Oh wow. So DDD managed to somehow do even worse than I expected. Since it had the whole month to sell, I thought for sure it would have done more than 200K. Pathetic.
Is Versus really still keeping KHIII from starting development? SE are idiots if that's still the case. The KH franchise needs to get back on track immediately.
Is Versus really still keeping KHIII from starting development? SE are idiots if that's still the case. The KH franchise needs to get back on track immediately.
Baconsammy
Banned
Who can protect us from the mods when the mods troll us? We're all doomed.
shinra-bansho
Member
Are new SKU launches typically as frontloaded as regular HW launches? Because then I wouldn't expect things to get better next month - 3DS-wise.
Probably time to just bow to the Apple overlords.
Probably time to just bow to the Apple overlords.
lol, don't get your hopes up. They can't even get out FFX HD.
H_Prestige
Banned
HD collection of all the KH games on ps3 and wii u followed by a dual platform KH3. Nothing less will suffice.
Yup atleast for handheld prices need to be better.
Some new model is needed.
40$ for games is too much for a handheld
XL sold ~78K in a week or just over 2x what 3DS probably sold the previous weeks. Still not good, just wanted to point out how the XL itself did.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Who said this?
shinra-bansho
Member
If you're like me... you essentially ignore the handheld iterations, and assume they're irrelevant to the eventual KH3...
Was this in the PR?
BassForever
Member
Did KHDDD get any kind of marketing push? I've not seen commercials for it anywhere, by comparison KH1 and KH2 had commercials every commercial break on any channel I watched when they came out.
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
It's still mind boggling to me that Square-Enix didn't at least release a Wii collection of KH1, KH 2, and BBS. Kingdom Hearts 3 would of made a ton of sense too, considering how well Epic Mickey sold.
Going full handheld makes sense in Japan, but nowhere else (especially this gen of handhelds).
Going full handheld makes sense in Japan, but nowhere else (especially this gen of handhelds).
Fixed.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I'm just curious--why is ~177k for 3DS "terrible?" Is it because it's being compared to last year? Are people's expectations higher because of NSMB2? Are people still expecting DS-like numbers?
Because that's not happening any more.
Because that's not happening any more.
I expected at least 100k week 1 for XL.
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
They just need to putting something brand related on CONSOLES.
when do I ever get my hopes up?
SE is just an incompetant company that milks franchises to death. Someone needs to buy SE and clean house of all the morons. Theres no reason they need to make 15 final fantasy spin offs each gen etc
How is that compared to the DS revisions though? Comparing XL to OG 3DS is just comparing bad sales to bad sales.
Femmeworth
Banned
Kingdom Hearts 3 is probably three years away at the least. The series is done.Fixed.
I'm perfectly okay with that. I'd rather not see Disney do anything with the franchise.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
I thought it was co-owned? Either way yes, if Disney is dismayed with these sales enough they could just pull the plug on KH3 entirely. Or at best say "Okay, we'll let you do KH3, but after that, you're done,"
No Femme, I'm not ready to leave the denial stage yet!!
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Totally agree. I think they'd sell extremely well.
Plus, everyone needs to play BBS.
PixyJunket
Member
I saw commercials for it on Cartoon Network/Adult Swim.
shinra-bansho
Member
They're not terrible, so much as lacklustre. A NSMB game, a KH game and a new SKU couldn't push it above a slowly dying 360.
Disney owns everything other than Final Fantasy/TWEWY characters.
Looking at their financial reports, Nintendo is expecting DS-like numbers (18.5M this fiscal year)
HamPster PamPster
Member
Kingdom Hearts will never reach its past glory with the convoluted cannon it has going right now. The story in 3D is offensively bad and gives me no hope or excitement for the potential KH3
3D should have wrapped up the nonsense they have going right now and then KH3 could have come out with a Sora, Riku and Kari party in all new Disney, Pixar, Square and Edios worlds with a completely new story
The extent to which SE has missed the HD collections bandwagon is astonishing. Sony is releasing HD collections of games for a SECOND time this month...
3D should have wrapped up the nonsense they have going right now and then KH3 could have come out with a Sora, Riku and Kari party in all new Disney, Pixar, Square and Edios worlds with a completely new story
The extent to which SE has missed the HD collections bandwagon is astonishing. Sony is releasing HD collections of games for a SECOND time this month...
Because it was a month with a new revision, a huge software release, and another large software release.
The best part is SCE provides the tools for free, so it's not like they framework to do it isn't there for SE.
BassForever
Member
This, SE should have gotten a KH title on the Wii for sure this gen, would have sold bucket loads during the Wii's prime time. Thanks again FFvsXIII for taking eternity and then some to release *sigh*
Gotcha thanks for the info