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Forums - Sales Discussion - Monster Hunter Tri in NA - How do you think it'll do?

younghavok on 23 April 2010

I believe this game is going to sell more in America then the new splinter cell did its first week. Nintendo has done well with the marketing, and I've seen this game all over the net, commercials, and the free demo at game stop. Its already sold out at amazon, over 70k preorders at last check, and it has Nintendo's logo on it also. Its going to be top shelf at wal mart and target, the bundles also. This game is going to do amazing. It wont matter that it isnt a popular series in america, it will be after this. I'm guessing at 400 to 500k first week.



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dsister44 on 23 April 2010
Product said:

Hope you guys realize that the game is selling so well it is actually 'sold out' on Amazon.com and is in back order phase. This info might be useful for the guys predicting less than 100k for week.

Not to mention the game is the 7th best selling game at Gamestop.com right now.

Interesting... 

That's what I got 



MaxwellGT2000 on 23 April 2010
Khuutra said:
gansito said:
Niche franchise in NA will have niche sale numbers, i don't see why some nintendo fans expect this to sell over 100k first week and over 1 million in America..

My predictions is that the game will sell 30-40k First week. 80 k First month. 150k Lifetime in the US.

Care to make a bet?

I know right, I'd take a bet against his prediction in a heart beat, especially when pre-order numbers were at 80k and posted before his comment was even made!



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palancas7 on 23 April 2010
dsister44 said:
Product said:

Hope you guys realize that the game is selling so well it is actually 'sold out' on Amazon.com and is in back order phase. This info might be useful for the guys predicting less than 100k for week.

Not to mention the game is the 7th best selling game at Gamestop.com right now.

Interesting... 

That's what I got 

Erm.... today's the 24th



 

dsister44 on 23 April 2010
palancas7 said:
dsister44 said:

Interesting... 

That's what I got 

Erm.... today's the 24th

haha. Didn't even notice the time stamp. I assumed it was posted today xD

And what Soriku said 



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palancas7 on 23 April 2010
dsister44 said:
palancas7 said:
dsister44 said:

Interesting... 

That's what I got 

Erm.... today's the 24th

haha. Didn't even notice the time stamp. I assumed it was posted today xD

And what Soriku said 

OK. Still... 23rd. That's when they said it'd be back in stock isn't it.



 

Product on 24 April 2010

America, outside of preorders, I'm still not sure about, but Europe the title will do just fine.

http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=121512



theprof00 on 24 April 2010
Euphoria14 said:
Do you need to pre-order to get the demo?

If you do then people shouldn't take VGChartz pre-order numbers as definitive proof of 100k+ sales.

Remember M.A.G.?

I was thinking the same thing. First week sales are only a couple days... 90k preorders doesn't eman they'll all pick it up the first day it comes out...or as you pointed out....at all.

I've preordered lots of stuff and never actually picked it up.

 

I also agree with whoever posted above about a boycott. I have several MH fans who are all boycotting the game, for two reasons.

1) it's on wii and not 360 or ps3 or psp
2) They posted mostly bullshots when first debuting the game. (This upset them a lot. One of the guys just rags on it all the time "looks like a psp game on a console")

Also, I heard the the multiplayer aspect was a significant deterrent for several of them.



Kasz216 on 24 April 2010
theprof00 said:
Euphoria14 said:
Do you need to pre-order to get the demo?

If you do then people shouldn't take VGChartz pre-order numbers as definitive proof of 100k+ sales.

Remember M.A.G.?

I was thinking the same thing. First week sales are only a couple days... 90k preorders doesn't eman they'll all pick it up the first day it comes out...or as you pointed out....at all.

I've preordered lots of stuff and never actually picked it up.

 

I also agree with whoever posted above about a boycott. I have several MH fans who are all boycotting the game, for two reasons.

1) it's on wii and not 360 or ps3 or psp
2) They posted mostly bullshots when first debuting the game. (This upset them a lot. One of the guys just rags on it all the time "looks like a psp game on a console")

Also, I heard the the multiplayer aspect was a significant deterrent for several of them.

That honestly just sounds like people who don't want to buy it and coming up with excuses afterwords.  Those are some of the worse excuses i've ever heard.



theprof00 on 24 April 2010
Kasz216 said:
theprof00 said:
Euphoria14 said:
Do you need to pre-order to get the demo?

If you do then people shouldn't take VGChartz pre-order numbers as definitive proof of 100k+ sales.

Remember M.A.G.?

I was thinking the same thing. First week sales are only a couple days... 90k preorders doesn't eman they'll all pick it up the first day it comes out...or as you pointed out....at all.

I've preordered lots of stuff and never actually picked it up.

 

I also agree with whoever posted above about a boycott. I have several MH fans who are all boycotting the game, for two reasons.

1) it's on wii and not 360 or ps3 or psp
2) They posted mostly bullshots when first debuting the game. (This upset them a lot. One of the guys just rags on it all the time "looks like a psp game on a console")

Also, I heard the the multiplayer aspect was a significant deterrent for several of them.

That honestly just sounds like people who don't want to buy it and coming up with excuses afterwords.  Those are some of the worse excuses i've ever heard.

it's possible. They all own wiis though, and have logged like 200+ hours into several MH games.

It might be just justification, you're right. I do know one other person who is buying mhtri who hangs out with all those guys, but has never played any MH game before.