I too think the standard for a "flop" is fluid.
Certainly if a game does not at least "break even," it can be considered a flop by the company -- unless of course the idea was to introduce a new IP at a loss to begin a series of games that would eventually be big money makers. However, if people don't catch on at the beginning, they may never catch on -- so that is somewhat of a Catch 22.
If a game does not reach the median/mean level of sales for games of its genre on that console, it could be thought of as a flop. Then again, if it made money or introduced a new IP, the same caveat as discussed above may be in play.
Finally, there are the expectations flop. If a game does live up to its commercial or critical expectations, then there are those who would call it a flop. But if the game "broke even" or "made money," it might be more of an under-performer than a true flop. And a poor game is a poor game -- regardless of how well it does in sales.
Mike from Morgantown
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