Business Insider: GTA Chinatown Wars bellyflops (88,704 sold in US)

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warioswoods said:

alfredofroylan said:
Well add 200k for the R4 guys, I saw some numbers at the torrents........... and that's why we can't have nice things.

 

While I'm not particularly interested in this game, you've hit the nail on the head as to the low sales.  Piracy kills game sales at alarmingly high ratios for titles such as this one that unfortunately appeal to too many people who are also tech-minded (and immoral) enough to just download the torrent and use an R4. 

I like homebrew, and used to have a couple flashcarts for playing with it, but the effects of piracy on the industry are so negative that it is any gamer's interest to help put a stop to it whenever possible. Even humoring those who mention they are involved in piracy, ie hesitating to boot them from forums at once, is unacceptable.  We really need gamers who care about the industry to stop wasting time on pointless issues (obsessing about "censorship" when an idiotic game like Manhunt isn't published) and start focusing attention on how we can help companies take whatever legal actions they can against website and individuals who engage in piracy.

 

Does everyone quickly forget that GTA: LCS sold over 5M+ on the PSP which is a FAR EASIER handheld to pirate games onto? No need to purchase a 3rd party device, it is like 5 minute firmware install. All you need is your USB cord and your Memory Stick.