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Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two life-to-date sales 529K in US
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electroplankton
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So Epic Mickey on 3DS sold 170k units in the first month? Well, that's not bad at all.
PC Gaming Sucks
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how does this compare to the first one? This one being multi platform should sell much more than the first one.
Pretty bad and I loved the original, in fact it was my goty that year, sad times.
Not well. The first one's opening month's sales were like 1.3 million or something.
Epic Mickey 1 sold about 1.3 Million in its first month.
Not necessarily, it could also mean there's a lot of mutli-console homes.
When you consider that the first one was a Wii exclusive and the second one was on every system it is pretty bad.
Doing half of the first one while being on many more platforms, oh yea, this is bad.
First two months (last week of November + December).
Around 170k for EM: Power of Illusion?
Strange that creamsugar didn't include it in the over 150k group.
So the first one was Wii exclusive. Sequel was released for 4 platforms. Considering this I wouldn't call this an overwhelmingly good performance.
Everything flawed in the original game that they could have fixed in the sequel design-wise to accommodate the well-functioning build of the original was brought back into full force coupled with even worse mechanics in it such as a shoe-horned AI partner and general performance dips on just about any platform that isn't the Wii.
It's one of the biggest wasted potentials a sequel has ever had.
3DS game probably did alright relative to what it (probably) cost... though I'm not sure what Disney's expectations were. Awful for the console versions.
First game sold over 1.3 million, in one month on one platform. EM2 sold under half that, on four platforms, over a longer period. Just awful.
First game sold over 1.3 million, in one month on one platform. EM2 sold under half that, on four platforms, over a longer period. Just awful.
It's less than half of what the first game did in its first month. More importantly, however, is that people aren't going to show up for a sequel if the first game is hot garbage, which is what happened here.
Whelp, now we know how to get NPD to disclose numbers. First, get a major newspaper to run a fake number, under the aegis of "according to numbers provided by someone who has access to the NPD numbers." Then, get all sorts of OTHER journalists to run with the numbers. Then, wait for NPD and the publisher to release real NPD numbers.
It's flawless, I tell you!
It's flawless, I tell you!
I wonder if the developer being shut down is a part of that disclosure process.
oI for 3DS.Shadow Hog
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What the heck is "bird"? Angry Birds or something?
Yes, it sold relatively well....
SolarPowered
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Wasn't the team size something like 600+ people? You have to sell millions at that point.
Why should they sum a US total with a North America one? It doesn't sound that logical to me.
As I mentioned before, people played the first game. That is why no one showed up for the sequel.
Captain Smoker
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I'd say it probably stopped after actual footage/screenshots were shown. Begging for it after that point was a lost cause since everyone was already up in arms about the game looking nothing like it's concept art, which people blamed on it being Wii developed.
Huh?
How I read it:
- First citation: Epic Mickey 2 sold 529,000 copies in the United States.
- Second citation: Epic Mickey 2 and Epic Mickey: The Power of Illusion combined sold 695,000 copies in North America.
Unfortunately, the early sign for Epic Mickey 2's big drop was the lack of legs for the first one: after debuting with 1.320.000 copies sold, at June it was at 1.500.000 units sold. So, just 180k sold in the 6 months following its release.
Oh, true, I read it wrong, sorry =P
Still, strange to change from a US number to a North America one. Do we have estimates about Canada's market share?
Back in the Wiis heyday they were doing roughly 10% of the US Nintendo sales.
But how bad is 529 K really? That's what I wanna know.
Did they make a loss on that number? How much did they have to sell to break even and have a profit, and even more importantly how much did they have to sell to make a satisfying profit?
I think those are the really interesting questions.
Did they make a loss on that number? How much did they have to sell to break even and have a profit, and even more importantly how much did they have to sell to make a satisfying profit?
I think those are the really interesting questions.
Refreshment.01
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So let me get this straight.
First game is seemingly competitive game with some critical acclaim and is a Wii exclusive, that goes to do quite well sell wise.
For the second game they decided to go multiplatform, quality nose dives aswell as sales causing the closure of Junction Point.
How is this even possible. What happened?
First game is seemingly competitive game with some critical acclaim and is a Wii exclusive, that goes to do quite well sell wise.
For the second game they decided to go multiplatform, quality nose dives aswell as sales causing the closure of Junction Point.
How is this even possible. What happened?
Spieler Eins
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Except for the 170k poor souls that bought it. *rim shot* /hasntplayedthegame
In no uncertain way are these numbers sufficient, impressive or indicative of a successful game. Disney strayed from the audience which made the first game such a massive hit; the follow-up was bound to flop.
In other words:
Making your second game in a series multi-platform when the first was an exclusive reeks of desperation, greed and, in my opinion, kills brand loyalty. This seems doubly true when your first game was a Nintendo exclusive, meaning it was sold to a dedicated, loyal fanbase, with exclusivity as a strong facet of Epic Mickey brand building.
In other words:
Making your second game in a series multi-platform when the first was an exclusive reeks of desperation, greed and, in my opinion, kills brand loyalty. This seems doubly true when your first game was a Nintendo exclusive, meaning it was sold to a dedicated, loyal fanbase, with exclusivity as a strong facet of Epic Mickey brand building.
RurouniZel
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Answered your own question.