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Crysis 3 beats Metal Gear Rising in UK Sales, Aliens: Colonial Marines beats both
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Sir_Crocodile
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I just bought Revengeance
because Platinum
because Platinum
AHA-Lambda
Member
There was an 80+% drop in sales, no one is buying it
No shit? Wow...
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Queen of Hunting
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Aliens had -84% drop. the game was only top last week and sold like mad was because of name, the drop this week shows no one likes the game. u can bet game and cex will have tons of copies from trade ins in the few weeks coming
Baconsammy
Banned
After Ni No Kuni hitting #1 one week and being off the list altogether two weeks later, I wonder where Crysis and MG will be next week and the weeks after.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
DmC just dropped out of sight, huh?
My first laugh of the morning, thank you.
Oh, wait, it's the afternoon now? I should do something else.
Considering Medal of Honor: Warfighter is on this list, that's quite surprising.
dragonflys545
Member
Damn!
GlamFM
Banned
Why oh why is the first reply always awesome?
Yeah, it officially dropped off the recognized list this week, but really its relevance faded after the second or third week.
I'm glad to see Revengeance is doing well (so far). A niche genre spinoff finishing just barely behind a big name shooter threequel is pretty good. Hopefully it can have a little better momentum than DmC did though.
Anyone know the official numbers for what MGR sold?
DevilPower
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So does it mean that action games genre is not as dead as we suppose... Or is that the sales are just people rushing to buy a new game on the shelves (In rising's case)...?
leatherhat
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I hope the actual numbers are good. I want rising to succeed for a variety of reasons, especially to prove people who think DmC sales show that the action game is dying that they are wrong.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Im going to be honest.
From what I can see Konami put alot more marketing money behind rising than Capcom did with DmC, least in the weeks up to launch.
That said, the actual game itself was developed in under a year and is being already heralded by some as a worthy addition to the holy trinity (DMC, NG, Bayonetta) Making it a quadruple. So even if it doesn't hit konami's internal targets, it still should be seen as a massive success.
there are very few games that change devs that turn out good. Platinum should be give the proper funds and time to make a worthy sequel. (if they care to that is)
From what I can see Konami put alot more marketing money behind rising than Capcom did with DmC, least in the weeks up to launch.
That said, the actual game itself was developed in under a year and is being already heralded by some as a worthy addition to the holy trinity (DMC, NG, Bayonetta) Making it a quadruple. So even if it doesn't hit konami's internal targets, it still should be seen as a massive success.
there are very few games that change devs that turn out good. Platinum should be give the proper funds and time to make a worthy sequel. (if they care to that is)
Only issue with the PC Version would be the control cutting in blade mode, it would be almost impossible to get that mechanic to work on a keyboard. A controller is basically required, which most PC gamers have.
AHA-Lambda
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I almost spat out my drink XD
SolarPowered
Member
This is why ya always make a PC port.
Honestly though, Capcom's marketing for the DMC franchise has always been fairly nonexistent.
It took three bows to barely beat two swords (PS3/360/PC vs PS3/360)
I'd still really like to know the raw numbers for MGR's sales. I want to compare them heads up versus DmC
ViewtifulJC
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My opinion of Rising only, uh, rises the more I play it. The first time through, it was 8/10, pretty damn good, considering the dev time. But the more I learned about the game's mechanics, the more I got a hang of the various enemies and bosses, the weapons and unlockables...let's just say it's gonna take a real mothafucker of a game to top it when GotY voting comes around. I've put 50 hours into it, finally wrapped up the Platinum trophy today, and I can't wait for more DLC. The terribad camera is the only thing keeping it from Bayo/NGB level in my mind, but it's a fantastic action game in any other regard.
And if there's a better, crazier final boss all year, I'd be shocked.
And if there's a better, crazier final boss all year, I'd be shocked.
Pai Pai Master
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Well, the game is releasing in a pretty good time of the year and has a strong brand associated with it. It helps that it's a really fucking good game, but I don't know how this would have turned out if it was an original Platinum IP coming out in a more packed month.
But I hope I'm just crazy and MGR ushers in a new era of amazing character action games.
Sweet mercy you got the Lightning God achievement? Tell me your secrets!
"God's Beard!"
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Bayonetta isn't the third game in the holy trinity. God Hand is.
leatherhat
Member
Oh god this, action games should avoid cramped corridors for a reason
ViewtifulJC
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[QUOTE="God's Beard!";48273786]Bayonetta isn't the third game in the holy trinity. God Hand is.[/QUOTE]
I'd replace DMC3 before I replace Bayo
NGB > all, though
I'd replace DMC3 before I replace Bayo
NGB > all, though
JustAnotherOtaku
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If it's "just" 5500 copies separating them then that would suggest decent numbers for both. Better than some other recent high profile releases such as DmC anyway.
DMC4 had a greater marketing push than DmC. For the latter's case, Capcom took in their losses for DmC and pulled their post launch marketing plans. So it was pretty much sent out quietly.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
This is why ya always make a PC port.
Crysis started life as a PC franchise. Not only that, THE game to get to see if you had a beastly enough rig (hense the "Does it run Crysis" meme)
To be honest, the separation only being 5k units is actually crazy when you think about it, PC version or no PC version.
PaulExcellent
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Only issue I have with the game.
I highly doubt Capcom's going to "Onimusha" the DMC franchise. I'm giving Capcom the benefit of the doubt that they understand why DmC tanked especially after DMC4's pretty good numbers.
Did it? I honestly never remember seeing ads for it or anything. In fact the last ad for a DMC game I ever remember seeing was the original US add for DMC1 with the guy in the red bathrobe messing up his living room.
I miss the days of commercials like that.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
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[QUOTE="God's Beard!";48273786]Bayonetta isn't the third game in the holy trinity. God Hand is.[/QUOTE]
God Hand is in its own tier...there isn't anything that even comes close to it. Possibly Anarchy reigns and ironically, a very unrated title named Urban reign on the PS2.
I weep for the beat em' up Genre. It needs more love from devs.
God Hand is in its own tier...there isn't anything that even comes close to it. Possibly Anarchy reigns and ironically, a very unrated title named Urban reign on the PS2.
I weep for the beat em' up Genre. It needs more love from devs.
If they didn't understand why it wasn't necessary in the first place, I doubt they understand why it failed.
They probably think its our fault. Or at least we know some journalists do.