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NobleTeam360 on 08 April 2015

I remember Too Human for the 360, ( it was pretty hyped from what I remember) Developer was Silicon Knights. Probably the biggest flop for 360



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bigtakilla on 08 April 2015

Smash.... You know, one of, if not THE best selling game for Wii U.... I don't think Nintendo is sad about those sales....



Boutros on 08 April 2015
Pavolink said:

Wii Play 2 (Wii)
Nintendo Land (Wii U)
New Super Mario Bros U (Wii U)
Wii Sports Club (Wii U)
Wii Fit U (Wii U)Wii Fit U (Wii U)
Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)
Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze (Wii U)
Nintendog's + Cats (3DS)

You forgot the best one.

1 Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day DS 2005 Misc Nintendo 4.74 9.17 4.16 2.04 20.12
2 Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day DS 2005 Misc Nintendo 3.43 5.35 5.32 1.18 15.29
3 Brain Age: Concentration Training 3DS 2012 Puzzle Nintendo 0.06 0.00 0.27 0.00 0.33


Pavolink on 08 April 2015
Boutros said:
Pavolink said:

Wii Play 2 (Wii)
Nintendo Land (Wii U)
New Super Mario Bros U (Wii U)
Wii Sports Club (Wii U)
Wii Fit U (Wii U)Wii Fit U (Wii U)
Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)
Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze (Wii U)
Nintendog's + Cats (3DS)

You forgot the best one.

1 Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day DS 2005 Misc Nintendo 4.74 9.17 4.16 2.04 20.12
2 Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day DS 2005 Misc Nintendo 3.43 5.35 5.32 1.18 15.29
3 Brain Age: Concentration Training 3DS 2012 Puzzle Nintendo 0.06 0.00 0.27 0.00 0.33

Ha! I knew I was forgetting something.



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dangerguy on 08 April 2015
tbone51 said:
KingdomHeartsFan said:

If this is developers expectations not sure why Titanfall is there, I remember EA saying they were happy with the sales.  Anyway Ill say Tomb Raider.


Well most companies will say anything, if im not mistaken, wasnt Titanfall suppose to be the next COD, or was that just fans hyping the game up? 


Yeah, that was totally media created and anti-COD fan created.

I'm sick of COD and was definitely looking forward to it and it definitely lived up to my expectations. And regarding the sales, it sold over 3 million. It was a huge sucess, which solidified a sequel as well as a "continuing partnership" with EA.



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tbone51 on 08 April 2015
KLXVER said:
tbone51 said:

~KI:U


Could you give us a link to where Nintendo say they expect that to sell more than 1.2 million...?


Its an opinion, reason why i think KI:U failed expectations is one thing. AR cards, if you remember the AR cards were mainly a thing for KI:U game, that fell on its face suggesting the game was suppose to be alot bigger than it was. Also game was made by Sakurai.

I could be wrong of course, that said i wouldn't just put it up there for no reason. Its my favorite Game of all time on HHs!!!



tbone51 on 08 April 2015
Mr_No said:

SSB for WiiU
Driv3r
Medal of Honor
Sunset Overdrive


Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy SSBU? What the hell do you guys execting Nintendo wanted to sell with this game? >_>



tbone51 on 08 April 2015
Pavolink said:

Wii Play 2 (Wii)    ←←←←←←←← Yeappppppp
Nintendo Land (Wii U) ←←←←←←←← WTF? (Over 4mil)
New Super Mario Bros U (Wii U) ←←←←←←←← WTF????? (Should be over 5mil, on a 9mil userbase
Wii Sports Club (Wii U) ←←←←←←←← Doubt it, but hey could be true
Wii Fit U (Wii U)Wii Fit U (Wii U) ←←←←←←←← Yeappp
Super Mario 3D World (Wii U) ←←←←←←←← Nope, underperformed? Yeah sure, not failed. Its already close to 4mil
Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze (Wii U) ←←←←←←←← Unfortunately Yes.
Nintendog's + Cats (3DS) ←←←←←←←← I dunno, Its over 3mil and casuals aregone???

O.o



Pavolink on 08 April 2015
tbone51 said:
Pavolink said:

Wii Play 2 (Wii)    ←←←←←←←← Yeappppppp
Nintendo Land (Wii U) ←←←←←←←← WTF? (Over 4mil)
New Super Mario Bros U (Wii U) ←←←←←←←← WTF????? (Should be over 5mil, on a 9mil userbase
Wii Sports Club (Wii U) ←←←←←←←← Doubt it, but hey could be true
Wii Fit U (Wii U)Wii Fit U (Wii U) ←←←←←←←← Yeappp
Super Mario 3D World (Wii U) ←←←←←←←← Nope, underperformed? Yeah sure, not failed. Its already close to 4mil
Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze (Wii U) ←←←←←←←← Unfortunately Yes.
Nintendog's + Cats (3DS) ←←←←←←←← I dunno, Its over 3mil and casuals aregone???

O.o

Games That Were Suppose To Sell Very Well/Huge

None of those games move consoles and sold as good as their predecessors.



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tbone51 on 08 April 2015
Pavolink said:
tbone51 said:

O.o

Games That Were Suppose To Sell Very Well/Huge

None of those games move consoles and sold as good as their predecessors.


We aren't talking moving consoles, and as for predecessors doesn't mean everything. MK7 i guessed failed, its off currently by 10mil for example. LoZ ALBW failed since its off from DS Games?

Im talking expectations, Im sure Nintendo didn't expect SM3DW to sell as high as the galaxies with WiiU's install base. Also its at 3.7mil+ now. It'll be around 5mil lifetime when its done, that aint bad for a 14mil-15mil console

That said DK for example was definetly suppose to do alot better, its not terrible, but i think they expected at least 2mil there.