| Azzanation said: Soul series struggle to crack 2m lifetime even on a much bigger User base with last gen. Its not a Mario or a COD. Plus those who buy Dark Souls 3 probably have no interest in games like QB and RnC. Its niche game, there great but i think your over estimating the Souls user base. |
That's a narrow way to view it.
Souls series certainly struggle to achieve more than two million, but it's a feat they've repeatedly done over and over again. Sure, they're not Mario or COD. Neither is Ratchet & Clank or Quantum Break, for the same matter. However, in Ratchet & Clank case, their sales went down and down with each new entry; you could say this new R&C is being heavily anticipated, but I certainly doubt it will do more than Up your Arsenal lifetime. So we're seeing two franchises - one which consistently sells more than two millions - pit against each other the same day. It will definitively eat some of its sales, that's for sure.
And Dark Souls stopped being niche ever since Demon's Souls, which sold two million, if we count digital sales. Heck, the Souls franchise have never been niche. There's a huge market that consumes these games, as a lot of games wished they could sell two millions per entry. Likewise, there's no evidence whatsoever that people who consume Souls games aren't interested in RnC; if anything, some users of this site are aiming to get both RnC and Dark Souls 3, so it's the opposite of what you suggest.
