Its pretty sad that it takes Nintendo for that to happen, but I am glad and hopeful for them. If Nintendo character skins is what it takes to sell better, I suggest they reestablish their marketabkle image.I just want Ninja Gaiden to resurface with the style of Itagaki once more for the next gen. ::Crosses fingers::

That's a kinda sad statement though

True, i was just getting at the fact that here in the states HW almost outsold every DQ here. That said it be pretty amazing if a Spin off outsold the original games (DQ:Heross vs DQ RPG).

Only a very few franchises do this overall, Persona and Mario Kart (compared to Mario 3D games) are examples

Well this is good publicity for Dynasty Warriors on a Nintendo console now, regardless. Tecmo needs to broaden their image and delve into a new genre. Their problem is that they are effectively stuck in the 90's which is why they (and companies like them) generally only sell ok.

But if they were to reinvent themselves they may loose their last niche, while they are able to keep making games and getting praise from their fans.

Also Gundam, Hyrule and One Piece are nice in that they tried to work with new elements while keeping their niche, and may be the first step towards change.

We're seeing new IP such as Toukiden from Koei which is coming to PS4/Vita shortly. Koei are working on re-imagining old IP's such as Bladestorm and Deception 4, both of which will be again launching shortly this year.

Musou is still Koei's best selling games and so collaborations with other IP's such as One Piece, Zelda and now Dragon Quest is helping the Musou genre remain unique as well as increasing sales per game. Koei don't just rely on one Dynasty Warriors anymore, there are a number of Musou titles being launched in order for Koei to see successful sales figures. Koei confirmed that they intend to strengthen current IP's through expansion of series titles (such as Dynasty Warriors), they're also looking at introducing new IP's (such as toukiden), and they're interested in collaborating with more IP's and we may see a big western title musou collab from Koei as they hinted at this recently. 

Thats nice, but more people should be getting DW8. Its really good.

Well, I can't say that I'm surpised by that!

Of course I'm not which is why I said "damning VGC for being less accurate" lol

And thanks!

If Dynasty Warriors sold better with Nintendo characters it is most definitely an image problem. Few people care about the subject matter od Dysnasty Warriors.