Is that good for Mario Golf? Also, man, I don't get the legs for handheld, online-less Mario Party.
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Media Create Sales: Week 17, 2014 (Apr 21 - Apr 27)
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Is that good for Mario Golf? Also, man, I don't get the legs for handheld, online-less Mario Party.
Interceptor
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A big bet is Smash Bros obviously. It might be just "ok" saleswise but it could absolutely explode as well. There is no reference yet for a handheld Smash. I believe Iwata raised the forecast for the 3DS a bit to get away with a hopefully understating Wii U prediction.
Post-beast-mode 3DS still stomping everyone else
2014 brought Curtain Call and will soon bring RSE remakes which is objectivly the best set of Pokemon games since GSC. 3DS deserves such "stomping"
But only if I can get my FFVI remake then my 3DS purchase will be fully justified.
Oh, definitely. I wasn't really referring to Smash Bros in that post, that one's all new and shiny. I can totally understand why that would significantly move the needle.
NES Remix held sorta decently... I expected it to drop out of the top 30 real quick.
I don't get it either, but considering the insane amount of special edition 3DS out there, it's obviously working...
I don't get it either, but considering the insane amount of special edition 3DS out there, it's obviously working...
shinra-bansho
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There's no direct reference for Smash. Is there any reference to draw from from other fighters on handheld systems though. How have they typically performed?
Taiko is 26 June.
I think the closest reference in terms of type and platform would be the Jump Superstars games on the DS. The first game did >500k, and the second game sold almost 800k. That was like 8 years ago though. Generally fighters on portable don't do so hot because there are better versions of the same game out on consoles at the same time or long before the portable versions.
Sammy Samusu
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I think he is only listing potential million-sellers.
Taiko is a 500k game, there are some other "big" games too, like Persona, Dragon Ball, Senran Kagura, etc.
It did ok.
3DS: Mario Golf World Tour ( Nintendo ) { 2014-05-01 } - 58,745 / ?
GBA : Mario Golf: Advance Tour ( Nintendo ) { 2004-04-22 } - 28,581 / 88,904
NGC : Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour ( Nintendo ) { 2003-09-05 } - 63,263 / 192,802
N64 : Mario Golf 64 ( Nintendo ) { 1999-06-11 } - 126,108 / 470,778
NGB : Mario Golf GB ( Nintendo ) { 1999-08-10 } - 92,760 / 219,830
Napalm_Frank
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Good to see Vita safely in the beast mode zone for another week :3.
PS4 will get sub 10k next week probably. There is like, nothing coming out correct? Tho I suspect it will have a much better year in 2015+ with the exception of the launch weeks. At this rate there will be a pricedrop before Japanese support starts to move from PS3 to PS4. I just hope Sony has some plans to get momentum going next year cause this year will be dead as shit.
PS4 will get sub 10k next week probably. There is like, nothing coming out correct? Tho I suspect it will have a much better year in 2015+ with the exception of the launch weeks. At this rate there will be a pricedrop before Japanese support starts to move from PS3 to PS4. I just hope Sony has some plans to get momentum going next year cause this year will be dead as shit.
spatenfloot
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Did exactly the same people buy Child of light on ps3 and ps4?
It's cross-buy, isn't it?
Looking at Garaph and JapanLTDRanking. It seems like Street Fighter IV on 3DS did around 130-150K, around the same as vanilla and Super did on PS3. Other handheld fighting games on 3DS have horrible performance.
I do think Duckroll is right about the Jump comparison, both in terms of the gameplay being similar and in that they're both franchise crossovers with recognizable characters. I think the latter point is important, since fighting games seem to be well past their prime in Japan.
I do think Duckroll is right about the Jump comparison, both in terms of the gameplay being similar and in that they're both franchise crossovers with recognizable characters. I think the latter point is important, since fighting games seem to be well past their prime in Japan.
unapersson
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The digital code unlocks both versions so it my be for that reason.
Robert at Zeboyd Games
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Ooooh. So a Western-developed JRPG managed to break the Top 10 in Japan. Awesome.
Yep. The retail deluxe version has a code that gives you both versions.
On one hand I'd say SSB has much higher selling power than JSS, but on the other hand 3DS is no DS and some people might indeed wait for the WiiU version, though I can't imagine it's a huge factor :x
Pretty good, actually
I wonder if Monster Hunter has developed an "I'll wait for the G release" fanbase. It seems sort-of logical given how many people round these parts talk about holding out for the GOTY versions of games, but on the other hand, I don't really see such an idea posited often.
NES Remix isn't selling spectacularly, but that's not bad week 2 retention. Of course, it's assisted by Golden Week-ness.
It seems like it'd make more sense to represent that in the chart in some way (PS3/4?) rather than give it two entries. It's still just one product. Maybe their backend doesn't have infrastructure for that.
SwiftDeath
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Triple post now that's impressive
Mario golf seems to have a less than stellar opening but I guess that's the usual case for some of the smaller mario titles? Legs will dictate LTD more than opening
Mario golf seems to have a less than stellar opening but I guess that's the usual case for some of the smaller mario titles? Legs will dictate LTD more than opening