| padib said: And again, ZombiU. It's not Shovel and it's not kidsware. |
The biggest problem I'm having with you using ZombiU as an example is that much of the reason it sold is circumstantial.
It was a launch title. An exclusive, advertised launch title. It was bundled. And it had its price slashed rather rapidly after launch.
Had ZombiU been a title that came along later in the console's life from a third party and sold like it did without bundles, then absolutely I would've said it was a success. But that wasn't the case.
To use an example closer to home for me - look at Rayman on Vita. Rayman Origins was a launch title (and late port) and sold fairly well, although had hefty price slashes fairly early on.
Rayman Legends came out much later and sold peanuts in comparison. The sales of Origins were circumstantial. It was a launch title and people needed games to go with their console, and lots of copies were printed so price dropped fast. It probably turned a decent profit because it was just a port.
Legends had neither of those things going for it and as such only sold moderately/poorly.
