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DonFerrari on 15 September 2014
starcraft said:
None of them lived up to their hype. Though Titanfall came the closest.


I swear this isn't persecution =~]

But on sales point WD have done better and Destiny have done waaaay better... on critics side TF is ahead, but since the article was talking also about no one talking about TF anymore and game sessions being more empty I think we still have to wait to see if Destiny will be a blunder, strong sales but dying fast. 1 week have passed so far, let's see in like 3 months how buzz it still have, or if CoD will kill it outright.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

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cannonballZ on 15 September 2014

Pretty much, though I still play Titanfall often. It's more entertaining than Destiny for me.

Destiny ended up being exactly what I thought it was going to be and it didn't upset me, I only got it because I really wanted a white PS4.

As for Watch Dogs, I will get it for cheap on black friday. Not giving Ubi anymore of my money.



starcraft on 15 September 2014
DonFerrari said:
starcraft said:
None of them lived up to their hype. Though Titanfall came the closest.

I swear this isn't persecution =~]

But on sales point WD have done better and Destiny have done waaaay better... on critics side TF is ahead, but since the article was talking also about no one talking about TF anymore and game sessions being more empty I think we still have to wait to see if Destiny will be a blunder, strong sales but dying fast. 1 week have passed so far, let's see in like 3 months how buzz it still have, or if CoD will kill it outright.

My point was more about critics.

But its a sales site, so your argument is fair enough. I think you touch on the difficulty though. At least Titanfall released to some breathing room. Destiny has two months before Cod and MCC (not to mention myriad other games on both consoles) release and crush its fledgling online community.



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Ultrashroomz on 15 September 2014

Indeed.

Hopefully, Smash Wii U won't suffer from being overhyped, but I highly doubt that'll happen.



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artur-fernand on 15 September 2014

This happened because it's 2014, an even year. If all three games lived up to the hype, we'd have three STRONG contenders for GOTY. That can't happen on an even year. Even years suck, with a few exceptions here and there. The universe made sure they wouldn't reach the 90+ metascore.



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Frogger on 15 September 2014

Not if you're a Nintendo fan.



DonFerrari on 15 September 2014
starcraft said:
DonFerrari said:
starcraft said:
None of them lived up to their hype. Though Titanfall came the closest.

I swear this isn't persecution =~]

But on sales point WD have done better and Destiny have done waaaay better... on critics side TF is ahead, but since the article was talking also about no one talking about TF anymore and game sessions being more empty I think we still have to wait to see if Destiny will be a blunder, strong sales but dying fast. 1 week have passed so far, let's see in like 3 months how buzz it still have, or if CoD will kill it outright.

My point was more about critics.

But its a sales site, so your argument is fair enough. I think you touch on the difficulty though. At least Titanfall released to some breathing room. Destiny has two months before Cod and MCC (not to mention myriad other games on both consoles) release and crush its fledgling online community.


Well on a critics point TF wasn't overhyped just a little underdelivering (86 isn't a bad meta) so maybe this is way the OP decided to talk about the small buzz. And TF sould terrific for a new IP in a 4M+- base when launched... and having a good meta it have a good chance for a sequel. The other two may have less chance of sequel even with good sales because of lower grades and more exposition to all fanbases already.

And I hope Bungie have luck on those "the game just start after 20h" because those 10M (not sure how much they will sell until there, but I think this is possible) customers will have just 2 months before they get on other games and never look back.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

The_Sony_Girl1 on 15 September 2014

This might be the year a Nintendo Game will becomes GOTY after these disappointments.



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DonFerrari on 15 September 2014
The_Sony_Girl1 said:
This might be the year a Nintendo Game will becomes GOTY after these disappointments.


Or TLOUR /joke



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

Nem on 15 September 2014

It is, but theres also games that lived up to the hype like mario kart 8. I mainly say, look with suspicion to the Ubi's, activion's and EA's. They are the ones with the money to do this and the influence over the media to enforce it. Seriously, review embargos are the clearest indicators. If they are hiding, its because there is something to hide.