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I think it will sell...

Less than 1 million 14 9.52%
 
1-2 million 79 53.74%
 
2-3 million 40 27.21%
 
Over 3 million 14 9.52%
 
Total:147
Nautilus on 07 June 2018
Kyuu said:
Hard to predict this one but I'll go with 1-1.5 million.

It won't match Bravely Default's sales in Japan due to declining RPG popularity as well as the pop-up book art style. Pretty sure I'm not the only one who finds this weird and immersion breaking.

Declining?If anything, the genre has found a renewed interest in it.XC 2, Persona 5, DQ XI all sold great in Japan.Thats my take anyway.



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TruckOSaurus on 07 June 2018
Slownenberg said:
Depends on the price. Since its a retro style (granted its 2d retro on 3d world) it feels like an indie game that should be like $30. I'm totally down to buy this game for that kind of price. But no way I'm buying it anywhere close to $60. Does it have a price yet? If it's near $60 I say definitely under 1 million. If it's $30 I could see lifetime 1.5 - 2 million.

I really don't understand this line of thought. If the game has solid RPG mechanics (which the demo seems to suggest) and provides 20-30 hours (maybe more) of enjoyable gaming why can't it be priced $60?



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curl-6 on 07 June 2018

Still no word from the "under 1 million" club. I would really like to hear their reasoning.



wombat123 on 05 July 2018

Between 2-3m, maybe even 3-4m if I want to be overly optimistic. It's an easier to sell game than Xenoblade 2 because it has a less 'divisive' art style, appeals to nostalgia fans, had an effective demo and has a battle system that is not nearly as visually intimidating as Xenoblade 2's was.

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Shaqazooloo0 on 05 July 2018

I'm gonna say 3 million. WoM seems really good, tons of hype leading into release and it looks like this game is even hooking in people that aren't big jrpg fans.



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Naum on 05 July 2018

Already pre-bought it so atleast 1 copy :D



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CGcarmineCG on 05 July 2018

1.5 million copies if it turns out to be very good (and I hope it will be), otherwise 1 million copies.



Azathoth on 05 July 2018

hmm... i think somewhere around the 2 mio mark. I really hope this is doing well. Hope we get more RPGs if this sells well.



Ulternia on 05 July 2018

2.6M. I don’t genuinely think it will reach those numbers, but those are my hopes for the title. It’s a brand new concept and I could see it doing better than expected.



konnichiwa on 05 July 2018

I felt Xenoblade had more hype and it's retail wise struggling to pass the million.

Secondly pre orders in Japan aren't that hot best case it reaches 100K (except if the next days it surprisingly climbs up in pre order numbers)