If we go the digital route there is now way that SFV is outselling Fates because how you can buy 1 version an the rest as DLC lol
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NPD Sales Results for February 2016 [Up1: Fire Emblem]
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Hasn't that been removed for the western copies.
Edit:
I guess not. :||
Welfare
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It's a like a certain other pub trying to get its way into the action adventure genre by buying an exclusive.
Except that one has a clear future.
DecoReturns
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Well not really.
DriftingSpirit
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Lol, that makes more sense.
Scientist Supreme!
Banned
Huh.
Interesting comment.
Coffee Dog
Banned
Not really. Your wife still asks you to breathe into the 3DS microphone to cool her down after a hot bath, so uh
AcademicSaucer
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Holy shit Street Fighter, Im glad Capcom got Sony to fund it tho, maybe that way they dont take that much of a blow and can keep doing their thing.
Outsold by Fire Emblem , this is crazy to me.
Outsold by Fire Emblem , this is crazy to me.
Somewhat, depends on what type of games you like. I have it as well, but I don't play them to long because its a party game and online revolves around spamming. Nice game tho.
Worldwide Steam sales are at 129k.
That's still less than US Fire Emblem Fates retail.
Er whoops, I can't add.
Ok, so it beats physical Fire Emblem Fates in the US with worldwide Steam sales.
The Last One
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It's still a bigger franchise than Monster Hunter.
But face petting was removed. The though of street fighter having face petting is rather amusing though lol.
Not surprised about SFV's sales. That's what happens when you ship a game that doesn't have enough to fulfill the masses. I know plenty of people who would have bought a copy had it been filled with content. Capcom's gotta release a Super Street Fighter V or something, just name the "complete edition year 1" Super and see what happens. Jesus, those are horrid sales.
John Wick
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I thought Fifa was king of sports games???
AncientDiety
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Lol...why wouldn't they?
It doesn't really have anything to do with Sony funding it and more to do with Capcom deciding to release the game unfinished and totally unappealing to the casual audience. Why they decided it was a good plan to alienate a huge piece of the market, I have no idea.
gundamkyoukai
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I love SFV but this all on Capcom .
Thinking they could release a game with such little content in this day and age .
PS4 with good numbers.
Thinking they could release a game with such little content in this day and age .
PS4 with good numbers.
Welfare
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Very popular. For example, Volume 64 in 2014 sold 26,297 copies and was the 4th best selling volume that year.
Years from 2003 on https://animetics.net/us-manga-print-sales-statistics/
DriftingSpirit
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Y'all gonna stop underestimating anime/manga! Learn it!
hodayathink
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Shipped, not sold. Which isn't to say they'll reach it, but that only selling this much so far doesn't mean they can't hit the number. Maybe they'll find some stores/territories to find a territory to dump a bunch of copies on to hit shipment numbers. Maybe they'll try to heavily discount it to get copies out the door before the end of March (and a new shipment into stores). They've got ways to deal with this. They're going to have the hope the legs on this are fantastic, and that EVO really gives it a shot in the arm (especially since the single player stuff should be patched in by then).
CosmicQueso
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All depends on how much was shipped and what the % sell off is.
Margin is margin. As long as there isn't a ton of inventory risk, sure.
Anime is the worst. Waifu? More like... uhhhhh... Piefu amirite.
Wonder if they'll change their minds on not doing any other editions. They really need to do one.
Obliterator
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Thats not Plants vs Zombies
Interestingly, not.
Close but not over.
SolarPowered
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People just like games that have actual content in them. I've put over fifty hours into the steam version of SFV, but there ain't shit to do besides online 1v1 and the worst survival mode I've ever played in my life just for some lousy colors.
ElephantShell
Banned
Microsoft PR needs to stop with this "total number of hours payed on Xbox Live" statement they like to throw out there every month.
Doesn't really sound like they're waiting till the next cycle.
You do realize retailers carry SKUs of games that wont even sell how much SFV did in a month right?
It all depends on how much was shipped and how much got sold.
John Wick
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I can't believe how some people act dead surprised by the retail sales of SFV. It's one of those titles that will sell well digital. Who's gonna buy a physical disc when 50-60% of the game is missing? Capcom should have waited till end of April for release. This game will have legs. As soon as the content arrives sales will pick up and a complete edition will sell great!
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Deleted member 471617
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SF V should have been delayed six months and features that are currently missing added in. Maybe then, it would have sold better.
Excellent PS4 sales. SFV's performance is terrible -- it raises a lot of questions about the future of the franchise.
At this point in time, I think the future of Xbox is to turn it into a digital distribution platform. After dozens of NPD, GfK Chart-Track, and Media Create reports, It's becoming increasingly obvious that Xbox, as a brand, has lost it's luster. If Microsoft are committed to going multi-platform, then they should take what made Windows and Office so successful and fully apply it to Xbox. If people can buy a Sony/Google/Samsung device and have access to Xbox then that could change the entire industry. Development, publishing, consumption, connectivity, promotion -- everything changes.
I think a lot of this stuff will be clearer after we find out what Nintendo are doing with the NX. I never thought I would say this, but Nintendo might be the deciding factor on whether Xbox survives or dies. If the NX isn't a traditional console then Microsoft might still have a shot in Xbox branded hardware. I think the future videogame market will support two consoles. If the NX is a traditional console (unlikely given everything Nintendo has said) then Microsoft should go full steam ahead (pun unintended) with their "de-coupling" of Xbox hardware from software. Failure to do so and they're done. I don't think the future videogame market will support three consoles. When push comes to shove, I think the future market will choose a Nintendo console over a Microsoft console.
At this point in time, I think the future of Xbox is to turn it into a digital distribution platform. After dozens of NPD, GfK Chart-Track, and Media Create reports, It's becoming increasingly obvious that Xbox, as a brand, has lost it's luster. If Microsoft are committed to going multi-platform, then they should take what made Windows and Office so successful and fully apply it to Xbox. If people can buy a Sony/Google/Samsung device and have access to Xbox then that could change the entire industry. Development, publishing, consumption, connectivity, promotion -- everything changes.
I think a lot of this stuff will be clearer after we find out what Nintendo are doing with the NX. I never thought I would say this, but Nintendo might be the deciding factor on whether Xbox survives or dies. If the NX isn't a traditional console then Microsoft might still have a shot in Xbox branded hardware. I think the future videogame market will support two consoles. If the NX is a traditional console (unlikely given everything Nintendo has said) then Microsoft should go full steam ahead (pun unintended) with their "de-coupling" of Xbox hardware from software. Failure to do so and they're done. I don't think the future videogame market will support three consoles. When push comes to shove, I think the future market will choose a Nintendo console over a Microsoft console.
Tallshortman
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lol are people serious? Retailers carry games that don't even break the top 40. The hyperbole is off the charts, next people will be saying all SFV copies were bought by capcom and sony agents.
SolarPowered
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No fucking way
This is truly the catastrophic scenario. Bad would be like 400k or something.
TheAutomator
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Do we even have any instances where complete editions of games sold more than the launch edition?
We dont know if Capcom stuffed the channels in a way that retailers would not want another SKU if they still have tons of unsold copies of the previous one.
As long as they sold most of the copies they shipped I am sure they will be fine but they also wanted to sell 2 million copies of this one globally.
crabhammer
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it appears easy mode waifu emblem is the future we've chosen
First impressions are EVERYTHING to a multiplayer game with a strong community. It's sink or swim and Street Fighter V is sinking. The game seems to have caught Unreal Tournament III syndrome.
I like this world.
I like this world.
It's not like Steam only exists in the USA lol
DriftingSpirit
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It is to be expected whenever you have that "it" game during a certain period. The same happened with Tomb Raider.
That's what I think they'll have to do because right now it's not going to cut it. All they need is a tagline, the additional content and then do a "rerelease rollout". If not that do something similar to Rocket League. They need to make a plan with Sony. I wouldn't even mind if they put an online "demo version" for PSN for 1 month. Make it have 3-4 characters or something. Let people play it and then let them buy it in full.
But yeah they gotta do a Super version. It doesn't even have to be a completely new version, just call it "Super" instead of "Complete Edition: Year 1" or something.
Yeah, it's no surprise it's expected really. I wanted Capcom to surpass my expectations but it'll be a long rough one. I really think they need to put a demo version for PSN+ for 1 month with 3-4 characters to have people check it out for a bit. That'll make them want to get the full game. Just something. Guaranteed years from now it'll make it's sales, no doubt about that. Capcom's gotta do as much as they can now though.
It makes you wonder what they thought in the offices. If they expected this.
Welfare
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Digital would bring it over, but if it's just comparing US sales, we'd have to know the US split for Steam.
I'm pretty sure it's also popular everywhere else. Naruto fanbase is one of the biggest and most active fanbases in the manga/anime world and with a game that offers a good amount of content to satisfy that fanbase plus something new outside of what's shown in the manga or anime, yeah it'll be a big seller.
Steamspy numbers are worldwide. The claim you are disputing is about the west, and since this is the NPD, specifically the United States.
DriftingSpirit
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They wanted to ship 2 million copies.