AquaWateria
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Its doing really well on Amazon.
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ARMS U.S. commercial: We've downgraded from rooftop parties to garage parties
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Its doing really well on Amazon.
Yeah, it was No. 1 in preorders the other day after the Testpunch, iirc
And there are six more Testpunch rounds this upcoming weekend
feels like > 1 million is guaranteed and I think 3 million is in sight including the holiday season sales
I don't see any way how it's not gonna sell better than many other current fighting IPs. That's not a hard feat to accomplish these days though lol.
Garrett Hawke
Member
If something is free and new people are going to play it, especially as it's a new IP.
I'm not claiming it's going to flop or anything, but a screenshot of hardcore Switch fans playing a demo with specific time slots doesn't really say that much.
GameCenterXDS
Member
I'm not against this game doing well and I'm a huge fan of nintendo and want to buy a switch, but i still don't agree showing a list of people playing the free demo as proof it will be a big game. It's not like the switch has a lot of games right now people have most likely beaten zelda and of course everyone who has a switch is going to get on and try arms. It doesn't prove much yet.
Beating SFV for me is going to be quite easy for ARMS there.
The demo is only going on specific time though. So unless u really wanted to try the game there, u can easily miss the demo there. So at leat, it shows that there is interest by Switch owners there to play the game.
Milly Osworth
Member
That commercial is very safe and dull.
Only thing it proves is that it looks interesting enough to try it.
I imagine the list will look similar once the game is out.
LTD you'd hope it'd get into the 4-5m range, assuming switch doesn't stop selling tomorrow.
It's an absolute lock for 1 million. I don't know how anyone could argue otherwise. I'm betting on 5 million lifetime, easily.
That would be quite easy only if every switch owner fuckin buy the game.
though no hard goal considering people bought to play nintendo games on the machine they could easily buy their latest game regardless of genre
truth is none of us know what the break even point is but I would think under 1 million would be a flop
that's tough because it's still in a genre that could have a hard ceiling despite the Switch's success. it could get there after a couple of years but I feel like 3 would be very good for all of 2017.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Think the ad is pretty lousy. I think it'll do okay sales wise but people saying to look at splatoon for it be a huge hit... kind of miss the fact there's a new splatoon game a month after this. Could see this having no legs in a month.
playingwithfire
Member
It really isn't.
Seems like the right ad for the target audience of this girl right here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmPW-ENmBgQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmPW-ENmBgQ
Girls on the left doing their best Ravi Drums impression.
Nintendo has confirmed that ARMS will have free content updates adding new characters, new weapons and new stages.
If they play their cards right, they can alternate between free updates for ARMS and free updates for Splatoon 2, and keep people playing both.
Nintendo really is killing it this summer with online multiplayer, between Splatoon 2 and ARMS and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Millions only bought Splatoon because there wasn't anything else to play.
This is ADORABLE
AquaWateria
Member
One is a fighter while the other is a shooter.
I see no resemblance. Maybe if it were Smash I could see it eating ARMS legs.
I think there's a casual way to show the fine degree of control you have. Millions of casuals played Wii Boxing. They're expecting something rudimentary. To surprise them and get them interested, just show a person curving their arm to curve the punch, underscoring a key difference here. It's an instantly understandable concept that takes only two seconds of airtime to demonstrate.
SSFIV:3D was actually a pretty damn good port considering that it was the 3DS. Then again, Capcom's fucking wizards when it comes to making 3DS games from a technical standpoint.
C.Olimar788
Member
Took them long enough to get ads together.
I think this is about as good as a quick TV spot is going to get - establish it as a fun, multiplayer boxing game with colorful characters and enough ideas in the as to get people curious. Now they just need to get some physical adspace out to stores and they might yet be able to sell a few copies of this.
Seriously, though, it's startling to me how big the push for MK8D was in comparison to something like this. Mario Kart didn't need a big advertising push to sell, it's Mario Kart, but it had so much out a month before launch. This needs the push, and yet there's so little out yet...
I think this is about as good as a quick TV spot is going to get - establish it as a fun, multiplayer boxing game with colorful characters and enough ideas in the as to get people curious. Now they just need to get some physical adspace out to stores and they might yet be able to sell a few copies of this.
Seriously, though, it's startling to me how big the push for MK8D was in comparison to something like this. Mario Kart didn't need a big advertising push to sell, it's Mario Kart, but it had so much out a month before launch. This needs the push, and yet there's so little out yet...
Not feeling this one.
Looks like some kind of cult scene in a horror movie lmao
Needed more waifus.
Looks like some kind of cult scene in a horror movie lmao
AquaWateria
Member
There has been commercials of ARMS before this from earlier trailers.
C.Olimar788
Member
Millions bought Splatoon because it was a highly appealing game with a large marketing push behind it that ensured that lots of people knew what it was and that anyone who could be interested in it would be.
ARMS has the appeal down, but is lacking the push. For crying out loud, it doesn't even have amiibo coming with it! I have no idea what Nintendo is doing.
That's good, at least. They still desperately need that brick and mortar space down, though.
Bobo Dakes
Member
Hard to say when literally no one in this thread knows how much the game cost to make and advertise.
I like the TV spot, but let's not pretend reviews, streams, word of mouth, the test punch and general awareness aren't factors that will determine how well it will sell.
I hope it does well.
Just somebody standing there not moving their arms in an ad about a game where you use your arms is not really good advertising, dude. I am well aware of people with disabilities and whatnot, but the core gimmick of the game uses motion controls, and that's whats being advertised.
It has the Neon Yellow Joycons and Battery Extenders, 12 rounds of Global Testpunch, two Nintendo Directs, an E3 Open Invitational Tournament, its own dedicated press event (last time Nintendo did that for one game was Splatoon)...
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
And that makes me want to play ARMS? Because?
So you never have bought a Nintendo game before then? If it doesn't flop, there will be no price drop for five to six years.
he is refering to the (lacking... lol? ) push. Arms has the push. just lacking Amiibo
you're out of context
C.Olimar788
Member
All of which are great for people who play games and hang out on game sites and stuff, but for the general public? The random people who maybe picked up a Switch and are looking for fun experiences on it? The only one of those that might push them in the direction of ARMS are the Joycons, and even that is a terribly far stretch.
Splatoon had ads on demo kiosks and plenty of store marketing before launch, to say nothing of the toys that launched with it to get additional character recognition (amiibo) and potential television spots. Even more recently, Mario Kart had ad space in retail stores a month before launch, and closer to launch had the big Target campaign with the themed concrete balls and shopping carts. I hope more is coming for ARMS and that ARMS sells well, I'm just nervous is all.
Jubenhimer
Member
Why would you want to downplay the main appeal of the default control scheme? It's not really even waggle either.
There will be a lot more than 1.6 mil switches out there before June 16th, dude.
It could have a much lower attachment rate than Zelda and Mario kart and still beat the SFV sales during this year.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Garages don't look that nice.
prob what they intended