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Lawlight on 30 April 2015
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Skullwaker said:
Lawlight said:
It's been proven with the likes of NMH and the Tales of games that 3rd parties sell better on PS consoles. Even Bayonetta.

That's not always the case...

PosGamePlatformYearGenrePublisherNorth AmericaEuropeJapanRest of WorldGlobal
1 Mega Man 2 NES 1988 Action Capcom 0.93 0.15 0.42 0.01 1.51
6 Mega Man X4 PS 1996 Platform Virgin Interactive 0.45 0.30 0.22 0.07 1.04

 

PosGamePlatformYearGenrePublisherNorth AmericaEuropeJapanRest of WorldGlobal
20 Resident Evil: Revelations 3DS 2012 Action Capcom 0.28 0.20 0.30 0.04 0.83
22 Resident Evil: Revelations PS3 2013 Action Capcom 0.12 0.27 0.21 0.12 0.72

 

PosGamePlatformYearGenrePublisherNorth AmericaEuropeJapanRest of WorldGlobal
4 Shin Megami Tensei IV 3DS 2013 Role-Playing Atlus 0.25 0.00 0.27 0.01 0.54
6 Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne PS2 2003 Role-Playing Ghostlight 0.07 0.05 0.25 0.02 0.38

 

PosGamePlatformYearGenrePublisherNorth AmericaEuropeJapanRest of WorldGlobal
1 Tales of Symphonia GC 2003 Role-Playing Nintendo 0.54 0.21 0.31 0.04 1.10
3 Tales of Symphonia PS3 2013 Role-Playing Namco Bandai Games 0.17 0.11 0.13 0.06 0.48

 

PosGamePlatformYearGenrePublisherNorth AmericaEuropeJapanRest of WorldGlobal
1 Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies DS 2009 Role-Playing Nintendo 0.62 0.66 4.35 0.14 5.77
2 Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King PS2 2004 Role-Playing Square Enix 0.65 0.75 3.61 0.20 5.21

P.S. Last time I checked, Bayonetta 2 is only 7 months old.


So, we are basically comparing apples and oranges?

Tales of Symphonia - very late port on the PS3.

Shin Megami Tensei - well, before the Persona series made the SMT series relevant outside of Japan.

Resident Evil Revelations - Even though the PS3 version's sales was handicapped by the release of the 360 version, it's so close that, counting digital, the PS3 most likely sold more. There's a very good reason RE:R2 isn't on the 3DS.

Dragon Quest - sold better on the PS2 everywhere except Japan.