Nuvendil on 11 December 2016
| AlphaOmegaSin said: Overwatch selling well isn't really a shocker. It's a Blizzard game. I also expected Watch Dogs 2 and Titanfall 2 to sell much worse than the first games in both series. The first games were built on hype and let a lot of people down and their sequels didn't get a fraction the media attention that those first entries got.; The writing was on the walls. Also with Titanfall 2 sandwiched in between Battlefield and CoD, I think a lot of people called that months ago. I'm also surprised a lot of people are saying they're surprised Pokemon sold so well. Has it ever not? Speaking of Pokemon, though, I'm surprised Pokken did as well as it did. It's supposedly sold better than Street Fighter V. Street Fighter V is one I actually thought would do much better than it did. I'm also shocked Gears of War 4 was so under the radar. Mafia III probably sold much better than it deserves, considering it's the lowest rated in the franchise and yet the fastest selling. Kinda like inFamous: Second Son was to that franchise a few years ago. Ratchet & Clank seems to have sold really well for a 3D platformer. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and Dishonored 2 both did much worse than their predecessors and much worse than I expected. |
Pokemon has indeed always sold very well but up until the Pokemon Go craze, no one expected it to do as good as it has. I mean I think everyone expected it to slightly outmatch X and Y which would still be good. But right now it is outpacing Red and Blue, has pushed sales of the five year old 3DS to the point that there are supply constraints, and isn't showing any signs of stopping. People aren't surprised at the fact it succeeded, they're surprised it pushed poke-fever to mid 90s levels.
And yeah Pokken no doubt surprised many, but I kinda saw it coming. First ever HD pokemon game of any kind, a substantial Pokemon spinoff. Still pleasing.
Street Fighter V though was very shocking, even with all the negativity I expected more.
