Soriku said:
Torillian said:
Demon's Souls got 740k and I don't recall that ever getting any advertising, and the number has been shown to be in line with Atlus's shipping numbers so that means that 650k isn't ridiculous for an RPG in NA.
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It's true but Demon's Soul just happens to be different. VC is an anime-inspired SRPG (that's not FF/KH). Won't sell as much as a more Western looking game. Barely any RPGs will do 650k in the Americas so it's not like VC not selling that amount is a big deal or anything.
Demon's Soul is only one rare game out of a sea of RPGs that won't sell close to that amount. And DS is much different from the others anyway. And hey, DS is a GH, VC is not.
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So Demon's Souls is a break out unexpected hit, but VC couldn't possibly be just because of your gut? You know why Demon's Souls was a break out unexpected hit? simple, because it's a uniquely fantastic game that got word of mouth to keep it's sales alive and give it unprecedented lets. Souns like VC to me.
Your greatest hits argument is crap, there are too many exceptions in both directions for that to be an ironclad rule that 500,000 equals Greatest Hits. Disgaea 3 in one direction isn't even at 300k, Bioshock 2 on the other hand has 600,000 and no greatest hits. Obviously there are other conditions/deals in play.
