It looks like people get the message Splatoon is so good. Seeing it do that well before the big august update, and what it brings with it in terms of social values (team base matches), make me think its sales potential is underated. 3 millions LTD was my prediction. It could go beyond that.
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Media Create Sales: Week 30, 2015 (Jul 20 - Jul 26)
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Chezzymann
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So splatoon hit 1.62 million worldwide, if it can get to around 2.3 - 2.5 million by late November would 3 million LTD be a lock? Maybe even higher due to the holiday boost? Fuck it im going with 4 million LTD
Canis lupus
Member
With titles like P5, MGS5, and increased releases in 2H, plus a likely price cut, LMAO at some saying it wouldn't reach 2M LTD this year (up YoY).
Who said that? 2m should be the minimum given it hit 970k last year with a much weaker lineup?
also worth noting is that the 1.62 million number only includes sales through June 30th
higgsboson1997
Member
Yeah, it reached 1.61 million in a month and 3 days. I'd say that, with the legs it has had, 3 million is almost certainly a lock (especially if it's bundled). 4 million should be the amount that it is shooting for at minimum.
From the other thread...
Ya, they are just trying to get back as much burned money as possible on the WiiU.
Makes me wonder, what is the reward/loyalty program for WiiU owners going to be going to the NX?
Ya, they are just trying to get back as much burned money as possible on the WiiU.
Makes me wonder, what is the reward/loyalty program for WiiU owners going to be going to the NX?
So basically (fuzzy math alert!), last year PS4 hardware did a little over 320k from week 31 to the end. YTDs are crossing only now because last year had the launch spike. Week-to-last-year's-week, PS4 seems to be up 2x~3x.
800k it is then this year. 2.4M LTD at the end of the year. Sounds reasonable?
800k it is then this year. 2.4M LTD at the end of the year. Sounds reasonable?
You're probably confusing that with people saying it won't do 2 million in a single year.
I don't think many (any?) thought hitting 2 million LTD by the end of the year was ludicrous.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Some people were doubting PS4 would be YoY. Should be a lock since second half of the year looks better for PS4 than last year.
higgsboson1997
Member
Well, impressions on NeoGAF were very positive, and it got a good 34/40 (8.5/10) from Famitsu, which is really good for a platformer! I hope it will be like Captain Toad in eventually reaching that mark.
thestopsign
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sörine;173349744 said:
2 million is not a lock. Selling 1.4 million in the next 5 months would be impressive at its current rate.
2m ltd, not ytd. It's going past 2m ltd at the end of the year, but won't be anywhere near 2m ytd.
theprodigy
Member
I don't think anyone said it would do 2 million in a year, I do remember a bunch of posts saying it wouldn't even be up YoY and it would crash below 10k weekly though.
There was someone crazy that was saying that last year.
We even had a big old circle jerk laughing at that.
Picking up something I wanted to comment on from last week's thread:
I was thinking about this in the reverse way, actually; I think Square outlining this 'the game will tentatively come to NX' lays the foundation for a little push of a "Make the system to the specs we need for it, and we'll bring the game over" nature. If the hardware isn't locked down right now, that could give Nintendo a little nudge to go for something more powerful. While the allure of Western third parties demanding power might not resonate with them enough, as we saw with the Wii U, I think Square demanding sufficient power for a Dragon Quest will make them sit up and take notice.
I was thinking about this in the reverse way, actually; I think Square outlining this 'the game will tentatively come to NX' lays the foundation for a little push of a "Make the system to the specs we need for it, and we'll bring the game over" nature. If the hardware isn't locked down right now, that could give Nintendo a little nudge to go for something more powerful. While the allure of Western third parties demanding power might not resonate with them enough, as we saw with the Wii U, I think Square demanding sufficient power for a Dragon Quest will make them sit up and take notice.
It's unusual for a company to announce something like this unless they're actually planning it. If the NX faceplants or is a complete disaster to port to or some other dire circumstance comes up, sure, it won't end up releasing. I don't think there's much reason to assume it's not releasing until they say it's not though.
I'm not sure what you're asking me. I thought Level 5's conference was fine. They view their two primary markets as children's games for Nintendo handhelds and both children's games and casual games targeted at older audiences for smartphones. Maybe they're still running some kind of PS4 vanity title, but given it's fallen off the map, I wouldn't be surprised if they decided to exit that business avenue. It doesn't seem to be a pillar regardless.
They could be publicly strong arming, yes, but really they could do that just as effectively privately as well. It's not like Nintendo is unaware of the death heap their systems in sit when third parties don't release content on them. If Nintendo cares is another story, but I don't think going on publicly versus privately would impact their decision either way.
Interceptor
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sörine;173350524 said:
If they do that we would see a return of the gamepad. Which is fine with me.
CaviarMeths
Member
Wii U and PS4 up year over year, Splatoon outpacing Mario Kart 8, and a shitty low-effort game bombing. Small victories, take 'em where you can.
Too bad that Minecraft continues to be the only Vita game that people are actually buying though.
Too bad that Minecraft continues to be the only Vita game that people are actually buying though.
I'm assuming NX will still have a touchscreen. Either a lower secondary one or just one large one.
Splatoon increased?
I'm blown away by those legs.
Yes please.
It was fun seeing the first one coming back again and again
I'm blown away by those legs.
Yes please.
It was fun seeing the first one coming back again and again
and again and again and again...
Tentacles. And they are apparently quite long world-wide if it was at 1.62m by June 30th worldwide. The half-month on the books we have for Japann, already moved it to 1.7m.
Haha, but that doesn't come close to the level of crazy from that same week (and who I was thinking about).
Edit - Ha, you caught it too!
Man, that was some week.
There was a special episode on TV last Sunday 19th. And this week we see the effect.
In two weeks, Obon.
DaSorcerer7
Member
Sorry to butt in..
When it was actually announced at the press conference, it sounded like it was pretty much confirmed for NX. I also believe that it would not have been mentioned if both companies hadn't had prior discussions about the it being developed on the NX platform. Like you said, it is Dragon Quest.
I still don't get the people who think the PS4's lifecycle will be longer than the PS3's.
The entire way the hardware design and game library played out was heavily designed around frontloading the system and making it easier to replace sooner.
Canis lupus
Member
sörine;173349744 said:
Indeed ps4 should well exceed 2m this year. I remember this post
thestopsign
Member
sörine;173350671 said:
Ah that makes more sense.
Chris is talking ytd there, not ltd.
The game hasn't been restocked anywhere yet. It will probably fall off the charts next week.
Canis lupus
Member
sörine;173354460 said:
I never made a claim it would sell 2m this year alone.
To move 3 million copies of DQXI it would need to sell 6 million units in the next 17 months
Backpedalling much?
I don't think this is possible, but I can see ps4 selling more in its first 5-6 years with all the third party support than ps3 did in its first 5-6 years.
He probably got it from here then, seems like a misunderstanding.
