Associated Content: Wii and the 3rd party curse

[jarrod]

Carl2291 said:

jarrod said:

According to NPD, Bayonetta PS3 sold slightly less than MadWorld in the US (60k vs 66k 1st months, and consider that Bayo had 2 more weeks of tracking).  I don't think Bayonetta bombed, but it was considered a relative disappointment outside Japan when sales watchers were looking at it's debut... a lot like MadWorld actually.  Platinum seems to be carrying the Clover curse imo.

What really matters to me... Is the following.

http://www.vgchartz.com/game.php?id=25465 - Bayonetta PS3 - 0.74M in under a year
http://www.vgchartz.com/game.php?id=25464 - Bayonetta 360 - 0.68M in under a year
http://www.vgchartz.com/game.php?id=22383 - MadWorld - 0.55M in a year and half

Just so you know, MadWorld has actually outsold the PS3 version of Bayonetta in NA by just under 100k. MadWorlds downfall though, in comparison to Bayonetta... Is mainly Japan.

It's worth noting that Japan was also the region where Sega refused to publish it, thanks to the Cero Z rating.  Spike eventually picked it up though, with little fanfare and zero promotion. :/