| mightyERone said: I dont see this "HYPE" your talking about even among PS3 owners. UC2 will only get those numbers with a pack in like the first one. GOW... err, God of War, well I see only fans of the original series snatching it up. New adopters dont want to spend over $450 to play a game anymore. GT5? The demo did good cause it was the only freek'n Sim racing game out even in demo form. It still should do good. There is nothing like it on PS3 so its a Sale/stand alone title = no competition |
Hype made a game where you play as a piece of cloth and run and jump and grab things (LBP- it's an awesome game, but that's not why it sold) sell over 2 million units. It also made a reasonably good but generic FPS (Resistance 2) cross a million within a couple of months, and then go on track to sell over 2 million.
So what can hype do to the sequel of such a successful game? (please don't bring up RFOM's sales- it was bundled pretty heavily, and it was the only quality title available for ages).
People don't seem to understand what hype is. It isn't a bunch of forum threads. It's awareness and excitement for a game. Advertising helps with that, as do coverage, pre-release awards and being part of an established franchise. And guess what- Uncharted 2 and God of War III have (or will have) all four.
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