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UK: Dead Rising 4 outsold The Last Guardian at launch
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AHA-Lambda
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That's not a particularly high bar given how the audience for this has grown since 2001, with increased exposure over that time to achieve it's cult status, plus the HD rereleases on top =/
FloweryMarston
Member
expected, the hype for the game and marketing were bigger than both games. Happy that it's doing well, hope more ueda games in the future.
Visualante2
Member
ICO didn't take off until it got a platinum release in Europe (it didn't even meet the sales target for platinum, if I heard correctly). Shadow of the Colossus presumably did a lot better off the back of ICO's second wind.
edit. Can't find platinum copies in Europe so could be mistaken for Japan. I get the impression there was a reprint in Europe though because there are two types of box.
Jonneh3003
Banned
It's a masterpiece, well done Ueda and the rest of the team!
I'm on my third playthrough and I rarely replay games so soon after finishing them.
I'm on my third playthrough and I rarely replay games so soon after finishing them.
For reference, SOTC sold 2.7 million world wide in its lifetime. TLG may do the same judging from this.
5olid_5nake
Member
Do we know the budget for this game?
Hopefully it will sell at least 3-4 million.
Hopefully it will sell at least 3-4 million.
Not the point at all.
I mean what else is their to say then it sold better then his previous game in the first week?
SplitYourInfinities
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Sony could have done better, the marketing push was almost non-existant in UK.
Always-honest
Banned
Will buy when it gets downsampling.
Nightengale
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Far more than Ico/SotC.
Far less than any of Sony's AAA games like Uncharted or Horizon.
Jonneh3003
Banned
What's the best selling first party PS4 game at the moment? Just to have a guideline.
LiquidSolid
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There were definitely at least two reprints of Ico in PAL countries. One was timed right around SotC's release.
UC4
True
and we also live in a way frontloaded era (preorders culture and so on) but it's still is a positive note imho.
Uncharted 4 I'd imagine.
TLG outsold ICO and SoTC. What is there to spin?
LastMinuteHero
Member
Uncharted 4?
Jonneh3003
Banned
Ah yeah not much surprise, just did a quick search and couldn't find an up to date number, anyone know how much it's sold?
TheSpoiler
Member
You guys got a funny commercial and I think some billboards. What else is necessary?
Sangetsu-II
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I guess it's Uncharted 4 http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/05/23/uncharted-4-first-week-sales-surpass-2-7-million/
for comparison,
Killzone Shadow Fall 2.1 million copies (as of March 2, 2014)
Infamous Second Son over 1 million copies 9 days after its launch.
Driveclub over 2 million copies (as of 31 July 2015)
Bloodborne over 2 million copies (by September 2015)
AHA-Lambda
Member
Nah, Sony kept its ad spend in check, and rightly so.
This is a super niche $60 title, it didn't really justify much more marketing than it got.
SplitYourInfinities
Member
We did? I live in London and I haven't seen anything.
Bruno would be the one to ask for U.K. numbers. If I had to guess I would say below 400K but it is now the PS4 bundle of choice so that number could be a lot higher.
LastMinuteHero
Member
Why is it a spin?
YianGaruga
Banned
Didn't PewDiePie play it too? Not UK specific, but overall marketing seems good enough
If you didn't see enough marketing, maybe it just wasn't marketed to you. I even saw online banner ads
BocoDragon
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Jonneh3003
Banned
Bloodborne was robbed.
Based off this my expectations for The Last Guardian's sales aren't sky high but it's great to hear how well it's done for now.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
It's not a sequel
Castef
Banned
There was a topic regarding UK sales. And, let's face it, the element reported in this very thread is not very... exciting, in terms of sales.
Also considering that TLG had a nice marketing in the UK, with TV Spots (a very nice one) and billboards...
wapplew
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AHA-Lambda
Member
Spiritual sequel then.
Yeah I don't think they have crazy expectations.
The suits there must know this will be largely a modest seller but could have fair global appeal in the long term.
Don't think we'v got an update since 2.7mil sold in the first week globally.
But for the UK there are some hard numbers LTD floating around if you do some digging.
Nightengale
Member
Good. Ueda fans redeemed .
Because he expected it to be at first place i guess. He must be one of the few that really expected that.
Jonneh3003
Banned
Everyone needs to play this game, it's my GOTY and rivals Bloodborne and Mario Kart 8 as the best game of the generation.
SuperEpicMan
Banned
It seems like a hard game to market, if the game's strength is the bond you develop with Trico, then it is hard to convey that in a billboard or trailer. They are probably hoping good word of mouth will sell a lot of copies.
John Kowalski
Banned
Are you 4real
Regardless of what you think of its sales, it's a very clear cut statement. You're using the term spin here wrongly. Also, some people have said that marketing in the UK was low-key so there's that.
illmatic22
Banned
Hope that's the case here in the states as well. Go TLG!
What are you even talking about.