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NPD Sales Results for February 2012 [Up 3: Kingdoms Of Amalur, Syndicate, Asura]
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iKeepPlaying
Banned
Yeah I got the FEB thing... but... are you seriously counting that?
I mean, I know thisisneogafdude.gif and everything, but still... it sounds farfetched to count more than 4 days of Vita sales.
I mean, I know thisisneogafdude.gif and everything, but still... it sounds farfetched to count more than 4 days of Vita sales.
frankie_baby
Member
with the numbers we've had from europe, yeah its b.s.
creamsugar
Member
No new 3ds game pass 100k.
Anonymous Tipster
Member
Based on what? How you wanted it to do?
It's only 11 days sale at best. Not a whole month.
anon_mastermind
Member
I suspect RE Revelations had a problem with stock that may have affected sales. The second shipment was awfully slow after the first shipment was mostly recalled due to the spine typo.
Xplatformer
Member
Fantastical
Death Prophet
I'm saying Nintendo contributed to the problem, but it's also just an issue of M-rated games on Nintendo handhelds. I'm not sure that market will ever meaningfully exist.
Yep. As awesome as Resident Evil Revelations is; many will see it as a spin-off; solely because:
-It's on a handheld
-It's not a numbered game
And unlike Nintendo and they alternating Mario Kart between handhelds and consoles (hence MK7 is on the 3DS); Capcom doesn't have a good track record on handheld games like that as the only Resident Evil games on handhelds has been: spinoffs like Gaiden on the GB Color, the 4-iOS game and the port of #1 on the DS.
If they followed that DS port with sequels,/more ports they could've built some kind of fanbase around it. But here; it was more about luck than anything. Which I applaud, but i just hope they never had this huge expectations; since this is technically their start-point. Hope they use Revelations to build a fanbase on the 3DS and handhelds instead of their usual "tests".
-It's on a handheld
-It's not a numbered game
And unlike Nintendo and they alternating Mario Kart between handhelds and consoles (hence MK7 is on the 3DS); Capcom doesn't have a good track record on handheld games like that as the only Resident Evil games on handhelds has been: spinoffs like Gaiden on the GB Color, the 4-iOS game and the port of #1 on the DS.
If they followed that DS port with sequels,/more ports they could've built some kind of fanbase around it. But here; it was more about luck than anything. Which I applaud, but i just hope they never had this huge expectations; since this is technically their start-point. Hope they use Revelations to build a fanbase on the 3DS and handhelds instead of their usual "tests".
Ouch!
I'm Sorry Capcom, we failed the test but please give us another chance!
What was the last new RPG IP that Squenix developed for home consoles? I'm drawing a blank. It wasn't The Last Remnant in 2008 was it?
Metallix87
Member
In that case, I'd say you may be right. I'm hoping Revelations keeps selling over time and builds an audience for M rated games on the 3DS, but right now, it's looking to be a niche audience on the platform.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Nintendo is currently advertising RE Revelations in NA as part of the "big 3" with Mario Kart and Super Mario.
Dagger.
Dagger.
Impressive.
MikeE21286
Member
And ps3 too? I don't see them
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
yessir, but are we seriously believing two weeks are going to perform better than the launch one?
Metallix87
Member
And now the train wreck is verified.
Revelations under-performed, and possibly bombed. I'm actually somewhat shocked.
Well, okay. Answers that question.
It sold 360k at the most.
frankie_baby
Member
at least resi is doing well in japan
Sammy Samusu
Member
That's what I'm thinking, but we don't have real numbers to back it up, except for 250k in Japan alone.
What we know about Mercenaries:
- Mercenaries launch on June 2 (JP), June 28 (US) and July 1 (EU).
- 400k shipped worldwide as of June 30.
If Mercenaries can pull those numbers, then I would hope that Revelations is doing at least a little better than that.
What browser you using? atomic browser on iPad wasn't rendering the numbers properly
Poor Capcom.
Metallix87
Member
Did anyone expect Tales NOT to bomb? It was under-shipped, and the franchise isn't even that big here anyway.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Aww man. Resident Evil Revelations is so good! It's a shame it seems Capcom's priority is Operation Raccoon City. Most of their marketing seems geared to that.
Goes to show you what the difference getting marketing support from Nintendo does for you. SSF4 did much better and RER has a higher install base and a much bigger budget in an arguably more popular franchise.
Goes to show you what the difference getting marketing support from Nintendo does for you. SSF4 did much better and RER has a higher install base and a much bigger budget in an arguably more popular franchise.
Sammy Samusu
Member
EDIT: "New" is key.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
He said new.
Good comparison point.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Yall are too fast.
Thunder Monkey
Banned
That's actually much better for the Vita than I expected. I was thinking it would be a struggle to 200K units.
iKeepPlaying
Banned
Official release date.
Puppet Shadow
Member
No, just the US. Canada is about 10% of those sales.
Vyse The Legend
Member
Wasn't RE undershipped? Quite a few people had trouble getting a copy; even Amazon sold out for a week or so.
creamsugar
Member
And the best sold psv game was 'just passed' 100k, others < 50k.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
I think that's a good figure for Twisted Metal. Obviously it isn't blow-the-doors-off amazing, but it's about 4 times what Warhawk debuted with. Although TM has a single player mode, I think that it's a pretty good figure for a mid-tier multiplayer-focused franchise. It should be enough to sustain a community. Good job to the team and to Sony, because I think this is about the best case sort of scenario that you can have for a mid-tier franchise. Comparable, as well, to Heavy Rain's first month sales amongst current-gen SCE stuff.
OldJadedGamer
Banned
You forgot God of War 3.
frankie_baby
Member
thats a point, when did we stop getting npd canada numbers, seems like years ago now
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
Damn Revelations
Hopefully the commercials grouping it with Mario Kart and 3D Land will help boost sells...
Hopefully the commercials grouping it with Mario Kart and 3D Land will help boost sells...
When we used to get Canada numbers, I'm thinking it was more like 7% or so. It could widely vary for games, though. e.g. Hockey games would have a much higher percentage
Woah. Revelaitons mega bomba. I know I said the audience wasn't there, but damn!
And whether or not Revelaitons is a spin-off is pretty irrevelant. Operation Raccon City is a spinoff, but it will perform several times better than this.
Tales was sold out in most places for half the month, and still is on places like Gamestop's website.
lol Scamco.