Isn't YSO predicted something like 50k for GR2. So GR2 did much better then the prediction, even the predictions of GAF. But worldwide is a different story
If 9.33% digital is average then Nintendo's 1.6% for Super Mario Maker is an absolute travesty.Overshipped game leads to average digital once again - 9,33%
I bet Sega thought they could use the Valkyria IP to sell more copies of their shit JRPGs that normally come under the Shining IP... oh wait
[PS3] Shining Resonance (Sega, 12/11/14) 67,282 (New)
When the first GR launched in Japan, there were only 566,000 Vitas sold.
And here are people posting that the numbers are a success, which is kind of a big joke. The numbers are bad in my opinion for a full blown PS4 release and the numbers we have heard outside of Japan speak of a total bomb.
I am not surprised at all by it and so should have the Sony brass but of course Shu thought this would be a smart move.
If 9.33% digital is average then Nintendo's 1.6% for Super Mario Maker is an absolute travesty.
In what context?, that I was right from the beginning?
There is no way that Sun & moon will have better legs than X/Y especially that Nintendo Switch is coming and also Pokemon Stars is expected to come out this year.
Because 20 million people will buy Switch in 2017/2018 in Japan? Sure it will have legs. Nobody is going to be buying kids Switch till price drops.
Overshipped game leads to average digital once again - 9,33%
It's in line with Tales of Berseria which wasn't overshipped.
That's the issue isn't it? Marketing has been horrible for this game and the predecessor on PS4. It's not a waifu/Neptunia type game at all and instead of emphasizing the good points of the title they just dropped it.That's not how GR has been marketed though. It's a game that has it's roots on the Vita the Otaku black hole of consoles and is seen as some as having a "waifu" protagonist which you occasionally hear from it's fanbase. These factors alone explain why it's not treated as ghibli movie game. The fact it doesn't have panty shots etc doesn't matter too much to a more casual consumer they don't research to that depth. If you were to ask random gamers with a cursory awareness of gravity rush but have not actually played the game ghibli would not be particularly high on it's set of description.
Last Guardian charted in NPD. I think the numbers bandied around were 200ish K just US.Um... Am I missing something? They had very similar first week sales in Japan. Or were the worldwide numbers for the Last Guardian decent?
The Last Guardian 68.368 107.940 107.940 0 SIE 08/12/2016
01./00. [PS4] Gravity Rush 2 <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.01.19} (¥6.900) - 69.092 / NEW <40-60%>
Isn't YSO predicted something like 50k for GR2. So GR2 did much better then the prediction, even the predictions of GAF. But worldwide is a different story
YSO predictions
01. [PS4] Gravity Rush 2 < 60k (average 55k)
02. [PS4] Valkyria Revolution < 45k (average 40k)
03. [3DS] Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World < 40k (average 35k)
03. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon < 40k (average 35k)
I was talking about the Western sales.Um... Am I missing something? They had very similar first week sales in Japan. Or were the worldwide numbers for the Last Guardian decent?
The Last Guardian 68.368 107.940 107.940 0 SIE 08/12/2016
01./00. [PS4] Gravity Rush 2 <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.01.19} (¥6.900) - 69.092 / NEW <40-60%>
+--+----------+----------+
| | MCreate | Famitsu |
| | 3DS # | 3DS # |
|Wk|2016.11.28|2016.11.28|
| | to | to |
| |2017.01.22|2017.01.22|
+--+----------+----------+
| 1| 78.929| 62.267|
| 2| 108.975| 82.663|
| 3| 133.478| 117.793|
| 4| 176.562| 229.575|
| 5| 70.522| 119.848|
| 6| 88.878| 121.419|
| 7| 34.546| 46.381|
| 8| 26.057| 34.278|
+--+----------+----------+
+--+----------+----------+
| | MCreate | Famitsu |
| | 3DS # | 3DS # |
|Wk|2016.11.28|2016.11.28|
| | to | to |
| |2017.01.22|2017.01.22|
+--+----------+----------+
| 1| 78.929| 62.267|
| 2| 187.904| 144.930|
| 3| 321.382| 262.723|
| 4| 497.944| 492.298|
| 5| 568.466| 612.146|
| 6| 657.344| 733.565|
| 7| 691.890| 779.946|
| 8| 717.947| 814.224|
+--+----------+----------+
Did Birthdays have a physical copy? Well either way, rip. Not expecting much from the west either.
Probably should have made a Harvest Moon clone instead - like Stardew.
That's a real turnaround. From -60k to +100k in 5 weeks
And here are people posting that the numbers are a success, which is kind of a big joke. The numbers are bad in my opinion for a full blown PS4 release and the numbers we have heard outside of Japan speak of a total bomb.
I am not surprised at all by it and so should have the Sony brass but of course Shu thought this would be a smart move.
Not even 100k for SaGa after digital? Square Enix should just fire Kawazu.
Not even 100k for SaGa after digital? Square Enix should just fire Kawazu.
Ōkami;227262269 said:Famitsu Digital Estimates (Oct 31 - Nov 27)
08. [PSV] Romancing SaGa 2: 14.116 / 77.988 (Square Enix) - {24/03/2016}*
Which is average too. Square celebrated for XV digital sales with PR.
Ōkami;229097190 said:Famitsu retail + digital
01. Final Fantasy XV - 1.017.368
02. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - 503.748
03. Persona 5 - 411.857
04. Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition - 411.350
05. Grand Theft Auto V - 411.134
06. Knack - 401.579
07. Dark Souls III - 397.487
08. Call of Duty: Black Ops III - 392.977
09. Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below - 360.698
10. Yakuza 6: The Song of Life - 357.202
As I mentioned some time ago, GTA and Minecraft will outsell Persona 5 next week, Dark Souls III should be outselling Knack when the GOTY edition comes out, Yakuza 6 should just barely outsell Dragon Quest Heroes, apart from that this list won't change until Dragon Quest XI comes out.
Minecraft
Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition - 1.283.148
Minecraft: Wii U Edition - 456.774
Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition - 411.350
Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition - 355.000 (super old number)
Minecraft - 2.506.272
The only western developed game to have sold more than Minecraft is the original Donkey Kong Country.
Super Mario Maker
Super Mario Maker - 1.061.156
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS - 1.042.904
16 months of sales vs. 8 weeks.
How dare Shu greenlit a great game. Getting more variety into his 1st party output. How dare he. He should only make sequels for games that were insta million sellers.And here are people posting that the numbers are a success, which is kind of a big joke. The numbers are bad in my opinion for a full blown PS4 release and the numbers we have heard outside of Japan speak of a total bomb.
I am not surprised at all by it and so should have the Sony brass but of course Shu thought this would be a smart move.
And here are people posting that the numbers are a success, which is kind of a big joke. The numbers are bad in my opinion for a full blown PS4 release and the numbers we have heard outside of Japan speak of a total bomb.
I am not surprised at all by it and so should have the Sony brass but of course Shu thought this would be a smart move.
When the first GR launched in Japan, there were only 566,000 Vitas sold.
And here are people posting that the numbers are a success, which is kind of a big joke. The numbers are bad in my opinion for a full blown PS4 release and the numbers we have heard outside of Japan speak of a total bomb.
I am not surprised at all by it and so should have the Sony brass but of course Shu thought this would be a smart move.
And here are people posting that the numbers are a success, which is kind of a big joke. The numbers are bad in my opinion for a full blown PS4 release and the numbers we have heard outside of Japan speak of a total bomb.
I am not surprised at all by it and so should have the Sony brass but of course Shu thought this would be a smart move.
Your way of thinking is why I think Microsoft is a bad 1st party publisher. Sony shouldn't follow suit.And here are people posting that the numbers are a success, which is kind of a big joke. The numbers are bad in my opinion for a full blown PS4 release and the numbers we have heard outside of Japan speak of a total bomb.
I am not surprised at all by it and so should have the Sony brass but of course Shu thought this would be a smart move.
Exactly.Your way of thinking is why I think Microsoft is a bad 1st party publisher. Sony shouldn't follow suit.
Haven't Chris and others said that oftentimes the sales of a product are only really limited by install base if they are bigger titles? Like how the port of Xenoblade barely sold more on 3DS, but something like Mario Maker selling gangbusters on 3DS shows it being limited by Wii U's install base? Doesn't Gravity Rush fall under the former bucket? It's not like GR Remastered sold all that well on PS4. GR2 selling better is great to see though.
Next week in "I forgot that was releasing", re-skinned Neptunia U aka Drive Girls for Vita.
Not quite sure what they're going for with that one even given the abundance of better-looking games of this type on the console.
Your way of thinking is why I think Microsoft is a bad 1st party publisher. Sony shouldn't follow suit.
Ōkami;229098402 said:And you guys said FFXV would be the worst selling of the series since FFIII when its clearly on its way to outselling its DS remake.
Right, benching Uncharted is definitely indicative of that....While they haven't gotten to the Halo/Gears/Forza level of lineup doldrums, Sony is clearly going down that path.