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4k1x3r on 30 January 2011
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Halo_Reach said:
4k1x3r said:
landguy1 said:

you seem to be one of the few who got my original point.

(1) As far as LBP2 selling as well as part 1.  you can't really think that a sequel  that comes out to an install base that is double the size of the base when pt. 1 came is something that sony was hoping for.

As for GT5, i have said that it is selling well.  But, again, sony can't possibly  be cheering the PS3s continued lack of relevance here in the states. (2) Thus the GT5s lackluster sales here in the states.  GT4 was a huge system seller when it came out.  Somehow, the magic came off for this installment(the reasons have been debated enough).  

(1) Is this a joke? Only few sequels that came out when the userbase was twice bigger, sold twice the amount of its predecessor. Even franchise as big as Halo had this situation. (check the FW of Reach and 3) To put it in perspective.

Week Americas Japan EMEAA Worldwide Running Total
1 266,137 N/A 187,539 453,676 453,676

This is LBP2's FW, without Japan.

Week Americas Japan EMEAA Worldwide Running Total
1 110,079 49,839 176,050 335,968 335,968

And this is LBP FW with Japan.  So LBP2 sold 35% more than LBP and this without Japan in.

Week Americas Japan EMEAA Worldwide Running Total
1 110,079 N/A 176,050 286,129 286,129

This is without Japan. So LBP2 sold 59% more than LBP with the same countries taken into account. I don't know where's the problem, considering that LBP came out in holiday season, we're in January here. And it'll cross 500k once Japan numbers are in, I don't see it selling less than the first one in Japan.

(2) As CGI said, selling on par with GT4, with 14m less consoles/users, and having good legs even without holiday (staying above GT4), is not something to be sad about. GT5 was never expected to sell awesome in NA no matter what, you're the one who think that. Sony is not stupid, they know EMEAA is their strongest area, and they know better than anyone why GT3 sold better in NA than EMEAA: bundles.

omg, i cant believe you dont remeber the botched early launch of lbp 1 in the states , thats why the first week is so low, i dont even have the game or even interested in it, but i even know that, it was released before it was spose to as retailers broke the street date

OMG I can't believe you're so smart that you thought VGC was stupid to the point of not mixing week1/week2 in a single week because of that screwed launch, OMG you teh roxxor, even I who don't own the game know that.

Next time think a bit before you try to prove someone wrong. And talk to me in another way next time please, even more so when you're most likely wrong (because I'm most likely sure that what I say is true).

Ps. Same went for GT5, VGC had the right to separate the first week in two weeks, because of broken streets date in France in Italy for a week.