Cj2i3 said:
enrageorange said:
Cj2i3 said:
DerNebel said:
fighter said:
Rogerioandrade said:
Not a big deal. Mario 3d World will sell for a long time worldwide. Knack will soon be forgotten |
this, and GT6 sales are not a surprise, it's a franchise in decline
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GT5 sold more or less like a normal GT does, so I don't see how the franchise is in decline. GT6 just released at a very inconvenient time with very little marketing push from Sony, at least from what I've seen. The game will still sell a couple million and will still make Sony money.
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Exactly the game released during a console transition, while more gamers are focused on upgrading their Xbox 360's and PS3's. Which means the need to save money and avoid 7th generation transactions. The game will still sell admirably though last year would have been ideal for it.
Just look at CoD, Battlefield and Assassins Creed essentially all 3 games have performed much worse then the prior iteration 1/2 and even 1/3 of BO2, BF3 and AC3.
It's a console transition it's to be expected.
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Those games had next gen versions that people were waiting for. And even if we ignore that fact there is a massive difference between 1/2, 1/3 and 1/5. This decline is too big to be only because of nextgen hype.
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And those 3rd party games still they haven't sold as well as their predecessors by a large margin.
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Again, doesn't change the fact that 1/2 is much much less than 1/5.
People were saying Cod's drop signified a huge decline.
Meanwhile in the UK GT6 launch sales are lower than launch sales of the 360 versions of Battlefield 4 and Assassin's Creed 4, and the PS3 version of Assassin's Creed 4, which actually have next gen versions people are waiting for, and are historically much smaller franchises than GT, and people are trying to say this drop is normal.
And I really didn't think I would have to point out that people who are planning on upgrading their consoles soon, are likely to wait to get these games. On the other hand anyone who wants GT6 has no reason to wait because it is a ps3 only title.
Yes PS4 launch hurt the game's sales. But the drop is way too massive for that to be the only factor.
