Pretty amazing that Xenoblade beat both new releases of Just Cause 3 and Rainbow Six this past week!

[midrange]

mountaindewslave said:

midrange said:
Those games are facing heavy competition from black ops 3 and Star Wars battlefront. The wii u on the other hand hasn't had a good release in months. Doesn't mean Xenoblade sold poorly, but it's not the kind of underdog story you're trying to make it be.

 

in terms of marketing and other varyting factors it is really impressive

Just Cause 3 and Rainbow Six have been talked about and frankly I expected better openings for them (despite the competition)

I'm pretty sure Xenoblade X would have comparable marketing to the other 2 games. It is after all Nintendo's only holiday hitter whereas Ubisoft had to also market the crap out of assassins creed syndicate.

Xenoblade X has also been talked alot because, once again, it is Nintendo's only big holiday release.

Not that Xeno X did poorly, just that it really shouldn't be measured against the other 2