What makes a game "next-gen" then? AcUnity for example struggles to keep 30fps.  You may say Bayo2 isnt next gen, but i dont see these "next-gen" games you talk about. They are a dream. Bayo 2 is here, it looks amazing and it plays amazing. I dont know how that can be anything less than an advancement.

We are going a bit off-topic here though. :P

I didn't know what to answer in the poll as I like both.

I usually switch between the two types of games. Like start off with Mario, then zombiu, then pikmin, then batman, then donkey kong, then mass effect.. you get the drill. That way I don't get tired of the "same" type of game.

AC Unity is a bad next gen game. Bayo2 is a great game that is only "next gen" in catagory. It's not next gen in features. Galaxy is also good and plays amazing. Does that make it next gen? No. That makes it good. 

It's not a flop, below 300k would've been a flop, above 700k (which it will surpass sometime in 2015) I would consider it a success.

We only have numbers for the pre-holiday time, it's expected that the game sells decently just after release and before christmas, right? Now I want to see its line around January-March to see where it might stand at the end of the year.

It is somewhat disappointing just because it was recieved so well, Nintendo did a decent job of promoting it (not big marketing I know but at E3, with Nintendo Directs etc.) and provided such great value with the Bayonetta 1 + 2 pack (I am not a fan of the genre in general but after seeing the reception it got, playing the demo and seeing the inclusion of the first game in the special edition I thought it was worth buying). As it is, sales are pretty much in line with what you might have expected knowing Bayonetta 2 was releasing on the Wii U with the sales the console has. But it would have been good if the fact that the game seems to have been recieved extremely well and the extra effort put into it could have made it exceed expectations.

It's almost a shame they already released the version with Bayonetta 1 - they could have released some sort of game of the year edition including it next year (though maybe all that would do is milk the hardcore fans some more...). As it stands I don't know what else they could add to release a special edition so I don't know if they'll able to help sustain its sales with anything like that.

Whatever happens, the flame of the French resistance must not and shall not die.

Wasn't there something like that Bayonetta 2 NPD numbers just being made up and no real data? I'm pretty sure there was.

Then there's Nintendo of Frances statement that Bayo 2 sold arround 60K over there some weeks ago.

Why does everyone keep saying that it's a niche game? Since when slashers have become niche.

I honestly thought it had sold less than 500K

that is great for that short amount of time

still need to pick up the game myself :P

and it will reach 1m eventually.