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JTurner82 on 10 December 2012
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Soundwave said:
JTurner82 said:
Soundwave said:
VGKing said:
These numbers don't really mean anything....just look at the Vita launch, its was pretty good but look how its doing now.

Anyway Japan shows the same trends as USA and EU....3rd party isn't selling.


I dunno I'd say that Monster Hunter attach rate is pretty good, given that it's basically just an up-resed 3DS game slapped together for launch. Basically just free money for Capcom. 

Things like Tekken are just dying franchises unfortunately, they bombed on the PS3 in Japan, and the Wii U wasn't going to save them with a newborn sized userbase. 

Yeah, the success of that title SHOULD ensure that WiiU's 3rd party support in Japan will gradually get better, despite what the opening launch week says.

I think you'll see a fair bit of PS3-Wii U multi-plats in Japan for a while. It's too bad most Japanese franchises have gone down the toliet even in Japan things like Tekken, Ridge Racer, Street Fighter, Tales, Silent Hill, aren't what they used to be and Final Fantasy has declined massively too. Monster Hunter will probably always stay handheld centric. 

But Nintendo should have some ammo to make some kind of deal with a Japanese third party. 

Yeah, this will DEFINITELY ensure that most of those titles will at least make an appearance on WiiU.

RIDGE RACER is a probability because of Namco's partnership with Nintendo.  TALES may take a while, but I'm sure we'll see it eventually despite what Hideo Baba says.  STREET FIGHTER seems a given, while SILENT HILL could go either way.  FINAL FANTASY may have lost its luster, but I still think Nintendo WiiU WILL get the franchise, especially since S-E and Nintendo are on good terms now.

MGS SHOULD be on WiiU, but that will ultimately depend on whether Konami thinks it'll be worthwhile.  It COULD happen, though.  We'll see.

"Nintendo will as usual have to do most of the heavy lifting on Wii U until probably next fall, maybe even 2014, when better third party options are available. "

Yeah, by then the WiiU will have captured a fair size of the Japanese market AND third parties will have gotten the hang of the system.  That's when we'll see the most 3rd party titles on WiiU there.

Either way, this first week sales in Japan is very promising.