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Fireforgey on 13 January 2013
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aikohualda said:
Fireforgey said:
MattyPeq said:

It will be a masterpiece. That's what matters for us, gamers.
Two more plays and my demo is over.
March 1st can't come soon enough. My shining Wii U is ready.

 

And, by the way, "Doesn't matter since WiiU is dead on arrival"... not nice. :/

 

Cub said:

1.Rayman isn't a good game.

2.Who Would buy Rayman over Mario?


lol Rayman Origins is one of the best 2D platformers of all time.

And you don't need to hear it from me (that's my favorite genre and I played most of the 2D platformers released on the market since 1988), you just have to read some review.

Close your browser and go play (or buy, if you haven't bought it yet) some Origins. :)


While I agree that Rayman Origins is a great game I personally believe it was overratted.  Donkey Kong Country Returns and the old school Marios beat it at pretty much every turn.  The design, the controlls, the levels ect..  I mean don't forget, most of the reviewers who reviewed the game were playstation or Xbox reviewers.  On IGN it was always very strange to have (I believe it was) Colin sit and rave about the game with things that are all in DKCR and act as if it has never been done before.

 

However I would recomend it, it is fantastic and one of the best 3rd party 2D platformers to ever come out.

how many numbers do you expect?


Oh that is painfully difficult to predict.  Looking at it from a new console perspective It could potentially do amazing.  Think Rayman 3D for the 3DS.  Everyone agrees it was a pretty poor port but it sold more than Rayman origins for the PSV and 3DS combined.   Having a game at launch can potentially drive huge numbers if done correctly. 

Also, contrary to belief here I think NSMBU would increase its sales, not decrease it.  After its been out for over a year people will start looking at the next great 2D platformer.  The genre is making a comback and I think that a Nintendo console has the most potential to bring back full retail, $60 2D AAA platformers.

in the end, I think it could reach after a long lifetime, and if Ubisoft continues to push and market it throughout the liftime of the Wii U and if it gets simillar reviews to Rayman  Origins (that's a lot of ifs, I know).......It could potentially reach 2 - 2.5 million.  If it lacks any one of those elements, then LTD will be around 1.25 million.

In the end, it will live and die by its legs.  Its front sales will be almost pitiful but it will manage to pull some decent numbers.  I think the best thing to compare it to would be skylanders.  Look at its sales on the Wii and you'll get a vision of Rayman Origins (or so I hope.).