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Kuksenkov on 14 October 2015

Wii U wise sure, overall.. I don't think so.

Yokai Watch was something rare, new IPs usually don't get that big that quick.



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Slarvax on 14 October 2015

Splatoon can be #1 on the Wii U... but that's about it. PS4 should have bigger sellers than Splatoon. I at least expect two 2 million sellers on it (FF and DQ) and a few million sellers (KH3, some japanese games I dont know about).



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Skullwaker on 14 October 2015
Slarvax said:
Splatoon can be #1 on the Wii U... but that's about it. PS4 should have bigger sellers than Splatoon. I at least expect two 2 million sellers on it (FF and DQ) and a few million sellers (KH3, some japanese games I dont know about).

The PS3 only had two million sellers, mind you. I believe they were FFXIII and MGSIV (may have been RE5 though).

I don't think we should expect any console FF to sell 2m ever again, and DQ certainly won't considering it's on the 3DS. I also don't think Kingdom Hearts will be as popular in Japan as it used to be, but we'll see.



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Teeqoz on 14 October 2015

It'll be behind Monster Hunter, Pokemon, Dragon Quest, Youkai Watch, Animal Crossing and Final Fantasy.

Not to mention that you assume a Splatoon on the 3DS would even work well. I don't think it would..



PAOerfulone on 14 October 2015

Against Pokemon, Animal Crossing, and Monster Hunter, I doubt it.
If and when it ever releases on handhelds, either 3DS or NX, then we'll really see how popular it has become.
As of now, we should see whether it can become one of the most if not THE most popular console IP in Japan.
It's on track to becoming the best selling Wii U title over there. So now we've gotta look at what the PS4 is offering. And the one, biggest, contender that Splatoon is going to have it's toughest battle against will be Final Fantasy XV.



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vivster on 14 October 2015

Nope. We're not done yet with underestimating Splatoon. Splatoon 2 will probably completely flop :P



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Jranation on 14 October 2015

Maybe if they make the Squid Sisters as the next Hatsune Miku then maybe =D



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Platina on 14 October 2015

There are already a lot of popular franchises so I don't think it can..



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midrange on 14 October 2015
tbone51 said:
midrange said:

in the context of the wii u, sure  it can be in the top 5. But when you talk about hypothetical "if it was on," then I have to disagree. If minecraft was on Nintendo consoles, especially 3ds, sales would explode in japan, if yokai watch, MH, pokemon, and mario kart were on the vita, then they would steadily outpace splatoon.

like I said, there are just too much franchises that already have a footing in Japan for splatoon to be in the top 5


But the thing you said, well atleast one of the franchises you mention is being outsold by Splatoon (MK8) on the same system. In Fact Its actually killing it. And the other franchises you listed are in the top 5 already^ (with adding Animal Crossing).

If Splatoon can do 1mil by end of the year (which seems like a lock for Digital+Shipped), its scary to think what it could of done on 3DS.

Examples, look at the difference between MK/SSB/NSMB/SM3D on WiiU and 3DS in Sales :)


Like I said, playing the hypothetical game is not the best way to look at this. Handheld games are not console games. FPS do not perform as well on handhelds nor do they feel the same. Its the reason why call of duty or killzone (or any other AAA fps) does not sell well on handheld. 

In fact, I struggle to come up with a good fps on handheld. Mario kart on the other hand has proven to sell well on handheld. So while splatoon may do better than mario kart 8, as a franchise, I hesitate to call it top 5 fastest selling. There are just too many other options



tbone51 on 14 October 2015
Kuksenkov said:
Wii U wise sure, overall.. I don't think so.

Yokai Watch was something rare, new IPs usually don't get that big that quick.

Splatoon did the same thing practically