To put this into perspective, it means roughly 30-35 million people in the US buy at least one new game a month (well over 200 million people in the US play video games).
@Akeratsu The addressable market is larger over time, but that doesn't mean that you will sell more copies of a game. The third of the modern Tomb Raider games sold about half as many units as the first game. Final Fantasy 16 sold half as many units as 15. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth sold half as many units as Remake.
Nintendo's rising annual profits are easily attributed to the relative failure of Wii U compared to Switch (13.5MM versus 150MM units) and leveraging their IP in ways they haven't before - movies (Detective Pikachu, Super Mario), theme parks, toys (LEGO), and mobile games.
If you have a Costco membership, save even more - buy $100 in eShop credit for $90, then use that to buy the Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers and use one voucher on Pikmin 4. You basically buy the game for $45 this way.
There is a fan base out there telling them that going the Octopath route or even the Final Fantasy 15 Pocket route is enough. They even have most of the main character assets designed already from their work on Opera Omnia. The fan base would take a 1:1 remake with updated assets - not everything has to be a modern wizbang. If they can do Live A Live, they can do their best game in their best series.
Game's been patched. It runs well. Review will probably never be updated.
This is why game reviewing based on technical merits is inherently broken - patches can always come out to fix technical issues, but reviewers seldom acknowledge those patches and rarely update reviews. So now, this game will languish with a 5/10 review score because people think the performance is terrible and the game won't be played. Meanwhile, a whole lot of people are going to be missing out on what the game actually is, and all of the developers' efforts will be completely ignored.
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Re: Poll: How Many New Games Do You Buy In A Year?
To put this into perspective, it means roughly 30-35 million people in the US buy at least one new game a month (well over 200 million people in the US play video games).
Re: Metal Gear Solid Fans Should Keep One Eye On The Retro-Flavoured 'Spy Drops'
PS1-era graphics are the new trend in the indie-sphere, I guess?
Also, did nobody tell them that "Modern Retro Stealth Action" is MRSA?
Re: Shuhei Yoshida On Higher Switch 2 Game Prices: "It Was Going To Happen Eventually"
@Akeratsu The addressable market is larger over time, but that doesn't mean that you will sell more copies of a game. The third of the modern Tomb Raider games sold about half as many units as the first game. Final Fantasy 16 sold half as many units as 15. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth sold half as many units as Remake.
Nintendo's rising annual profits are easily attributed to the relative failure of Wii U compared to Switch (13.5MM versus 150MM units) and leveraging their IP in ways they haven't before - movies (Detective Pikachu, Super Mario), theme parks, toys (LEGO), and mobile games.
Re: Feature: 15 Best-Looking Switch Games Of 2024
CTRL-F "Plucky Squire".
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Re: Where To Pre-Order Pikmin 4 On Switch - Best Deals And Cheapest Prices
If you have a Costco membership, save even more - buy $100 in eShop credit for $90, then use that to buy the Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers and use one voucher on Pikmin 4. You basically buy the game for $45 this way.
Re: Random: Some Square Enix Staff Really Want A Final Fantasy VI Remake
There is a fan base out there telling them that going the Octopath route or even the Final Fantasy 15 Pocket route is enough. They even have most of the main character assets designed already from their work on Opera Omnia. The fan base would take a 1:1 remake with updated assets - not everything has to be a modern wizbang. If they can do Live A Live, they can do their best game in their best series.
Re: Review: Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection - Ryu Hayabusa Deserves Better Than This
Game's been patched. It runs well. Review will probably never be updated.
This is why game reviewing based on technical merits is inherently broken - patches can always come out to fix technical issues, but reviewers seldom acknowledge those patches and rarely update reviews. So now, this game will languish with a 5/10 review score because people think the performance is terrible and the game won't be played. Meanwhile, a whole lot of people are going to be missing out on what the game actually is, and all of the developers' efforts will be completely ignored.