2014-09-04, 05:40 PM
Lozmaster Wrote:I'm pretty sure Bayonetta actually outsold xenoblade by a large margin. Doesn't matter though, Nintendo is trying to make Xenoblade into a franchise and nintendo characters aren't required to be held to the same standards as third parties.
http://www.vgchartz.com/game/42966/xenob...hronicles/
http://www.vgchartz.com/game/25464/bayonetta/
Bayonetta has sold around 20,000 more units total to date, but Xenoblade sold over 50% more copies than Bayonetta in Japan. But as you said, Shulk is an actual Nintendo character so it doesn't really matter and he'd have far more weight as a potential character on the roster.