I think as a game it is a success. But as playstation mascot game then no, not yet at least.

When you think of what made a console- you would think Mario for Nintendo (not just the main mario games but all the other mario based games, mario kart, SSB, etc.) and Halo for Xbox. Halo made xbox, when people think of xbox they think of Halo- its' their flagship series.

I doubt when people think of PS3- they think of LBP, also to have that happen the playstation install base needs to back it up. Many Xbox users have Halo, many Nintendo users played Mario at some point (over 7 mil units sold in this gen alone for each).

There is still a chance LBP could be their game, don't need to compare it to the explosive sales of Mario or Halo when they first came out, in a few years sales might climb pretty high.

I don't buy that. Lifetime the game will likely press 2 million, and the user content will give it a long shelf life. Give the game a year or so to get away from the hype, time for a $30 Platinum edition and the PS3 base to increase, and people will give it its due.

It is a success, but when Sony fans play up a game like lbp to be a super blockbuster title, then it's almost certain that anything less than amazing sales will disappoint and/or provide fodder for those who like to criticize.

Where , in the J mans post, has he even brought up the 360? Maybe if mario was a game on the 360 , then you would have an arguement but as it stands you dont.

The J man is only saying that mario is a  better platformer than lbp because its the truth. No matter how much you opinion differs it still stands.

The last time he was in the topic, he was talking to me, but then ducked out instead of continuing and decided everything I said would be forgotten by Page 3, so he could then re-enter the thread without addressing me at all.

It's simply the "Missing Dessert Because You Won't Eat Your Crow" syndrome.

Or, or...

Maybe I have a life, and have things to do other than argue on the internet?

Maybe that's it.

>_>

It's your thread. I responded to your OP. You challenged my point of view and told me "FAIL". I proved to you I was correct and you were wrong. You disappear for two pages and decide to ignore my last comments to go argue with Manuelf and Fishy. It's not that you have a life other than arguing on the internet. It's that you choose to not finish your arguements once the tide isn't turning in your favor. If I had to ask you to re-enter the thread, I could understand your "having a life" comment. However you voluntarily re-entered to argue with someone else, and I merely explained to Fishy why you cam back so much later in the topic, since he brought it up.

Success is an "analog" term. LBP is definitely successful - just not as much as some people had hoped for.

The ultimate litmus test for the success of any console game is what sort of sustained HARDWARE boost comes from any game - and in this sense, LBP hasn't done particularly well.

In terms of raw software sales, its done pretty well. Not great - but well (esp. compared to other PS3 titles).

Its still early days anyway - lets see how its selling in 3-6 months time.

It's on the PS3, of course.

I actually made a whole thread about "LBP Will be Huge", which went into great detail as to why it is not there to quantify sales.  It also went into what thread and context it was first used in, and why I kept on saying it. 

This thread was at the height of "LBP will be huge" hype, and that was sarcasm to the nth degree.  The Wii series of games have sold astoundingly well.  You'd have to be an idiot to believe LBP would outsell it.  If I said LBP will be huge in every thread, obviously a smart person would take that with a grain of salt, and you can see that no one replied to it, cause it was obviously sarcasm.

It's nice to have my own stalker on this site though.  I look forward to continuing this convo.