Numbers Discussion Thread

[OneBadMutha]

But nobody buys Japanese games

Western gamers like the Souls games. They also liked the original Ninja Gaiden. This is one of those rare Japanese crossovers like RE, MGS, Souls and Final Fantasy are. When people like me say these lists of Japanese exclusives are irrrelevant in the West, we're talking more about Japanese RPGs outside of FF and the likes of Gravity Rush.

 

[TeKPhaN]

Original NG wasn't as successful as the Souls and NioH

 

[timmy-boy]

Last Guardian, Gravity Rush 2 and Nioh pretty much all gone.

TLG and GR2 are niche. In fact Japan Studio's purpose is to provide unique and interesting games from Japan. If they changed their purpose they might have bigger hits but Sony seems to like them being unique.

 

[OneBadMutha]

TLG and GR2 are niche. In fact Japan Studio's purpose is to provide unique and interesting games from Japan. If they changed their purpose they might have bigger hits but Sony seems to like them being unique.

Doesn't matter what Sony likes. Sony doesn't own most Japanese studios that give them exclusives.

 

[Zero-O]

Western gamers like the Souls games. They also liked the original Ninja Gaiden. This is one of those rare Japanese crossovers like RE, MGS, Souls and Final Fantasy are. When people like me say these lists of Japanese exclusives are irrrelevant in the West, we're talking more about Japanese RPGs outside of FF and the likes of Gravity Rush.

A quality game is a quality game. I don't give a fk where it comes from. Some of you dudes are disrespectful and borderline racist.

 

[The Wolf King]

Original NG wasn't as successful as the Souls and NioH

80s version or xbox? Cause that sold 1.5M in just a couple months

 

[OneBadMutha]

A quality game is a quality game. I don't give a fk where it comes from. Some of you dudes are disrespectful and borderline racist.

That's ridiculous. When people say they aren't into Japanese style games, they're referring to a specific style of games. Has nothing to do with the country or people developing the games. In fact, most people don't include or think of games from From Software or Capcom.

 

[Zero-O]

That's ridiculous. When people say they aren't into Japanese style games, they're referring to a specific style of games. Has nothing to do with the country or people developing the games. In fact, most people don't include or think of games from From Software or Capcom.

No it isn't. I heard everything from "Jap Crap" to "weaboo trash" just because the games are from Japan.

They also stereo type every Japanese game as hentia or light porn. Meanwhile the same peiople gush over Meelina's outfit in MK9.

 

[Dno69]

The games from Japan that I really love don't get made anymore. Other than from Nintendo and occasional kickstarter projects.

 

[OneBadMutha]

No it isn't. I heard everything from "Jap Crap" to "weaboo trash" just because the games are from Japan.

They also stereo type every Japanese game as hentia or light porn. Meanwhile the same peiople gush over Meelina's outfit in MK9.

You're lumping a lot of people together. I'm not a fan of anything anime. There is a certain cartoon style that most Japanese artists seem to emulate in gaming. When they try to go more realistic looking like with MGS, RE or Dark Souls, their games appeal to the West. Most people in the West don't care about the other stuff and there's nothing racist about it. Western developers also follow stereotypes in style but those stereotypes appeal to Western gamers.

Dark Souls 3 and MGS5 are my favorite single player campaigns this gen. Both have brilliant game design and fun gameplay to go with interesting worlds. I don't see those tastes translating to most things coming from Japan.

 

[yankeessuck]

Its certainly not racist but the generalizations and lumping of all Japanese games together doesn't make much sense either. Mario is Japanese. Zelda is Japanese. Pokemon?

Also never really understood what difference it makes where a game is popular

 

[Dno69]

I hate sauerkraut. I must hate Germans.

 

[yankeessuck]

 

[yankeessuck]

01 (01) FOR HONOR (UBISOFT) [-72%]
02 (NE) HALO WARS 2 (MICROSOFT)
03 (03) GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE 2) [-23%]
04 (04) FIFA 17 (ELECTRONIC ARTS) [-21%]
05 (02) SNIPER ELITE 4 (SOLD OUT SALES & MARKETING) [-64%]
06 (05) BATTLEFIELD 1 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
07 (08 ) ROCKET LEAGUE (505 GAMES)
08 (07) CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
09 (06) RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD (CAPCOM)
10 (09) FORZA HORIZON 3 (MICROSOFT)
11 (13) MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION (MICROSOFT)
12 (10) WATCH DOGS 2 (UBISOFT)
13 (11) OVERWATCH (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
14 (14) HITMAN: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
15 (12) NIOH (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
16 (16) WWE 2K17 (TAKE 2)
17 (17) LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
18 (15) LEGO DIMENSIONS (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
19 (18 ) POKEMON SUN (NINTENDO)
20 (20) THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM SPECIAL ED. (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)
21 (19) STEEP (UBISOFT)
22 (25) NBA 2K17 (TAKE 2)
23 (22) FALLOUT 4 (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)
24 (28 ) TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE (UBISOFT)
25 (24) GEARS OF WAR 4 (MICROSOFT)
26 (21) MAFIA III (TAKE 2)
27 (38 ) UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF'S END (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
28 (23) MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
29 (31) FINAL FANTASY XV (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
30 (26) TITANFALL 2 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
31 (30) POKEMON MOON (NINTENDO)
32 (RE) CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
33 (27) LEGO MARVEL AVENGERS (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
34 (RE) FARMING SIMULATOR 17 (KOCH MEDIA)
35 (RE) RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER: 20 YEAR EDITION (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
36 (29) DOOM (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)
37 (33) ASSASSIN'S CREED: THE EZIO COLLECTION (UBISOFT)
38 (RE) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 (NINTENDO)
39 (32) SUPER MARIO MAKER (NINTENDO)
40 (37) TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION (UBISOFT)

 

[The Wolf King]

Halo Wars No.1 in the individual charts




72M sold since MS bought it

 

[The Wolf King]

To add to that Minecraft sold 20M on xbox 360 making it the best selling game after Kinect Adventures which was bundled with the camera

 

[Viktor]

I hate sauerkraut. I must hate Germans.

HOW DARE YOU

 

[Viktor]

This is probably a good thing because I want a PSVR but don't want to spend the money lol

 

[Dno69]

HOW DARE YOU

Dude, it smells like alien poop.

 

[Frozpot]

Dude, it smells like alien poop.

That it may, but it's amazing on hot polish sausage!

 

[Mcmasters]

That it may, but it's amazing on hot polish sausage!

Reuben sandwichs...OMG! So good.

 

[The Wolf King]

Horizon Zero Dawn' tops week 9, ahead of 'The Legend of Zelda: The Breath of the Wild'

A bumper week for gaming is led by ‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ which tops the chart as Sony’s biggest ever PS4 launch of a new IP (ahead of No Man’s Sky). Released on Wednesday ‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ is also the biggest launch of the year so far and Sony’s biggest launch since ‘Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End’. Ubisoft’s ‘For Honor’ falls from No1 to No5, having to make way for both Horizon Zero Dawn and new Nintendo Switch titles.

Released on Friday, Nintendo Switch brings with it ‘The Legend of Zelda: The Breath of the Wild’, which debuts at No2 for both Switch and Wii U. 78% of sales were for the Switch version with 22% for Wii U. The Switch version becomes the 3rd biggest ever launch of a Zelda title, behind ‘Wind Waker’ on Gamecube and ‘Twilight Princess’ on Wii.

There were 5 new Switch games at launch, 3 of which enter the Top 10 including ‘1-2 Switch’ new at No4 and Konami’s ‘Super Bomberman R’ debuting at No7. The Switch version of ‘Just Dance 2017’ helps Ubisoft’s game re-enter the Top 40 at No24, while the Switch version of ‘Skylanders Imaginators’ fails to lift the title back in to the chart. The only other new game to make the Top 40 this week is Telltale’s ‘The Walking Dead: The New Frontier’ which begins life at No19.

 

[The Wolf King]

Switch did 80k but didn't sell out

Nintendo Hardware UK Launch Sales:

Game Boy Advance - 67,000
Nintendo GameCube - 69,000
Nintendo DS - 87,000
Nintendo Wii - 105,000
Nintendo 3DS - 113,000
Nintendo Wii U - 40,000
Nintendo Switch - 80,000

250k - PS4
165k - PS3
150k - XB1
113k - 3DS
105k - Wii
70k - 360
40k - Wii U

Nothing will top that PS4 launch

 

[yankeessuck]

NE 01 HORIZON ZERO DAWN
NE 02 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD
03 03 GRAND THEFT AUTO V
NE 04 1-2 SWITCH
01 05 FOR HONOR
04 06 FIFA 17
NE 07 SUPER BOMBERMAN R
07 08 ROCKET LEAGUE
05 09 SNIPER ELITE 4
06 10 BATTLEFIELD 1
08 11 CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE
09 12 RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD
11 13 MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION
14 14 HITMAN: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
02 15 HALO WARS 2
10 16 FORZA HORIZON 3
13 17 OVERWATCH
27 18 UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF'S END
NE 19 THE WALKING DEAD: THE NEW FRONTIER
16 20 WWE 2K17
20 21 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM SPECIAL ED.
19 22 POKEMON SUN
17 23 LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
RE 24 JUST DANCE 2017
15 25 NIOH
21 26 STEEP
26 27 MAFIA III
22 28 NBA 2K17
23 29 FALLOUT 4
29 30 FINAL FANTASY XV
12 31 WATCH DOGS 2
40 32 TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION
28 33 MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION
35 34 RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER: 20 YEAR EDITION
31 35 POKEMON MOON PEGI 7+ NINTENDO
24 36 TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE PEGI 18+ UBISOFT
37 37 ASSASSIN'S CREED: THE EZIO COLLECTION PEGI 18+ UBISOFT
38 38 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 PEGI 3+ NINTENDO
RE 39 DISHONORED 2 PEGI 18+ BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
33 40 LEGO MARVEL AVENGERS PEGI 7+ WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE

 

[Oblong]

Pretty good for Zelda to hit 2 considering install base. But then again anyone who bought a Switch and didn't buy Zelda is likely non-existent.

Other thing, Rocket League is officially a gaming institution now like Minecraft, COD, Forza, BF, FIFA, etc. That game has been on the charts for ages and rightfully so.

 

[The Wolf King]

Zelda includes Wii U but yeah I would be surprised if many of the 80k consoles sold didn't have Zelda with them

 

[yankeessuck]

Zelda includes Wii U but yeah I would be surprised if many of the 80k consoles sold didn't have Zelda with them

22% of sales were Wii U so it probably sold a little under 100k.

 

[Dno69]

1-2 Switch is selling well at $50? Wtf?

 

[The Wolf King]

1-2 Switch is selling well at $50? Wtf?

Launch title and a small selection at that

 

[yankeessuck]