The Wonderful 101 Will Launch With Just 30,000 Copies In Japan

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outlawauron said:

DietSoap said:

outlawauron said:

 

It looks like it has a very similar budget to the rest of high profile projects (maybe slightly below Bayonetta, but certainly as much as Vanquish).

Kamiya already confirmed it's 1.5 times the budget of Bayonetta.

We're looking at what is far and away his most expensive game yet.

Wow. Do you have a link?

That would ensure this to lose a ton of money.

http://www.nowgamer.com/news/1992988/wii_u_kamiya_concerned_over_wonderful_101s_limited_hype.html

"Kamiya added that The Wonderful 101 has cost the developer 1.5 times that of Bayonetta - which was concerned a commercial failure despite its critical praise."

I'd point out Bayonetta sold about  450k at full price for first week across all regions, translating to about $9 million going to Sega assuming the US margins are true for the rest of the world.

That wasn't enough to cover their costs, price cuts ensued, and later at nearly 2 million units sold across two platforms, they supposedly barely made a profit.