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The Last Story is the most successful game in XSEED history
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VeryGooster
Banned
I didn't find TLS to be as great as others, but it's still a solid game. Nice that XSEED took that initiative to distribute it here. I expected the game to be difficult to find weeks after release if anything. Really curious to see numbers.
Edit: The game was $8 on Amazon? Wow. :lol
Edit: The game was $8 on Amazon? Wow. :lol
cosmicblizzard
Banned
Does this mean Sakaguchi will stop making IOS games?
Just goes to show you, one company's "not worth localizing" is another's enormous success. If only the big guys would be more willing to work with the little guys we could see more stories like this.
I still haven't bought TLS so I'm +1 sale for XSEED at some point.
I still haven't bought TLS so I'm +1 sale for XSEED at some point.
Chet Rippo
Member
Now go localize Senran Kagura!
No? Ok...
No? Ok...
Real math or faith-based math?
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Fixed.
Now that I think about it. Succeccful doesn't really imply in numbers of copis sold but how good it sold compared to how much investment a product needed. From what I understand, it didn't need lot of slaes number since Most of things was done by NoE.
jimmythepage
Member
If a game of such a calibre doesn't sell what will?
Nintendo Europe localized it. Xseed simply did the publishing I think. Pandora's Tower is still available for publishing...
Chet Rippo
Member
I meant the series in general. I'll take anything man!
MisterHero
Super Member
I still agree with that statement concerning the traditional formula. Xenoblade and TLS are very modern takes on the genre.
Xenoblade is a god-tier game in general, and TLS is almost as good but extremely short.
Father_Brain
Banned
IIRC, it sold around 39K in the US its first month, per leaks from creamsugar et al.
That's actually pretty solid for an original JRPG IP released at the very end of Wii's life cycle, but obviously not very good by most other standards.
Criminal Upper
Banned
Super happy for XSEED. It was a gamble, but it paid off for them!
As soon as Xseed guarantees (they don't even have to release anytime soon) that we will be getting 2nd and 3rd trail series, YES I WILL BUY IT RIGHT THIS MOMENT.
I do not want to end my saga in cliffhanger fashion.
dragonflys545
Member
I got 3 copies for 8 dollar lol.
Xilium
Member
I like XSEED and all so I'm happy for their success in this but I don't know if that necessarily translates into The Last Story being all that successful. XSEED publishes some really niche titles here in the west, so being the most successful title amongst games like the Y's series, Solotorobo, and Valhalla Knights isn't really saying much. You would expect a Sakaguchi to do better than those and seeing as it was already translated, it couldn't have been much of a gamble.
Lumpy Onion
Member
This is great news. I am playing it right now and enjoy how quickly the game gets going. I am glad it didn't get tossed aside because "it's not Xenoblade so it must be garbage'" thoughts.
theviolenthero
Member
I love how they waited until the Wii U launched to announce this reprint at a cheaper price.
Seems like a really good business strategy given the lack of RPG's on the Wii U.
Seems like a really good business strategy given the lack of RPG's on the Wii U.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
I'd guess copies sold, if only because I called it before it launched. :lol
LoftyTheMetroid
Member
If you want to go that route, don't you also need to factor in a bunch of other variables?
For example:
-- The lower development cost of the Wii in comparison to HD consoles.
-- The fact that this is a new IP and not an established brand.
-- XSEED's limited marketing power in comparison to the larger publishers. (I'm not exactly sure what XSEED's marketing budget is, I'm just going by what I've personally seen over the years...)
All things considered, I'd say this is a pretty good success story for XSEED, I'm really happy for them.
Now, I'm not arguing that the Wii is the most lucrative platform for publishers, especially during its twilight years. But I also don't think it's true that the Wii is not a viable platform for any publisher other than Nintendo, and in fact I think it would have been a fantastic opportunity for third parties had they jumped on it during those first years when it was clear it was going to be a popular console.
And yet, it was too much of a gamble for Nintendo of America lol
We better be getting first party Nintendo JRPGs on the Wii U in the US.
I just started playing this past weekend. Made it to
but I'm not sure if I'm really feeling it yet. Don't like the battle system too much, and it feels very linear. We'll see if it gets better... still, kudos to X-SEED and may they continue being successful.
IIRC, the Valhalla Knights series were some of X-SEED's more successful ventures. Which is pretty surprising since most reports I've heard (apart from Shidoshi) have said the games are pretty poor, and they always looked a bit bland to me.
the part where you get shipwrecked on the island after hijacking the Gurak's ship
IIRC, the Valhalla Knights series were some of X-SEED's more successful ventures. Which is pretty surprising since most reports I've heard (apart from Shidoshi) have said the games are pretty poor, and they always looked a bit bland to me.
*knocks things over*
Diddy Kong
Banned
I'm impressed! This is good news.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
This was my entire point; something being "the most successful game in XSEED history" is a good thing for XSEED, but not particularly germane for other publishers--even smaller ones like Atlus--not at all relevant for original titles which have development expenses, and certainly not relevant at establishing this sour-grapes "Why didn't 3rd parties support the Wii more strongly earlier?" narrative.
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
Well deserved. Although I didn't buy the US version, this is one of only a few games I imported and bought the PAL version of.
Head of Vengarl
Banned
Good on them.
Oh really? I've heard very mixed reviews for it. But I am kind of ready for a new Wii game, and I loved Xenoblade, so I might have to pick it up.
Oh really? I've heard very mixed reviews for it. But I am kind of ready for a new Wii game, and I loved Xenoblade, so I might have to pick it up.
Empyrean Heaven
Member
How many copies? 2000?
Xilium
Member
Nintendo has a much higher barometer of success than XSEED.
I'm honestly not so sure that Nintendo's skepticism on the Project Rainfall games has been debunked. Xenoblade seems to be the only one that has made any real success and even that's speculative and based in relation to sales of other JRPGs (which are again, well below the kind of sales Nintendo would expect).
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
~50k us
i will guess around 50k sold to consumers for the game so far. that would be really successful for small guys like them.
it's also kinda the hardcore base for the wii. 40k-50k people have bought muramasa, sin & punishment 2, a boy and his blob, and others.
god damn i'm good.
it's also kinda the hardcore base for the wii. 40k-50k people have bought muramasa, sin & punishment 2, a boy and his blob, and others.
god damn i'm good.
Omegasquash
Member
Awesome. Hopefully this will motivate me to play it, since it's backlogged.
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
Bald space marines and/or guns :/
I tried it, but I didn't like it. Sorry!
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