R&C titles have never really been frontloaded that much, so far as I know. They simply sell well over an extended period, and generally rack up decent enough sales.

Between RFOM, R2 and the R&C releases Insomniac have seen very steady and nice income since PS3 launched, and their model is clearly built around more regular, lower cost releases vs spending years targeting a huge best seller.

Some interesting posts here. It really goes to show how much hatred there is for the PS3. Mods should seriously take care of newbie3 and Boneitis.

That being said, thats fantastic for the franchise.

I hate the people who are fanatical about NPD. They don't even track walmart sales properly. They also miss out on a lot of Canada. They are seriously a lackluster source. VGChartz is usually a much more reliable source of sales for a broadened area.

Ratchet and Clank is not a front loaded series. It sells consistantly, like Wii titles. The difference? NPD is not caring a lot about these games and they dont get tracked properly.

If Insomniac said 25 million, than it sold 25 million. Don't give me this bullshit okay? they are the developer of the game. It would be a huge issue if they blatantly lied about the sales of the game. Tax reports and issues with their publisher, Sony, would run rampart. This is a buisness, you simply cannot openly lie on a published piece of media like that, ESPECIALLY about sales and or other financial issues.

The Bargin bin crap is my favorite part. Have you ever been to a gamestop? Do you know what games fill the bargin bin? Halo 3, gears of war1 /2, fable 2, and a slew of other big name games, I'll just be pointing out the xbox 360 games to make you squeal.

I have never in my life seen a ratchet game in a bargin bin. Not even the ps2 games, not even now. They still sell for over 20$ a piece on the shelves if they make it there, which they usually dont because the games are so great and charming no one would ever bring them back.

Tools of Destruction was 55$ up until very recently, it dropped to 30$ in anticipation of A Crack in Time. The same price as gears 2.

So don't give me that bullshit about bargin bins. in any case, even if it was in the bargin bin, that loss of money is in the hands of the retailer, _not_ insomniac/sony. They sell the games at full price.

Congradulations! It really is a hit series. Just another core game that works on playstation, a great platformer that you cannot get anywhere else.

R&C simply isn't front loaded game. And probably a lot of people are waiting with buying them till they are price dropped.

The issue with that is that the price takes a long time to drop.

25 million over 8 games would translate to over 3 million a game.

This seems way too high.

Also coulda swore threre were more then 8 games.

ACIT is awesome, best R&C so far. i played all console ratchet games...

Anyone knows first day sales in Japan?

Ratchet and Clank (ps2)

Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando (ps2)

Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal (ps2)

Ratchet: Deadlocked (ps2)

Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters (psp,ps2) (ps2 version is port)

Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (ps3)

Secret Agent Clank (psp,ps2) (ps2 version is port)

Ratchet and Clank Future: Quest for Booty (ps3) (dlc game)

Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time (ps3)

9 Releases

8 Retail Releases.....8/9 If you live in Europe.

Ah, counting the ports as 1 game... tricky  tricky.

A kid at my school is willing to trade anyone a xbox360 with a 20 gb hard drive and a few games for a ps3. The only game he wants to play is this one which i find interesting.