VGChartz way overtracked Zack & Wiki - Z&W was a commercial failure

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jammy2211 said:

nordlead said:

jammy2211 said:
Why are people trying to suggest Sven would be lying or making up figures?

I don't get it, he works for Capcom, he has a fancy title to his name. Of course he has a good idea of all this stuff and most likely told us more then he should have ever been allowed to.

Do people think they've got a better idea of how well Zack and Wiki sold, how much money is made (or lost...) and everything else then Capcom's themselves or something? I seriously don't get it.

because he denies capcoms own press releases on how much their games sold until it is shoved in his face?

 

 Most of that seems to be from Okami stuff albeit there was Z&W articles too.

However, if a Capcom vice president at doing something I can't remember the title of says Zack and Wiki made a loss, then it did. If he says it sold below expectations, then it did.

 The past is history, maybe the 'sources' people are citing were incorrect, maybe it was misinterpreted, or maybe just Capcom spin to impress investors goodness knows. The one thing I think you can be sure of is that a Capcom Rep isn't going to say a game was a failure (It made a loss...) if it wasn't. Investors don't like that, yanno?

His forum comments aren't really read by the investors.  Their official financial reports are.