I can understand reprints but RE5 and AE are technically different games content wise.
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Media Create Sales: Week 21, 2014 (May 19 - May 25)
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How i said, "No NEW" Title! Its like missing the whole IP
test_account
XP-39C²
Kingdom Hearts 3 is still set fo PS3 as well, isnt it?
Till now, PS4One - Only
Davey Cakes
Member
I'm just going to say it, even if it makes me sad.
The most we can hope for is 15k for Wii U next week. I don't see some big leap in sales, just a minor bump.
The most we can hope for is 15k for Wii U next week. I don't see some big leap in sales, just a minor bump.
Seems its new gen only going by the announcement and Nomura complaining about the work load increase with the new hardware.
Vita is dead as it can be and remains the champ. Its how Gaf rolls.
prag16
Banned
I guess it's better to set the bar low than unrealistically high, but 15k would be a shocking failure in my opinion.
The original point was that Yokai Watch proves that Japan still cares about handhelds. I'm just saying that, they are interested in games they want to play, rather than the platform itself. Yokai Watch could very well been on mobiles and it would have done very well.
Key is always the audience, rather than pure install base. Yokai Watch is on 3DS primarily because Pokemon is on 3DS, thus the likely audience is on there too.
FFXV and KH3 were always announced as PS4/XBONE titles.
test_account
XP-39C²
I see. Was there another bigger PS4 title that is also said to come to PS3? I'm sure i've heard about that, but maybe it was just a rumor.
well, according to MC, with the release of Pikmin3 (92k) the Wii U went from 8k to 22k
This year Wii U seems as "strong" (LOL) as the last year (the YoY is similar) but MK8 should have a stronger debut than Pikmin3, so maybe we could expect something about 25k for the HW numbers.
small44
Member
Here we talk about why Vita isn't selling that well,not it's the fault of who.
God Eater and Final Fantasy Remake surely help Vita but not enough,what Vita need now to be relevent is Exclusive Final Fantasy,Monster Hunter,Metal Gear Solid,Kingdom Hearts games
It help Vita for one or two week
From a japanese developer?
AdventureRacing
Member
Wii U HW rose by like 2K this week without any releases, i would be shocked if that was all it sold. Personally i'm going to say 30-40K but predictions as low as 12-15K just seem outright crazy to me.
maabus1999
Member
Something that most likely will happen in other markets as time progresses. There is a reason the gaming companies are investing in streaming tech, and that is legacy hardware platforms will most likely start phasing out over the coming years. "PS5" may not exist in the same fashion as its predecessors.
Do you mean Metal Gear Solid 5?
test_account
XP-39C²
I think so. I thought it was Kingdom Hearts 3, but its possible that i'm mixing it up with another game or it was just a rumor, which i thought was confirmed instead
Metallix87
Member
If that's the case, why try to make excuses for the poor sales?
test_account
XP-39C²
I was pretty sure that it was Kingdom Hearts 3, but i'm probably mixing it up with something else (maybe i mistook a rumor as a confirmation for something). I dont think it was Metal Gear Solid 5, but that game is also coming for the PS3 indeed.
small44
Member
It's not an excuse, i'm just explaining why i believe Vita has poor sales
ArkhamFantasy
Member
Silver lining here is that japanese publishers will have no choice but to localize all thier games now!!
not really
Was it for a long while. Only thing that changed, is that the "PS4 will rule Japan anyway" comments joined the misery.
neotokyo360
Member
OMG
Ps4 < WiiU
Ps4 < WiiU
The best part is the OP being banned. I know it wasn't for this thread, but I like to believe that it was.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Still cool to see SAO:HF still up on the charts.
I expect it to bump up/come back to the charts while anime is running.
Evolution.
Yeah. The 3DS was selling 14k a week when people were mocking it and calling it a failure. Yet now 3 years later, it's 14 A-O-K.
Right. So many swerves, its quite ironic now.
In a way, it's kind of true and false at the same time - the Wii U is currently doing better than PS4 and of course X1, and that doesn't look likely to change until 2015 at the earliest ('dominating' isn't really the word for it though). And yet, everything's getting destroyed by mobile.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
In one of the longest console generations that one million seller barely means anything. Many of Japan's more popular consoles/handhelds get million sellers within the first year As pointed out the Vita already has a 500k and it's what getting to 3 years old?
There's nothing significant about a 8 year old console have a single million sellers a few games above 500k. PS3 wasn't a AAA console in Japan not remotely. It's a testament to how little million sellers matter to more mid tier based consoles than the opposite.
Devs won't have a problem sticking to the PS4 and Sony will probably send them dev kits as a Christmas gift if necesary. About development costs, they won't rise if they don't want too. They can just keep releasing "up-scaled PS2 games" as some people call them and their fanbase will keep buying them. And having a more powerful console to work with means they don't need to optimize it as much as before.
About the first part, I don't think that will work. The biggest stuff is too big overseas (Resident Evil, MGS, Final Fantasy, KH) to become a WiiU exclusive. And the stuff that they can get isn't big enough to make that kind of transition happen.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
It's about opportunity costs. The PS4 is bombing worse than the wii u, the same console Japanese third parties avoid like a plague. Precisely which devs are in a hurry to develop for it when considering only Japan.
Metallix87
Member
Yet when I respond to that point, you say this is a sales thread, and that talk should be kept out of here. Frankly, I disagree with that, but at the very least pick a side and stick with it.
Sony only have themselves to blame for the PS4 lackluster sales. I find it laughable how anyone(including me) claimed that PS4 would bring back the gold era of Japanese games. Third party Japanese devs don't have the ability to to set the trend, so Sony must show them why PS4 is worth investing in but creating compelling titles that appeal to the Japanese audience. They need a new Ape Escape, Parappa, JRPG's etc. SCEJ need to get off their collective asses and pave the way for PS4 games development. We still don't bloody have an Everybody's Golf game yet!?
Smiles and Cries
Member
8K club has a new leader!
I knew this week would be fun
looks like you guys were right about Infamous it moved dog shit
I knew this week would be fun
looks like you guys were right about Infamous it moved dog shit
yeah, I liked w101 even if I haven't played it much as decided to go back to xenoblade and finally finish it but damn y just reached 100 hours play time and there seems to be no end at sight but I regret nothing.
Anyways, I might buy Bayoneta even if I am not interested on it just to give my support
megabytecr
Member
Who cares for the obvious or reasons??? Its a MC Neogaf thread, lol!!
Lets see by how much the MK8 helps the Wii U. If they can have some steady releases, then there is some hope for Wii U, at least GC numbers.
No HW hype in Japan, and in the US the HW hype is decreasing.
test_account
XP-39C²
Are there any known prices for Smash Bros 3DS and WiiU?
The question (same as i was wondering about) was probably more aimed towards what you said about the PS3 being a mid-tier and niche machine, sounding like you ment that the PS3 basically only saw mid-tier and niche games released on it.
Sorry, I was only listing Japanese games but I did miss Samurai Warriors 4 (which is another late port).
Dragon1893
Member
Been a while since sony had so much software in the top 10 but those PS4 sales really are abysmal.
Was expecting at least a slight bump for Infamous but it went down instead lol.
Was expecting at least a slight bump for Infamous but it went down instead lol.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
No my point was that the reason the PS3 remained relevant and sold as much as it did, was because of those mid tier and niche games, not the AAA games that really didn't sell all that much. Large budget games existed on it but it wouldn't have been anywhere remotely successful without the mid tier support.
Which is why I find the argument AAA games will save the PS4 ring kind of false if AAA games didn't save the PS3 precisely why would they sell the PS4.
The only thing I can really see saving the PS4 is Japanese mid tier support, it's what "saved" the Vita, the main reason PS3 was successful as it was in Japan and in many ways what kept the PSP alive until MH came along.