bugrimmar on 21 December 2009
| routsounmanman said: I think install base affects mostly games with wide appeal, games like MKWii, NSMBWii, CoD, Pro Evolution, Guitar Hero, Madden, etc. Thus, most of these games increase their sales as the userbase expands. I'm pretty sure if Konami released MGS5 tommorrow, it would sell exactly the same as MGS4, there would be no penetration. That's why we see games like SSBM, FFXIII, etc reach dizzy attach rates. |
correct. you've corrected me. i should rename the OP from "big franchises" to "big franchises with an existing fanbase".
and yes, for franchises with an already established fanbase, user base on the console is not going to matter. it's going to sell roughly the same with every single iteration, providing the same quality.
and this is why gran turismo 5 is going to sell 10 million. all GT's before that have sold 10 million. the fanbase will all buy it, and so you will get your 10 million, even though the PS3 user base isn't as high as the PS2.
