Do you think Dark Souls II will sell great?

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shikamaru317 said:

Wright said:

Soriku said:

shikamaru317 said:

Nah, the difficulty is too high for it to ever sell great, most casual gamers don't like games that they can't beat, so that's a huge demographic lost right there. It will sell quite well for a niche game though.

Difficulty didn't stop Dark Souls from selling 2.3 mil+.

But maybe difficulty stopped it from selling 8 mil+!

Yeah, that's what I meant. 2.3m really isn't that good for a mainstream game, but for a niche game it's very good. The developers have carved out a niche for themselves with hardcore gamers who like a challenge and the series should be quite profitable for them, but it's never going to sell as well as the more mainstream RPG's like The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Mass Effect, and Final Fantasy.

I have the impression that the Dark Souls clientele keeps expanding. Once, it was an unknown game, limited to Japan only. Soon - and with a procedure that will need much space to cover in text - it spread with great speed. All in all, I believe Dark Souls 2 will top its predecessor's sales.