pharmboy044
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Is this not too low for a first party game?
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Media Create Sales: Week 4, 2012 (Jan 23 - Jan 29)
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Is this not too low for a first party game?
It's a new unproven IP on Vita - so yeah those are realistic expectations set by the retailers i think.
GS1,2 and 3 have the option to switch the language to English. 4 and the 2 Gyakuten Kenji games do not.
GS1DS was released in Japan several months before the Western Version. I remember that after playing the game, I send a copy to my brother because it would not be out in the Staes for a while. First one on DS was a full priced release as well. 2 and 3 were budget titles.
Alright, sounds like a nice start to match last year's performance.
pharmboy044
Member
Wow, I really hope it does better than that. Hopefully word of mouth is good and it sells well.
realalbedo
Banned
Sems like Gravity Rush will share faith of Folklore.
Why those japanese not buying good games?
Why those japanese not buying good games?
Gravity Rush needs a lot more publicity, but at the end of the day, it's only a +500K user base at the moment. Curious how well it will do.
electroplankton
Banned
Is it a good game? It still has to be released.
Shikamaru Ninja
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Wait Kiki Trick bombed? I don't see any sign of it and Nintendo supposedly released it on the 19th of January.
Reviews and demo impressions have been very promising so far though.
A negative bomb, I'd dare to say.
It didn't even hit top 50 or maybe 30, I think?
@lunchwithyuzo
What I meant was that it was an option. The Rhythm Tengoku sequel for DS was localized for Europe btw and bombed terribly. As I'm sure you know already, sorry.
Also, despite the adjustments to M1 (which basically was stuff like renaming the towns to not correspond to holidays of the calendar year, removing the meaningful association of time and space by the narrative which is simply dumbing down rather than censoring) it wasn't released, although fully localized. And sent out for reviews as well as being advertised in NP. A limited run wouldn't have been a real financial risk. They could at least bring it to VC now.
Won't you at least entertain the possibility that the American setting turned out to be a problem? Why was the setting changed for the sequel to Eagleland at all? Why wasn't it a proper sequel but more of an upgraded rehash?
@Vinnk
The first one also had the extra case which would warrant a rebuy more than simple ports. But the English version being included months before Western release speaks in favor of the ports being intended for Western release in the first place.
I'm guessing the original DS games didn't include the English texts as they'd have had to be delayed too much for that.
(And I own and have played all the original GS versions (The Best for the GBA ones), each before they were even announced for Western release.)
What I meant was that it was an option. The Rhythm Tengoku sequel for DS was localized for Europe btw and bombed terribly. As I'm sure you know already, sorry.
Also, despite the adjustments to M1 (which basically was stuff like renaming the towns to not correspond to holidays of the calendar year, removing the meaningful association of time and space by the narrative which is simply dumbing down rather than censoring) it wasn't released, although fully localized. And sent out for reviews as well as being advertised in NP. A limited run wouldn't have been a real financial risk. They could at least bring it to VC now.
Won't you at least entertain the possibility that the American setting turned out to be a problem? Why was the setting changed for the sequel to Eagleland at all? Why wasn't it a proper sequel but more of an upgraded rehash?
@Vinnk
The first one also had the extra case which would warrant a rebuy more than simple ports. But the English version being included months before Western release speaks in favor of the ports being intended for Western release in the first place.
I'm guessing the original DS games didn't include the English texts as they'd have had to be delayed too much for that.
(And I own and have played all the original GS versions (The Best for the GBA ones), each before they were even announced for Western release.)
If first party is SCEI no.
electroplankton
Banned
Really? How did Nintendo expect for it in Europe, and how did the game go to sell eventually?
Scamco already has tonnes of money.
They had Beyonce in the ads! How could it fail!?
But seriously, when a Nintendo game drops to around £5, you know it's a true bomba.
BishopLamont
Banned
If Rhythm Heaven DS bombed, why is Rhythm Heaven Fever getting a localisation?
Who told you Rhythm Tengoku bombed?
EhrgeizVII
Member
Wow, if Gravity Daze ends up selling worse than Innocence R I'm going to cry. Unless they really did only ship 30.000.
BishopLamont
Banned
I mean the sequel. The name changes of the whole series is confusing.
I suppose, I also doubt a game like that would require much sales to make it worthwhile.
Probably hoping that some of the music/dance game fever rubs off on it. Just Dance and Zumba have carried the Wii for two years.
No Vita game is going to debut higher than ToIR in the next few months. Probably.
electroplankton
Banned
Gundam Seeds could do that.
you can start crying now.
BishopLamont
Banned
Gravity Daze might debut lower but it'll definitely end up selling more.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
It wasn't an option though, because there was no native DS version. I think cheapo ports of Mother 3 and Rhythm Tengoku would've been great and undoubtedly led to western releases, but NCL evidently felt differently. The only reason we didn't see either was their platform and Nintendo's bullheaded attitude towards it in the west at the time they would've been up for release.
And you think Mother 1 would've made it through localization completely had the content been deemed unsuitable for release? I mean, sorry, but that just doesn't make much sense? Also, it wasn't "sent out" to any media, nor was it advertised afaik. People had no clue it was even up for release until the rom was leaked and dumped, and even then it was met with skepticism until the GBA reissue in Japan featured the same graphical changes. I really don't know why Nintendo sat on US Mother 1, but if it was due to content I doubt the localization would've made it to completion. Giftpia certainly didn't, which actually was shelved for content/marketing concerns.
All Rhythm Tengoku games were successful. The most recent one, Fever, sold a lot less than the DS game, but it still stood out in the charts for months, and considering the situation the Wii market is right now in Japan, it had a pretty solid performance.
electroplankton
Banned
The game will have DLC since the launch day; each song will cost 150 yen and Square Enix is planning to release new tracks every two or three weeks. Even if the game will barely do 100k imo, the company has the chance to exploit downloadable contents to make profits.
They could sell 50k LTD and would probably make profit on this project.
Five hours from now.
DaSorcerer7
Member
Sammy Samusu
Member
It looks like a GBA game, lol.
Day one. 
electroplankton
Banned
It looks like a GBA game, lol.
Day one.
No, it looks like a DS game, for real.
Encouraging. I hope we'll get to see it in here as well. It is now allowed to raise expectations above 100k, right ?
Looking at "Rhythm Thief R" that could reach the 70K mark if will have just normal legs (looking at week 2), I think that for a "similar" but "FF branded" game, that saw also good response from the demo, we could look for the 100K mark LTD
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
The second demo is far superior to the first one, since it contains an excellent introduction of the gameplay.
Well, probably the same happened with Rhtyhm Thief, which it has been favoured by having a demo. So... it's working. With rhythm games, but it's working
Famitsu Sales: Week 6, 2012 (Jan 30 - Feb 05)
01./00. [PS3] Soul Calibur V <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.02.02} (¥8.380)
02./02. [3DS] Resident Evil: Revelations <ADV> (Capcom) {2012.01.26} (¥5.990)
03./00. [PSP] PhotoKano <ADV> (Kadokawa Games) {2012.02.02} (¥7.140)
04./00. [PSV] Ragnarok Odyssey <SLG> (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2012.02.02} (¥5.985)
05./04. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G # <ACT> (Capcom) {2011.12.10} (¥5.800)
06./00. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Spec II <RCE> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2012.02.02} (¥4.980)
07./05. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800)
08./01. [PS3] Armored Core V <ACT> (From Software) {2012.01.26} (¥7.800)
09./07. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800)
10./00. [PS3] Dragon Age II <RPG> (Spike) {2012.02.02} (¥8.379)
01./00. [PS3] Soul Calibur V <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.02.02} (¥8.380)
02./02. [3DS] Resident Evil: Revelations <ADV> (Capcom) {2012.01.26} (¥5.990)
03./00. [PSP] PhotoKano <ADV> (Kadokawa Games) {2012.02.02} (¥7.140)
04./00. [PSV] Ragnarok Odyssey <SLG> (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2012.02.02} (¥5.985)
05./04. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G # <ACT> (Capcom) {2011.12.10} (¥5.800)
06./00. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Spec II <RCE> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2012.02.02} (¥4.980)
07./05. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800)
08./01. [PS3] Armored Core V <ACT> (From Software) {2012.01.26} (¥7.800)
09./07. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800)
10./00. [PS3] Dragon Age II <RPG> (Spike) {2012.02.02} (¥8.379)
It most likely had a huge drop.
Well tales fell of the list that fast, sold worse than the 3DS tales? Good that Resi is still in 2:nd place