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S.T.A.G.E. on 28 September 2012
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Jay520 said:
sales2099 said:

1.) Like I said, franchise A would generate more money and total sales then franchise B....hence its technically bigger.

2.) Fanbase numbers are only as good as the frequency of the franchise. Frequency also means that your current in the minds of the gamer. .

3.) One game every 7 years, no matter how popular that one release was, will be forgotten as years and the next big games come out. You need to be current, you need to be on the back of gamers minds almost every year. That is why I think frequency matters.

4.) But to drive this home.....Uncharted (A) has moved more consoles in all 3 games then GT5 (B) has done alone. "Franchise" sales, Frequency, Being current. Thats what matters (to me at least).


1.) What do you mean "technically bigger"? Where do you get that definition? The generally accepted definition of bigger is more common or more popular. People equate "bigger" with "bigger fanbase". That's the default definition of bigger. You're in the minority. If you go ask a bunch of people (even people on this site) what's bigger between Madden and Grand Theft Auto, the majority would say Grand Theft Auto. .

2.) Madden may be in the minds of gamers. But that doesn't mean its bigger. Its fanbase is still extremely smaller than GTA's fanbase. And besides, GTA is still in the minds of gamers. It's still on of the most played games and GTA5 will surely be huge. This doesn't support your point .

3.) GTA5 won't be releasing until 2013. That would be 5 years after GTA4 released. Is GTA is being forgotten? No, if it were, it still wouldn't be one of the most played online games on the HD consoles. And GTA5 wouldn't sell the insane amounts that we both know it will sell. This doesn't support your point.

4.) You don't know that. Considering Uncharted's fanbase is around 6m and GT's fanbase is nearing 8m, I don't know how you reached that conclusion. Most would assume that GT' has pushed more console due to its larger fanbase.

Makes sense, especially in Europe GT is definitely a seller over there. The sales are stabalized over there as opposed to Japan and the US.