Will RE4:Wii Edition meet sales expectations?

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shams said:

omgwtfbbq said:

shams said:

omgwtfbbq said:
well today it comes out here in Australia. Which means there will be at least one more copy sold =D

I think you can make that 4 ;)

Two of my friends (and myself) will also be picking up the title - although I may not grab it for a couple of days.

If RE4 can ship 450k in the first 2-3 weeks on sale, I'll be surprised if it doesn't reach 1m shipped within 6 months on sale.

Remember that it IS a budget title, and this greatly changes the purchasing behaviour of gamers. In fact, I'll be surprised if it doesn't SELL 1m copies by Jan '08.

 

make that three.

I went to purchase it today, but imagine my shock when I discovered that it cost $80.

I dislike being ripped off and I am very disappointed in Nintendo (once again). It's like they're trying to convince me to chip my Wii. (If only they had Wii homebrew, I would have done it already)

 

Eeek. You didn't try to buy it at EB did you??

I was worried this would happen. I'm not spending $80 on it - full priced Wii titles are $80 these days (most anyway).

If you wait a week or so, it should come down. I won't spend more than $59 on it (max). I'd like to see it for $49, but I doubt that will happen.

And don't blame Nintendo - its the fault of the distributor/retailer. (although I do wish the Wii titles were region free... I would be SO happy... :P).

Just wait...

PS - its selling for $29 in the US. At our current exchange rate, and with GST 10% - it should retail for $39AU.

So I don't think selling it for $49 is unreasonable - and $59 as an upper limit. You can get 3 PS2 titles for $55AU, and I picked up Dragon Quest 8 (PS2) for $23 on the weekend.

 

I tried EB, KMart, Harvey Norman, Myer. All had it for $80.

I think EB might discount it soon, they have an absolutely enormous sale on right now (as opposed to their usual state of sale, where they just have sale signs everywhere, this time they are actually discounting stuff). They have discounted relatively recent games and I have high hopes that they will drop the price to $60, which will at least be the same % drop from full price games as in the US.