TeachMeHisty on 21 May 2024
| curl-6 said: As for FF7, it would almost certainly do more than 300-400k. Nintendo has cultivated an audience that loves JRPGs. |
Probably, yes.
Question is... how much do they need? After all, sales numbers alone are insufficient for these kinds of questions.
There is only one comparison that makes sense:
Present value of: Profits made or intended to be made from sales (a) compared to the company's opportunity costs (b)if a > b then the port is a financial success and will most likely lead to more ports or simultanous releases.
if b < a then the port is a financial loss, even if profitable and will likely affect future releases negatively.
And another interesting question would be, how does porting a game impact the sales-mix?
As in: how many new customers did it attract vs. how many existing customers merely switched the system they play the game on.
