Quadrangulum
Banned
I'll buy every map pack happily. I can tell this game's going to be with me for a very long time.
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Fire Emblem: Awakening DLC sells 1.2 million copies, brings in $4.8 million revenue
- Thread starter Zenaku
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I am impressed that they sold 1.2M pieces of DLC for a game that had less than 500k sales. That seems like a pretty good DLC tie in ratio to me.
I can see why DLC is attractive to developers. Nintendo basically made as much on this DLC as they would have selling another 100k copies of the game. I doubt a few maps and character models cost them that much to design either.
I can see why DLC is attractive to developers. Nintendo basically made as much on this DLC as they would have selling another 100k copies of the game. I doubt a few maps and character models cost them that much to design either.
I haven't kept up with Season 2 of the DLC but when they announced the first batch it was 17 dlc packs for 5,600 yen or 70-ish bucks. The old stuff was generally either a gimmick map (enemies that don't attack and give a lot of experience/gold/etc) or mini-storylines of three separate dlc packs that take place in the same map with different enemy placement (and the enemies themselves are homages to different FE characters). Each one also gives different bonuses: new skills, new characters, a new class... If you add it all up, I'd say it's more or less equivalent to an old PC expansion pack, but of course more expensive. The new DLC seemed to be meatier.
Aveyn Knight
Member
15 series 1 DLC + 7 (+unknown) series 2 DLC map amounts to 22 known maps.
A regular FE campaign lasts about 25 to 30 chapters. This game has
around 48 chapters if you do all sidequests, otherwise 25
The beach DLC?
Aveyn Knight
Member
100 new conversations isn't anything to scroff at. Well, unless they're all fluff.
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Deleted member 74300
Unconfirmed Member
Wouldn't the 22 Dual Tag battles count as well?
Aveyn Knight
Member
I guess it depends on what you're expecting, since those aren't played on maps, but I'd definitely count them. Although I worry about finding another FEA player to partner with, since you need a second player.
That'd be stupid. Why would they hold out on Pokemon? Event Pokemon are fine, but up until now they've been free.
slaughterking
Member
They should sell master balls. 10 bucks each.
Game sounds stuffed to the rim! It's like Sakurai had a hand in it or something.
Going to import the Japanese version and buy it locally and I will regret nothing.
Freezie KO
Banned
Terrible news. Wish this would've bombed.
No, it's clearly slowing down Advance Wars 4.
As long as it subsidizes 3DS Wars' huge War Room...
DoR does count dammit
which is gonna be dlc! >.<
they're gonna be hungry for more
Well, most of the DLC characters are girls wearing super-skimpy clothing.
It doesn't actually work that way; the FE 3DS audience is closer to the Tales/Idolm@ster fanbase than to the Mario fanbase.
Hilariously enough the one I forgot wasn't DoR, it was Dual Strike!
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Deleted member 74300
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah let's not get anymore Fire Emblem games ever again. Or are you talking about DLC? I bet this is funding the game even getting a translation to the US.
Aren't you the one whining in the other thread that the bikini DLC is ruining/will kill Fire Emblem? >_<
Freezie KO
Banned
DLC. In my dream world, Awakening would've sold a million copies and the DLC would've gotten 5 downloads.
I don't care about bikinis. I care about encouraging Nintendo to sell maps for $3 a pop.
grimshawish
Banned
Wow...
how dare you
PataHikari
Banned
What's wrong with buying a stage and a character for 3 dollars? That's not particularly pricy and you get some more gameplay out of an already pretty large game.
gamergirly
Member
Dangit
Im scared on how much they gonna get from me for Zelda
Hopefully, I wont tip the $100 scale for horses and dungeons and tunics LOL
Im scared on how much they gonna get from me for Zelda
Hopefully, I wont tip the $100 scale for horses and dungeons and tunics LOL
Wyndstryker
Member
Dangit
Im scared on how much they gonna get from me for Zelda
Hopefully, I wont tip the $100 scale for horses and dungeons and tunics LOL
Don't worry, wait till they add in Zora Beach with the Ocean Palace side-story
I'm sure Pokemon DLC will be in the vein of Tournaments, downloadable teams to fight against, even events such as beauty contests, or special areas with sidequests where you can catch -more than one- pokemon that are not available in the game.
Well in FE:A they wrap a "buy a character" DLC in a much better package, and i can see them doing the same with Pokemon.
Like for example, say Gen6 is located in a faraway continent, and they have a "Hoenn Reservoir". Stuff like that. You pay for access to that place. You can catch as much stuff as you want, get one or two special variants, and maybe even fight some gym-like battles. Or have stuff like "Endurance Gym" (okay, maybe endurance is not the word to use here) where you go up against really tough teams in a gym-like building.
I'd be into that for sure.
True that, not like pokemon has the need to make more money than it already does >.>
test_account
XP-39C²
How many pieces of DLC is available for Fire Emblem?
chertipros
Member
Can someone explain to me how the dlc for this game works?
19 and counting.
The player may purchase a multitude of new maps and episodes via an in-game location once you reach an early point in the game. They are not required to complete the game, but are supplementary chapters that can prolong your experience.
The first series of DLC focuses on characters from previous Fire Emblem games, and as such, these particular maps will typically pit you with and against a bunch of familiar faces. Completion of most of these maps will net you a specific character (such as Marth or Roy) with an all new look for use anywhere else in the game. Some DLC scenarios additionally have special items exclusive to DLC, such as items that grant you unique classes or skills that you wouldn't obtain from any other method. There are a small handful of maps in this series that don't flatly follow this and instead offer tons of gold, experience, or powerful weapons.
The second series of DLC was announced last month, and so far they have played out much differently from the first series, but the same concept is there. Some of the DLC in this series do offer retro characters in the same manner as the original, although they have prerequisites in order to obtain them.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
I think they would make a lot of money from Smash DLC.
YES PLEASE!
I think you are right about that, because I can't help but to recalled that he don't support DLC or something. I hope that he would reconsidering the idea of DLC only if they didn't have enough time to put characters and stages in the game, and add more.
I would buy anything they shell out for Smash.
twothunder
Member
Didn't think the DLC would do this well. Let's hope they use the extra money for the sequel.
Can't wait to play Awakening as soon as it's released here.
Just curious. Did they also reveal FE:Awakening's current sales number?
Can't wait to play Awakening as soon as it's released here.
Just curious. Did they also reveal FE:Awakening's current sales number?
last week it charted on the top 20
2012-06-18 20 2,955 421,705
but it's was hanging around the top 50 for months so I'd guess around 450,000
It's past 500k for sure, I believe.