typhonsentra
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Anything can happen but don't bet on it. Most anime games don't make it over here unless they're fighting games based on popular shows that get broadcast deals over here.clashfan said:
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Media Create Sales 1/28 - 2/3
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Rancid Mildew
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Eteric Rice said:
Actually, if the Wii keeps up December's NPD performance, it'll be the most profitable home platform in North America and, judging from the PAL charts, it has become the dominant platform period in Europe.
ethelred said:
Unfortunately, you're right but reading his posts and leaving them unchallenged is bothersome even if attempts at correcting him are finger in the dike-ish. I'm pretty sure his fanboy fervor, which is probably prevalent among his peers who make up a large percentage of Nintendo's "core" demographic, is going to be responsible for making the Wii an obsolete console if it hasn't done so already. I'm pretty surprised that the DS escaped unscathed.
AnimeTheme said:
Hcoregamer00 said:
You yourself just said the "PSP is doing better and better."
Again, the main reason I posted the totals in the first place was to make to make the links available, as they'll be valid thoughout the year. Whether you believe what they're saying as the year progresses is your own concern.
BishopLamont
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Fanboys are ridiculous but are half the fun, especially on NPD day.
DeaconKnowledge
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Roffles.justjohn said:
MisterHero
Super Member
PSP PARTY!!!justjohn said:
Phife Dawg
Member
I think we must invent a new adverb to describe the lows of it's performance.ethelred said:
Thunder Monkey
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It performed subbombishly?Phife Dawg said:
jesusraz
Member
I have to say I was quite surprised to see it pop up on the Amazon JP best-sellers list when checking yesterday. I really thought it might just fly under the radar like the awful DS version, but maybe this edition has a chance of gaining a good foothold for the football-starved Wii crowd. If it can sell better than the first DS WE, then that'd be quite impressive.Vinnk said:
Thunder Monkey
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I must say I love that shirt on you.Deku said:
*joins the jerk*
AnimeTheme
Member
Deku said:
I have been wondering that your life must be amazingly smooth and happy so that buying a little PSP was already the "worst" decision in your life :lol
Kurosaki Ichigo
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I wonder what does Konami have to make for Wii to get respectable numbers if like you guys say WE Wii is going to put up such numbers. See PSP one, usual basic WE known for years, coming the last (after DS, PS2, 360, PS3 versions), coming after Christmas, being a yearly upgrade...moved 70k first week.
And its not like I disagree with the numbers you think it'll move, but its about time for the humongous Wii userbase to show itself.
And its not like I disagree with the numbers you think it'll move, but its about time for the humongous Wii userbase to show itself.
Thunder Monkey
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Neomoto said:
I really don't know where a lot of the Wii Japanese userbase is coming from. They seem to like games like Mario, Smash Brothers, and Dragon Quest well enough, but almost seem resilient to any other "core" series.
They really love the Wii line titles though. Wii Sports, Wii Play, Wii Fit.
edit: Thinking about it, why don't they come up with five ideas for mainline games, apply it to three stages or sections for each, and release that under the Wii headline? Something like Wii Game with demo like presentations of new Wiimote ideas featuring their long line of mascots?
Wii Game featuring concept Wiimote demo's of Zelda, Mario, Metroid, Animal Crossing, and Mother?
Easy to produce, cheap for the consumer, and just fun.
Thunder Monkey
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I wouldn't and I'm a fan of the series.Parl said:
I get that portion of the argument, but what about the quality efforts that get no love? Like Nights, Chocobo, We Love Golf, Guilty Gear, and Treasure Island Z?
Quality efforts that were shunned on a massive scale.
The Wii has a few 3rd party successes in Japan, but not enough, and definitely not of that high a scale.
I'm sure they could have great success, but that's an argument for another account (One I don't want to keep).Xeke said:
Thunder Monkey said:
The quality of those titles can be put into question when compared to some of the quality 3rd party titles appearing elsewhere...
When the Wii gets a 3rd party game the likes of Gears of War and it is advertised well and it bombs, then maybe I'll believe something like that but Guitar Hero 3 is doing amazingly. I know that the North American market is different but I don't think it is that different.
Look at the third party games that have done well in Japan. Two RE titles and a DQ title. Genre's that Nintendo doesn't touch.
Thunder Monkey
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Well, the overall impact that those titles have had on the market has never been what I'd call big in the first place. The problem is they were even below the muted expectations of those titles before them.Xeke said:
Drastically so.
That's the problem as is. The Wii isn't getting enough of the "biggest" 3rd party series to really say where it's going. Monster Hunter will be an interesting one to watch.
Will it perform inline with the PSP titles that have been so big lately? Will it play mainly to the PS2 audience or will it be something entirely different?
MH3 is one to watch for a gauge of bigger 3rd party titles.
I'm hoping we get a western big exclusive on par with a Gears to see how that fits in the American market. Given sales of Zelda and Mario I can see the market being potentially large.
Kurosaki Ichigo
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Then WE Wii will be a million seller right?Xeke said:
Phife Dawg
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Two different products though. The PSP version caters to the same fanbase, who just want to have a portable PES on the go. That same fanbase already have their PES for home consoles.Kurosaki Ichigo said:
Not that I want to join this discussion but those are not comparable. Unless you think he meant releasing MGS4, FF XIII well after they were already released on PS3. Plus this is an even worse comparisson, since PES is also on PS2, so all it's fanbase has been served as of now. As I said, Konami can only hope to attract a lot of new customers, but seeing the seemingly complicated control scheme I don't think they'll succeed in that.Kurosaki Ichigo said:
Nintendo have extra Pikmin to power their Wii games. Third parties cannot do that. It has nothing to do with Nintendo having development kits early/spending more time on their games.TJ Spyke said:
Although, SE sneakily stole some Pikmin from Nintendo so they could make FF:CC, even when only in development, look technically better than all 3rd party PS2 games.
I always thought that people here say thatthe Wii is much more powerful than the PS2 the weakest console between the Cube and the Box. And now you already need to compare the games in the same timeframe? Hell even some PSP games look better than a Wii game.Aeris130 said:
.I said on the Wii not on the cube and i am not trolling i am just trying to explain why a game like FF (the real one) or MGS never will be on the Wii nothing more.
AnimeTheme
Member
I think Wii WE can sell at least 50k first week. The rest will heavily depend on whether the players really appreciate the new control scheme.
Well, WE also tanked on DS initially, far underselling the PSP release (remember back when that could happen?!)... Powapuro performed similarly on DS and Wii early on too, but look at it now on DS (Kun Pocket 10 just sold ~225k). If Konami wants their sports games selling on Wii, like with DS, it'll be a slow build to it.Kurosaki Ichigo said:
Actually, it's interesting that Konami's basically the only large 3rd party who seems incapable of having a "hit" on DS either... I don't see much hope for them on Wii honestly (bar DDR and maybe PES in the west).
If it can't manage that on PS2 anymore (or even "PS family" combined), why would it on Wii?Kurosaki Ichigo said:
