Hey now.
There's always mobile.
I expect 10 billion sales.
(I actually recall the GREE Yakuza games doing fairly well for SEGA, wonder if they're going to reconsider it and start releasing mobile Yakuza games.)
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Media Create Sales: Week 11, 2015 (Mar 09 - Mar 15)
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Hey now.
There's always mobile.
I expect 10 billion sales.
(I actually recall the GREE Yakuza games doing fairly well for SEGA, wonder if they're going to reconsider it and start releasing mobile Yakuza games.)
maverick40
Junior Member
Those X1 sales....holy shit.
With the release schedule from the end of April until September Sony must be happy if PS4 has an average close to 15k.
If there is total collapse after Golden Week the numbers will be lower.
Moor-Angol
Banned
Ravage_Hydra
Member
Good hold for the ps4
Also doesn't the ps4 and vita come out in china in just two days. Anything new on that front
Also doesn't the ps4 and vita come out in china in just two days. Anything new on that front
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
OPW : 780k
DQH : 750k
I wonder how much DQH did digitally.
DQH : 750k
I wonder how much DQH did digitally.
Hopefully a 15k baseline good enough to keep the PS4 in a healthy state. Given how Japanese developers are now much better prepared for HD developers, its sad to see Sony give up on the Vita when it could've been a good stepping stone for the PS4.
The Last One
Member
What a hold for the PS4!
Not a good result for Yakuza. It's a small improvement over Ishin, but still much lower than most of the series. I wonder what they'll be doing for next year, because this is two years in a row now with below average Yakuza results. Ishin could be excused for being an improvement over Kenzan, this this entry is a clear decline compared to all the other modern Yakuza games - including Of The End.
EOMD clearly has severe stock issues. I'm reminded of EO1's release all over again, lol.
DQH is on track to clear 800k LTD, could even outsell One Piece Musou. The DQ brand is very strong.
EOMD clearly has severe stock issues. I'm reminded of EO1's release all over again, lol.
DQH is on track to clear 800k LTD, could even outsell One Piece Musou. The DQ brand is very strong.
Eolz
Member
I can see why they are worldwide, and I don't think it's doing badly in Japan. People are just celebrating a bit too soon. It might get a bit bigger in the next weeks, and its new "stable" sales after this month will be interesting to watch.
The PS4 numbers are actually alright for what it is, yeah. PS3 userbase might wait for pricecuts.
0 is in the game setting that sells usually better.
Yakuza 0 can't be more mainline entry for a spinoff.
GhostTrick
Banned
I guess that you could say that considering the actual state of the japanese market.
Its pityful that 30k became amazing numbers.
4 years ago, some people would call that mediocre or fine.
Pretty much tells whats left for the market :/
Sangetsu-II
Member
Slow months but not bad with Dark Souls 2: Scholar, Toukiden Kiwami and Final Fantasy X HD on PS4 those months.
It's good given the fact that its lineup mostly consists of cross-gen games. In fact, its only notable exclusive is out next week. If PS4 had more Bloodborne caliber titles it'd surely perform better than it is currently.
The big question right now is how long this cross-gen trend continues.
As far as Yakuza goes, this series desperately needs a break as well as western exposure. If they don't at least try with the PS4 userbase in the west then they have no hope of this IP growing.
Good PS4 sales, Yakuza sadly has been milked to death just like COD or AC in the west, people are obviously getting bored with the usual formula. They should take their time and reinvent the formula making a better game on PS4. But of course that requires to take risks and I doubt that japanese developers and Sega are willing to do that at this point.
Moor-Angol
Banned
Dedication Through Light
Member
Isnt that the average most of these shonen action nonNaruto/OP animey games do on 3ds? Seems around 7taizai and Magi, I think?
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Yakuza is unlikely to grow in the West due to it being on its 5/6th iteration. Honestly I expect Y6 to be the conclusion of Kiryu's story and then the team either making a new IP in a similar fashion or doing a franchise reboot.
Different devs will cross over at different times. You see SE already going next gen only and I expect Capcom/Konami to do the same for their big titles after 2015. I expect TK to continue cross gen the longest followed by NB.
that's not really good for a mainline (it's a prequel of the first game, not a spinoff) Yakuza game.
dat digimon cyber sleuth though, I never really cared about digimons but this game for some reason always seemed quite interesting to me. will probably buy and play if/when it comes out here.
dat digimon cyber sleuth though, I never really cared about digimons but this game for some reason always seemed quite interesting to me. will probably buy and play if/when it comes out here.
djplaeskool
Member
PSP:
CAN'T STOP
WON'T STOP
CAN'T STOP
WON'T STOP
IAmRandom31
Banned
Yeah I think this was the catch 22 of how Sony released the console over there. No install base so the big publishers wouldn't want to risk losing tons of $$$$ on an exclusive sent out to 400k people. So only able to get cross platform deals. I guess Sony didn't want to eat a ton of losses either on pure exclusives from first party teams, so there was nothing really ready to appeal to the Japanese crowd from Sony exclusively either.
Which is why I think FFXV is the moment when everything changes for the console in Japan. It will be an exclusive, it will be a massive hit that most everyone will want who is into the series and it is long anticipated. 2015 is all about building the userbase toward that moment, and it looks like software lineup they have enough to gain some momentum and up the userbase by a pretty good amount by the time FFXV hits.
Sony just has to market the shit out of the system over there and build the userbase off hype of the future as much as current titles, since as you said most are on the PS3 out of financial necessity.
It will be really interesting to see how this title fares in western-markets (or other parts of Asia). Was the Wii-zelda-smash-buttons hyrule warriors well received commercially?
It depends on the IPs of course, a Japan exclusive series going exclusively to PS4/X1 now would be suicide. But say something that has worldwide appeal for SEGA, like Sonic, is probably going to enjoy the exclusive treatment. Ditto with stuff like Alien.
It's going to be interesting though if the Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio will do a new IP, their name kind of implies otherwise : P
These aren't bad, they are terrible.
You make a good point. Is Yakuza's time up?
crimzonflame
Member
Will PS4's LTD ever catchup to Wii U's? Doesn't look likely.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Well what happened to the Sakura Wars team......they made SoA did they not and then went on to make VC.
If you look at it from a story point.....how much more is there really left in Kiryu's story?
TheSpaceBetween
Member
Good to see the ps4 starting to come alive. It'll surely exceed the Wii U by the end of the year. It's sad to see it struggle so much despite having so many great games.
Eolz
Member
Easily, since it has a lot more support from third parties.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Its not an if question.....its a question of when.
WiiU 2014 LTD : 620k
its down YoY so lets say it ends up with a 2015 LTD of 500k.
PS4 would need to sell 1.5 million in 2015 to outsell it before 2016 does. It should outsell WiiU during 2016.
Lol really?
Ot. Called the flat PS4 week and it's flat as it gets
Hopefully next week still above 30k.
What's up with the discrepancies between MC and Famitsu for Digimon and the PSP game?
SnowFlakeCake
Member
Seeing how I'm not in Japan so have no idea how retail works there, I can't help but be very curious in the XB1 numbers. To have those kind of numbers, would have to think that very few shops even bother stacking the console, is that true? Retail is all about getting through stock, XB1 seeing less than a 1000 every week means that any shop stocking them is basically wasting space which could be kept for other products. This can't go on much longer can it, in terms of the console being discontinued in the country?
Perhaps MS is providing incentive but I don't know, it was always a lost cause but it's straight up funny now a console is managing those kind of numbers. On the flip side so happy to see DQ:H do well, do hope the next mainline entry is on consoles and this game was a way to build up a userbase. It most certainly cannot have been to test the waters, otherwise the next mainline DQ would be several years off.
Perhaps MS is providing incentive but I don't know, it was always a lost cause but it's straight up funny now a console is managing those kind of numbers. On the flip side so happy to see DQ:H do well, do hope the next mainline entry is on consoles and this game was a way to build up a userbase. It most certainly cannot have been to test the waters, otherwise the next mainline DQ would be several years off.
Moor-Angol
Banned
PS4 vs. Wii U (not updated yet)
Code:
week 53 - 1,072,636 / 1,247,112 -174,476
week 54 - 1,119,131 / 1,320,094 -200,963
week 55 - 1,152,077 / 1,439,253 -287,176yes, it might happen considering Wii U's week 55 was the glorious 120k on winter 2013, from that point sales started struggling week after week
but I think 300k in 9 months are not prohibitive
but also it depends on PS4 Q3 and Q4
UPDATE : sorry I just saw "LTD" right now, 1,1mln in 9 months ? impossible
It could have been better for the Vita though :/
Actually the development for Sakura Wars was done by two teams from my understanding.
Red Entertainment (They went on to make GunGrave with SEGA and a cancelled Trigun game) who have since been purchased by a Chinese company.
Overworks before they were Overworks, who went on to make Skies of Arcadia, Valkyria Chronicles etc and are now a few major members are working on a mobile/PC/Vita title called The World End Eclipse. It's due for release this summer I believe.
I agree Kiryu's story is pretty much wrapped up. Infact I would say in terms of a narrative Yakuza 3 could have ended the series on a perfect note. But Yakuza is more of a soap opera than a serious story, he might as well be Batman at this point! I do think more than a reboot is needed, Japan's console userbase isn't going to be around for much longer and SEGA really needs to expand into the PC/Western market more aggressively with their Japanese development teams. It still boggles my mind Catherine, 3D Dot Heroes etc sold more than Yakuza did in America/Europe, that disastrous first release really killed the series for SEGA.
But with the team called Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios, I have my reservation if SEGA is going to look outside of Japan for them, they might just end up doing mobile games like the Mario & Sonic team is doing now I believe (They made Sonic Runners and Let's Make a Soccer... for mobile)
Yep. Its a good sign; consoles still sell with the right games.
John Bender
Banned
Sangetsu-II
Member
Oh no it's back, Sony should trademark this Gif considering it's been used so much. Now on PS4.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Poor Vita can't even have its own gifs anymore
Honestly surprised people here think the PS4 won't catch the Wii U. Its honestly inevitability. Sony platforms last forever, I really don't think the Wii U will even be around in 2 years because if Nintendo drops support for it then there is nobody left supporting it.
Honestly surprised people here think the PS4 won't catch the Wii U. Its honestly inevitability. Sony platforms last forever, I really don't think the Wii U will even be around in 2 years because if Nintendo drops support for it then there is nobody left supporting it.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
Combine Yakuza with warrior series and gundamn series, and you have a fresh new game of mechs, hoards of enemies and good old Yakuza karaoke bar.
Pandora012
Member
Poor Vita can't even have its own gifs anymore
Honestly surprised people here think the PS4 won't catch the Wii U. Its honestly inevitability. Sony platforms last forever, I really don't think the Wii U will even be around in 2 years because if Nintendo drops support for it then there is nobody left supporting it.
I think the problem is that some are constraining their views to just this year. If you just look at that it is highly unlikely that they would reach the WiiU.
Zekra Dezivad
Member
Nah, it's a prequel. More important than spinoffs, but less important than the titles that push the story forward. It's interesting, but not a fundamental title for who played the numbered entries.
With digital I think that will beat RGG:OTE numbers in the long run (japanese gamers sure loves their zombies, but it had shorter legs compared to mainline titles. Ishin had longer legs, so Yakuza0 has more than a chance)
Is this a serious question? The PS4 will likely surpass the Wii U's LTD this time next year.