Yes and Pokemon red/blue are still the best selling pokemon games but Pokemon still exists just fine. A series not hitting it's peak within an environment again is not some great crime when it has yearly consitency. That's worth far more or do you think Yokai watch trajectory is a good model to follow?A PSP game is still the best selling.
Comparing the first 4 PSP games and the first 4 3DS games makes no sense since the 3DS inherited the success that was obtained on PSP. That wasn't the case for PSP.
Phrase it like this:
Final Fantasy didn't explode in popularity in the west until FF7 due to FMV scenes.
Maybe "Open World" will be the reason MHW explodes in popularity in the west if it does. (I know the developers called it seamless rather than open.)
Comparing the first 4 PSP games and the first 4 3DS games makes no sense since the 3DS inherited the success that was obtained on PSP. That wasn't the case for PSP.
Capcom for reasons only this company knows separates budget rereleases from first releases as if none of its games collapse in price shortly after release.
Capcom themselves have only stated it's shipped 3.8 on it's updated platinum sellers list so I'm not sure where that site got it's numbers from.
Yes, Capcom technically considers those separate releases. That said 2nd G might still be overtracked in Japan since the Best release says it sold through a million alone and Capcom doesn't have it in their Platinum charts.Capcom for reasons only this company knows separates budget rereleases from first releases as if none of its games collapse in price shortly after release.
And the PSP games obtained the success from the PS2 titles (MH and MHG), so let's not pretend it started off from scratch and built anew on the PSP .
I don't feel there was actually a lot wrong with Resident Evil 7's promotion and advertising. Awareness seemed good. It's just a game concept that isn't nearly as broadly appealing (especially at a high price point) as AAAA production values co-op third person shooter.
Promotion and advertising in general isn't the issue for AAA games. Initial product conceptualization is usually the stumbling block higher quality titles hit, insomuch that they're just fundamentally unappealing products.
If we're talking small digital titles, sure, awareness is a huge issue. Something like Castle in the Darkness would probably do better if more people knew about it. For AAA games though, the awareness is generally there, and almost every company can successfully expand their advertising campaign to hit new audiences if the product proves to be a breakout success. It's just that people aren't interested in the products to begin with, even if they're rated well, so they never get to the point where it makes sense to buy NFL advertising or whatever. Publishers frequently tried making those kinds of expenditures last generation, and it didn't do any good, which is why they stopped.
I'm not in front of my database but I think there were hardware bundles with first reprint.Yes, Capcom technically considers those separate releases. That said 2nd G might still be overtracked in Japan since the Best release says it sold through a million alone and Capcom doesn't have it in their Platinum charts.
Capcom themselves have only stated it's shipped 3.8 on it's updated platinum sellers list so I'm not sure where that site got it's numbers from.
Capcom site only list one PSP SKU because it was the only to sell over 1 million. Different SKUs from the same game below 1 million are not listed.
Only re-releases over 1 million.edit: re-releases not included?
Titles?MHX was actually the bet selling title after the PSP titles.
I think you need to read again his comment.MonHun Series sales
[PSP] MHF3 is the Best selling @ 4.9M
[3DS] MHX is the Second Best @ 4.2M
[3DS] MH4G/U is the Third @ 4.1M
[3DS] MH4 is fourth @ 4.1M
[PSP] MHF2G/U is fifth @ 3.8M
[3DS] MH3G/U is sixth @ 2.6M
[PSP] MHF2 is seventh @ 2.4M
[WII] MH3 is eigth @ 1.9M
[3DS] MHXX is ninth at 1.7M
http://www.capco m.co.jp/ir/english/finance/million.html
MH talk is quite boring.
Snack World will be released next week - what do we expect ? The anime bombed from what i recall and there is like zero hype for the game.
So, don't you think that the bad reception of RE6 had anything to do with it?
And the PSP games obtained the success from the PS2 titles (MH and MHG), so let's not pretend it started off from scratch and built anew on the PSP .
What's the deal with Level 5 launching localizations of Layton WW on mobile but not on 3DS? Were they managed by a different studio? 3DS should be higher margin and it says it sold 5k on android so far.
MH talk is quite boring.
Snack World will be released next week - what do we expect ? The anime bombed from what i recall and there is like zero hype for the game.
I think you need to read again his comment.
Next Yo-kai WatchMH talk is quite boring.
Snack World will be released next week - what do we expect ? The anime bombed from what i recall and there is like zero hype for the game.
MH talk is quite boring.
Snack World will be released next week - what do we expect ? The anime bombed from what i recall and there is like zero hype for the game.
MH talk is quite boring.
Snack World will be released next week - what do we expect ? The anime bombed from what i recall and there is like zero hype for the game.
Capcom's gambles have not paid off for them once. I don't see this trend ending anytime soon.
Next Monster Hunter Stories.MH talk is quite boring.
Snack World will be released next week - what do we expect ? The anime bombed from what i recall and there is like zero hype for the game.
Not in about 10 years at least. Last gamble to pay off was repurposing MH for PSP.
Not in about 10 years at least. Last gamble to pay off was repurposing MH for PSP.
That's not a gamble. It's not like they risked anything.
You don't grow a brand by selling less unit.
I said "a" major reason, not the only one. MHW is a new, attractive and major MH releasing less than 9 months after MHXXHD. People that were hungry for a HD MH game and thus initially interested in MHXXHD logically lost all their interest as soon as MHW was announced, provided they are able to wait a few months.
I don't see how it couldn't have an impact. Even if it wasn't MHXX but a different, less lazy title, the impact would still have been present.
The Capcom test.What even is an under-performing MHXX Switch?! The game already sold its main numbers on 3DS. What do people think it should have sold on Switch but is going to fail to sell?
Oh please, the series didn't become a huge success until it took off on PSP.
The difference between what PSP and 3DS inherited is night and day.
MHXX Switch looks like a rush job. Even the Wii U port of 3U had redone GUI assets, while this has the 3DS ones upscaled.
I disagree, game looks fantastic for what it is, imo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urb9cJcwAUA
Irrelevant. Claiming the MH series has been on the decline since it left PSP, despite selling 4million+ back-to-back-to-back (MH4, MH4U, MHX), is as disingenuous as stating that Mario has been on the decline since the NES since it hasn't been able to reach the sales of SMB.
Capcom obviously wants to stop its reliance on domestic sales. They are willing to sacrifice 2-3 million units at home in the hope of gaining 6-7 abroad.
I hope for them that it works out
RE7 severely underperformed compared to 5 and 6Even RE7 barely made it to that level and it is arguably one of the biggest gaming IP out there.
And people thought monster hunter talk would die down once platforms for the new one are confirmed!!
so I guess 4 to 5 million is the minimum monster hunter world needs to sell worldwide to justify the jump to PS4/xb1/pc. It's doable but it needs to really take off outside Japan. Asian markets would probably help it more than the rest of the world.
Even Nintendo knows this.I think updating the series for the west to try to tap into successful ps4 makes sense.
What doesn't make sense to me is abandoning the portable audience in the west (and Japan?) completely.
Monster hunter xx and world can coexist. Heck you could even make world for switch and have crossplay between all platforms.
Capcom still seems to believe in a very marked east west mindset. sure there are differences in the markets, but there are synergies to be exploited.
MH fans in the west know that it exists and is coming to Japan and not the west. pushing for global release let's you consolidate marketing budgets and hype. There's a thing called the internet now. We live in a very globalized society.
I think updating the series for the west to try to tap into successful ps4 makes sense.
What doesn't make sense to me is abandoning the portable audience in the west (and Japan?) completely.
Monster hunter xx and world can coexist. Heck you could even make world for switch and have crossplay between all platforms.
Capcom still seems to believe in a very marked east west mindset. sure there are differences in the markets, but there are synergies to be exploited.
MH fans in the west know that it exists and is coming to Japan and not the west. pushing for global release let's you consolidate marketing budgets and hype. There's a thing called the internet now. We live in a very globalized society.
Next Yo-kai Watch