noname2200 said:
True. And the term "flop" is getting tossed around so much that it's lost its original meaning (this game doesn't meet it, for one). That said... Euphoria14 said:
Let us check some recent sales so far this year and go with the "popular opinion" here. You're missing an essential element that's causing the "flop" term to be tossed in here. It's not about the sales, it's about the underperformance (so far!) compared to expectations. Remember, Sony itself said that it expected LittleBigPlanet to be its number one game in all regions this holiday season. Sony also said that this game will be a hardware seller. The former has a chance of happening, but NPD data shows that's not the case so far (and the author is using just NPD data). The latter...does not appear to be likely. To reiterate: the game's doing well by most standards. The "criticisms" are coming from the fact that it's performing far less than many, including Sony, expected it to. In that respect, it's much like Wii Music, although Wii Music may not actually have turned a profit yet. |
I understand the part where Sony over estimated, I do remember them claiming that it was going to be big in Japan. In the case on MM though, I am sure they are happy with current sales and most likely consider it a success.
Also in the topic on the main page by "ioi" about Black Friday I am pretty sure it listed Little Big Planet as one of the "Strong software performers".
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