darkstar0155
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Such a under appreciated game. If they combined the combat aspect of the 2nd one to the more story centric and less arcade progression from the 1st it would be a bad ass game.
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Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is Switch's best-selling non-Nintendo game
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Such a under appreciated game. If they combined the combat aspect of the 2nd one to the more story centric and less arcade progression from the 1st it would be a bad ass game.
Monkeyball
Banned
I wonder what game they are working on next.
Nitpicker_Red
Member
Can someone explain me how NPD works? Are their numbers not public, but still shared with game reporting sites? (Lack of a "source" or "via" link in the article)
To be fair, Little Mac was ugly in Fight Night Round 2.
paragonpro
Banned
Great game that fought an incredibly hard uphill battle with the community, well deserved
It was SNES' Punch-Out's Little Mac, and that game itself was a bonus within FNR2, at that. Crazy to think about, a desperate measure. It's like if Mario Strikers was thrown in FIFA 18...
To be fair, it's not entirely wrong to say that putting in Nintendo characters in a third party game helps it sell more. Case in point:
This was such a brilliant marketing strategy on Nintendo/Namco's part.
yeah I bougth this game with my gamecube. This got me to be a fan of souls
but WTF namco why didn't you follow up this game with Souls calibur 3 for the cube ? i thought this version sold really well
made me super pissed that i couldn't play soul calibur 3 since it was ps2 exclusive a console i didn't have
Yes. Companies can buy into their data and analysis services, but sign an NDA that forbids them from sharing exact numbers (unless you are the owner of the product you are divulging, of course, so Nintendo can reveal Switch numbers etc.), but allows general reports like this.
RampagingSoul
Member
Well deserved! I loved the game and I'll probably end up getting the Season Pass down the road soon. Definitely one of the best games I've played this year and that's saying a lot since this year has been packed with so many great games.
chrisPjelly
Member
To be fair, I don't think this game would've sold a quarter as well without dabbing Luigi
Jawbreaker
Member
I knew this would sell well. Totally deserved.
Demoskinos
Member
ratcliffja
Member
Rabbid Mario is the best character and I'll not hear anything else. It doesn't hurt that he's by far the most overpowered in the game.
Rabbid Luigi says youre wrong
DecoReturns
Member
Hi five for Rabbid Luigi.
added_time
Member
So I assume that Eurogamer purchases subscriptions to the main tracking services to have these numbers. Are they allowed to say this even though it's pretty general?
Anyways it's a great game. I was playing with my wife and we were both were blown away by how charming it looks. They nailed the graphics in a technical way but they also nailed the charm and art style which is even more important.
Anyways it's a great game. I was playing with my wife and we were both were blown away by how charming it looks. They nailed the graphics in a technical way but they also nailed the charm and art style which is even more important.
Mr. Nice_Guy
Member
Could not have said it better myself. That fact that this and Yakuza Kiwami were my most anticipated games that month encapsulates everything I've loved about this year in gaming.
The person brought up Bomberman's 500k WW number. I brought up Japan is not being included.
yeah I bougth this game with my gamecube. This got me to be a fan of souls
but WTF namco why didn't you follow up this game with Souls calibur 3 for the cube ? i thought this version sold really well
made me super pissed that i couldn't play soul calibur 3 since it was ps2 exclusive a console i didn't have
The entire Soul Calibur 3 situation is one of the stupidest goddamned things in the history of the medium.
"Hey, you know how we got great sales by going multiplatform?"
"Yeah!"
"How about we don't do that again and release the sequel on just the PS2 in an era before online patches would fix all the horrendous balance issues that we're going to run into and won't be fixed until an arcade release more than a year later?"
"Ye-wait, what."
ratcliffja
Member
I haven't used Rabbid Luigi since I got the real Luigi. He seemed pretty bad based on his abilities. I guess I'll have to give him a shot. I'm about to start 4-6, so better late than never I guess.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Another day, __________ .
RampagingSoul
Member
Vamp dash is really great. I used Mario, Rabbid Mario and Luigi mainly because of Hero Shot and Steely Stare along with Rabbid Mario having a Vamp damage weapon.
Care to share the data?
With his vampire dash, he's a way more effective healer than Peach or Rabbid Peach. Also his rocket is pretty useful, and he's great for taking hits when he puts his shield up.
Gotdatmoney
Member
The facy that he has no long range ability frankly puts him behind Rabbid Luigi imo whose Vamp ability is far more broken
DecoReturns
Member
His barrier ablility is the best defensive ability in the game. Decreased damage and special effects can't get him.
His vampire dash means the team can heal just by dealing damage and his can dash up to 160 damage.
Earthbound64
Banned
To be fair, it's not entirely wrong to say that putting in Nintendo characters in a third party game helps it sell more. Case in point:
This was such a brilliant marketing strategy on Nintendo/Namco's part.
Your "case in point" of "putting Nintendo characters in a third party game helps it sell more" is a game in a series that already sold well?
That's not exactly a "case in point."
Air Zombie Meat
Member
Always nice to see turn based strategy do well.
Beep-O is the best.
Hellsing321
Member
Calling it a non-nintendo game seems like the most disingenuous thing ever, but I'm happy it's doing well.
His ability isn't really anything special. But his Vamp dash is what makes him a MVP. Esp when you upgrade it a few times. Can basically use him as a 2nd source of healing due to the fact he and any player who touches an enemy after him heals instantly then.
So far my main team is Mario, Rabbid Peach & Rabbid Luigi for more defensive/general go through. And then for more offensive style is Mario, Rabbid Luigi & Rabbid Mario.
Thanks.
M&L Paper Jam opened at ~50k in NPD iirc. Maybe fans were turned off by "& Luigi"....?
Game completely bombed in the west. As did Mario Puzzles and Dragons
Mario isn't always a "free ticket"
Soul Calibur was barely a series when 2 came out, so I'm not sure where that's coming from.
CharminUltra
Member
Gotdatmoney
Member
It's not a Nintendo game. It's a Mario game though. But Nintendo didn't fund it, they didn't develop it, they didn't handle the marketing and they didn't publish it. How would it be a Nintendo game?
Skellig Gra
Member
It shows 3rd parties can make money on Switch so its not that odd.
Earthbound64
Banned
Or "As a follow-up to a game that sold well" if you prefer.
Altered Juice
Member
cereal_killerxx
Junior Member
What is that from?
I don't think we got any solid numbers for SC1 on the Dreamcast, but I'd be shocked if it outsold even the Xbox version of SC2. The franchise went nuclear hot with that game. Being available on anything other than moribund hardware was the biggest factor to its success, but people loved those guest characters and Nintendo was pretty smart to snatch up the co-marketing rights to the game, since their version practically sold itself with simple gameplay footage.