Here is why Hack and Slash games don't sell

[JWeinCom]

GOWTLOZ said:

JWeinCom said:

If you disqualify anything that deviates from the strict formula of DMC, then of course you're not going to have a lot of high selling Hack and Slash games.  Because the formula evolved, which is kind of what happens with most game genres.  That's like not counting any game as an RPG unless it's turn based.

Dark Soul's combat isn't even close to as deep as any hack and slash game's combat. It feels good but the moveset is far too limited for me to consider it as a hack and slash game. Its closer to a simple brawler, with simple button inputs but with a twist that enemies do a lot of damage.

I haven't actually played Dark Souls, but the reasoning that it has a limited moveset is pretty poor.  

http://www.logicalfallacies.info/presumption/no-true-scotsman/

If you disqualify any hack and slash game that does sell well, then yeah, hack and slash games don't sell.  If you mean that games in the DMC style don't sell, then maybe you'd have a point.