By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Sales - Most anticipated games from 2009, by genre

shio on 31 January 2009
Darc Requiem said:
Street Fighter IV is fighting game. Not an action game.

fighting is a sub-genre of action genre.

 



http://i48.tinypic.com/120qaon.jpg
Around the Network
Darc Requiem on 31 January 2009
shio said:
Darc Requiem said:
Street Fighter IV is fighting game. Not an action game.

fighting is a sub-genre of action genre.

 

 

 

A great deal of genres can be considered sub genres of the action genre. That is a rather weak supporting argument. Street Fighter IV is a fighting game, more specifically a one on one fighter and should be lumped together with games like Tekken 6 and King of Fighters XII



FreeTalkLive on 31 January 2009
bRoKeN said:
obvious pc fanboy making a most anticipated game for 2009 thread hmmm....

Agreed.  He did put some work into it, though.  He should get credit for that.

 



 

Tired of big government?
Want liberty in your lifetime?
Join us @
http://www.freestateproject.org

Kantor on 01 February 2009
Slimebeast said:
haxxiy said:
Slimebeast said:
The top 10 best selling games of those shio listed (excl Diablo3):

1. Wii Sports Resort - 25 million copies lifetime
2. The Sims 3 - 15 million copies
3. CoD: MW2 - 12 million copies
4. Starcraft 2 - 12 million
5. GrTurismo 5 - 7 million
6. FIFA 2010 - 7 million
7. Madden2010 - 6 million
8. Residnt Evil 5 - 5 million
9. Halo 3: OSDT - 5 million
10. Bioshock 2 - 4.5 million

This don't seem right though - where are all the Nintendo games and also there should be more multiplatform shooters n' stuff released in 2009 that could do 5 mill?

 

 So The Sims 3 wil nearly match the original The Sims? Downright impossible.

I dunno lol. I just assumed The Sims 2 had sold 20 million copies or more since shio always keeps droping around these insane numbers for PC sales lol.

 

 

Lol VGC doesn't even have near complete data for The Sims. It's sold well over 50 million units, actually. It remains the best selling game of all time.

I would say 15 million is pretty conservative. More like 20 million.

I doubt BioShock 2's ability to sell 4.5 million. Generally, same-console sequels without massive advertising budgets (like MGS, GT), sell less than the original. I'd predict around 2 million on 360, 1 million on PS3...you think the PC version can get 1.5 million? I suppose it could, but I would personally replace that with Killzone 2 with around the same number, maybe a little higher.

Oh, and GT5 won't sell below 9 million.



(Former) Lead Moderator and (Eternal) VGC Detective

Oyvoyvoyv on 01 February 2009
Kantor said:
Slimebeast said:
haxxiy said:
Slimebeast said:
The top 10 best selling games of those shio listed (excl Diablo3):

1. Wii Sports Resort - 25 million copies lifetime
2. The Sims 3 - 15 million copies
3. CoD: MW2 - 12 million copies
4. Starcraft 2 - 12 million
5. GrTurismo 5 - 7 million
6. FIFA 2010 - 7 million
7. Madden2010 - 6 million
8. Residnt Evil 5 - 5 million
9. Halo 3: OSDT - 5 million
10. Bioshock 2 - 4.5 million

This don't seem right though - where are all the Nintendo games and also there should be more multiplatform shooters n' stuff released in 2009 that could do 5 mill?

 

 So The Sims 3 wil nearly match the original The Sims? Downright impossible.

I dunno lol. I just assumed The Sims 2 had sold 20 million copies or more since shio always keeps droping around these insane numbers for PC sales lol.

 

 

Lol VGC doesn't even have near complete data for The Sims. It's sold well over 50 million units, actually. It remains the best selling game of all time.

I would say 15 million is pretty conservative. More like 20 million.

I doubt BioShock 2's ability to sell 4.5 million. Generally, same-console sequels without massive advertising budgets (like MGS, GT), sell less than the original. I'd predict around 2 million on 360, 1 million on PS3...you think the PC version can get 1.5 million? I suppose it could, but I would personally replace that with Killzone 2 with around the same number, maybe a little higher.

Oh, and GT5 won't sell below 9 million.

Incorrect. It has sold over 50M including expansions. 

The main game has sold somwhere around what VGC claims (for the Sims 1, the sims 2 is probably incomplete).

 



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

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

Around the Network
Dgc1808 on 01 February 2009

no inFamous??? *Cry's*



4 ≈ One

vlad321 on 01 February 2009

Diablo 3 will NOT release in 2009. However whenever it is released it is sure to be the most successful game that year period.



Tag(thx fkusumot) - "Yet again I completely fail to see your point..."

HD vs Wii, PC vs HD: http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=93374

Why Regenerating Health is a crap game mechanic: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=3986420

gamrReview's broken review scores: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=4170835

 

saicho on 02 February 2009
shio said:

I made a list of the most anticipated games from 2009. I listed the games that I expect to have the most success, in order.

Action

  1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  2. Quake Live
  3. Killzone 2
  4. Half-Life: Episode 3
  5. Resident Evil 5
  6. Street Fight IV
  7. Wolfenstein
  8. Bioshock 2
  9. Halo 3: OSDT
  10. F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

Action-Adventure

  1. Bionic Commando
  2. Mafia II
  3. I am Alive
  4. APB
  5. Alan Wake
  6. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
  7. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
  8. Beyond Good & Evil 2
  9. Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned
  10. Prototype

Adventure

  1. Heavy Rain
  2. Gray Matter
  3. Still Life 2
  4. Love
  5. Culpa Innata 2: Chaos Rising
  6. Runaway: A Twist of Fate
  7. Ceville
  8. The Secret Files 2
  9. Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper
  10. Simon the Sorcerer 5

Simulation

  1. The Sims 3
  2. Spore: Galactic Adventures
  3. Jumpgate Evolution
  4. Storm of War: Battle of Britain
  5. Spore Creature Keeper
  6. Infinity: The Quest for Earth
  7. IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey
  8. Heroes Over Europe
  9. Digital Combat Simulator: Black Shark
  10. Lore: Aftermath

Sports

  1. Wii Sports Resort
  2. FIFA 2010
  3. Madden NFL 2010
  4. PES 2010
  5. Punch-Out!!
  6. Football Manager 2010
  7. Tiger Woods 2010
  8. NCAA Football 2010
  9. Fight Night Round 4
  10. Football Manager Live

Strategy

  1. Starcraft 2
  2. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
  3. Empire: Total War
  4. Demigod
  5. Anno 1404
  6. Cities XL
  7. Halo Wars
  8. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising
  9. Stormrise
  10. Battleforge

RPG

  1. Diablo III
  2. Dragon Age: Origins
  3. Guild Wars 2
  4. Dragon Quest IX
  5. Aion: Tower of Eternity
  6. Champions Online
  7. Alpha Protocol
  8. Mass Effect 2
  9. DC Universe Online
  10. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers

Racing

  1. Gran Turismo 5
  2. Need for Speed Shift
  3. Burnout 6
  4. Dirt 2
  5. Forza 3
  6. Formula One 2009
  7. Fuel
  8. Need for SpeedWorld Online
  9. Race Pro
  10. Wheelman

KZ2 on PS3 outsells RE5 on PS3/360? that's a high expectation. Also, probably not necessary to have Action-Adventure games and Adventure games.

It's highly unlikely SC2 and Diable 3 would both be released in 2009.

Both Dragon Age Origins and Guild Wars 2 need to sell more than 4 million copies in order to outsell DQIX since DQIX would sell 4 milion copies in Japan alone.

 

 



MikeB predicts that the PS3 will sell about 140 million units by the end of 2016 and triple the amount of 360s in the long run.

Khuutra on 02 February 2009
vlad321 said:
Diablo 3 will NOT release in 2009. However whenever it is released it is sure to be the most successful game that year period.

You know you sure do like saying things like that about PC games. If it released this year, I'd hate to see it try to butt heads with Mario Kart or Wii Fit.



stof on 02 February 2009

I don't see the Sega 3 up there (Maybe Sega 4?)

Madworld
House of the Dead: Overkill
the Conduit

those are all big ones for Wii owners. Maybe Sonic and the Black Knight too.



I'm a mod, come to me if there's mod'n to do. 

Chrizum is the best thing to happen to the internet, Period.

Serves me right for challenging his sales predictions!

Bet with dsisister44: Red Steel 2 will sell 1 million within it's first 365 days of sales.