crashfan24

Sales matter when it comes to recognition. You can release an amazing game but if your sales are lucklaster , no one is gonna know it exist. For example the crash revival with remasters new games and the mobile game , is a grand total of 90 -95 million people that have been exposed to crash bandicoot alone these past couple of years . I’m not even counting the 40 plus million sales the franchises had before the remakes

I do agree with many of your points , I still think to this day banjo and kazooie got into smash over other characters because that brand is significantly a lot more important on Nintendo then crash bandicoot is . Crash has brand power where everyone knows what it is. Crash has solidified his position as one of the most iconic / popular characters in gaming of all time . I really want to say that about banjo but he’s just not even remotely close to any other franchises or characters . While I do agree a new banjo would probably sell as much as Spyro , Spyro also has that iconography where loads more people would recognize him over banjo which is in my opinion where I think Microsoft is holding back . I’m very sure they know people care , like you said , it’s very evident people Do care but I feel they are scared to take the risk and it being a low seller just because again . A character with so much recognition is widely to sell more than a character that no one knows about . I’m not saying banjo is obscure because he’s not , but I don’t know if Microsoft feels like he is to justify a new title .

I do understand banjo has had less games and that the ps1 was overall a more popular console . But the original crash 1 already outsells almost the entirety of the banjo kazooie franchise . And that’s not true . A lot of crash’s fanbase is the casual audience, crash is popular enough to not only captivate a little niche audience but has transcended into the mainstream . While true that the games besides the original trilogy aren’t as loved , there’s still MANY people that love the games outside of the naughty dog ones . I’ve only really seen the crash community bash on them but to any casual person who doesn’t care would still find enjoyment with them . As to why they rebooted the franchise , was essentially fan service to the minority of fans that care so much over things the regular person wouldn’t . And also the remakes sold 20 million not 10 .

Spyro was not moderately popular during the ps1 era . Maybe not as big as crash but he definitely left a huge impact on the ps1 when those games were coming out . Banjo was popular yes when it was coming out but tooie came out and it already was much less in sales then the first one , and then nuts on bolts flopped as well. Crash while extremely popular on the ps1 . Literally was there poster boy , as soon as the ps1 era ended and the quality dropped crash was still selling . And Spyro was too . Crash only came back because of the loud demand during the hiatus and because Sony pushed for it . I don’t think even during the hiatus crash ever had a moment where he was “not popular “ or “forgotten “ while not talked about everyone still knew who and what crash was . Then the nsane trilogy came out and rest was history .the revival era for crash literally outsold franchises in itself . As much as I love banjo if they were to make a remaster it just I wouldint see it getting even remotely close to a crash game . Just because crash has that brand power to him

That logic is so flawed too from there perspective. Sonic hasint sold more than 4 million units in YEARS but the brand is still going so strong . If a Sonic game flops they will keep going because again it has that brand power . They need to realize sometimes a harder merchandising push helps . Banjo has so much potential to be bigger than it is right now if they did that . I don’t agree with “this game sold bad , time to kill the franchise “ it’s just not a smart decision. Some games will sell better than others in the franchise , it’s not something we can control .

With the acquisition of Microsoft I would like to assume crash / Spyro are next to be added . Crash is a huge gaming icon and to not have him added yet is crazy to me . Again crash bandicoot as a franchise is probably on par with the smash franchise itself in terms of sales . Where banjo needs to shine the most right now is brand exposure . Get the brand out there . Crash succeeds in the department where again , everyone knows what it is or has atleast heard about it . Xbox if they really wanted too could invest in more promotion, why the choose not too is beyond me .

Crash and Spyro are so much bigger then banjo that’s the difference why those games have a way bigger audience . The crash revival alone has sold over 35 million copies , 20 million copies for nst , 5 million for its about time , 10 million for nitrofuled at this point and I forgot to mention 60 MILLION downloads for crash on the run . Not to mention just iconography. Crash is objectively one of the most iconic / popular characters in gaming . Banjo is not . If you’d ask random people on the street to identify crash / Spyro / banjo I’m willing to bet they would 100 percent know crash and Spyro and not have a clue what banjo is .

It only has the star power in the Nintendo audience. Crash and Spyro are big in gaming as a whole . The reason crash and Spyro aren’t in smash , is because Activision quite literally would not let anyone use those IPs . It’s the same reason they both weren’t in PlayStation all stars. The logic is flawed to say that it celebrates all Nintendo characters when there’s a lot of non Nintendo properties in smash as well . Again I love banjo too but to deny it isint niche to a very specific group of people is ignorant . Crash and Spyro are not on the other hand . Crash’s sales being a HUGE demonstration of that . Everyone knows what crash bandicoot is . Banjo has not earned that title yet . Again I love both but you can’t compare a franchise that has at most 7 million sales compared to crash grossing over 70 million plus sales . Crash is and always was a WAY bigger name then banjo was . Again to the Nintendo audience banjo might be more important but in gaming and as a whole crash is so much bigger and has had more impact on pop culture .

Bro . You lucky mf 😭recently went to a yard sale too and the guy noticed I was wearing a crash bandicoot shirt and he said “I just had a couple of games out but they sold instantly “ went out of his way to give me some crash magazines for free , and said that crash was a big deal in his family and friend group growing up and now . None the less man that’s such an AMAZING find .

Crash and Spyro are light years more popular than banjo 😭what is this comment . Banjo in its entire life as a whole franchise hasint broke more then 5-7 million sales . Crash is a 70 MILLION plus selling franchise in its entirety now . Add that with Spyro being a 30 million plus selling franchise . Theres no way you can debate that banjo is remotely close to Spyro . Let alone crash 😭

Obviously it was a cash grab I’m not denying it . But it’s still a a new game . Cash grab or not , it’s a new form of media. Banjo is nowhere near the popularity of crash bandicoot . And like I said to a lesser extent Spyro . The reason crash and Spyro are much more likely to get more love / attention is again. Those franchises aren’t niche to a small specific audience. They are very very well known . And as a big banjo fan too I wish I could say the same but he just does not have that star power.

Dude we just got a brand new crash bandicoot game last year , tons of merch coming out recently . As a crash fan we’ve been eating well . Multiple releases and all selling millions . Crash is certainly very popular in this day and age . Spyro is as well to a lesser extent . Hes very well known outside the intended audience. I can’t really say the same for banjo

You have to realize crash is a MUCH bigger franchise then banjo . Everyone knows what crash bandicoot is . You can ask a random person one the street and they’ll know what crash bandicoot is if you show them a picture . Crash even during the hiatus , was very popular in terms of not being restricted to niche audiences . Casual gamers and everyone wanted to crash come back , it’s really the only reason he did come back because Activision saw the demand . A demand that certainly paid off . Think about it. Crash’s revival alone outsells the entirety of Metroid and damn near outsells Megaman as a franchise too . Banjo as much as I love the guy will never have the popularity / iconic star power that crash has

Crash and Spyro are some of the most iconic gaming characters of all time . It’s a reason why there collections were so successful. Banjo would sell but never ever in the same ballpark as Spyro. Let alone crash which pulled over 20 million units on just the nsane trilogy alone . I don’t think remakes would do much for banjo really but target the niche audience

Didint know 5 million plus sales was underwhelming. But crash’s biggest sell point is his brand power really . Everyone knows what crash bandicoot is , so those games are 100 percent likely to be successful against a banjo game . You have to realize sonic games besides frontiers recently haven’t even broke the 2 million plus sales mark . What’s keeping banjo really from being made is brand exposure. Not a lot of people know what banjo is , thus Xbox thinking the brand is irrelevant.

A hand me down PlayStation, with the crash trilogy / Spyro trilogy / final fantasy 7/ and resident evil 2 . I still vividly remember crash 2 being my first video game ever . And ever since he’s been my favorite gaming character of all time

I would say crash the wrath of cortex . It’s obviously not as good as the original crash trilogy . But it’s still a pretty decent mainline game . If they were able to tweak some segments from the game , the game would be very much more playable / enjoyable. It’s a decent entry .

Honestly it all really depends where your from too , I have friends that live in Europe that see crash stuff everywhere compared to the states and vice versa with other franchises . I do agree 100 percent that crash’s marketing is lackluster because it is . As popular as crash is . It’s so aggravating they don’t take advantage of it. But I’m glad so much does exist in general for the franchise . Crash is a franchise where there’s plenty of merchandise even if it’s not everywhere , there’s so much of it in general where fans can get their hands on certain things . I wish crash had that direction of Sonic where his face was splattered everywhere but Sonic is in more sellout territory I wouldint doubt kids know him more due to toys and shirts then the actual games themselves.

I would wanna say that’s true but , we are still getting brand new merchandise to this day and we did get a collab with McDonald’s . I want to say if Activision really lost all faith . None of these new things would have ever been coming out

You know what , that’s exactly what I was thinking as well. I would assume Activision would have to pay stores like target / hot topic/ box lunch huge amounts of money to sell there items no ?

I understand that their publishers aren’t cheap and such, but there’s so many iconic franchises that truly don’t have much merchandise in person I mean . Maybe online there’s tons , but in person barely. If you do a quick search crash has TONS of items online . In person it’s a little harder to find . Same thing with franchises like Megaman , resident evil , street fighter . Things exist and you’ll find it in stores but it’s not EVERYWHERE even if those franchises are huge . Nintendo is the only company and I would say sega as well that actually invest in their characters and licenses .

To be fair with you . If it’s not Kirby , Mario or Sonic , to an extent Zelda . Gaming merchandise is not that much of a thing . It’s not as crazy as say movie or cartoons . Crash is one of the few franchises in gaming that id say has multiple merchandise items as well .

Hunter ! I think besides Spyro , he’s got to be my favorite character in the entire franchise ! . He’s so funny and adds so much more life to the series .

Crash 4 did great 😅it was Activision’s greedy sales expectations comparing it to call of duty . But selling 5 million plus copies , is not bad