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mortono on 30 June 2010
sethnintendo said:
Killiana1a said:

My predictions:

Donkey Kong Country Returns - 3 to 7 million range

Kirby's Epic Yarn - 2 to 4 million range

Kid Icarus - 2 to 4 million range

Goldenye 007 - 4 to 8 million range


Your predictions seem about right to me except for a few.  Hard to predict Kid Icarus but I think Donkey Kong Country Returns will sell least 5 million easily and probably do the best out of all those games.  I think Goldeneye will sell around 7 million but that might just be wishful thinking (we have to see how the game turns out first, also FPS shooters don't really break high millions on Wii yet but that could change with Goldeneye).  Anyways, I'm still waiting for another F-Zero.....  Let Sega produce it again.....


Goldeneye is being made by a company called Eurocom (a longtime maker of movie tie-in shovelware). It's also being published by Activision and not Nintendo.

I predict 1m at the most for that game.



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SmoothCriminal on 30 June 2010
senortaco said:
noname2200 said:

For all intents and purposes, Kid Icarus IS a new IP; his last outing was roughly twenty years ago, and despite the internet clamor most folks have never heard of him.  Moreover, it's obvious that the new game has little to do with its predecessors: the gameplay seems closer to Sin and Punishment than anything else, which further clarifies how this game is for practical market purposes a new IP.

I think it was wise to tie the IP to the new system: it lets Nintendo introduce what is in essence a new IP while wrapping it in the shell of an old title which many of the hobby's most enthusiastic consumers (i.e. us) have not only heard about for years now, but with which they've been teased about for years.  It's something of a win-win, really; make whatever game you want, while giving The Fans the game they've been hearing about.


Took the words right out of my mouth!!! *shakes fist* Also, by it being a launch title, IMO, it could should sale 1 millia even if it's an average game...I'm looking at you Red Steel.

Hey, Red Steel is a fantastic game. It even looks better than most other "realistic" Wii games. The controls are the only thing that aren't great, and for me it's mostly due to a broken Wiimote.

 

Back on Topic: I think it's too early to tell, especially for Kid Icarus.



sethnintendo on 30 June 2010
mortono said:
sethnintendo said:
Killiana1a said:

My predictions:

Donkey Kong Country Returns - 3 to 7 million range

Kirby's Epic Yarn - 2 to 4 million range

Kid Icarus - 2 to 4 million range

Goldenye 007 - 4 to 8 million range


Your predictions seem about right to me except for a few.  Hard to predict Kid Icarus but I think Donkey Kong Country Returns will sell least 5 million easily and probably do the best out of all those games.  I think Goldeneye will sell around 7 million but that might just be wishful thinking (we have to see how the game turns out first, also FPS shooters don't really break high millions on Wii yet but that could change with Goldeneye).  Anyways, I'm still waiting for another F-Zero.....  Let Sega produce it again.....


Goldeneye is being made by a company called Eurocom (a longtime maker of movie tie-in shovelware). It's also being published by Activision and not Nintendo.

I predict 1m at the most for that game.

Well if it isn't complete shovelware it should least hit 2 million.



sethnintendo on 30 June 2010
jarrod said:
theRepublic said:
sethnintendo said:
Killiana1a said:

Goldenye 007 - 4 to 8 million range

I think Goldeneye will sell around 7 million but that might just be wishful thinking (we have to see how the game turns out first, also FPS shooters don't really break high millions on Wii yet but that could change with Goldeneye)

I think you guys are nuts.  It will be a miracle if GoldenEye cracks 2 million.

The original did 8 million, but it was also a ground breaking title.  This is a market where FPSs are a dime a dozen, most FPS fans also own a 360, PS3, or PC, and it is coming out at the same time as Black Ops and Conduit 2.

I pretty much agree.  I also think no may matter if the game turns out great, so much public sentiment is already weighted against it (especially among the industry press), it's going to have a toucgh time regardless.

I think Activision/Eurocom should probably just go ahead and push for a 3DS launch port.  It'd probably have a better chance there.


I didn't know there was so much public sentiment against it (probably cause it isn't produced by Rare/by decent company or published by Nintendo).  When I read the preview on this site it seemed like the previewer had a decent time with it and said it was close to the original.   Yea, my estimates for Goldeneye were too high but I wasn't too sure what was all going on with that game.  The VGChartz preview seemed optimistic.



TGM on 30 June 2010
FreeTalkLive said:

New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Wii) is similar to DKCR and it only sold 0.52m. 

Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (Wii) is a pretty different style of game, but it sold about the same amount. 

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (GC) sold 0.80m so sales for DK games were bigger back then, it seems.

 


Those are not REAL dk games

Those games also got next to no hype from ANY gaming website.

NO ONE talked about those games.

 

ALL of this will be UN-TRUE for the new DK game and because of that it will collect ALOT more sales. Im going to say TRIPLE.




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theRepublic on 30 June 2010
mortono said:

Goldeneye is being made by a company called Eurocom (a longtime maker of movie tie-in shovelware). It's also being published by Activision and not Nintendo.

I predict 1m at the most for that game.

For those wondering: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocom

There is a lot of crap in their list of games.  Of the more recent stuff, I see James Bond 007: Nightfire, which was decent.  They also did the PS2 version of Quantum of Solace, which got the best reviews for that game believe it or not.  They also had a hand in Dead Space: Extraction which got good critical reception, although I have no clue what their role in that game was.

So there is some hope there, not much, but some.



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jarrod on 30 June 2010
mortono said:
sethnintendo said:
Killiana1a said:

My predictions:

Donkey Kong Country Returns - 3 to 7 million range

Kirby's Epic Yarn - 2 to 4 million range

Kid Icarus - 2 to 4 million range

Goldenye 007 - 4 to 8 million range


Your predictions seem about right to me except for a few.  Hard to predict Kid Icarus but I think Donkey Kong Country Returns will sell least 5 million easily and probably do the best out of all those games.  I think Goldeneye will sell around 7 million but that might just be wishful thinking (we have to see how the game turns out first, also FPS shooters don't really break high millions on Wii yet but that could change with Goldeneye).  Anyways, I'm still waiting for another F-Zero.....  Let Sega produce it again.....


Goldeneye is being made by a company called Eurocom (a longtime maker of movie tie-in shovelware). It's also being published by Activision and not Nintendo.

I predict 1m at the most for that game.

Eurocom also holds the distinction of making the only decent non-Rare 007 games (TWINE, Nightfire).   They're not exactly a pure shovelware dev, though they do work for hire on shovelware.  That's not uncommon for talented devs though, look at Wayforward.

Eurocom's last Wii game was Dead Space Extraction, and that got generally glowing reviews...



jarrod on 30 June 2010
sethnintendo said:
jarrod said:
theRepublic said:
sethnintendo said:
Killiana1a said:

Goldenye 007 - 4 to 8 million range

I think Goldeneye will sell around 7 million but that might just be wishful thinking (we have to see how the game turns out first, also FPS shooters don't really break high millions on Wii yet but that could change with Goldeneye)

I think you guys are nuts.  It will be a miracle if GoldenEye cracks 2 million.

The original did 8 million, but it was also a ground breaking title.  This is a market where FPSs are a dime a dozen, most FPS fans also own a 360, PS3, or PC, and it is coming out at the same time as Black Ops and Conduit 2.

I pretty much agree.  I also think no may matter if the game turns out great, so much public sentiment is already weighted against it (especially among the industry press), it's going to have a toucgh time regardless.

I think Activision/Eurocom should probably just go ahead and push for a 3DS launch port.  It'd probably have a better chance there.


I didn't know there was so much public sentiment against it (probably cause it isn't produced by Rare/by decent company or published by Nintendo).  When I read the preview on this site it seemed like the previewer had a decent time with it and said it was close to the original.   Yea, my estimates for Goldeneye were too high but I wasn't too sure what was all going on with that game.  The VGChartz preview seemed optimistic.

Well, most hands on previews of people who actually played it at E3 tend to be generally positive, and the journalists themselves seem surprised about it.  Problem is, most haven't played it, but they've seen (and skewered) the media released.

I'm just not sure if the game can overcome the overwhelming cynicism coming from the press... 



MARCUSDJACKSON on 30 June 2010

yes. its a money making bussiness and they only have established franchises so the money (if developed right) will do nothing more then poor in and make nintendo the most profitable company in the industry.



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MARCUSDJACKSON on 30 June 2010
mortono said:
sethnintendo said:
Killiana1a said:

My predictions:

Donkey Kong Country Returns - 3 to 7 million range

Kirby's Epic Yarn - 2 to 4 million range

Kid Icarus - 2 to 4 million range

Goldenye 007 - 4 to 8 million range


Your predictions seem about right to me except for a few.  Hard to predict Kid Icarus but I think Donkey Kong Country Returns will sell least 5 million easily and probably do the best out of all those games.  I think Goldeneye will sell around 7 million but that might just be wishful thinking (we have to see how the game turns out first, also FPS shooters don't really break high millions on Wii yet but that could change with Goldeneye).  Anyways, I'm still waiting for another F-Zero.....  Let Sega produce it again.....


Goldeneye is being made by a company called Eurocom (a longtime maker of movie tie-in shovelware). It's also being published by Activision and not Nintendo.

I predict 1m at the most for that game.



in that case Goldeneye just might not be worth the purchase



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