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Dr Cheeto posted:I'm a big dumb moron who can't understand why managing regional branches this way would get those games into new markets, can you elaborate? NOE decided to localise the games when NOA didn't, I guess?
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Junpei Hyde posted:NOE decided to localise the games when NOA didn't, I guess? I'm not really sure how that would have suddenly not happened if people in the US were allowed to import the EU release, or vice versa.
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Lemon Curdistan posted:I'm not really sure how that would have suddenly not happened if people in the US were allowed to import the EU release, or vice versa. Yeah I don't necesarily agree with it, I just assume that was their reasoning.
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Dr Cheeto posted:I'm a big dumb moron who can't understand why managing regional branches this way would get those games into new markets, can you elaborate? Branches of most companies like, say, Ubisoft or Sony are all just parts of one big whole and following orders from on high. When you buy a copy of the new Assassin's Creed anywhere in the world, it's a sale for Ubisoft as a whole. Nintendo's branches, however, have a degree of autonomy, and can set their own policies and projects. Sales go to the branches as well, which is why Nintendo of Europe can do their own localization projects like the "Rainfall" games - they're paying out of their own pocket/warchest.
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Saoshyant posted:I tried it a few days ago, but it's not a good representation of the actual game since it's just the game's intro. I thought the game had kind of a slow intro with a lot of fights that were either tutorial or exposition where you can't lose. After that it gets really good but the demo probably doesn't go deep enough to get to the good stuff.
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I don't care about any of this localization crap except for what son of a bitch is keeping me from playing Style Savvy 3
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The rear end Stooge posted:I don't care about any of this localization crap except for what son of a bitch is keeping me from playing Style Savvy 3 It's me. I bought all of the copies. The only way to get the game is to give me Fire Emblem.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Actually those policies are the reason games like Xenoblade Chronicles and Disaster: Day of Crisis get out of Japan at all. Ah one good game on a largely dead console, guess it's all right after all to leave a big rear end market hanging.
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Josuke Higashikata posted:Ah one good game on a largely dead console, guess it's all right after all to leave a big rear end market hanging. I'm sorry but FE Fates doesn't have much in the way of big asses.
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Junpei Hyde posted:I'm sorry but FE Fates doesn't have much in the way of big asses. Well then what even is the loving point?!?
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Junpei Hyde posted:I'm sorry but FE Fates doesn't have much in the way of big asses. I was led to believe Tharja would be there??? Who is the new yandare underling? Adopted sister?
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deadly_pudding posted:I was led to believe Tharja would be there??? Yes and yes, but rear end levels are still insufficient.
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Josuke Higashikata posted:Ah one good game on a largely dead console, guess it's all right after all to leave a big rear end market hanging. What "largely dead console" are we talking about?
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The Wii, simmer down Jivjov
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Sakurazuka posted:The Wii, simmer down Jivjov Isn't the Wii the most successful Nintendo home console ever?
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jivjov posted:Isn't the Wii the most successful Nintendo home console ever? Jivjov pls  The wii itself sold like a jillion units, yeah, but nobody bought any games for it. They all just played Wii Bowling.
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jivjov posted:Isn't the Wii the most successful Nintendo home console ever? "Successful" and "dead" aren't mutually exclusive. Sony sold like infinity PS2s but nobody's making games for it anymore.
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jivjov posted:Isn't the Wii the most successful Nintendo home console ever?
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The point he was making was that by the time Xenoblade was localised, there were very few games being released for the Wii.
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Pretty sure he meant Disaster: Day of Crisis.
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Xenoblade also has really niche appeal and wasn't going to be a massive system seller, nor would it motivate all those families that only thought the Wii was a sports simulation machine to go out and use their video game machine to play more video games.
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jivjov do you have any strong opinions on the anime series Gurren Lagann and GaoGaiGar?
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Sakurazuka posted:jivjov do you have any strong opinions on the anime series Gurren Lagann and GaoGaiGar? Hey, no need to go that far.
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Why does every games thread turn into an anime thread?
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Why do people keep saying that the Wii was a commercial failure when it not only sold gangbusters but also had a high attach rate? Is it because those games don't contain enough hardcores?
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SelenicMartian posted:The console is. The games on it sell like poo poo though. This isn't even remotely true.
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I'm hopelessly addicted to Fire Emblem. I didn't realize these games were so fun. I'm astonished that the pairing up and relationship system is only a recent addition to the series. I guess before that you spent your time just grinding classes and weapon levels? What are some other top tier games in the series?
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I thought the Wii had the exact opposite of a high attach rate, where tons of people bought the Wii but nothing else for the system. Edit: 8-Bit Scholar posted:I'm hopelessly addicted to Fire Emblem. I didn't realize these games were so fun. 7, 9 and 12 are really solid, and 8, 10 and 13 aren't too bad either, assuming you've come aboard starting with Fates. Double Edit: To clarify, after Fates, I'd say moving on to 7, 9 or 12 aren't bad ideas and then going to the other 3 would be good if you really want more. 8 and 13 are more introductory games and are a bit on the easier side, but you've already had an introduction via Fates, so I wouldn't really recommend them ASAP after that game. 10 you should play after you're a lot more familiar with the series and not before 9 because 10 is a direct sequel to that one. ChaosArgate fucked around with this message at 17:01 on Feb 23, 2016 |
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8-Bit Scholar posted:I'm hopelessly addicted to Fire Emblem. I didn't realize these games were so fun. Nah supports have existed in some form since the SNES, the child mechanics first showed up in Genealogy of the Holy War which was 1996 I think? Both GBA fire emblems and Path of Radiance are good amongst the english games.
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ChaosArgate posted:I thought the Wii had the exact opposite of a high attach rate, where tons of people bought the Wii but nothing else for the system. No, it had a really high attach rate, especially when you consider that Nintendo included Wii Sports into their overall hardware/software attach rate, which means Wii Sports coming with every console skewed the ratio. People bought a lot of Wii games.
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Louisgod posted:No, it had a really high attach rate, especially when you consider that Nintendo included Wii Sports into their overall hardware/software attach rate, which means Wii Sports coming with every console skewed the ratio. People bought a lot of Wii games. More specifically, they bought a lot of Nintendo games. Third parties sold jack poo poo on the wii.
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Andrast posted:More specifically, they bought a lot of Nintendo games. Third parties sold jack poo poo on the wii. Really doubtful considering there are hundreds if not at least a thousand titles of shovelware titles on the Wii.
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The Wii was a commercial success in every way. The idea it had a really low attach rate or whatever is misinformation spread by people with a weird grudge against its success.
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Wii had a pretty high attach rate (I can't remember the exact number but it was over 10) meaning that people were buying lots of games. It's just that a lot of it was probably forgettable mass market schlock that ended up in the trash or cheap garage sale lots. But that probably isn't any different from most systems so Edit: lol don't know where I got the over 10 number from, guess I remembered wrong but 8-9 is still pretty good
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Huh, yeah I stand corrected about Wii Sports. http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/29/these-are-nintendos-lifetime-hardware-and-software-numbers Wii's attach rate was comparable to that of the NES.
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Gutcruncher posted:Why do people keep saying that the Wii was a commercial failure when it not only sold gangbusters but also had a high attach rate? nobody said the wii was a commercial failure ChaosArgate posted:7, 9 and 12 are really solid, and 8, 10 and 13 aren't too bad either, assuming you've come aboard starting with Fates. it's worth noting that 12, while well regarded, never left Japan. there's an english patch but that takes effort and stuff
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Dr Cheeto posted:Why does every games thread turn into an anime thread? Because the console games industry was born in Japan and even today a huge number of games are Japanese. Next we can debate on the meaning of Anime for 5 pages.
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Sakurazuka posted:jivjov do you have any strong opinions on the anime series Gurren Lagann and GaoGaiGar? Haven't even heard of that second one, but I watched a bit of Gurren Lagann and thought it was over the top in a really fun way.
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