Thread Description: In this series of posts I'm picking a franchise and then looking at how the franchise is doing in sales this generation compared to last generation, and then asking people why they think that change in sales occurred.
Change in Sales Game of the Day
Article to be released 10/5
Need for Speed
| Title | Platforms | Year of Release | Sales (millions) | Total Platform Size (millions) |
| Last Gen Games | ||||
| Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 | PS2, Xbox, GC | 2002 | 3.40 | 178.00 |
| Need for Speed Underground | PS2, Xbox, GC | 2003 | 9.31 | 178.00 |
| Need for Speed Underground 2 | PS2, Xbox, GC | 2004 | 9.69 | 178.00 |
| Need for Speed Most Wanted | 360, PS2, Xbox, GC* | 2005 | 7.17 | 210.10 |
| Average | 7.39 | 186.03 | ||
| Current Gen Games | ||||
| Need for Speed Carbon | 360, PS3, Wii*, PS2, Xbox*,PSP | 2006 | 5.39 | 318.21 |
| Need for Speed Pro Street | PS3, PS2, 360, Wii,PSP | 2007 | 7.38 | 294.01 |
| Need for Speed: Undercover | PS3, PS2, 360, Wii,PSP | 2008 | 4.45 | 294.01 |
| Average | 5.74 | 302.08 | ||
| Change Between Generation's Average | -1.65 | 116.05 | ||
| % Change Between Generation's Average | -22.35 | 62.38 |
Note: * signifies not having data for Others region for that version. Also, DS sales are not included as we don't have sales of last gen's Gameboy Advance games so I'm reasoning they probably approximately cancel out. Plus, the DS versions of the game are so different than the other consoles it is almost like a separate game.
Description: Today's Change in Sales Game of the Day is actually a lot of games on a ton of platforms, because we are looking at the Need for Speed series. Last generation, especially with the "Underground" games, Need for Speed had established itself as one of the biggest franchises in gaming. This generation, while the sales for the games are still strong, they have a noticeable decline of ~22% on average, despite being released on more platforms with a greater number of owners. So why has one of last generations biggest franchise seen a relatively steep decline this generation? Is there more competition in the racing genre or is a decrease in quality to blame? Or is it something else. Answer the poll in the second post, then let us know what you think by leaving a comment.
Previous Change in Sales Threads
Halo 3 (9/28) (link to article)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (9/18) (link to article)
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