Can we really call any games a flop these days?

[Darwinianevolution]

think-man said:

Darwinianevolution said:
If a game doesn't do enough to justify it's costs, it's a flop. That is true for everyone, small indie game ignored or overbudgeted AAA game that sold 5 million copies when it should have sold 7.

That's not my point though, I meaning since we really have no idea how much these games are selling digitally can we really say its a flop.

The thing with digital is that they don't have to show the sales numbers, and thus, if a game flops there, they will not do it. But that doesn't change the fact it has sold poorly. Also, in digital the prices can be more flexibles due to discounts and special offers, so two games that sell one million copies sold digitally each can have vastly different profits. We just don't know.