When will Bayonetta 2 hit a million? Weighing the risk vs the reward.

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TheWPCTraveler said:

tuyiooo said:

TheWPCTraveler said:

mine said:
MadWorld sold 750k? Amazing if true.

Then Bayo 2 will sell more then 2 mio lifetime...

That's on a far larger userbase, though I say that a lot of those weren't exactly the target demographic.

The fact that bayonetta 1+2 managed to sell 450k bar digital is amazing, I must say, considering how niche it is.

But Other M didn´t outsold Fusion, Super Metroid or any of the MEtroid Primes even when it was released on the Wii, the Fire Emblem and Kirby Wii games are not the best selling entries in their franchises either.

Other M and FE: Radiant Dawn weren't exactly received as well, though. Radiant Dawn, however, is about as hard to find nowadays as Xenoblade.

Besides, Bayonetta 2 was a sequel to a game on an entirely different set of platforms, and whose audience damn well wasn't going to bother with the Wii U to begin with.

His point was that the massive install base of Wii didn't cause many franchises to see exceptional growth compared to their N64/GC counterparts.

Kirby, Metroid, Fire Emblem, Battalion Wars, Paper Mario, Animal Crossing, 3D Mario, Donkey Kong, Mario Sports, Zelda all sold roughly the same as previous installments. Mario Kart & 2D Mario were the only ones be see crazy huge numbers while Mario Party 8 and Smash Bros had rather large growth as well. The common element in these games is simultaneous 4-player multiplayer, or in other terms party games.