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puffy on 01 March 2010

Because, my mum told me to buy it after I showed her the demo.

This is a person who doesn't even like the Wii that much.



 

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Serious_frusting on 01 March 2010

i was behind this game from the start. Then i lost faith. I seen the very first gamep[lay then i knew from then it would do well. So not me



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LordTheNightKnight on 01 March 2010
--OkeyDokey-- said:
You're asking why it's selling better than Lair and The Conduit? Well, did you ever think that maybe Heavy Rain is a great game and those other games suck?

If it has legs, perhaps, but just the opening week alone doesn't show whether people like the game or they bought it because of the marketing.

And that is important. Call of Duty games since 4 have strong legs compared to other HD system games, showing people like those games. So the same would have to happen to prove the game has appeal. Otherwise we have another big opener flashpan.

Note I'm stating it could go either way, just that it's too soon to assume what most sold the game until it does.



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--OkeyDokey-- on 01 March 2010
LordTheNightKnight said:
--OkeyDokey-- said:
You're asking why it's selling better than Lair and The Conduit? Well, did you ever think that maybe Heavy Rain is a great game and those other games suck?

If it has legs, perhaps, but just the opening week alone doesn't show whether people like the game or they bought it because of the marketing.

And that is important. Call of Duty games since 4 have strong legs compared to other HD system games, showing people like those games. So the same would have to happen to prove the game has appeal. Otherwise we have another big opener flashpan.

Note I'm stating it could go either way, just that it's too soon to assume what most sold the game until it does.

How often are new IP's frontloaded though? A game like this you'd expect to have a modest opening and claw its way to respectable sales over time. But this is pretty impressive. It shows people are after something new.



makingmusic476 on 01 March 2010
--OkeyDokey-- said:
You're asking why it's selling better than Lair and The Conduit? Well, did you ever think that maybe Heavy Rain is a great game and those other games suck?

This.

I don't have the slightest bit of interest in Heavy Rain, but even I can tell it'll be great for those who are into that type of thing.  Hell, my boss, a guy who plays little more than Call of Duty and Madden, absolutely loved the game.

 



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ssj12 on 02 March 2010
Soleron said:

I'm making this topic because people shouldn't hide when they make as big a fail as I have with their predictions.

My signature, for a few months (until 5 minutes ago), read 'Heavy Rain to sell less than The Conduit lifetime'. Clearly that prediction was far too low.

My question is, why? It is not an entertaining game in the traditional sense; it emphasises graphics and narrative over the fun/surprise/wonder that successful games usually have; it sells to a niche demographic compared to the 'mass market'. I would have thought The Conduit had more market appeal (as an accessible and intutive FPS game) than this. The Conduit possibly had even more media exposure too, and no big 'mature' Wii games to compete against (whereas the 360 and PS3 have plenty of choice in that area).

Why didn't this flop, as Lair did, or any other game which was hyped to death, focused on graphics over content, and essentially was the exact opposite of why Wii and 'casual' games are doing so well?

 

you really have no clue do you? the market for heavy rain is the same as anyone who loves point and click adventure games, and adventure games period.



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indodude on 02 March 2010

Would've sold tons more if that chick had appealing hair.



makingmusic476 on 02 March 2010
CGI-Quality said:
makingmusic476 said:
--OkeyDokey-- said:
You're asking why it's selling better than Lair and The Conduit? Well, did you ever think that maybe Heavy Rain is a great game and those other games suck?

This.

I don't have the slightest bit of interest in Heavy Rain, but even I can tell it'll be great for those who are into that type of thing.  Hell, my boss, a guy who plays little more than Call of Duty and Madden, absolutely loved the game.

 

I'm sorry!  I played the demo, and... and I was bored!  ;_;



MonstaMack on 02 March 2010

I think I predicted 1.5 million LTD. Considering It's already sold 500k+ In It's first week I'm glade to say I will be eating some tastey crow.



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makingmusic476 on 02 March 2010
CGI-Quality said:
makingmusic476 said:
CGI-Quality said:
makingmusic476 said:
--OkeyDokey-- said:
You're asking why it's selling better than Lair and The Conduit? Well, did you ever think that maybe Heavy Rain is a great game and those other games suck?

This.

I don't have the slightest bit of interest in Heavy Rain, but even I can tell it'll be great for those who are into that type of thing.  Hell, my boss, a guy who plays little more than Call of Duty and Madden, absolutely loved the game.

 

I'm sorry!  I played the demo, and... and I was bored!  ;_;

That's a shame too, but we knew it wouldn't be for everyone.

I will be giving the full chance, though.  I mean, if even my boss liked it... 0_o