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Nsanity on 22 July 2013
GribbleGrunger said:
So I take it it's the only game in the charts then and the success of COD has nothing to do with media push and advertising?

When was the last time Call of Duity got released during a Summer?



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GribbleGrunger on 22 July 2013
kowenicki said:

Whilst this is a fine achievement, to Ignore the release date is silly and rather defensive of you.

What he says is true.

If COD released in the Summer it would be number one for months.  There will be plenty of games that have much higher first 6 week sales than this but didnt get anywhere near the record.  I'd say the actual number of sales is what counts, TLOU scores very well in that regard but it sure isnt record breaking.

 

 

Does everything get reduced to fanboy to people like you? I'm being being 'defensive'.  Nope, I'm celebrating a job well done.



 

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thehusbo on 22 July 2013

Standard procedure



Angelus on 22 July 2013
GribbleGrunger said:
foodfather said:
No ideas why games don't release in the summer. It works for movies, it should work for games too. With no competition, this is quite an easy feat.


LOL. I see, so it won by default and not because it's a fantastic game.


I think you're missing the point, and being defensive for no reason. Nobody is saying TLoU isn't great.

The point is that the summer is an easy time to throw in a great game and have it do good numbers for a good while because for some reason there's little competition in the summer. Nobody wants to release their hits in this time frame, which I have to agree is pretty weird.



GribbleGrunger on 22 July 2013

The COD record is equalled. Well done ND.



 

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GameAnalyser on 22 July 2013

I understand why first even in the 6th consecutive week.....just finished the Survivor mode...now need to try the game on Plus mode. It grows on you which means there are others as well with the same issue and thus gets reflected in the overall sales.



Carl on 22 July 2013

Its having great legs. New IP. Summer release. So late in the generation.

Would be great if it could hit a 7th week, but with Pikmin releasing it should be impossible.

Either way, good job Naughty Dog! Good job Sony!



                            

Ajescent on 22 July 2013

I doubt it would have done it if released in the Christmas period. But an excellent achievement is an excellent achievement all the same.



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GribbleGrunger on 22 July 2013
GameAnalyser said:

I understand why first even in the 6th consecutive week.....just finished the Survivor mode...now need to try the game on Plus mode. It grows on you which means there are others as well with the same issue and thus gets reflected in the overall sales.

I'm on my 4th playthrough. I've finished it on hard, hard+ and Survivor, and now I'm half way through on Survivor+. This is without doubt the greatest game I've ever played.



 

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Geo on 22 July 2013
GribbleGrunger said:
The COD record is equalled. Well done ND.


Right? It's not NaughtyDog's fault they chose a good time to release. The record still stands regardless of how much the games sold.



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