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Project Versus J (JUMP crossover game) announced, for PS3/Vita

Uthred

Member
Edit - you can't post yearly charts because with Toriko getting pushed all the volumes of like 1-14 or whatever sell another 59k or whatever and inflate numbers.

The proper way to compare is by volume sales, preferably the latest ones.

Lol @ linking year charts, ppl going by them might have got fooled something like fairy tail was a good seller. The promotion for the movie gave all old volumes a push not to mention a lot of volumes came out, look at the latest volumes sales.

That seems like a rather odd argument, the most important thing is the bottom line it doesnt matter why they sold just that they sold
 
Well, Toriko also gets pushed hard in the WSJ, but it's volume sales do not show the level of popularity that the TOC and advertising would suggest. Toriko is being pushed because WSJ is worried about what happens when Naruto, Bleach, and OP end. Naruto will likely end in the next 2 years. Bleach will end within 5-8 years. OP within 5-10 years as well. Once those three are gone, it currently looks like Shonen Jump is screwed at least from a volume sales revenue point of view. Merchandising will continue to make Shueisha money for years to come.



Not even half, less than 1/5.

These are some really generous timeframes.

The big final fight of Naruto is going on right now. Kishimoto is using a lot of words to indicate that this is the big climax. Bleach ends in 5-8 years? Despite being in the final arc for the past ten months? They're not going to let Kubo poke at it for another eight years because that's what got the series in trouble in the first place. I'd be genuinely surprised if it lasts through 2013.

As for the future of Jump, they are up the creek without Naruto and One Piece, yes. Bleach simply doesn't matter that much anymore, even volume sales are down 14 million compared to last year and ratings have been sub-par at best. Jump tried to catch people with Barrage, but it never gained any steam and died and a pauper's death early on. However, Ansatsu Kyoushitsu has rocketed to success recently and they've been rushing out the merchandising to take advantage of it.
 

cw_sasuke

If all DLC came tied to $13 figurines, I'd consider all DLC to be free
Hyped...but with the 3DS region lock, i cant be happy if it 3DS only.
Vita is selling like shit, but at least i would be able to play it. Also Bamco is also workin on a 3DS version of Smash Bros. - wonder how similar those games will end up being.
 

Mael

Member
That seems like a rather odd argument, the most important thing is the bottom line it doesnt matter why they sold just that they sold

Come on now, Toriko is doing worse than HxH and this barely got any chapter published this year!
 

Kusagari

Member
Oh My God.

If this has Medaka Box characters it will be the greatest thing ever in all of existence.

Ajimu breaking the fourth wall and declaring that she's going to end this game before the sequel comes out please.
 

Galang

Banned
Misread, thought it was already confirmed for 3DS. Not interested in getting another 3DS to play games in other regions, but I'll certainly get this if it's for PSV/PS3.
 

cw_sasuke

If all DLC came tied to $13 figurines, I'd consider all DLC to be free
PV, Project Versus, Playstation Vita


...believe, though it`ll probably be another 3DS title i wont ever be able to play.
 

Takao

Banned
Gematsu said Namco Bandai was listed as the publisher. Can anyone else confirm that? If it's Namco, than I'm willing to say it probably won't be Nintendo exclusive. The Jump Stars games were published by Nintendo.
 

faridmon

Member
OH MY GOD. Im about to cry now, it was announced by namco bandai.... I hope its not the same team that made this.....

Battlestadiumdon.jpg

Don was good...

Also, Fucking Region Locking
 
I doubt they would give a 3DS away if the game wasn't going to be on it. Might not be exclusive, but chances of it being on 3DS are pretty high IMO.

EDIT: I think the scan says 3DS LL, WiiU premium set, and walkman are the prizes
 

Ezalc

Member
Please be on 3DS, please have more Hitman Reborn characters that actually do something. Also more d. Gray-Man. I can't think of that many new series to add...
 

Uthred

Member
Come on now, Toriko is doing worse than HxH and this barely got any chapter published this year!

I'm not saying its doing well, my point was that trying to exclude real sales because they "dont count" strikes me as disingenuous, money in the bank is money in the bank
 

Platy

Member
My Team on Jump Ultimate Stars were

Rurouni Kenshin - Kenshin
Saint Seiya - Seiya
Yu Yu Hakusho - Kurama

If they are in, i'm happy
 

Mael

Member
I'm not saying its doing well, my point was that trying to exclude real sales because they "dont count" strikes me as disingenuous, money in the bank is money in the bank

Well to be fair if Toriko got 3 times as many volume sales as the others and still can't manage to represent anything that's telling in how unpopular the thing is.
What it shows is that the dedicated fanbase is there at least
 

Kusagari

Member
Please be on 3DS, please have more Hitman Reborn characters that actually do something. Also more d. Gray-Man. I can't think of that many new series to add...

There is zero chance D Gray-Man's even in the game.

Toriko wil probably get 2-3 characters, Medaka Box will get Kumagawa or Medaka, Korosensei from Assassination Classroom and Oga from Beelzebub seem the best bets for series that weren't in Jump Superstars.
 

Platy

Member
I kinda hope for a more balance between series .... Dragon Ball is fun and all .... but it had 10 characters more than any other series =P
 

Ezalc

Member
That was for suggesting b-tier Shonen and wanting 3DS, lol.

Fuck that. Plenty of interesting characters in both of those that could have interesting move. As for Vita, pffft lol.

There is zero chance D Gray-Man's even in the game.

Toriko wil probably get 2-3 characters, Medaka Box will get Kumagawa or Medaka, Korosensei from Assassination Classroom and Oga from Beelzebub seem the best bets for series that weren't in Jump Superstars.

Why would they take out D.Gray-Man?
 
Fuck Ichigo and Bleach, Toriko is like a Graham's number times better

No u, and lol.
Holy shit. I'm so sorry for whoever is a fan of that franchise.

Don´t feel sorry for me or any other Bleach fan. We care about Bleach.
These are some really generous timeframes.

The big final fight of Naruto is going on right now. Kishimoto is using a lot of words to indicate that this is the big climax. Bleach ends in 5-8 years? Despite being in the final arc for the past ten months? They're not going to let Kubo poke at it for another eight years because that's what got the series in trouble in the first place. I'd be genuinely surprised if it lasts through 2013.
Let Kubo? You don´t seem to know that the editors forced Kubo to prolong the Arrancar arc because it was popular. 2013? Lol, Bleach volumes are selling better than most SJ manga, biut i doubt it will be 8 years. Bleach will probably end between 3-5 years from now.
 

Takao

Banned
D.Gray-man still runs in JUMP SQ, and I doubt this game will be what's running in WSJ right now only, as Dragon Ball ended serialization 15 years ago, lol.
 

Kusagari

Member
D.Gray-man still runs in JUMP SQ, and I doubt this game will be what's running in WSJ right now only, as Dragon Ball ended serialization 15 years ago, lol.

D Gray-Man has no real relevance anymore, though. I don't know. It could get included but I doubt it will.

I'm honestly wondering just how much of Jump this will feature to begin with.
 
JUS is one of my favorite games ever, so I hope this is as good as it.

I really hope the 3DS gets hacked by the time the game comes out.

Because it doesn't even run in Shonen Jump anymore.

Neither did Jojo (SBR to be more specific) at the time of JUS though did it?

I think it‘d still have a chance.
 

YAWN

Ask me which Shakespeare novel is best
I'd be genuinely surprised if it lasts through 2013.

You shouldn't be. Like Phoenician_Viking said, it easily has 3+ years left. In fact, it placed in the top 5 in this weeks Jump contents, so Japan's obviously liking Kubo's direction.
 

Etzer

Member
I'll assume that 3DS is the platform, but I'm hoping it's a 3DS/Vita title. I'd be willing to pay a lot to import another Jump fighting game, but buying a new console for it is where I draw the line. Damn region lock.
 

Kusagari

Member
How many series was in JUS? Now how many of those were actually relevant when the game came out?

All of the series, not currently running in Weekly Shonen Jump, with playable characters in JUS were far more popular and relevant to the history of Jump than D Gray-Man.

I mean are you seriously going to compare DGM to Jojo or Kenshin?
 

LuuKyK

Member
It will probably be for the 3DS, but I just wish it wouldn't be an exclusive, if only because of this dumb region locking thing. Oh well, its not like this has a lot of chances of getting localized anyway, but at least it would be possible to import if it was on the Vita or even the PS3.

Let me have hope damn it.

lol poor ezalc.
 

Uthred

Member
If the image shown in the scan is ingame it looks like it might be a bit much for the 3DS. I'd like to see a few from Beelzebub, Oga and Hilda, maybe Aoi and Tojo as well. Love to see Nōgami Neuro as well but that seems unlikely.
 

Takao

Banned
The publisher is Namco Bandai. Good news is that the chances of this being on a non-region locked platform have shot up. Bad news is it won't be a direct follow up to JUMP Stars.
 

SykoTech

Member
I want to care so much, but can't since it will likely be on the 3DS. Here's hoping that's not the case anyway.

I'd actually prefer it on PS3. That way if there's any online gameplay I don't have to swap memory cards or something.

Ditto.
 
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