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Pinkie_pie on 09 April 2018

When did square say they were disappointed with FInal fantasy selling 5m? And which FInal fantasy game was this?



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LipeJJ on 09 April 2018

He's not really wrong tho, guys. Capcom is pretty demanding/crazy when it comes to expectations.

Since RE7 didn't sell that well, I'd not be surprised if Capcom is disappointed and is already planning on another "reboot".



Bet with Teeqoz for 2 weeks of avatar and sig control that Super Mario Odyssey would ship more than 7m on its first 2 months. The game shipped 9.07m, so I won

LipeJJ on 09 April 2018
Pinkie_pie said:
When did square say they were disappointed with FInal fantasy selling 5m? And which FInal fantasy game was this?

They said they were disappointed with XIII sales tho, and it did 6m or something like that in the end.



Bet with Teeqoz for 2 weeks of avatar and sig control that Super Mario Odyssey would ship more than 7m on its first 2 months. The game shipped 9.07m, so I won

MasterThief on 09 April 2018

5.1 m is great.



Hynad on 09 April 2018
contestgamer said:
Hynad said:

Can we ban those who make threads using those words?

Especially when the games mentioned didn't bomb at all.

To consider 5.1M a bomb... No wonder I don't post as much on game forums.

Tomb radier sold 3.4 million in 1 MONTH and the publisher was "disappointed".

And how is Tomb Raider and its developer's expectations in any way related to Resident Evil VII?



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contestgamer on 09 April 2018
Hynad said:
contestgamer said:

Tomb radier sold 3.4 million in 1 MONTH and the publisher was "disappointed".

And how is Tomb Raider and its developer's expectations in any way related to Resident Evil VII?

The whole reboot happened because they called the sales of RE 6  a disappointment at 4.9 million: http://wegotthiscovered.com/gaming/resident-evil-6-disappointment-numbers/

5.1 is a massive fail for a more expensive reboot that was supposed to return the series to its peak.



Pinkie_pie on 09 April 2018
LipeJJ said:
Pinkie_pie said:
When did square say they were disappointed with FInal fantasy selling 5m? And which FInal fantasy game was this?

They said they were disappointed with XIII sales tho, and it did 6m or something like that in the end.

do you have a link? i dont remember they said they were disappointed with ff13 sales. if you check vgchartz, it sold over 7.5m between ps3 and 360 and thats without digital



COKTOE on 09 April 2018
AngryLittleAlchemist said:

Someone call Dolby Digital and tell them they bombed hard.


(also can we ban the word "bomb" and "bombed" from the forum? Thnx).

I doubt it's happening. I asked CGI to start handing out warnings and bans to people who use the term "selling like hotcakes", and he told me to go fuck myself. I mean, more or less. Good luck though.



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AngryLittleAlchemist on 09 April 2018
Hynad said:
AngryLittleAlchemist said:

Someone call Dolby Digital and tell them they bombed hard.


(also can we ban the word "bomb" and "bombed" from the forum? Thnx).

Can we ban those who make threads using those words?

Especially when the games mentioned didn't bomb at all.

To consider 5.1M a bomb... No wonder I don't post as much on game forums.

It's definitely sensationalism at the very least. 

contestgamer said:

Tomb radier sold 3.4 million in 1 MONTH and the publisher was "disappointed".

Square Enix's expectations are not a good standard. Edit : And neither are Capcoms btw lol 

By the way : https://gamerant.com/resident-evil-7-first-week-sales/ 

Tomb Raider and Resident Evil 7 were probably pretty close in first month sales. 

LipeJJ said:
He's not really wrong tho, guys. Capcom is pretty demanding/crazy when it comes to expectations.

I do think Capcom will probably end up falling back on this change of direction. I don't think that means it "bombed", or that it was even necessarily disappointing. Resident Evil 5 and 6 are just some of the biggest games, so it was probably always unrealistic that this sequel would come near them.



AngryLittleAlchemist on 09 April 2018
COKTOE said:

I doubt it's happening. I asked CGI to start handing out warnings and bans to people who use the term "selling like hotcakes", and he told me to go fuck myself. I mean, more or less. Good luck though.

I prefer "Selling Like a God Church" and "Cannibalizing the Competition" myself.