senortaco said:
ameratsu said:
senortaco said:
Viper1 said:
So I guess Street Fighter IV was a mega bomb then? Didn't Capcom ship 2 million units for the first week? I can list quite a few other games that had large initial shipments that took a few weeks to clear out and no one dared call any of them a bomb or wrote stories about it. |
But those weren't on Wii, and weren't Monster Hunters. The mere fact it's on a console that "hardcore" gamers/press don't believe in means good or bad it's going to get pub. It's what makes news.
...Personally I find it all ridiculous, but hey it's news. I would be reporting the same. No one wants to look at the reality that the bundles were the preferred choice. Nintendo/Capcom miscalulated on the bundles demand. Thats stuff isn't as interesting as, "O.M.G!!!!11!! Monster Hunters is being DISCOUNTED!!!11!! DA HORRA!!!"
Look at the number of threads on the topic, and the length those threads get, it's as good a topic to get hits as making a thread about PS3 slim...
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Ok, I get that bundles are more in demand. But wouldn't an even slightly savvy consumer buy a 2980 yen copy of MH3 and a 1800 yen CC PRO as it would be far, far cheaper than buying the bundle? The controllers are in stock at amazon.co.jp, not sure about other vendors.
Honestly, I'm kind of jealous of Japanese gamers. I'd love to be able to buy a popular recent release for 59% off retail two weeks after launch. It often takes many months if at all to see that kind of discount here.
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lol, I'm with you, if only people think that way. It's just like Microsoft charging retail for their Games-on-Demand service citing the "convenience". People see the all-in-one packaging and think convenience, it's just like coupons, people would live like kings if they ever took advantage of them, but ALOT of coupons make you jump through hoops for a reason. =D
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The answer to this question is that the 3000 yen MH was never on shelves. It was available at an online retailer for a short amount of time and sold out quickly (perhaps it was a small amount or was pulled quickly). The actual store had MH at normal price the whole time, it was only the online store. According to Neogaf you can find MH3 stand alones for around 5000 yen at some places right now. It is still cheap but the price collapse is certainly exaggerated.
