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Graves on 04 May 2009
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makingmusic476 said:
Graves said:
Kantor said:
If Killzone 2 can move hardware, God of War III can move hardware.

It's from a popular series with a pretty hardcore following and relatively large fanbase. And (anecdotal data ftw!) everyone I know who owned God of War either owns a PS3 already (like me) or intends to buy one soon.

The thing is that the effect won't be that visible, because it won't be a huge one week bump (like MGS4), it's a prolonged effect that's lasted pretty much since the PS3's launch.

 

Killzone 2 is a FPS which is a very popular genre. God of War is a button mashing hack n slash and that genre isn't very popular. The series has also sold less and less with each release. I'm sure it'll get solid sales but it won't do a great job moving hardware.

 

It's kind've sad how little they sell.  The first God of War was the highest selling game of its type last gen, and it sits at a mere 3.21 million.

God of War II would've probably reached a similar number, but it's legs were seriously cut short by the next gen.  Three years into God of War's life, teh game was still pulling 4-5k a week in North America.  Three years into God of War II's life (March 2010), ps2 games might not even be sold anymore.  Or at least not new ones, anyway.

But the game opened at over 600k (we have it sitting at 559k week one without European data), so it definitely has a decent sized fanbase.


People act like the PS2 isn't relevant anymore but it still pulls in great sales. It gets about half the sales of the PS3 which isn't bad at all considering how many it already sold. Even software sales are comparable to current gen ports. In some cases the PS2 is still a better software mover than the Wii.

God of War sold great because it was the first in the series, people were interested, and the large userbase. The sequel didn't do as well simply because people didn't care enough to play the next game. It isn't unusual for a series to sell less copies with the next release. For example I doubt Resistance 2, Uncharted 2, and Motorstorm PR will reach the sales of their predecessor.