How Successful does Lunar SSH need to be?

[Arcana]

How many sales do you think are possible for this game?
How many sales establish this game as a success?
What then if it can't even beat Lunar DS sales of 90,000?

[Silver Phoenix]

Well we aren't aware of how many copies need to sell for XSEED to break even, or to consider it successful. It has to get more publicity in order to sell, and at this point it's minimal. Let's hope for the best.

[Final Night]

Well we aren't aware of how many copies need to sell for XSEED to break even, or to consider it successful. It has to get more publicity in order to sell, and at this point it's minimal. Let's hope for the best.

There's always the potential for a sleeper game that people catch onto gradually an ends up warranting a sequel (ala Valkyria Chronicles).

If SSH comes out and is amazing, we need to make sure that we tell people.

[Old_School]

I've wondered that myself. While I'm looking forward to Harmony, that's what worries me about all the remakes. If Game Arts keeps making remakes of SSS, with sales getting worse with each iteration, the series could come to a halt before a sequel is ever made.

[Silver Phoenix]

Final Night, it goes beyond word of mouth. There has to be some kind of marketing involved for it to be a mainstream success, but it seems to always fall into a niche. You also have less of a PSP market in the US compared to consoles so that limits your numbers.

A bunch of us will buy a PSP, or receive one as a gift in order to play the game. If they could have made a Lunar PSP bundle that would be fantastic, but it doesn't have the audience that Final Fantasy has. Most people aren't even aware of this remake, so outside of fans it's overshadowed by everything else.

A true shame, because the game really deserves a chance in the spotlight.

[ShindoW]

The only kind of marketing I have seen for this was a display stand (which I snagged online after my Gamestop threw theirs out-- I was outraged because I wanted it, they said they would hold some stuff for me now <: ) which, if Lunar-Net doesn't have a pic of, I was planning to submit it.

I have barely seen any advertizing online (aside XSeed's site and the little trickle of news on Siliconera). I would imagine this would sell better than DS, especially since there is a regular print run and not just the limited run. I want my Lunar 2 portable!

[Final Night]

Final Night, it goes beyond word of mouth. There has to be some kind of marketing involved for it to be a mainstream success, but it seems to always fall into a niche. You also have less of a PSP market in the US compared to consoles so that limits your numbers.

A bunch of us will buy a PSP, or receive one as a gift in order to play the game. If they could have made a Lunar PSP bundle that would be fantastic, but it doesn't have the audience that Final Fantasy has. Most people aren't even aware of this remake, so outside of fans it's overshadowed by everything else.

A true shame, because the game really deserves a chance in the spotlight.

Maybe I just missed it, but I don't remember any marketing (such as advertising) for Valkyria Chronicles. The only reason it had any success was just that it was a really good game and media outlets recognized that in their reviews.

Now maybe the best marketing campaign there is is just to put out a quality product and let it fall where it may, but I think we could get to an EB remake simply by this game surprising people with quality.

[Silver Phoenix]

I haven't seen any print media or display stands for the game. I was at Gamestop yesterday and didn't notice anything.

[GhaleonOne]

Check the LunarNET news, I just threw up the North American magazine ad.

[Alan_Geitz]

More advertising for Lunar SSH?
Leave it to me!
*working on a quick video...will I release it on time?*

[Silver Phoenix]

G1, did he happen to state which magazine it came from? I love how there's still no date.

Does it irk anyone else that the soundtrack disc is black and white? You have nice cover art on the jewel case, and then a b&w disc. I wonder if we're even going to get a slim jewel case, and instead it comes in a sleeve.

[ShindoW]

Check the LunarNET news, I just threw up the North American magazine ad.

Do you guys still need the display box? I can get photos for you if so.

I haven't seen any print media or display stands for the game. I was at Gamestop yesterday and didn't notice anything.

It was in there for a week tops about 2 weeks ago. Now it's God of War III... woo...

If someone finds out what magazine the ad is in, Id love to pick it up. I have a collection of video game ads, Lunar SSSC being one of them.

[Monde Luna]

G1, did he happen to state which magazine it came from? I love how there's still no date.

Does it irk anyone else that the soundtrack disc is black and white? You have nice cover art on the jewel case, and then a b&w disc. I wonder if we're even going to get a slim jewel case, and instead it comes in a sleeve.

Yeah I feel like having a b&w soundtrack does kind of cheapen the experience a bit. It makes it looks like a mere afterthought. However, I am still excited about getting one.

[GhaleonOne]

Check the LunarNET news, I just threw up the North American magazine ad.

Do you guys still need the display box? I can get photos for you if so.

Sure!

[ShindoW]

No prob, sent an email your way. Glad I could help. ^o^

[SilentApprovalRobot]

More advertising for Lunar SSH?
Leave it to me!
*working on a quick video...will I release it on time?*

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[Silver Phoenix]

Jess from XSEED commented about me linking the magazine ad link to Lunar-Net, and she referenced what magazines are running the ad.

"Magazine ads for the game are now running. Check out Playstation Magazine, Shonen Jump, Play Magazine and others for your very own paw-able copy. "

[ShindoW]

My friend ended up picking up Shonen Jump for the YuGiOh card and said I can put the ad in my collection. Sweet

[Silver Phoenix]

I wonder if the ad is in Shonen Jump because it's a JRPG, and has anime cutscenes. I never heard much in the way of gaming ads in that magazine, but I've never really read that magazine to begin with.

[whitedragon_nall]

I bought an issue of SJ years ago and I remember seeing some gaming ads. When I think about it though, I remember them being for Naruto, DBZ, and YuGiOh games.....all of which are mangas featured in the book.