Yes, relying on old figures in a fastly changing market like that of consoles and games is the wise thing to do. I actually made millions by looking at the historical data of the stockmarket too. Shame it happened only in my dreams where everything is possible.
Games aren't going to be popular forever. Surely some franchises will last longer then others, but things just change in every market. Just compare it to the television market, we aren't still watching the A-team or Beverly hills 90210. Then again, As the world turns still is as popular now as it was 40 years ago. It's not my type of program and neither are some games.
Sometimes the market just demands things that aren't completely logical. Look at Mario, millions love him but I am personally just not that interested in him. He even looks just as gay as the village people do (Gazz puts on his anti flame suit and hides in the corner of a bunker shivering). That's just my opnion.
Sure proven brandnames (games) will give anything a boost, but there have been so many people that have come to the gaming market and just as many have gone to other activities. Going back more then one year in time gives a way to saturated picture of a market that moves too fast to look at particular games.
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