I figured out what decides a game’s sales.

[Godot]

BrainBoxLtd said:

Dallinor said:

sorolhwddido?

So Rol Hwd I do?

You're missing a few pieces of the puzzle, but you can mostly see what the picture is now.

The Ghost of RubangB said:
You're wrong about GTA. It sells millions because it's the most casual game ever made, not because it's the most hardcore. I know people who can play that game for hours at a time without ever doing a single mission. They just steal cars and play with cheat codes and explore.

Clearly we have different definitions of hardcore.

I like Bacon said:

furry is horrifying? O_o

For certain people it is. They're the same people who are afraid to go to VG Cats, go figure.

RubanG is right. GTA isn't hardcore, it's a bridge title much like Mario Kart. I think you're right about the cover as it's indeed extremely important and can make or destroy a game. However, I think you are confusing a violent cover with a cool cover. The cover needs to show what the game is (or tries to be) and that's why a violent game needs to have a violent cover.