PAL charts week 25 (2008), MGS4 second week, more GTA 4, Wii fit, ....

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shanbcn said:

BKK2 said:

Neos said:

shanbcn said:

Chrizum said:
Wow, Alone in the Dark for Wii didn't even chart... Major flop confirmed?

 

And then they blame 3rd parties for not supporting Wii. Now wonder Konami will not even bother puting PES on Wii.

 

also, very high drop for MGS4. Really bad.

Actually, it's better than I expected. Halo 3 dropped 79% second week, and GTA IV dropped 77%. MGS4 only dropping 59% isn't too bad considering that it probably appeals to casuals less than the forementioned games. I thought it would be somewhere around 80% drop off.

But these games had huge first week, MGS4 sales in UK are disapointing to say the least. When will Italy chart of week 24 be avaible?

 

 

GTA IV was also multiplatform and is a game that rivals Mario Kart in terms of market appeal.  Be realistic, 4 million world wide by the end of this year is more than generous.  Not every game will sell 8-9 million copies.  That is ludicrous thinking.   GTA is a franchise that holds many records in terms of sales.  Halo is a game that almost every single 360 owner is bound to buy.  You can't apply those principles to MGS4.

Grand Theft Auto IV hasn't even sold 4 million copies on the PS3!!  People are expecting this game to sell 7-8 million by the end of this year. As great as ANY game is, those attach ratios make zero sense.  It will achieve 4 million worldwide end of this year, and it will have legs.  However, one has to put things into perspective.