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GTA SA smashes UK sales records
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mashoutposse
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Pokemon, with its dual color releases, benefits greatly from lots of people buying the same game twice.
As far as single release titles are concerned, there's nothing on par with GTA.
As far as single release titles are concerned, there's nothing on par with GTA.
Er... except that GTA also has multiple releases counting towards that total with the potential for repeat buyers...mashoutposse said:
-Grand Theft Auto 3 (PS2)
-Grand Theft Auto 3 (PC)
-Grand Theft Auto Double Pack (PS2)
-Grand Theft Auto Double Pack (Xbox)
-Grand Theft Auto Vice City (PS2)
-Grand Theft Auto Vice City (PC)
-Grand Theft Auto Double Pack (PS2)
-Grand Theft Auto Double Pack (Xbox)
mashoutposse
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Those are all ports. Barring minor graphical differences, the content is identical to the original. The overwhelming majority do not re-purchase the same game on a different system. In addition, the demand for these additional versions is lessened greatly by the lead time given to the original.
However, Pokemon, a collecting game, sees a dual-version simultaneous release which contain altered sets of Pokemon to collect.
The two situations cannot be compared.
However, Pokemon, a collecting game, sees a dual-version simultaneous release which contain altered sets of Pokemon to collect.
The two situations cannot be compared.
I'd agree... but I also think keeping standards fair is key also. GTAVC has not sold 13M on one platform alone, with one release. It sold most of it sure, but then Mario 3's sold most of it's 30M total on one platform with one release as well. And here dual color releases would hurt Pokemon, as people are more inclined so simply buy one version therefore halving upfront total sales.Bob White said:
Barring minor content differences, the dual Pokemon releases are identical too. And I'd also say it's likely the overwhelming majority do not purchase every color as well, unless you have some insightful documentation suggesting otherwise?mashoutposse said:
Also the PC GTA's have additional content added (as all popular PC games) by their respective mod scenes no? Giving a significant incentive for PS2 owbers to rebuy (on top of higher resolutions and stable framerates). I'd say a "better version" gives more incentive to rebuy than a "dual version" (adding only extra monsters you can get anyway without buying the same game twice). After all, it's the social component that made Pokemon the phenomenon it is in the first place.... kids do actually trade/battle these monsters ya know.
The only reason I can imagine most Sony fans crying foul whenever the comparison's brought up is likely because Pokemon is still the best selling game release this generation (and ever outside Mario). If San Andreas shoots past 14M before RuSa, I expect many tunes to miraculously change.
SolidSnakex
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"If San Andreas shoots past 14M before RuSa, I expect many tunes to miraculously change."
If it does RuSa won't be brought up in the first place so tunes won't change.
If it does RuSa won't be brought up in the first place so tunes won't change.
sonycowboy
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GDJustin said:
Well, we know that they shipped 4.5 million, right. In the UK, it sold 677k in 2 days (but again, we already know that). It would be nice to get Take-Two to respond, but if you could get some good comments from EB and/or Gamestop that would be great.
Just wondering, where does gamedaily fit in the pecking order for Publishers? I'd assume that the print media (Ziff Davis & Imagine) are first along with IGN & Gamestop. But you guys have pretty good visibility, but you do seem to have changed your focus a bit lately to be a less "insider".
Project Midway said:
You obviously have no idea of the power of hip hop culture. It's become HUGE, and they love Hip Hop over there. 50 cent is one of the best selling artists as well as many other hip-hop acts. I can quarentee if they hadn't used this "setting" for the game it wouldn't be selling aswell or have as much interest. It was very smart of Take Two to take a risk like that. Sure it still might have down GTA 3 numbers, but it wouldn't have beaten GTA:Vice City's numbers, which it's well on it's way to doing now.
Great King Bowser
Property of Kaz Harai
Aww fuck. Stupid UK.
Bit strange I haven't seen it sell out anywhere yet, pretty sure I remember places selling out of Vice City last time round.
Bit strange I haven't seen it sell out anywhere yet, pretty sure I remember places selling out of Vice City last time round.
sonycowboy said:
I honestly can't say. I've been doing the biz stuff since September and I've spoken with only one person who wasn't familiar with the name, , then said they'd call me back and never did. Everyone else has either cooperated fully or been unable to due to time contraints or whatever else. That one rep is the only time I've experienced a setback in getting what I wanted simply because I was Gamedaily, and I call a lot of people every day, so yeah...
I don't work on the consumer side of GD and my Biz work keeps me pretty isolated, but the guys on that side are invited to all the same events as everyone else, these days (for hands on impressions and schmoosing etc).