Japan First Day Sales 12/10 (Tales of Graces and other games)

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bardicverse said:

c0rd said:

Tales of Vesperia on the HD consoles (360 and PS3 included) will probably end around 550k lifetime. We don't know which is more profitable, but I doubt it cost that much more than Graces - I'd bet on ToV.

110k first day may not be bad, but it's certainly not good. It still has a chance at high sales, but for now, it's hard not to be disappointed.

Remember, the majority of the dev costs are in the art area. No matter how much you try, you're limited by poly count on Wii game models, where there's a much higher ceiling on the HD systems. The higher the poly model, the more time/resources, which increases cost. The graphics creation process is the major reason for the difference in dev costs. This is why some devs use the Wii as a cash cow, can turn a profit much easier as long as the game doesnt flop outright.

It's true that there's a higher ceiling on the HD systems, but the games are not forced to use this to their advantage. I mean, have you played Tales of Vesperia? The game's style (cel-shading) makes it far easier on the art, as opposed to most western games which focus on realism (requiring detailed textures).

We can't just take the average development costs of the consoles and apply it to these particular games. To take an extreme example, do you think Disgaea on the PS3 would have cost 2.5x more than Disgaea on the Wii?

Also, on your other post you forgot to mention the 360 version, which sold over 190k. Porting the game does cost money, but certainly not 190k of sales worth.