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tombi123 on 17 January 2009
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Gnizmo said:
tombi123 said: 

 Oh come on! LBP was not bundled to the extent VP was. It was just an official bundle, not a praticaly forced bundle like VP, Kung Fu Panda, Indiana Jones, Motorstorm (a couple of months back). I like to think that a good game sells well regardless of platform, but this just isn't the case. Look at Valkyria Chronicles and No more Heroes.

It is just a intuative belief that LBP wouldn't have sold as well if it was a Wii or 360 exclusive. I can not prove this. For that I am very sorry.

 No More Heroes is the best example you could have chosen for my arguement. It is the best selling game the studio has ever released. It chattered their expectations. It sold so well in America they threw a party after the initial sales numbers were in. The game was an amazing success despite the fact that the Wii doesn't push hardcore games stereotypically. Valkyria Chronicles I am unfamiliar with, but seems to have sold rather well for a SRPG. If you want to try a couple of different examples feel free. Just remember there is no absolute metric of success.

Bolded: Agree 100%

Well I don't know about NA, but No More Heroes got quite a lot of TV adverts in the UK/Europe. Especially for the time of year, Jan/Feb.

No More Heroes, success for the studio. Deserved to sell better based on quality of game. Same with Valkyria Chronicles. Best RPG I have played this gen.