how much of a budget does this game have?

[JabbatheHutt]

With all characters and rights, could this be the most expensive game ever made?

 

[Hydde]

good question

 

[Vintage Creep]

LOL not even close.

 

[mario123007]

This may be one of the games with the most memory blocks needed I propose, Sakurai wanted this game to be the best, it could cost a lot.

 

[ミスティック Speed]

I'm not sure if it's one of the most expensive games ever made. But I'm certain it has a huge budget to make due to all the modes and characters...and stages....and online play. xD

 

[ShizChiz]

They've got all the money

 

[Deleted member]

I feel like games such as GTA V still have a higher budget than this.

 

[Lozjam]

Zelda Wii U is confirmed to have the highest budget of any Nintendo game ever made. My guess is that the budget is around 5-10 million for both the Wii U and 3DS versions.

 

[CrimsonYoshi]

Do you think some companies actually pay nintendo to have a character in? Some are also owned by Nintendo, so I assume not expensive as you may imagine.

In other news I saw the toilet thread was still on the first page and I just went uuugghh

 

[Hayzie]

Do you think some companies actually pay nintendo to have a character in? Some are also owned by Nintendo, so I assume not expensive as you may imagine.

In other news I saw the toilet thread was still on the first page and I just went uuugghh

Most?

 

[Hydde]

They've got all the money

Yeh, because Nintendo is swimming on dollars because they are at the top of the gaming industry right?

 

[ShizChiz]

Yeh, because Nintendo is swimming on dollars because they are at the top of the gaming industry right?

But of course

 

[Gameboi834]

Yeh, because Nintendo is swimming on dollars because they are at the top of the gaming industry right?

Nintendo has 16 billion in the bank. So if they wanted to swim I'm sure they could.

The game itself probably has a few million thrown at it, but there's also all the costs from merch and publicity.

 

[Hydde]

Nintendo has 16 billion in the bank. So if they wanted to swim I'm sure they could.

The game itself probably has a few million thrown at it, but there's also all the costs from merch and publicity.

Still they are behind from their competitors.

But to me, it seems they are already out of the console wars and trying to fill a niche market,, instead of having heavy losses competing against enemies they just cannot beat. Thats ok, but i hope they continue profiting on their niche market.

Im very curious to know what their next console will be.... if there will be any.

 

[Vann Accessible]

The scale of the game, as great as it is for a fighting game, is still only so large because it's a fighting game.

Something like Destiny for instance has a much larger budget, I'm sure.

 

[SoaringDive]

Do you think some companies actually pay nintendo to have a character in? Some are also owned by Nintendo, so I assume not expensive as you may imagine.

In other news I saw the toilet thread was still on the first page and I just went uuugghh

Pac-man was probably 'free', since Namco is developing the game; Sonic I have no idea, could go either way; and Capcom wouldn't pay to have Mega Man in any game when they're actively trying to kill him.

 

[menotyou135]

LOL. I don't think you understand what makes games expensive.

 

[DakotaBonez]

I've always wondered about Nintendo's budget on their games.
They have so many games in production all the time, so the budget has to be divided between all of them.
This game will probably have an insanely huge soundtrack like brawl, how much does an orchestra cost? Should we factor in the development of Amiibo's as well?

 

[Saikyoshi]

I don't know the exact numbers, but Nintendo's putting all of their chips in it to save both the Wii U and the now-ailing 3DS. It's probably at least ten million.

 

[Raijinken]

It has exactly enough to make the best game possible.

 

[Jellyfish4102]

Well Star Wars The Old Republic holds the record with a ten million dollar budget. I don't see this game coming even close.

 

[Hydde]

It s worrysome that Nintendo is aiming for Smash to save the 2 consoles.

Says alot about how those consoles fared in the market

 

[Rich Homie Quan]

A Jabbaillion dollars

 

[Xermo]

The budget is certainly more than you'll make in a lifetime.

 

[menotyou135]

It s worrysome that Nintendo is aiming for Smash to save the 2 consoles.

Says alot about how those consoles fared in the market

Let's be clear about one thing. The 3DS is not doing poorly. Smash does not need to save it.

There are 44 million units sold, making it by far the best selling console of this generation.

To put that into perspective, PS4 has sold 10 million units, Wii U has sold 6.6 million, and Xbone has sold 5 million. This means that if you combine ALL of the current console sales from all 3 main competitiors, the 3DS more than doubles their sales.

 

[HeavyLobster]

It s worrysome that Nintendo is aiming for Smash to save the 2 consoles.

Says alot about how those consoles fared in the market

The 3DS doesn't need saving. As far as the Wii U goes, it needs more than Smash to really be "saved," depending on what your definition of saved happens to be.

 

[Bedoop]

(Note that this is budget for the consumer, not the developers)
Let's say you don't have a Wii U/3DS yet and you want to get EVERYTHING.
Wii U = $300
+3DSXL = $200
+Gamecube Adapter = $20
+Smash Gamecube Controller = $30
+Smash Wii U = $60 (approx. estimate)
+Smash 3DS = $50 (approx. estimate)
+3DS Amiibo Adapter = $20 (approx. estimate)
+Amiibo = $10 x #OfCharacters (approx. guess is 49) = $490
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$1150.00 USD/CAD​

 

[ChibiIceClimberz]

The game's overall production doesn't look expensive since the Wii U version is using a lot of Wii assets, and 3DS games are generally inexpensive to develop. However, considering the number of newcomer trailers, showcases, tournaments, and other planned events this game has had, the marketing budget is definitely high. The number of staff members working on this game looks to be a huge amount as well, and by adding manufacturing and distribution costs, it's safe to assume that the entire project pretty expensive. Of course, it's not Grand Theft Auto-expensive since I'm sure Nintendo knows how to manage their budgets well.

Zelda Wii U is confirmed to have the highest budget of any Nintendo game ever made. My guess is that the budget is around 5-10 million for both the Wii U and 3DS versions.

I don't think there was any confirmation regarding that, but the game definitely has a high budget. However, I think Xenoblade Chronicles X surpasses it. The production values for both games seem to be similar, but Japanese RPGs generally tend to be really expensive due to localization. It's also heavily story-driven, so there's a lot of translation and voice acting to be done, which Zelda doesn't have.

It s worrysome that Nintendo is aiming for Smash to save the 2 consoles.

Says alot about how those consoles fared in the market

The 3DS has already reached its saturation point worldwide, so it doesn't need saving. If anything, the 3DS will already have cannibalized Wii U sales since people will prioritize more on the handheld version.

 

[linszoid]

Well Star Wars The Old Republic holds the record with a ten million dollar budget. I don't see this game coming even close.

The Old Republic cost more like 200 million.

 

[KaZe_DaRKWIND]

Well Star Wars The Old Republic holds the record with a ten million dollar budget. I don't see this game coming even close.

The Old Republic cost more like 200 million.

Isn't Destiny at $500 million. I can literally guarantee that smash bros won't beat it budgetwise.

 

[HeavyLobster]

Economically speaking, it would be stupid for Nintendo to pour as much money into an exclusive title like Smash as 3rd party devs would for GTAV or Destiny. The main reason Nintendo's opted for underpowered hardware the past 2 gens is to keep development costs down since if they had to sell 2 million+ copies to make a profit on every game they made they'd be losing money on pretty much anything that doesn't have Mario or Link's face on the cover.

 

[Jellyfish4102]

The Old Republic cost more like 200 million.

You're probably right.

Isn't Destiny at $500 million. I can literally guarantee that smash bros won't beat it budgetwise.

Last time I heard SWTOR was the record holder but Destiny could have surpassed it.

 

[strawhatninja]

Considering there is no CGI or 100 hours of RPG goodness it won't cost as much to make as some of the big AAA budget games.

Edit: Well I shouldn't have said none cause there is trailers for newcomers etc.

 

[linszoid]

Isn't Destiny at $500 million. I can literally guarantee that smash bros won't beat it budgetwise.

The $500 million figure covers future games in the Destiny franchise as well.


You're right though that Smash is nowhere near that number.

 

[Khao]

The $500 million of Destiny is an estimate covering both development and advertising, not an actual figure on how much they spent.

I read somewhere that the average for Wii games was around 5-10 millions, this game is probably far higher than that. Nowhere near the most expensive games ever, but I imagine it's still quite big, especially since they're essentially making two games at once, and they're really going all-out with advertising.

 

[8-peacock-8]

Smash's budget is probably slightly higher then the usual budget for a new fighting game IP. (Fighting games are pretty expensive to make)

 

[MasterOfKnees]

It's probably the Wii U game that has had the highest budget to date, but certainly not the highest budget game ever.

 

[ChibiIceClimberz]

I've always wondered about Nintendo's budget on their games.
They have so many games in production all the time, so the budget has to be divided between all of them.
This game will probably have an insanely huge soundtrack like brawl, how much does an orchestra cost? Should we factor in the development of Amiibo's as well?

Brawl certainly has a big soundtrack—which looks to be the same for this game—but not all of them were composed during Brawl's development. Some were arranged and remixed, and I suppose the quality put into it makes it relatively costly, but not much.

For the development of amiibos: NFC technology isn't new, so I suppose Nintendo didn't really need to spend that much research and development into it, apart from the production of the toys themselves.

 

[menotyou135]

A quick google search says that the budget for brawl was less than 20 mill. So yeah, it won't even be close.

 

[Deleted member]

Budget? What budget? Nintendo pours in all their cash to this game because they know they'll triple their money when it releases!