Nintendo's first worldwide Pokemon launch was a success. They report that that Pokemon X and Pokemon Y managed to sell more than 4 million units across Japan, Europe, and The Americas this past weekend, October 12 and 13.
They've never done a worldwide launch before, so this is a first, but even looking at regional launches this would have been the fastest-selling 3DS game of all time.
And compared to the last Pokemon title launch, Black and White 2, X and Y are beating it by more than 70 percent, says Nintendo.
The series weighs in at more than 245 million games sold worldwide. Five sets have exceeded 10 million: Diamond/Pearl, Ruby/Sapphire, Black/White, HeartGold/HeartSilver, and FireRed/LeafGreen.
Impressive of Nintendo to sell that much Pokemon. With familiar faces like Pikachu, Meowth and Mewtwo, along with the return of the Kanto trio(Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle), Pokemon X and Y will bring along fun for the entire family.
Or so we all think.
Recently, a bug that occurs in the outer ring of Lumiose City will prevent you from reloading your game if you save and quit in that ring. To prevent that, ether save within the inside of the city, or inside a building(Especially a Pokemon Center or the Gym at the center of the city). And according to Destructoid again, Nintendo is aware of this.
A few days ago, we made light of a potential game-breaking glitch for Pokemon X & Y -- if you save outside in Lumiose City, your game may crash and your save file may become corrupt. While a Reddit user seems to have discovered a potential fix in mashing your home button until it works again, Nintendo has become aware of the issue, and is working on a more long term solution.
Apparently their fix will work on already corrupted files, as well as making sure it doesn't happen again. An ETA hasn't been given, but if you have a massive amount of Pokemon already attached to your save, you may as well wait before restarting entirely. In the meantime, make sure you save inside of buildings in Lumiose.
Scary isn't it?
But what's scary is outside of Pokemon. For those of you hoping for an X-Box One or Playstation 4 take on Street Fighter IV: Ultra Hyper Epic Combo Edition, well I'm afraid I have some sad news. Due to the lack of resources, Capcom is unable to do a Next Generation Port of Street Fighter IV, or any new fighter. This, according to a tweet from Yoshinori Ono to the website "Gamin Realm"
More bad news regarding Capcom. When asked by a fan if the company would be bringing Ultra Street Fighter IV to next gen consoles, Yoshinori Ono responded with a very grave statement:
Earlier this year we reported (through GameIndustry) that Capcom had a very minuscule amount of cash in the bank. The company is currently in financial disarray. Then the news surfaced that Capcom of Europe is planning to cut more than half of its staff members. Combining those two older reports with Ono’s recent remark, it’s clear that Capcom is seriously, undeniably in trouble.
Not to mention that fighting games aren’t necessarily as resource-heavy as say adventure or 3D action games. The fact that the company cannot afford to make a fighting game, or even port a fighter is devastating news.
As I stated in our earlier reports, I personally cannot feel sorry for the company. What goes around comes around. This is what happens when you betray your fans and kill off beloved franchises.
A dire future for Capcom? What will we do without having a ultra realistic E. Honda lay the smackdown on Guile? Oh the humanity. OH THE SADNESS!
Works Cited:
Destructoid article 1
Destructoid article 2
Gaminrealm
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