jammy2211 on 23 October 2007
| OriGin said: I will be following the sales of Zack and Wiki very closely. I think a majority of the 'hardcore' Nintendo fans that follow gaming on the internet will pick up this game and that's it. Maybe some parents for their kids, but that will happen during christmas. I really wonder how big the hardcore group is and how much they can effect, I don't expect Capcom to market the game hugely - neither Nintendo. The sales for this game will be extremely interesting!! I hope it does well but I doubt it, I expect less than 50k first week. If Heavenly Sword which was SO hyped by the internet only managed 70k on a PS3 that was DYING for a good game - then I don't have high hopes for this, even if it is heavily hyped on the net. |
In my opinion this game will be relying on one thing, word of mouth. If this game is as good as people say it is, it might struggle at first but then continue to climb the sales charts as more and more people hear about how great it is - much like Guitar Hero.
It does have the cheaper price point on it's side too, which judging by the sales of games like RE4, carnival Games etc can give the game much longer legs then most.
I think it's release date is pretty good too, not too much competition but still well in time for the christmas boost.
For anyone interested I remember Capcom's estimates being 610k (With RE:UC at 820k, RE4 at 420k and DMC4 at 1.8m).
