| osed125 said: Zelda has always been more popular in the west than in Japan. As far as I know not a single game in the franchise have sold more in Japan than in NA (not even close I think). So people trying to use this in a negative way don't really have any grounds to do so. Add to all that that is a HD remake and Wii U's install base and this sales (whatever they are) are perfectly normal. |
I... am not sure I quite understand this line of argument.
Yes, Zelda sells more in NA in Japan. I don't think anyone is disputing that. But we're looking at a Japanese retailer sales chart?
Within Japan, however, Zelda often outsells the Kiseki games (by quite some margin - Skyward Sword sold almost 2x the best selling LoH games). Even FW sales were ~60k higher than Ao no Kiseki; and ~120k higher than Zero no Kiseki.
But sure, HD remake rather than a new game which Sen no Kiseki is. So what about Warriors Orochi? That's a mere enhanced port of a game which released 2 years ago. And again, the Zelda series in Japan has always sold better than the Orochi games; especially since both have been on the decline recently.
But PS3 userbase vs. Wii-U userbase, right? Again, a valid point. So what about the Vita version of Warriors Orochi, selling on a much similar userbase?
Of course, we're going to have to wait for Media Create & Famitsu to back up any numbers we see here. I expect they won't mirror the exact order on Tsutaya. But I just don't think the Zelda-in-Japan situation is as dire as people are making out. I'm sure it will sell better in the USA - I'm not questioning that. But we're looking at Japanese sales here, and can even draw some nifty comparisons to the other games in the chart.
