ICStats said:
zorg1000 said:
ICStats said:
I see everyone thinks it's a success but I don't.
I mean, Nintendo deployed special promotional displays for this and Amiibo is taking up lots of Nintendo shelf space.
Consider that Amiibo is much cheaper than a game, and I figure profit is 6 or 7 times lower than a game. So, divide the sales by 7 to compare to a game. If a big Nintendo game sold only 100k in US in first 2 weeks esp. during Black Friday it would be considered a massive failure, especially given the shelf space. |
What were ur expectations for Amiibo? In the US it sold at a ratio of 1:1 with its flagship game. Did u really expect every Smash owner to purchase multiple Amiibo's at launch?
Were u honestly expecting something like 2-3 million Amiibos sold in 9 days?
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I was hoping to see up to 2 million Amiibos. For one I thought Smash would sell more. Also these are usable for MK8 and HW as well, and for Smash 3DS. Obviously, I was wrong.
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I don't think Smash 3DS has Amiibo support yet, also MK8/HW are just for costumes/weapons. Smash U is the only game with legitimate Amiibo support.
U also have to take into account that these are only US numbers. Worldwide sales by the end of the year could easily be 3 million or so. If Nintendo is making $6-7 back then that's about $20 million from Amiibo's in just over a month.
