MDMAlliance said:
areason said:
Conegamer said:
Alright then. Let me ask you this: Why exactly can't Nintendo make this into a major franchise? You've seen how Xenoblade did, no? And that was on an effectively dead system in the West, and the outcry from GameStop should make it obvious that people want the game.
Now imagine the game like X with better graphics, coming out at the peak of the system's life, with major advertising and that fan are from Xenoblade already on the system. With the demand Xenoblade has seen, X should have a plentiful supply. That's a game which should easily double Xenoblades sales, so we are looking at maybe 1.5mil. Is that a major franchise to you? Nintendo certainly has the money for it, and initial responses have been strong. Nintendo knows this is what people want, and the Directs should prove they have an interest in marketing the game. And it all seems perfectly possible. Saying a intends doesn't have the audience is foolish, because if the game looks good, people will buy the system. Looking on this forum alone should confirm this to you.
So now, it's your turn. Explain to me why YOU believe Nintendo could never possibly make this game into a franchise, because they don't have a market on a struggling system which has been out for less than a year. Or will you just laugh instead or proving me wrong, I wonder?
Finally, people won't respond to you properly unless you post your opinion in depth. Had you backed up your thoughts and NinPie had said that, I may have reported him, or pointed it out to him. Then, you would be in the right. But you can't expect deep responses ifnyounput in no effort in the first place.
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The best post in this thread by far. I agree the game looks good and it will sell more then its predesassor, and it will also move units. But as i previously said nintendo doesn't havelarge amount of the rpg market, or people interest in jrpgs in order to make X a big franchise, potentially the new zelda as the op stated. Most rpg fans will be getting the ps4/x1 or will have a pc, and one rpg alone won't be enough for them to justify the purchase of a new system no matter how good it is. Making an amazing game and marketing it well isn't enough when the typical consumer buying your console isn't a fan of rpgs.
I definately think that X will do good and that it will be a great game, i myself am interested in it even though i have no intention of getting a wii u, but it will not have 3,4,5 million + of sales to make it a big franchise.
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Actually, Nintendo does have a good amount of the RPG market. In fact, I find it weird you think most RPG fans will want an Xbox One. Since when was the XBox the go to place for RPGs?
Also, 3-5m+ sales isn't always necessary to make something a big franchise. Final Fantasy is considered a big franchise (or was), and it definitely doesn't always go in that range.
Also, if you must know, Zelda doesn't always do 3-5m+ with every release, yet it's still considered a big franchise.
Nintendo also has other RPGs such as Fire Emblem, Paper Mario, Mario & Luigi, and Golden Sun. Those are just the first party titles.
Then we have the multiple 3rd party RPGs you can find on Nintendo systems. Dragon Quest, Kingdom Hearts (some of them), Final Fantasy (some of them), Shin Megami Tensei, Etrian Odyssey, and much more. If there wasn't the market for RPGs on Nintendo systems, why would there be so many of them?
Nintendo clearly has a market for RPGs, and even though I listed lots of handheld RPGs, this doesn't discount the fact that the Wii also has a healthy selection of RPGs. I think X would be a big factor in bringing in some more RPG fans to Nintendo systems and potentially being a 2m+ seller at least.
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