twothunder
Member
Nah. Doubt that. Original IP on WII-U. 400K LTD would be more realistic.
I hope Splatoon is successful for Nintendo of course.
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Splatoon: new info from Famitsu magazine (Hero Mode, multiplayer and more)
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Nah. Doubt that. Original IP on WII-U. 400K LTD would be more realistic.
I hope Splatoon is successful for Nintendo of course.
I think it'll pass 400k by the end of 2015 easily
plank
Member
twothunder
Member
I hope so but I have serious doubts about that.
Good luck coordinating without a map.
The voice chat hopefully you can with friends
game wont start without 8 should not be a big issue since its not like 5 different modes.
Tho it should have it start at least with 4 if time runs out and have a 2 v 2 but people can get added to the game.
even if the game only sold 200k, its an online focused game at worst 1,000 people come online, COD BO2 pulls that number. Thats more then enough to get 8 people in matches
game wont start without 8 should not be a big issue since its not like 5 different modes.
Tho it should have it start at least with 4 if time runs out and have a 2 v 2 but people can get added to the game.
even if the game only sold 200k, its an online focused game at worst 1,000 people come online, COD BO2 pulls that number. Thats more then enough to get 8 people in matches
NHarmonic.
Member
Dude, i'm part of the Nintendo "fanbase". However, i'm seriously in awe with those individuals who think it's right that we get games from this company, with a clear lack of a feature "just because" (seriously, there's no real argument here that could defend this kind of decision, you know parental control exists, or as people have said, have it be OFF by default.)
And by no means i've "offended" an entire fanbase. Chill down.
But well whatever, if this is derailing the thread let's just end this debate.
I personally love what they've done with Splatoon in terms of the mechanics, the art style and creativity behind it...
Man you guys sure are downers.
Honestly, I don't care for voice chat at all, though I can see why some people do. But yeah, if you're playing with people from other countries, you're gonna have a hard time talking to them... It really makes sense. Plus, this doesn't mean no voice chat with friends. It only says no communication with players you're matched with.
Only thing I'm concerned about if the lack of modes other than turf war... I can see why they did it, what with the dismal sales this game is bound to have because it's colorful and from Nintendo, but I was looking forward to some other game modes.
That's what I thought. People just like to jump to conclusions.
Honestly, I don't care for voice chat at all, though I can see why some people do. But yeah, if you're playing with people from other countries, you're gonna have a hard time talking to them... It really makes sense. Plus, this doesn't mean no voice chat with friends. It only says no communication with players you're matched with.
Only thing I'm concerned about if the lack of modes other than turf war... I can see why they did it, what with the dismal sales this game is bound to have because it's colorful and from Nintendo, but I was looking forward to some other game modes.
That's what I thought. People just like to jump to conclusions.
1. I picked this avatar blindly.
2. When did I say that this was progressive? I said that people weren't reading what was being said and jumping to an extreme conclusion. Two very different things. I do wish there was an option for random voice chat. However I do realize that, the way it is worded, there is still possibly an option for friend chat. I DON'T start making drive by posts how Nintendo is the bloody devil and how they deserve to die. I also don't start assuming any points against mine are just made because there is a blind defense force.
But sure, I'm just a fanboy. I'm just an idiot and a Nintendrone and deserve death or worse for having the gall to like games from a company.
test_account
XP-39C²
No one knows for sure yet. Technically you're matched with any player that you're playing with, but it can also mean that "matched with" is referring to random people.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Wait... Only one game mode? In a multiplayer focused game? And no bots?
Officially worried.
Officially worried.
TheCongressman1
Member
This is what worries me most of all. Until they reveal other multiplayer gametypes, I'm cautiously optimistic at best.
It will probably sell ok, but remember that other shooters on the Wii U has had abysmal failures and still have thriving online communities (Call of Duty Wii U games for example). So the no bot thing before play isn't that big of a deal. Now the question comes whether or not there are bots in case of someone dropping out in the middle of the match. I hope they do because the do that in other Nintendo online games but we will have to wait and see.
Lol, get the fuck out of here with that condescending shit.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
No voice chat is so fucking stupid.
Like I said they might have to if they're planning on adding local multiplayer, since 4 v 4 would probably be impossible locally. As far as online play with randoms though, it does look like it's the only option.
If they truly meant that you couldn't talk during matches they would have worded it differently.
then again it's 3rd hand info :/
I guess we'll know soon.
DR2K
Banned
Splatoon isn't going to sell anywhere near CoD on any platform. The game has bomba written all over it.
It'll be an offline only experience. I imagine they'll patch this when it becomes an issue.
Yeah, let's not get crazy, he's right. The fact that Nintendo is being less than forthcoming with this stuff implies that voice chat will probably work similar to how it works in MK8, chat with friends in between rounds, but nothing during the game, and for an online multiplayer shooter, that is backwards.
What? This is from a blog.... blogging about a magazine which goes into details.
We're currently talking about info on a blog. A blog known for being vague.
I don't have numbers but I'm pretty sure for a fact that John Harker said once over a year or so ago that no Wii U third party game (not even ZombiU) had passed 500k LTD, which is a number that almost every Nintendo first party release thus far has managed to pass. Splinter Cell Blacklist is a game that had an even worse performance, probably the worst for a big budget third party port, and did abysmally, and supposedly that game has a relatively active online as well.
It's not really that far-fetched to assume that Splatoon's player base is going to be well-dedicated due to Nintendo's online games generally being relatively populated for long periods of time. Before Wi-Fi shut down I could still find players who would play Brawl out of all games and even though yes, that game did sell millions upon millions, it's no secret to anyone how absolutely atrocious that game's online was. Splatoon shouldn't have much trouble doing around 300-400k worldwide and continue being active in spite of that. Many tourney organizers for the Smash community for one thing have been open about how popular the game is with the scene and how a bunch of people discussed organizing Splatoon tourneys.
I know people like to assume that online gaming is some sort of bubble but seriously, finding 8 players online is not the big deal people like to make it out to be.
And if the information is true, then it will be a failing on nintendo's part, a failing that they have historically been fine with conceding to.
I'm not saying write the game off now, we should wait until future confirmation.
But if Splatoon doesn't have voice chat during gameplay, that will be a poor decision that will push this game out of the minds of a lot of people. As other people have said, it's 2015, voice chat should be a standard at this point.
Everytime Nintendo makes me use teamspeak to communicate with friends during play, it makes me want to use their stuff online a little less.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Yep. I won't buy this game then.
Salmonbottle
Member
People are getting hung up on the voice chat thing when the real issue is that Nintendo still doesn't understand "matchmaking with friends." You can't play an online 4v4 game with friends unless you have 8 friends. There is no option to mix online strangers with friends. This is the biggest problem with all Nintendo online games.
Details about what can be done locally/with friends aren't known yet as far as I know. All this talk seems to be strictly about playing online with strangers.
BeatResetsTheWorld
Banned
I'm going to screencap/remember this, because I'm almost 100% positive you're going to be dead wrong
Schnozberry
Member
The hurdle to jump over to beat COD Wii U sales is so low I think it's a pretty safe bet.
ShinMaruku
Member
Welcome to the practice of realism.
protomouse
Member
Fair enough. I guess that sort of thing works better in North America, with such a huge pool of people speaking the same language. Europe is pretty fractured, and English a minority language.
twothunder
Member
How much did COD Wii U actually sell? Kind of hard to say if Splatoon might beat that without knowing that.
Awful mess? MK8 and Smash online works like a dream. If by mess you're referring to lack of online features then yeah.
No capture the flag or anything huh. Yikes. I'm going to be getting this game at a discount so that's good.
I think the moment we have more info directly from the magazine we need a new thread, this one it's too much splattered with the ink of console war.
A little bit of info for the armchair specialists in how much this game is going to sell less than COD on Wii U, here is how well COD:Ghosts did on Wii U in US in the launch month:
You can do the math.
Edit: sales figures for COD:BLOPS II from here:
A little bit of info for the armchair specialists in how much this game is going to sell less than COD on Wii U, here is how well COD:Ghosts did on Wii U in US in the launch month:
You can do the math.
Edit: sales figures for COD:BLOPS II from here:
With the quick games, one mode and the only online multiplayer shooter this year on wii u. It might not be an issue.
Twenty7KVN
Member
So if someone drops out mid match is the match going go on uneven (4 vs 3)or is that person going to be replaced.
JetSetRadio
Banned
I hope we get a PvZ garden warfare update next year because this is ridiculous.
twothunder
Member
We got quite a bit of info but it seems quite a bit isn't very clear and just raises more questions...
Lets hope someone actually translates the scans to see if it's more clear than the current translation of the summary.
Lets hope someone actually translates the scans to see if it's more clear than the current translation of the summary.
such as?