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thelalaby on 16 October 2014
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Scisca said:
Vena said:

OttoniBastos said:

Look,it's your right to not like LBP,but say that it doesn't have appeal for the casual market,specially on holyday season where dads and moms usually pick a console for their kids is too much denial.


Try using the numbers for LBP2 instead, as that's actually more recent and relevant.  Not quite so clear cut then, is it? And no where did I say I didn't like the franchise, I said it was niche. Dark Souls is a niche title, sold about three million, and I like that title too.


LPB is niche? You must be joking. The series sold 12.5 mil copies not including the Karting spin-off! Moreover, to your "declining sales" of LBP2 argument - let's not forget that it was given away for free after the takedown and was available for over a year free on PS+ as part of the Instant Game Collection. Many people got it for free. Another thing - most revenue from LBP doesn't come from the very impressive sales of the games, but from the hundreds of DLCs. LBP prints money and absolutely is a mainstream franchise. Just because Sackboy isn't running aroung gunning aliens/russians down, doesn't make it niche.


Not to mention that LBP2 launched in January, as opposed to the original which released right around the holiday season. The holiday rush is essential for a family-friendly title such as this, so this coupled with the reasons you mentioned above explain why LBP2 did considerably less than its predecessor.