300k for First game? thats a lot.
Didn't think it was a title that would sell in Japan considering the lineage being western and the art style not having any Japanese aesthetic.
What gives?
Where does the term Rabbits Land come from? Is it reffering to the videogame by Ubi?
Either the original Knack is a horrendous game or nobody played it in Japan when they got it fo free with their Playstation.
It was bundled with every launch PS4.
How representative was the demo they released for Knack 2? That's the only experience I ever had with Knack and it really did not sell me on the game at all.
Wasn't Knack a pack-in title for PS4 over there
Yup. Now that we're hooked, just release Knack 3 and charge money for it.Its because they all jumped on that free download while they could like everybody else.
World is hungry for Knack.
No it wasn't. It was available in a launch bundle, but not every bundle included it and you could buy the stand alone console without any games.
Knack is a terrible character with every character design in the game being terrible.
First game sold due to memes and bundles but it was terrible.
The sequel is less terrible but all around mediocre and not with experiencing
Memes might help in the West, tho. People like that $40 price tag
In Japan yes it was. Launch week PS4 sold 322k units and Knack sold 322k units. Sony wanted somehow compensate for late Japanese launch and gave Knack as free game with every launch PS4.
I'm amazed Sony has not revoked the free Knack 2 license via creating a NZ account & grabbing it.
Didn't need to make a new account, I waited midnight local time and could grab it on any EU store.I'm amazed Sony has not revoked the free Knack 2 license via creating a NZ account & grabbing it.
As far as the game goes - played it for an hour. It was 'okay'.
And this is how Knack 3 was made.After playing the absolutely magnificent demo of Knack 2, I daresay it is a game every PS4 owner should have in their collection. It is a crowning achievement, not only for Sony, but for Japanese video game development as a whole. It is one of the finest and most refined games to come out this generation, with stunning visual design and the most fluid combat since Bayonetta. Knack is a household brand by now, and there should be comics, cartoon series and merchandise galore for it. Sony, please hear our cry. We want lunchboxes, t-shirts, sweaters and coffee mugs with your new mascot.
It'll probably outsell Super Mario Odyssey.
Now is the perfect time for a sequel to Ryse, right guys?
Also maybe now they'll release the original on ps plus....
We are talking about Japanese market here. most games here are not quite the looker.
2601 god damn.
Still double the lifetime japan sales of Xbox One
UhIs there a worse, uglier, less interesting mascot than Knack? It's really, really ugly.
Not surprised. Red Steel on the Wii was similar - mediocre launch title that sold well, followed by a much improved sequel that sold really poorly.