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Mr. Oshawott
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 Posted: Mon May 15, 2017 9:54 am
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| Quote: | | Sales from Yo-kai Watch products decreased by 69.8% from last year... |
Ouch! That's got to hurt...
It doesn't help that some of the Yōkai Watch goods were found in bargain stores like Dollar Tree (in the U.S.)...
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Tuor_of_Gondolin
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2017 10:13 am
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The thing with fads is that they don't last.
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WhosAsking
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2017 10:24 am
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It's a little hard to read the article clearly, so perhaps someone can distill it a little bit. Bandai Namco's on a tear, but, in a nutshell, what's working for them so far and what's not?
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NiPah
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2017 10:53 am
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| WhosAsking wrote: | | It's a little hard to read the article clearly, so perhaps someone can distill it a little bit. Bandai Namco's on a tear, but, in a nutshell, what's working for them so far and what's not? |
Pretty much everything seems to be working for them except for toy's and hobbies, which seems to be mainly brought down by Yo-Kai Watch sales.
Gaming, arcade, audio/visual, and licensing are all bringing in profits.
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#sukkar
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2017 11:05 am
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Yokai Watch's sales for most of its lifespan have been insane, so I imagine that might make the drop seem worse than it is. (overall) Brand wise, yikes, that's a property I don't see lasting another three years without some major re invigoration going on.
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BadNewsBlues
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2017 2:15 pm
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| Tuor_of_Gondolin wrote: | | The thing with fads is that they don't last. |
Pokemon's been around for about 20 years they apparently do depending on the circumstances.
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Lord Oink
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2017 4:23 pm
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| BadNewsBlues wrote: | | Pokemon's been around for about 20 years they apparently do depending on the circumstances. |
By definition it wouldn't be a 'fad' then. A fad would be all the clones of it that died out or are struggling to stay alive, like Digimon. Yokai Watch fell pretty hard last year. I personally blame Inaho. Series went downhill once she came along. Plus you can only buy the same toys over and over again so many times. Meanwhile Gashats are way better than Eyecons, so no surprise Rider sales are up.
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Mr. Oshawott
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2017 4:39 pm
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| Lord Oink wrote: | | Yokai Watch fell pretty hard last year. I personally blame Inaho. Series went downhill once she came along. |
Then there's the absence of Fumika in Yōkai Watch 3...Some people didn't take that too well...
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iamtooawesome
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 1:48 am
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more than 60% network loss for Yokai Watch? yikes, at least Bandai's still doing very good with their gaming platforms little nightmares gave me goosebumps.
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manapear
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 3:43 pm
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Interesting numbers. I'd love to see a breakdown by series, and then its different groups/categories.
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