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Name 3 of the Biggest 2013 Titles That Sold So Much More Than Most Expected!

As Title says, but be very realistic about it. Dont give answers to things that did well. Pick 3 games that nobody expected to do so well...

Pretty much Opposite of FLOP/BOMB!!!

 

So no choosing games like Pokemon XY cuz it was expected to sell 6mil-10mil or TLoU!

Be Serious pls and dont play favoritism here!!!

 

Lets see your answers



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1. Luigi Mansion Dark Moon (Over 3mil So far)

What can i say... This game has sold alot more than everybody thought, hell some people didnt think it would even sell 3mil lifetime due to it being on handheld (or some other reason! But in the end not only did it beat everybody's prediction but did it with ease!

2. Fire Emblem Awakening (Over 1.1mil)

A game that is the only one to break that mil mark! Nintendo even screwed up big time with shipments of thinking it wont sell as well back in Feb! Digital sales % are the highest of any game (at least in US and not in Japan). This game one of 3DS best (top 5 for most people) deserves these sales and to think many of us just wish it would break the curse (1mil). Great job! it'll keep on selling!

3. (i'll post this one later)



Lets go with,
-Tomb Raider. This series was on the dumps for the last few games, over 5 million sold is a suprize to me.
-GTAV. We all knew it was gonna sell, but holy cow.....
-Heavy Rain. I thought that game was going to flop hard, but in the end it sold quite well.



Diablo 3 Console version. Everything about it screamed massive bomb incoming

Two year old port.
Third game in a previously PC only franchise.
Is a genre that has never been popular on consoles.
The original game had one of the biggest if not the biggest backlash in gaming history.
Launched shortly prior to the biggest game launch in gaming history that was all anyone was thinking about.

Yet it managed to sell 1.3million copies and counting.



Animal Crossing: New Leaf apparently has sold more then 6.5 million copies which I think is pretty remarkable.

Also, Wii Party U? I mean I really thought this game was gonna flop but its over 550,000 copies. Appears to have some legs as well. Pretty good for a game with little marketing.



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Beyond 2 Souls is 400k behind my LTD expectations, but 800k+ isn't bad for the type of IP it is.

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1. Minecraft
2. Luigi's Mansion 2
3. Killzone: Shadow Fall



tag:"reviews only matter for the real hardcore gamer"

1. Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
2. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
3. Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix



sabastian said:
Lets go with,
-Tomb Raider. This series was on the dumps for the last few games, over 5 million sold is a suprize to me.
-GTAV. We all knew it was gonna sell, but holy cow.....
-Heavy Rain. I thought that game was going to flop hard, but in the end it sold quite well.

I wonder if heavy rain is a 2013 title ...



brute said:
1. Minecraft
2. Luigi's Mansion 2
3. Killzone: Shadow Fall

Pretty sure minecraft had an official release on PC since like 2011 ...