ArkhamFantasy
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Yeah, hilarious.
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Yeah, hilarious.
I hope people who're used to this say yes. Personally don't think it'll happen now, but idk shit about sales over time.
frankie_baby
Member
Will do it eventually, depends if it gets much of a holiday boost if it does it by then
NintendosBooger
Member
Those games wouldn't be successful on the Switch.
The system isn't western enough.
Laplasakos
Member
Sorry i couldn't tell. The person who wrote it last time was serious.
Jawbreaker
Member
Uh-huh.
Nintendo would just snatch up the talent. Like the Capcom Zelda guys and the Super Mario RPG guys.
TheLegendaryN
Member
It did 7,5k this week and it's still dropping. Of course we'll most likely see a boost during the holidays, but by then, the next big thing will be out, which is Pokémon. I think people (and kids in particular) will be more likely to spend their money on that than on DQXI, because 'everyone else' will be playing that around that time.
Holiday boost should help, its shown some semblance of legs.
Both versions have been in steady decline and, obviously, a far shot from the big sellers of the series, though.
MrPhiliasfrog
Member
I did not know that, but it is pretty amazing.
BrokenJohnCena
Member
It could stand as the second game to buy after buying pokemon
Holiday season is about to start (well, in a month or so), and 3DS hits typically perform well during holidays. I wouldn't rule it out, even if the gap is big. Maybe accounting for digital sales.
Skullwaker
Member
DQXI 3DS still has the holidays, so it's possible that it will make it to 2m. Maybe not this year, but lifetime surely.
Hero of Legend
Member
I could see Nintendo buying Mega Man and maybe Monster Hunter if the offer ever came up. Maybe they could bring in some of the MH staff also, depending on the outcome.
Still interesting that Nintendo themselves localized MH Stories, Sony never did that for any MH did they?
And Alpha Dream is where key Mario RPG folks went to, not technically in-house. Others scattered across the universe to form companies like Skip, Vanpool, etc. Nintendo's worked with most of them though.
- Switched out the Dragon Ball Z game for Pokken (2 data points aren't very interesting).
- ARMS is out of top 20 (it'll probably pop back in eventually).
- Monster Hunter XX is tracking behind 1 2 Switch (I think it'll have longer legs, especially around Christmas).
- I wonder what the next game to challenge Splatoon 2 will be. Mario? Smash? Pokemon? MHW? (hehe)
No one xD
BrokenJohnCena
Member
speaking of Arms,I think it probably won't make it.Ithought they were gonna give it a big roster shake up with Update 3 to attract new players,but no,that didn't happen
Animal Crossing will give it a good fight for sure
I think the nature of the way the Switch sells, there's bound to be at least one game to have more than 650k sales in the first week (just for the fact they'll be more Switches in the wild). Though, I'm not sure if they'll be another that has the same legs.
Yeah, Animal Crossing might do it. ARMS probably won't get a huge bump, but the rank 20 baseline might go down to where it is. We'll see.
Gotdatmoney
Member
That came out 3 generations ago. It's called Dino Crisis.
Please come back Dino Crisis
James Scott
Banned
Not sure thats funny.
Game should do well enough
I'm admittedly a bigger Nintendo fan than most, but I'd much rather Nintendo work well with other publishers than become a monopoly. We need a new F Zero from Nintendo before they start making a new Mega Man.
Saturday is a also the last day of this quarter and Bic Camera will want to include this week's Switch sales into the financial report. That could be another hint for increased stock since this is the final shipment from Nintendo for Q2.
Gotdatmoney
Member
BrokenJohnCena
Member
after that "successful" 30th anniversary I'd rather let Nintendo making a Megaman game over a niche futuristic racing game anyday
I don't think it would be a good business decision for Nintendo to purchase Capcom. Resident Evil, DMC and Street Fighter are heavily associated with Sony. Megaman is an unknown in terms of sales potential. Monster Hunter alone would be worth attaining but not at the price that Capcom would ask for it. Ace Attorney would also be a good addition but it has limited sales potential.
It would be best for a competent third party to purchase Capcom. Preferably Bandai Namco or Sega.
It would be best for a competent third party to purchase Capcom. Preferably Bandai Namco or Sega.
Nintendo won't acquire Capcom.
And even MHW bombed, Capcom ain't gonna get acquired any time soon.
If all of Capcom's games under-performed with the exception of an overpriced port of SFII on a console that Capcom doesn't even want to support?
Skullwaker
Member
Tony Romo Simulator for the Switch?
Phife Dawg
Member
Not to interrupt this fascinating discussion but Sega is a competent third party now? I mean I used to be a Sega fanboy and all but still...
Godzilla's Left Toe
Member
Even as a fan of Nintendo I don't think it's a good idea for Nintendo to buy Capcom. I just want Capcom to support the Switch.
It's clear that Sony fans' love for Capcom brands translated to MvC sales too.
The gist of it is they have some of the strongest brands in the business, but not the competence to realise their potential.
It wouldn't be a traditional publisher buying them if it came down to that though.
...They do?
Godzilla's Left Toe
Member
It has the biggest Non Nintendo IP in Japan.
Yeah they do, Monster Hunter, Resident Evil and Street Fighter are absolutely massive. Nevermind the back catalogue of IPs.
You only have to look at how one of the few competent things Capcom is managing to do right now is leverage those brands with rereleases.
I think business is going a little bit too far. They have strong brands and stuff that does well in Japan. But stuff like Monster hunter or SF aren't in the same league as your GTA, COD etc
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
The Switch is already at about 1/3 of the PS4 install base. This fall, do they reach 2/3 or even surpass the PS4?
Capcom is far from a small company and it isn't like any platform holder could justify buying them (even if they had the money to do so) with their current performance.
But it would be certainly ironic after their "efforts" on Switch and MHW being absent in the platform.
Anyways, wasn't Capcom at the brink of bankruptcy or something years ago? I may be misremembering, but I read something like that not so long ago.
But it would be certainly ironic after their "efforts" on Switch and MHW being absent in the platform.
Anyways, wasn't Capcom at the brink of bankruptcy or something years ago? I may be misremembering, but I read something like that not so long ago.
disagree about Street Fighter. As IP it's only relevant in the US.
and MH is massive in Japan only.
YEah my fault. Brand, singular
Sega had their screw ups last gen (Sonic Boom and Total War Rome 2). But they have gotten better. Total War: Warhammer was a success. Sonic Mania is looking good so far. Their Atlus purchase turned out well as did Persona 5. I think they'd at least do a much better job than Capcom.
Street Fighter V hasn't even hit 2m. The biggest Resident Evil is at 7m, and the biggest MH is just under 5m. This is peanuts compared to the biggest franchises from EA, Ubisoft, Activision, Bethesda, 2K, etc.
Capcom has also completely failed to get anywhere in the mobile space which is a way bigger issue than "OMG WHERES THE SWITCH SUPPORT CRAPCOM!!!!!".
Who is going to spend hundreds of millions on Capcom?
frankie_baby
Member
They wont have the stock to surpass it, probably by mid next year though
Gotdatmoney
Member
Why are we discussing Capcom going out of business? They have like 3 more epic bombs in them before we even really need to entertain this. Also, they have like 3 brands worth a damn.
Mega Man is a series that has struggled to reach Metroid numbers. I don't think Nintendo is interested.