| TheBlackNaruto said: You obviously never pay attention to Amazon charts because your first paragraph is not anywhere near true....matter of fact give me another game that has charted for that long that was an exclusive especially at number 1? What were the sales expectations that Sony had for the game? And that last statement...what does that even mean? |
I've been following Amazon charts for a little over two years, but thanks for the condescending reply. Even Ratchet and Clank hovered in the top 10 for weeks and was in #1 for days, and I'd imagine Uncharted 4 should have 5-6x that game's sales. In the yearly charts, Uncharted 4 is only two places in front of Twilgiht Princess Remastered and since it's unlikely to touch the PSN cards, that really won't help us. And yes, there really haven't been many big exclusives this gen, but when you do have a big, nay MASSIVE, exclusive like Uncharted 4 you can't compare it to other mediocre exclusive launches and say "heh, well at least it's better than those, r-right?" you have to look at overall sales, hardware moved, word of mouth it generates for your brand, compare it to other exclusives as well as multiplats, etc.
While Amazon deals in a lot of generalities and guesstimates (especially for software), one thing we do know is that it has already been heavily discounted a week after launch in multiple retailers, and Sony has been mum on sales figures, with the only numbers we have being a statement from GfK chart-track about UK sales. Yes, 66% sales over Uncharted 3 sounds good on paper, but this is so far the biggest exclusive this gen (and really the only big AAA Sony exclusive this gen), received the largest ad campaign in PlayStation history, and had a lot riding on it. We already know the bundle did not do very well (not really surprising given it is LE), and I suppose we will have to wait until May numbers to see its effect on hardware.
I just can't help but feel that the hype died down quickly, and the sales, while decent, don't match the marketing mammoth that this game is.
| JRPGfan said: 1) sales in both the UK & Japan for Uncharted 4 where way up, compaired to the Uncharted 3 (more than 60%+ in the UK). 2) No exclusive I can remember(we have to go back before XB1 & PS4 days), has stayed nr1 or 2, for this many days on amazon. 3) It was 59$ and then got lowered to 49$. Thats closer to 15% off than 20%.
Its too early to say sales are bad. Also all the signs point the otherway. |
I agree, it's too early, but all signs point to not meeting expectations. "Good" sales is relative, and I think in the context of the marketing blitz, multiple delays, and being the first major exclusive that Sony has released (and pushed heavily) in years, that it received a rather lukewarm response in terms of sales, reviews, and word of mouth. Kind of reminds me of MGSV in a way, speaking of which, it just had its MSRP slashed across the board.
| RJ_Sizzle said: What giants? Exclusive giants? You know in the UK so far It cleared Halo 5 by a good margin on its debut. |
Is this post meant to be tongue-in-cheek? Halo 5 is regarded as one of the biggest flops and falls from grace of any franchise. Uncharted 4, the biggest exclusive of this gen on the leading platform, outperformed it by a slim margin. Congratulations?
Still doesn't hold a candle to major exclusives of last gen or to multiplats of this gen.
Unless we've just dismissed exclusives as mattering anymore in the grand scheme of things, and we have become satisfied with mediocrity in sales?
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