Suikoden V's low sales numbers

Takemura · Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 10:57 am Post subject:

I liked Suikdoen V I have no idea why peopel wouldn't buy it :P O MAYBE because of the hero looking a little on the Creepy side. Just a thought.
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nocturne1337 · Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 3:07 pm Post subject:

yeah girly heroes are always drawbacks

chaarcters are maor selling points...if your character isnt accessible to alot of different types of people the game wont sell well
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Vextor · Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 3:32 pm Post subject:

45000 units sold is more than I expected, actually.

nocturne1337 · Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 3:38 pm Post subject:

any body have the numbers on the past titles??

i heard that suiko 3 sold pretty well for a suiko tittle.
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Blazing Camp · Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 7:50 pm Post subject:

Ashley Riot · Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 8:33 pm Post subject:

I'd say it was Kingdom Hearts 2 and the RPG competition in general. Even released a week early and with a much more appealing price tag, Suikoden V had a ton of competition- a good deal of people probably saved up for KH2 and weren't about to pour out more money just a week prior for another game (well...I was, but I don't get the feeling I'm in the majority). Combine that with the stream of RPGs like Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, Tales of Legendia, Shadow Hearts 3, and Grandia 3 that have all been released in the same season, and it's a tall order for Suikoden V to meet.
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Gunloc · Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 9:31 pm Post subject:

I'm actually pleasantly suprised by the new sales figures. To go from 8000 in the first week to 45,000 in just over a month is quite a surge for less mainstream games like Suikoden.

Usually games sell the most in the first week or two, but Suikoden V seems to be a game that is building momentum as time goes by. It had some very stiff compitition, (namely Kingdom Heart 2) so to see it bounce back is great. Granted, 45,000 still isn't anything spectacular, but it's a start. Hopefully May's numbers will follow the same trend.

Just for comparison, Tales of Legendia has been out since Feb. and Suikoden V has already passed it in sales. And yet, even though Legendia didn't sell great, Namco is still releasing Tales of the Abyss in North America. And nothing agaists the Tales series, I'm a huge fan of it myself. It's just that less than stellar sales numbers don't always equal doom.
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nocturne1337 · Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 10:47 pm Post subject:

tales of legendia wasnt by the same team that did TOS though tales of abyss is.

i wonder how shadow hearts fromt he new world did?
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Sophita · Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 11:09 pm Post subject:

Leon Silverberg · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 1:11 am Post subject:

i would also say it was because of Suikoden 4.. There are a lot of Suiko Fans that left the series because of it..

Another reason is that many square enix "friendly" magazines were giving bad previews or reviews of it... or only stated the flaws in it..

I don't really care for it.. i doubt that Konami will cancel Suikoden..
It was never a "bestseller" so they maybe don't expect to much from it either..

Eternal Rune · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 1:33 am Post subject:

based on the info you guys found up, i'm real worried now... i mean there may have been plans about a next generation suikoden an' all, but after the sales of suiko v who knows...?? konami might, and hopefully not, cancel the production or whatever.. because it costs a hell of lot more to produce for ps3 (or x360) than current consoles, and more time also.....

i hope the rune of change doesn't CHANGE their minds :)

jjrrs · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 5:41 am Post subject:

Sophita · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 6:15 am Post subject:

According to Stoafa at Theirstar (who is a reliable source):

koikuro · Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 7:26 am Post subject:

i doubt konami would cancel suikoden....

these figures are only for north america right?
does anyone know how they r doing in the rest of da world
in da middle east (where i am from) suikoden is popular i kno plenty of ppl who buy it......and i checked with 2 video game companys tht sell them in da middle east and apparently its really popular so it would be intrestin to c how it sells in da rest of the world

pce out
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nocturne1337 · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 12:15 am Post subject:

yeah for a niche title suikoden is pretty worldwide...its not really popular anywhere though...was suikoden 2 ever poular in japan?
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