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[Michael-5]

CGI-Quality said:

Michael-5 said:

bannedagain said:

 

Move was also there to push it that much more or it should have.

But who is to say Move pushed initial sales more then longterm lifetime sales? Being Move capable, is a part of the package for KZ3, and I don't think it's ability to use the Move controler will alter the week 1 - lifetime sales ratio.

Also I heard playing KZ3 with Move is really sluggish, and since there is no Killzone 3 / Move bundle, I doubt Move affected KZ3 sales at all.

I'm the type of person who wants to say It's because of the review, but people get offended because they love their game too much. It's fun, but KZ3 rated noticably lower then KZ2, so just like Halo: Reach and GT5, I think long term sales will be affected.

Neither Halo: Reach nor GT5 have shown a significant difference to their predecessor's weekly sales (GT5 obviously being more frontloaded). Reviews have made little if any impact on either and nothing thus far proves otherwise.

GT5's weekly numbers trail GT4's, sure, but GT5 sold much more than GT4 in weeks 2/3/4 due to the holiday period, bringing their sales to an even standpoint in the same time frame (with GT5 still being ahead in some regions and launching to higher numbers in EMEAA).

Halo: Reach isn't too far off of Halo 3 either, but that situation is different because Halo 3 was the first full blown release on the system and sometimes, sequels sell less than predecessors on the same console.

Actually weekly Halo Reach sales are lower then Halo 3 sales by between 2-20%. It fluctuates noticably however.

Also you just said GT5 sales are tailing GT4's, I dunno what point you're trying to make with that one.

I blame reviews, thats me. I think had GT5 and Halo: Reach been 9.5-9.8/10 titles like its predecessors they would have sold more. Thats just me, and I have no way to back this up, it's an opinion.

Regardless, KZ3 sales will not stagger too far from KZ2's. 2-3 million range should be expected.

BTW, sometimes sequels sell less then predecessors on the same console? What a very general comment. Sometimes they sell more you know. Gears of War, Uncharted, Call of Duty, Forza, and likely Dead Space and Dragon Age too. Many games sell more then their precusors, even Halo on XB1. I've noticed generally when a game is lower rated, or not bundled, the sucessor title sells less. Metroid 2/Other M, Lost Planet 2, and Final Fantasy (on PS1 AND PS2) are all case examples.