How much did TMNT: Smash Up sell?

*CyberCubed* · 12-15-2009, 08:19 PM

Does anyone have sales data for the game? I'm very curious to see how the game did, mainly because Ubisoft may or may not renew their license depending on how it did.

I'm kinda hoping for Konami to get the license back, if only to see the classic games on the Virtual console.

*XERO* · 12-15-2009, 08:44 PM

Probably more than a ugly prostitute on a GOOD day.

*The Stryker* · 12-15-2009, 08:45 PM

Blind guess.

Not a lot.

**Venom** · 12-15-2009, 10:13 PM

Just a quick glance on VGchartz yields around 100,000 copies sold for the Wii and about 60,000 for the PS2.

There is a lot of controversy regarding the PS2 version, however, due to UbiSoft not marketing the game correctly. There aren't as many characters/locations from what I've read.

SwordofTengu · 02-20-2010, 09:45 PM

About 160,000 total in 5 months? Sounds like they got a little profit. Most third party games have more potential than that.

*Powder* · 02-21-2010, 08:05 AM

I'm pissed that 160000 got f***ed in the ass by ubisoft.

WRATH OF I, UNLEASH!

*Kendamu* · 02-23-2010, 01:31 AM

Powder, for some reason I just imagined "WRATH OF I, UNLEASH!" to be some sort of summoning command for an anime-esque giant robot. Maybe one that's green and blue.

Am I in the ballpark at all or have I been playing too much No More Heroes 2?

On the topic at hand, my girlfriend's younger cousin likes the game a lot, but he's like eight years old and loves games where he can spam the same moves over and over. So, I guess not everyone feels f*cked over this.

I guess I'll just stick to the classic arcade games as best as I can.

*Powder* · 02-23-2010, 01:47 AM

Haha its just something I made at the time. However, I may have to draw a robot to match it!

*Kendamu* · 02-23-2010, 02:14 AM

In that case, here's the NMH2 cutscene that made me associate what you said with giant robots. You'll wanna start about 1:40 into it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rePUjV_mbHo

*Powder* · 02-23-2010, 03:35 AM

Lol I guess that works, I was thinking more along the lines of Big O when you first mentioned it.

*Kendamu* · 02-23-2010, 05:40 AM

Well, I'm guessing that's what Travis' whole, "Let's punk!" and the robot coming out of the ground came from. I think they were trying to poke fun at the entire giant robot anime genre as a whole.

*sdp* · 03-01-2010, 09:09 AM

vgchartz isn't very reliable.

If they wouldn't have lied and overhyped the game it would have done much better, they really shot themselves in the foot with that, its not a bad game necessarily just average. If they would've actually delivered what they promised I would've done much better. What they wound up with was a lot of hyped up fans that were let down when they saw this wasn't the TMNT game they expected and only a decent SSBBrawl clone.

*Kendamu* · 03-01-2010, 09:17 AM

Actually having tried the game out over at a family member's house, the only thing that made me really not want to buy it was the fact that it felt so unbalanced. Sure, the roster is something we all wish was better but I could'a lived with it if the balance was more like a regular fighting game or even fighters of the game sub-genre like SSB or Jump Superstars.

*sdp* · 03-01-2010, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

DUbisoft may or may not renew their license depending on how it did.

I'm kinda hoping for Konami to get the license back, if only to see the classic games on the Virtual console.

Well its not up to Ubisoft to renew the license, even if they want Viacom has to decide when the rights are up, and they seem to be pretty happy with THQ publishing all their properties. THQ mostly handles licensed properties and usually do a half-assed job....

And I'm not too sure I'd want Konami back, they didn't really do that great with the 2k3 show so I won't let the nostalgic games of the past make me biased and IMO Ubisoft did a better job with the license already even if they didn't do a good job at it.

Here's hoping anyone but THQ wins the bidding for it.

*Zachatello00* · 03-01-2010, 09:31 PM

I had gotten a bunch of pre-orders at my store (much more than the average store) simply because I was excited about it (obviously as a turtles fan). We ended up getting several copies in, all of which sold very quickly.

Unfortunatly it's already D-listed in our system though.

*Kendamu* · 03-02-2010, 02:52 AM

I figure, based on experience, that it probably sold well amongst children.

*Candy Kappa* · 03-02-2010, 04:05 AM

in Norway you got a free pizza preordering smash-up.

I guess the sales staled after a couple of weeks

*sdp* · 03-02-2010, 12:57 PM

Well almost all games make most of their money in the first three weeks of it coming out, they are the most important days for sales, anything after is usually very low. So if it did good in the first few weeks that is all that counts.

12-15-2009, 08:19 PM	#1
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,873	How much did TMNT: Smash Up sell? Does anyone have sales data for the game? I'm very curious to see how the game did, mainly because Ubisoft may or may not renew their license depending on how it did. I'm kinda hoping for Konami to get the license back, if only to see the classic games on the Virtual console.

12-15-2009, 08:44 PM	#2
XERO Hybrid Theorist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alamo City Posts: 8,185	Probably more than a ugly prostitute on a GOOD day. __________________ "Travel at the speed of light... then hit the nitro!"

12-15-2009, 08:45 PM	#3
The Stryker Stupid Rich Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Room 237 Posts: 11,152	Blind guess. Not a lot. __________________ @~<3 Mom~@

03-01-2010, 09:09 AM	#12
sdp Detoxed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 11,219	vgchartz isn't very reliable. If they wouldn't have lied and overhyped the game it would have done much better, they really shot themselves in the foot with that, its not a bad game necessarily just average. If they would've actually delivered what they promised I would've done much better. What they wound up with was a lot of hyped up fans that were let down when they saw this wasn't the TMNT game they expected and only a decent SSBBrawl clone. __________________ *Trapt* *urself Page MiscRave!!!* Click to join The Drome Discord server

03-01-2010, 09:31 PM	#15
Zachatello00 On the beat! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hiding behind the phone booth Posts: 2,137	I had gotten a bunch of pre-orders at my store (much more than the average store) simply because I was excited about it (obviously as a turtles fan). We ended up getting several copies in, all of which sold very quickly. Unfortunatly it's already D-listed in our system though. __________________ "You're still news!"

12-15-2009, 10:13 PM	#4
Venom Space Knight Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,637	Just a quick glance on VGchartz yields around 100,000 copies sold for the Wii and about 60,000 for the PS2. There is a lot of controversy regarding the PS2 version, however, due to UbiSoft not marketing the game correctly. There aren't as many characters/locations from what I've read.

02-20-2010, 09:45 PM	#5
SwordofTengu Foot Soldier Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 102	About 160,000 total in 5 months? Sounds like they got a little profit. Most third party games have more potential than that.

02-21-2010, 08:05 AM	#6
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,955	I'm pissed that 160000 got f***ed in the ass by ubisoft. WRATH OF I, UNLEASH!

02-23-2010, 01:31 AM	#7
Kendamu Sewerhead Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,890	Powder, for some reason I just imagined "WRATH OF I, UNLEASH!" to be some sort of summoning command for an anime-esque giant robot. Maybe one that's green and blue. Am I in the ballpark at all or have I been playing too much No More Heroes 2? On the topic at hand, my girlfriend's younger cousin likes the game a lot, but he's like eight years old and loves games where he can spam the same moves over and over. So, I guess not everyone feels f*cked over this. I guess I'll just stick to the classic arcade games as best as I can.

02-23-2010, 01:47 AM	#8
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,955	Haha its just something I made at the time. However, I may have to draw a robot to match it!

02-23-2010, 02:14 AM	#9
Kendamu Sewerhead Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,890	In that case, here's the NMH2 cutscene that made me associate what you said with giant robots. You'll wanna start about 1:40 into it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rePUjV_mbHo

02-23-2010, 03:35 AM	#10
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,955	Lol I guess that works, I was thinking more along the lines of Big O when you first mentioned it.

02-23-2010, 05:40 AM	#11
Kendamu Sewerhead Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,890	Well, I'm guessing that's what Travis' whole, "Let's punk!" and the robot coming out of the ground came from. I think they were trying to poke fun at the entire giant robot anime genre as a whole.

03-01-2010, 09:17 AM	#13
Kendamu Sewerhead Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,890	Actually having tried the game out over at a family member's house, the only thing that made me really not want to buy it was the fact that it felt so unbalanced. Sure, the roster is something we all wish was better but I could'a lived with it if the balance was more like a regular fighting game or even fighters of the game sub-genre like SSB or Jump Superstars.

03-02-2010, 02:52 AM	#16
Kendamu Sewerhead Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,890	I figure, based on experience, that it probably sold well amongst children.

03-02-2010, 04:05 AM	#17
Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	in Norway you got a free pizza preordering smash-up. I guess the sales staled after a couple of weeks __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

03-02-2010, 12:57 PM	#18
sdp Detoxed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 11,219	Well almost all games make most of their money in the first three weeks of it coming out, they are the most important days for sales, anything after is usually very low. So if it did good in the first few weeks that is all that counts. __________________ *Trapt* *urself Page MiscRave!!!* Click to join The Drome Discord server