Media Create 12/6 - 12/12

[jarrod]

CGI-Quality said:

Carl2291 said:

jarrod said:

VGC's 90s data is actually based off Enterbrain (ie: Famitsu) and shipment figures I thought?

And who's trying to make something look better than it is?  I'm just bringing data that covers 70% of the market directly (more than any other game sales tracking service in any other region in fact), and Famitsu is data I always bring into JP sales threads.  This is a Medica Create thread, if you only acknowledge VGC data, then uh... why are you in here again?

And trying to shit all over Sony?  I thought I was trying to make something look better than it is?  So tell me console warrior, which is it?

DKCR and GT5 are very comparable so far in sales. Both have opened lower than previous iterations. Both have opened lower than what people expected.

Basically. I partially see what he's saying in regards to legs, but he's not considering GT5 bundles (which are likely for Japan). But looking at both, they opened lower than expectations and are the lowest of their series altogether.

Maybe I should qualify my earlier statement... the reason I don't see GT5 and DKCR as "comparable" is because GT5 opened appreciably lower than previous series installments (GT1-4), while actually DKCR opened comparably to later series installments (DKC3/64, and higher than JB).

I can agree that by most people's expectations around here (mine included btw), both opened lower than expected, but I also think in DKCR's case, people's expectations likely weren't rooted in actual knowledge of how the previous DK games actually sold first week.  Looking up that data was enlightening for me, it told me my own expectations were somewhat out of whack, and I suspect that's the case for many around here.