Should Konami be worried?

[twesterm]

A203D said:

twesterm said:

Ldn.se said:

Castlevania sales arent impressive. It bombed. I think that Konami should have released this game as timed exclusive to PS3 or X360..... No doubt we would see decent sales of at least one version.

Am now thinking if same thing could happen to Metal Gear Solid: Rising?

How would releasing it on a single platform mean more sales?

Doing that would only mean less overall sales and then bad sales 6-12  months down the line.

Now that people are saying this i think it would make more sense. someone else said about how Enslaved has not been successful, and that had of it release exclusive like Heavenly Sword, it wouldve done moderately better.

personally i like to use the other example, Demon's Souls, the game has achieved good sales for a new, niche IP, and countless awards and accolades. people are still talking about it, would this had been possible if it wasnt exclusive?? i dont think so, the amount of exposure its had because of being exclusive has been very good publicity for the title imo.

I don't really think so, Demon's Soul is popular because it's a really good game.

The only people that really care about exclusive are the people who browse internet forums all day and we are a very small minority.