Katana_Strikes
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Yep bundles count too.
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PAL Charts - Week 1, 2014
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Yep bundles count too.
That's the trouble though, Nintendo's titles NEVER hit the bargain bin no matter how poor the sales are. They are like Apple products.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Yes they do.
I dunno, man. They're certainly the least likely to hit bargain bins, but I have seen Sainsbury's periodically discount their Wii U stuff to £24.99 and I doubt they're alone.
Knack, on the other hand, will only go up in price. If this furious demand doesn't abate soon, scalpers will be selling copies on eBay for prices that make classic Neo Geo games blush.
Yes they will... in 2020.
As long as they are making profit.. They are not going to do anything.. If people think that they will reduce price just 2 months after the launch i think then i think that is just lack of business sense..
The software hardware sold through Jan - Sep is less than the total sales in Nov & Dec only. So the difference will also be very negligible.
They think "Titanfall" will be their savior.
Katana_Strikes
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Any WiiU games in the value chart at all this week?
Uncharted: Golden Abyss has re-entered the Vita charts at #4. That's odd, especially since it's on PS+. Must've been a tremendous influx of 4 or 5 new owners. Good stuff.
Bravely Default has re-entered the 3DS top 10 at number 8. Good news for MPL!
Bravely Default has re-entered the 3DS top 10 at number 8. Good news for MPL!
Knack-clone M3D World is at #35.
We should be getting some Announcement from Sony soon on the success of VITA along with PS4..
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I have actually played a bit of Knack this holiday and my gut feeling that it's the spaghetti bolognaise of video games was firmly reassured. What an absolute snore fest.
But whatever makes people happy! People need something to play on their brand new PS4s I guess.
But whatever makes people happy! People need something to play on their brand new PS4s I guess.
I actually like it.I have actually played a bit of Knack this holiday and my gut feeling that it's the spaghetti bolognaise of video games was firmly reassured. What an absolute snore fest.
But whatever makes people happy! People need something to play on their brand new PS4s I guess.
Your argument is invalid! >:-(
Psycho_Mantis
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I found both 3D world and Knack quite boring by myself but fun with co op.
Pretty much although I think Knack is pretty far down that list even then. The only annual release I'm into is Assassin's Creed and AC4/KZ4 were enough to get me through launch. All the F2P games and free PS+ games have made the launch much more bearable too considering the lack of a real killer app.But whatever makes people happy! People need something to play on their brand new PS4s I guess.
They'll be scrabbling around trying to find a few boxes to send out and replenish stock, I'd imagine. They've been using 'em to keep the boardroom table level.
Assassin's Creed 4 is filling the gap nicely for meI have actually played a bit of Knack this holiday and my gut feeling that it's the spaghetti bolognaise of video games was firmly reassured. What an absolute snore fest.
But whatever makes people happy! People need something to play on their brand new PS4s I guess.
lolol well it wasnt in stock for ages (uk)
Graphics Horse
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GT6 is dropping a lot. There seems to be plenty of bundles available.
Sammy Samusu
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Are people buying Knack or the PS4 bundle? Because chile, the struggle must be real.
People are buying the bundle, but only because it's hard to find Knack without a PS4 attached. They're just putting the extra PS4 in storage for a rainy day.
There appears to be less 3rd party support/success for the Wii U than the Wii, despite it being able to play direct ports of any PS360 game. I mean its fucked, proper fucked. Nintendo should just be a rad Handheld company, I mean that 3DS is just sensational for them. It won't be long before investors are screening for blood. Have a look at all those Sony and MS games, that's money in the bank. Knack sold more than SM3DL in the UK.... AGAIN! Criminal. There is just a point where even if you build it, they don't come.
£25 isn't exactly bargain bin! I get most of my Wii U games at the price day one because I'm a savvy shopper init! The true bargain bin price is under £15 for new releases.
Graphics Horse
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It's not fair to compare Knack to 3D World, it's bundled. It should be compared to NSMBU or Nintendo Land.
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So we're just going to pretend western third party support on 3DS isn't just as bad? Cool.
With every PS4? Damn I paid $AU50 for that game!
Fair enough, though western handheld support has always been lacking. At least the 3DS is selling like hotcakes, statistics would say that 3rd party games are getting bought. Unlike the WiiU, where its becoming a perfect storm of failure, low demand because few games... Few games because low demand.
Graphics Horse
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No silly. Apparently it will be in Japan though.
That's not a 3DS problem its a handheld problem. PS4 also seems to have killed whatever demand was left for PS3 releases.
Why western specifically? Wii U isn't even getting Japaneese 3rd party support the 3DS enjoys.
michaelius
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Well of course - people don't want to have half a dozen of consoles under TV - that's one reason. Second is pure money - when you need to buy console to play 1 or 2 good games you are suddenly looking at 150-200 euro per game.
Doesn't really change that much when you look into charts
Consolidate their revenue streams into only supporting a market in irreversible decline? Sounds super smart.
3DS is going to have its biggest expectations miss yet this year for Nintendo, IDK about "sensational".
God damn genius Sony... Get some homeland national pride. So will they actually count hardware sales as knack software too, very sneaky. At least Wii Play could kind of be the whole "free controller thing" no way you can say a 400 dollar copy of Knack comes with a free PS4.
I'd also go to mobile, just retarded is the kind of money they would collect from pokemon on phones.
Katana_Strikes
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PS4 making a killing a retail!
Dat Top 4!
Dat Top 4!
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If third party games were getting bought then they would appear in the charts. I can't even remember the last time a third party 3DS game appeared in the charts. But yeah it is a general handheld problem. I wasn't saying it was specifically 3DS, but it is still an issue and I think it's wrong to single out crappy Wii U third party support yet ignore the 3DS situation. In fact it may be especially worry for 3DS since the hardware sells well. Imagine how weak third party support and sales would be if the system was selling poorly.
Captain Smoker
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Yeah it's great that they sell 5$ Pokemon copies.
Not as good as 40$ Pokemon games which also sell additional 100$ - 150$ hardware which generates income
+ other 30$ Nintendo games you buy if you already have the hardware or whatever money you spend online, 3rd Parties, etc.
Microsoft should probably sell Windows to Apple or Google, it's just retarted how much money they would make in that month.
