Eighting developed some of the minigames for Star Allies so technically not:
Eighting developed some of the minigames for Star Allies so technically not:
So just minigame stuff then. Well I don't see the issue with that.Eighting developed some of the minigames for Star Allies so technically not:
I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you're looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money... but what I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let your dumb predictions go now, that will be the end of it - I will not look for you, I will not pursue you... but if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you... and I will eat all of your ice cream.
Capcom has started to promote heavily Monster Hunter for a couple of weeks now and it had direct effect on preorders. It's now closing in 200pts on Comgnet (195) 3 months before release with a notable acceleration.
Next week should see a new trailer and a demo which should push preorders even more. I'll resume posting the charts next Monday.
Next week should see a new trailer and a demo which should push preorders even more. I'll resume posting the charts next Monday.
It looks like Hideki Yasuda has put out a follow up piece about PlayStation 5 shipments:
jp.gamesindustry.biz
I was using google translate.... he does not seem impressed.
【月間総括】ソニーの「日本市場を大事にしています」を検証する
まず，前回の記事は大変な反響をいただいた。それを見る限り，日本のゲームユーザーはソニー（SIE）に対して静かな怒りを抱いている方が一定数いることが分かる。ここ数年，ソニー（SIE）は明らかに米国市場…
jp.gamesindustry.biz
I was using google translate.... he does not seem impressed.
Huh what happened with the gamecube that caused its shipments to jump midway through its life?
Gamecube launched in September (or around that time) in Japan, so that jump is the December holidays.
It is only the first 25 weeks of their lifecycle so I guess holidays + Melee.
Makes sense. It just looked weird, espicially given how it flat-lined afterwards
Between 140 and 160. Assuming they have a traditional generational transition to Switch 2 at some point.
really not sure how nintendo will go about replacing it and doing a successor.
or what they'll do for a refresher.
So I can't really say tbh. Just a big range between 120 and 160 atm. If there's no major model introduced this year then that'd be interesing.
Yea Nintendo's stock is going up fast. The brand is solidifying itself lately with the theme parks and movie coming up. I do think Switch will sell above 130 millions, the rest depends on how well they play their cards.
i think im thinking 130-170 million, off topic i remember an analyst saying that ps5 could sell 700 million, how these guy's are still employed is a wonder to me.
yeah For Nintendo the ideal situation is that their non-videogame pursuits end up enticing people to buy the switch which could fund more non-videogame pursuits which would entice more people, how they didn't think of this during the wii era was a wonder but now that they have public mindshare stronger than even the Wii i doubt we will see a wii u 2 anytime soon.
yeah For Nintendo the ideal situation is that their non-videogame pursuits end up enticing people to buy the switch which could fund more non-videogame pursuits which would entice more people, how they didn't think of this during the wii era was a wonder but now that they have public mindshare stronger than even the Wii i doubt we will see a wii u 2 anytime soon.
Betting Time Covid19 Edition: Will The Switch Get Near 200mil Lifetime?
First of all before Blabbering about how pessimistic this is hear me out. Second off “Get Near” meaning an error of like 5% off. (So 190mil-210mil) This is a scenario of how it can all come down If your going by a yearly breakdown with A longevity console. NSW By Fiscal Years(currently...
www.resetera.com
should have known....Betting Time Covid19 Edition: Will The Switch Get Near 200mil Lifetime?
First of all before Blabbering about how pessimistic this is hear me out. Second off “Get Near” meaning an error of like 5% off. (So 190mil-210mil) This is a scenario of how it can all come down If your going by a yearly breakdown with A longevity console. NSW By Fiscal Years(currently...
I forgot about this bit in the PS5 reveal:It looks like Hideki Yasuda has put out a follow up piece about PlayStation 5 shipments:
【月間総括】ソニーの「日本市場を大事にしています」を検証する
まず，前回の記事は大変な反響をいただいた。それを見る限り，日本のゲームユーザーはソニー（SIE）に対して静かな怒りを抱いている方が一定数いることが分かる。ここ数年，ソニー（SIE）は明らかに米国市場…
I was using google translate.... he does not seem impressed.
"There was no Japanese narration in the introduction video distribution of PS5, and there were defects in fonts and translations."
I remember seeing complaints about the timing of the announcements (they were tailored for US/Europe viewing), but the drop in language support is also telling. Overall, I felt like that article (based on Google translate) was an amalgamation of the discussion we've been having here for a month.
Does the average Japanese video-game consumer takes notice of this aparently lack of care from Sony towards the Japanese market?
And, beyond games, can this perception of lack of interest from Sony to make things more tasteful to the Japanese influence the PS5 sales in Japan?
And, beyond games, can this perception of lack of interest from Sony to make things more tasteful to the Japanese influence the PS5 sales in Japan?
I would think the proof is in the pudding at how the PS5's software sales in Japan may be the worst I've ever seen. You can't use stock as an excuse because there's plenty of stock of every game that charted. Japan clearly ain't having it with PS5. Even if the consoles are supposedly in short supply, the software performance says it all.
i may be wrong about this, but hasn't Sony also been offering the same ps plus games in all regions for a while now, unless there are rating issues/ no localisation? i remember that in the past Japan usually had a different games lineup more targeted towards their preferences.
Your question is a bit weird, it's not that the average game consumer takes notice of Sony's behavior, it's that Sony behavior makes them virtually non-present, and so the average game consumer in Japan doesn't even think about Sony as a game company. The more hardcore gamers are aware, and some take offense, others however do apologetics for Sony.
Press negative to yes.
how hard was it to switch the o and x buttons for Japan? was it just not worth it anymore?
It'll be fine in the end for PS5, of course it'll do Vita Numbers give or take +/- 1.3 Million units when it is all said and done. Solely because of the strong brand presence.
NS will do 120M as the floor, even if it has a decline starting next year and no revision, for the next few years 120M is the floor I think. Beating the 3DS, GBA, PSP, 360, PS3, Wii, PS1, GB/C in the process.
Beyond that milestone it is only three systems: PS2, DS and the PS4 which I think will end at 134-139M units sold when it is all said and done.
PS2/DS numbers may be the most difficult thing to beat .
NS will do 120M as the floor, even if it has a decline starting next year and no revision, for the next few years 120M is the floor I think. Beating the 3DS, GBA, PSP, 360, PS3, Wii, PS1, GB/C in the process.
Beyond that milestone it is only three systems: PS2, DS and the PS4 which I think will end at 134-139M units sold when it is all said and done.
PS2/DS numbers may be the most difficult thing to beat .
PS4 probably don't do much above 120 million (maybe like 125 million) as Sony seems determined to kill it early and get people fast to the PS5.
i'm pretty surprised that sony killed the ps4 so soon. with a price drop and considering there's a few more years of cross gen titles coming, i thought for sure it's gonna sell quite a bit more in the coming years.
DeepL's translation captures the tone of the article better. The analyst is very frustrated with Sony for how they've been handling Japan, such as receiving kind comments but no actions, they don't see any intent from Sony to succeed in Japan, etc.It looks like Hideki Yasuda has put out a follow up piece about PlayStation 5 shipments:
【月間総括】ソニーの「日本市場を大事にしています」を検証する
まず，前回の記事は大変な反響をいただいた。それを見る限り，日本のゲームユーザーはソニー（SIE）に対して静かな怒りを抱いている方が一定数いることが分かる。ここ数年，ソニー（SIE）は明らかに米国市場…
I was using google translate.... he does not seem impressed.
Some excerpts.
Overall though, everything he's saying here and in the rest of the article is not really all that different from everything that gets discussed in here weekly. But he is downright frustrated.
Even unsuccessful Nintendo consoles sell well during holidays because of mass-market appeal of games like Mario and Pokémon. Wii U too had ok-ish holiday seasons.
I went into the wayback machine, and I found that MHW was at 234 pts on COMG by October 24th, so approximately the same time frame. Of course comparing things requires massive grains grains of salt, but it does look like MHR is making up the gap between it and MHW on COMG. If trends on COMG are going to hold (which is not something we can ever assume, of course), then that would suggest that MHR would debut quite a bit higher (better COMG pts to sales ratio, and a projected overtaking in COMG pts).
But that remains to be seen. It wouldn't be a surprise, of course.
Unlike last gen, this time around Xbox isn't starting things off with one of the biggest PR disasters in gaming history and Nintendo isn't busy trying to salvage what they can from their hardware business.
SIE want to push the newest system as much as possible because the more edge it has over the competition, the easier it'll be to get exclusive deals which will snowball into an even more advantagious position. The lack of a price cut for PS4 in Japan is likely a side effect of them prioritizing PS5 production for the above reasons.
I am sure all that is going to help them get a lot of AAA support, but as others have said before, smaller devs could end up left behind in Japan due to this strategy and games that sell better in Japan would obviously not be released in the PS5 until it has a larger installed base. We will see how this shapes the market, but it wouldn't suprise me if more games start coming to the Switch and PC due to this. Competition is good, so it's sad that there won't be any in the console space in Japan for the time being, it'll probably be Nintendo land for the rest of the generation.
It's at, what? 110-115M right now sold right? I can see it doing 30 ish million in the next two to four years, leaning more to three years, coupled with being the cheaper option, and the core PS playerbase moves on to the new device. Overtime they'll cheapen it I bet even more to say, 250 or 200 if possible.
I'm thinking 8-9 million the following year, 5-7 million another year, 2 million or so the next year, and as I said when it is all said and done (beyond this time frame years later) it can end up crawling like near its deathbed to 134-139 million. More likely at 134M than 139M imo
In a similar way to how the PS3 edged out over the 360 in sales, barely, by 3 million units or so. Thing was selling into like 2014-2015 in some places!
Edit: looking at it better, 129-132M could be more realistic rather than 134-139M
Probably not for 99% of what's discussed on forums, but the x and o decision must annoy everyone. However, hardcore PS fans in Japan likely did notice, and that will probably have knock-on effects for average consumers.
Yeah, Sony didn't push the PS4 during the holidays and don't want to cut the price. They want people to just buy the PS5 instead.
The ps4 didn't even break 1mil in the USA in november and it probably won't in December either. It's done selling maybe 5-10 million more is all it could do, 30 million is a dream. Sony is actively trying to kill the ps4 as quick as they can.
If that's the case, then the GB/C is its closest milestone achievement. I thought it did relatively fine elsewhere though?