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[jonno394]

So how short do you think Capcom's finger is? Just curious.

Capcom was looking internationally, not with focus on Japan.

 

[Chris1964]

I'm just not confident enough to say there'll be enough stock to sell 2 more millions by december.

Nintendo has an opportunity for big sales this year after a very long time, and not just in Japan. I doubt they'll waste it.

 

[Ōkami]

PSN

PS4

01/01. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Square Enix) – {29/07/2017} (¥9.698)
02/NEW. Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line (Square Enix) – {10/08/2017} (¥918)
03/02. Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy (Sony Interactive Entertainment) – {03/08/2017} (¥5.292)
04/NEW. Dragon Quest (Square Enix) – {10/08/2017} (¥648)
05/03. Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition (Mojang) – {25/12/2014} (¥2.592)
06/NEW. Hitman: The Complete First Season (Square Enix) – {10/08/2017} (¥7.344)
07/NEW. Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 (Capcom) – {10/08/2017} (¥2.990)
08/00. Mega Man Legacy Collection (Capcom) – {26/05/2016} (¥2.500)
09/00. Dragon Quest Builders (Ultimate Hits) (Square Enix) – {01/12/2016} (¥4.104)
10/00. Persona 5 (Atlus) – {15/09/2016} (¥8.800)
11/05. Resident Evil 6 (Capcom) – {29/03/2016} (¥2.800)
12/16. Resident Evil 5 (Capcom) – {28/06/2016} (¥2.800)
13/00. Portal Knights (Spike Chunsoft) – {29/06/2017} (¥2.700)
14/19. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (Sony Interactive Entertainment) – {27/07/2017} (¥6.372)
15/NEW. ACA NEOGEO The King of Fighters ’96 (Hamster) – {10/08/2017} (¥823)
16/NEW. ACA NEOGEO Operation Ragnarok (Hamster) – {10/08/2017} (¥823)
17/00. Touhou Genso Wanderer (50% OFF) (Mediascape) – {22/12/2016} (¥3.132)
18/00. Resident Evil 4 (Capcom) – {30/08/2016} (¥2.800)
19/08. Resident Evil: Revelations 2 – Complete Season (Capcom) – {25/02/2015} (¥3.500)
20/00. Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (Square Enix) – {13/07/2017} (¥7.344)

PSV

01/02. Persona 4: Golden (PlayStation Vita the Best) (Atlus) – {05/02/2015} (¥3.980)
02/01. Salt and Sanctuary (Ska Studios) – {13/04/2017} (¥1.780)
03/00. Dragon Quest Builders (Ultimate Hits) (Square Enix) – {01/12/2016} (¥3.218)
04/04. Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus (PlayStation Vita the Best) (43% OFF) (Marvelous) – {06/03/2014} (¥1.000)
05/05. Touhou Genso Wanderer (50% OFF) (Mediascape) – {22/12/2016} (¥2.808)
06/03. Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Mojang) – {29/10/2014} (¥2.592)
07/09. Touhou Genso Maroku W: The Devil of Decline (Mediascape) – {29/06/2017} (¥3.000)
08/06. Valkyrie Drive: Bikkhuni – Bikini Party Edition (39% OFF) (Marvelous) – {12/01/2017} (¥3.000)
09/18. Double Focus: Aya to Momiji no Dangan Shuzai Kikou - PS Vita Edition (70% OFF) (Mediascape) – {28/01/2016} (¥900)
10/16. Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo (56% OFF) (Arc System Works) – {25/12/2013} (¥800)
11/15. Touhou Soujinengi V (50% OFF) (Mediascape) – {28/04/2016} (¥1.500)
12/17. Senran Kagura: Estival Versus (PlayStation Vita the Best) (34% OFF) (Marvelous) – {17/11/2016} (¥2.810)
13/00. Touhou Genso Wanderer (70% OFF) (Mediascape) – {25/06/2015} (¥972)
14/19. Revenant Saga (20% OFF) (Kemco) – {06/04/2017} (¥864)
15/11. Hitotsu Tobashi Renai V (Entergram) – {29/01/2015} (¥6.480)
16/00. Guilty Gear XX Accent Core R (61% OFF) (Arc System Works) – {19/03/2013} (¥600)
17/10. Friend to Lover (Entergram) – {26/03/2015} (¥6.480)
18/07. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 (Konami) – {28/04/2016} (¥7.538)
19/00. Yomawari (30% OFF) (Nippon Icchi) – {29/10/2015} (¥3.600)
20/08. Wagamama High Spec (iMel) – {27/07/2017} (¥4.298)

PS3

01/01. Resident Evil 4 (70% OFF) (Capcom) – {13/03/2012} (¥300)
02/02. Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition (Mojang) – {24/06/2014} (¥2.592)
03/03. Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (70% OFF) (Capcom) – {29/03/2012} (¥300)
04/05. Resident Evil HD Remaster (PlayStation the Best) (70% OFF) (Capcom) – {17/09/2015} (¥897)
05/04. Resident Evil 6 (PlayStation 3 the Best) (70% OFF) (Capcom) – {06/03/2014} (¥907)
06/07. Resident Evil: Code Veronica HD (70% OFF) (Capcom) – {13/03/2012} (¥300)
07/08. Resident Evil: Revelations 2 – Complete Season (70% OFF) (Capcom) – {25/02/2015} (¥1.050)
08/06. Resident Evil 0 HD Remaster (70% OFF) (Capcom) – {22/01/2016} (¥1.197)
09/09. Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (70% OFF) (Capcom) – {22/01/2013} (¥300)
10/10. Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (70% OFF) (Capcom) – {22/01/2013} (¥300)
11/11. Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late[st] (ArcSystem Works) – {20/07/2017} (¥5.800)
12/12. Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (70% OFF) (Capcom) – {30/10/2012} (¥600)
13/13. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 (Bandai Namco) – {26/03/2015} (¥2.500)
14/00. Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational (PlayStation Vita the Best) (Sony Computer Entertainment) – {10/10/2013} (¥2.376)
15/00. Guilty Gear XX Accent Core R (61% OFF) (Arc System Works) – {19/03/2013} (¥600)
16/14. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 (Konami) – {28/04/2016} (¥7.538)
17/19. Persona 5 (Atlus) – {15/09/2016} (¥8.800)
18/00. Bomberman Ultra (Konami) – {18/06/2009} (¥1.028)
19/18. Goat Simulator (SEGA) – {07/10/2015} (¥1.000)
20/00. Earth Defence Force 2025 (80% OFF) (D3 Publisher) – {04/07/2013} (¥1.436)

 

[saichi]

Not at all, supply for the Switch the past few months however was very disappointing. I think it will still easily finish the year with over 3 million sales. At the time I undershot the Switch since the other predictions on the forum were so low, while compensating with Splatoon 2 in case the Switch did end up closer to 5 million for the year.

I thought you predicted 10 mill Switch in Japan for the year?

 

[theprodigy]

I thought you predicted 10 mill Switch in Japan for the year?

tbf I think that was a different person

unless they both did?

 

[Datschge]

Capcom was looking internationally, not with focus on Japan.

Just like with SFV and RE7.

 

[Eolz]

Nintendo has an opportunity for big sales this year after a very long time, and not just in Japan. I doubt they'll waste it.

Fair enough. Hopefully that's the case and they do proper stock allocations for each region.

 

[ethomaz]

PSN

PS4

01/01. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Square Enix) – {29/07/2017} (¥9.698)
02/NEW. Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line (Square Enix) – {10/08/2017} (¥918)
03/02. Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy (Sony Interactive Entertainment) – {03/08/2017} (¥5.292)
04/NEW. Dragon Quest (Square Enix) – {10/08/2017} (¥648)
05/03. Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition (Mojang) – {25/12/2014} (¥2.592)
06/NEW. Hitman: The Complete First Season (Square Enix) – {10/08/2017} (¥7.344)
07/NEW. Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 (Capcom) – {10/08/2017} (¥2.990)
08/00. Mega Man Legacy Collection (Capcom) – {26/05/2016} (¥2.500)
09/00. Dragon Quest Builders (Ultimate Hits) (Square Enix) – {01/12/2016} (¥4.104)
10/00. Persona 5 (Atlus) – {15/09/2016} (¥8.800)
11/05. Resident Evil 6 (Capcom) – {29/03/2016} (¥2.800)
12/16. Resident Evil 5 (Capcom) – {28/06/2016} (¥2.800)
13/00. Portal Knights (Spike Chunsoft) – {29/06/2017} (¥2.700)
14/19. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (Sony Interactive Entertainment) – {27/07/2017} (¥6.372)
15/NEW. ACA NEOGEO The King of Fighters ’96 (Hamster) – {10/08/2017} (¥823)
16/NEW. ACA NEOGEO Operation Ragnarok (Hamster) – {10/08/2017} (¥823)
17/00. Touhou Genso Wanderer (50% OFF) (Mediascape) – {22/12/2016} (¥3.132)
18/00. Resident Evil 4 (Capcom) – {30/08/2016} (¥2.800)
19/08. Resident Evil: Revelations 2 – Complete Season (Capcom) – {25/02/2015} (¥3.500)
20/00. Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (Square Enix) – {13/07/2017} (¥7.344)

Square Enix you owe the duty to release these Dragon Quest games in west.

 

[Sandfox]

Capcom was looking internationally, not with focus on Japan.

Well that was a bad decision, especially with Street Fighter.

 

[Godzilla's Left Toe]

So how short do you think Capcom's finger is? Just curious.

 

[Nirolak]

I'm not sure I would consider Street Fighter V to meaningfully be more Western targeted than Street Fighter IV. It's not like they adjusted the aesthetic or platform choices in a way that was more Western focused. I guess Street Fighter IV came to arcades, but looking at what has actually succeeded in the fighting game genre in Japan, that doesn't seem to be a major factor.

Obviously going first person with Resident Evil was going to go nowhere in Japan, but the design went from a very popular genre in the West to a much more niche genre in the West, so that feels like they just designed Resident Evil 7 to be way less successful worldwide than actually trying to trade off Japanese sales for higher Western sales.

Decisions like Dead Rising 2-4, Lost Planet 3, DmC, and Monster Hunter World seem much more along those lines as they make platform, development, and/or design decisions meant to increase Western sales at the loss of potential Japanese sales.

I'm fine with being critical of the decisions surrounding Monster Hunter World, but sometimes it feels like people are flailing to find new criticisms when they've run through the fundamental ones twenty times.

 

[Alrus]

I'll never understand how a very risk averse Capcom suddenly decided to make a mainline game in their most successful franchise a first person horror game.

Resident Evil 6 didn't even sell poorly...

 

[James Scott]

I don't think PS4 console exclusivity did any damage to SFV. Don't think the Xbox audience has that much pull that it would have a notable impact with it on PC and PS4+some Sony funding.
It was likely the bare-bones launch focusing on the EVO crowd which is likely not very big.

I'll never understand how a very risk averse Capcom suddenly decided to make a mainline game in their most successful franchise a first person horror game.

Resident Evil 6 didn't even sell poorly...

It got a lot of fan backlash.
I also imagine it's much cheaper than a big set-piece heavy 3rd person action game

 

[Nirolak]

I'll never understand how a very risk averse Capcom suddenly decided to make a mainline game in their most successful franchise a first person horror game.

Resident Evil 6 didn't even sell poorly...

My honest assessment would be that they looked at how much a PS4 grade RE4-6 style game would cost versus how much what they actually made would cost and went with the latter to avoid spending $100+ million in development.

If we look at the path and budget of FFXV and MGSV, we can see how difficult and time consuming it's been for Japanese AAA projects to stick to the spirit of their expected evolution.

 

[Alrus]

I feel like there's a way they could have reduced the scope of and budget of the game without going into a much more niche genre that costs them a lot of sales.

 

[Aters]

I'm fine with being critical of the decisions surrounding Monster Hunter World, but sometimes it feels like people are flailing to find new criticisms when they've run through the fundamental ones twenty times.

At this point people just need new Capcom announcement to laugh at.

 

[Datschge]

I'm fine with being critical of the decisions surrounding Monster Hunter World, but sometimes it feels like people are flailing to find new criticisms when they've run through the fundamental ones twenty times.

What new criticism? It's the same old same old since ages now. All their franchises are being internationalized (except those that they stopped localizing like the Ace Attorney series, with falling sales nevertheless) to a point that they apparently don't know anymore what "focus on Japan" even means, to a point that something got in their head about giving up their by far biggest seller in the Japanese market being a good idea.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

I feel like there's a way they could have reduced the scope of and budget of the game without going into a much more niche genre that costs them a lot of sales.

The reception of RE6 didnt do 7 any favors.

 

[Vena]

The reception of RE6 didnt do 7 any favors.

Is this true or a GAF bubble? Far as I can tell even if there may be complaints about convoluted story, RE6 was and still is an incredibly popular horror-action game and one that people really enjoyed.

I think it's not much response as it was budget. Nirolak nailed it with that.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

Is this true or a GAF bubble? Far as I can tell even if there may be complaints about convoluted story, RE6 was and still is an incredibly popular horror-action game and one that people really enjoyed.

I think it's not much response as it was budget. Nirolak nailed it with that.

Critical reception.

 

[ZSaberLink]

Dengeki Online Sales: Week 32, 2017 (Aug 07 - Aug 13)

01./01. [3DS] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Square Enix) {2017.07.29} - 129,406 / 1,567,082
02./03. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} - 89,589 / 923,592
03./00. [3DS] The Snack World: TreJarers (Level 5) {2017.08.10} - 85,205 / NEW
04./02. [PS4] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Square Enix) {2017.07.29} - 84,025 / 1,227,207
05./00. [PS4] Hitman: The Complete First Season (Square Enix) {2017.08.10} - 17,711 / NEW
06./07. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} - 15,911 / 676,636
07./04. [3DS] Great Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2 - Naruhodou Ryuunosuke no Kakugo (Capcom) {2017.08.03} - 11,680 / 71,408
08./05. [PS4] Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.08.03} - 10,475 / 31,816
09./06. [3DS] Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaire's Conspiracy (Level 5) {2017.07.20} - 9,306 / 117,129
10./08. [3DS] Hey! Pikmin (Nintendo) {2017.07.13} - 8,533 / 123,404
11./11. [NSW] ARMS (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} - 6,917 / 203,598
12./00. [PS4] Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 (Capcom) {2017.08.10} - 6,209 / NEW
13./10. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko, Dokonan Desu? (Nippon Columbia) {2017.07.20} - 5,689 / 37,086
14./13. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} - 5,611 / 533,170
15./14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} - 4,489 / 198,935
16./15. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV (Square Enix) {2016.11.29} - 4,356 / 990,662
17./16. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.04.27} - 3,489 / 187,280
18./24. [NSW] 1-2-Switch (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} - 3,400 / 257,637
19./17. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} - 3,206 / 1,091,145
20./20. [PS4] Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2015.12.03} - 3,200 / 236,448
21./12. [PS4] Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (Square Enix) {2017.07.13} - 3,169 / 133,494
22./18. [PSV] Minecraft: Playstation Vita Edition (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2015.03.19} - 3,042 / 1,120,493
23./23. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} - 2,833 / 2,658,694
24./25. [3DS] Pokemon Sun (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} - 2,639 / 1,726,034
25./29. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki (Level 5) {2016.12.15} - 2,583 / 782,592
26./21. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross (Capcom) {2017.03.18} - 2,422 / 1,632,232
27./27. [3DS] Pokemon Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} - 2,378 / 1,582,105
28./26. [PS4] NieR Automata (Square Enix) {2017.02.23} - 2,233 / 346,204
29./32. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars (Nintendo) {2017.03.30} - 2,161 / 116,699
30./28. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} - 2,100 / 299,093
31./36. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo) {2016.04.28} - 1,906 / 540,477
32./19. [PS4] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.07.27} - 1,883 / 10,212
33./38. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Climax (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.04.20} - 1,861 / 94,384
34./42. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} - 1,767 / 2,433,253
35./34. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 (Square Enix) {2016.03.24} - 1,706 / 679,258
36./35. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Game of the Year Edition (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.06.29} - 1,594 / 15,362
37./51. [NSW] Super Bomberman R (Konami) {2017.03.03} - 1,506 / 109,938
38./44. [3DS] Miitopia (Nintendo) {2016.12.08} - 1,472 / 230,832
39./31. [PS4] Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft) {2015.12.10} - 1,433 / 222,554
40./09. [3DS] Great Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 1 & 2 Special Edition (Capcom) {2017.08.03} - 1,422 / 10,150
41./40. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Microsoft Game Studios) {2016.06.23} - 1,411 / 323,723
42./22. [PS4] Gundam Versus (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.07.06} - 1,411 / 152,256
43./100. [3DS] Super Run For Money Tousouchuu Atsumare! Saikyou no Tousou Monotachi (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.08.03} - 1,375 / 1,793
44./37. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX (Square Enix) {2017.03.09} - 1,356 / 120,745
45./43. [3DS] 100% Pascal Sensei: Kanpeki Paint Bombers (Konami) {2017.07.13} - 1,311 / 11,870
46./45. [3DS] Tomodachi Life [Nintendo Selects] (Nintendo) {2016.03.17} - 1,278 / 114,336
47./39. [PS4] DiRT 4 (Ubisoft) {2017.07.27} - 1,228 / 5,425
48./33. [3DS] Ever Oasis (Nintendo) {2017.07.13} - 1,194 / 26,211
49./55. [PS4] Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (Sega) {2016.12.08} - 1,160 / 369,696
50./66. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer (Nintendo) {2015.07.30} - 1,139 / 1,492,290

SOFTWARE

--------------------------------------------------------
| Model | This Week | Week(%)  | FY 2017     | FY(%)   |
--------------------------------------------------------
| 3DS   | 336,352   | 49.9%    | 4,061,993   | 39.9%   |
| PS4   | 178,004   | 26.4%    | 3,033,532   | 29.8%   |
| Switch| 128,491   | 19.1%    | 2,286,003   | 22.4%   |
| Vita  | 22,165    | 3.3%     | 583,813     | 5.7%    |
| Wii U | 6,397     | 0.9%     | 157,803     | 1.5%    |
| PS3   | 2,252     | 0.3%     | 60,590      | 0.6%    |
| X One | 120       | 0.0%     | 6,145       | 0.1%    |
--------------------------------------------------------
| Total | 673,781   | 100.0%   | 10,189,879  | 100.0%  |
--------------------------------------------------------

HARDWARE

--------------------------------------------------------
| Model | This Week | Week(%)  | FY 2017     | FY(%)   |
--------------------------------------------------------
| Switch| 76,479    | 44.3%    | 850,379     | 39.8%   |
| PS4   | 41,954    | 24.3%    | 551,976     | 25.8%   |
| 2DS   | 29,358    | 17.0%    | 293,115     | 13.7%   |
| 3DS   | 19,959    | 11.6%    | 335,184     | 15.7%   |
| Vita  | 4,603     | 2.7%     | 94,039      | 4.4%    |
| Wii U | 110       | 0.1%     | 3,375       | 0.2%    |
| X One | 74        | 0.0%     | 1,679       | 0.1%    |
| PS3   | 67        | 0.0%     | 6,005       | 0.3%    |
--------------------------------------------------------
| Total | 172,604   | 100.0%   | 2,135,752   | 100.0%  |
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Dengeki Online Sales: Week 31, 2017 (Jul 31 - Aug 06)

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[SinCityAssassin]

Guess we're hitting one million this week for splet after all.

 

[hiska-kun]

Total Software Comparison

 

[Mory Dunz]

Happy home designer reaching 1.5m soon....the wrath of a new AC will be something.

and man, smash 3ds did a lot. I'd forgotten.

 

[noshten]

I thought you predicted 10 mill Switch in Japan for the year?

Nah I predicted 4.5 million for 2017 in the official prediction thread after the price was revealed

Before the price reveal I said that they can sell 10 million in Japan if it was Y19,000/$200 and had Splatoon/Pokemon first year

 

[casiopao]

Happy home designer reaching 1.5m soon....the wrath of a new AC will be something.

and man, smash 3ds did a lot. I'd forgotten.

And i still remember how many people are not rating HHD as they believe it is going to flop big time lol.

 

[test_account]

Just like with SFV and RE7.

Whats special about SFV in this regards?

 

[Principate]

Whats special about SFV in this regards?

Think he's talking about how the both underperformed while trying new things for the franchise.

 

[Chris1964]

Total Software Comparison

Unlike hardware, software remains at extremely low levels and I don't see the situation improving since I doubt Nintendo will have unknown big announcements this year at fall direct.

 

[Mory Dunz]

What big games are even left?
Pokémon, mario....cod?



Btw Wonder when this thus far nonexistent tales game will be shown

 

[KtSlime]

What big games are even left?
Pokémon, mario....cod?



Btw Wonder when this thus far nonexistent tales game will be shown

Isn't it crazy that COD and Tales of are considered in the same class as Pokemon and Mario?

As to when we might see something about Tales of, the most opportune time would be JumpFesta in December.

 

[Alrus]

Couldn't they announce the Tales port around TGS?

 

[Mory Dunz]

I don't put them in the same class. I was just curious about tales.

Mario O could do more than 1m imo, which the others won't.

 

[test_account]

Think he's talking about how the both underperformed while trying new things for the franchise.

Yeah, that might be. I thought he ment in relation to "internationally", chaning things that wouldnt be as well recieved in Japan.

 

[KtSlime]

I don't put them in the same class. I was just curious about tales.

Mario O could do more than 1m imo, which the others won't.

I didn't mean to say you specifically, but people in general. A game that sells maybe at best 300k and one that sells 3 million both get called "big games". Not sure if there is a better way to say it, I just thought it was a funny observation.

Alrus - It's possible, but lately everyone has been focusing more on mobile at TGS, so I thought JumpFesta might be most likely due to the target demographic.

If it looks like there will be a good showing at TGS this year I will go, but I wasn't too thrilled by '16 and '15.

 

[dracula_x]

Total Software Comparison

Disaster.

 

[Mory Dunz]

Unlike hardware, software remains at extremely low levels and I don't see the situation improving since I doubt Nintendo will have unknown big announcements this year at fall direct.

The only notable game I could see being announced in a direct and still somehow make 2017 would be a bayo2 port or w101 port. Platinum said they're making games and there was slight teasing.

But those are notable in terms of reception and not sales.

 

[Chris1964]

Only a Smash port would be big enough to drive software sales this year but chances for that happening are very low. Smaller titles can fill some gaps though but they are enough.

Most interesting thing that could come from fall direct is if Nintendo has anything else for 3DS apart from that Kirby title.

 

[L~A]

Don't expect the new Inazuma Eleven game to come out any time soon, new anime series has been further delayed to Spring 2018, and the special event they had planned for September is now planned for January.

Next episode of their bi-monthly web-show will finally have a game corner, so finally getting proper details/footage, I guess.

 

[Graphics Horse]

36M software is my guess for the year, around the same as 2015.
To hit 2014 levels you'd need the same amount of SW sold from the time of the 3DS pricecut in 2011.

 

[LordKano]

Don't expect the new Inazuma Eleven game to come out any time soon, new anime series has been further delayed to Spring 2018, and the special event they had planned for September is now planned for January.

Next episode of their bi-monthly web-show will finally have a game corner, so finally getting proper details/footage, I guess.

Level-5 can't catch a break.
When's the next episode of that web-show ?

 

[L~A]

Level-5 can't catch a break.
When's the next episode of that web-show ?

Ah sorry, show wasn't over when they announced that, and they almost forgot to announce the time and date. Next one is on October 21st.

 

[DKHF]

DQXI PS4 traditional Chinese version will release in Taiwan and Hong Kong on November 11 (source). Not sure if relevant to post here since it's non-Japan but sometimes non-JP Asian sales are talked about in these threads.

 

[LordKano]

Ah sorry, show wasn't over when they announced that, and they almost forgot to announce the time and date. Next one is on October 21st.

I hope we'll get something more than a bunch of 3D models this time...

 

[Jarod McChicken]

DQXI PS4 traditional Chinese version will release in Taiwan and Hong Kong on November 11 (source). Not sure if relevant to post here since it's non-Japan but sometimes non-JP Asian sales are talked about in these threads.

It is absolutely relevant, as the ongoing growth of other asian markets will make up more and more for the japanese market. It's very important to get the full picture, besides we were discussing DQXI situation in Asia a few days ago. November 11 is a nice date, the chinese version was previously expected for Winter.

 

[Lord_Byron28]

Unlike hardware, software remains at extremely low levels and I don't see the situation improving since I doubt Nintendo will have unknown big announcements this year at fall direct.

Could the rise of digital also be contributing to the decrease in retail? While we will never know, I'd be curious what that chart would look like including sales of digital titles. I'd also be curious what the total revenue for the gaming industry would add up to.

Most interesting thing that could come from fall direct is if Nintendo has anything else for 3DS apart from that Kirby title.

There is still Pokemon.

 

[casiopao]

Only a Smash port would be big enough to drive software sales this year but chances for that happening are very low. Smaller titles can fill some gaps though but they are enough.

Most interesting thing that could come from fall direct is if Nintendo has anything else for 3DS apart from that Kirby title.

Agree. some Direct by Ninty is able to come out with some surprise, i can't see the software do any better.

 

[schuelma]

I'd be fascinated to know what Capcom's internal expectations for XX Switch are- its out next week and they appear to be pushing World harder.

 

[DKHF]

It is absolutely relevant, as the ongoing growth of other asian markets will make up more and more for the japanese market. It's very important to get the full picture, besides we were discussing DQXI situation in Asia a few days ago. November 11 is a nice date, the chinese version was previously expected for Winter.

Yeah I agree it's relevant because of that. Just thought some might debate semantics since it's a thread primarily about JP sales and/or not be familiar with the growth of Asian markets and I couldn't remember too well Chinese language release dates being posted in these threads. I'm definitely interested to see how it performs in other Asian markets.

 

[clay_ghost]

It is absolutely relevant, as the ongoing growth of other asian markets will make up more and more for the japanese market. It's very important to get the full picture, besides we were discussing DQXI situation in Asia a few days ago. November 11 is a nice date, the chinese version was previously expected for Winter.

November 11 (光棍&#33410 is the date for singles who have no SO in that region lol, why not play DQ instead

Sony Interactive Entertainment Taiwan is responsible for the Chinese translation so SE is relaying on someone else to help them for localization again lol .