Why did ICO and Shadow of the Colossus have such low sales?

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hatmoza 2.0 on 01 May 2009

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3) ur signature proves that u play alot

At first glance thats what one would think, but that list of games dates back to 2008 bubba.

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The Ghost of RubangB on 01 May 2009

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For the same reason No More Heroes and Madworld have low sales: they are niche titles. Only a small portion of gamers are interested in that style of game, so not many people buy them.

But like 95% of the people that play either of those games consider them to be the best of all time, you'd think word would spread, and people would at least give it a try, it should of had good legs.

I really hope Team ICO's new game for the PS3 get's advertised the sh*t out of it, everyone needs to know about this company.

Wii fans have been sayin the same stuff about No More Heroes. It's unique, fun, has great art and personality and controls, and is so niche that nobody noticed.

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point x on 01 May 2009

hype does not equal to sales,,..

''Halo reach''.. sell 7.m first week ,Believe¡¡¡¡¡¡

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Sephiroth357 on 01 May 2009

point x said:
hype does not equal to sales,,..

When were these two games hyped?

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S.T.A.G.E. on 01 May 2009

Sony Computer Entertainment wasn't showcasing their first party games as much as third party titles at the time. Remember most this was the time that most of their first party took the back seat to MGS4 and the FF series.