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Forums - Sales - Sorry, Bayonetta 2 will not be a system seller (nor sell more than 1 million).

 

Global lifetime sales for Bayonetta 2 will be:

Less than 500k 124 17.06%
 
500k to 1 million 333 45.80%
 
More than 1 million 270 37.14%
 
Total:727

Is that supposed to be a joke? Of course it won't!



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it wont sell 350k FW lol

please understand.



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You realise that having this game exclusive to the Wii U generated more attention and exposure than the first game got?



I don't think it will move a lot of consoles, but percentage-wise a lot more consoles for this game will be moved than for other games.
I know Caddicarus for one is buying a Wii U for this game.



It wont be a system seller, I think everyone and their dog knows that, but what it will be is be apart of list of reasons why people should buy a wiiU. Sure, it won't sell many systems but what it might do is push some people over the edge this holiday in addition to MK8 and SSB and a few other games so that if they are planning on buying a wiiU, they have a good number of reasons to do so



                  

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I agree, but then again, so do most people. 800k is what i'm thinking.



no need to apologise I pretty much thought your astute observations were common sentiment (most people that want the game, such as myself, would even agree with you so no real surprise).

But thanks for the manners



Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:

It wont be a system seller, I think everyone and their dog knows that, but what it will be is be apart of list of reasons why people should buy a wiiU. Sure, it won't sell many systems but what it might do is push some people over the edge this holiday in addition to MK8 and SSB and a few other games so that if they are planning on buying a wiiU, they have a good number of reasons to do so


They are interested in MK8 and SSB, but they need Bayo 2 to push them over the edge? I don't think Bayo 2 will work that way. Bayo 2 is meant to be a gateway or honeypot I game. It attracts a certain gamer to the platform and then they get exposed to all the rest Wii U has to offer. The problem is, this honeypot only has a fairly small fan base that will hive to it.



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I don't know why people need to make post just to bash a game that's on a console they don't own.

It was clear from the get go it's NOT a system seller. People love to make erroneous assumptions about this and most of these people seem to be the ones that are A) not interested in the game B) Pissed for some reason or another that it's exclusive to the Wii U or C) Were told that the game was going to be a system seller by extreme fanboys.

I believe it will tip close to 1 million for a few reasons.
1) Value - two games for the price of one. Mario Kart claimed victory on this and likely at this point has a near 50% console attach rate. A majority of this was likely because of the club Nintendo promotion and it's own legacy.
2) Exclusivity - It's only coming to the Wii U, It includes Bayonetta 1.
3) The Wii U audience - It's not kids, instead it's mostly teens and young adults. This demographic eats these types of games for breakfast and dinner.

If this version sells more than the PS3 version at less people when the PS3 was out then I'll be quite surprised. This type of game wont even sell well on the PS4 or Xbox One. the PS3, 360 numbers just further reinforce that. A lot of Wii U gamers are core-gamers and they love exclusives so I guess what I'm trying to say. Hold off and see how this game does in it's first day.



mushroomboy5 said:
no need to apologise I pretty much thought your astute observations were common sentiment (most people that want the game, such as myself, would even agree with you so no real surprise).

But thanks for the manners

Even people's "generous estimates" are a bit high. If you look the sales of all Wii U games, the top 5 are barely all over 1 million. If Bayonetta 2 sells really well, it won't even be close.