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IsawYoshi on 19 February 2013

Nintendo recently said that they are maing a nfc (near-field communication) game for wii u. The game is scheduled for a release later this year.

 

Now, what game could this be. Well everything, really. It could be a new IP, it could be another mario spinoff. But we all think the same. Pokemon. The question is really, if they made a nfc pokemon game, that played like skylanders, how much would that game sell? Could it come close to the main games?

 

We know that activision are making tons of money from skylanders, but the series have "only" sold 7.78 millions. A nfc pokemon game, that is rightfully advertised, should be more than capable of beating that in one shot. And if they release it to good reviews with a bit of advertisement this holiday, then I firmly believe that it will be the "super mario 3d land" of wii u.

 

What do you think?



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Otakumegane on 19 February 2013
More people have to buy the dang WiiU 1st for that to work.

 

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Mnementh on 19 February 2013

IsawYoshi said:

The question is really, if they made a nfc pokemon game, that played like skylanders, how much would that game sell? 

How does Skylanders play actually?



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Veknoid_Outcast on 19 February 2013

It would be a huge system seller. And it would make Nintendo a ton of money. I'm not sure how the proceeds of the toys are distributed, but I'm sure Nintendo would get a slice.

I'm not sure how well it would sell. Maybe around 5.5 million?



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IsawYoshi on 19 February 2013
Otakumegane said:
More people have to buy the dang WiiU 1st for that to work.

If they for once make a competend commercial it should be possible. And if a pokemon nfc game launches this holiday, it will probably get company with a mario game that will sell more consoles, and the game will ride on the popularity of x and y. Maybe some kind of connectivity between the two games, like some pokemons you can only get in the nfc game, and then you can transfer it over to x and y. 



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irstupid on 19 February 2013
parents would hate that.

Can you imagine having 700+ pokemon figurines in your house so you can play a game?

Much better to have a Yugioh type game where its cards.

Otakumegane on 19 February 2013
IsawYoshi said:
Otakumegane said:
More people have to buy the dang WiiU 1st for that to work.

If they for once make a competend commercial it should be possible. And if a pokemon nfc game launches this holiday, it will probably get company with a mario game that will sell more consoles, and the game will ride on the popularity of x and y. Maybe some kind of connectivity between the two games, like some pokemons you can only get in the nfc game, and then you can transfer it over to x and y. 


Riding on the hype of Pokemon X/Y huh. Wow. That would actually work.



 

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IsawYoshi on 19 February 2013
Mnementh said:

IsawYoshi said:

The question is really, if they made a nfc pokemon game, that played like skylanders, how much would that game sell? 

How does Skylanders play actually?

I do not own the game, but I have played it for a little while, and from what I could see, it was like some kind of rpg. At least, my point was that you get a open world where you play as your pokemons (figurines). 



Mnementh on 19 February 2013
irstupid said:
parents would hate that.

Can you imagine having 700+ pokemon figurines in your house so you can play a game?

Much better to have a Yugioh type game where its cards.

NFC works with cards too, so why not Pokemon-trading-cards.



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Mnementh on 19 February 2013
IsawYoshi said:
Mnementh said:

IsawYoshi said:

The question is really, if they made a nfc pokemon game, that played like skylanders, how much would that game sell? 

How does Skylanders play actually?

I do not own the game, but I have played it for a little while, and from what I could see, it was like some kind of rpg. At least, my point was that you get a open world where you play as your pokemons (figurines). 

So Skylanders plays similarly to Pokemon, but you 'catch' new types by buying the figurine?



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Bet with ninjablade for 1 month avatar-control: PS4 vs. WiiU first 5 weeks global sales according to vgchartz. ninja blade says PS4 wins, I say WiiU wins.

Bet with platformmaster918 and ethomaz about PS3 overtaking Wii in total sales.

Bet with mazty: He wins if WiiU sells less than 24M lifetime, I do if it sells more.

Bet with Lawlight: How many PS3 will Sony ship over 2013. He wins if that are more than 11 million, I win if it are less.

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