| outlawauron said: @ HappySquirel Ratchet was never bundled. Motorstorm and Resistance were bundled, but Resistance for 3 months in Europe and now the Motorstorm pack in US is being discontinued. And Ratchet will likely outsell Deadlocked. |
Ratchet and Clank may not have been in an official bundle, but there has been a lot of retailer based bundles of Ratchet and Clank; the most noteworthy one was a 40GB PS3, Spiderman the movie, Ratchet and Clank and a HDMI cable for $369 through Dell.ca (Yes, Game+HDMI cable+PS3 Bundle for $30 less than the PS3 bundle alone).
Dell wasn't the only retailer to have some sort of bundle with Ratchet and Clank, and I would assume that Ratchet and Clank has been so often choosen is because it is the only "Everyone" rated game of note for the PS3 that isn't a sports game; retailers tend to favour "Everyone" rated games in their bundles because they have the widest appeal, and they won't get into trouble if a parent buys the bundle for their child.
Ratchet and Clank may pass Deadlocked but (at 18,000 per week after only 18 weeks after release) it is unlikely that it will ever approach the other Ratchet and Clank games without being bundled by Sony.
Beyond all of this, I see a (potential) unfortunate problem for Metal Gear Solid 4 when it is released ... It is likely that it will be the only "Major" release for months on the PS3; Final Fantasy XIII, Gran Turismo 5 and Resistance 2 all have a high risk of being delayed into 2009, with many of the other "big" releases of 2008 (Little Big Planet, Killzone 2) having a high risk of not being that important. Certainly, this will help Metal Gear Solid 4 sell due to weaker competition, but at the same time will hurt its sales because of lower interest in the PS3.
