I remember noticing earlier this week that the game was finally shipping at EB online after a long hiatus of being on back order, now today, I've noticed it has once again gone on the back burner in terms of orders. Did Namco really underestimate the success of this game so badly?
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Wow, Tales of Symphonia placed on "Back Order" again at EBgames.com
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Late Stage Marxist
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Time for a 2nd print?
fennec fox
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100k my ass. Maybe 50k. Don't you remember the same thing happening with Disgaea?
The fact is, companies need to understand that gamers are becoming more and more informed on what games are good or bad.
I hope one day, when a dud is realesed and its from a well know franchise with huge commercial push, there will be disappointing sales.
Heck, I hope games like POP will sell well some day !
I hope one day, when a dud is realesed and its from a well know franchise with huge commercial push, there will be disappointing sales.
Heck, I hope games like POP will sell well some day !
SolidSnakex
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"I hope one day, when a dud is realesed and its from a well know franchise with huge commercial push, there will be disappointing sales."
That's already happened, it's called Driver 3.
That's already happened, it's called Driver 3.
SolidSnakex
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Culex said:
Because that's generally the amount Tales games sold. It's a really unpopular RPG series in the US.
SolidSnakex said:
Only because when Namco shipped over other Tales games, they'd never advertise/push them, half assed the localizations (which kills net buzz), and they'd always release like a month or two after something big came out, not to mention the fact that Namco seemed to harbor a "if it ain't Tekken, then it doesn't matter" attitude until fans started complaining about Tekken 4
keeblerdrow
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Note to Namco: Want to make lots of money? Sell a collection set of previous Tales games on any system you like. We will eat it up.
fennec fox
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Yeah, well, Namco ain't exactly Nintendo when it comes to advertising, and TOS ain't exactly Super Mario Bros.!Meier said:
Suikoguy
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SantaCruZer said:
Well, it may have been a mistake, however they did not have high expectations for the game obviously. And since they were prooved wrong, it means there is now a serious chance others in the series will be localized.
I hope Namco got the message: good localization => good sales. Namco had great sales on XS, SC2, and now TOS. All had good preorder incentives, good boxcovers, good translations, and good media coverage. Namco went for an anime dub studio for XS, kept the JP voices in SC2, and kept the skits in Tales.
Spiritreaver
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Haha, I'm glad I still found a store that managed to have a copy left a couple of days ago.
Alcibiades
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SolidSnakex said:"I hope one day, when a dud is realesed and its from a well know franchise with huge commercial push, there will be disappointing sales."
That's already happened, it's called Driver 3.
ha, that's exactly the first thing that came to my mind...
it's dropping fast in the charts, and at work, we have a stackload (like 40-50 at least) copies of unsold inventory, of course it doesn't help that I keep them in an obsure location at the shelf endcaps at the very bottom where nobody can see them. we are supposed to put some on the regular shelves as well, but I figure I'm doing a public service. I'll only hand one out when someone asks for one, and then I ask if they've heard about the game, and promptly recommend GTA or True Crime if they haven't heard much about it...
Warm Machine
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Is this a game I'd like? I was crazy for Grandia 2. I didn't much like Skies of Arcadia mostly because it was too dull.
Late Stage Marxist
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HAHAHA Haters begone!
RevenantKioku
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Alex said:
Except maybe story.
I'd probably loose bodily fluid control if a ToD remake came. I really like the skits, when they're not preaching to me that is, and a lot of other stuff is nifty. But really, the ToS story has nothing on Destiny.
Edit: this was a hell of a bump. Damn you bumper.
Heh, sorry, but I had to bump since I just remembered that I never got to reply to this after the NPD came out.
I wonder if Namco is happy with the ToS sales, it really deserves each and every one. I also want to know if Namco's relationship with Nintendo has increased this gen. I mean, you had the whole Link in Soul Calibur 2 that helped both companies, the Pac-Man Vs. team up, the Donkey Konga team up, and the Star Fox association. With ToS performing rather well, I hope Namco treats future Nintendo consoles with more love.
I wonder if Namco is happy with the ToS sales, it really deserves each and every one. I also want to know if Namco's relationship with Nintendo has increased this gen. I mean, you had the whole Link in Soul Calibur 2 that helped both companies, the Pac-Man Vs. team up, the Donkey Konga team up, and the Star Fox association. With ToS performing rather well, I hope Namco treats future Nintendo consoles with more love.
Necroscope
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I love the battle system and the story finally starts to pick up after 22 hrs for me...
maximum360
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I'm done with my copy. PM me if you're interested in buying.