| richardhutnik said: I don't get why MAG would be seen as something that would bump sales of the PS3 much. It is a new franchise, and multiplayer focused. A game that is multiplayer focus gets sales when people's friends are playing it and they want to play with their friend. If you throw in top-flight single player, marketed it right, and have the right buzz, you do have a chance to get a sales boost. I would also want to see how the 360 does longer term here, before I can say that even Mass Effect 2 is a system seller. |
No one sensible (like me for example) expected to see any noticable jump in PS3 sales for MAG. It's a very niche online FPS. I think it's very good at what it does, better than most of the average reviews, but it's just not going to appeal wildely. Even my appreciation is only fair critisicm, I'm not that interested myself!
ME2 will not be a sustained system seller for 360 IMO. This week shows a modest bump, which is the best I would have expected for ME2. The bulk of the sales were also US as in Others it seems to sell more evenly between 360 and PC vs being 360 centric. Soon enough, probably even next week, the bump will go leaving 360 without any noticable sustained lift. Probably.
At this stage, unless someone produces a hell of an amazing new IP for either the PS3 or 360 only the first major launches of big franchises will see the kind of spikes, for example, PS3 saw in Japan with FFXIII. GT5 should deliver a big bump, GoW3 will deliver at least a modest one and might deliver a big one. Reach will probably deliver a modest one (too many Halo titles on 360 already I believe for Reach to deliver a big bump, but you never know). Beyond that I'm scratching my head for other examples - maybe someone will help?
Try to be reasonable... its easier than you think...
