It's far from worthless. Actually considering how it is more or less free marketing starting them is one of the best moves Nintendo has made recently. It just isn't good enough alone. They need traditional marketing channels too.
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Japanese sales of The Wonderful 101 are not wonderful...at all...
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It's far from worthless. Actually considering how it is more or less free marketing starting them is one of the best moves Nintendo has made recently. It just isn't good enough alone. They need traditional marketing channels too.
Releasing the same week as GTAV. Good luck with that.
Would you say it's.... wonderful?
TheBaronOfNA
Banned
But the demo is perfect man! You are just. Not drawing that L with skillz!
/ sarcasm
Majmun
Member
Wow. Someone missed marketing 101.
SolarPowered
Member
PC is my primary now, but I'd be a lot more excited about Wii U if it had fucking party chat and full blown account system that nearly everyone else uses.
I was gonna say buy a PC, but then I see this in bold.
ugh no
Someone posted this earlier in the thread. It really explained a lot to me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdHbPXNJvVE
EsotericManiac
Member
I was probably going to get it close to D1 but the demo showed me nothing fantastic. I couldn't imagine wanting to play 101 over Pikmin so I didn't bother.
They are both for entirely different audiences though. I doubt GTA will test your skill at all.
dave is ok
aztek is ok
The Wonderful 101 copies sold
Stone Ocean
Member
Will still top 5k sales.
Takamura-San
Member
It will affect their ability for find work. Which affects their financial security.
Is basically like selling a broken house. They got the money sure, but will they sell another.
Indies are already sorting out that issue nicely.
outunderthestars
Banned
Not sure how this is shocking to anyone.
It's a game from a niche developer on a system that is not selling.
Helen Keller could have seen this coming.
The U.S. release is also being sent to die by launching the same week at GTA V.
It's a game from a niche developer on a system that is not selling.
Helen Keller could have seen this coming.
The U.S. release is also being sent to die by launching the same week at GTA V.
I don't think they are cute even for the Japanese audience. This is cute:
Yeesh. That just doesn't look right.
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
All this delight in the commercial failure of a fun, original game is very sad...
moltonasty
Member
Wow, so sad. I was expecting it to do better in Japan than the US, so it's looking like this will be an OMEGA BOMBA when all is said and done. Anyone know how the game did in EU for comparison sake?
Platinum has had this problem for a while. After Sega left they were having problems getting funding. Luckily Konami and Nintendo stepped in.
Ban Puncher
Member
Myself and the other four people I know who own a Wii U bought a copy of W101.
Did my part.
Did my part.
Meccanical
Member
GTA V isn't coming out on Wii U so that's not a factor.
W101's failure will be it's own fault.
I love indie games but there's nothing quite like this game by indie developers or otherwise.
silver.tongue
Member
Well, I don't think most people are blaming the game or P+, they blame the WiiU and Nintendo.
And they are right to do so.
The Silver
Member
Platinum has never been for sale. The whole idea for the studio was for this guy to be independent.
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
Coverage will be all over GTA V. Wonderul 101 release will be a blurb. That'll be a factor as well.
silver.tongue
Member
I would have bought it on PS3, I think.
The gameplay would have been very different though, since there's no gamepad.
Takamura-San
Member
You had to throw a dig at GTA to make you feel good right?
Maybe Kamiya tells himself the same thing as he cries himself to sleep.
Delicious Waffles
Member
I own a Wii U. I tried the demo and didn't like it much. Didn't know what the hell was going on. It was pretty chaotic.
I know which is why I don't understand they release a week sooner. It's like they don't care.
sentai-what-now?
They look like Pixar characters imo, that's why I think that it could achieve a much greater amount of sales in America and other western regions compared to those Japan sales numbers.
TheBaronOfNA
Banned
Poor dude. He needs to quit twitter before he has a Phil Fish level of meltdown.
Meccanical
Member
You say that like W101 would receive coverage if GTA wasn't there.
So much ignorance in one post.
Sentai = the Japanese original version of Power Rangers, essentially
Nintendo certainly did.
A good majority of current WiiU owners in NA most likely also own a 360 and/or PS3. What game do you think is going to take priority (for most of them) if they are looking for something new to play that week? This game should have been released months ago.
Possibly.
Supermanisdead
Member
it will do better when WONDER RED is the greatest smash bros character and Wonderful 101 gets re-released.
I wonder if the the super-high resolution touchpad would be better for this type of mechanic on ds4 vs wiiu-pad? The finicky nature of finger controled resistance touch screens may have turned off many of the demo users, idk...does anyone know how many times the demo was downloaded?
It started at n°14 in UK rankings so probably in the 2k-3k range at best.
iamaustrian
Member
not surprising
it's (like Madworld) super niche and very unique (somehow).
IMO it fits perfectly to the WiiU. even if it's gonna bomb.
It's a really good game once you master the controls.
Every gamer should give it at least a try.
don't forget: demo available and there's also some deal to get it cheaper if you bought Pikmin 3 first
it's (like Madworld) super niche and very unique (somehow).
IMO it fits perfectly to the WiiU. even if it's gonna bomb.
It's a really good game once you master the controls.
Every gamer should give it at least a try.
don't forget: demo available and there's also some deal to get it cheaper if you bought Pikmin 3 first
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
I don't blame him, who gives a fuck???
Play the game or don't, it's available.
We're not shareholdes or Nintendo employees.
Not speaking about this thread as it is about sales(even though I still don't care) but why do people bombard Kamiya with shit that doesn't affect them???
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Won't happen, he doesn't have Fish levels of emo and seems unlikely to say he's running away to hide forever.
The Abominable Snowman
Member
...For the 3DS, PC, and Mobile.
Not a dig, just an observation.