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Forums - Sales Discussion - Japan Sales Week 50 Media Create/Famitsu/Dengeki - December 10 -16 2018

outlawauron on 24 December 2018
zorg1000 said:
outlawauron said:

They said it was already more than double the previous best first month sales for Dragon Quest.

In terms of revenue, it also cost twice as much as the previous record holder so essentially a wash.

More than double the revenue. $40 vs $60. While unit sales certainly are not double, it's easily the best selling entry in the West. I don't understand the downplay.



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Wyrdness on 24 December 2018
outlawauron said:
zorg1000 said:

In terms of revenue, it also cost twice as much as the previous record holder so essentially a wash.

More than double the revenue. $40 vs $60. While unit sales certainly are not double, it's easily the best selling entry in the West. I don't understand the downplay.

It's not the best selling it just had the best opening, both VIII and IX sold more than it in the west with both these games crossing the 1.2m mark while XI sold around 700k from what was last indicated.

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AngryLittleAlchemist on 24 December 2018
outlawauron said:
zorg1000 said:

In terms of revenue, it also cost twice as much as the previous record holder so essentially a wash.

More than double the revenue. $40 vs $60. While unit sales certainly are not double, it's easily the best selling entry in the West. I don't understand the downplay.

I kind of agree, but I haven't been following sales enough to know. A lot of would-be-obscure Japanese games have made a decent splash in the West recently. The game was surprisingly well received on PC, and the digital prices for it have to my recollection been a little bit better than the physical. I would guess it did decently. 



zorg1000 on 24 December 2018
outlawauron said:
zorg1000 said:

In terms of revenue, it also cost twice as much as the previous record holder so essentially a wash.

More than double the revenue. $40 vs $60. While unit sales certainly are not double, it's easily the best selling entry in the West. I don't understand the downplay.

DQ9 launched at $35, not $40 and you are being too defensive if you think I'm downplaying. If you are going to say it did double the first month than it must be stated that it's in terms of revenue, not units. Not doing so is just intentionally spreading misinformation.



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HoangNhatAnh on 24 December 2018
outlawauron said:
zorg1000 said:

In terms of revenue, it also cost twice as much as the previous record holder so essentially a wash.

More than double the revenue. $40 vs $60. While unit sales certainly are not double, it's easily the best selling entry in the West. I don't understand the downplay.

Best selling here = best revenue but this game also cost a lot more than any DQ game before so no, not downplay, just pointing the fact



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outlawauron on 25 December 2018
zorg1000 said:
outlawauron said:

More than double the revenue. $40 vs $60. While unit sales certainly are not double, it's easily the best selling entry in the West. I don't understand the downplay.

DQ9 launched at $35, not $40 and you are being too defensive if you think I'm downplaying. If you are going to say it did double the first month than it must be stated that it's in terms of revenue, not units. Not doing so is just intentionally spreading misinformation.

I paid $40 for a retail copy of that game the day it came out. Square Enix practiced premium pricing on their games on both DS and 3DS.

Wyrdness said:
outlawauron said:

More than double the revenue. $40 vs $60. While unit sales certainly are not double, it's easily the best selling entry in the West. I don't understand the downplay.

It's not the best selling it just had the best opening, both VIII and IX sold more than it in the west with both these games crossing the 1.2m mark while XI sold around 700k from what was last indicated.

Lifetime sure, but we were talking about the first month lol.



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Acevil on 25 December 2018
outlawauron said:
zorg1000 said:

DQ9 launched at $35, not $40 and you are being too defensive if you think I'm downplaying. If you are going to say it did double the first month than it must be stated that it's in terms of revenue, not units. Not doing so is just intentionally spreading misinformation.

I paid $40 for a retail copy of that game the day it came out. Square Enix practiced premium pricing on their games on both DS and 3DS.

Wyrdness said:

It's not the best selling it just had the best opening, both VIII and IX sold more than it in the west with both these games crossing the 1.2m mark while XI sold around 700k from what was last indicated.

Lifetime sure, but we were talking about the first month lol.

MSRP was 34.99, I did finally research it, because I did hear both prices constantly. 



 

Jranation on 30 December 2018
theDX said:

That massive drop at the end. 



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