Metal Gear 4 vs Metal Gear 5 (NPD debut month figures)

[Guitarguy]

DannyDanger89 said:

Guitarguy said:

How on earth did MGS4 almost sell as much as MGSV considering 4 was only on one console and 4 had less time in June than MGSV had in September...Even not factoring in that MGSV is vastly superior...

Why do ppl assume multiplat = more sales?

Your fanbase is your fanbase, whether thats spread across one console or a bunch, the fanbase doesnt necessarily grow with the amount of consoles its availalbe on

This logic is severely flawed. If this were the case, I would have never have bought The Witcher 3, because I was never part of the The WItcher 'fanbase' prior. I bought The Witcher 3 based on the reviews, good word of mouth and from what I saw. This is not uncommon. So you are saying that the only people that buy games are essentially fans of the previous iterations of games? So all the stellar reviews of MGSV across all 5 platforms essentially did not entice anyone other than the existing MGS fanbase? Right....