frybread on 13 October 2008
| LOL MATURE said:
But you don't think they would have gotten 800k-1mil if the review scores were even 15-20% higher? (Lair 75% - Haze 85%) |
No. You're confusing correlation with causation. You should also consider that:
Someone plays the game before purchasing and forms their own opinion.
Some make purchases based a friend's opinion, rather than a critics.
Someone makes a purchasing decision off of a preview, rather than a review.
Someone makes a purchasing decision based off of an advertisement.
IGN has shown how little their reviews affect sales, I'd dig up the study if I weren't so lazy. Review scores are mostly for fanboys like us to fight about.
I'd say quality affects sales more than a journalist's opinion of that quality.
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