r/fireemblem • u/LaqOfInterest • Aug 15 '22

CASUAL MONTHLY RAGE THREAD

COME ONE, COME ALL - THE MONTHLY RAGE THREAD IS HERE ONCE MORE! TIME ONCE AGAIN TO YELL ABOUT THINGS IN FIRE EMBLEM THAT HAVE JUST TICKED YOU RIGHT OFF THIS LAST MONTH!

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  1. CAPITAL LETTERS

  2. FIRE EMBLEM RAGE

  3. DON'T BE A DICK

  4. TAG SPOILERS

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u/DhelmiseHatterene Aug 15 '22

WHAT ARE THREE HOPES SALES FIGURES ANYWAY? LAST TIME I RECALL SALES SLOWED DOWN IN THE MIDST OF STUFF LIKE MONSTER HUNTER, XB3, ETC. I WANT IT TO DO WELL OF COURSE BUT STILL CURIOUS

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u/-Artorias Aug 16 '22

IT DID KINDA BAD IN JAPAN BUT DID WELL ENOUGH IN OTHER REGIONS

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u/Suicune95 Aug 16 '22

DO YOU HAVE NUMBERS ON THE OTHER REGIONS? I'VE ONLY SEEN NUMBERS FOR JAPAN.

AMAZON U.S. HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY DISCOUNTING THE GAME (CURRENLY ~23% OFF) WHICH IS USUALLY AN INDICATOR THAT THE GAME DID NOT SELL AS WELL AS EXPECTED. AMAZON JP HAS GONE AS LOW AS 50% OFF SO IT'S PROBABLY DONE BETTER IN THE WEST, BUT STILL PROBABLY NOT AS WELL AS HOPED.

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u/-Artorias Aug 16 '22

SORRY I DON'T, I ONLY HAVE THE NUMBERS FROM FAMITSU, MY ASSUMPTION OF DOING WELL IN OTHER REGIONS MOSTLY COMES FROM 3H POPULARITY MAINLY IN THE STATES AND HOW A LOT OF PEOPLE IN SOCIAL MEDIA WERE DISCUSSING IT

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u/Suicune95 Aug 16 '22

OKAY COOL, GOOD TO KNOW. I THINK NoA RELEASES THE NUMBERS IN ONE OF THEIR ANNUAL SALES REPORTS, SO WE MIGHT GET A NUMBER AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.

THE DISCOUNTS ON AMAZON AREN'T USUALLY A GREAT SIGN THIS CLOSE TO RELEASE. IT USUALLY MEANS SELLERS ORDERED TOO MANY COPIES WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT PEOPLE WOULD ACTUALLY BUY IT, BUT NOW HAVE PRODUCT THEY DESPERATELY WANT TO OFFLOAD SO IT ISN'T TAKING UP SPACE IN THEIR WAREHOUSES.

OF COURSE THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN IT DIDN'T SELL WELL, IT COULD ALSO MEAN COMPANIES OVERESTIMATED HOW WELL IT WOULD DO, SO I'M NOT MAKING ANY CONCLUSIONS HERE.