| the_dengle said: Let's look at other Platinum Games releases... Madworld didn't sell 30k lifetime in Japan... Infinite Space didn't sell 200k global lifetime... Anarchy Reigns hasn't sold 300k across two platforms... why should people expect this to be the next Bayonetta or Vanquish? It could sell decently for a Platinum Title. It doesn't need half a million sales to not be a flop. |
I think this is a good point for highlighting why it will be a flop. Platinum have had very few sales success stories and - as other people point out - the fact that one of their biggest successes (Bayonetta) still failed to recoup enough budget to be worth greenlighting a sequel until Nintendo, it really doesn't bode well. Combined with Kayima's comments about W101 having 1.5x the budget of Bayonetta... I don't see any way this game can be profitable.
Of course, that doesn't fall back on Platinum. Nintendo will be eating those losses, I assume. But it just adds to the cycle that Platinum will struggle with getting funding in future.
I'm actually intrigued to see what happens after W101 & Bayonetta 2. Will Nintendo keep funding them, hoping for "If we keep pushing them, will fans grow more accepting with time?" Or will they get dropped and have to continue bouncing around to whatever publisher will take them? It's certainly an interesting one.
