Mass Effect 2 sales in the toilet-- is the reason ME1?

[Mr Puggsly]

GreyianStorm said:

kitler53 said:
i would suggest clicking the following link:

http://www.vgchartz.com/swlaunch.php?reg1=All&game1=Mass+Effect+2++-+X360[28815]&reg2=All&game2=Mass+Effect+-+X360[7635]&reg3=All&game3=&weeks=100

While that does show ME2 outselling ME1, you'll notice that it is actually now selling less per week than the original in the comparable weeks:

Week	Mass Effect	Mass Effect 2
1	394,757	961,290
2	271,280	268,077
3	144,359	151,848
4	136,931	83,891
5	164,229	55,156
6	92,295	37,865
7	55,936	26,541
8	37,851	20,627
9	35,324	16,721
10	35,212	-

As you can see, ME2 has declined extremely quickly. I know sequels are generally more front loaded, but it is down almost 20k per week on the original after just 9 weeks.

This list would have more validity if Mass Effect 1 was released in January.

Mass Effect 1

11/20/07 Microsoft
05/21/09 Microsoft
11/23/07 Microsoft

Mass Effect 2

01/26/10 Electronic Arts
(Add Date)
01/29/10 Electronic Arts