I know that many people were surprised at the numbers Devil May Cry 4 put up (most likely) in it's first week. So now, a retrospective:
DMC 1 Launched in Japan with first week sales of 396K
DMC 2 Launched in Japan with first week sales of 340K
DMC 3 Launched in Japan with first week sales of 192K
And for all intents and purposes, DMC4 looks like it will launch with 200K first week sales.
So I ask the question:
Will this be the trend for all PS2 franchises coming to the PS3? Many have stated and predicted that DMC4 would not have these kinds of sales first week, because the install base is low (Under 2 million), compared to what the PS2's install base was. If you look at the predictions, users have it at 120K first week sales (Link) and it's easily outshone that. So will this appen for all PS2 --> PS3 franchises or is this the only one?
