onishi on 15 January 2010
| milkyjoe said: It's only the 13th home console game to hit 1million sales in Japan this generation, so if this is a flop, what does that say about every other game bar those 13 1million sellers? |
I wouldn't go as far as saying flop, but given the huge popularity this series has along with a large Wii install base in Japan, added to the sales of the portable cousins, this could have definitely sold more. I can't say much about the dev costs of the game, but I am sure it will do fine. Besides not all games need to be million sellers to be considered successful. It's all based on budget, marketing, etc. Look at Valkyria Chronicles and Demon's Souls, both aren't million sellers but they are considered successful. Both new IP's with very low development costs and very little marketing. Can also add that Demon's Souls hasn't been released in Europe.
