Nuvendil on 18 April 2015
| ReimTime said: USA FW predictions? Hmmm that's a tough one. Xenoblade Chronicles sold 140K first week in the states. It had a much higher install base then, but it was also fairly unknown at release (correct me if I'm wrong). XCX has a lot more pre release attention, but the install base is much lower. IMO, the hype factor overrides the lower install base. I think it will be ~200K FW USA. |
Xenoblade for Wii was all but stealth released :P . If you weren't an avid reader of reviews or in on Operation Rainfall, you wouldn't have known it happened. And the game was also GameStop exclusive, which doesn't appear to be the case this time. So yeah, XCX has a lot more going for it prerelease, install base aside. I am confident XCX will outsell XC, especially given the online connectivity that could entice friends to pick it up after one person buys it.
As for these charts, it showing up is a good sign, but tracking preorders this long before release at these lower numbers is often a crap shoot.
