Pachter: Lame Games like TLG and Shenmue 3 Won't Sell Many Units

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Mike_L said:

Ka-pi96 said:
Gotta agree with him here. Really don't get the appeal of TLG. Just seems like a niche bargain bin kind of game to me. If it wasn't for the fact that it's infamous for being delayed so much would anyone even care?

Hmm.. I wonder why people cared when Ico and SotC released. Those games didn't receive a long delay.

ICO - Global Total as of 26th Mar 2016 (units): 0.47m

Platform: PlayStation 2

Developer: Team ICO

 

Shadowof the Colossus - Global Total as of 26th Mar 2016 (units): 1.14m

Platform: PlayStation 2

Developer: Team ICO

 

The ICO Collection - Global Total as of 26th Mar 2016 (units): 1.32m

Platform: PlayStation 3

Developer: Bluepoint Games

 

Even if only a few people (still over 1 mill) enjoy these games why not be glad that they're made and be glad that Fumito Ueda is able to make what he loves. I think it's admirably that Sony still greenlights these "niche" projects even though they don't make a huge turnover.

You could make a strong argument that Sony (PlayStation) does as well as it does by the large, because they have a higher risk tolerance and cater to diversity or variety.