Statistics - how many % of total games sell 50K + on Wii, Ps3 and X360?

[Viper1]

richardhutnik said:

Viper1 said:

Christhor said:
How do games fail to sell 5K?

A game that sells that low means the publisher failed to get retailers to buy the game.  Perhaps they convined a few mom and pop shops to carry it but no retail chains.

 

Good games that sell poory are usually a distribution and marketing problem.

What if the game is really oddball, or very niche?  Such a title, such as VC that people hype up here, could end up having poor sales.

In regards to very small sales, less than 5000, wouldn't Internet distributed games fit that category?  Stuff over Marketplaces on the different consoles.

 

Being niche or oddball can certainly play a role but not so much that it by itself is the reason for the low sales.  Being niche or oddball can make relailers reluctant to buy much stock which obviously limits consumers choices.

It's also a matter of few niche or oddball titles getting much media coverage or marketing money.

 

Internet only titles (like those in the 3 coneoles download services) are hard to market and advertise and are also subject to potentially low sales unless a fan base is already established for the title/series.