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Forums - Sales - Pachter talks GTA: CW low sales, future of Tony Hawk, Call of Duty and more

Kenology on 16 December 2009
gansito said:
i think tony hawk games are dead, activision milked that franchise to death, and it ain't that much fun anymore.

Activision is in danger of running every franchise they have into the ground.



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TheThunder on 16 December 2009
noname2200 said:
Lastgengamer said:

On Chinatown Wars sales - I don't think that Chinatown Wars failed because of poor marketing. I think that an M-rated game will have difficulty selling on the DS, since the majority of DS owners are under 17 and can't buy it.



gurglesletch on 16 December 2009

They should stop making new COD games every year. They should just keep releasing map packs for it.




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A Bad Clown on 16 December 2009

I propose ever title with him in it should be in a "Pachter talks s*** about ________" format.



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Zlejedi on 17 December 2009
.jayderyu said:
His take on the DS was a failure. Seriously if this is true why the is the PSP selling less? It's simple GTA fans didn't want it. Well most of them anyways.

Yeah because the PSP owners only dream about getting normal price late port from underpowered machine.



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Majin-Tenshinhan on 17 December 2009
Zlejedi said:
.jayderyu said:
His take on the DS was a failure. Seriously if this is true why the is the PSP selling less? It's simple GTA fans didn't want it. Well most of them anyways.

Yeah because the PSP owners only dream about getting normal price late port from underpowered machine.

A normal price late watered-down port of RE4 didn't do so bad on PS2, my friend.



Aprisaiden on 17 December 2009
Demotruk said:
http://vgchartz.com/swlaunch.php?reg1=All&game1=Grand+Theft+Auto:+Chinatown+Wars+-+DS[24661]&reg2=All&game2=Grand+Theft+Auto:+Chinatown+Wars+-+PSP[35592]&reg3=All&game3=&weeks=100

What? PSP must be owned by kids, I guess? It couldn't possibly have been the game itself that was the problem...

While Pachter is wrong about the DS its foolish to compare Chinatown Wars PSP sales to DS sales, as VGC is missing Chinatown Wars PSP Others sales and its online sales(via PSN).



jarrod on 17 December 2009
Zlejedi said:
.jayderyu said:
His take on the DS was a failure. Seriously if this is true why the is the PSP selling less? It's simple GTA fans didn't want it. Well most of them anyways.

Yeah because the PSP owners only dream about getting normal price late port from underpowered machine.

Uh... Monster Hunter?  



aavidbacon on 17 December 2009

GTA cw is a Flop, in DS and PSP, people don't like 2d top down gameplay. I'll buy it(PSP), but i'll probably will feel a little lonely doing it.



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jammy2211 on 17 December 2009

I'd imagine he has demographic stats for the DS, and is probably right in why the DS version sold weak - it isn't the right userbase for a GTA game. Especially when you compare its demograph to the PS3 or 360, who are clearly more in tune with the male twenty something types who buy GTA in it's droves.

He didn't say the DS was too casual or anything, just it's demographic didn't fit GTA. I don't see what conclusion you can make else then that, I certainly didn't see a lack of marketing and the game got strong critical reception. Has the DS sold any GTA type Mature games in large quantities? No...

The PSP is a bit more confusing as it has sold GTA games strongly in the past, I honestly didn't see any promotion for the PSP port so I guess most people just didn't know. PSP doesn't sell software like it could when the first two GTA's came out anyway I guess.