somibuokami said:
Some of the FF and DQ spinoff were not really that well receive in Japan were they? (Dirge of Cerberus and DQ Swords came to mind) I think you give too much credit to a brand name outside its area of expertise. Sometimes it might work (Dissidia) and sometimes it might not. Given that console RTS can rightfully be considered semi-niche, I think there is a good chance that Halo Wars' sale (despite its brand name and pedigree), might not be as stellar as the 'Halo' name might imagine. |
DoC and DQS both did over 500k in Japan. For what they were (absolute crap as rated by most gamers), that's quite a bit on brand name alone. Japan has 127 mil. population while NA is around 340 mil. You can do the math.
First week, I expect 500k WW for KZ2 (may have better legs if reception is good) and 1 mil. for Halo Wars. The big problem is Sony never hypes their games enough to people outside the internet or fanboy community. Microsoft knows how to hype their games so that the average person on the street will know the game.
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