Zelda 3D: Small shipment for Japan

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ExtremeBrawler on 30 April 2011

It's that they don't want their title to be sold at 500 Yen 4 months after the release like Spirit Tracks,that now is...

[NDS]

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

(Nintendo)

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320.940

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725.904

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44,21%

23/12/09

But...what would they mean with "small shipment"?

Spirit Tracks had a 620k shipment.

Maybe,they intend to ship 200k for the first week,and that would be a "small shipment",like the 400k for 3DS the first week were a "small shipment"

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LordTheNightKnight on 30 April 2011

"It's that they don't want their title to be sold at 500 Yen 4 months after the release like Spirit Tracks,that now is..."

Well I still say that isn't how you do it. Again, make the game worth it for the customers, and they will keep the game to replay it. This game wasn't worth it. It evidently has as much value to Japanese gamers as western gamers think of those flashy, but no substance, games on the HD systems that's good for one playthrough and then you have no reason to pick it up again, no matter how many 8s and 9s it has on metacritic.

A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

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manuel on 30 April 2011

alfredofroylan said:

Just to avoid another thread, if you preorder this game in Germany you get this baby:

http://www.amazon.de/Legend-Zelda-Nintendo-3DS-Tasche/dp/B004Y4Q3UE/ref=br_lf_m_1000507163_1_2_ttl?ie=UTF8&m=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF&s=videogames&pf_rd_p=240248927&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_i=1000507163&pf_rd_m=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF&pf_rd_r=1EX01AB3PF8TSJ4EGY88

Sweet.

I would totally buy the German version if the 3DS WEREN'T F***ING REGION LOCKED! >:(

I wish there were some Yodobashi stores in my region hawking good games for 480 Yen. :/

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Roma on 30 April 2011

alfredofroylan said:

Just to avoid another thread, if you preorder this game in Germany you get this baby:

http://www.amazon.de/Legend-Zelda-Nintendo-3DS-Tasche/dp/B004Y4Q3UE/ref=br_lf_m_1000507163_1_2_ttl?ie=UTF8&m=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF&s=videogames&pf_rd_p=240248927&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_i=1000507163&pf_rd_m=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF&pf_rd_r=1EX01AB3PF8TSJ4EGY88

Looks good!! me want one!

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Soleron on 30 April 2011

LordTheNightKnight said:

Salnax said:

Justifiable, considering Japan's recent apathy towards Zelda.

More like they don't like the direction of the series, than the series itself. Phantom Hourglass did better sales than Twilight Princess, but then Spirit Tracks did even worse.

This. But Nintendo would never consider a 2D Zelda again.

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Stefan.De.Machtige on 30 April 2011

ryuzaki57 said:

2 possibilities : either Nintendo expects the title to bomb in Japan or they want to create a fake shortage like they did for the Last Story.

Really, i heard nothing about that. Link?

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manuel on 30 April 2011

I can only talk from my experience, but there weren't any shortages of "Last Story". On the contrary, it's in ample supply everywhere you go...

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ryuzaki57 on 30 April 2011

Stefan.De.Machtige said:

ryuzaki57 said:

2 possibilities : either Nintendo expects the title to bomb in Japan or they want to create a fake shortage like they did for the Last Story.

Really, i heard nothing about that. Link?

http://gamrfeed.vgchartz.com/story/83760/the-last-story-sold-out-first-day-of-release/

well maybe Vgchartz made it up to begin with...

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kitler53 on 30 April 2011

LordTheNightKnight said:

"It's that they don't want their title to be sold at 500 Yen 4 months after the release like Spirit Tracks,that now is..."

Well I still say that isn't how you do it. Again, make the game worth it for the customers, and they will keep the game to replay it. This game wasn't worth it. It evidently has as much value to Japanese gamers as western gamers think of those flashy, but no substance, games on the HD systems that's good for one playthrough and then you have no reason to pick it up again, no matter how many 8s and 9s it has on metacritic.

putting aside for the moment that is post is just as offensive as all of the "kiddy games" comments people have made about wii games ...

... i find it very ironic that you bash these games and yet make post after post, thread after thread complaining that you aren't getting that support on the wii.