Biggest Sales Surprise (both positive and negative) of 2016? (Software only)

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What are the biggest surprises in 2016 for software sales?

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Overwatch: positive

Doom: positive

Forza Horizon 3: positive

Titanfall 2: negative

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Overwatch (positive) Battleborn(Negative)
Quantum Break(Negative) COD IW(Negative) Forza Horizon 3(Positive) The Divison(Positive)

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Overwatch was defintely positive.

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Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 10 December 2016

110% Overwatch as being positive. That shit sold like free anal sex without the questionable STDs part

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