Post by: WindyMan on July 03, 2003, 08:46:32 AM
VJ-Day was June 26 in Japan, and as the week went on, copies of the game were dwindling quickly. Retailers were getting in small replenishment shipments, but those were getting sucked up too. It appears then, that most of the country is out of Viewtiful Joe, and today Capcom has posted a notice of this on its website.
They're apolgizing for the shortage, and asking everyone who is waiting for it to have some patience while Capcom ramps up production of the game. It hopes to get out more copies before the middle of the month.
It's not out of the question to say that importers might have helped cause this. That being said, those of you thinking of importing the game had better look forward to Videogame Depot's next shipment; the game is currently back on pre-order only.
Post by: Grey Ninja on July 03, 2003, 10:00:35 AM
I think it's safe to say at this point that Capcom is quite pleased with the GameCube. If they deliver a game that's REALLY good, it will sell REALLY well. This is a great thing right here.
Post by: Fammy2000 on July 03, 2003, 10:09:23 AM
Post by: Ian Sane on July 03, 2003, 10:12:15 AM
If Joe becomes a huge hit one thing that Nintendo alsolutely HAS to do is secure it as a Nintendo exclusive franchise. That way Viewtiful Joe 2 (or 3 or 4 knowing how Capcom is with sequels) can be a big exclusive GC2 launch title.
Post by: Gup on July 03, 2003, 11:29:34 AM
Post by: Fammy2000 on July 03, 2003, 12:49:28 PM
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That way Viewtiful Joe 2 (or 3 or 4 knowing how Capcom is with sequels) can be a big exclusive GC2 launch title.
Don't you mean Viewtiful Joe Championship Edition, Alpha, and EX?
Post by: Patch on July 03, 2003, 03:59:59 PM
That's my biggest fear really. Oh how I love my oddball games, and the fact they rarely shift as well as they should usually means that other companies don't want to risk a bit of creativity.
So buy up people, for the good of gaming.
Post by: mouse_clicker on July 03, 2003, 04:45:17 PM
Post by: PIAC on July 03, 2003, 08:46:10 PM
but hey, lets hope for some refreshing new ideas for next generation
i really really want this game :\ *preorders*
Post by: Cooolcorey on July 04, 2003, 07:08:35 PM
Post by: Michael8983 on July 08, 2003, 09:13:07 PM
I don't think it works that way. Capcom recently announced PN3 would remain Gamecube exclusive after it sold so poorly in Japan.
Capcom cares more about its own profits than it does about Nintendo's stance in the console war. It doesn't have the attitude that it will punish the Gamecube by making a game multi-platform if it sells poorly or reward it by keeping it exclusive if it sells well.
Viewtiful Joe selling well probably makes it more likely to be multi-platform. PN3 won't go multi-platform because Capcom assumes that if the game didn't sell well on the GCN, it probably won't sell well on the PS2 either. So there's no point to porting it. But Capcom might look at Viewtiful Joe's sales on the Gamecube and decide, if it sold well on that console, it will certainly sell as well or even better on the PS2.
Regardless, this is good news for Nintendo. It will just make Capcom and other developers more willing to develope titles from the ground up on the Gamecube regardless of whether they eventually get ported to the PS2 or not.
