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daggy on 11 January 2010
jarrod said:
WiiStation360 said:
jarrod said:
WiiStation360 said:
richardhutnik said:
By the way, anyone notice Fable 3 on there? Fable 2 is right up there as one of the top selling RPGs of this generation, and they don't even list it. It is due out this year.

Fable 3 will have a hard time making the top 10 list because is is 360 only.  Other multi-platform RPGs (ME 2, FFXIII) will sell much more.

 

Agreed, it also releases later in the year while the biggest RPGs next year seem set for Q1.  I think it'll do well for the genre though, definitely within the top 10 RPGs for 2010.   The only RPGs I even expect to sell better next year are (in order) WOW Catacylsm, Pokemon HG/SS, FFXIII, ME2, Diablo 3 and (maybe) DQIX and KH BBS.

Fallout: New Vegas should be out this year as well,  and should outsell Fable 3.

Yeah, it might too actually.  Looking it up, turns out D3 is 2011 too. Anything else I'm forgetting?

Genre targeted lists might be fun to guesstimate at... I'll give it a try...

Top 10 RPGs for 2010 (new releases only)

  1. World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC) Blizzard Entertainment (10m+)
  2. Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver (DS) Nintendo / Game Freak / Creatures Inc. (8m+)
  3. Final Fantasy XIII (360/PS3) Square Enix (5m+)
  4. Mass Effect 2 (360/PC) EA Games / Bioware (3m+)
  5. Fallout: New Vegas (360/PC/PS3) Bethesda Softworks / Obsidian Entertainment (2.5m+)
  6. Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (DS) Square Enix / Level-5 (2m+)
  7. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PSP) Square Enix (2m+)
  8. Fable III (360) Microsoft Game Studios / Lionhead Studios (2m+)
  9. Nunokuni: The Another World (DS) Level-5 / Studio Ghibli (1.5m+)
  10. Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC) LucasArts / Bioware (1m+)

 

...anything else?  Maybe MH3?  FF Gaiden?  FFXIV? Golden Sun DS?  Agito/Versus (if they make it)?

 

Decent list, but there's a few glaring omissions:

  • SW: Old Republic will be F2P, so you won't have to buy it.
  • You're missing Guild Wars 2, which will sell millions. The first GW + expansions sold over 6 millions. So I can see GW2 selling atleast 3 million.
  • The Witcher 2 will probably sell maybe around 2 millions (which is great for them).
  • All Point Bulletin could become a huge success, but it's every hard to predict, although it has had alot of hype so far.
  • Star Trek Online is selling great on Steam, currently placing in 1st and 2nd top spots there. I can see it go for millions if it proves to be a great game.

My list would be something like:

  1. World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC) Blizzard Entertainment (10m+)
  2. Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver (DS) Nintendo / Game Freak / Creatures Inc. (8m+)
  3. Final Fantasy XIII (360/PS3) Square Enix (5m+)
  4. Mass Effect 2 (360/PC) EA Games / Bioware (3m+)
  5. Guild Wars 2 (PC) NCSoft / ArenaNet (3m+)
  6. All Points Bulletin (PC) (2.5m+)
  7. Fallout: New Vegas (360/PC/PS3) Bethesda Softworks / Obsidian Entertainment (2.5m+)
  8. Fable III (360) Microsoft Game Studios / Lionhead Studios (2.5m+)
  9. Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (DS) Square Enix / Level-5 (2m+)
  10. The Witcher (PC) CDProjekt (2m+)

 



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jarrod on 11 January 2010
daggy said:
jarrod said:
WiiStation360 said:
jarrod said:
WiiStation360 said:
richardhutnik said:
By the way, anyone notice Fable 3 on there? Fable 2 is right up there as one of the top selling RPGs of this generation, and they don't even list it. It is due out this year.

Fable 3 will have a hard time making the top 10 list because is is 360 only.  Other multi-platform RPGs (ME 2, FFXIII) will sell much more.

 

Agreed, it also releases later in the year while the biggest RPGs next year seem set for Q1.  I think it'll do well for the genre though, definitely within the top 10 RPGs for 2010.   The only RPGs I even expect to sell better next year are (in order) WOW Catacylsm, Pokemon HG/SS, FFXIII, ME2, Diablo 3 and (maybe) DQIX and KH BBS.

Fallout: New Vegas should be out this year as well,  and should outsell Fable 3.

Yeah, it might too actually.  Looking it up, turns out D3 is 2011 too. Anything else I'm forgetting?

Genre targeted lists might be fun to guesstimate at... I'll give it a try...

Top 10 RPGs for 2010 (new releases only)

  1. World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC) Blizzard Entertainment (10m+)
  2. Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver (DS) Nintendo / Game Freak / Creatures Inc. (8m+)
  3. Final Fantasy XIII (360/PS3) Square Enix (5m+)
  4. Mass Effect 2 (360/PC) EA Games / Bioware (3m+)
  5. Fallout: New Vegas (360/PC/PS3) Bethesda Softworks / Obsidian Entertainment (2.5m+)
  6. Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (DS) Square Enix / Level-5 (2m+)
  7. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PSP) Square Enix (2m+)
  8. Fable III (360) Microsoft Game Studios / Lionhead Studios (2m+)
  9. Nunokuni: The Another World (DS) Level-5 / Studio Ghibli (1.5m+)
  10. Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC) LucasArts / Bioware (1m+)

 

...anything else?  Maybe MH3?  FF Gaiden?  FFXIV? Golden Sun DS?  Agito/Versus (if they make it)?

 

Decent list, but there's a few glaring omissions:

  • SW: Old Republic will be F2P, so you won't have to buy it.
  • You're missing Guild Wars 2, which will sell millions. The first GW + expansions sold over 6 millions. So I can see GW2 selling atleast 3 million.
  • The Witcher 2 will probably sell maybe around 2 millions (which is great for them).
  • All Point Bulletin could become a huge success, but it's every hard to predict, although it has had alot of hype so far.
  • Star Trek Online is selling great on Steam, currently placing in 1st and 2nd top spots there. I can see it go for millions if it proves to be a great game.

My list would be something like:

  1. World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC) Blizzard Entertainment (10m+)
  2. Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver (DS) Nintendo / Game Freak / Creatures Inc. (8m+)
  3. Final Fantasy XIII (360/PS3) Square Enix (5m+)
  4. Mass Effect 2 (360/PC) EA Games / Bioware (3m+)
  5. Guild Wars 2 (PC) NCSoft / ArenaNet (3m+)
  6. All Points Bulletin (PC) (2.5m+)
  7. Fallout: New Vegas (360/PC/PS3) Bethesda Softworks / Obsidian Entertainment (2.5m+)
  8. Fable III (360) Microsoft Game Studios / Lionhead Studios (2.5m+)
  9. Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (DS) Square Enix / Level-5 (2m+)
  10. The Witcher (PC) CDProjekt (2m+)

 

Thanks!  Didn't know about Star Wars TLO, and totally forgot about GW2.  I'd even bump that to number 4 probably.

Witcher's another good one (with a very dedicated audience), and I hadn't even considered Star Trek but I can definitely see the potential there.  I thought APB was just a MMO though, not an MMORPG?

Another game to consider might be Inazmua Eleven, which is getting a western release timed with the World Cup this year and probably benefitting from Nintendo distribution.  Depending on how it's handled, I could see it being as big as Pokemon in Europe...

 



Blue3 on 11 January 2010

The list is a bit of, a bit i say.



iWarMachine on 11 January 2010
palancas7 said:
HAHAHAHAHA

That's our industry...

indeed...that's our media. ignorant as always.



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finalrpgfantasy on 12 January 2010

i doubt that gt5 will be so low.



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Kenoid on 12 January 2010

Halo: Reach shouldn't be top on the selling list, nothing innovative has caught my attention
Call of Duty 7 or whatever you call that and God of War III will top the list instead =)



                                  

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perpride on 12 January 2010

Realistic list. I just don't understand Gran Turismo 5's position.

I'm also not exactly sure how much to expect from Reach at this point.

Great to see FFXIII at #2, that would be a dream come true. IMAGINE IF IT IS THE BEST SELLER OF 2010! Seems unlikely though cause over a million Japanese sales were in 09.



saicho on 12 January 2010
perpride said:
Realistic list. I just don't understand Gran Turismo 5's position.

I'm also not exactly sure how much to expect from Reach at this point.

Great to see FFXIII at #2, that would be a dream come true. IMAGINE IF IT IS THE BEST SELLER OF 2010! Seems unlikely though cause over a million Japanese sales were in 09.

The two points are kind of conflicted with each other.



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perpride on 12 January 2010
saicho said:
perpride said:
Realistic list. I just don't understand Gran Turismo 5's position.

I'm also not exactly sure how much to expect from Reach at this point.

Great to see FFXIII at #2, that would be a dream come true. IMAGINE IF IT IS THE BEST SELLER OF 2010! Seems unlikely though cause over a million Japanese sales were in 09.

The two points are kind of conflicted with each other.

I'd much rather see Final Fantasy XIII in that position. But from analyst estimates, and judging by the fact that Gran Turismo is Sony's flagship franchise, I'm not sure if it will happen.

ioi said 10 million is a possibility for both games though so I guess we will have to wait and see. Those kind of sales could even outdo Reach for all we know.



darthdevidem01 on 12 January 2010
perpride said:
saicho said:
perpride said:
Realistic list. I just don't understand Gran Turismo 5's position.

I'm also not exactly sure how much to expect from Reach at this point.

Great to see FFXIII at #2, that would be a dream come true. IMAGINE IF IT IS THE BEST SELLER OF 2010! Seems unlikely though cause over a million Japanese sales were in 09.

The two points are kind of conflicted with each other.

I'd much rather see Final Fantasy XIII in that position. But from analyst estimates, and judging by the fact that Gran Turismo is Sony's flagship franchise, I'm not sure if it will happen.

ioi said 10 million is a possibility for both games though so I guess we will have to wait and see. Those kind of sales could even outdo Reach for all we know.

Same here

the source said 10 million is possible for FF13

ioi actually said with budget editons & some bundles he actually sees GT5 doing 10 million



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