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Media Create Sales: Week 23, 2015 (Jun 1 - Jun 7)
- Thread starter hiska-kun
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Prophane33
Member
As someone responsible for a miniscule part of some of those PS3>PS4 numbers in the recent past (Sengoku Musou 4, Dragon Quest Heroes, etc.); I'm buying a PS4 this summer, and I suspect a lot of other people are too for games such as Sengoku Musou 4-II, Godzilla VS., Sengoku Basara 4-Samuragi (which I greatly debated between PS3 and PS4), Chaos; Child, Final Fantasy XV, and Batman Arkham Knight.
Also (at least for the summer) the current game line-up for Vita is looking better than 3DS, with Taiko no Tatsujin V and Tokyo Xanadu.
Is it really surprising? Not like Xenoblade sells much to begin with. Lots of western franchises sell way better - GTA, CoD, Battlefield, Destiny. Witcher is just the latest. The previous Witcher games never had a chance to do well in Japan because they were limited to PC and Xbox. I mean look at Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, and Bloodborne. Games with western-friendly aesthetics aren't really a handicap in Japan like people seem to think.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Wii U went up?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
I doubt that, its not like both games are selling to the same audiences, Inthink it rather has to do with the lack of an RPG fanbase on Nintendo home consoles.
Genei Ibonroku #FE is bound to do poorly too.
Wyndstryker
Member
Splatoon doing miracles given the state of the market in Japan.
Mr. Pointy
Member
Splatoon Saves Consoles In Japan
Cats & Dogs Living Together
Cats & Dogs Living Together
Diddy Kong
Banned
Good job Splatoon / Wii U!
Splatoooon.^_^ Japan is all kid now.^_^
Ika Shinryaku plan is going well de geso.^_^
Electric Mouse is always better than dead Cat.^_^
Ika Shinryaku plan is going well de geso.^_^
Electric Mouse is always better than dead Cat.^_^
ErrorMacro
Member
All major Nintendo games to feature squids from now on.
We squids now.
We squids now.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Serving a bit of PS life cycle teas.
Miinklings.
the surprising fact is that it's gaining momentum YoY exactly when we all expected it to lose (MK8 launch in May).
FreedomFighter
Member
Perfect lol
Super happy about splatoon and hopefully it encourages Nintendo to step out of thei comfort zone, rely less on the old guard (the pressure the have on Miyamoto to create a smash hit that uses the Gamepad must be exhausting) and let the younger developers have a shot at making new stuff.
KillerMan91
Member
There is nothing as big as Smash Bros announced for fall/holidays though. Animal Crossing incoming?
I hope they'd have one more thing at least lined up for this year in Japan shown at E3.
So DQ Heroes 2 for Vita and Hyrule Warriors for 3DS. I for one am shocked to my core.
You mean Rice and Bread.
lol co-signed. Those fkn rollers man.
Lights and Waves
Member
Wii U ha revenge!
...Oh God, now I remember your posts when you were throwing the hypotesis of HW 3DS. LEGIT SHOOK.
I don't think it was a bold prediction really. KT made PSP versions of HD games so 3DS was definitely a possibility.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Animal Crossing + Illusionary Revelations #Fire Emblem + Mario Maker could manage it.
The boost that Smash Bros provided, was non-existant though.
We keep saying PS4 will probably overtake WiiU sales in Japan late 2016. If a couple big titles like KH3 and others did poorly, and the WiiU has an okay holiday season with a huge Zelda holiday in 2016...
In other words, is it possible the PS4 will never pass the WiiU until 2017 or even ever?
In other words, is it possible the PS4 will never pass the WiiU until 2017 or even ever?
Yes
kuroneko0509
Member
yes
Thanks! Also: when did the pre-purchase start? Right from today, or they were available for a while, and just now it entered the charts.
kuroneko0509
Member
somewhere last week, 5th June iinm
PS4 is still surely going to pass WiiU in late 2016. There are simply to little title for Wii U which had chances of increasing the hardware sales.
Mario Maker is the only title i can see moving the market for those minecraft type of players. While PS4 had DQ, FF and possibly all other big Japanese IP which make sure the worst come to worst, PS4 will still do better than Wii U.
Basileus777
Member
It's the 4th version of the game on the least powerful platform where the Gust audience hasn't been grown on. Of course it bombed.
Interfectum
Member
Before declaring consoles are saved in Japan we should probably wait a couple more weeks, no?
Nothing stop this squid train. Console is save i say. SAVEEEE.
Thanks again.
I think it rose in the charts much quicker than Rhtyhm Heaven once pre-purchase started (almost in top 10 now).
Obliterator
Member
Amazing for Splatoon.
And I can't even believe how well Witcher is holding in Japan. I would have never ever expected that
And I can't even believe how well Witcher is holding in Japan. I would have never ever expected that