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Xoj on 31 October 2009
Soriku said:
I guess being 2D + GTA IV disappointment + piracy killed a lot of sales. It's cool people can't troll the game now.

why not? it sold 10+ million on ps3+360



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c0rd on 31 October 2009
.jayderyu said:
Kenology said:
indodude said:
Maybe because people aren't interested in a top-down perspective?

We said that when it didn't sell gangbusters on the DS too, but no one wanted to hear that...

I really can't say much more than what Kenology. oh wait I can.

GTACW is a fantastic game, but as many said it rocks the boat. R* assumed that the fans would come forward and they didn't. They dissed the DS to make way more money with the assumption that it would sell like the GTA Stories. It's not. Maybe now with the comparison of sales that it's settled to rest. Make a game that people don't want to play, don't expect the sales just becuase of name. Great game, but it's not Third Person and that's what the modern GTA player wants. Am I happy that this happened. For this once I am very happy, because I love companies when they get slapped in the face because of assumptions like the one made.

Hm, what do you mean by this? You make it sound like R* just shit out another GTA on the DS, but the game ended up pretty good, IMO. They put a lot of effort into it, and it's not exactly a failure (unless it stops selling soon). I don't recall them insulting DS owners, either (did they?).

As for this thread, yeah. Don't see the point, to be honest, the guilty ones aren't going to show themselves anyways.



bazmeistergen on 31 October 2009

I'd also add in to the mix the idea that there aren't that many core players. Games that sell millions must also appeal to the casual market; a market that exists in many forms. In this instance the casual teen market that buy franchise games and well advertised games. I don't think some people wish to speak about this factor.



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irstupid on 31 October 2009
KillerMan said:

To be true if I remember right Take-Two did advertise this when it was released on DS. PSP version has gotten zero advertisement. Still disappointing sales. Maybe because PSP owners have already played two 3D GTA games they don't want to go back old style.

Quit saying it hasn't been advertised people.  I have seen a TON of commercials for this game on TV.

 

have you not seen this on tv a bunch   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXzk6Pz9ZJc&feature=player_embedded  I sure have



bazmeistergen on 31 October 2009
irstupid said:
KillerMan said:

To be true if I remember right Take-Two did advertise this when it was released on DS. PSP version has gotten zero advertisement. Still disappointing sales. Maybe because PSP owners have already played two 3D GTA games they don't want to go back old style.

Quit saying it hasn't been advertised people.  I have seen a TON of commercials for this game on TV.

 

have you not seen this on tv a bunch   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXzk6Pz9ZJc&feature=player_embedded  I sure have


It's advertised on phone booths across the UK. Not seen a TV advert, but I don't watch much.



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iBlah on 31 October 2009

good reveiws or not, it is lame looking, flop well deserved



 

Kenology on 31 October 2009
Xoj said:
Soriku said:
I guess being 2D + GTA IV disappointment + piracy killed a lot of sales. It's cool people can't troll the game now.

why not? it sold 10+ million on ps3+360

I think you should read his post a bit more carefully.  There's one key element you clearly missed.



TT Makaveli on 31 October 2009

the PSP got 2 3D GTAs in LC & VC...so why buy a 2D GTA in Chinatown?i wouldnt spent the full price for the game...lets see maybe it will get legs when its cheaper!



Dgc1808 on 31 October 2009
saicho said:
When it "flopped" on DS, it's because hardcore games can't sell on DS and DS is for teh casuals.

When it's announced for PSP, people are saying how it would outsell the DS version.

When it sells even worse on PSP, it's because of the piracy and PSN sales that we don't know about. (and the port)

I love that no games would flop on PS3 and PSP now since they always have PSN sales and only PSP has piracy.

The other GTA PSP games have very impressive sales compared to this one on the DS. Look at the differences of this game and the previous.

Late Port
Completely different perspective

It's arguable that casual GTA fans only car about how much bad things they can do in the game and changing the perspective changes how they experience the game.

Also. That last line is straight up silly. Very few full PS3 games are released on PSN. Only ones I can think of are Burnout which was released on PSN some time after it's retail release, and Siren which was only released at retail on disc in certain territories. All the other's are fully online only titles:

Socom
Warhawk

Or heavy content filled demo... [GT5p] 



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irstupid on 31 October 2009
bazmeistergen said:
irstupid said:
KillerMan said:

To be true if I remember right Take-Two did advertise this when it was released on DS. PSP version has gotten zero advertisement. Still disappointing sales. Maybe because PSP owners have already played two 3D GTA games they don't want to go back old style.

Quit saying it hasn't been advertised people.  I have seen a TON of commercials for this game on TV.

 

have you not seen this on tv a bunch   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXzk6Pz9ZJc&feature=player_embedded  I sure have


It's advertised on phone booths across the UK. Not seen a TV advert, but I don't watch much.

well i'm in the U.S. which this is about.  so me seeing it on TV a ton has a lo more credit than you from England in this thread.  If this was about worldwide sales then fine. But trust me I have seen prolly the commemrcial at least 10 times a day on TV.  Or I did at least, haven't seen it in a couple days.

 

So not sure why they quit advertising, or if i'm just missing comercials now.  but as some have said i didn't even know when or if this game is even out.  and ha at someone saying torrent sites have like 200,000 downloads or seeders ro wahtever.  that is never a good sign.  must be quite easy to pirate on psp.