CharminUltra
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Whether Splatoon 2 will outsell Splat Tim 2 over time remains to be seen.
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Splatoon 2 sold 671K in Japan in its first 3 days (physical) (Famitsu)
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Dark Cloud
Member
Nintendo needs to get Splatoon into Super Nintendo World (Japan) asap!
Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule
Member
I am pretty sure Spla2n will go viral in the next weeks in Japan since its portable now, the masses awareness will rise
I really hope s2 and dqxi can co-exist and break records
this already happened
LizardKing
Member
Yeah Splatoon seems like it will now be part of Nintendo's future core franchises. I expect it to be more of a once in a generation type thing though every 5-6 years or so for the main titles. Like the future of Mario Kart or what Smash has been.
Ayup. Got like 10 pages in the Media Create thread.
James Scott
Banned
Nintendo needs more Rythm games and they keep cranking out idols. Might as well
Having this strong of a launch bodes well for future updates. Hopefully this guarantees a generation-long Splatfest lol.
I haven't been reading MC threads. I missed a lot of things I guess.
I haven't been reading MC threads. I missed a lot of things I guess.
SinCityAssassin
Member
No, yes I know. That's why I mean a branch out to an actual franchise and not just the Squid Sisters.
Dark Cloud
Member
I hope Nintendo doesn't turn it into an every two franchise. I'd rather them put more into Splatoon (especially single player and offline multiplayer) than spitting them out every two years. If they keep it like Smash and Mario Kart (kind of expect a little more from this), then it's fine.
ahhh okay cool! sorry I misunderstood.
Splatoon on Wii U FY:
On average Splatoon did 32K per week since launch on the Wii U during it's first year in Japan. I'd think that on average I expect Splatoon 2 to be around 100K per week until the end of the year. This is with the presumption that Nintendo will ship a little over 3.5 million in Japan until the end of the year. This will lead to around 3 million for Splatoon 2 in Japan for 2017. I don't think it's possible for Nintendo to ship less than 3.5 million in Japan for 2017. They have shipped 1.2 million thus far with 25 weeks to go, December is the biggest sales month in Japan and anything below 1 million will be awful(3DS sold 1.6 mil in December during it's launch year).
On average Splatoon did 32K per week since launch on the Wii U during it's first year in Japan. I'd think that on average I expect Splatoon 2 to be around 100K per week until the end of the year. This is with the presumption that Nintendo will ship a little over 3.5 million in Japan until the end of the year. This will lead to around 3 million for Splatoon 2 in Japan for 2017. I don't think it's possible for Nintendo to ship less than 3.5 million in Japan for 2017. They have shipped 1.2 million thus far with 25 weeks to go, December is the biggest sales month in Japan and anything below 1 million will be awful(3DS sold 1.6 mil in December during it's launch year).
Jesus. I wish I knew Japanese
. It is going to be a hard 6-12 months or so after the 29th.But yeah, Switch managing 100k shipment (not great but better than people were beginning to expect) and Splatoon doing well hopefully leads nicely into a great DQXI launch coupled with joyous impressions that make the wait all the more awful
.Dark Cloud
Member
This is a great idea. Let's get some spinoffs now. Keep the main series about one per gen with a spinoff here and there.
Hmm I don't really care for rhythm games. I'll take a 2D platformer of some kind.
Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule
Member
Jesus. I wish I knew Japanese
But yeah, Switch managing 100k shipment (not great but better than people were beginning to expect) and Splatoon doing well hopefully leads nicely into a great DQXI launch coupled with joyous impressions that make the wait all the more awful
A bit off-topic but i am feeling a January 2018 western release date for Dragon Quest. Mark my words
, i do not know japanese either but will import the ps4 version anyways haha
Jaded Alyx
Member
That's pretty guaranteed.
SinCityAssassin
Member
In Japan? That ain't happening. As great as Odyssey is probably gonna be, historically speaking 3D Mario games sell well, but not THAT well.
I'm down with an RPG. Heck I'm down with an JRPG from any Nintendo IP (Zelda would be nice) if Paper mario doesn't return to form.
Dark Cloud
Member
Naw I don't see that happening. Splatoon is top dog.
RPG was going to be my second choice.
Please...can we go back to RPG Paper Mario again! Enough with the experimentations. Same with Mario Party. Enough is enough. Give me tried and true. Give me what made those series great again.
primasaurus
Member
That's just for 3 days.. holy sh**!
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Yup, sounds about right
Well, about 50% of switch owners bought Zelda. What more do you want?Lol it already outsold BotW and MK8DX. That's crazy and kind of sad for BotW. I don't know why the Japanese don't like Zelda more.
Dark Cloud
Member
To get a little off topic this is when Nintendo should be capitalizing on a IP that's growing so much. I would try to open a Splatoon seafood restaurant. They should open a Splatoon paint ball arena or something like that. Look to something else that's not video games.
Chittagong
Gold Member
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
isn't it a bit morbid eating splatoon characters
Lol this is amusing
SinCityAssassin
Member
You're an awesome sibling
CharminUltra
Member
Yeah, I remember this.
Granted, I didn't live in the US at the time, so idk what it was like here, but Mario, Zelda, and Metroid being a Nintendo "holy trinity" of sorts was certainly a thing that was around for a while back then (talking about the NES/SNES days.)
It's legs last time we're incredible, you are looking at likely around 3 mil in Japan alone by year end.
I can't but it's still day one for me
SinCityAssassin
Member
You can though, it's just that a lot of people in the West are also playing Splatoon 2 right now. Splatfests are still regional.
Pokémon was robbed!
higgsboson1997
Member
Easily I'd say. It'll do at least 3 million in Japan alone I think. The first splatoon sold 3 million in the rest of the world, and I expect Splatoon 2 to sell at less 1-2 million more than that.
Dark Cloud
Member
I eat cheep cheeps all the time. 🐟
Jaded Alyx
Member
This is possible. Nothing's changed.
SinCityAssassin
Member
Fun fact: this launch week is better than Zelda + MK8 + Arms combined.
The trinity was forged during NES days