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An image circulating on social media claiming that PS5-exclusive title Marvel’s Wolverine topped 2 million units sold in its first week set off a firestorm on 5ch’s Hardware/Industry board (nicknamed “Geha”). What began as ammunition for mocking Switch fans quickly spiraled into a fight over whether the number was even real, as posters pointed out that neither Insomniac nor Sony had made any such announcement and speculated the image itself might be AI-generated. With the game’s development budget reportedly topping 30 billion yen, there was also keen interest in whether it could actually turn a profit.
What people said
Hope Fire Emblem: Manshisenko can crack 2 million in its first week too
Nintendo pig: "1 million first week! Thanks to Switch 2!"
Wolverine — PS5 exclusive
Nintendo pig: "2 million first week? Total flop!"
lol
Aren't both of those flops on PS5 though?
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity tops 4 million in cumulative shipments!
https://krsw.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/ghard/1641346716/
2 Name: Anonymous Determined [sage] Posted: 2022/01/05 (Wed) 10:40:05.02 ID:mo27zwP70
That's a flop though
First week 5 million → lifetime 12-15 million
First week 1 million → lifetime 4-5 million
Hey, quit trash-talking Wilds!
There's zero chance of that with just 2 million on day one.
Guaranteed massive flop lmaooooo
It's a first-party title, so the take per unit is higher than that.
For digital sales, you can basically assume close to the full $70 goes straight to them.
How many people are even buying it at full price though lol
That's day-one numbers, not first week
I looked for this and couldn't find it anywhere.
Where's it from?
Mind sharing the source?
This one's also clearly slapped together with generative AI.
No announcement from Insomniac or Sony, so it's fake~
Maybe you Nintendo boys should worry about your own game instead
Yeah, true, Wolverine's getting way too much buzz lmao
Crappy graphics?
That 50-billion-yen lava sure looks impressive though
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2099999494616104960/vid/avc1/1910×1232/O9nPvGzeUb3ZAP4f.mp4
lol
The nerd doing the commentary is speechless at how bad it looks
Never thought I'd live to see okonomiyaki (a savory Japanese pancake) rendered in the Reiwa era lol
According to a leak from Insomniac, if Wolverine doesn't sell 6 million copies in its first 12 months, Marvel may end its long-running partnership with Insomniac and scrap the planned X-Men game.
I think 6 million is achievable. If sales fall short, they'll probably push the game with steep discounts. But with the leaked development budget reportedly at $305 million, even 6 million feels low. The game might need to sell 8-10 million copies before it starts turning a profit. That seems like a stretch.
Is 2 million really going to cut it?
So that's why it looked like they rushed this out
Even if they lied out of frustration,
it's kind of sad they only inflated it to 2 million instead of going all-in with something like 10 million.
Even as wishful thinking, this won't hit the cumulative target from Re: #66
That's just pathetic
Dunno the facts, but I guess they were just happy about it
Even though the quota is 6 million
Yeah it's off-limits — it can even move stock prices
Guess PS fanboys are gonna keep spreading AI-faked garbage like this from now on……
Well, if they're gonna cross the line like this, it actually works out in our favor
It's less about the 2 million and more that there's no source…
By the way, apparently even 2 million on day one is still less than Spider-Man
Going this far just to smear Nintendo?
Someone needs to arrest this guy before he pulls off a terror attack and people end up dead
What do you mean "smear Nintendo"?
Is it "smearing Nintendo" if Wolverine sells 2 million copies?
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Background and Points of Contention
On the Hardware/Industry board (“Geha”), comparisons of “first-week sales” routinely spark fights, since the counting method — shipped vs. sold-through, digital included or not — can differ, which often makes the reliability of the numbers themselves the real battleground. Marvel’s Wolverine, the title at the center of this dispute, is reportedly a massive production with a development budget exceeding 30 billion yen, and the thread also cited a leak claiming Marvel could end its partnership with Insomniac and cancel a planned X-Men game if Wolverine fails to sell 6 million copies within 12 months — a detail that only sharpened interest in the sales figures given how high the breakeven point appears to be. Meanwhile, the “2 million in the first week” image that started it all has not been confirmed by any official statement from Insomniac or Sony, and several posters raised suspicions that it may have been fabricated with generative AI. An image of unverified authenticity taking on a life of its own on social media, with discussion running ahead of it as if it were established fact, is a pattern that shows up again and again in online chatter about game sales figures.
*This article is compiled as an excerpt/summary of the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (“Geha”)) thread “[Bad News for Nintendo Piggies] Wolverine Breaks 2 Million in First Week!!“.
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