Impressions were pretty good, and seemed like that if you were into the style of game, you'd enjoy it.
Shinriji's demo impressions.
Offsite impressions:
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Impressions were pretty good, and seemed like that if you were into the style of game, you'd enjoy it.
Shinriji's demo impressions.
Offsite impressions:
Agreed.
It was a natural platform shifting.
Many forget 3DS is the only system this gen which performed as a market leading device (it's going to easily cross 20M soon).
The game also propped up the PSP on its own, so it wasn't like there was a large incentive to jump in for the inbuilt audience Sony or other third parties were going to provide.
Capcom even tried to go all in on the 3DS before paring back to what was working. They felt it was a good fit for them across the board given the struggles they were having overseas.
Assuming it's a decent game from that impression, hopefully word of mouth will work in Net High's favor.
MHX is surely going to do even better than MH4G if u ask me here.^_^ Does anyone remember how much Capcom hope for this game to sell here?
Nintendo games is having a really nice buffet there.^_^ HHD, SMM, and Splat is all having good increase.
For the third party too, Yokai is also increasing and what surprise me here is that Disney magical Castle also increase. It is going to be very nice to see how far the leg for this one will bring them too.^_^
Ohh boy. ^_^ I really hope this one will do as well as the old ones so that i once again can go crazy and ask for Kuma Tomo 2 here.T_T
Pennywise83
Banned
IIRC Capcom was expecting 2.5m for MHX.
Yes, Remasters had to be bundled to pass SCEA cert. They also needed trophies, which presented another problem.
The big issue was SCEA/SCEE not updating Ad-hoc party, but there were really multiple issues at play that prevented Capcom from doing a financially viable 3rd HD localization. You'd think Sony would have their regional offices bend some rules and lend some support for their most important 3rd party exclusive but I guess not.
By the time 3rd was up for localization pretty much all major publishers had already abandoned PSP in west. Capcom wasn't alone; Sega, Square Enix, Konami, Level 5 and Bandai Namco all skipped key potential localizations in 2011+. It wasn't really a surprise and Capcom USA was talking up 3rd HD early on anyway.
Considering right now it already reach 1.5m with digital download, i feel it is reachable especially in holiday here.
Any time frame? Like till when is target there?
Yes.
These were their two shipment goals for the year: http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/data/pdf/explanation/2015/2nd/explanation_2014_2nd_04.pdf
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By the end of the fiscal year, so March 31st.
SuperLeviathan
Member
Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival is almost out of the top 20.
I know the game was rushed and starved for content, but Splatoon and Mario Maker got sizable bumps, and the Wii U reaped the benefits accordingly. You'd expect it to do a little better.
I know the game was rushed and starved for content, but Splatoon and Mario Maker got sizable bumps, and the Wii U reaped the benefits accordingly. You'd expect it to do a little better.
Hmm... thats seem reachable but it highly depends on how well the legs is in this December.^_^ Really interesting time to come.^^
3DS is also doing exceptionally well. I also think that 20 million this year for 3DS is going to be a definite lock here.
Quality matters. it is not only IP which is important. That's why HHD can do really well while AF is doing badly there.
They'll likely hit this target or be very close to it 3 months earlier.
SatoAilDarko
Member
Already done!
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1047888
Though yeah it was a limited release intended as a pre-order bonus.
I just noticed they started selling these at Best Buy in the past week.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
What is this Net High game everyone is talking about? I feel really out of the loop
So I notice that Capcom actually put up the call text in English into their presentation materials this time instead of just the slides.
Here are a variety of notes from it. I think we know some of this already.
http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/data/pdf/explanation/2015/2nd/explanation_2014_2nd_04.pdf
I also added some notes from the Q&A: http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/data/explanation.html
1.) Capcom is very pleased with Monster Hunter 4's overseas sales.
2.) Capcom is notably optimistic about Dragon's Dogma Online.
3.) Monster Hunter Explore is exceeding expectations.
4.) Capcom feels mobile gamers are growing accustomed to "full-scale games" (aka stuff like Monster Hunter Explore or White Cat Project) and will be taking this approach with more of their mobile games and IPs.
5.) Capcom is sticking to their plan and hiring more PC Online and mobile staff.
6.) The Resident Evil 2 "remake" is referred to as a "remaster". It's not entirely clear what it is at the moment since they seem a bit loose with the way they use those two terms.
Here are a variety of notes from it. I think we know some of this already.
http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/data/pdf/explanation/2015/2nd/explanation_2014_2nd_04.pdf
I also added some notes from the Q&A: http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/data/explanation.html
1.) Capcom is very pleased with Monster Hunter 4's overseas sales.
2.) Capcom is notably optimistic about Dragon's Dogma Online.
3.) Monster Hunter Explore is exceeding expectations.
4.) Capcom feels mobile gamers are growing accustomed to "full-scale games" (aka stuff like Monster Hunter Explore or White Cat Project) and will be taking this approach with more of their mobile games and IPs.
5.) Capcom is sticking to their plan and hiring more PC Online and mobile staff.
6.) The Resident Evil 2 "remake" is referred to as a "remaster". It's not entirely clear what it is at the moment since they seem a bit loose with the way they use those two terms.
madstarr12
Member
Wow, look at those Nintendo holiday bumps. That's not a good drop for Animal Flopping: amiibo Bombstival, too low. Needs to drop more.
What is this Net High game everyone is talking about? I feel really out of the loop
PSV game by Marvelous.
ZSaberLink
Media Create Maven
Kind of crazy how the Wii U software situation changed b/w the same week in 2014 vs. 2015....
03./08. [WIU] Splatoon # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥6.156) - 23.823 / 825.940 (+35%)
04./11. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥6.156) - 18.639 / 410.432 (+41%)
(w/ Taiko actually charting this time and selling slightly better... AC: AF is a complete bomb though).
13./15. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 # <RCE> (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) - 12.742 / 734.626 (+46%)
14./10. [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker <ADV> (Nintendo) {2014.11.13} (¥3.996) - 12.211 / 54.053 (-12%)
Isn't it very likely the Wii U will be up YoY even in December?
Amazing hardware sales for 3DS and Monster Hunter X. I guess folks were upgrading to the New 3DS/XL with this game.
03./08. [WIU] Splatoon # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥6.156) - 23.823 / 825.940 (+35%)
04./11. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥6.156) - 18.639 / 410.432 (+41%)
(w/ Taiko actually charting this time and selling slightly better... AC: AF is a complete bomb though).
13./15. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 # <RCE> (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) - 12.742 / 734.626 (+46%)
14./10. [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker <ADV> (Nintendo) {2014.11.13} (¥3.996) - 12.211 / 54.053 (-12%)
Isn't it very likely the Wii U will be up YoY even in December?
Amazing hardware sales for 3DS and Monster Hunter X. I guess folks were upgrading to the New 3DS/XL with this game.
What is this Net High game everyone is talking about? I feel really out of the loop
It's like Ace Attorney with Danganronpa-style court battles where you call out people for lying on the Internet.
OP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19UEHG7jUNU
Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2H2pNin3Tw
It's reached over 1.6m with digital going by it's eShop chart position.
Nintendo really fucked up with amiibo Festival. A half hearted Wii U New Leaf conversion (a la City Folk) probably would've been nearly as cheap to make and sold significantly more.
It bombing so hard hopefully makes them reevaluate both their franchising spinoffs and milking amiibo strategies going forward.
ZSaberLink
Media Create Maven
sörine;187564617 said:
I think pricing was a significant problem with this title. I think it could have done decently as an amiibo complement (like buy an AC Amiibo, get a free game via DL) as opposed to trying to sell it as an actual $60 retail title, which is insane for how little "game" there is. Plus, Nintendo really needs to learn that for Amiibo related titles, you should never have to place the Amiibo on the GamePad every turn... not sure why they did that in both Mario Party 10 and this.
Astral Dog
Member
Animal Crossing bombed on the Wii U :O
That's why I said over.
sörine;187564617 said:
I actually feel that Amiibo festival is even more cheaper to made than New Leaf port here after all, they already had all the assets in Wii U. They just need to use them. And of course the profit gain from Amiibo is going to be the biggest point here.
Wait, it already reach 1.7m? Won't this made that 2.5 million..... very modest expectation then?
Good. That project deserves to burn.
Square Enix also has updates as of November 24th.
http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/ir/library/docs/151106/page01.html
1.) Square Enix Japan really wants to get into eSports, even though their titles have struggled so far. Expect lots of eSports, including eSports games on consoles in the future.
2.) Square Enix seems very happy with Mobius Final Fantasy. They also called out Final Fantasy Grandmasters, Dragon Quest of the Stars, and Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius as strong launches (they're in Q3 though so there's not too much here).
3.) They will be making more new IPs on mobile again, with several releasing in the second half of this fiscal year. Alice Order (from the Million Arthur people) is presumably one of them, and that loli waifu collection game another.
4.) Square Enix did a bunch of write-downs across their various products. They wrote off their less successful mobile games, their eSports titles (even the ones they're still updating), and I believe some console and MMO related expenses. They also wrote off Shinra (their newest cloud service company). I think there might have been arcade expenses too? Basically expect to see their results a bit inflated going forward since they went and took all the losses up front last quarter.
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As a side note, both Capcom and Square Enix note that the arcade scene is doing badly, though Square Enix is happy with their personal results.
http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/ir/library/docs/151106/page01.html
1.) Square Enix Japan really wants to get into eSports, even though their titles have struggled so far. Expect lots of eSports, including eSports games on consoles in the future.
Square Enix said:
2.) Square Enix seems very happy with Mobius Final Fantasy. They also called out Final Fantasy Grandmasters, Dragon Quest of the Stars, and Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius as strong launches (they're in Q3 though so there's not too much here).
3.) They will be making more new IPs on mobile again, with several releasing in the second half of this fiscal year. Alice Order (from the Million Arthur people) is presumably one of them, and that loli waifu collection game another.
4.) Square Enix did a bunch of write-downs across their various products. They wrote off their less successful mobile games, their eSports titles (even the ones they're still updating), and I believe some console and MMO related expenses. They also wrote off Shinra (their newest cloud service company). I think there might have been arcade expenses too? Basically expect to see their results a bit inflated going forward since they went and took all the losses up front last quarter.
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As a side note, both Capcom and Square Enix note that the arcade scene is doing badly, though Square Enix is happy with their personal results.
So we are going to see S-E version of Umbrella Corps here?...... Wait Shinra Corps FF. That is a good one.^_^
Pancake Mix
Copied someone else's pancake recipe
Yeah, I feel that Capcom simply saw a much more 3D-friendly (in more ways than one) handheld from Nintendo and was going to spend less on Sony handhelds no matter what. Any deal with Nintendo about Monster Hunter was like icing on the cake.
Resident Evil: Revelations is still at least on a technical level probably the best looking game on the platform; yet it came out at the beginning of 2012! Capcom put an insane amount of effort into 3DS even early on.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Whoah that's interesting!
So far they've made a mech shooting game and a Lord of Vermillion MOBA as far as Japan goes.
There's also the PC version of Gunslinger Stratos unless I'm imagining things.
We know For sure is over 1,700,000?
Just asking, i Know is at least over 1.62 million since, if i remember correctly, Ultimate sold ~140,000 digitally.
I may be wrong.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
And yet I bought it still ;.; I haven't opened or played it yet. I needed Isabelle amiibo, Nintendo was holding her hostage!
About Capcom's Monster Hunter 2.5 million target, does it include overseas as usually MH titles are released in Q4?
It's #10 on the eshop rankings, maybe more depending on if the official site is up to date.
The desert mode is actually pretty good, as is the quiz for fans.
My cousin bought it and has generally enjoyed it with her son but its not worth the price.
footfunghi
Member
That'd be Capcom's call.
Probably but I'm playing it safe.
XG for Japan's NX launch is probably a sure thing. It'll be 3DS crossplat though, and after the 4G blowback I suspect Capcom will allow current X owners to upgrade via DLC this time.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
There will most likely be a Monster Hunter game, weither it be an enhanced version or new game, you can count on one to launch the first year of the NX launch if history repeats itself.
Well, looking at the Monster Hunter release cycle:
2004: Monster Hunter
2005: Monster Hunter G, Monster Hunter Freedom
2006: Monster Hunter 2
2007: Monster Hunter Freedom 2
2008: Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
2009: Monster Hunter Tri
2010: Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
2011: Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
2012:
2013: Monster Hunter 4
2014: Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
2015: Monster Hunter X
It would be improbable for there to be no traditional Monster Hunter for Fall 2016.
2004: Monster Hunter
2005: Monster Hunter G, Monster Hunter Freedom
2006: Monster Hunter 2
2007: Monster Hunter Freedom 2
2008: Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
2009: Monster Hunter Tri
2010: Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
2011: Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
2012:
2013: Monster Hunter 4
2014: Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
2015: Monster Hunter X
It would be improbable for there to be no traditional Monster Hunter for Fall 2016.
I'm thinking it will release in the late Spring or early Summer to take advantage of children being on vacation.
It could still show up with a port or enhanced edition at launch under that scenario.
This way it also gets out of the way of whatever the Fall Monster Hunter game is, assuming it exists.
I know it's an enhanced port, but you forgot Monster Hunter 3G HD Version in 2012.
...Which is also what I think it could happen right at NX's launch (if there's one NX device released next year; in case both SKU are released and not at the same time, right at one of the two launches): Monster Hunter X HD Version, with more enhancements than what happened from MH3G and MH3G HD Version. MHX hasn't been announced for the West yet, despite the MH4U's big (and continued) success over here, and that's another factor that makes me think about the possibilities of MHXHD being a thing.