shinra-bansho
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GT6 even bombed in the UK... there should be little doubt it's going to be an utter bomb in Japan.
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Media Create Sales: Week 48, 2013 (Nov 25 - Dec 01)
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That means Trailes in the Sky FC, right? Not the whole trilogy.
And the PS3 version was like a HD collection, right? Three games in one disc.
Yes, that 500k is just for First Chapter. I believe the PS3 releases only contained one game.
I thought everyone here claimed that GT IP is more western now?
Can we expect the same for Kancolle too?
I swear that browser game is like Touhou 2.0 or something
Aad
Member
The biggest the free to play game in Japan.
Sakura
Member
Puzzle and Dragon is a very very popular F2P smartphone game in Japan. Puzzle and Dragon Z is a 3DS release, that is a full fledged RPG version of the game (I believe) so it's expected to sell well.
No, they were released on PS3 individually as part of the PSP remaster program they announced with MHP3HD.
theprodigy
Member
well if this were true that just means GT6 bombs even harder in Japan.....
Sakura
Member
Is Pokemon XY not a JRPG?
...Right, I should have specified not legacy brands like FF and Pokémon, sorry XD
theprodigy
Member
hey no FF game has sold a million in Japan since FFXIII anyway, you didn't have to add that!
Right, but if PDZ will be huge success with consistent sales, I think it will revitalize monster collecting game, not JRPG.
DQ7 sold over a million.
It's not even debatable that GT's biggest market isn't Japan. It's all about Europe.
However, it kinda got lost between the next gen hype. I was really confused when it started to pop up on the store shelves. I had no clue it was already due to release.
GT 6 seems like a game that had the hype deflated as soon as the new consoles where coming worldwide
combine that with the racing genre being on a downward spiral in japan and it lackluster launch sales are not exactly surprising.
I would not see this as a sign that Gt is no longer the monster franchise that it is .
combine that with the racing genre being on a downward spiral in japan and it lackluster launch sales are not exactly surprising.
I would not see this as a sign that Gt is no longer the monster franchise that it is .
Thanks, I didn't know that
I think after it's success more smartphone developers will port their F2P games to the 3DS (or the Vita, to a lesser extend). Wait until fucking Candy Crush Saga starts sending you 5 streetpasses a day like it does in Facebook now xD.
The next huge JRPG million seller, game of all time, GAF servers killer will be Persona 5 (well, at least when you include overseas sales it'll sell a million...)
And I'll import the US version since Atlus hates EU. Give it to meeee!
airmangataosenai
Member
In just Japan? I guess so. Worldwide Xillia is probably there by now.
ambientmystic
Member
OT but The real tragedy for Sony/PD here is the potential sales they could have gained from next-gen PS4 owners itching for a solid driving experience if the game had been a cross gen one. Especially since DriveClub (which was supposed to fill up that racing gap) got delayed until 2014.
One thing you can't fault MS for is the fact that they had a much more wider range of gaming genres covered for their 1st party/exclusive launch lineup, irrespective of their actual review scores/quality. Sony seems to be really lacking in that department at the moment, for all their bluster that it's all about the games on the PS4. They're really coasting on 3rd party launch titles at the moment. (Yes, I know it's on the way, but they'll counted as the second wave of software).
Racing? Forza 5. Fighting? Killer Instinct. Graphical showcase? Ryse. Rail Shooter? Crimson Dragon. Open world? Dead Rising 3.
I Work in GAME and i forgot it was coming out last week, lol.
Reading through the last few pages and i'm really glad Luigi's Mansion 2 has sold so incredibly well. It's so well deserved.
Looking forward to numbers today! Mainly to see how the Wii U has done after it's random 7k bump last week.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
I do wonder what its LTD will be and if the next GT will see an increase in sales in Japan specifically. Its crazy to see how much its declined in Japan.
michaelius
Banned
Worldwide you can safely bet it will do 5-6 milions as i think last update to GT4 shipments was in 2010 or 2011 ? So cheap editions and bundles will carry it for next years.
Not that crazy when you look at the racing genre in general. Ridge Racer has also been cratered. When there's nothing interesting being released across the entire genre for years, it's not surprising that an entire fanbase could lose interest in the genre.
If it's anywhere near as addictive as the smartphone game, it wouldn't surprise me at all.
michaelius
Banned
Imho it has fair chance to hit it but it isn't 100% sure thing certainly.
KillerTravis
Banned
It will never do that amount first week, but I can see it reaching that number over time if the game is good.
Very few not DQ/FF/Pokemon RPG sold more than 1 million in Japan.
Inazuma Eleven 2, a few Squaresoft stuff on GB/SNES/PS1 (Chrono, Mana, SaGa, Mario RPG) and that's it I think.
EDIT:
Oh and KH2.
Is 360 finally launching in Japan?
Sakura
Member
LTD? I could definitely see it. First week? Maybe not.
shinra-bansho
Member
I'm now expecting Gran Turismo 6: Definitive Edition (PS4) - December 2014, or something along those lines.
If they reach 1 mil, do u think we had chances to see more popular mobile games port to 3DS in proper game form?
And also, I had question here. What other mobile games which is crazily popular now in Japan? I know some Bahamut game is crazily popular and this puzzledora is also ver popular. But is there other franchise which originally started on mobile but become crazily famous?
Sakura
Member
Using your evidence I calculate sales of 30k.
Based on the frequency of 3DS-related avatars in this post being 1, I predict 3DS sales of 134,291.
I suspect GT 7 PS4 is being fast tracked actually. I fully believe that report saying that we could see it as early as next year.
So basically GT6 Definitive Edition? There's NO WAY they will have any meaningful car roster update in 12 months time for a true sequel. Even the GT6 roster update was very underwhelming after 3 years of development time. And I haven't even started about tracks, sound, driving model etc. This GT7 with barely any new content will kill the franchise even faster.
I guess. Whether or not they actually call it "Definitive Edition", the result will probably be a small leap. It wouldn't be the first time a game is labeled as the next numerical entry in the series and only boasts minimal changes
zomgbbqftw
Banned
I expect them to release this one and then for PD to go dark for at least a year. I think there is an element of franchise fatigue with GT and with GT6 not changing a whole lot from GT5, PD would be better served getting to the root cause of their failures of late.
I would like GT7 to be made using the same model as GT3 A-Spec. Around 200 top-tier cars, all premium models built for the PS4 ground up, 20 tracks, again made for the PS4. I would also like them to share resources with Evos who have been doing great work on car modelling. It seems stupid to have two separate teams making scans and models of essentially the same cars. GT8 late in the generation with 700 all premium cars and 30-35 tracks plus challenges and other game modes. GT7 should concentrate on being the best driving simulator there is on the market, not all of the other crap.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Tons of Vita games dated for March/April.
Someone should make a list.
Someone should make a list.
michaelius
Banned
Maybe another price drop to 16K yens ?
Sammy Samusu
Member
http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/bestsellers/2013/videogames/
P&DZ is the #11 best selling game on Amazon in 2013, and it's not even out yet. :rip:
P&DZ is the #11 best selling game on Amazon in 2013, and it's not even out yet. :rip:
I'm waiting for a kind soul to make a list first, but yes, sounds like another big push from Sony.
Sakura
Member
Can they afford that? At some point they gotta be taking a loss on the system no?
zomgbbqftw
Banned
The capacity to cut prices should be there. The LCD Vita is a lot cheaper to manufacture than the OG one, the screen alone has a $31 saving associated, plus I expect that Toshiba have finally transitioned the SoC over to 32nm, which has another $10-12 saved from the BoM.
15k should be within reach by around Feb/March. If they have dated a lot of big titles for this period then I could easily see it happening. Remember that they are already profitable with the Vita-2000 at current pricing, so some of the price cut can come out of the gross margin if they want to hit a strategic price point like ¥14,980. I'm not sure how Japan's sales tax rise next year will hinder them though.