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fatslob-:O said:
Actually, first week performance does matter considering the vast majority of successful hits so far started off with 1M+ units in the first week ... (it's no different for the Switch so far with 4 of it's biggest titles opening with at least 1M units) Labo looks like it won't even push a minimum of 500K+ in it's first week and the pricing for it sticks out like a sore thumb ... (only the variety kit is remotely of any relevance while the robot kit with a $20 higher MSRP than the average AAA game release just stings) |
For me, Labo is an idea people need to warm up with first, hence the low preorder numbers. There's another game on Switch which had to do that: Mario & Rabbits: Kingdom Battle. And that game had a pretty weak opening, but after people warmed up to it the game just keeps selling, especially in Europe. Labo could be heading into that same direction. And I'm sure it'll be a hit with parents during the holiday season simply because it's not "just" a game
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Spyro, god of war and spiderman all leading the way. I'll be getting all of them day 1. Amazon Japan far cry 5 has been #1 a lot lately. Great performance.
Labo will be fine, I dont think it'll be a smash hit right out of the gate but will be a gradual, consistent seller.
fatslob-:O said:
Pretty much ... Two weeks left and the variety kit is outside the top 40 in the yearly rankings but the robot kit went outside the top 100 at either the end of last month or beginning of this month ... (Nintendo products are generally over represented so it's not good news) It wouldn't surprise me to see if FC5 for X1 and DKCTF surpass Labo in Amazon US before it launches ... Out of all the regions I think Labo would've been successful is in Japan but even their not biting it that much according to COMG pre-orders so the idea itself is a failed proposition from Nintendo especially in a critical moment of the Switch's life where they are leaving the platform defenseless ... |
COMG is a very small sample of Japanese sales though......just one store.
The variety kit is doing very well on Amazon Japan, with 2 weeks to go, its got 2 SKUs in the top 10.
Robot kit not so well certainly, but that should be an early pointer as to what demographic exactly is likely to be Labo's early adopter.
| duduspace1 said: COMG is a very small sample of Japanese sales though......just one store. The variety kit is doing very well on Amazon Japan, with 2 weeks to go, its got 2 SKUs in the top 10. Robot kit not so well certainly, but that should be an early pointer as to what demographic exactly is likely to be Labo's early adopter. |
I'm pretty sure COMG has multiple stores over in Japan ...
As far as demographics are concerned, despite Labo being pro-claimed for "children" it has the highest chance of success in Japan relatively compared to every other market which is ironically an Island of elderlies ...
I think Labo will be a huge hit but i never once thought it would have a massive start, legs and holidays will decide whether its a mainstream success or not.
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I don't think LABO will do massive numbers from the get go, it will be a gradual thing that sells over time. The legs will be very important.
Labo overtook the NS in Japan, now at #4
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