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Forums - Sales - Yaho list the top game flops of 2010 ... so far

saicho on 06 August 2010
kowenicki said:
iWarMachine said:
binary solo said:
Tallgeese101 said:

I'd include Mod Nation Racers in the list.  Having dabbled with all 3 of this Mays racers it is the best and offers something genuinley different with the modding tools, and with the new patch hopefully its biggest flaw (loading times) is reduced.  Deserved to be a million seller.

It's either that the load times scared people off, or the Kart racing fans have all gone Wii and are happy to stay there. It is a shame, such a fun game.

I guess we have to say AW significantly underperformed. I recall numerous threads pondering whether AW or Heavy Rain would sell best. I even recall replying at one stage saying it was unfair to compare the 2 because Heavy Rain was so niche and AW had much better main stream potential. I'm still really surprised it hasn't reached half of Heavy Rain's sales. I do hope it legs it out to 1 million. My guess is that it has probably made a modest profit, after all 580K sold to consumers is probably >600K shipped to retailers.


i'll not say anything about MNR being a flop until 2011...LBP began in the same way, with really low sales, and when holidays hit, the sales rose like a rocket...this game could do the same, i'm still looking forward to it, i really want to play it...

er.... eh?

LBP in the fist 11 weeks = 1.82m  (330k week 1)

MNR in the first 11 weeks = 0.41m  (136k week 1)

Alos MNR sales are dying rapidly. 

you forgot PSN sales...



MikeB predicts that the PS3 will sell about 140 million units by the end of 2016 and triple the amount of 360s in the long run.

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shinyuhadouken on 06 August 2010

I hope remedy makes alan wake 2. MS should advertise it next time. 



Not a 360 fanboy, just a PS3 fanboy hater that likes putting them in their place ^.^

Severance on 06 August 2010

LBP had awesome legs, MNR can have them easily.



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I live for the sword, the steel, and the gun...

- Wasteland - The Mission.

darthdevidem01 on 06 August 2010
Severance said:

LBP had awesome legs, MNR can have them easily.

But it doesn't....yet.

But who actually expected MNR to do anything like LBP?



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darthdevidem01 on 06 August 2010
kowenicki said:
darthdevidem01 said:
Severance said:

LBP had awesome legs, MNR can have them easily.

But it doesn't....yet.

But who actually expected MNR to do anything like LBP?


there was a thread... some insane numbers thrown around.

mnr already doesnt have legs.

I will admit I thought MNR would do 1.5 Million, so its under performed slightly for me.



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themanwithnoname on 06 August 2010
Dallinor said:

Alan Wake it the most dissapointing failure on the list. A studio with a great track record, going exclusive and taking 5 years to complete the project.

I wonder are we going to hear any news from Remedy. Before launch they said they had pinned all their hopes on Alan Wake to continue to survive as a studio. It's selling on par with Infamous this week in NA, by no means a huge game, out 50 weeks longer on the third place console. I haven't played Alan Wake, but I really don't understand how it flopped so badly. Advertising and perhaps the lack of any mutliplayer hindered it's sales.


I'll sum it up in two words: no advertising.



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saicho on 06 August 2010
darthdevidem01 said:
Severance said:

LBP had awesome legs, MNR can have them easily.

But it doesn't....yet.

But who actually expected MNR to do anything like LBP?

Someone bet me that MNR would reach 5 mil in a year.



MikeB predicts that the PS3 will sell about 140 million units by the end of 2016 and triple the amount of 360s in the long run.

Severance on 06 August 2010
saicho said:
darthdevidem01 said:
Severance said:

LBP had awesome legs, MNR can have them easily.

But it doesn't....yet.

But who actually expected MNR to do anything like LBP?

Someone bet me that MNR would reach 5 mil in a year.

okay, not THAT much legs.



I live for the burn...and the sting of pleasure...
I live for the sword, the steel, and the gun...

- Wasteland - The Mission.

saicho on 06 August 2010
Machina said:
kowenicki said:
darthdevidem01 said:
Severance said:

LBP had awesome legs, MNR can have them easily.

But it doesn't....yet.

But who actually expected MNR to do anything like LBP?


there was a thread... some insane numbers thrown around.

mnr already doesnt have legs.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=110175

Darth was clearly too lazy to list them all in the OP though. Totally rubbish thread host tbh.

Yup. That's our darth... :)



MikeB predicts that the PS3 will sell about 140 million units by the end of 2016 and triple the amount of 360s in the long run.

darthdevidem01 on 06 August 2010
Machina said:
kowenicki said:
darthdevidem01 said:
Severance said:

LBP had awesome legs, MNR can have them easily.

But it doesn't....yet.

But who actually expected MNR to do anything like LBP?


there was a thread... some insane numbers thrown around.

mnr already doesnt have legs.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=110175

Darth was clearly too lazy to list them all in the OP though. Totally rubbish thread host tbh.

ohhh that thread! 

Time to bump!

Hey Machina isn't the thread host there the only person who liked your Uncharted 2 review?



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