Whoops. The sales look good to me, but I guess they're disappointing to Namco.
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Media Create Sales: Week 44, 2012 (Oct 29 - Nov 04)
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Whoops. The sales look good to me, but I guess they're disappointing to Namco.
The target is for sales up to March. Not disappointing yet.
frankie_baby
Member
Its a tales game, it'd be very lucky to manage an extra 100k
Keep in mind ps3 sales dropped compared last years, I don't know how much more could be that profit, if console sell less.
Opus Angelorum
Member
They are (officially) happy with current sales, despite a second forecast revision. A price cut apparently will come next year.
Is this a strategy? I'm not sure.
frankie_baby
Member
Whatever some executives say publicly there is no way they are happy with the sales
Doing anything this year (in the face of WiiU's launch) is pretty much pointless, whatever they do will just be lost in the mix and wasted.
Whatever measures they take will be in the first or second quarter of next year I think.
I'm sure they're (officially) happy with Dreamcast tier sales.
They will already have bigger profit with revised hardware (cheaper part and manufacture cost). Maintaining the same price is one thing, but making it more expensive? That doesn't seems wise. Especially for 7 years old hardware.
At this point. They should make it more broad. With lower price, I believe they still gain more profit. Sigh ...
Obligatory post, every MC thread week in week out.
EDIT:
Vita: Challenge accepted.
Don't insult the Dreamcast. Even the DC did better.
Isn't it scheduled a Winning Eleven 2013 version for 10/11?
They're not gonna get a decent lineup though, at least from third parties. I don't see how its possible for the system to not die within 2013, the sales are gonna keep dropping every week like they have been.
frankie_baby
Member
Nope
Supermanisdead
Member
Vita.... Goddamn things can't get worse.
Nor Vita or Wii U are getting it this year. Konami stated that they are studying the best way of exploit the exclusive features of both console for next year (without announcing those versions officially yet)
Things can and will get worse, unfortunately.
frankie_baby
Member
People keep saying that
kobashi100
Banned
crazy thing is they can get worse..
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Sony is sniffing crazy glue if they think the PS will last comfortably into late 2014
Opus Angelorum
Member
This probably keeps getting asked, but what is releasing for the PSVita this financial year in Japan?
Um... Soul Sacrifice, I think.
Cannot be stressed enough how awesome this image is.
Glad i'm not a Vita owner... i would be scared of seeing Sony pull the plug within the next year or two.
With the Vita sales, you have to wonder if Vita will ever have a successor.
With the Vita sales, you have to wonder if Vita will ever have a successor.
Link?
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=43991238&postcount=1393
I know its jeff rigby but that rumour hasnt been completely dismissed
I love how the 3ds just syas see you later and jumps off the map.
You need to work on you numeracy skills.
Sony will never release another dedicated handheld, but a touch screen accompaniment to the PS4 running Android is a smart move for the Playstation ecosystem that will allow them to compete on multiple fronts.
But they'll never sell another stand alone gaming handheld.
if it's from jeff then good chance it might turn out real o.o
choo choo Bravely Default. Keep on trucking til the holidays.
Baconsammy
Banned
3DS doing great in Japan is great for Nintendo despite not doing great in the rest of the world. Sony. Jeez. If you can't succeed in Japan what hope is there? Japan could easily take off for the Vita given the right combo of games, but do they even have that on the way? It's sad going week to week wondering where the new bottom is going to be for sales numbers.
The Praiseworthy
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IMO.... Namco should not release a sequel to a main Tales game again, they should just keep making a new ones instead.
It would be better for the fans and for them.
It would be better for the fans and for them.
DQ7 remake is dated for February, MH I think for March.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
EU retailer leaks have a Wii U version of 2013 scheduled for Feb fwiw. Same source leaked other since confirmed games like Warriors Orochi 3 and NFSMW, so we'll see if this also pans out.
I remember that. They also had F1 Racing Stars leaked for Wii U.
Let's see.
I think that Konami strategy of postpone nintendo version of the game each and every time (happened with DS, Wii and 3DS) and than shorten the delay with the second iteration (creating a gap of few months between the first and the second game) is not so good, but you know...better than nothing (as done for the GC - just one version of the game in the late lifecycle)
TreasureHunterG
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Vita isn't doing any different. This problem regarding Winning Eleven franchise on Nintendo consoles is because Konami delay constantly the Nintendo versions and it's fans lost interest to play on it. If they actually reasonably manage the franchise the way they do for Sony system for example, this can change.