To ALL those who say GT6 flopped....

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Global Weekly Chart

Week Ending 07th Dec 2013

Pos	Game	Weekly	Total	Week #
1	Gran Turismo 6 (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Racing	803,714	803,714	1

Since when is a game debuting at #1 with sales of 800k a flop??? I think people are scewing what the definition of a "flop" actually is. This is for two reasons for this. 

 

• People are trolling
• People are stupid

 

It seems to be pretty much a 50/50 split with all the threads that I've seen so far. Although I can respect a good troll every now and then, let me explain to the other 50 that are just stupid what a flop really is. 

This is Puppeteer.  A fairly hyped Ps3 exclusive that was very well critically reveived. It's up to 100k after a couple months of sales. Widely considered a flop.

This is The Wonderful 101.  Another hyped exclusive, this time for the Wii U. Also up to 100k after a couple months. Widely considered a flop. 

This is the entire PsVita software lineup. Another hyped item, this time an actual console. As you can see, besides the top 2 titles, nothing has sold over a million. Widely considered a flop.

 

 

Those my friends, are definitions of flop. Just for an added touch, here is the official definition. 

flop - a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"

bust, fizzle

failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"

bomb, dud, turkey - an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"

 

In conclusion, Gran Turismo 6 is NOT a flop. It is in fact, a mere disappointment. The game sold much lower than it's predecessor, GT5. The reasons for this being:

• the launch of a new console (Ps4)
• not being hyped commericially as much as the first "next gen" Gt as GT5 was
• and the fact that GT6 just isn't that much better than GT5, according to critic reviews

So next time you say a game is a flop, make sure it doesn't debut at #1 in the chartz with 800k AFTER it's next gen console it's released. I'd say that's pretty impressive. 

**DISCLAIMER** I hate sim racers