UnchainBlades ReXX as eShop download (moved discussion)

[Ryos]

Resident Evil Revelations isn't some mega smash success and that's a huge IP on 3DS. Tales of the Abyss got a tiny print run because the preorders likely told them to not bother with a large one. That's on 3DS.

The first example is telling but I don't know how much of a good choice ToA is because there are two strikes against that: it's a nearly 1:1 port of an old PS2 game and it was ported to a portable system when portable systems don't yield nearly the amount of interest here that they do in Japan (unfortunately). I know I would have put down money for another version of ToA if there'd been something different about it, say Bamco went back and dubbed the skits. But since they did nothing? Eh, not worth my time. Keep in mind that I've bought all three versions of Persona 3 because of the differences in the versions and felt each and every one was well worth the cost.

You have to be the right game at the right time, and from what I've seen Unchained Blades is far from being the right game.

Now that point I'd definitely get behind. People keep forgetting that the Nintendo DS as far as hardware was concerned was a big seller in this country, yet the software often did not yield good results here, and a lot of the same problems the DS faced are also what still plague the 3DS. And that's if this game were something that would appeal to customers and retailers alike.

[stealth20k]

either way I think etrian IV's physical US edition ( we know it will) will sell 5 times as much as both unchained dd platforms.

I know xseed aside from last story and grand knight history ( both confirmed physical) I wont buy anything else from xseed for the forseeable future

[stealth20k]

That's not how the game industry works.

Resident Evil Revelations isn't some mega smash success and that's a huge IP on 3DS. Tales of the Abyss got a tiny print run because the preorders likely told them to not bother with a large one. That's on 3DS.

You have to be the right game at the right time, and from what I've seen Unchained Blades is far from being the right game.

Thats exactly how the game industry works. Resident evil SOLD VERY WELL on 3ds. And tales sold out................you tell me what was good?

[Wyrdwad]

That is your right, and we're sorry to hear you won't be buying any of our digital products. All I can say is... you're missing out!

Also, trust me when I say this (and please don't take this the wrong way)... but you don't know how the game industry works. TRUST ME.

I speak from experience. I was pretty shocked when I first got hired here. Things are a lot different than you'd expect. A *lot* different.

Looking at the industry from the inside is actually a pretty scary experience...

-Tom

[stealth20k]

Its the principle of the thing. Nothing personal.

[SIN]

That is your right, and we're sorry to hear you won't be buying any of our digital products. All I can say is... you're missing out!

-Tom

Well it isn't like after those mentioned games, EVERYTHING from now on is going to be digital. The games being released on digital media so far are extremely niche so it isn't surprising. But I guess you said "forseeable" and nothing else physical has been announced yet.

[Takao]

Thats exactly how the game industry works. Resident evil SOLD VERY WELL on 3ds. And tales sold out................you tell me what was good?

Who told you Resident Evil sold well? It completely bombed in Europe, and from what little we've seen in North America it hasn't done very well.

[stealth20k]

Who told you Resident Evil sold well? It completely bombed in Europe, and from what little we've seen in North America it hasn't done very well.

Is europe the world? From what weve heard from capcom employees, the game exceeded expectations

The game has sold over 200k in japan,

and fyi http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/88...uk-sales-chart

toping the charts in UK, isnt bombing in europe

[Takao]

Topping the UK charts isn't much of an accomplishment. Revelations first week in the UK was estimated to be around/under 15k. It dropped off the face of the planet after that. In North America it failed to make the NPD Top 10 despite a weakish month, and it being a very strong IP on what is a strong platform.

Capcom's expectations may have been exceeded because the game was low budget, but by no means is it a big success.

[Wyrdwad]

Also, Japanese sales don't mean a thing for the rest of the world. The market in Japan, the market in North America and the market in Europe are all very, very different beasts.

I mean, if Japanese success were a measure of American success, the PSP would still be one of the best-selling platforms here, and the Monster Hunter and Phantasy Star Portable games would be flying off shelves left and right.

-Tom