Euro Release Of BLOK DROP X Twisted Fusion Sells Almost Twice Its North American Launch Day Total

Im happy for the guy from infendo radio who helped create this..he seems like a good guy

Interesting, I wonder whether these smartphone-esque games would get more Europeans to buy Wii U consoles. That said, if it did then I'd bet it would be very embarrassing for Nintendo.

And this is despite the EU price hike? Impressive.

@C-Olimar NA prices don't include taxes while EU's do.

Tell that to Nicalis.

Delaying a game in EU means less sales from EU. Release it in the same month then everybody's happy to buy.

I'm not buying Kirby Rainbow when it comes to Europe. As for Codename STEAM, I'll delay my purchase since I'll be playing either MP10, Splatoon, MK8 DLC and possibly Wooly World by then. Also I have tons of games to catch up since I'm new to the 3DS.

Sales numbers without you know, numbers, are not really meaningful.

As with the fifas, cods and the like, EU can keep buying them and I will keep ignoring them.

Good news I guess. I'm waiting on the inevitable sale before I pick it up because us brits are tight

Good for the dev. Even if the game doesn't look that good.

Btw: I hate it when people use the term EU but mean Europe. Same goes for using the EU flag. The EU is not Europe.

@sinalefa
CoD, Battlefield, Destiny and so on are successful everywhere.

100% of almost nothing is still almost nothing.

@Gaeus

Then maybe you should fight for the abbreviation for Europe to be changed or have them change it for the European Union.. The abbreviation for Europe has been "EU" a lot longer than the European Union so you can't just say EU is not Europe because it is. It depends more on how you use it.

@ikki5
The term EUR was used often before the EU existed. I don't remember seeing the term EU back then.

The dev said he's very pleased. So even if you don't know the actual numbers you can tell that the sales are good (for such a small game).

@Gaeus As was EU. There is more than one abbreviation you know. You often get 2 letter abbreviations which are quite standard and often used especially in more common talk. I have a map in my room that is pre-WW2 (in other words, WAY before the European Union) that was "EU" in brackets under the continent names.

That's interesting. Maybe he'll start releasing all of his games in Europe then instead of waiting a year.

@ikki5 I see. But that doesn't explain the use of the EU flag (for example on Nintendo's european youtube channel). Which was established in the mid fifties (Council of Europe, later EC (European Community) than EU).

But that's too much offtopic.^^

@Gaeus

You're you talking about the blue flag with the 12 stars in a circle right? That would be the European flag which represents Council of Europe and the European Union.... so why does that not explain the European section of Nintendo using it.... they are European.... Are you saying that since Europe as a continent is more than just the members then they should be allowed to use that flag? Why not? They are in Europe. If I remember correctly, The European Council represents something like 47 states which is basically all of Europe. There is maybe 2,3, maybe 4 nations that are not in that group (not entirely sure how many there are, I know there is somewhere around 50) so it should be self explanatory on why they use it... Also, I thought they used the United Kingdom's flag... either that or I cannot find "Nintendo of Europe's" youtube channel.

@Gaeus

Yeah, I know the masses' taste is the same everywhere you go. Since this article was talking about Europe then I focused on that.

@ikki5 The flag is now used as the symbol of the EU (28 nations). It's not a symbol for Europe in general. Many politicans talk about a "united Europe", a "common Europe". But that's not possible when they exclude so many countries/governments (Russia for example. It's still a european country even if a big part of it is in Asia). I guess with "united Europe" they actually mean "all US/NATO friendly/bondaged states."^^

@A01 Which Amazon? I checked US, UK and GER. All of them have eShop cards to offer.

Good for him i guess.

@Gaeus

~Types "European Flag" in google~

Oh look, there it is.

~Checks to see what it means~
"

The European flag is the symbol not only of the European Union but also of Europe's unity and identity in a wider sense.

The European flag consists of 12 golden stars in a circle on a blue background. The stars symbolise the ideals of unity, solidarity and harmony among the peoples of Europe.

The number of stars has nothing to do with the number of member countries, though the circle is a symbol of unity."

I really hope you're not European... The whole thing is about the countries working together, it is interesting how you brought up Russia when Russia itself plays a pretty big role in there especially in the energy sector, Yes, people will have disagreements on some things, but the overall meaning of the flag is for unity, it doesn't mean just for the European Union or what ever group, it is for all of Europe and meant as a symbol. Here I am Canadian and I know this. With your logic here, they should totally abolish the flag.

"Less Competition" nah, more diverse people.

@A01 @123akis
@ImDiggerDan and @pixelman are other devs who comment from time to time.

@bezerker99

Also @Fletcher-Mobot and @cathousemaster comment occasionally.

@DarkCoolEdge £2.79 equates to roughly $4. Are there any US States with 100% sales tax? Just saying.
(I believe the highest is under 10%).

@C-Olimar While there obviously isn't any place with 100% sales tax, plenty of places have taxes over 10% once you add municipal, county, city, etc. taxes on top of the state sales tax rate.

First day sales?
Well, it was released alongside 5 other eShop games in NA,
and alongside 1 other eShop game in EU.
Launch day sales are generally better when not much else is released on that day.
Also, Europeans love puzzle games.

I think UK sales are better because people in UK know BLOK DROP U.
Germany doesn't have access to BLOK DROP U so BLOK DROP X is new/unknown to them.

I think this is pure coincidence. Also note that the Vita version of the original Retro City Ramoage sold the most copies.

@123akis No the guy who made tappingo comments on NL