http://www.ga-forum.com/showpost.php?p=2698789&postcount=1underfooter said:
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underfooter
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Yeah, every kid in America will want one of these. ..... :lol
metropolis
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underfooter said:
HAHA all-american kid. pro-bowl material.
I think Brain Training will do fine in America. The average all-American kid probably laughed at Nintendogs when they first heard about it too (I know I did), and that game is at 1.4 million sold and counting in America. Which to say, I don't think the Brain Training games will be anywhere near as successful as Nintendogs, but I don't think it will be a flop either.
metropolis
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brain age will do at least 400,000 in america i think
underfooter
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I'm pretty sure Brain Training will flop.
Sure, Nintendogs did well in Japan and everywhere else, but c'mon! It's a puppy sim where you can pet and command the dog. That is great stuff.
....brain training? Maybe the Japanese culture like it, but here it is just paying money to do school OUT OF school. Numbers aren't cool.
Sure, Nintendogs did well in Japan and everywhere else, but c'mon! It's a puppy sim where you can pet and command the dog. That is great stuff.
....brain training? Maybe the Japanese culture like it, but here it is just paying money to do school OUT OF school. Numbers aren't cool.
metropolis
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underfooter said:
not everyone goes to school. only kids do.
Walter Matthau
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metropolis said:
Agreed. Nowhere near Japanese sales, but still very well due to budget price, buzz, and word of mouth.
underfooter
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C'mon, its a video game that makes you do math! Kids won't like it, adults will overlook it. Mark my words.
EDIT: 400k?! I'm thinking 30-60k max, and only thanks to likes of us!
EDIT: 400k?! I'm thinking 30-60k max, and only thanks to likes of us!
metropolis
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underfooter said:
i kept saying nintendogs would be the biggest game ever since 6 months prior to it's release and no one believed me. everyone was like "why would anyone play that"
now again i'm not saying brain age will be as big as that but it's foolish to say it will flop especially since it's releasing at a budget price.
Fuzzy said:
Yay.
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Battersea Power Station
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I live between Jackson Heights and Flushing, and it often seems like Nintendo could release English Training here and it would still be successful.
metropolis
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cvxfreak said:
i forgot about max devil power! i just watched the trailer for it the other day. that is the craziest looking game with the best name ever!
anyone import it? i have got to find out how that plays!
Smiles and Cries
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john tv said:
I wonder if they can pull that off, that would be sweet
who gave the official 500,000 number?
imastalker co.
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1. care to bet your account?underfooter said:
2. isn't there some type of oprah/brain training thing going on?
3. it's VERY VERY POSSIBLE that a wario ware like quiz game can appeal to the western markets.
brain training is going to be a big hit in the states. it just has that worldwide apeal like Tetris, or Nintendogs.
underfooter
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I'll keep an open mind. I just don't see this one hitting it off.
evilromero
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underfooter said:
I'll mark your words.
A Link to the Past
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Fuzzy said:
"I love training my brain with the Nintendo DS."
:lol :lol
DefectiveReject
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underfooter.
Why have a Zelda avatar, yet sooooo much Nintegativity?
Why have a Zelda avatar, yet sooooo much Nintegativity?
TurtleSnatcher
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If someone like Oprah endorsed this.. in one of her gift giveaways or like a book club thing.. Holy shit..
BTW: I agree with underfooter.. But then i had this same thought about nintendogs.. and man i ate my words but this one i have a larger hunch
BTW: I agree with underfooter.. But then i had this same thought about nintendogs.. and man i ate my words but this one i have a larger hunch
PezRadar said:If someone like Oprah endorsed this.. in one of her gift giveaways or like a book club thing.. Holy shit..
BTW: I agree with underfooter.. But then i had this same thought about nintendogs.. and man i ate my words but this one i have a larger hunch
"You get a brain, you get a brain..."
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OK, if this Oprah thing is true, and if they can actually get her to say something about it (from what I hear it's just ads, and not any endorsement by Oprah herself), then it would be completely and totally over. In the book industry, she is a force of nature. She mentions a book and we get tons of women the next day asking for it. She could recommend Burnout DS and it'd be sold out in a matter of hours. Plus add in Su Doku's growing popularity, and the general, "maybe I'm not wasting my day playing video games" feel the game will give some adults, and this will be the perfect gateway drug to bring more people into gaming. I honestly think the game will be a hit.
The Japanese sales will catch the eye of the non gaming press because it is a non-violent game (I refuse to ever call them non-games because they are games!), which is extremely popular. The american press will eat that up after GTA. Just watch, soon it will all begin.
The Japanese sales will catch the eye of the non gaming press because it is a non-violent game (I refuse to ever call them non-games because they are games!), which is extremely popular. The american press will eat that up after GTA. Just watch, soon it will all begin.
I <3 Katamari
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Ads during Oprah and Ellen = really fucking BRILLIANT marketing move.
I'm not sure if this has been brought up yet, I'm sure it has, but you Brain Training doubters do realize the audience of those shows right?
Housewives.
They'll see commercials for an educational and FUN video game for a big name system and think "I should get that for my kid".
And if Nintendo could get Oprah to actually mention it on her show and promote it? Wow. Sales would be NUTS. (Just the fact that Oprah is now pumping XM because she and her friends will be on it is probably the biggest thing to ever happen to that company, definitely bigger than Sirius getting Stern -- the brand name power she has with women is incredible.)
But I don't think she'll actually MENTION it. I don't think they'll be huge hits, but they won't bomb.
I'm not sure if this has been brought up yet, I'm sure it has, but you Brain Training doubters do realize the audience of those shows right?
Housewives.
They'll see commercials for an educational and FUN video game for a big name system and think "I should get that for my kid".
And if Nintendo could get Oprah to actually mention it on her show and promote it? Wow. Sales would be NUTS. (Just the fact that Oprah is now pumping XM because she and her friends will be on it is probably the biggest thing to ever happen to that company, definitely bigger than Sirius getting Stern -- the brand name power she has with women is incredible.)
But I don't think she'll actually MENTION it. I don't think they'll be huge hits, but they won't bomb.
A Link to the Past
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I <3 Katamari said:
Hey, you never know. Oprah seems like she would be the first person who would want educational video games selling on the market.
Red Blaster
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Who the hell watches Ellen?
I <3 Katamari
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Somethingblah Cock said:
Uh, women. Housewives.
It's not exactly your market, so why ask that?
(Oh, and it's probably the most popular daytime talkshow on TV right now.)
I just don't see an American housewife going out and buying a game console for herself. I can see that being viewed as a chic and trendy thing to do in Japan, but not in America.
If they took Brain Training and put that up as a downloadable on Yahoo Games, that might sell pretty well.
If they took Brain Training and put that up as a downloadable on Yahoo Games, that might sell pretty well.