| Uberkiffer said: @Alterego "sequel legs?" seriously? Anymore sequels tend to dramatically outshine their counterparts.. (at least part 2's do). MW2 > MW, AC2 > AC, UC2 > UC, KZ2 > KZ, etc... Sure this isn't always the case, but when a game outsells the original by 2x so quickly, well... obviously it's legs will be just fine in comparison. |
MW2? AC2? Outshine their counterparts? Please, none of these even outsold their predecessor yet! If they outshine anything, it was their predecessors' hype.
What about Gears of war 2 outselling GoW 1, THREE TIMES, in the first week, and now, launches aligned, it is only 20% ahead.
http://vgchartz.com/swlaunch.php?reg1=All&game1=Gears+of+War+-+X360®2=All&game2=Gears+of+War+2+-+X360®3=All&game3=&weeks=100
Or what about Wii Fit Plus outselling Wii Fit, more than TWO TIMES, up until now? Do you expect it to reach 45 million in less than two years?
http://vgchartz.com/swlaunch.php?reg1=All&game1=Wii+Fit+-+Wii®2=All&game2=®3=All&game3=Wii+Fit+Plus+-+Wii&weeks=100
What about GTA IV, the previous "fastest selling game ever" (before MW2), that is now struggling to outsell even San Andreas?
http://vgchartz.com/swlaunch.php?reg1=All&game1=Grand+Theft+Auto:+San+Andreas+-+PS2®2=All&game2=Grand+Theft+Auto+IV+-+PS3®3=All&game3=Grand+Theft+Auto+IV+-+X360&weeks=210
Every game does well in the first weeks, due to having a bunch of fans who are waiting to buy it on the first week.
Some of them, like Killzone 2, turn out to be much better and keep selling, others like GOW manage to duplicate their predecessor's success, and others fail to live up to the expectations.
These two weeks will not tell us if L4D2 belongs to either group.
