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Zoombael on 17 January 2015

The term "bomb" in reference to video games is connoted negative? Huh.


http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bomb



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zumnupy10 on 17 January 2015

These four:

- Devil's Third;
- The Order 1866;
- Bloodborne;
- Mario Party 10



OfficerRaichu15 on 17 January 2015
Angelus said:
OfficerRaichu15 said:
Angelus said:
5 posts into the thread and 4 different MS exclusives already named for bombs of the year. Ok then.

Scalebound is by the people who never have games sell really well.

Tomb Raider never sold over 1 million on Xbox even when it was heavily marketed on it

Halo 5 I dont know why ben said that would bomb that was probably a joke

Fable Legends doesnt looks good at all

If Platinum's games never sell well, then by definition they cannot bomb, they could only exceed expectations. Also, they've never had the full weight of a MS marketing campaign behind them.

The Tomb Raider reboot sold almost 2 million on 360 according to this site, so clearly it can sell. Plus the fact that it's Xbox exclusive now (at least for a while), I wouldn't count out it being a system seller for some people. Obviously it won't sell as well as a multiplat title would, but then again I doubt anybody expects it to, so again I'm not sure one could qualify this as a bomb if it sold say 1-2m on X1 in a year or so.

Halo 5. Just no comment there.

Fable Legends looks good to me. It isn't like a usual Fable game of course, so I grant you that could put a lot of people off. It's definitely the game put of those listed I'd categorize as the most likely to bomb. 

most of that was due to bundles like this



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(Lost)Bet with kinisking: I say Ps4 will win April NPD while he says Xbox One will win it; winner gets 1 week of avatar control.

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First Fighter?

First Racer?

First Shooter?

First MMO?

First Horror?

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Gamz on 17 January 2015
sborwege said:
I think anyone who says halo has a legit reason. Because even though Titanfall and Destiny performed ok. They were considered Bombs by how much was spent on marketing, and they did not live up to the expectations.


Wait, what?  Are we just changing goal posts to suit the agrument.  Destiny and Titanfall were very successful. 



Burek on 17 January 2015

My leading candidate is Evolve.

Other games I think will not sell very well: Until Dawn, Quantum Break, Dead Island 2, Homefront 2, Mad Max.

One I think will bomb, but is most likely to not: Battlefield Hardline



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Manzeln on 17 January 2015

Mario Vs. Donkey Kong will probably be one of the biggest bombs. I honestly don't think it's a game anyone wants, although giving the download code for the other system might persuade a few people. Sadly, I don't think Kirby will do too well either.



*Sound Of Rain on 17 January 2015

Zelda U



DerNebel on 17 January 2015
zumnupy10 said:
These four:

- Devil's Third;
- The Order 1886;
- Bloodborne;
- Mario Party 10

Bloodborne? Seriously? Could you give a reason for that?

OT: Until Dawn, Evolve, Devils Third I guess



fory77 on 17 January 2015

Everything. The industry is crashing!!!! The end is neigh!!!!!!1



I'm going to play it safe and say: Devil's Third.



generic-user-1 on 17 January 2015

i dont see devils third bombing. the game looks liek they aim for 1m, that should be possible.
and mp10 will sale okay i guess, i dont know why, but the game sales okay every time.