1) The Twisted Metal series has been very well received. Critical acclaim is the reason it was their game of show. Commercial success isn't always the focus... other wise we probably wouldn't have the Last Guardian or Killzone2 for that matter.
2) The last true Twisted Metal game for consoles was 2001. 9 years ago. This game's basically a new IP [which Jaffe himself acknowledged a while back]. The sales aren't that easy to predict.
3) Considering how things have changed over the years, the internet being more prominent, console gaming becoming more social and word of mouth having a greater effect on sales these day, I expect Twisted Metal to do well. Bringing it's old fans back with nostalgia, Eat Sleep Play making an excellent game to get the buzz and SONY hopefully doing some decent marketting, I think there's hope that this game can do really well.
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