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Resident Evil 4 Sales Thread
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ge-man said:
Thanks for that useful comment.
I can't see it suddenly selling a million on PS2 in Japan when it's struggling to match RE Zero sales so far.
That really is quite poor.
It isn't also particularly encouraging to see on sites such as Amazon.com, EBGames etc that GTA:SA has jumped back above RE4 in weekly (daily?) sales...
:-(
SantaCruZer said:
I wouldn't say a bomb. But no press releases from Capcom- "half a million Resident Evils sold in...." or whatever.
GTA:SA will do 200-250k in Japan and RE4 has been ahead most the month with some likely big launch few days, so 300-350k may be a possiblity. It needs to / should / deserves to do soooo much more though!
Deepthroat said:
One theory I had a long time ago is that the GC suffers from being an alternative console. No one has the stats, but I think a bulk of the GC owners are multi-console owners and that hurts the GC when there's so much other software out there or if a port is announced.
Soulbrighter
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Maybe its release date in January will have negative effects too...
I think that a release on Christmas period, along with GTA and Halo, would have achieved much better results
I think that a release on Christmas period, along with GTA and Halo, would have achieved much better results
JoshuaJSlone
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The tie ratios aren't much lower than the other systems; at least not in the US. Definitely more concentrated into first-party titles, though.Deepthroat said:
Aika'svyse
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US prediction 735,000 copies
Those of us who own GCs usually play videogames. You know, it's a videogame console. It plays videogames.Deepthroat said:
I'd like to think that I could come up with a better retort, but your comment is just so retarded that I don't even know if it's possible.
EDIT: Nevermind, just understood the purpose of your comment. I thought you were implying that those of us who own one should bury it or something because the games don't sell enough. As if to say that if the games were selling more, we would develop a shrine or something.
soundwave05
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Not really shocked if that's true.
Nintendo really has zero foothold with older gamers (which would be the core audience for a game such as RE4).
That audience is almost strictly PS2 or XBox only these days.
The N64 had some success with GoldenEye selling 6.5 million copies and Turok 2 amassing over 2 million in North America alone IIRC, but with GameCube it looks like all these people have moved on to the PS2 or XBox.
In Japan, its probably been close to a decade since a third party game on a Nintendo console has come close to selling a million copies. Over there, Nintendo consoles are now known primarily as niche game machines strictly for Nintendo's own software.
Nintendo really has zero foothold with older gamers (which would be the core audience for a game such as RE4).
That audience is almost strictly PS2 or XBox only these days.
The N64 had some success with GoldenEye selling 6.5 million copies and Turok 2 amassing over 2 million in North America alone IIRC, but with GameCube it looks like all these people have moved on to the PS2 or XBox.
In Japan, its probably been close to a decade since a third party game on a Nintendo console has come close to selling a million copies. Over there, Nintendo consoles are now known primarily as niche game machines strictly for Nintendo's own software.
Z
zylo
Unconfirmed Member
I hope it can reach a million in the US, it at least derserves that much.
i think we shouldnt get scared about the sales from today. there are over 20 games released today in japan. and 90 k copies in one day isn´t so bad, perhaps resi4 can reach 200k (or more) in the first week. sales in the past shows us that cube games sold good for a long period of time...
sorry for my english !!
sorry for my english !!
Aika'svyse
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Damn I'm ruinedduderon said:
Alcibiades
Member
looks like the thread starter was off with Japan, what a shame, but I wouldn't be surprised with 1 million+ in the US after a few months, then there is always this holiday season + Player's Choice to help out...
If Mario Sunshine and Wind Waker can do 1.5 million+, so can RE4 hopefully...
I think it was some analyst company that had predicted the 1.7 million shipped world-wide, and I think they were expecting better Japan #'s...
hopefully the US can make up the difference, cause I definitely thing 1.7 (or was it 1.8) million shipped is definitely possible because of how great the game is and the fact that at least there is a new Zelda on the way so maybe people will pick up some of the more popular GCN games...
If Mario Sunshine and Wind Waker can do 1.5 million+, so can RE4 hopefully...
I think it was some analyst company that had predicted the 1.7 million shipped world-wide, and I think they were expecting better Japan #'s...
hopefully the US can make up the difference, cause I definitely thing 1.7 (or was it 1.8) million shipped is definitely possible because of how great the game is and the fact that at least there is a new Zelda on the way so maybe people will pick up some of the more popular GCN games...
typhonsentra
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I love looking at old threads and looking at how reactions changed as information on the sales came in.
:lol
Total meltdown after Japan sales came in low, but the topic died right before the reassurance of the NPD numbers came in (320k for January).
:lol
Total meltdown after Japan sales came in low, but the topic died right before the reassurance of the NPD numbers came in (320k for January).
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