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Jranation on 03 October 2017

Nintendo continues to kill!!!!



Pocky Lover Boy! 

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p0isonparadise on 04 October 2017

18 hours since last update.

HARDWARE:
#4 NS Neon (up 1)
#6 SNES Classic (down 2)
#11 NS Grey (down 2)
#21 NS Mario (down 1)
#76 PS4 Pro (down 6)
#85 N2DSXL Pokeball (up 5)*
#88 NES Classic (down 2)
#95 XOne S (re-entry)
#97 N2DSXL Black (up 2)


SOFTWARE (TOP 50 PREORDERS ONLY):
#1 NS Super Mario Odyssey (up 1)
#8 PS4 The 25th Ward: The Silver Case Limited Edition (up 7)*
#22 NS Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Special Edition (down 1)*
#26 PS4 Middle-Earth: Shadow Of War (down 1)
#32 3DS Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (up 15)
#34 PS4 Gran Turismo Sport (up 6)
#37 PS4 South Park: The Fractured but Whole (down 1)
#48 PS4 Call of Duty: WWII

Does not affect this month: *

A wild Xbox appears!



jason1637 on 04 October 2017



RJ_Sizzle on 04 October 2017
Bandorr said:
Forza could be doing well. Perhaps it has just gotten a bigger Windows 10 following?

I wouldn't be surprised if portion of xb1 users going toward PC at this point.

I doubt it. The PC version of the game is having issues performance wise and word is getting out. I could see Forza doing well in the UK, but maybe it's just franchise fatigue here. Forza is a pack in kind of game anyway. 



JRPGfan on 04 October 2017
p0isonparadise said:
^Forza is bombing on Amazon, I thought it was popular?

Forza Horizon 2 +  Forza Horizon 2 : Presents fast and furious

Forza Horizon 3

Forza Motorsport 5

Forza Motorsport 6

Forza Motorsport 7

 

Its the 5th Forza game on the Xbox One, and theres been expansions & dlc's for a few of them..... could be burn out?



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JRPGfan on 04 October 2017
Bandorr said:
RJ_Sizzle said:

I doubt it. The PC version of the game is having issues performance wise and word is getting out. I could see Forza doing well in the UK, but maybe it's just franchise fatigue here. Forza is a pack in kind of game anyway. 

Yeah I hear Forza is only running on I think one core? Plus they can't exactly like that loot boxes are being crammed in there.

from amazon: (Verified Purchase only comments)

"Money grab by Turn 10. Graphics are better, but gameplay and car tuning are significant steps backwards. It feels more like the Porsche and NASCAR expansion packs than a full on (and full price) new releases such as:
Many "in-game" items are hidden and unavailable unless you spend in-game $ to buy loot crates. For example, I spent $300,000 to "win" a $200,000 car.
Night races (especially Spa and Le Mans) are darn near unplayable because you can't even see the track.
You can't upgrade cars without taking them "out of homologulation" which won't allow you to race them in their designed classes."


"An easy 4 stars as a racing game but against previous installments this is not up to par. No real improvement in graphics. Nice to have Maple Valley back but tracks are lacking. Call me crazy but I have always loved the music in Forza but this is unbearable. Lame rock song that has no sound or melody that plays over and over again. Sorry to say the first Forza title I wish I had not purchased."

 

"Let me start off by saying I have been hyped for this game for quite a while and, being a pretty loyal Forza fan, I was really looking forward to playing this game. Absolutely loved Forza 2 and was happy with but not overly attached to Forza 6 and horizons 3. I'm not a avid video gamer, but I AM a avid Motörhead. And to say I'm done paying for Forza Games is an Understatement. I am absolutely dumbfounded at how this game has passed as "new" or "better". It is literally Forza 6, with the cartoon aspect type graphics of Horizons, and the glitchyness and sound quality of the original Xbox. Without even getting through the opening races, the game crashed out 5 times. Im not even sure what to say about that. Fluke? Brand new game? Still loading at 98%? I'm not sure but I can't remember a game recently that has done that to me under the same circumstances."

 

Not everyone is happy with this Forza.



poklane on 04 October 2017
jason1637 said:

$349, probably wont do shit.



Ariakon on 04 October 2017
poklane said:
jason1637 said:

$349, probably wont do shit.

I expect that to get cut down to $249 (500gb) and $299 (1 tb) within a few weeks of release, if not the day of release. Still, it will be a good black Friday bundle. 

 

On another (completely unrelated) note, I've been seeing Switch stock in nearly every store I visit. I realize that may not be representative of the whole, but I wouldn't be surprised if Switch has an unexpectedly huge October. 



ThisGuyFooks on 04 October 2017

Guys.

Can we talk about how Forza 7 is performing?

Im shocked to be honest.

No. 74? Really?



Nuvendil on 04 October 2017
Ariakon said:
poklane said:

$349, probably wont do shit.

I expect that to get cut down to $249 (500gb) and $299 (1 tb) within a few weeks of release, if not the day of release. Still, it will be a good black Friday bundle. 

 

On another (completely unrelated) note, I've been seeing Switch stock in nearly every store I visit. I realize that may not be representative of the whole, but I wouldn't be surprised if Switch has an unexpectedly huge October. 

Doubt they will cut it to 250 and 299 but if they do, I doubt it will have a terribly significant impact.  They've overplayed that card.  

And yeah, Switch stock seems very stable right now.  But it's not too unexpected, Pokken closed out September, Fire Emblem Warriors launches later this month, Mario Odyssey closes it out, the Holidays are approaching.  All that combined - especially Odyssey - makes it a sensible time for them to start pushing as much stock as they can.