| bugrimmar said: There are a bunch of games selling so well that never fail to shock me when I see them on the charts:
1.) Halo 3 - cmon, i know it's Halo, but isn't this taking it a little too far? 2.) Valkyria Chronicles - i didn't realize how much of an impact a little anime would do.. 3.) Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - 3 mil + for a demo and still going? 4.) Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - it's still selling 5 years later.. 5.) Link's Crossbow Training - i know it's bundled with a peripheral, but are there really that many people using that thing? 6.) Monster Hunter Portable 2g - i didn't even know what Monster Hunter was before I saw this game chart like this.
And there are a bunch of games selling so badly that never fail to shock me when I don't see them on the charts: 1.) Resistance 2 - such a good game, yet such low appraisal.. 2.) Star Ocean 4 - despite being on the 360 only, I thought it'd push a lot more than it did. 3.) Dissidia: Final Fantasy - it not even being anywhere in the Japanese charts is disturbing.. 4.) Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars - i thought that despite being on DS, the GTA name would carry it through. 5.) Sonic Unleashed - this was the final nail on the coffin for the Sonic franchise. 6.) Metal Gear Solid 4 - can't say I'm not disappointed that even the Platinum re-release didn't do anything for sales. |
- Halo 3 -- You can just assume that every Xbox bought means another copy of Halo or Gears sold.
- Valkyria Chronicles -- I'm actually surprised about this one too. It's a good game but I thought I heard it was hard to find because just not that many were produced. Guess I was wrong, it's hard to find because just that many people want it.
- Resistance 2 -- it's not that good of a game and not even as good as the first one.
- Star Ocean 4 -- I could have swore I heard this game was generic and nothing else, well, that and filled with bugs.
- Dissidia: Final Fantasy -- I'm not too surprised, I'm sure it had a few giant opening weeks and then everyone that actually buys PSP games got theirs.
- Chinatown Wars -- Not surprised either, good game, but wrong platform. Good try for R* though.
- Sonic Unleashed -- wait, you're surprised this is selling badly? Also, sadly this is not the final nail because there are more games coming and more Werehog in those games.
- Metal Gear Solid 4 -- I am totally not surprised a niche game that was hyped to Hell had large opening weeks and then fell back down to niche level.
