Switch is riding too high to get a price drop anytime soon. Holiday 2018 is the earliest chance for a temporary official drop and even that is fairly unlike I feel.
Wouldn’t expect a a permanent drop until 2019 at the earliest
It was pretty odd to release all theee on the same day especially for such a relatively low selling series that had a new release on the system roughly a month ago.
I think it won't hurt Switch too much. After all a lot of the early games for PS5 and Xbox two will likely be designed with PS4-Xbox one versions and possibly Switch version in mind as well so as to get more sales overall while the user base for the new systems develops.
Plus 2+ years off gives Switch plenty of time to get itself a strong hold and we have seen many third third parties getting quite serious about Switch.
"Sorry filthy Gaijins. We only want money from PS4 and Xbone. It's not like the best selling MH in the west by a large margin was on a Nintendo handheld or anything."
1.8 Million copies of XX 2.6 million copies of 3U 4.1 million copies of 4 4.1 million copies of 4U 4.3 million copies of Gen
on 3DS.
That's 16.9 million copies of MH on 3DS.
Ace Attorney series was also a consistent mid level performer and they sold 1.2 million copies of Street fighter IV on 3DS too. 3DS was good for Capcom.
The N2DSXL was intended as a cheaper to produce "middle" option. Some of the "premium" features of the N3DSXL but at lower price without 3D.
2DS is too valuable to Nintendo. That 79.99$ price tag is very attractive for parents who might cringe at the 200$ or even the 150$ price tag of the other models. Especially with a game being bundled it. Also generally makes it easier to get the more money constrained people in general to buy such a low cost system.
FC Metroid [Famicom Disk System] 1.040.000 Nintendo 8/6/1986 NDS Metroid Prime: Pinball 15.541 Nintendo 1/19/2006 WII New Play Control! Metroid Prime 2: Echoes 1.700 12.427 Nintendo 6/11/2009 3DS Metroid Prime: Federation Force 4.286 6.090 Nintendo 8/25/2016 WII New Play Control! Metroid Prime 5.200 20.607 Nintendo 2/19/2009 GBA Famicom Mini 23: Metroid 14.900 50.353 Nintendo 8/10/2004 NGC Metroid Prime 2: Echoes 17.680 40.355 Nintendo 5/26/2005 NDS Metroid Prime: Hunters 32.613 90.028 Nintendo 6/1/2006 WII Metroid Prime 3: Corruption 34.151 74.647 Nintendo 3/6/2008 GBA Metroid: Zero Mission 39.112 85.045 Nintendo 5/27/2004 NGC Metroid Prime 39.829 78.384 Nintendo 2/28/2003 WII Metroid: Other M 44.103 75.578 Nintendo 9/2/2010 GBA Metroid Fusion 49.680 155.528 Nintendo 2/14/2003
Disapointing sales for EMD2 but I wouldn't quite call it a bomb. After all the first game sold better than expected at a 65K debut. Given that a sequel that seems fairly expansion pack esque(kinda like what EO2 was to EO1) they will probably still make a small profit given this likely cost less to make than the first with the engine, and general gameplay already there and likely some models and textures refused.
This reminds me....I wonder how much Pokémon RBY have sold on VC. They were at 1.5 million as of March 31st but considering at least 1 version(often multiple) have remained near constantly in the top 20(with yellow usually being in the top 5 except during big sales) worldwide....porbobaly a lot more now.
Your math is uhhh....pretty interesting. It's a 9.99$ game and I do not believe it has been on sale yet.
Before Taxes and Nintendo's cut they would be at 999,000$(Assuming all countries pricing is equivalent to 9.99 USD) min revenue. Naturally taxes and Nintendo's cut would take a decent chunk out of that but still.
It's well above the average sales on console digital storefronts. It's a short, retro action game so I could see making a solid profit on sales like that.
I don't think that's a fair way to look at it. Miitopia is more of a successor to tomodachi Life. Hey Pikminnis what it is because traditional Pikmin would be tough to make work on 3DS(Nintendo did actually prototype it earlier in the 3DS lifespan). Can you imagine playing the original on 2DS or N3DS? Maybe on the XL models it might work...And Monster Hunter already has three main series games outside Japan. A spinoff is hardly some insult to the hardcore fans
Sept 8th: Monster Hunter Stories Sept 15th: Metroid Samus Returns Sept 22nd: Pokemon Gold/Silver Sept 29th: Yokai Watch 2 Psychic Specters Oct 3rd: Culdcept Revolt Oct 6th: Mario and Luigi Super Star Saga DX + Bowser's minions TBA Oct: Lady Layton TBA Fall: Fire Emblem Warriors TBA Fall: Etrian Odyssey V Nov 17th Pokémon Ultra Sun/Moon TBA Holidays: River City Rival Showdown TBA holidays. Kirby Early 2018 Radiant Historia Perfect Chronology Early 2018: Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey Redux 2018 Sushin Striker 2018 Dragon Quest XI 2018: Jake Hunter: Ghost of the dusk
Persona Q2, Yokai Watch 3, Snack World, Etrian Mystery Dungeon 2, Monster Hunter Double Cross are all likely localizations for 2018.
There are plenty of indies hitting too. Chicken Wiggle, Creeping Terror, Timespinners, Shakedown Hawaii, Treasurenaughts, Omori,
We got several mon games, dungeon crawlers, a hybrid RPG/Board game/card game, A metriodvania and a actual Metriod game, a visual novel, platformer, beat em ups, a mystery dungeon game, a couple more traditional RPGS, Kirby, a action hunting game, and a a puzzle adventure game.
That seems a likema varied and certainly like it has several options for a "core" gamer even outside Atlus games.
It's a budget model. Lack of 3D, and various other cost saving measures. It could go pretty low. It also lacks the extra power and larger size of the current "new" models"
Seems fair. I was actually impressed by the graphics especially given the dual screen approach. The backgrounds and some of the effects are quite detailed, while the core stage textures/design and models vary IMO but generally range from decent to good.
Framerate definitely is a bit jittery at times on my N3DS.
And yeah a lot of the games that would fall below the average of 5 don't even get reviews from the vats majority of sites or even at all.
Hey Pikmin probably won't do much for sales but Miitopia could do quite well. It's similar to tomodachi Life and that game was a huge success. Europe in particular loved it and bought well in excess of 2 million copies.
However Dragon Quest XI is going to be the real 2DS XL pusher before Pokémon methinks. Japan is gonna buy a lot of 2DSXL he DQXI come July 29th.
I mean it's like they said. It's a fun game it justn't hasn't really wowed them. Sounds like a 7/10 give or take a point depending on the second half of the game and if there is any other content they can't talk about yet.
"I don't have faith. I have no faith. It's due to experience. I see a similar level of success than they had with previous generations. Wii U, Wii.
When it was pointed out that the Wii was pretty successful, Lanning countered by stating that very few third party publishers actually made any money off the console:
"How successful was it for third parties? By the end of the life of the Wii, who else was making money aside from Nintendo? How many titles sold for the Wii that weren't Nintendo first-party? They started basically evaporating third party support. We get to Wii U - same, no third party support."
We need ANYTHING on that multiplayer Kirby 3DS game. Footage of the N3DS version of Fire Emblem Warriors and release dates for Monster Hunter Stories and other games.
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Re: Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection Rumbles Onto Switch May 2018
How about Resident Evil 7, Omani, and Monster Hunter Double cross?
Re: Nintendo Switch Ends 2017 On A High With 2.5 Million Units Sold In Japan Alone
@GravyThief It’s a hope but a delusional one.
Switch is riding too high to get a price drop anytime soon. Holiday 2018 is the earliest chance for a temporary official drop and even that is fairly unlike I feel.
Wouldn’t expect a a permanent drop until 2019 at the earliest
Re: Random: Mother Orders Nintendo Switch From Amazon, Gets Box Of Washing Powder Instead
@GC-161
I hate your profile pic lol.
I thought there was an actual bug on my screen and for a second I was like “WHY WON’T IT SQUISH?”
Re: Mega Man 11 Confirmed For Switch In 2018
Pretty sad no 3DS version.
3DS never got an original Megaman...not even a multiplat.
Re: Sega Lowers Full Year Forecast Amid Pachinko Performance Problems
Also for Sonic Forces I presume?
I mean they sold it at 39.99 instead of the usual 60 and it got blasted by critics...
Or were they smart enough to assume Sonic Forces would be decent at best in their forecast?
Re: Capcom Hosting Mega Man 30th Anniversary Livestream That "You Won't Want To Miss"
Details on when Megaman’s funeral is being held no doubt
Re: Sonic Forces Struggles in Japan as Super Mario Odyssey and Switch Lead Charts
@Agramonte
It was pretty odd to release all theee on the same day especially for such a relatively low selling series that had a new release on the system roughly a month ago.
Re: Ubisoft Thinks The Next Console Cycle Isn't Far Away, So Where Does That Leave Switch?
I think it won't hurt Switch too much. After all a lot of the early games for PS5 and Xbox two will likely be designed with PS4-Xbox one versions and possibly Switch version in mind as well so as to get more sales overall while the user base for the new systems develops.
Plus 2+ years off gives Switch plenty of time to get itself a strong hold and we have seen many third third parties getting quite serious about Switch.
Re: Monster Hunter XX On Switch Helps Capcom Post Impressive Growth
Meanwhile In America.
"Sorry filthy Gaijins. We only want money from PS4 and Xbone. It's not like the best selling MH in the west by a large margin was on a Nintendo handheld or anything."
Re: Monster Hunter XX On Switch Helps Capcom Post Impressive Growth
@GC-161
Yeah. They sold
1.8 Million copies of XX
2.6 million copies of 3U
4.1 million copies of 4
4.1 million copies of 4U
4.3 million copies of Gen
on 3DS.
That's 16.9 million copies of MH on 3DS.
Ace Attorney series was also a consistent mid level performer and they sold 1.2 million copies of Street fighter IV on 3DS too. 3DS was good for Capcom.
Re: EA Says It's Still Too Early To Judge Demand For More Games On Switch
Lol. If you feel like almost completely missing out on two plus years of what is becoming the most popular console...well that's your perogative EA.
https://m.imgur.com/8xa3GJI?r
Replace Capcom with EA in this.
Re: Nintendo Outlines Black Friday Deals, With A "Link Green" Zelda 2DS Leading The Charge
@Spoony_Tech
Of course not.
The N2DSXL was intended as a cheaper to produce "middle" option. Some of the "premium" features of the N3DSXL but at lower price without 3D.
2DS is too valuable to Nintendo. That 79.99$ price tag is very attractive for parents who might cringe at the 200$ or even the 150$ price tag of the other models. Especially with a game being bundled it. Also generally makes it easier to get the more money constrained people in general to buy such a low cost system.
Re: Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns to Get a Notable Update and "New Neighbors Pack" DLC
@Dayton311
Dude. Stop hitting the horse. It's dead. Its already dead,
And yeah Nintendo doesn't make this game anyways sooooo.....yeah.
Re: Minecraft-Like Title Battleminerz is Heading to 3DS This Year
They probably weren't counting on minecraft actually coming to 3DS.
Whoops
Re: Mario Party: The Top 100 Trailer Showcases Modes and amiibo Functionality
Sad no classic boards...but still going to buy this unlike the last four Mario Party's(I almost bought star rush though)
Re: Metroid: Samus Returns Makes Modest Chart Debut in Japan, as Switch Still Dominates
@sillygostly
Metriod has had mediocre sales in Japan for pretty much every post super game.
Famitsu (First Week - LTD - Publisher - Release Date)
FC Metroid [Famicom Disk System] 1.040.000 Nintendo 8/6/1986
NDS Metroid Prime: Pinball 15.541 Nintendo 1/19/2006
WII New Play Control! Metroid Prime 2: Echoes 1.700 12.427 Nintendo 6/11/2009
3DS Metroid Prime: Federation Force 4.286 6.090 Nintendo 8/25/2016
WII New Play Control! Metroid Prime 5.200 20.607 Nintendo 2/19/2009
GBA Famicom Mini 23: Metroid 14.900 50.353 Nintendo 8/10/2004
NGC Metroid Prime 2: Echoes 17.680 40.355 Nintendo 5/26/2005
NDS Metroid Prime: Hunters 32.613 90.028 Nintendo 6/1/2006
WII Metroid Prime 3: Corruption 34.151 74.647 Nintendo 3/6/2008
GBA Metroid: Zero Mission 39.112 85.045 Nintendo 5/27/2004
NGC Metroid Prime 39.829 78.384 Nintendo 2/28/2003
WII Metroid: Other M 44.103 75.578 Nintendo 9/2/2010
GBA Metroid Fusion 49.680 155.528 Nintendo 2/14/2003
Re: 3DS OS Version 11.6.0-39 Is Now Available for Download
Leave some stability for the poor horses Nintendo :/
Re: Get Ready for a Nintendo Direct on 13th September
@LeRaposa
They said this about the E3 Switch presentation "focusing on games releasing this year"
We got four games for 2018 and beyond announced
Re: Jools Watsham Highlights Low Chicken Wiggle Sales, Confirms Upcoming Discount
I can vouch for this game being really good.
Re: Nintendo Switch Still Leads in Japan as Etrian Mystery Dungeon 2 Makes Debut
Disapointing sales for EMD2 but I wouldn't quite call it a bomb. After all the first game sold better than expected at a 65K debut. Given that a sequel that seems fairly expansion pack esque(kinda like what EO2 was to EO1) they will probably still make a small profit given this likely cost less to make than the first with the engine, and general gameplay already there and likely some models and textures refused.
Re: Nintendo Confirms a New Nindies Showcase Presentation for 30th August
How about a proper direct?
How on earth do we not have a American release date for Fire Emblem Warriors or LIterally anything on the Kirby 3DS game?
Re: Pokémon Gold and Silver Getting Boxed 3DS Releases In Europe
This reminds me....I wonder how much Pokémon RBY have sold on VC. They were at 1.5 million as of March 31st but considering at least 1 version(often multiple) have remained near constantly in the top 20(with yellow usually being in the top 5 except during big sales) worldwide....porbobaly a lot more now.
Re: Now You Can Play The Nintendo Switch With Only One Hand
The Senran Kagura fan base will be very pleased with this
Re: Gamevice Launches Patent Case Against the Nintendo Switch and Joy-Con Concept
I hope Nintendo drives these losers out of buisness.
Cockroaches shouldn't be allowed to own companies.
Re: Blaster Master Zero Passes 100,000 Downloads for Switch & 3DS
@DarkmarkUnited
In America the price is still 9.99(just logged into eshop). Is that the Canadian price?
Regardless I did acknowledge that prices wouldn't necessarily be exactly the same between regions so that was more of a estimate than a exact number.
Re: Blaster Master Zero Passes 100,000 Downloads for Switch & 3DS
@DarkmarkUnited
Your math is uhhh....pretty interesting. It's a 9.99$ game and I do not believe it has been on sale yet.
Before Taxes and Nintendo's cut they would be at 999,000$(Assuming all countries pricing is equivalent to 9.99 USD) min revenue. Naturally taxes and Nintendo's cut would take a decent chunk out of that but still.
Re: Blaster Master Zero Passes 100,000 Downloads for Switch & 3DS
@FragRed
It's well above the average sales on console digital storefronts. It's a short, retro action game so I could see making a solid profit on sales like that.
Re: Nintendo Download: 3rd August (North America)
Good lord Switch gets so many eshop games every week
Re: Dragon Quest XI Delivers Extraordinary Sales on 3DS, as Switch Hardware Continues to Thrive
@westman98
I don't think that's a fair way to look at it. Miitopia is more of a successor to tomodachi Life. Hey Pikminnis what it is because traditional Pikmin would be tough to make work on 3DS(Nintendo did actually prototype it earlier in the 3DS lifespan). Can you imagine playing the original on 2DS or N3DS? Maybe on the XL models it might work...And Monster Hunter already has three main series games outside Japan. A spinoff is hardly some insult to the hardcore fans
Sept 8th: Monster Hunter Stories
Sept 15th: Metroid Samus Returns
Sept 22nd: Pokemon Gold/Silver
Sept 29th: Yokai Watch 2 Psychic Specters
Oct 3rd: Culdcept Revolt
Oct 6th: Mario and Luigi Super Star Saga DX + Bowser's minions
TBA Oct: Lady Layton
TBA Fall: Fire Emblem Warriors
TBA Fall: Etrian Odyssey V
Nov 17th Pokémon Ultra Sun/Moon
TBA Holidays: River City Rival Showdown
TBA holidays. Kirby
Early 2018 Radiant Historia Perfect Chronology
Early 2018: Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey Redux
2018 Sushin Striker
2018 Dragon Quest XI
2018: Jake Hunter: Ghost of the dusk
Persona Q2, Yokai Watch 3, Snack World, Etrian Mystery Dungeon 2, Monster Hunter Double Cross are all likely localizations for 2018.
There are plenty of indies hitting too. Chicken Wiggle, Creeping Terror, Timespinners, Shakedown Hawaii, Treasurenaughts, Omori,
We got several mon games, dungeon crawlers, a hybrid RPG/Board game/card game, A metriodvania and a actual Metriod game, a visual novel, platformer, beat em ups, a mystery dungeon game, a couple more traditional RPGS, Kirby, a action hunting game, and a a puzzle adventure game.
That seems a likema varied and certainly like it has several options for a "core" gamer even outside Atlus games.
Re: Dragon Quest XI Delivers Extraordinary Sales on 3DS, as Switch Hardware Continues to Thrive
@IceClimbers Yeah. These numbers are only seen around holidays in recent years. Three consoles having that kind of numbers at once is crazy.
Re: Persona Q2 is Confirmed for Nintendo 3DS
Nice.
Re: Nintendo of America Confirms Another 2DS Bargain Bundle
@TheGreenMiner13 This is a great idea. The whole point of the 2DSXL was to provide a middle ground between 2DS and N3DSXL.
79.99$ is a big drop from 200$ after all.
This way there is a a budget option, a "Normal" option and a premium option in terms of price. This sort of thing is pretty common in tech.
They also should do a new round of Selects.
Link Between Worlds
Smash Bros
Super Mario 3D Land
Would be good choices.
Re: Nintendo of America Confirms Another 2DS Bargain Bundle
It's a budget model. Lack of 3D, and various other cost saving measures. It could go pretty low. It also lacks the extra power and larger size of the current "new" models"
I could see it dropping to 50-60$ in 2018.
Re: Nintendo of America Confirms Another 2DS Bargain Bundle
@MariOnline
Uh pretty sure 2DS only dropped to 79$ in 2016.
It was 129.99$ when it launched.
Re: Capcom Reportedly Gearing Up for Multiple Nintendo Switch Titles
Resident Evil 7
Double cross outside Japan
Monster Hunter World Port(Switch is a lot easier to do long hunting sessions on.)
That's what I want. I wouldn't start no to a good RE4 port.
Re: Nintendo Download: 27th July (Europe)
Yeah I have absolutely no idea why it took so long.
Re: Review: Hey! Pikmin (3DS)
Seems fair. I was actually impressed by the graphics especially given the dual screen approach. The backgrounds and some of the effects are quite detailed, while the core stage textures/design and models vary IMO but generally range from decent to good.
Framerate definitely is a bit jittery at times on my N3DS.
And yeah a lot of the games that would fall below the average of 5 don't even get reviews from the vats majority of sites or even at all.
Re: Poll: The New Nintendo 2DS XL is Out This Week - Are You Tempted?
Hey Pikmin probably won't do much for sales but Miitopia could do quite well. It's similar to tomodachi Life and that game was a huge success. Europe in particular loved it and bought well in excess of 2 million copies.
However Dragon Quest XI is going to be the real 2DS XL pusher before Pokémon methinks. Japan is gonna buy a lot of 2DSXL he DQXI come July 29th.
Re: Editorial: Nintendo, Somehow, Has Gone Backwards With Voice Chat on the Switch
Did 3DS even have voice chat?
....oh yeah heroes of ruin(super disappointing. Like no content...) had it.
Re: Yo-Kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters Haunts Europe This Autumn
That's some quick turnover.
Least it means you won't wait till like 2019 for Yokai Watch 3
Re: Preview: Whistling for Attention in Hey! Pikmin
I mean it's like they said. It's a fun game it justn't hasn't really wowed them. Sounds like a 7/10 give or take a point depending on the second half of the game and if there is any other content they can't talk about yet.
Re: Video: Digital Foundry Breaks Down Splatoon 2's Tech Improvements Over Its Predecessor
@Bengals76
Because a 4K handheld would have a barely existent battery life and likely issues with overheating.
Also the price would be absolutely nuts.
Re: New Shakedown Hawaii Details Highlight Your Quest to be a Dastardly Business Tycoon
This looks incredible and I didn't even like the first game...
Re: The Latest Pokémon Movie Is Ditching Two Of The Franchise's Most Famous Characters
@Kayfios
Just a typo
Re: The Latest Pokémon Movie Is Ditching Two Of The Franchise's Most Famous Characters
The whole movie in general seems like a pointless, nonsensical boring mess to me really.
Just like almost most Pokémon movies.
Re: Oddworld Creator Lorne Lanning "Has No Faith" In Switch
"I don't have faith. I have no faith. It's due to experience. I see a similar level of success than they had with previous generations. Wii U, Wii.
When it was pointed out that the Wii was pretty successful, Lanning countered by stating that very few third party publishers actually made any money off the console:
"How successful was it for third parties? By the end of the life of the Wii, who else was making money aside from Nintendo? How many titles sold for the Wii that weren't Nintendo first-party? They started basically evaporating third party support. We get to Wii U - same, no third party support."
Put that goalpost down!
Re: Nintendo Download: 6th July (North America)
RPG Maker FES DLC when? Blowout blast is cool.
Re: Video: Take a Look At Level 1-6 of Atooi's Chicken Wiggle
@Giygas_95
2018
Yup
Re: First Impressions: Running Scared from Sonic Forces
A disapointing Sonic game? Ya don't say?
Re: Splatoon 2 Nintendo Direct Announced For 6th July
Man I was hoping for a more general direct.
We need ANYTHING on that multiplayer Kirby 3DS game. Footage of the N3DS version of Fire Emblem Warriors and release dates for Monster Hunter Stories and other games.