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Splatoon has surpassed 1 million sales world wide
- Thread starter James Scott
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As stated earlier...
Plus Wii Music was exactly well-received by the fans, hence why we never got a sequel. W101 & STEAM straight-up bombed, Xenoblade got a limited release with a high-profile sequel on the way, & we all know what's up with Splatoon.
And_Gignac
Member
Your hyperbolic scenario can't happen anymore since wii music sold less than 3 million (2.6m or something?) And I am positive Splatoon will outsell it. The hype is real.
It won't outsell the biggest new ip nintendo has launched in the last years, Wii Party.
ThatRandomCliff
Member
Splatoon has reached 1 million units sold in under a month, while, Wii Music, having years to get sales, has only reached 2.65 million (accord to Wikipedia). One month compared to several years. At the rate Splatoon is going, it could easily exceed that by this time next year (assuming Nintendo keeps the game fresh with frequent updates).
If anything, Nintendo is depressed that Wii Music didnt sell well at the time.
Not if you take install base into account.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Guys you should know anihawk by now. he is kidding around.
Cept when it comes to metroid prime, he is 100% serious when he says he doesnt consider them really that good.
Cept when it comes to metroid prime, he is 100% serious when he says he doesnt consider them really that good.
Oh don't worry, if that happens than Splatoon won't be a success because it failed to beat Super Smash Bros for the Wii U. Then it won't be a success because it failed to beat Mario Kart 8. Then it won't be a success because it failed to beat Pokemon X and Y. And then...
TatteredHat
Member
Having such great character design certainly helped them, I don't think I've seen that much fanart that soon after the reveal of a game in a long time.
Really? These are two completely scenarios. 1 million sales for a new IP on a console with a limited market share, let alone within one month is great. This IP is here to stay for now.
In 2008/2009 any video game with the Wii name on it could've made 1 million sales.
To Far Away Times
Member
Really great game and well deserved.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Anihawk creating his own wall of shame
Windom Earle
Banned
Good. Splatoon is just awesome. More new IPs please.
AniHawk is like the Nintendo version if Horse Armour.
AniHawk is like the Nintendo version if Horse Armour.
ThatRandomCliff
Member
I had a feeling he was being sarcastic, but... You havent lived till you've fallen for sarcasm.
enigmatic_alex44
Whenever a game uses "middleware," I expect mediocrity. Just see how poor TLOU looks.
The next Splatoon needs a more distinct character for single player with a name and unique design if they want the IP to stick around like Mario/Kirby/Star Fox/Zelda/Metroid have.
The campaign was fun and final boss was amazing but single player was definitely an afterthought smh.
The campaign was fun and final boss was amazing but single player was definitely an afterthought smh.
Agent 3 is good enough. And judging by the sales & fan art, I think Splatoon is fine in the distinct character front. The Inklings themselves are fantastic designs already, & are meant to be made for customization.
The fact that fast-forwarding wasn't in the game until after reviews and release had come and gone surely must've hurt it amongst enthusiasts.
The canon Inkling stands out fine as far as I'm concerned.
Mineshaft_Gap
4077th
I'm in tears laughing at you laughing at me.
They'll add Agents 5 and 6 for co-op. Maybe a 7 and 8 too.
Solid SOAP
Member
Very impressive given the sales of the Wii U console itself. Sold more than Kid Icarus did on 3DS, I believe. I kinda wish they gave that game a similar marketing budget, truly, because I love it and want more people to as well!
LOOOL
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
The funniest part about the wall of shame are people who commented twice lol. Like they just had to get theirs out like what they said bears so much weight
Seriously.
And yay, Splatoon! I still have some problems with you, but on the whole, I love you.
yep. there's a lot of precedent for new ips coming out on failing consoles with few game releases and doing really well.
SinCityAssassin
Member
You've never been in the NPD and weekly UK Chart threads have you.
There is no lack of great Wii U games people don't have and could choose from. The fact Splatoon sells well is a combination of the game being unusually cool and how it is marketed.
Hopefully it will achieve to convince Nintendo there's a big market for cool, competitive online games.
The best about Splatoon is that it drove a lot of people to actually buy a Wii U for it in Japan
Splatoon is the future guys. I'm guessing Splatoon will be like Mario Kart and Smash.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
Considering this game had one of the biggest marketing pushes I've seen from Nintendo,
I wonder how profitable the game actually will be when it's all said and done. It had a fairly quick development cycle if I recall correctly and wasn't exactly packed with content so the development costs probably weren't too bad, but I wonder how much the marketing cut into the money they made. I'm guessing pretty far. Still, if that means the difference between a viable IP and one that's DOA, it's worth it. Hopefully Nintendo learns this lesson going forward and stops sending games to die with no advertising what-so-ever.
That's probably a bit of a reach.
(well, it isn't that hard to top not marketing at all)
That's probably a bit of a reach.
DaSorcerer7
Member
Can't believe I don't have this game yet, lol.
Not exactly. The Inklings in Smash are inevitable, the question is when. Smash 4 DLC or Smash 5? And no, DLC Mii costumes don't rule you out as playable (see Link).
As for Mario Kart, that I'm not sure, but I'm sure Nintendo would be more inclined to add the Inklings than most other non-Mario characters now that Splatoon is a hit (& it's not like The Pokémon Company is gonna allow Pikachu to be playable anytime soon). But that doesn't matter now since MK8's DLC is most likely done.
Windows RT
Banned
Didn't buy this game yet. May I ask if this game is only for multi-players? Any SP campaign content?
Yes, there's a 5-6 hour single player campaign (with a badass final boss). If you want more, the Amiibos will let you do bonus challenges by going through certain missions using different weapons (which will give you outfits, weapon variants, & minigames that you can play on the GamePad while you wait for an online match to start).
Zeyphersan
Banned
Man, people are going to take you seriously, be careful with that sarcasm
I'm not so sure.
This might become Nintendo's main multiplayer shooter and my guess is it goes the direction of Team Fortress 2 but on the NX and starts free to play with a massive, just massive, following all rabid for FRESH clothes and guns and this is one hell of a run on sentence:-(
To be fair, it's kinda hard to tell sarcasm through text.
Then again, I'm not the greatest sarcasm differentiator in real life, either.
D
Deleted member 125677
Unconfirmed Member
Praise the lawd, this is becoming an established franchise! SO FRESH
Windows RT
Banned
Thanks a lot. Seems not plenty of SP content and this game was mainly designed for MP.
I need to consider if go to buy this game. I seldom play MP games on Wii U.
Milly Osworth
Member
Well deserved. More new games like this plx Nintendo.
The online is actually really good, hence why they did 4 stress tests for Splatoon's servers.
POWERSPHERE
Member
Great news, as it means we'll get a new Splatoon on each new machine.