Am I the only one disappointed in Uncharted 2's 800k?

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darthdevidem01 said:

ioi said:

My point is that Killzone, LittleBigPlanet, Bioshock, Uncharted had/has the potential to be the GTA, Halo or Final Fantasy or even Crash Bandicoot, Rachet&Clank, Tomb Raider, Resident Evil or whatever of this gen but it hasn't happened. Games aren't hitting that 5m milestone.

The only new IP that has really been a breakout hit this gen IMO is Gears of War - all others have disappointed commercially.

Assassins Creed too, its the biggest selling new IP this gen

Assassin's Creed, once again, had huge amounts of casual appeal. You run through a city, leap from rooftop to rooftop, and sink your blade into your enemy's back, before fighting off the guards and fleeing. Doesn't that sound good? It ended up being irrelevant that the game was repetitive, overly simple, and had a story that wasn't explored nearly enough. That stuff will hurt the sales of the sequel, and prevent it from becoming a large franchise.

If Assassin's Creed was the excellent game many thought it would be, we would have another GTA/GT/Halo/CoD on our hands. CoD is a particularly good example because one excellent game turned it from a "whatever" on consoles to the second best selling HD game, and Modern Warfare 2 will have certainly one of the top five launches in gaming history (well, the ones we have data for).