rocketpig said:
That's a pretty tough line to swallow with games like Oblivion going to both the PS3 & 360 while other games like ME did almost 2m on the 360. |
Mass Effect was easily the biggest wRPG release last year, coming from a highly-known developer, full of hype from being a 360 exclusive, and a hanful of advertisement and whatnot. As for Oblivion, I'm not sure it being multi-platform has much to do with it, and the PC version probably still outsold the console versions.
One thing certain is there are far more wRPGs on PC than on home consoles. Take Last Year's releases for example:
Wii+360+PS3:
Mass Effect (360, 1.86mil sold)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles (PS3/360)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PS3)
Two Worlds (360)
Alien Syndrome (Wii)
Those were all the games I could find on gamerankings.
PC:
The Witcher (~600k copies sold in the first 3.5 months, not sure if digital distribution is counted or if it's only retail shipped. Made from an unknown polish developer with little avertisement)
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer
The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles
Titan Quest: Immortal Throne
Jade Empire: Special Edition
Avencast: Rise of the Mage
Two Worlds
and ~15 other wRPGs
I'm not counting MMORPGs, by the way.
There's also the FPS/wRPG cross, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (1.65mil as of February '08, and it's still selling... was in Steam's top10 yesterday). If PC can't outsell the consoles when it's 5 vs 25 in terms of releases, then color me impressed (and considering Stalker sold around the same as Mass Effect). You can discount Stalker out of the list though, even I treat it as an FPS, though some people think of it a wRPG.
