KylieDog said:
Michael-5 said:
KylieDog said:
Michael-5 said:
I disagree, the fighting genre is still huge. Why else does Smash Bros continue to grow?.
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SSBB sold so well because of who is in it, the Wii got exactly one other worthwhile fighter, TvC. Since TvC didn't sell much though despite being a great game is obvious SSBB mainly sells because it is a Nintendo game with Mario and Zelda etc characters. The fact it is a fighter is irrelevant to its sales.
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So why didn't a Sony game With Kratos and Nathan Drake etc characters sell anywhere nearly as well?
Also didn't TvC sell well considering we don't have the Tatsunoko brand in North America? Wait it did, Tvs.C was the 6th best selling Capcom vs. game ever made. It sold 65% as well as the best selling Capcom vs. game and was only beaten recently by Capcom vs. Marvel 3
I wouldn't call Tatsunoko vs. Capcom a flop since it did well compared to other games in the series and other crossovers.
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Kratos and Drake aren't anywhere near as popular as Mario alone, let alone plenty more of the SSBB cast. TvC hasn't sold large numbers, again strengthening the point the SSBB didn't sell because it was a fighter.
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Uh....compared to other games in the franchise Tvs.C still sold well, and got good reviews. So it's not a flop.
Also Kratos is pretty damn popular, I've read stories of husbands wanting to name their kid Kratos. It's nowhere nearly as big as Mario, but he's probably just as big as Link and bigger then Samus and most of the SSB cast. Nathan Drake too. So selling 5% as well is kinda a flop to me.
However, to make a long despute short, everyone has their own opinion. I think it flopped on a sales front, but you don't. 500k is financially acceptable, Sony made a profit, so I guess to you it wasn't a flop. IMO any major brand video games which sell under 1 million are flops. Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts, etc. I used to consider Metroid: Other M a flop, but it broke 1 million.
