W101 is going to be a gargantuan flop

[Soundwave]

curl-6 said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

Theres a reason why the game is called a "cult game". There are quite a few cult hits in the history of gaming, but Platinum Games titles exclusive to one console have a slim chance without having a huge name behind it.

Madworld did 720k, that was a Platinum exclusive.

There's no way W101 will be a "hit" in terms of budget if  it really is more expensive than Bayonetta, though.

I find some of VGC's Platinum numbers a bit hard to believe.

At 700k+ sold for Madworld and almost 2 million for Bayonetta ... both games should've made a fairly decent profit for Sega (discount bin or not), yet they chose to cut ties with Platinum and passed on Bayonetta 2 entirely. Something doesn't add up and it's not like any of Platinum's games had a Halo 4 budget. 

I imagine the actual sales of said games aren't quite as flattering. If there's any constant in this business it's that a profitable game generally ensures a sequel without much fuss.