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Positive results for Bandai Namco as the most successful titles were Soulcalibur 6, Ace Combat 7 and Jump Force this fiscal year
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Ace Combat 7 is definitely one of the best games this year. Happy it is successful.
It is crazy how well made the game was in just one year.
It is crazy how well made the game was in just one year.
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'Sol Squadron'+ 'Transfer Orders' merged together is pure gold.
Good to hear. SC6 and Ace Combat aren't really my types of games but I'm glad they did well. It's a good sign for where the market is at right now, especially in regards to semi-niche japanese games.
"Wasted Potential" is what everybody describes Jump Force to be. It should have made money on the name alone but you think JF2 is inevitable even with this reception ?
Jump Force has held top ten best selling games of the year in NPD for several months now. Shouldn't be too surprising.
A lot of people in that "everybody" are like Era aka they haven't even played the damn game. And J Stars didn't sell nearly as well, so you need more than the name to move units.
It's one of the best selling games of the year so of course it's getting a sequel. Just make improvements to the prevalent issues and that solves a lot.
Not surprised Jump Force is doing well. You put Naruto, Luffy and Goku on the same cover and that shit is just gonna sell on that alone lol.
I played the beta for a bit and the game seemed okay ish. I like goofy anime fighters so I wasn't really expecting much but the roster was super bland and the DLC did nothing to improve that beyond Kaiba and the Bleach characters.
I played the beta for a bit and the game seemed okay ish. I like goofy anime fighters so I wasn't really expecting much but the roster was super bland and the DLC did nothing to improve that beyond Kaiba and the Bleach characters.
I think another source of Jump Force's success is at least the PC modding scene. I was half tempted to buy in on a sale for it because of the Master Chief Mod.
Ace Combat definitely deserves all of it's sales and accolades, one of the best of the generation in feeling fresh and just good ol' fashioned fun.
Ace Combat definitely deserves all of it's sales and accolades, one of the best of the generation in feeling fresh and just good ol' fashioned fun.
They said around launch it was the 3rd biggest launch in the series.
Dunno why so many people thought it was a failure. lol
Hallelujah on SCVI doing well. I need for that series to continue after the disappointment fire that was SCV.
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As of February 14, Ace Combat 7 in Japan was "recording the fastest [sales] numbers in sales history" and the "sudden flow of new users" (especially with the Steam release) was unexpected by Project Aces.
And AC7's launch in the UK and the USA was the series' most successful one to date.
So I think it's pretty much guaranteed that the next AC title will get more resources.
Hopefully this means they go back to their roots more and aren't just anime licensed game factory going forward then.
Glad for Soulcalibur and Ace Combat. I'm kinda feeling like Namco is having sort of a low-key comeback ala Capcom right now -- just wanna see Ridge Racer revitalized on modern tech but giving a strong impression of leaning into its classic identity. I think I could absolutely ADORE a new modern Ridge Racer that's evocative of, say, R4.
For a series that's been mostly dormant for 12 odd years, I can't believe that AC7 was as successful as it's been. That's the power of brand loyalty and positive word-of-mouth. Here's hoping that AC8 has the scale and ambition that AC5 had coming off of AC4.
It surprisingly had little to do with them lol.
Source: EEDAR. March 21st article for February's results.
I don't think anyone even made a thread on it when Matt Piscatella tweeted the link to the EEDAR article on this stuff, and the info now seems to be behind a paywall. Thankfully I had this tidbit saved cause it still blows my mind. The reason Jump Force did well at all is because of Shaggy memes and the modding scene.