GhostTrick
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Because in many instances, it is. Resourcing isnt infinite but it's not like you cant manage it for like 95% of the releases.
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[SteamSpy] Nier: Automata hit 200k copies in less than 2 weeks
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Because in many instances, it is. Resourcing isnt infinite but it's not like you cant manage it for like 95% of the releases.
Obliterator
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To be totally honest this is a fantastic performance, especially considering how incredibly niche the first game was. SE / Platinum have to be thrilled with how this title has been performing, and I think its very fair to say we will see the Nier franchise continued.
copelandmaster
Member
And it still has an upcoming release on Steam in Asian territories. Good shit.
Would be nice if SE finally got the hint and quit with their usual delayed release shenanigans. Most of their contemporaries have had their shit together for a bit now.
Yeah. Most western devs throw PC into the mix Day 1/Release window no problem (well... they still do a lot of patching on every platform tbh.)
Would be nice if SE finally got the hint and quit with their usual delayed release shenanigans. Most of their contemporaries have had their shit together for a bit now.
Yeah. Most western devs throw PC into the mix Day 1/Release window no problem (well... they still do a lot of patching on every platform tbh.)
I *think* that's/was the most successful one, right? And it was 100k on the first week.
i am surprised by how elated i am about this. i usually dont care too much about sales of anything i play as long as i enjoy it in the end (most of my favorite franchises tank), but this makes me feel fantastic
yoko taro and platinum absolutely need to stay together. they suit each other very well
yoko taro and platinum absolutely need to stay together. they suit each other very well
Crimsonclaw111
Member
And this. Jesus Christ.
-MD-
Member
Seriously.
That would require Sega to have sense, or maybe for Atlus to stop whispering poison in their ears.
Probably. It sold over 250k in Japan and did like 82k in the first month in the US. So overall it probably cleared 500k worldwide..
The Persona/SMT games would be a good idea too.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Up to Sega, though I would bet Platinum would jump at the chance to do the port.
EatChildren
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Merge Taro into Platinum and make him a permanent part of the team to diversify their creative talent.
I doubt he wants to move to Osaka.
SmartWaffles
Member
Another funny thing is that China is the #2 country after US, despite that the game is NOT released in the Chinese region.
NegativeCero
Banned
Great news! So happy Yoko Taro and his team are getting the recognition that niche fans have seen in his work.
MulderYuffie
Member
fantastic and well deserved.
How does this compare to sales of Platinum's other games?
People LOVE 2B here no doubt. One can buy keys from resellers like GMG I presume.
texhnolyze
Banned
Lol that's certainly hilarious. The game will get a huge boost when Asian version actually released.
It's pretty popular here mainly due to the cosplay community.
Bayonetta 1 and Metal Gear Rising both definitely cleared over a million worldwide. The rest didn't sell jack shit. Metal Gear Rising might have cleared 2 million. Idk.
comshoplesce
Member
Don't know but are these numbers good at all? For me, personally shoudl be higher no?
12 million dollars in less than 2 weeks for a PC release which had practically zero marketing investment seems pretty sweet to me.
Coming in April.
200k copies for a late not advertised port of a niche japanese game in a week is fantastic.
That's nearly as much as heavily hyped AAA title
nextgeneration
Member
Good. Maybe this will now convince them to actually put some effort into making a good pc port for their next game.
Yes, just like Metal Gear Rising 2. For sure.
How do we know that without industry experience?
Worldwide keys work for the regions without release.
lordfuzzybutt
Member
This cannot continue.
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That's not up to Square Enix.
Because the west and more and more japanese companies seem to be able to do day-and-date releases of Console and PC versions just fine?
As do region-free gift copies, which is why some Asian territories are listed in the geographical spread, but those numbers are going to rise significantly once the game is actually available on the Steam Store itself.
GhostTrick
Banned
Because that's how developpement for big companies work ? I mean, like when we knew FFX HD developpement for PC was ready 9 months before launch ?
If you're a company like SE, you can always contract another company for a port. There are countless competent studios like QLOC.
GhostTrick
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chaosblade
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This is not a shit port, and all the bitching about it is why people roll their eyes at PC gamers and call us entitled. It's a solid port with some issues. It performs reasonably well (roughly equal to the console version on similar hardware), the resolution isn't locked, and it has several graphics options. Yes, it needs a patch to fix some of the stuff done in the community fix, and there is some sort of conflict with AMD's drivers, but let's not overlook the fact that there are actual shit ports out there with far more serious problems and no support or intention of fixing them. *Glaring in Koei Tecmo's general direction
The companies that intentionally delay PC ports are heavily outnumbered by ones that do day and date (or close) ones, aren't they? Certainly a company like SE has the resources to make it happen, since it is only a problem with their Japanese titles and not western ones.
It's not a good idea to make blanket statements like that. Different projects have different circumstances. It is not always possible to focus on as many platforms as possible for various reasons. Having said that though, if a publisher decides to commit to a platform early on in development, it's certainly just a matter of good management to budget out the resources and time needed for the port.
GhostTrick
Banned
It's not really a blanket statement though. I can get that you cant focus on many platforms because of budget constraints. I can get that for smaller projects that run on non multiplatform engines or which have a too small scope.
But on the other hand, countless smaller publishers manages day and date multiplatform releases just fine.
I'm talking here about one of the biggest publisher worldwide. If you cant make inhouse port because of various reasons, you can always contract help.
Then again, countless publishers, even indies can manage it. And Nier is just another exemple of how it's a better investment than releasing later. And then again, we also have concrete exemples thanks to SteamDB leaks of SE delaying port releases that were ready 9 months before release.
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