"If Sony's own games are superior according to Sony fans, why does Ratchet & Clank, a franchise with nearly no competition on the same technical and gameplay level in its genre on PS3, a franchise which appeals to "core" and "casual" gamers alike (just as Super Mario games), a franchise which got good ratings and is technically undeniably excellent, struggle to sell 2 million copies of one iteration on PS3 (Tools of Destruction is at 1.96 million, A Crack in Time even sold just a little more than 1 million according to ioi's data)?"
1. I don't think anyone is arguing that Ratchet and Clank is superior to its closest Nintendo competitor. I certainly am not. Super Mario Galaxy is undeniably the better game. What I am arguing is that the overall output of Sony studios is superior to that of any other developer.
2. The reason Ratchet and Clank doesn't have any high-quality competitors on the PS3 may well be that there simply isn't a market for cartoony platformers on the system. I'm a lifelong PlayStation gamer and I certainly have fond memories of playing Crash Bandicoot and Spyro on the PS1, but my tastes have evolved since then. I'm not even sure I would buy Super Mario Galaxy if it were to be accidentally released on the PS3.
Also, would someone teach me how to quote without actually pressing the quote button?
