Wait, people would go that far in the name of console wars? YIKES.
Capcom Q1 FY 2018-2019 Results : Most Profitable Q1 , MHW at 8.3M
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Why would legs matter for a game that isn't planning monetizing on DLCs or having a subscription? The bulk of the profits comes from buying the game meaning that's the only metric of success, all this talk of 'legs' is just muddying the water.
We already had a poster wishing a Tsunami on Japan to prevent them from buying MHW.
Wow!! Double the lifetime sales of the handheld versions with their mythical legs already? Thats what i call a success!
It never went away, really. Fourth gen is the only one that's been a hard handheld exclusive.
not wrong but the wording implies thats the Target for the FY (since Release up to march) and not the LTS target they expect, which some people believe is more in the 10M
from 7.9M in 2 months to 400K in the next 3, that is a 95% Sharp Dive in sales. Monster hunter games tend to soar a little more rather that work on spikes.
Like I said, the game selling close to 8 million at launch raised people's expectations.
Is it fair? I fall into the middle on that personally.
1) that was the trend by previous monster hunter.
2) it implies a risk factor that game sold cause a novelty but failed to grab the people attention beyond that point that could result is lower early sales of future entrances.
What ? It's successful first because of its modernized gameplay, and seamless map combined with immersive graphics. You are overrating things like marketing and timing.
It's successful because people loved the beta and wanted more. I tried a 3DS demo of MH before, and I certainly didn't want more of the same awful controls, ancient gameplay and small areas.
After reading this thread I really need some potassium.
Those 2 month sales are also from legs as it didn't sell 8 million in one day or even the first month, you're also talking about Japan only, we already know the legs aren't as good as the older titles there, but WW? No one can say that, you also have to take into account the game already sold double of what the franchise was usually doing.
Unlikely. MHW has a majority positive response, people will come back.
Just like they came back for all those other niche Japanese games that people never thought would succeed twice.
you are underselling marketing and Timing, a lot. specially marketing. (see WiiU, Early PS4 vs XBOX)
from what I undertand Legs is sales beyond the release 1-2 months.
what?. from 7.9M to 400K is the world wide.
this is true too but
there is always the possibility that the decline in sales for MHW was simply people sitting out of buying the PS4 and waiting for PC (seems like the case going by PC pre-orders).
I still think part of the sale were due to Novelty Factor, Plausible MHW 2 will still sell incredible well but I doubt it will repeat the success of current MHW
I doubt that. From what i've gathered, the main criticizm around Monster Hunter World has been the lack of end game content. Theres nothing that really indicated that people wont be interested in upcoming titles because of this.
Fanbases can be frustrating when dealing with a split
Reminds of the smash community. Im just about ready to straight ignore these people
They needed it to fail due to the platform change.
Sucks to be them.
maybe it will be a detriment for the people that was expecting to sink more time on it?? post above I mentioned that sales dive might be due to people sitting out of PS4 waiting for the PC port.
anyway is not a set on stone rule, its a Schrodinger Box that will only open whenever the next games release and we see the reception for it
There is literally no excuse for MH fans to not be united
We are living in the best case scenario for both playstyles
Whats it going to take to break the spell. Console future is secured and evolving and did they not just announce that they planned the next portable version as well
Can we like... move forward?
We are living in the best case scenario for both playstyles
Whats it going to take to break the spell. Console future is secured and evolving and did they not just announce that they planned the next portable version as well
Can we like... move forward?
I can see Capcom waiting for PC launch and maybe Oct or Nov they talk G-Rank expansion. Maybe for a Jan or Feb launch 2019. Would prefer sooner than later tbh. The quicker they get out of the handheld cycle of recycling the previous game, adding G or X and reselling it, the better.
How would continued sales of the game be an indication of the feelings of people who already own it?
That's absolutely insane that Monster Huter World sold that much.
This is now officially one of the top franchises in terms of sales. No more niche :)
This is now officially one of the top franchises in terms of sales. No more niche :)
Exactly what I said when MHW was first announced. The success of this can only mean more MH for all. I'd call into question any supposed "MH Fan" that puts platform before the game.
Agreed. What we do need is some form of the series appearing with crossplay. If they launched World as the High end fancy MH and a classic handheld MH, they should launch the classic also as a download on home consoles with crossplay.
Is this really necessary?Made a quick and dirty chart of this legs-case.
No it isn't. Just some contrast to the opposite side who is making World seem failure based on "no legs". That shit ain't necessary either.
I' don't think there's going to be a G version, but if there was I would expect it to get announced sooner than that.
Sony wouldn't allow that.
When MHW was first announced Capcom said they had no plans to bring MHXX to the west, which is one of the reasons why you had fans of the portable games annoyed.
Oh, absolutely. It's going to get a big push in China thanks to it launching on Tencent's WeGame, too.
Capcom did a poor job of communicating that. The way they handled XX waz extremely poor. Pretty much the reason I'm not buying vanilla MH anymore despite being day one for the last like 10 years.
Lmao @ some trying to downplay MHW's success.
I can't wait to dive into the game when it comes out on PC.
I can't wait to dive into the game when it comes out on PC.
I know it's the target for the FY, you can read that on my quote
And if "some people" (who exactly?) believe Capcom had a target of less than 5M for the first FY and 10 million LTD I have to question their knowledge on the subject.
The Famitsu chief saying that MHW has the potential to sell 10M doesn't mean the company expects sales anywhere near that amount.
I feel like MHXX not being announced at the time had to do with the build-up to MHW. Also, I understand preferring to play the series on a portable, but that doesn't equate to denigrating or downplaying the success of titles that don't see a portable iteration, it's just sad. MH will always see some form of portable release as it's the catalyst for it's success. It's just pathetic how people were acting towards Capcom and MHW because they haven't heard anything about portable MH in a minute.
So now that MHW is a certified success and has surpassed even the wildest of expectations, it seems that the latest, trendiest way to discredit it is to claim it has no legs.
Even if that were true... THE GAME HAS SOLD 8.3 MILLION COPIES! And most of those sales would be front-loaded too if you're gonna abide by the 'no-legs' narrative, so it sold a buttload of copies at full price.
And to think people are still trying to spin this game as a failure in some way or another. Unbelievable.
Even if that were true... THE GAME HAS SOLD 8.3 MILLION COPIES! And most of those sales would be front-loaded too if you're gonna abide by the 'no-legs' narrative, so it sold a buttload of copies at full price.
And to think people are still trying to spin this game as a failure in some way or another. Unbelievable.
People were upset for various reasons and are now too committed to change.The game is going to at the very least sell more than double the previous best selling game in the series either way.
Seems with more discounts, bit more maintained support, and the PC version it will easily reach 9mil and probably 10 mil by april next year.
Amazing. Great game. Cant wait to see them go all out for world 2
Amazing. Great game. Cant wait to see them go all out for world 2
