Games don't pop out of nowhere. They take time to develop.
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Media Create Sales: Week 47, 2011 (Nov 21 - Nov 27)
- Thread starter Chris1964
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Games don't pop out of nowhere. They take time to develop.
But...there are.
Resident Evil
Tekken
Final Fantasy Spin off
Metal Gear Solid
Dynasty Warriors
Hatsune Miku
Ace Combat
New IPs such as Beyond the Labyrinth.
They ARE coming.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Yeah, I find myself occasionally forgetting which tool I'm controlling and end up getting chewed up by enemies while I try to reorient myself and set things straight. Plus while more strategic, the combat is less straight forward (and on a personal note, trying to tell the M+ I want to roll a bomb rather than throw it is sometimes a futile affair. :-/). Perhaps the barrier of entry is too high as you put it compared to the DS Zelda's and even the OoT remake which just uses the old controls + touch screen for inventory.
This has been the case ever since they announced MH and the price cut. Don't forget that there is an awful lot of fodder below the top 20, which will amount to a couple of dozen thousand units, that the used market is extremely prominent in Japan, and that there's a large library of DS titles occupying the very shelves 3DS sits on.
Mario and Kart will sit in the charts for a long time to come, and MH tends to have legs. There was a thread posted recently with the lineup, which looks impressive considering Nintendo often announces titles months before release.
Hopefully it won't be a Wii/DS situation again, where all the publishers were late to the party. I don't think it will happen, though. Publishers have been consistently announcing new, big titles for 3DS since it released.
In this month-long window we're seeing games from three of the four or five biggest portable franchises releasing, and only one of them is out so far. There are a lot of small to medium-sized games releasing over the coming months, too. People will be occupied without doubt, and we'll likely see more release dates announced at the end of the quarter/FY.
There´s also Kingdom Hearts in the horizon even a Dragon Quest Monsters is planned for the first half next year among Nintendo games like Mario Tennis, Luigi´s Mansion, Fire Emblem, Paper Mario and Animal Crossing. Level5 has PhoenixVSLayton, with more niche games like Time Travellers and Guild5 in the oven and there still is the inofficial 999-sequel. It´s a more than solid lineup to be honest.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
I hope your statements on this page are a prelude to exciting times to come. The PS brand has a lot more games for it now and they are fairly successful on average. It will ask some efforts from Nintendo to make their forthcoming line-up dry up in favour of the 3DS.
Huh? What are you talking about? 3DS lineup for the beginning of 2012 is pretty amazing. Much better than what we know about Vita's one actually.
PES 2012 is released in few hours in Japan on 3DS. Could anyone speaking japanese translate some of the big new features in this video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1X13ErdZ9f0
The battle begins
3DS was behind this week? I'm surprised.
Not really, with just one relevant title ( Mario 3D Land) its holdin very well - DS had more software software appearances back than.
thestopsign
Member
I believe that Animal Crossing WW came out this week in 2005.
I'd say it's quite the opposite. The 3DS is sitting on titles that Sony normally has in its arsenal. Resident Evil, Tekken, Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid are all going to be solid to great sellers for the 3DS in Q1 next year. Nintendo games aren't on that list simply because Nintendo hasn't announced dates yet, but I think it's possible we see at least Luigi's Mansion and Kid Icarus, with Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem following up in Q2. The 3DS has a very solid lineup along with some games releasing this holiday that should have healthy legs. Nothing to worry about at all.
You say the PS brand has a lot more games coming for it, but really, what are they at this point? I assume you are talking mainly about PSV in comparison to the 3DS.
A Twisty Fluken
Member
That was Animal Crossing: Wild World's launch week. Wild World was a beast.
EDIT: Beaten, twice!
I remember it'll be released on the 8th as Skyrim...
EDIT: Yep.
Amazon watch: After being sold out for some days and after having seen only the lower parts of the ranking, both versions of Inazuma Eleven Go such a sudden rise: 30 and 44.
All 3DS skus are in top 20, Zelda still in top10, the new Wii sku, bundled with Wii Party, is rising.
Souldriver
Member
Really?
(Some of) you seem to forget just how successful the original DS was. What with all the 3DS vs DS comparisons where the DS' omgrisetoheaven-sales are considered the benchmark, there's bound to be some disappointment in the near future, regardless of how impressive the 3DS does for itself.
Exactly, the DS will make every console's sales look bad.
Father_Brain
Banned
To me, Vita's announced software lineup looks a lot like Dreamcast's: a lot of qualitatively promising titles, very, very few of which seem likely to do much to drive hardware sales beyond the early adopter crowd. I think it'll settle into the 20K weekly range, if not less, shortly after launch.
I know 3DS version has online now. Don't know what else is new for this 3DS version.
The game's being released in Europe early next year. Why not wait?
are we looking at the same release schedule for 2012?
3DS release schedule is pretty well covered with different type of games.
Damn.... no doubt.
bone_and_sinew
breaking down barriers in gratuitous nudity
I'm all over importing Saint Seiya when it's out in Europe.
Those Ni no kuni numbers make me cry.
Those Ni no kuni numbers make me cry.
At this point Vita has a better announced lineup in Japan than PSP had two weeks before its release.
I would start getting worried if there are no games announced outside of the launch period.
TheNatural
My Member!
I just realized all the Wii sales falling on Japan compared to PS3 has only amounted to a little over 600,000 all year.
Not only that, I just realized the Wii basically just sold more on Black Friday here in the US than in Japan ... ALL YEAR. Hell, the Wii and 360 combined just sold basically as many consoles Black Friday week, period, in Japan ALL YEAR.
I think Japan does not give a single fuck about consoles anymore. Could less of a fuck be given nowadays?
Not only that, I just realized the Wii basically just sold more on Black Friday here in the US than in Japan ... ALL YEAR. Hell, the Wii and 360 combined just sold basically as many consoles Black Friday week, period, in Japan ALL YEAR.
I think Japan does not give a single fuck about consoles anymore. Could less of a fuck be given nowadays?
Dedication Through Light
Member
Each Uta no Prince sama charts, I wonder if the games just involve the same cast as the anime or embraced additional characters and new STARISH singles.
I guess Ill hold on commenting on 3DS as shooting over 100K this week nullifies my statement from the previous week.
I guess Ill hold on commenting on 3DS as shooting over 100K this week nullifies my statement from the previous week.
Father_Brain
Banned
And that very well may be true (though I don't see any announced Vita exclusive comparable to Crisis Core), but as I think you've pointed out elsewhere, PSP was in a more favorable situation back then in several key respects: it launched almost simultaneously with its closest competitor; its closest competitor also had a pretty weak announced lineup of upcoming software; and it launched around what was probably the PlayStation brand's all-time high of commercial strength and relevance. None of those factors are in Vita's favor this time, and while (obviously) nothing is a foregone conclusion at this point, I think there's considerably less reason to give it the benefit of the doubt.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
I'd disagree with that, Crisis Core was a way bigger deal than anything Vita's gotten so far and outside that most of thr notable franchises seem to be repeats (Musou, Mingol, Tales, RR, Capcom fighters, etc).
duckroll: Week 48, 2010
Now that is a twist worthy of Ikuhara himself.
Now that is a twist worthy of Ikuhara himself.
FFX even though is shared with PS3 is at the very least on par with the "Action RPG based on the FFVII universe" which is everything we knew by December '04. And the game should be released earlier than the 2 years and 9 months that it took for CC to come out for psp.
The launch window lineup is more than fine.
The big question mark is the support outside of the launch window and that's why I'm not planning to buy a Vita at launch or probably in the first year. But Vita hasn't launched yet so it's too early to call anything.
3DS future was looking pretty grim in the early summer and look how things are now.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Isn't Zelda (and Metroid) always more popular and sell/sold better in the west?
Hope it has long legs and slowly builds up like DKC Returns.
Hope it has long legs and slowly builds up like DKC Returns.
frankie_baby
Member
Ask and ye shall receive.
Needs rotating anti-clockwise a bit
Lord_Byron28
Member
DQ Monsters, Luigi's Mansion, Time Travellers, Kid Icarus, Fire Emblem, Resident Evil Revelations, Tekken, Metal Gear Solid, Ace Combat, Dynasty Warrior, Kingdom Hearts, Proffesor Layton vs. Ace Attorney, Friend Collection, Animal Crossing, Paper Mario, Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy, Love Plus, Bravery Default, Fantasy Life and Mario Tennis are all I believe slated for 2012. Most of these I believe are set to launch in the first half of 2012. On top of the huge momentum the 3DS will be coming off of Holiday 2011. I believe the first half of 2012 looks pretty nice for the 3DS. After that is anyones guess.
Father_Brain
Banned
Is it? I'm under the impression that it's just an HD port, with the prerendered backgrounds presumably redone in realtime and possibly some additional content. If it actually turns out to be a proper remake, its importance is still diluted by it not being Vita-exclusive. (That would also mean that SE has very questionable business sense, since a proper FFVII remake would cost just as much to develop but would almost certainly sell better.)
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
No, it really isn't.
PSP also had GT4P, which was a pretty huge deal at the time, even if the eventual end result fizzled out.