SinCityAssassin
Member
pokemon is doomed I'm sorry nintendo
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
BOMBAMON: POKKEN TOURNAMENT Sees Red Numbers in Japanese Arcade
- Thread starter miku
- Start date
Moor-Angol
Banned
sörine;182409908 said:
you were wrong for 20 years....
Nakano Broadway arcade center 1F
clearly a hit
SinCityAssassin
Member
In any case, overreaction, one arcade decides to sell their cabinets to recoup, Nothing to see here.
Nothing to see here, especially since this one arcade was able to sell their unit. So obviously it is profitable for other operators. If it starts becoming a trend, then perhaps it truly has failed as an arcade game. We'll see how the home console release fares in both Japan and worldwide.
Banjotanooki
Member
Saw Pokken at the Pokemon Center at Osaka station this past Sunday . Barely anybody playing the game and one kid seemed to beg his father to play it and he told him it "wasn't a proper pokemon game", lol.
The Abominable Snowman
Member
Didn't look fun to me but I assumed it would do very well. The internet coverage has been crazy about this game.
That's ~20% of the Wii U install base!
Dad laying down the cold, hard, facts of life.
mocolostrocolos
Member
Played it on a Taito Center or someting like that in Akibahara last summer.
Game was fun, but not appealing to the classic arcade player.
Make a rythm Pokémon arcade game. Those arcades had big lines to play.
Game was fun, but not appealing to the classic arcade player.
Make a rythm Pokémon arcade game. Those arcades had big lines to play.
TanookiTom
Member
While this thread is definitely sensational, it would not surprise me in the least if this game would flop both in the Arcade and at home. Have people really been waiting for this? A very limited number of Pokémon fighting in a Tekken like game (with super simple controls?). I think the game removed all that which is really interesting about Pokémon - actually training them to fight. Another Pokémon Stadium would have been neat...
Lol, dad of the year
Newtype-001
Member
Finally pokemon is dead.
Long live Yokai Watch.
Long live Yokai Watch.
Tom Nook Sawyer
Member
We don't know if it's worse or not. What we do know, however, is that inferring such from a sample size of one is pretty silly
but how many people are actually playing the game right now ?
JODOROWSKY51
Member
When I was in Japan for TGS, it was the opposite. Everyone was playing this Gundam arcade game.
I tried Pokken... I didn't like it at all. It was jarring to switch between 2D and 3D while using a D-Pad. I only had one match, but I'll stick to Smash I think...
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Eh competitive Pokemon already has"dynasties" so let's see if it carries on to the next family generation.Just hurry up any bring the home version with flawless online play.
Also lol at Pokémon dad. How long until parents are calling their kids casuals or having a heart to heart about EVs
The cabinets next to Hakata station seem to be doing just fine, not spectacularly well but I see people playing it regularly. Played it myself too a couple of times and it really does feel like Tekken but with more emphasis on manoeuvring and long distance attacks and less emphasis on guarding. I think the slim roster restricts the popularity for now.
I've seen one which said it is being withdrawn from Japanese arcades, implying it's a mass withdraw when it's just this one damned arcade.
pock3tmonster
Banned
I'm fairly certain the post you quoted was not meant to be taken seriously.
You'd be surprised, there's a surprisingly strong Yo-kai Watch fanbase here. I've been accosted on Twitter because I dared to say about falling ratings and merchandise sales on a thread here on GAF with my concern about Level 5 Level 5ing the franchise, with them making out like I hate the series and am trying to sabotage it when that's far from the truth.
As such, it's hard to tell when people are serious or not
donkey show
Member
#notallgamecenters
Gundam Extreme VS Maxi Boost has been top of the charts for the past year since it released, only switching between Tekken 7 just recently. The Gundam EXVS series is a monster there.
Pokken appears to be doing well enough though. Here's a list of the top 5 conventional arcade games in August.
Gundam Extreme VS Maxi Boost has been top of the charts for the past year since it released, only switching between Tekken 7 just recently. The Gundam EXVS series is a monster there.
Pokken appears to be doing well enough though. Here's a list of the top 5 conventional arcade games in August.
Pokemon + Tekken is already a pretty weird crossover. when i tell people about this game, they think i'm joking at first. it's no wonder some places don't have people playing the game.
fixed
fixed
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
It's one game center. Also it's an expected trend. The usual boom of something new that slowly drifts down until they find a mean to drift.
Hell Pokken just did an event with new support mons Mismagus and Ninetales.
Whimsicott is still the best support it seems.
Hell Pokken just did an event with new support mons Mismagus and Ninetales.
Whimsicott is still the best support it seems.
Have you got a source for that Top 5? It might help me calm the Pokémon community somewhat.
To be fair, this game was The Pokémon Company's idea.
Bandai Namco came to them asking for a few songs for Taiko Drum Master again (which they often oblige) and Tsunekazu Ishihara agreed but also pitched the idea and bam.
Sega Saturn doomed Nintendo existence.
It was a joke, no need to be so insecure.
donkey show
Member
http://www.tekkenzaibatsu.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=131423
Source: http://www.am-j.co.jp/
Check the right hand side column for highest earners. Essentially, it's Bandai Namco putting in the work.
pock3tmonster
Banned
Now I'm not sure if you're serious. Does the Pokemon community need this much coddling?
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I guess he means the twitter community, which is very uh... volatile. PokeGAF is fine (in fact we're more concerned about Build-a-Bear Pikachu). I'd actually say /vp/ but that place is troll-fest at this hour (seriously, /v/ has a better discussion about this than /vp/).
PreyingShark
Member
Yes. And I'm serious. Sadly, I am 100% serious.
Chû Totoro
Member
So Japanese people are also making sensational threads? I thought you were over this
Arf it seems the thing happening to some Japanese visiting France may happen to me if I visit Japan. You're not a little US yet like UK? Please... :/
Teknopathetic
Member
"D-pad for a 3D fighter also seems completely bizarre."
Dpads are actually really common in the Western Tekken community.
Dpads are actually really common in the Western Tekken community.
They were inspired by the universal praise garnered by Other M's revolutionary use of a D-pad to navigate 3D spaces. Harada has learned so much from Team Ninja.
I spoke too soon, I had no idea. How did that come about, and why is it just a thing with Western players?
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
it wouldn't have the same draw since different genre and device.
Geminosity
Member
Typical that that the one pokemon I like that's been added so far is a support :/