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Forums - Nintendo - Will Mario Kart 8 Be the Highest Selling Console Game in Japan this Gen? If Not What Game(s) will Top It?

Zekkyou on 08 July 2014

My bet is on FF15. I expect MK8 to end up around 1.1m LT and FF15 1.5m - 2m.



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Carl on 08 July 2014

The reception in Japan to XIII's sequels tells you all that you need to know about the general opinion on XIII itself.

Legs died out fast, the "International" version was released as an Xbox 360 exclusive and bombed and the end to the saga, Lightning Returns, absolutely bombed.

XV will be a breath of fresh air for the series. One that it desperately needs if it wants to remain relevant.



                            

KLXVER on 08 July 2014
Carl2291 said:
The reception in Japan to XIII's sequels tells you all that you need to know about the general opinion on XIII itself.

Legs died out fast, the "International" version was released as an Xbox 360 exclusive and bombed and the end to the saga, Lightning Returns, absolutely bombed.

XV will be a breath of fresh air for the series. One that it desperately needs if it wants to remain relevant.


There was a FFXIII game exclusive to the 360...?



Carl on 08 July 2014
KLXVER said:
Carl2291 said:
The reception in Japan to XIII's sequels tells you all that you need to know about the general opinion on XIII itself.

Legs died out fast, the "International" version was released as an Xbox 360 exclusive and bombed and the end to the saga, Lightning Returns, absolutely bombed.

XV will be a breath of fresh air for the series. One that it desperately needs if it wants to remain relevant.


There was a FFXIII game exclusive to the 360...?


Game no. International version, yeah. They enerally give good boosts to the games and release in JP only. Square Enix decided to make the XIII IE a 360 exclusive.



                            

Aielyn on 08 July 2014
fatslob-:O said:
Aielyn said:

FF XIII could be an anomaly. Or it could be part of a trend. I asked you what makes you confident that XV will likely sell better, and you still haven't answered that. It shouldn't be a difficult question if you're so confident - there has to be something about XIII that you think caused it to sell poorly, or something about XV that you think will make it sell better than XIII.

So I'll ask the original question again, see if I can get a straight answer:

What makes you think that XV will sell better than XIII?

Like I said before ... The main entry's in the franchise have consistently sold over 2 million in Japan so why is there reason to believe otherwise ?

I don't think you know what the word "consistently" means...

EDIT: Anyway, you still haven't actually answered the question. I have not disputed that it could, theoretically, outsell XIII. What I've disputed is the claim that it's likely. Given that XIII is the most recent game, and it didn't sell over 2 million in Japan, that is a reason to believe otherwise. Which is why I've been asking you WHY you think it'll outsell XIII.

In other words, you kind of need to explain why you think XIII was an anomaly. It's not self-evident.