MDX said:
Great for Destiny and Sony, but I dont see the point of the comparison. Even if MK8 would have better lifetime sales in the end. What's the relevance?
They are not the same genre, one game is exclusive, the other is not. People forget that many of these big sellers are multi-plats, and they tend to have the benefit of being marketed to different audiences across different platforms that help generate excitement. So Destiny was discussed on Xbox and Sony forums, magazines, ads, etc. It got more exposure because of it. Mario Kart 8 only had Nintendo.
And even though many copies were sold on the Sony console, did Sony make as much money on it as Nintendo did with their sales of Mario Kart?
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This is just an acknowledge of an impressive sales feat, if you check the OP I also mention titanfall and Watchdogs PS4. Nothing against Mario Kart, just weighing previous expectations against whats occuring currently ;)
Many people would now say this was obviously gonna happen one being multiplat so more coverage etc, but if this convo was going on back in march the tone would be V different.
