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Chacron on 15 September 2009
Phrancheyez said:
@Chacron

You're wrong..that's all there is to it. A brand new IP selling 2.5 million copies is in no way shape or form a bomb. Quite the contrary, I think the game did amazingly well for a new IP, and I expect sales of 2 to surpass sales of the first by quite a bit.

I put Uncharted 2 around 3.5-4 million LTD. Even when Uncharted 2 comes out, I think Uncharted 1 will still sell and end up LTD around 3 million LTD at least.

I'm saying that the original "sold" what it did, artifically. I implore you to prove me wrong!



 

 

 

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Vetteman94 on 15 September 2009
Chacron said:
Vetteman94 said:
Chacron said:
Vetteman94 said:
Chacron said:
Vetteman94 said:
Chacron said:
This boost sony is having wont last forever, the fact remains that apart from god of war and gran turismo, none of their first party exclusive franchises have reached critical penetration. UNCHARTED2 will likely bomb like the first.


If 2.5 million is now being considered bombing, then I hope the second one bombs like he first one as well

It "sold" that amount through aggressive bundling, just like viva pinata


So how much did the bundling increase the total by then?

 

Well it didnt even make the top 10 in the november 2007 NPD's (it released on nov 17) Meaning it sold less than 370,000 units in its first month. Considering the front loaded nature of HD title sales this generation, I'd say bundling accounts for the vast majority of its ostensive sales.

 

Source: http://www.thesimexchange.com/blogpost.php?post_id=455

Well it wasnt even bundled until November of last year when it already had 1.75 million sales, and it was only bundled with the 160GB PS3.   So that would leave only a possibility of 750K to be made up by bundles.  And I highly doubt that all 750K were sold only by bundling, but even if it were 750k is far from the vast majority that you are claiming.  One also has to consider that this was one of the first games to get trophies, and when it did get trophies it saw a huge spike in sales.   So stop considering the nature of the generation and start looking up the number before talking out your ass. 

It was bundled in some European territories as early as 2007, which funnily enough is where the majority of Uncharted's sales are supposed to come from (funny how it sells the most in the one country we dont get definitive sales numbers for)

So a pack in bundle that lasted 3-4 months, in a limited number of european countries, is your proof that the vast majority of Uncharted sales is from bundling?   

Uncharted had 350-500K tops from bundling, everything else was off the shelf sales.  



radha on 15 September 2009
Chacron said:
Phrancheyez said:
@Chacron

You're wrong..that's all there is to it. A brand new IP selling 2.5 million copies is in no way shape or form a bomb. Quite the contrary, I think the game did amazingly well for a new IP, and I expect sales of 2 to surpass sales of the first by quite a bit.

I put Uncharted 2 around 3.5-4 million LTD. Even when Uncharted 2 comes out, I think Uncharted 1 will still sell and end up LTD around 3 million LTD at least.

I'm saying that the original "sold" what it did, artifically. I implore you to prove me wrong!

using this logic wii sport flopped too because most of the sales was bundles, oh and mario 1 , mario world and the list goes on. This is like a nice kind of flpping when you can flop with 2.5 million.  Too bad for all those games that sell less than 2 million.

*goes to play shadow of the colossus* :P



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Chacron on 15 September 2009

All of this is assuming that the 4 million number is even sold through, its probably just shipped, like the 8 millon Halo 3 number



 

 

 

Xoj on 15 September 2009

October is crazy.



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Dgc1808 on 15 September 2009

Demon's Souls
Uncharted 2
Tekken 6
Brutal Legend

Everything else on that list doesn't exist to me...



4 ≈ One

Squall_Leonhart on 15 September 2009
Dgc1808 said:
Demon's Souls
Uncharted 2
Tekken 6
Brutal Legend

Everything else on that list doesn't exist to me...

Ratchet & Clank does not exist to you?? :-O shocking!!



Dgc1808 on 15 September 2009
Squall_Leonhart said:
Dgc1808 said:
Demon's Souls
Uncharted 2
Tekken 6
Brutal Legend

Everything else on that list doesn't exist to me...

Ratchet & Clank does not exist to you?? :-O shocking!!

Mmmm... I may check it out when it's cheap.... but I'm really not a huge ratchet fan.



4 ≈ One

Tridrakious on 15 September 2009

Why do xbots insist on spouting off incredibly senseless things? I don't get it. 360 fanboys must be really terrified of the recent resurgence of PlayStation. I for one think Uncharted 2 will reach 3 million without bundles. However Sony couls do a bundle with a 250 gig PS3 when they move it into the greatest hits line.



SnakeEyez on 15 September 2009

umm, am I the only one that doesn't understand the title? WTF is Transsony? Anyways, Uncharted 2, NBA2K10, Ratchet, (doesn't NGS2 come out during October?), Demon's Soul (when cheap/beat all the games I buy in the fall) will be mine :).