Something weird with HotD: Overkill sales

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Barozi said:

TWRoO said:

averyblund said:
As it stands it seems bizarre, it did great in the UK and bombed everywhere else? How could something like that happen?

It's probably banned in Germany (I can't confirm this, I am just guessing based on many violent games being banned there, and RE4 seems to have been distributed in small numbers as if retailers own rules stop them selling it) It might have not even reached some regions. or might just not be popular in them.

True that. Madworld will be banned as well.

http://www.nintendo-online.de/news/2312/house-of-the-dead-overkill-madworld-nicht-in-deutschland/

There we go.

The game is banned in Germany, knowing Australia it is probably late or limited shipments early on, Nintendo don't directly distribute to Scandanavia so perhaps it's late there too.

So we are left with the UK (where the game is probably relatively popular compared to other regions, as well as the huger userbase advantage) France, Spain, Italy and Benelux.