IceDoesntHelp
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So if the 3DS ver of Smash never came out or existed, would the sales for the Wii U be higher?
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Media Create Sales: Week 49, 2014 (Dec 01 - Dec 07)
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small44
Member
Yes ps4 will get a new life in 2015
I would expect them to be marginally to moderately higher, but overall sales of the product to be vastly, vastly lower.
John Bender
Banned
VITA TV >>> Xbox One
Everything is ok again, in Japan.
Everything is ok again, in Japan.
Guilty Gear Xrd!
GTAV releases for the PS4, along with the bundle on December 11th. Think that's the biggest.
theprodigy
Member
PSV 2014-2013 ytd comparison
MediaCreate
week40: +215.563
week41: +164.695
week42: +148.323
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week45: +109.411
week46: + 40.865
week47: + 22.810
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week49: + 20.312
Famitsu
week40: +226.192
week41: +176.920
week42: +161.553
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week45: +119.852
week46: + 46.284
week47: + 25.44
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week49: + 16.235
MediaCreate
week40: +215.563
week41: +164.695
week42: +148.323
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week45: +109.411
week46: + 40.865
week47: + 22.810
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week49: + 20.312
Famitsu
week40: +226.192
week41: +176.920
week42: +161.553
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week45: +119.852
week46: + 46.284
week47: + 25.44
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week49: + 16.235
It'd be something like 350,000 to 400,000 (given the debut SSB had on Wii U), instead of...1,200,000, like the game had when you combine 3DS and Wii U.
Poetic.Injustice
Member
How do you pronounce Xrd anyway?
Yagami_Sama
Member
Not a bad week for Nintendo.
Good numbers for Wii U and Smash Bros I hope they have some legs and keep on selling better or similar to Mario Kart 8, which sold pretty well too.
Captin Toad so far surpassed my expectation.
Good numbers for Wii U and Smash Bros I hope they have some legs and keep on selling better or similar to Mario Kart 8, which sold pretty well too.
Captin Toad so far surpassed my expectation.
small44
Member
yeah but who cares, next week is Yokai Watch week anyway
Different audience
Crossard.
Tizoc
Member
The last hope for a YoY increase ain't looking good. I love that it's coming down to the wire though, proper gripping stuff.
I say the last hope because it's starting to look like we can rule the Wii U out now.
2014: Year of Decline
Who will save us next year?
Graphics Horse
Member
2014: Year of Decline
Who will save us next year?
XBox One is in with a chance! They just need to reach a bit higher to 1k per week.
You'd think they'd be guaranteed an increase, but somehow I can see it going toe-to-toe with the PSP in six months.
I reckon I'll put my money behind the PS4.
4DS
I feel like the Wii U HW has just about reached its stagnation in Japan. It's up YoY elsewhere. They can only hope to focus on software sales there from here on out. 2015 might not be any better.
theprodigy
Member
true, but seeing as Japan typically starts faster and then levels off earlier, this should be a clear indication that 2014 is the peak year for hardware in the rest of the world
(yeah I know most of us know this already, but still)
I'M SCREAMING!
Although I expected SSB to do a little bit better. So far, it seems like this holiday won't be as good as last year's for the Wii U.
DaSorcerer7
Member
Bad word of mouth? What's wrong with it ? :/
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
That's a really disappointing debut for Smash but hopefully holiday sales will help the title.
20./04. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Knight of Fafnir <RPG> (Atlus) {2014.11.27} (¥6.458) - 8.521 / 68.644 <60-80%> (-86%)
At this rate, it might not even achieve 85k ;.;
20./04. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Knight of Fafnir <RPG> (Atlus) {2014.11.27} (¥6.458) - 8.521 / 68.644 <60-80%> (-86%)
At this rate, it might not even achieve 85k ;.;
And_Gignac
Member
Wii U needs a discount.
dakkumauji
Member
No surprised SWC3 did terribly.
Maybe Koei shouldn't announce the next game of the series before the spinoff comes out. (again)
Maybe Koei shouldn't announce the next game of the series before the spinoff comes out. (again)
It would cut the legs out from the New 3DS if they did that, but who knows.sörine;142681222 said:
I think everyone discounted it already.
I feel like it's inevitable, N3DS just isn't buying time like it needs to.
What legs?
metalslimer
Member
Not only is the Wii U going to be down a large amount YoY, the holiday battle probably won't even be close. I'm starting to wonder if Nintendo even can hit their pessimistic forecasts now.
Also with Yokai it seems like the 3DS should win the holiday battle with last year, but they really didn't do anything with the 3DS in the rest of the world.
Also Phantasy Star Nova and Etrian Odyssey are bigger bombas than I imagined.
Also with Yokai it seems like the 3DS should win the holiday battle with last year, but they really didn't do anything with the 3DS in the rest of the world.
Also Phantasy Star Nova and Etrian Odyssey are bigger bombas than I imagined.
They basically just divided the sales for this spin-off series into two versions, with extra development costs on top of that. A good example of how greed can lead to actual worse results.
Yeah, unless Yoshi, Kirby, and StarFox redefined their franchises, Xenoblade gained mainstream appeal, Galaxy 1+2 HD was announced, and Zelda U made OoT look like OoT has passed, and Splatoon became the new Minecraft.
So....2014 peak year it is.
Graphics Horse
Member
sörine;142684303 said:
The legs that are currently supporting the weight of the entire games hardware industry in Japan.
Well, there is that.
Rushed handheld with shit launch lineup it is
They've assured us that they'll never make that mistake again. and again. and again
I kind of believe them for next time though, if this shared software platform thing works out.
TreasureHunterG
Banned
No surprise for Smash Wii U performance, really. 3DS version already cannibalized significant sales from it. Nintendo made a bad move by releasing it first for 3DS rather than Wii U. This is the result.
Well, there is that.
Rushed handheld with shit launch lineup it is
I doubt the 4DS will come out next year.
....And even if it comes out in 2020, the launch lineup will be bad anyway.
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
???
It's outsold it every single week for awhile now, except this week. And Wii U sales will only continue to dwindle since its biggest software has come and gone. The second part of your statement is pretty true for Japan, tho.
metalslimer
Member
Profit wise, they made a smart move. I really doubt the Wii U sales would have vastly increased even if it came out first. The mere fact that the 3DS version was announced would have cannibalized sales, along with the fact that the Wii U is a flop.
Also, the 4DS isn't dropping next year
Pennywise83
Banned
The result will likely have the 3DS version at 2.5m and the Wii U version at 700k units, meaning more than 3m for a SSB entry; i.e. the best result ever for the franchise.
This is highly arguable.