If RE6 bombs even half as hard as this people might chalk it up to it being a lackluster game, but it could be a sign of things to come. Console performances seem to be having trouble lately.
Seems a little alarmist after ORC's performance. I think games like Max Payne and other run of the mill(hold the pitchforks, I'm gonna explain!) shooters/action games are just experiencing a slump because big retail has evolved into a blockbuster affair and not everyone is on board. Games like Resident Evil ORC and Mass Effect 3 managed to do well from the start because people were looking for a particular experience that they couldn't find anywhere else imo. You can try all day, but the experience you get from ME3 or a high quality RE game is just something that was not easily replicated in a GTA game, Max Payne, Call of Duty, Left 4 Dead, Uncharted or Gears of War. It was unique it was enough to get people off their seats when RE4 Wii edition was released, when RE5 came hot off the heels of the greatest third person shooting game ever made, etc. The same could be said for the atmosphere and world of Max Payne.
Now that we have so much homogenization people are in the dumps. Who needs another game they perceive as an Uncharted Ripoff? What about a Gears of War ripoff? Maybe a CoD inspired affair? yawn
I know games like RE6 and ME3 are not some carbon copy of any of the aforementioned games, but we may just be seeing a serious case of apathy towards the "sameness" people
see in today's games. It's all speculation until sales come in, but I've always felt that chasing the hardcore blue ocean was a dangerous affair if you lose your old fans and new folks are content with the current offerings(the staple hardcore titles). The reaction towards RE6 in particular is very strong because it's been a slow and painful transition for fans who've been attached to the series for a long time now.