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Train wreck on 19 May 2015

Can see this game easily shipping another 15 to 20 (probably more) million when its all said and done



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Dr.Vita on 19 May 2015
Curmudgeon said:
Except that it isn't, and this is a fact.

But lets not go through the debate of whether we should exclude certain games or not, it's a very impressive number. I do think the game is a bit overhyped and overrated, but it's basically the video game equivalent of a big hollywood action movie and it's fun to play.

Mostly I'm curious now how much GTA VI will sell. Can it outsell V?


I doubt it, GTA V is almost impossible to beat.




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BMaker11 on 19 May 2015
SpokenTruth said:
For all form of pack-in: Solitaire for Windows.

For all form of pack-in and downloadable: Angry Birds.

For all form of pack-in across multiple dedicated gaming devices: Tetris.

For all form of pack-in on one dedicated gaming device: Wii Sports.

For limited pack-in across multiple dedicated gaming devices: GTA V.

For limited pack-ins on one dedicated gaming device: Mario Kart Wii.



GTA V certainly sits among the pantheon of greatest sellers/installed game of all time.

Limited pack in? It's still bundled to this day



Curmudgeon on 19 May 2015
Dr.Vita said:
Curmudgeon said:
Except that it isn't, and this is a fact.

But lets not go through the debate of whether we should exclude certain games or not, it's a very impressive number. I do think the game is a bit overhyped and overrated, but it's basically the video game equivalent of a big hollywood action movie and it's fun to play.

Mostly I'm curious now how much GTA VI will sell. Can it outsell V?


I doubt it, GTA V is almost impossible to beat.

True, GTA V sales are just insane and I don't think it's likely it will be outsold.

However, the sales of GTA games have been improving with each installment. Recent installments even sell more than the previous one on the same console which is somewhat uncommon I believe?

San Andreas and IV admittedly sold about the same, so the sales surge of V might just be anomally. And of course it released on 4 consoles. However I won't completely rule it out yet.



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Dr.Vita on 19 May 2015
Curmudgeon said:
Dr.Vita said:


I doubt it, GTA V is almost impossible to beat.

True, GTA V sales are just insane and I don't think it's likely it will be outsold.

However, the sales of GTA games have been improving with each installment. Recent installments even sell more than the previous one on the same console which is somewhat uncommon I believe?

San Andreas and IV admittedly sold about the same, so the sales surge of V might just be anomally. And of course it released on 4 consoles. However I won't completely rule it out yet.


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Giggs_11 on 19 May 2015
BMaker11 said:
SpokenTruth said:
For all form of pack-in: Solitaire for Windows.

For all form of pack-in and downloadable: Angry Birds.

For all form of pack-in across multiple dedicated gaming devices: Tetris.

For all form of pack-in on one dedicated gaming device: Wii Sports.

For limited pack-in across multiple dedicated gaming devices: GTA V.

For limited pack-ins on one dedicated gaming device: Mario Kart Wii.



GTA V certainly sits among the pantheon of greatest sellers/installed game of all time.

Limited pack in? It's still bundled to this day

So is GTA V...



BMaker11 on 19 May 2015
Giggs_11 said:
BMaker11 said:

Limited pack in? It's still bundled to this day

 

So is GTA V...

No it's not. You may be able to find some online, but they're secondhand or private resellers. You won't find any new bundles (in store on online) at Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Gamestop, etc.



Giggs_11 on 19 May 2015
BMaker11 said:
Giggs_11 said:

So is GTA V...

No it's not. You may be able to find some online, but they're secondhand or private resellers. You won't find any new bundles (in store on online) at Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Gamestop, etc.


I just had to do a quick search on google and the first hit i got was formplaystation.com selling those bundles, redirecting us to Walmart our Best Buy?

https://www.playstation.com/en-us/explore/ps4/systems/ps4-black-friday-2014-gtav-tlou-bundle/

 

Anyway, even if what you said was true what does it matter? People should just accept Nintento dominates the charts for all-time top selling videogames on consoles, and so what? Does it make other games less enjoyable for you? Does it bother you the top20 is completely filled with Nintendo except for 2 GTA versions?

You can argue all you want about the bundles and the the time those bundles were on sale, but in the end that is bullsh*t. People paid for it, they're sold and that's that.



Dr.Vita on 19 May 2015
Giggs_11 said:
BMaker11 said:

No it's not. You may be able to find some online, but they're secondhand or private resellers. You won't find any new bundles (in store on online) at Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Gamestop, etc.


I just had to do a quick search on google and the first hit i got was formplaystation.com selling those bundles, redirecting us to Walmart our Best Buy?

https://www.playstation.com/en-us/explore/ps4/systems/ps4-black-friday-2014-gtav-tlou-bundle/

 

Anyway, even if what you said was true what does it matter? People should just accept Nintento dominates the charts for all-time top selling videogames on consoles, and so what? Does it make other games less enjoyable for you? Does it bother you the top20 is completely filled with Nintendo except for 2 GTA versions?

You can argue all you want about the bundles and the the time those bundles were on sale, but in the end that is bullsh*t. People paid for it, they're sold and that's that.


What about Call of Duty Black Ops or Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 which sold 30M only retail?
And Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 which sold 25M only retail or Call of Duty Black Ops 2 which sold 28M only retail?
Or Grand Theft Auto IV which sold 22M only retail?




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TK14 on 19 May 2015
Boutros said:
Paatar said:
I am also going to mention, Mario Kart Wii sold 35m WITHOUT any other versions other than ONE. :P

But GTAV would have sold a lot more on a single platform if it wasn't spreaded across four. So it's kind of a double-edged sword.


No...a smaller userbase from one platform limits sales (look at Wii U games). Mario Kart Wii would have sold a lot more if it was spread across four. There is no double-edged sword with this. 



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