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wholikeswood on 02 March 2010
FullMetalMerc said:

 i love playing MAG but have noticed its not selling to well. So how many copies does MAG need to sell to be successful and justify a sequal.

To opine that it's not selling well is pretty ignorant.

It's an exclusive PS3 shooter that is online-only, received mediocre critical reception and, last but not least, is a new IP.

600k already is good going - better than many on this site predicted.

It's guaranteed to break 1mil now and I think ultimately it'll break 1.5mil too.

Considering that it didn't have a huge development cycle and based on the assets didn't have a huge budget either, I think it's safe to say that it's already around the break-even mark, if not even creeping into profit.



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V-r0cK on 02 March 2010

I dont think it needs a sequals



BMaker11 on 02 March 2010

It's on the PS3, which is too hard to develop for. And it's exclusive. So 10 billion copies



CommonMan on 02 March 2010

I would say enough copies to guarantee you can find a full-sized game the majority of the time. If 1 or 2 months from now too many of the buyers aren't playing anymore, it will have lost it's main appeal and you could consider it a failure.

Profit-wise it's probably already good, if not it's very close.



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Skeeuk on 02 March 2010

i predict 1.5 million with an active community, its a great game but its not for everyone



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Dgc1808 on 02 March 2010
wholikeswood said:
FullMetalMerc said:

 i love playing MAG but have noticed its not selling to well. So how many copies does MAG need to sell to be successful and justify a sequal.

To opine that it's not selling well is pretty ignorant.

It's an exclusive PS3 shooter that is online-only, received mediocre critical reception and, last but not least, is a new IP.

600k already is good going - better than many on this site predicted.

It's guaranteed to break 1mil now and I think ultimately it'll break 1.5mil too.

Considering that it didn't have a huge development cycle and based on the assets didn't have a huge budget either, I think it's safe to say that it's already around the break-even mark, if not even creeping into profit.

76/100 after 74 reviews is not mediocre.

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/mag?q=MAG 



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letsdance on 02 March 2010

less than it already has.



Nizut76 on 02 March 2010

I dont see any sequels maybe on PS4. I am ready for some DLC a new game mode or 2 and some new maps.



wholikeswood on 02 March 2010
Dgc1808 said:
wholikeswood said:
FullMetalMerc said:

 i love playing MAG but have noticed its not selling to well. So how many copies does MAG need to sell to be successful and justify a sequal.

To opine that it's not selling well is pretty ignorant.

It's an exclusive PS3 shooter that is online-only, received mediocre critical reception and, last but not least, is a new IP.

600k already is good going - better than many on this site predicted.

It's guaranteed to break 1mil now and I think ultimately it'll break 1.5mil too.

Considering that it didn't have a huge development cycle and based on the assets didn't have a huge budget either, I think it's safe to say that it's already around the break-even mark, if not even creeping into profit.

76/100 after 74 reviews is not mediocre.

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/mag?q=MAG 

I consider ~65 to ~75 to be mediocre.

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Notorius.A.i.G on 02 March 2010

1 Mill +



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