NumberThree
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They should do a Ubisoft Direct instead.
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I'm surprised we haven't a Nintendo Direct for Mario + Rabbids
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http://opencritic.com/game/4494/mario-rabbids-kingdom-battle
Review embargo lift: 8/28 14:00 CET
Review embargo lift: 8/28 14:00 CET
Yoshimitsu126
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I'm not. If you can't trust this guy who can you trust?
That T-shirt though
I mean, the sales this game is going to do just from being blindly bought from store shelves based on the cover alone is going to be bonkers. I don't think Nintendo's casual audience was ever in question here coming out for a game of this nature.
I think the enthusiast crowd needed to be sold and I think the previews alone have been enough me to convince me. A direct would be nice but I feel like all of the Switch owners I know have already made a decision one way or another on getting this.
Dark Cloud
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Hm while this game was super hyped at E3, it feels like all of that just vanished this month of it's release..
Maybe pre orders were low or something but I haven't seen a TV commercial for this game or anything. Saw YouTube ads of it a month ago though.
How do we expect this game to sell btw? Even with Mario it's a very very niche genre.
Not to mention even some Mario fans are turned off due to the rabbids being a main focus
Maybe pre orders were low or something but I haven't seen a TV commercial for this game or anything. Saw YouTube ads of it a month ago though.
How do we expect this game to sell btw? Even with Mario it's a very very niche genre.
Not to mention even some Mario fans are turned off due to the rabbids being a main focus
ultrazilla
Gold Member
Nah, don't need one imo. The game is out next Tuesday and I really don't want to see anymore of it.
I'm expecting right around the 1m mark in overall sales. Maybe slightly under.
Sure hope it's meaty. I need a non indie game on my Switch.
Pretty much. Zelda is the only retail game I own right now.
So about 6 days to get reviews in. Hopefully this means most reviewers will get into the deeper stages of the game and give us an idea of what kind of tactical depth to expect.
IamDodongo
Member
I almost forgot to preorder this and get the amazon discount. Thanks for the thread
Dark Cloud
Member
I see it selling around 3 million
Nah too optimistic
1 million is reaching it. Will pretty much depend a lot on reviews.
Btw I'm also expecting the reviews to be low 80s just a hunch maybe this game is too easy or the story is shallow or something.
Good score but a single player game needs to reach 90+ in order to get attention these days
Less than a million LTD would probably be a major disappointment considering the IP, time spent, and team working on this.
Review scores don't matter for Mario games.
superdeluxe
Member
Pre ordered on amazon. But wtf you get it on the 31st?
Linkstrikesback
Member
There's no world this doesn't reach the million mark.
Dark Cloud
Member
Nah 1 million is too pessimistic. I'll stick with my 3 million.
Like Wolfenstein The New Order?
Diablohead
Member
UBI could host their own 30 minute stream replicating what a nintendo direct does... but they won't because that's too clever.
You mean Snowdrop?
Diprosalic
Banned
don't make people think they developed this.
Dark Cloud
Member
That would be cool. Nintendo is showing the game off on their Gamescom stream tomorrow.
That's EA lol
You mean Snowdrop..
Anyway I'll stick to my guns and say 1 million for this year, not sure about lifetime ..
Various factors - no TV commercial, it's last day of August kids are going back to school in a week in us at least, and once again the very niche genre.
Even Mario spinoffs sometimes hit low sales like the last Mario & Luigi game. Or paper Mario.
But this is switch where things doesn't make sense so I'm probably way wrong lol
Skittzo0413
Member
That's wonderful to hear (and I assume you mean Snowdrop too, but those names are weirdly similar come to think of it).
Dark Cloud
Member
Are you an insider?
Skittzo0413
Member
I think he works for/runs a gaming publication so he's probably talking about his review copy. And Snowdrop, not Frostbite.
The XCOM franchise has always been multiplatform though, and I think in general the audience for strategy games is bigger on PC than other consoles, especially Nintendo consoles. That said, I'm sure this will sell quite well due to its reception at E3 as well as the Mario IP, and also due to Switch software selling incredibly well so far. 3-4 million doesn't seem too high, I agree.
Y'all nailed it! I've never had so much pent up emotional turmoil over keeping to embargo. I can't wait to talk about this game with you all.
Dark Cloud
Member
Dammit I'm trying to contain my hype!
Niceguydan8
Member
I assume the Rabbids IP is also pretty popular to younger kids as well. I think a mom going to the store and seeing a game with Mario and Rabbids for their kids will be a pretty compelling case to buy the game.
That is a scenario that I would not see XCOM in, I think it has it's appeal to a certain group of people, but I think the appeal to this game on a broader scale (especially to non-enthusiasts) is going to be huge. Mario + Rabbids will also probably attract some of those XCOM people too, further broadening the appeal.
Skittzo0413
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Yeah it's definitely true that this has a lot of factors going for it, but in general the XCOM strategy RPG genre is fairly niche, and XCOM does well primarily on PC I believe while always being multiplatform to get its millions of sales. I definitely think Mario + Rabbids can do very well too, but I just don't think pointing to XCOM sales will really indicate that when the situations and appeals of the two games are vastly different.
Here's the thing though. It being a strategy game doesn't really hurt it. Kids who are excited to play a new game with Mario characters, Rabbids, or both, are not going to pass on it just because it is a strategy game. On the other hand, older gamers who would otherwise not get yet-another Mario or Rabbid game could be interested BECAUSE it is a strategy game that has good gameplay.
We're talking about a niche audience in a large pool versus a larger audience in a (for now) smaller pool, but I think Mario+Rabbid's potential audience intersects extremely well with Switch's audience. Plus, as duckroll says, it's in the very unusual position of potentially appealing both to kids looking for a cartoony Mario game and adults looking for a more serious strategy experience. We've seen enough thus far to all-but-guarantee it'll appeal to the former (given the excellent visual design and animation), and I'm actually reasonably confident about the latter, although of course it's hard to judge without hearing from anyone who's spent some significant time with the game.
To be honest I think Ubisoft's biggest worry in the short term is how much Switch stock Nintendo manages to get on store shelves by the end of the year. It could do very well in the holiday season, but only so long as people are able to actually get their hands on Switch hardware to play it on.
Muffin Awesome
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It seems to be excitement but obviously he can't say.
I went ahead and pre-ordered from best buy along with Yakuza don't disappoint me ubi
Schopenhauerian
Member
Folks do have all kinds of interesting 'instincts' about Miyamoto, so perhaps a few notes would not be out of place here:
Dark Cloud
Member
Hmmmmm
... There was a massive preview wave just 2 weeks ago and there's been constant new footage and impressions since E3. Hardly sent to die, it's been getting a big push.
Skittzo0413
Member
Ah I see what you guys are saying, and yeah that makes sense. This seems to be a relatively unique game in that respect, since the IP and presentation has the great mass appeal of Mario but the actual gameplay is something that's generally preferred by people outside of that Mario audience. I'm not sure if we've seen something like that before.
But yeah, regardless of who this appeals to it will sell pretty well. Switch install base will be a big factor there but hopefully this will be a fairly leggy title, again as it features Mario.
Nice, any link to the interview?
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