Americas UP!!!

[themanwithnoname]

CGI-Quality said:

themanwithnoname said:

I'd place a majority of the blame with GT5 on Sony's shoulders. I just don't understand how you can delay a game a few weeks before release, and then announce a new date a week and a half before it comes out, and honestly expect to maximize sales. Nintendo wouldn't do this to Mario, Microsoft wouldn't do this to Halo, and Activision wouldn't do this to Call of Duty, but Sony, for some reason, can't get its act together this generation, whether it be in marketing or just completely botching the release of its biggest franchise. I can't say how much bigger GT5 would've launched to if it weren't delayed, but I do think that really hurt it this holiday.

We rarely agree man, but this is something I can't ignore. It's spot on. I'm truly stunned at PS3's numbers this week, FAR lower than they should be. Now GT wasn't ever really huge here, although it was big (in it's defense) and it will have some legs here (and maybe bundles too). But the release date issues (which also fall on Polyphony) are one of their biggest blunders this gen.

They could possibly be planning to advertise it for months after release like Rockstar used to do with GTA. Though, they can't do it too long before they run into LBP2 and KZ3 early next year. On a sidenote, I think LBP2 would've really helped the PS3 this holiday. That being said, the PS3 has a great lineup next year (hopefully no games get this same kind of treatment) and it could very likely get a pricecut next year as well, which would help it a whole lot in Americas.