Enterbrain Weekly (31st Jan - 5th Feb) RE4 hmm

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Ty

Initially it was supposed to be released in November 2005, 10 months after the GC version. But I remember hearing recently (I think it was an IGN news peice...) that it will now take a year. It wasn't that unexpected to me since initial release dates are rarely correct. It also gels with the recent stories coming out of Capcom that they're having problems with the port.

Porting the game to PS2 will sell extra copies of RE4, of course, so its a good thing for Capcoms bottom line. I don't think anyone will argue with that and I'm certainly not. The only thing I disagree with is the timing of the announcement, that's all. Which AFAICS can only possibly hinder overall sales (for many reasons).

 

That was actually quite funny

 

Yes, that could be a possibility. However, I don´t think that´s the case since the number of average gamers that could have heard of this announcement is small enough to not make a difference, or at least that´s how I see it.

I don´t know what Capcom was thinking, but making RE4 for Cube excusively (at first) is one of the worst they could have made. It would´ve been better if they went completely exclusive, but by keeping many of their biggest franchises on PS2, they made their own fanbase not care that much about RE anymore.

 

Almasy

Ok so you think that it won't make a difference. However you must admit that its perfectly possible that it may make a difference, even though you're guessing otherwise. In which case just the possibility that the announcement may hurt sales is reason enough not to make it.

 

It could make a difference, but consider the fact that the few that would be informed of it would also know that I´ll take a long time to get to the market. The number of people affected by the announcement is far too small to blame RE4´s market failure on them, IMO.

Moving RE4 to GCN was Capcom´s greatest stupid act of this generation, and that´s pretty much the only reason the game isn´t selling, that´s how I see it (and I don´t think there´s much that suggest another cause).

 

To be honest I don't really want to arguing over the actual effect the announcement had on RE4 sales. Or on wether or not RE4 is selling well and for what reason. Because quite frankly both of our opinions on the subject are guesses and nothing more. Obviously I think my own guess is much more logical.. but then I would wouldn't I All I'm saying is that the announcement was badely timed. Because, at the very least, it had the potential to damage sales of the game (and could have already done so for all we know). In the end wether Capcom are punished for it or not (wether it hurts sales or not) doesn't change my opinion that it was a bad decision to make the announcement at that time. Its just always best to announce a port of a game after the first version of the game is released IMO.

 

...at least after sales get sluggish. ^_^

 

Yeah, we don´t really have statiscal data to prove either theory as truth. Yeah, I agree that announcing a port before the actual product arrives is not beneficial in any way...I just don´t think that´s the factor that makes RE4 sell much less than it should, so that´s where we´ll just have to disagree.

 

PS1 games could be played on PS2...with filtering anf faster load times to boot...

If Nintendo gave Capcom a nice deal for RE4 then...

Anyway true RE fans will find a way to get their hands on RE games, heck you can even rent a GCN and RE4 if need be. If you don't find RE4, which according to everybody and their grandma as being the best RE to date, worthy enough to take the appropiate steps to get access to it, then Capcom doesn't need you since you're just a wannabe RE fan with excuses.

 

Yes, but it's not as if the zillions of PS1 owners disappeared overnight once the PS2 came out. Those PS1 owners (who didn't buy a PS2 right away) still bought many PS1 games.

 

Some of the people at gamestores were saying to the customers that RE4 was coming to PS2, if a not so informed customer hears this itll consider that version of the game. A well informed customer would replay that it is coming, but itll take months. Im saying this as one example of how the anouncement affect the sales. They first need to gauge the sales at the target system and then anounce the port. Give the game a 2 month chance.

Well perhaps, but i dont think the only factor for the sales dive was just the GC exclusivity. The series was loosing significance, too many similar games and scenarios. It isnt after the RE4 release that the series gets significance or attention again.[/quote]

 

Well, the many people contemplating about buying a GC to play RE4, will not now that they know that it's coming to PS2. Why would they afterall?

If the only thing that interests them on GC was RE4, (1) they're missing out on lots of amazing games, (2) they'll just buy the PS2 version.

 

PSP Sales = Nintendo Sales. Again.

 

"mil" stands for...? Thousands i guess?

 

Copy/Paste from a brazilian website
Sorry.
Mil = k