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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - Octopath restocked in Japan, sells out again within hours

Shaqazooloo0 on 23 July 2018

Pretty sure it'll sell 3 million+ when all is said and done.



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DonFerrari on 23 July 2018

Seems like a massive success compared to what they were expecting (do we know what were their projections?) and they need to have more shipments.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

DonFerrari on 23 July 2018
CaptainExplosion said:
DonFerrari said:
Seems like a massive success compared to what they were expecting (do we know what were their projections?) and they need to have more shipments.

^This. Guess the retro aesthetic, unique combat system and character development paid off. :)

Seeks like a very much starved "niche" that when supplied paid off royally. And seems like people that played loved it.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

ZODIARKrebirth on 23 July 2018

great to hear that it is selling so good



forest-spirit on 23 July 2018

I think some of you are getting ahead of yourselves a wee bit. The game is doing well, that's for sure, but we're nowhere near the point where 2 million or more is in the bag.



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Zach808 on 23 July 2018

Now watch as the game goes on to sell 5+ million and SE proceeds to call it a dissappointment overall like with Tomb Raider. :3



Mr.GameCrazy on 23 July 2018

I should get this game sometime. The demo is awesome.



Spindel on 23 July 2018
KLAMarine said:
melbye said:
Going to be interesting to see what happens now after the success of Octopath Traveler

Nineopath Traveler

Bur u bum pshhh

NINJAEDIT:// And it should be Nonapath traveler if we are picky.

Good game with old school feel mechanics that isn’t a remake (!).

 

Please people stop asking for remakes, ask for new games!



curl-6 on 23 July 2018
Ganoncrotch said:
curl-6 said:

Square Enix fucked up big time on this one, hopefully sales aren't too badly damaged by the shortage.

there are plenty of copies of it still available from the eshop last time I looked!

I do expect OT to have a high digital attach rate given the shortages and its small file size, but a lot of gamers only buy physical.

Zach808 said:
Well then, looks like Mario Tennis wasn’t the killer app of the summer after all.

Mario Tennis was never going to be a killer app. People don't run out and buy a $300 system to play a game like Mario Tennis, not in significant numbers. Killer apps are stuff like Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 2, Pokemon, Smash Bros, Animal Crossing.



Cerebralbore101 on 23 July 2018

Square- "Let's release a Final Fantasy type game exclusively on a home Nintendo console for the first time in decades."

Also Square- "I don't understand. How is this selling out?"