PS2 version was actually still delayed IIRC, but Activision isn't stupid, they know the Wii is the strongest console for GH. Game is fucking awesome BTW, you should check it out on whatever system if you aren't burned out on GH-style games yet and don't mind the shitty interface.Grecco said:
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NPD Sales Results for March 2009
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outunderthestars
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AdventureRacing said:
Honestly I just don't like the ps3 controller for FPS games. It just doesn't feel right to me.
Here's the thing: you're probably right. This is due, as noted a few pages back, to the Xbox Live experience. You play with random dudes, games are going to come up. People will talk. And in turn, you might check out a game that was previously not on your radar. Xbox Live pushes games in a way that the PS3 can never deliver; it has built such a tight community that when a good game gets on the radar, people will talk about it, and it will sell. No matter if it's a new IP (BioShock, L4D).AdventureRacing said:
Now, it's way different for PS3 owners. There's not a profound sense of community at all on the PS3 online experience unless youre playing with friends from online forums, etc. So how else are you going to target PS3 owners aside from advertising?
Jaded Alyx
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Just GAF being GAF in my opinion.markatisu said:
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AdventureRacing said:
ODST is clearing 1 mill easy.
TheGreatDave
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Sharp said:
The PS2 version is out now.
AgentOtaku
Member
....Almost completely forgot the PS3 launched at $600 ...and I paid that for it
I love you Sony but damn =(
Awesome RE5 numbers though ...didn't expect them to be that high
I love you Sony but damn =(
Awesome RE5 numbers though ...didn't expect them to be that high
Compared to the mainline GH games? Obviously there's a big audience for it, and it's a great game which helps, but the songs are harder than usual and a lot of people aren't going to go out of their way to get a metal game. RB:Beatles, on the other hand, is the game people keep asking me about because I'm kind of the "guitar hero guy" in my dorm. I think that's going to sell very well.markatisu said:
Sharp said:
Oh i own the X360 version, left work an hour early to make sure i could get a copy on sunday when it launched. Had no idea the Wii version was out that day though. (And i dont reemmber it being out at Best Buy either)
i just argued that it would sell more on Wii than 360/PS3 with BBG and Dave. So im suprised it didnt.
But then again i had no idea it was out either. So i wonder if that had any effect..
To defend Killzone 2 a bit, People trying to note its a "bomba" are way off. It definitely sold a million worldwide in about a month. And it will also probably continue to sell well. Regardless of what light you hold it under. It is already a critically acclaimed, and will be a financial success. It will most likely also sell multi millions when it is all said and done. So if you trying to make it out to be this...sinking ship. Just stop, All your doing is making yourself look like an idiot. Isn't it exactly what you want to be successful in the end? An extremely well done and quality game? Even though the hype for it was by far the worst on Gaf reaching absolutely retarded levels at points. I don't really think that is a reason for clout over the game.
viciouskillersquirrel
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OK, so GH and Rock Band don't count because they come with peripherals. I suppose REmakes don't count because they're ports (or because of the RE brandname) and HotD doesn't count because it's riding the RE coat tails. CoD:WaW doesn't count either because, let's face it, it's CoD. Same with Lego Indiana Jones because it's kiddy, therefore not core. M&S doesn't count for the same reason.outunderthestars said:
I'm running out of examples here because the "core"* titles released on the system by third parties are so few and far between.
* Aimed at 15 - 25 male demographic.
Also, some people never learn..
"GAF bomba" doesn't translate into an "actual bomba"....or that games that are not in the Top 10 totally not sold..like sold 0 copies.
Boom Blox? No More Heroes? Tiger Woods? ...didn't (back then) Suda (was it?) posted on his site how happy he was with No More Heroes' sales, yet people up to this day still say it bombed hard??
How many times, LTDs has been released, and you have the same people talking about "darn, I thought the game bombed, guess it didn't".. or "wow, surprised that it did all that yet never was in the Top 20"...
Heck, didn't someone from Sega said that MadWorld was "doing fine"..yet some people here are like" OMG it was a disaster in sales, Wii failed!!!! Wii is for casual and grandmas confirmed!!!"
And let's not talk about Killzone 2 sales.
Which in fact are good sales, yet for some reason many around here overhyped the game, even when many were constantly calling them out because, ..heck..were the fuck were all those hypers when the first game was released? ..so it was obvious, that no matter how many copies it moved, it was going to bomb anyway (according to keikaku..ehr, I mean GAF)..
"GAF bomba" doesn't translate into an "actual bomba"....or that games that are not in the Top 10 totally not sold..like sold 0 copies.
Boom Blox? No More Heroes? Tiger Woods? ...didn't (back then) Suda (was it?) posted on his site how happy he was with No More Heroes' sales, yet people up to this day still say it bombed hard??
How many times, LTDs has been released, and you have the same people talking about "darn, I thought the game bombed, guess it didn't".. or "wow, surprised that it did all that yet never was in the Top 20"...
Heck, didn't someone from Sega said that MadWorld was "doing fine"..yet some people here are like" OMG it was a disaster in sales, Wii failed!!!! Wii is for casual and grandmas confirmed!!!"
And let's not talk about Killzone 2 sales.
Which in fact are good sales, yet for some reason many around here overhyped the game, even when many were constantly calling them out because, ..heck..were the fuck were all those hypers when the first game was released? ..so it was obvious, that no matter how many copies it moved, it was going to bomb anyway (according to keikaku..ehr, I mean GAF)..
TheGreatDave
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markatisu said:
The game itself isn't exactly bringing the hits like an average GH. it's really chasing a specific vibe, which may not appeal to Joe Casual.
lowlylowlycook
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shintoki said:
So it sells about the same amount in it's first few days as it did in the next entire month and your conclusion is that this baby has legs?
GitarooMan
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How good is HoTD doing in the US?viciouskillersquirrel said:
gregor7777
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jvm said:
Awesome game.
outunderthestars
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viciouskillersquirrel said:
Ok, I concede I was wrong on that one.
viciouskillersquirrel
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The Sega comments about Madworld were PR speak for bomba though. I don't remember the exact wording they used, but I believe the word "encouraging" was mentioned. I read that and think: "Below expectations, but we'll see how it goes."fernoca said:
Also, KZ2 probably won't have the legs of a Boom Blox or NMH given the buying habits of the former's audience.
I've completely forgotten, though I remember seeing Sega mentioned that they were pleased with the sales. Lightgun shooters are a niche, so you should expect NMH numbers, not Mario Kart, as I imagine Sega did.GitarooMan said:
DevelopmentArrested
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AniHawk said:
It's been clear that Conduit was going to bomb since the day it was announced and I have yet to see a single shred of evidence pointing to the contrary.AniHawk said:
As for Metallica, it's seriously not even about whether or not you like the songs (I can't stand metal normally), the charts are just really fucking fun.
gregor7777
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AniHawk said:
You seem to have your facts mixed up. Metallica edition is in fact much more awesome than you.
Sharp said:
Indeed.
grandjedi6
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I don't find Chinatown Wars numbers surprising at all. I was always confused at why people expected so much from it on the DS.
MikeE21286
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Stop It said:
Jesus....This and Madworld
....what the hell will the future bring after these two tanked.
fernoca said:
For starters, obviously a marketing guy from Sega will say they are pleased with the sales. Thats irrelevant. The game is a sales disaster, regardless of what the PR team says.
Second, Killzone 2's sales are not good considering it was one of the most expensive and most hyped games of this generation.
I hate to constantly troll the console I play every day, but if these goalposts get moved any further, you won't be able to see them because the curvature of the Earth will be blocking your view.
TheGreatDave
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They should port The Conduit to a next gen platform, the "motion" controls add NOTHING.
Flying_Phoenix
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lawblob said:
Because No More Heroes, Resident Evil 4, Call of Duty World at War, De Blob, and House of the Dead are "family" and "party" games.
DevelopmentArrested
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TheGreatDave said:
really? you've played and beaten it?
Wow, so much bannage in this thread, mostly from those taunting what the next PS3 game will be it's "savior." Thank gawd.
You know what's interesting, is that I think a good majority of multiplatform PS3 sales come as a direct result of 360 awareness. It's a fair statement to say a PS3 owner might know or is friends with someone who has/knows someone who owns a 360. It's like the Xbox Live effect of talking about games being passed on to PS3 owners.
It would explain the fair, yet not too amazing sales of exclusive PS3 games out the gate.
You know what's interesting, is that I think a good majority of multiplatform PS3 sales come as a direct result of 360 awareness. It's a fair statement to say a PS3 owner might know or is friends with someone who has/knows someone who owns a 360. It's like the Xbox Live effect of talking about games being passed on to PS3 owners.
It would explain the fair, yet not too amazing sales of exclusive PS3 games out the gate.
Basileus777
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jmdajr said:
Why would you even expect it to outsell DMC4?