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bdbdbd on 12 November 2008

Contrary to common opinion in this thread, i think LBP is doing good. As we all know, and i think we all should say it together, new and original IP:s don't usually sell these days. PS3 games have been heavily front-loaded so far, which i think isn't the case with LBP due to its different nature. I don't expect LBP to drop below 20k a week in the next 30 weeks (unless there's supply issues).



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Dinomax on 12 November 2008
bdbdbd said:
Contrary to common opinion in this thread, i think LBP is doing good. As we all know, and i think we all should say it together, new and original IP:s don't usually sell these days. PS3 games have been heavily front-loaded so far, which i think isn't the case with LBP due to its different nature. I don't expect LBP to drop below 20k a week in the next 30 weeks (unless there's supply issues).

 

Suddenly at the party of video games.

Nintendogs- LOL bdbdbd said new IP's don't sell these days. (20 MILLION)

 

Gears- Sure they don't, Unless your ON THE PS3. (5 MILLION)

 

Wiifit- Oh your such a bitch sometimes gears. (9 MILLION)

 

Why is it on a website that has sales data you suddenly got that notion?

 

 

 



Oyvoyvoyv on 12 November 2008
Dinomax said:
bdbdbd said:
Contrary to common opinion in this thread, i think LBP is doing good. As we all know, and i think we all should say it together, new and original IP:s don't usually sell these days. PS3 games have been heavily front-loaded so far, which i think isn't the case with LBP due to its different nature. I don't expect LBP to drop below 20k a week in the next 30 weeks (unless there's supply issues).

 

Suddenly at the party of video games.

Nintendogs- LOL bdbdbd said new IP's don't sell these days. (20 MILLION)

 

 

Gears- Sure they don't, Unless your ON THE PS3. (5 MILLION)

 

 

Wiifit- Oh your such a bitch sometimes gears. (9 MILLION)

 

 

Why is it on a website that has sales data you suddenly got that notion?

 

 

 

 

 It goes far further than that.

 

Assassin's Creed (7 Million)

 

Mario & Sonic (9 Million)

 

MotorStorm (4 Million)

 

And let's not get started on DS.

Brain Training/More Brain Training (27Million)

Big Brain Academy/Wii Degree (8 million)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



http://www.vgchartz.com/games/userreviewdisp.php?id=261

That is VGChartz LONGEST review. And it's NOT Cute Kitten DS

bdbdbd on 12 November 2008

So let's see...
Aside from Nintendogs and Brain Training, none of the games were "new and original". Wii Sports would have been a better example.
Wii Fit had the "Wii series". Mario and Sonic had, well, Mario and Sonic. Shooters are rarely original. Motorstorm was a standard racing game. Big Brain Academy used the Brain Training "hype". Sequels are never new.

But if you want to, you could take a look how many new and original IP:s lately have sold in large numbers, opposed to how many haven't sold in large numbers. Secondly, due to the new audience, it's basically easier to have hit with new IP on DS and Wii.



Ei Kiinasti.

Eikä Japanisti.

Vaan pannaan jalalla koreasti.

 

Nintendo games sell only on Nintendo system.

Dinomax on 12 November 2008
bdbdbd said:
So let's see...
Aside from Nintendogs and Brain Training, none of the games were "new and original". Wii Sports would have been a better example.
Wii Fit had the "Wii series". Mario and Sonic had, well, Mario and Sonic. Shooters are rarely original. Motorstorm was a standard racing game. Big Brain Academy used the Brain Training "hype". Sequels are never new.

But if you want to, you could take a look how many new and original IP:s lately have sold in large numbers, opposed to how many haven't sold in large numbers. Secondly, due to the new audience, it's basically easier to have hit with new IP on DS and Wii.

 

Please don't cherry pick.

You called it,

new and original IP:s don't usually sell these days. 

The fact that the biggest selling game THIS GENERATION (or as you say these days)  IS.  A.  NEW.  IP.

And well....yeah...thats it.

 

Nothing to really argue about.

 

 

 

 

 



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Reasonable on 12 November 2008
Dinomax said:
ssj12 said:
Neoraf said:

As said before:
One more casual game getting off the market making way for MORE HARDCORE GAMES!

So it's Good news!

 

LBP isnt casual.. so you two fail

 

NOT HARDCORE.  Just look at it!  Only Kiddies and little girls would want to play this.  CASUAL!

 

THATS MORE LIKE!  Hardcore through and through!  GUNS, MONSTERS AND LARGE BULKY MEN!  

 

HARDCORE! HARDCORE! HARDCORE!

 

 

Ah, so Hardcore= Homoerotic... finally a definition I can understand.  Thanks for that.

 

OT I think bad for the game and a shame for gaming if it doesn't have legs.

 

 

 



Try to be reasonable... its easier than you think...

Max King of the Wild on 12 November 2008
Undying said:
Its only a matter of time before everyone forgets this game.

 

 HEY! You're the one I quoted in my sig. The one who thought the game would do less than 300k LT.... First week opening and the game is nearing 1mil... how wrong you were.



Max King of the Wild on 12 November 2008
selnor said:
LBP sales are shocking. Considering how much hype it had on the internet.
I doubt now very much that it will get anywhere near my 2 mill LT prediction.

 

 Hey! You're the one who thought 360 wouldn't drop below 25k weekly in japan after the price cut.... well it's droped to close to 6k now... how wrong you were. (oh and why would this game all of a sudden stop selling? It's already nearing 1mil. in fact it will hit it next week.and I'm sure christmas will give it good sales. So why would it just sit on shelves in the next few years? even after it gest the greatest hits treatment?)



selnor on 12 November 2008
Max King of the Wild said:
selnor said:
LBP sales are shocking. Considering how much hype it had on the internet.
I doubt now very much that it will get anywhere near my 2 mill LT prediction.

 

 Hey! You're the one who thought 360 wouldn't drop below 25k weekly in japan after the price cut.... well it's droped to close to 6k now... how wrong you were. (oh and why would this game all of a sudden stop selling? It's already nearing 1mil. in fact it will hit it next week.and I'm sure christmas will give it good sales. So why would it just sit on shelves in the next few years? even after it gest the greatest hits treatment?)

Um I referred to the following week, not indefinately. LOL.

 



Max King of the Wild on 12 November 2008
selnor said:
Max King of the Wild said:
selnor said:
LBP sales are shocking. Considering how much hype it had on the internet.
I doubt now very much that it will get anywhere near my 2 mill LT prediction.

 

 Hey! You're the one who thought 360 wouldn't drop below 25k weekly in japan after the price cut.... well it's droped to close to 6k now... how wrong you were. (oh and why would this game all of a sudden stop selling? It's already nearing 1mil. in fact it will hit it next week.and I'm sure christmas will give it good sales. So why would it just sit on shelves in the next few years? even after it gest the greatest hits treatment?)

Um I referred to the following week, not indefinately. LOL.

 

 

 Though I believe you weren't talking about week after because of the context it was taking from I will still ignore it for now. You still didnt adress the real issue though. The game reached 1 mil in 2 weeks. Why wouldn't it reach 2mil in 104-156 weeks? (under 10k a week)

Edit: you also say it wont get ANYWHERE close to 2 mil. Well I consider 1.75 close so you don't think this game will sell 740k more copies in 2-3 years... even after it gets the greatest hits treatment because it already qualified for that and you know damn well sony will make it one