Rockman Classics Collection is off to an alright start in Japan. For the week of February 22nd through the 28th, RCC debuted at #2 with 23,942 units sold. The game is second only to Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis.
Of note, this data only covers the physical Nintendo 3DS version (digital eShop sales and E-Capcom shipments are not calculated) which launched on February 25th. The game is not currently available on PS4, Xbox One or PC in Japan. For those curious, the previous physical Mega Man game available in the region, Zero Collection, debuted at #4 with 21,736 units in June 2010.
Looking at past Media Create data, rarely do we see Mega Man games rise after launch. RCC will drop next week, that much we can expect. I'd wager we'll see another 5K-10K. All in all, its charting better than I expected.
UPDATE: Data from Dengenki indicates RCC sold through 50% of its initially shipment during the first three days on sale. In other words, Capcom shipped a little over 40,000 units to retail, half of which sold. Not bad.
Source: 4Gamer, Media Create, NeoGAF
Did anyone ever confirm if the 3DS has the same intolerable input lag as the PC/console versions?
ReplyDeleteNot bad, plus some extra sales from e-capcom probably.
ReplyDeleteI picked it up yesterday for 3DS and cruised through MegaMan 1-3 and some of the challenges. I swapped between the NA and JPN versions and I didn't really notice too much difference from the Virtual Console versions, at least not in terms of game-breaking lag. Rockman 3 had a few instances of frozen sprites and "shifting", but nothing catastrophic.
ReplyDeleteI'd say it's worth picking up for the enhanced picture, the challenges, the bonus features, and if you're not quick of thumbs, there's the auto-fire feature.
Pretty impressive considering it's a late collection of re-releases on a platform that already had the games for a long time prior.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't have taken too terribly much for Capcom to make their ROI with this one anyway.
Capcom should think about release rockman 11 and 12 -- a newest games. See ? Rockman is very popular in Japan. I am very happy but I will be happier if they decide to working on Rockman 11 and 12 with newest robot masters. It would be an interesting and awesome! I can only dream, can't I ?
ReplyDelete"The game is second only to Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis."
ReplyDelete"Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis"
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It's not that impressive its a dead season with no real competition and even then the numbers are still really low. If Kamen Rider is number one that should just tell you something. Rockman can't compete with main team game franchise not even a little, at least that is how it is in the past.
ReplyDeleteAs was mentioned, this is a late collection of re-releases on a platform that already had the games for a long time prior.
DeleteThis had no reason to sell at all.
I guess you are right, but I thought supporting the cause was a reason.
DeleteThese are Japanese charts. I don't know how strongly they feel about "supporting the cause."
DeleteCourse I'm not sure Capcom deserves the support anyway, so I'm probably not the right person to comment on that.
I wonder which region Rockman/Mega Man is generally more popular in.
ReplyDeleteMost likely U.S just by virtue of size and relevance.
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