| dejelek said: with so many ps3 fans waiting this game with more than 4 mil NA PS3 ser base this is low, or maybe they waiting more on mirror edge, and COD. |
How many people were waiting on Mirror's Edge? It's a not particularly hyped, pretty mediocre, unheard of, EA first person platformer.
I do agree with COD5 though. It has revealed itself to be a major contender and, while not as good as COD4, it appears to be quite a good game. But I'm not getting it. I just hate WWII too much after Medal of Honor... COD5 has an IGN 9.2 by the way, Mirror's Edge has an IGN 7.4. Resistance 2 has a 9.5
And not just 4 million. There are 6.33 million PS3s sitting in people's homes in America. So SIX MILLION people don't want to get what is arguably the best FPS on their console within four days of its release? Even if we scratch out a probably extremely high 2 million who are using it as a Blu-ray player, that's over 4 million people left. 300,000 of these people want Resistance 2?
Meanwhile, the 360 has 13 million in America, Gears 2 has the same Gamespot, EuroGamer and IGN scores as R2, and yet a good 1.5 million people buy the game. 2x the PS3's install base, 5x Resistance 2's sales. But, fair enough, R2 is not as hyped and PS3 owners aren't as shooter-loving as Gears 2 and 360 owners.
Even 500k, 600k would have been good sales. I find 300k pretty disappointing. People say 'you shouldn't compare it to Gears 2' but they're both alien-killing shooters, you are saving the Earth from alien invasion, both began this gen from already-famous developers, both are second in the series, both are releasing at the same time. Both are pretty dark and gory. So, why not? There isn't really anything closer to Resistance 2 on the 360 than Gears of War.
Again, I wasn't expecting Gears of War sales, but 300k is still pretty damned low. Do people hate Insomniac or something? Look at Ratchet and Clank's sales. 300k, for a title this hyped, for a game of this quality, is low even ignoring Gears of War.
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