Famitsu Sales: Week 37, 2022 (Sep 05 - Sep 11)

[Kai_Mao]

Kyuu said:

Kai_Mao said:

I don’t see this being an excuse to why DQXII would skip Switch or Switch 2. Let’s not pretend that Nintendo has only released family friendly content.

Xenoblade

Fire Emblem

Bayonetta

Metroid

Astral Chain

All examples of content that aim more for teens and/or older.

And Xenoblade is more action based as an RPG.

I don’t see how being dark, Western-based, and action-based means no Switch/Switch 2 version. Otherwise, Nier Automata shouldn’t be releasing on Switch next month.

... I literally said it will be a Switch 2 launch window title. Switch 1 is an outdated and underpowered console. Like everything else, it will evetnually get left behind.

A lot of people gave "Crapcom" too much shit for the MHW announcement, thinking it'll do 2 million lifetime across all platforms and some telling them to not come back begging their savior Nintendo blah blah blah. Ambition is exactly what Dragon Quest needs to become a major franchise outside Japan, if Switch gets in the way of achieving that, then they should skip it.

Those games you listed are neither huge sellers nor particularly dark. Not that I see how it relates to what I wrote. Switch 2 obviously shouldn't be skipped altogether.

Sogreblute said:

Dragon Quest 11 was originally going to be only on PS4, but they changed their minds and made a 3DS version because of the high sales of the 3DS. If they need to make 2 different versions of DQ12 to make this happen just like DQ11 then they will.

While focusing only on Japan can be bad for a lot of AAA games DQ is one of the few franchises that doesn't need the West to succeed. If Square Enix made a DQ that leaned more toward the West than Japan then they will lose Japanese sales just like they are with Final Fantasy. With Final Fantasy the West is making up for the lack of Japanese sales, but there is no guarantee DQ will have a big boost in the West even if they made it more Western friendly. The much safer bet is to continue what they're doing since DQ11 sold around 4+ million in Japan alone with the PS4, 3DS, and Switch versions.

They changed their minds but were shocked of how well the PS4 version did despite the massive install base gap between PS4 and 3DS and the series being much more associated with Nintendo systems. MHW sold incredibly well in Japan too, the attach rate was absurd.

Yes, they can play it safe and continue selling 4-6 million, but I think it's a risk worth taking. Relative-failure could easily be remedied by going back to roots with the next game. Pretty sure they've confirmed that it will be darker and more action based, so risks have already been taken.

Then what do you think they meant by “dark”? 

I didn’t dismiss the fact you said they'll likely release it on Switch 2. I just don’t think being Westernized or dark are reasons to not release a game like that on Switch or Switch 2. Or even being an action game. It’s like the Yakuza/Like a Dragon excuse that was reported last week when the director/producer said Switch is too family friendly for Yakuza/Like a Dragon due to the series’ nature regarding the Yakuza..

I mean, maybe people can educate me on this, but with the action gameplay on games like FFVII remake, can that only be done on a PS4/Xbone or higher?