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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.

What's with the jump in popularity in the Americas region? LBP2 only seems to have sold noticably better because of the Americas. As long as this game sells as well as LBP, it should easily break 4 million, but it could surpass MGS4 and break 5 million as well..