Goukosan 2,249 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 It's now the fastest selling game of all time in Japan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-GD-X★ 7,728 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 That’s insane! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twinblade★ 3,889 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 I played through the first few campaign levels. Its enjoyable but definitely a huge rehash. They need to be a bit more ambitious with the next one, there's no excuse given how much money it brings in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goukosan 2,249 Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 34 minutes ago, Twinblade said: I played through the first few campaign levels. Its enjoyable but definitely a huge rehash. They need to be a bit more ambitious with the next one, there's no excuse given how much money it brings in. From watching the digital foundry review they say the first few levels feel the same but after that it's much different. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TLHBO 2,158 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 41 minutes ago, Twinblade said: there's no excuse given how much money it brings in. The excuse is it's Nintendo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sabo 442 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, TLHBO said: The excuse is it's Nintendo Yeah, pretty much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jehurey 3,222 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 i did not see that coming. so its bigger than any Pokemon launch, ever? There's like 25 million Switches in Japan, so they just sold to like 11-12% of all Japanese Switch owners, over the weekend? Damn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-GD-X★ 7,728 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Twinblade said: I played through the first few campaign levels. Its enjoyable but definitely a huge rehash. They need to be a bit more ambitious with the next one, there's no excuse given how much money it brings in. let me know if it changes up as you progress. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hot Sauce 2,727 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Shame, people shouldn't support lazy flops. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Remij 4,667 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 That's crazy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
54212 432 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 A shooter becomes the fastest selling game of all time in Japan? That's a twist. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sabo 442 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Saucer said: A shooter becomes the fastest selling game of all time in Japan? That's a twist. Don't they love Valorant and Apex Legends over there? Edited September 13, 2022 by Sabo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ike★ 2,906 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Nintendo becoming third party any day now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cooke 2,026 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 I have played a second of any splatoon games. The entire premises is just too bizarre. I have no interest in it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
54212 432 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 11 hours ago, Sabo said: Don't they love Valorant and Apex Legends over there? I don't know. I've been away from gaming lately so I didn't even know what Valorant was until I just looked it up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-GD-X★ 7,728 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 7 minutes ago, Saucer said: I don't know. I've been away from gaming lately so I didn't even know what Valorant was until I just looked it up. lol same. I don’t even know much about this apex lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sabo 442 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Valorant blew up big in Japan last year. It was and I think it still is the most viewed game on Twitch in Japan. Valorant's huge surge in popularity was surprising because it's a PC game and Japan isn't really a PC market. You would think it would be a Fighting Game that would be the top viewed but apparently Fighting Games are losing popularity in Japan because they're becoming seen as "old man games" by the younger generation of gamers as more time passes by. This could be the reason why you don't see Arcade releases anymore. DBZ, the highest and biggest fighting game of the last generation, didn't get a Arcade release. GranBlue, Strive, KoF, SamSho... none of them got an Arcade release. Hell, there's a feeling that fuckin' STREET FIGHTER 6 won't get an Arcade release which is just insane to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twinblade★ 3,889 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 I had no idea Valorant was that big in Japan. I was actually addicted to that game for a while last year, its combination of Counterstrike gameplay with MOBA characters that have unique abilities felt great. I don't even like competetive/e-sports games but that one hooked me for a bit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jehurey 3,222 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 This must originate from Nintendo marketing Splatoon really well to young kids in Japan. Like maybe there's a tv show, or music content or clothing that they've been cultivating since the first game released, and its now paying off huge dividends. Animal Crossing sold 2.6 million This thing beat Animal Crossing, and it beat by by 800,000 units. It wasn't even close. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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