LittleBigAgendas: Why didn't the mass market overlook LBP?
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Byakuya769
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This is the game of forever, and I will buying the extraordinary mgs4 pack once Christmas bills stop strangling me. Now eat that crow.
CrushDance
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Gaf has delivered today :lolSuperSonic1305 said:
Micromegas
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I'm sure this has been stated, but just in case: the obvious answer is that the mass market overlooked LBP because it has also overlooked the PS3.
CrushDance
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None of the current gen consoles are overlooked, 20m PS3's, 27m 360's, and a billion Wii's. The first two just pale in comparison that's all.Micromegas said:
Someone double check my numbers, might be confusing them with others.
Byakuya769
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CrushDance said:
close, but wii has a trillion
Private Hoffman
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I wish I could find the LittleBigPlanet sales prediction thread...
would be funny to dig up some quotes
anyone know what it was called?
would be funny to dig up some quotes
anyone know what it was called?
Zombie James
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Micromegas said:
Keep fighting the
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
iam220 said:
i got bored of LBP to the point of wanting to trade it in.
before making that decision though, i decided to really give it the time it deserved and go back a few times to dive into some of the user-created levels online.
i'd checked some out before but having the 'user levels' thread really helped find some good ones. some were great, some were fairly boring, some were nice experiments, but overall the very fact that people could create all these varied levels with the same tools that are available to every LBP owner really impressed me; and i'll gladly (albeit sheepishly) go back on my word and say that it finally 'clicked'. i'll probably pick up the DLC for projectile stuff. (is this how to get it?)
the 'most hearted' and top levels search filters made it really easy to find some great stuff, and though my patience and attention span are terrible, it even motivated me to want to try create my own levels.
CrushDance
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Not necessary man, unless the same people start problems again. Their silence is their defeat.Private Hoffman said:
MikeE21286
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:lolSeptimus said:
man I looked t this thread earlier and thought for sure it said "did" before.
CrushDance said:
I didn't pay attention to it at all really, but it sounds likepeople were shitting on it
edit: nvm I remember it now, I said like 3 million I think.
Zombie James
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Oblivion said:
Alright, let's have some fun...
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Private Hoffman
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_leech_ said:
:lol
Looks like I hit it pretty dead on the mark
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makingmusic476
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Even more interesting is that this isn't shipped numbers or even sold numbers. This is the number of PSN accounts that have played the game online.
Variety:
I think they pointed that out specifically because sites like GameSpot have translated that figure as meaning 1.3 million copies sold.
VentureBeat.com:
IGN:
Unless every LBP owner has a PSN account, we can assume that the game has actually sold well above 1.3 million overall.
Variety:
I think they pointed that out specifically because sites like GameSpot have translated that figure as meaning 1.3 million copies sold.
VentureBeat.com:
IGN:
Unless every LBP owner has a PSN account, we can assume that the game has actually sold well above 1.3 million overall.
makingmusic476 said:
For what its worth Sony said about 80% of PS3 owners have created a PSN account.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/11/17/happy-birthday-ps3/
makingmusic476
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They say 14 million active accounts, but that includes PSP accounts, as the PSN is on both platforms. Granted many people use the same account for both (if they have both), but it's unlikely that 80% of ps3 owners have PSN accounts.AkuMifune said:
If 1.3 million is worldwide sale, it's nothing to brag about. It's so easy to break 1 million these days in the globalizing market. Even Game Party on the Wii sold more than 1 million, and LBP was the biggest game for the PS3 last holiday season with insane amount of marketing push.
Private Hoffman
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billy.sea said:
Yeah, if it's so easy, then why do so few games do it in their first 3 months?
leesmapman
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How much has Microsoft paid Cowgirl to create FUD?
Drinky Crow
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because it's simplistic and boring and nobody but nerds wants to make mediocre platforming levels
UntoldDreams
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billy.sea said:
You aren't being rational about this. Since when is 1 million in sales done by everyone everywhere because its "so easy" to do?
(Particularly in a short time frame?)
Dreams-Visions
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LBP still has been marketed poorly. regardless of where sales are.
it could have sold 50% more AND moved systems, had they put some real money into marketing it.
it could have sold 50% more AND moved systems, had they put some real money into marketing it.
UntoldDreams
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Burai said:
Really? If this was the majority case where retailers were taking a bath...
then, logically, they wouldn't re-stock inventory for the game as it was a loss leading product.
So are you saying it was total failure and it won't be sold any more?
Private Hoffman
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I saw plenty of games get discounted in the UK
That argument doesnt hold much weight since LBP was up there in the value charts as well for most of December.
I realize it was discounted, but not the "bargain bin trash pile" some believe.
That argument doesnt hold much weight since LBP was up there in the value charts as well for most of December.
I realize it was discounted, but not the "bargain bin trash pile" some believe.
Burai said:
You kidding?
Fallout 3, Fable 2 and others were discounted in a similar fashion before Xmas. LBP was discounted temporarily in some stores, and those titles, among others, were too.
I'm in Ireland, and going into Game this week, LBP seems to be one of the few higher profile games NOT discounted currently. They've slashed prices, to various degrees, on Gears 2, Mirror's Edge (like, 21 euro now), Fallout 3, Far Cry 2, Fable 2..but LBP right now (and since well before xmas) is still 59.99 there.
Nirolak said:
VP hit half a million after a year. 1 million much later. So I don't think hydragonwarrior will be anywhere near 'almost right' in the heel of the hunt if LBP's done ~1m in 2 months.
Anyway, looking at Oblivion's thread, the first couple of pages at any rate, 3 seemed to be a popular choice. So judging by that I think 'most' sales expectations here will be met if not perhaps even exceeded over the game's lifetime.
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