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Forums - Sales - Explanation: Why Gran Turismo 5 Prologue sold less than people expected

PooperScooper on 01 April 2008
trestres said:
OMFG this looks like SDF, how can you agree with that guy Mars, this is worrying already to see so many ignorant and arrogant posters together.

IM just saying it had nothing to do with the thread, even if his username is Nintendoman why the fuck do u need to attack the wii?

YEAH! Let's say something bad about the 360 when the poster obviously likes the Wii more! THAT WILL SHOW HIM!

If you don't understand the reasoning behind saying something about the wii to someone who likes the wii after they said something about the game of a ps3 to a user who likes the ps3 you must be daft.

And please highlight the section I agreed with him.



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Yakuzaice on 01 April 2008
kamil said:
@Yakuzaice:
Squall_Leonhart said:
Considering that the game only had 2 days sales i think that almost 400,000 sold is great! I mean thats the best opening of any PS3 game released so far isn't it?

I think it is for others. At the moment with only Japan and Others, GT5:P has the second biggest opening week for a PS3 game. The only bigger one is DMC4.

For a single week worldwide sales first place goes actually to Assasin's Creed (437k) and the second for CoD4 (407k). Gran Turismo 5 pro is on third place for a single week sales (377k in Japan and Others last week). Devil May Cry is actually lower becouse it was released at different week in Japan than USA/Europe.

The other way of looking on this is to add first week sales from each region (even if a title was released at different weeks in each region) than DMC4 really is number 1. The list would look like this:
1. devil may cry 4 535k
2. gran turismo 5 prologue 484k
3. assasin's creed 469k
4. call of duty 4 439k
5. pro evolution soccer 2008 426k
Note that CoD4 and AC have higher numbers thanks to Japanese releases. DMC4 and GT5P will probably switch places when GT5P is released in NA.

It can also be noted that GT5P 375k is the best result for a PS3 game in a single region (ahead of PES 2008 in Europe - 273k and Madden 08 in NA - 245k).

I was using the latter method, combining the first week in each region.

trestres on 01 April 2008

Theres no way you will agree with me, so lol.

The game is a demo, but nowhere a full game as SMG for instance, one of the games Mars made reference to.

Nintendoman didnt even attack it, just said it sold very well for being a glorified demo, which is the truth as its better than most demos.



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PooperScooper on 01 April 2008
trestres said:
Theres no way you will agree with me, so lol.

The game is a demo, but nowhere a full game as SMG for instance, one of the games Mars made reference to.

Nintendoman didnt even attack it, just said it sold very well for being a glorified demo, which is the truth as its better than most demos.

Come on... we all know what people are trying to do when they call it a "demo" they are obviously trying to belittle it and bring it down. Over-exaggerating and downplaying it's success. (exactly what Mars did so you sticking up for that dude makes you the NDF) You are being a hypocrite saying Mars can't do the same.