We just know DAII dropped 68% in its second week, while nothing is said about its third week (3DS launch week). For that week, we have just 360 version in top 40, between Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retrivier and Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars for DS.
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PAL Charts - Week 47, 2014
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We just know DAII dropped 68% in its second week, while nothing is said about its third week (3DS launch week). For that week, we have just 360 version in top 40, between Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retrivier and Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars for DS.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Dragon Age will have legs, everyone is going to somewhat suppressed launching next to huge franchises like GTA and Far Cry.
It seems that MS' co-marketing deals have the overall effect of increasing games' exposure on both platforms, which actually helps Sony more.
Miles Quaritch
Member
FIFA and CoD are only doing better on X1 because of how heavily both are bundled with the console.
Seems almost every bundle available features at least one of those games.
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
There's been no marketing or no hype for DA:I outside of the hardcore fans of the series really, so I predicted it wouldn't sell great a couple months ago. Releasing when it did around so many other titles didn't help.
Miles Quaritch
Member
I saw a couple of ads, not sure if they were solo DA ads or part of the MS promo ad where they showcase all Autumn/Winter games, but it did have a small advertising presence.
Dragon Age II didn't have legs at all, I'd dare to say
First week
All Formats - 1st
Individual - 360 1st; PS3 6th; PC 8th
Second week (-68%)
All Formats - 2nd
Individual - 360 7th; PS3 11th; PC out of top 40th
Third week
All Formats - 13th
Individual - 360 21st; PS3 out of top 40th; PC out of top 40
Fourth week
All Formats - 22nd
Individual - No presence at all in top 40
Maybe Inquisition will be different, though.
GTA 5 is the game of ages.
Impressive next gen adoption. I'm shocked quite frankly. Last gen consoles only 17-18% of sales of a big AAA game during the Fall?
People still on lastgen consoles is mostly people that dont run to buy things day one and most of them don't pay full prices also.
The sales figures suggest that a large portion of gamers who are day 1/ month 1 purchasers have upgraded to current gen. That said, last gen sales tend to have better legs than current gen at least in the US following 1st month of sales (ie less of a drop off).
EDIT: Beaten.
orangecoke
Member
Not that it would have beat GTA or anything, but also if I'm not mistaken DAI released 3 days after GTA and FC in the UK. That would have a fairly big impact as well.
Pyroclastic
Banned
PES out the charts already. wouldn't have cared if they'd served up another stinker, but this year's game is great. must be a boy who cried wolf scenario 
fifa 15 actually improving in sales with all the ire towards it this year is the ultimate pisstake.
fifa 15 actually improving in sales with all the ire towards it this year is the ultimate pisstake.
funkystudent
Member
Surprised at the GIANT dragon age gap.
Would think Xbox fans long history with Bioware would come into play a little here but it totally bombed on XB1
I am sure it has reasons. Bioware did a decent job position the game on PS4 after the AC Parity stuff, PS4 audience is hungry for a decent meaty game and I bet a lot of XB1 people baught Halo MCC instead but still that is a big gap.
Edit. AND EA access I guess probably played a part now that I think of it.
Would think Xbox fans long history with Bioware would come into play a little here but it totally bombed on XB1
I am sure it has reasons. Bioware did a decent job position the game on PS4 after the AC Parity stuff, PS4 audience is hungry for a decent meaty game and I bet a lot of XB1 people baught Halo MCC instead but still that is a big gap.
Edit. AND EA access I guess probably played a part now that I think of it.
Good point. And if you were in the market for a game or two that week it would be hard to resist two such big releases on the Tuesday. Personally I went for Far Cry 4, DA:I will have to wait. I'd never buy two new games in one week let alone three!
zomgbbqftw
Banned
PES out the charts already. wouldn't have cared if they'd served up another stinker, but this year's game is great. must be a boy who cried wolf scenario
fifa 15 actually improving in sales with all the ire towards it this year is the ultimate pisstake.
I think not having a proper editor and not having option files has basically killed any momentum PES could have built up with such a good quality release. Konami need to either work on getting more licences (including the EPL) or they need to allow option files and put the full editor back in. PES buyers are very hardcore players and almost every single one I know used option files on PS3 to recreate different leagues, fix the names and fix the kits, not being able to do that on the PS4 has not gone down well, even though the core game is actually decent for the first time in about 7 years.
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
Agreed but EA probably wanted to have it on store shelves before BF and figured that there is no other WRPG to compete with them this holiday season. So, the RPG market is theirs for the taking. I'm sure they'll see a nice boost in sales between now and Xmas.
Pyroclastic
Banned
I'm not sure it was a question of konami allowing or not allowing option files, they're not able to because of the make up of the current gen consoles. You can get them on 360, PS3 and PC so I'm pretty sure the lack of OFs on PS4 and XBONE isn't something that comes from their end. they're not that dumb.
I don't know why but i can watch this gif for 10 minutes.
Here in NA It's been the only other AD I see on twitch aside from AC:Unity bundle. I too own an Xbox and bought it on PS4 though ;_;
ProfessorMoran
Member
Publishers need to focus their marketing on the biggest userbase rather than trying so hard to help the xbone.
ProfessorMoran
Member
They're trading long term popularity of the franchise for upfront gain, not sure if this is a good strategy pissing off PS4 players.
Apparently not enough as PS4 sold well regardless of marketing deal. These marketing deals are all about the money. Whoever pays the most gets the deal.
This bit didn't surprise me at all. Owner demographics, look how XB1 COD is outselling PS4 COD despite a lower number of consoles out there.
Just another example of how a lot of old Xbox owners jumped to PS4 I think.
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
No marketing deal is going to make up the large install base gap. And as you say, this just annoys their largest group of customers.
Die Squirrel Die
Member
Timed exclusive stuff aside (I only own a PS4 btw) I hope this convinces SquareEnix/ Crystal Dynamics to kill the last gen version of Rise of the Tomb Raider and really go hell for leather on current gen.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
It's one of the only AAA RPGs on the new consoles right now, and DA2 was widely considered to be dogshit. There's literally nothing out (except Lords of the Fallen) until The Witcher 3.
anexanhume
Member
I think DAI has a good chance of succeeding based on word of mouth, too. Of course, I know you guys will be intimately aware of performance come next month.
orangecoke
Member
Yep, that's my hope. I'd love to see more people posting Amazon reviews and stuff like that. I feel like I am mostly seeing really positive word of mouth and buzz for sure.
In Service
Member
That's ridiculous. Right there.
orangecoke
Member
The Freeman
Member
Looks like Ghosts really did kill off what interest casual fans had left in the series.
I'm sure that is one conclusion you can come to when looking at the numbers. However, one must take into consideration all the major releases over the last two weeks especially GTA V, Far Cry 4... heck even Halo MCC. One can't be all that surprised with its sales numbers.
Vol5
Member
Pro Evo has sank into nothingness. What a travesty. Such a great footy game. I've tried to sell the game to my friends but they are having none of it. It's going to take a gargantuan effort on konami's part to get this back fighting with FIFA next year.
Maybe put someone more recognizable on the front cover like Ronaldo?
Maybe put someone more recognizable on the front cover like Ronaldo?
I wouldn't say that Ghosts killed casual fan's interest, since we're talking about a game that sold one million in UK in three weeks
Still, the decline is real and it'll become bigger and bigger in the next few weeks.
Just what I was thinking too.
anexanhume
Member
"it's complicated"
Ha, I could tell you guys knew who your biggest userbase was going to be before release based on certain tweets confirming resolutions and such.
michaelius
Banned
Every time was bad time for first Bioware game which follows DA2 and ME3 duo.
Succinct Verbosity
Member
I think DA will have better legs than Farcry 4. Honestly, with three huge games out last week, I had no idea how this chat would unfold.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
They need to get the EPL licence and do deals with the major football associations around the world for national teams and sidestep FIFA. Option files are the reason they are down to real core PlayStation players and now without them even those players are dropping like flies.
Konami also released a half-finished concept game. The core football simulator is actually very good, but in terms of content like stadiums, balls, team kits and of course licences they haven't put enough into the game to warrant £40.