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[Crossing Eden]

Good news for the game.
Mass Effect Andromeda’ is the 3rd biggest launch of the year so far (behind the recent releases of ‘Tom Clancy Ghost Recon Wildlands’ and ‘Horizon Zero Dawn’) and Andromeda has the 3rd best week 1 for the Mass Effect franchise in terms of physical sales. ‘Mass Effect Andromeda’ shows a sales unit split of 55% PS4, 41% Xbox One and just 4% on PC, with an undivulged quantity having sold through EA Origin on PC (and also of course PSN / Xbox Live).

 

[DarkLordMalik]

That is.... bad. Lower than Horizon is no good sign for an established IP. EA must not be happy.

 

[DKHF]

title should probably specify "in the UK"

 

[Savantcore]

No surprises really. Mass Effect is Mass Effect but it seemed the hype train didn't go that fast. Interested to see what kind of legs (and legacy) it has.

Off-topic: Just want to say again that I'm super proud of Horizon still. You do you, Guerilla.

 

[ryushe]

4% on PC?

That's... Interesting..

 

[Kenzodielocke]

4th game in a high regarded series that launches behind an exclusive new IP. Need to seem comparisons against ME2 and ME3.

4% on PC?

That's... Interesting..

Quite big for the retail market in the UK.

 

[Toki767]

Not being able to beat Horizon seems bad for an established multiplatform IP.

All the bad animation gifs must have really effected sales.

 

[ckaneo]

Not bad.

 

[Maintenance]

Third best week 1 for Mass Effect games?

There are only 4..

 

[JimmyRustler]

I'm still trying to understand how Wildlands got such a big launch. I thought that game is a guaranteed bomb.

 

[SMOK3Y]

Why so bad on PC? UK not pc inclined?

 

[OléGunner]

Quite a poor showing for ME:A in the UK then.
I mean its launched lower than Ghost Recond and Horizon and is the third best ME launch to date, which I wouldn't have thought possible at the start of the year.

The legs on this game could crater next week with all the internet meme's and poor/average w-o-m.

I'm still trying to understand how Wildlands got such a big launch. I thought that game is a guaranteed bomb.

"Shoot shit with your friends" from big publishers nearly always sells if the game is solid enough.

 

[Resseh]

That is.... bad. Lower than Horizon is no good sign for an established IP. EA must not be happy.

They shouldn't have fucked up the ending to ME3 if they wanted it to continue to be successful. I loved ME right up until the trrrible ending and don't plan on playing the new ME until it's finished.

 

[ckaneo]

4% on PC?

That's... Interesting..

Pirates.

Spoiler

/s

 

[Triggerhappytel]

I'm not sure I'd call this "good news for the game".

For context from the other UK sales topic:

As a reference

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=19907572&postcount=48

UK Monthly Chart, January 2010 (Chart-Track):

01 (__) [WII] Just Dance　- 184,000
02 (02) [WII] Wii Fit Plus　- 111,000
03 (01) [WII] Wii Sports Resort　- 90,000
04 (__) [360] Mass Effect 2　- 90,000
05 (04) [360] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2　- 61,000
06 (03) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii　- 57,000
07 (07) [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2　- 56,000
08 (__) [WII] Mario Kart Wii　- 45,000
09 (10) [360] Forza Motor Sports 3　- 39,000
10 (__) [360] Army of Two: The 40th Day　- 37,000

Source: Enterbrain/Famitsu (found on 2ch)

ME2 released on January 29th, 2010; this means that the monthly charts should just count ME2's first week.

This means (assuming this data is correct) that Andromeda opened at less than 90k retail sales in the UK.

Why so bad on PC? UK not pc inclined?

That would be retail PC sales only, which is almost dead in the UK. Digital sales are not counted.

 

[Toki767]

Third best week 1 for Mass Effect games?

There's only 4..

Third best sounds better than second worst.

 

[vivekTO]

Wait a min that means horizon launched better than For Honor and ME:A!! this is really good for the game. for ME:A second week drop should be interesting.

 

[Madness]

Andromeda has the 3rd best week 1 for the Mass Effect franchise in terms of physical sales.

I mean there are 4 total games, so having the third best week 1 means it was ahead just one other entry in the series, I assume it would probably be ahead of ME1 since it was exclusive and with a fraction of Xbox 360 sold at that time compared to say PS4/Xbox one install base now etc. Of course digital is also a much larger factor now.

But the fact it is behind exclusive Horizon Zero Dawn shows the negativity affected sales. Not surprised at the PC numbers. PC is a very small piece of the pie I feel for these types of games.

 

[SolicitorPirate]

Not bad, but not exactly setting the world on fire.

Still, it should be enough to green light MEA2. Besides, with micro transactions via MP, it'll probably make a pretty penny when all is said and done

 

[DKHF]

Why so bad on PC? UK not pc inclined?

I think it's because it's only physical PC sales and the vast majority of PC sales are digital (sold through Origin and thus not disclosed as said in the OP).

 

[Rymuth]

I think the bigger piece of news is that it debuted lower than HZD and lower than ME2 and 3.

Disappointing result for the IP, imho.

 

[Qurupeke]

Third best week 1 for Mass Effect games?

There's only 4..

aka 2nd worst lol

 

[stryke]

Why so bad on PC? UK not pc inclined?

retail only

 

[Jolkien]

Hopefully the fumbles with Andromeda won't cancel the plan for future ones.

Even with all of its problems I still enjoy it but it could be so much better.

 

[Darkstorne]

Why so bad on PC? UK not pc inclined?

Physical only. If anything 4% is a high figure with that in mind =P

aka 2nd worst lol

Yeah that's... not a good sign. Mass 1 was a slow burner. If Andromeda couldn't outsell 2 and 3's first weeks, it's certainly not going to catch up on merit of reviews and word of mouth.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

That would be retail PC sales only, which is almost dead in the UK. Digital sales are not counted.

Ouch!

For reference, this is lower than even FFXV and Skyrim Remastered.

Hopefully the fumbles with Andromeda won't cancel the plan for future ones.

Even with all of its problems I still enjoy it but it could be so much better.

This is EA that we are talking about here.

After two critically and commercially hit Dead Space games, they killed the franchise altogether after the failure of Dead Space 3, which was also their own fault.

 

[bombshell]

Good news for the game.

Horizon Zero Dawn had a great launch, but ME:A being behind as a big multiplatform game is not at all good news for it. It was inevitable with those bad reviews though.

 

[Roufianos]

I'd have bet it to be the biggest launch. Horizon is an exclusive and Wildlands did well but is hardly a juggernaut.

EA must be massively disappointed.

 

[SMOK3Y]

I think it's because it's only physical PC sales and the vast majority of PC sales are digital (sold through Origin and thus not disclosed as said in the OP).

Ah ok understandable then

 

[Chobel]

Third best week 1 for Mass Effect games?

There are only 4..

Now this is not good news.

 

[TheWasTheJoke]

Disaster, shows the power Youtube and Reddit shit-storms have on consumer decisions

 

[AnthonypUK]

I'm not sure I'd call this "good news for the game".

For context from the other UK sales topic:



This means (assuming this data is correct) that Andromeda opened at less than 90k retail sales in the UK.



That would be retail PC sales only, which is almost dead in the UK. Digital sales are not counted.

<90k? ouch

Do we have Mass Effect 1's numbers anywhere to see the lower end?

 

[Theorry]

Good news for the game.
Mass Effect Andromeda' is the 3rd biggest launch of the year so far (behind the recent releases of &#8216;Tom Clancy Ghost Recon Wildlands' and &#8216;Horizon Zero Dawn') and Andromeda has the 3rd best week 1 for the Mass Effect franchise in terms of physical sales. &#8216;Mass Effect Andromeda' shows a sales unit split of 55% PS4, 41% Xbox One and just 4% on PC, with an undivulged quantity having sold through EA Origin on PC (and also of course PSN / Xbox Live).

Doesnt sound that great really. Behind Ghost Recon a less hyped game and Horizon a exclusive. And its the 3rd best ME game of 4 games.

 

[alexanderftw]

The Origin Access certainly didnt help the sales. Quite the opposite of good news if I were EA.

 

[Inspectah_Deck]

Pirates.

Spoiler

/s

The game ist not pirateable yet (Denuvo).

 

[His Majesty]

So this is only for physical sales. Safe to assume that most sales on PC are digital I think.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

I think OP works for Microsoft PR since saying it the '3rd best week 1' for the franchise is the opposite of '2nd worst week 1' for the franchise.

 

[Chobel]

Until Destiny 2 (or Madden in US) I doubt there will be anything that's gonna top Ghost Recon, so ME:A selling lower than Ghost Recon is expected.

Selling lower than ME2 and ME3 however is not good.

 

[soqquatto]

That is.... bad. Lower than Horizon is no good sign for an established IP. EA must not be happy.

Horizon had a huge ad campaign in the UK, there's barely any Mass Effects ad around, I wouldn't say it's that bad

 

[Madness]

I think OP works for Microsoft PR since saying it the '3rd best week 1' for the franchise is the opposite of '2nd worst week 1' for the franchise.

Why would that mean he works for MS? Or does MS need to be thrown under the bus in every thread, even those that have nothing to do with them?

 

[bombshell]

I think OP works for Microsoft PR since saying it the '3rd best week 1' for the franchise is the opposite of '2nd worst week 1' for the franchise.

He's just quoting the linked article.

 

[Toki767]

I think OP works for Microsoft PR since saying it the '3rd best week 1' for the franchise is the opposite of '2nd worst week 1' for the franchise.

I get the joke, but no need to point fingers. The website that wrote the PR said it, not the OP.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

I think OP works for Microsoft PR since saying it the '3rd best week 1' for the franchise is the opposite of '2nd worst week 1' for the franchise.

OP lists the fact, that it's the third biggest launch of this year and lists the fact that is the 3rd biggest, or 2nd worst launch of the franchise for the first week.

 

[Sizzel]

4% on PC?

That's... Interesting..

Right? I primarily play on PC and having IRL friends who game on PC, a badly executed game, often just gets skipped regardless IP( I skipped and I love ME) It is regarded as a meme game right now, some people, myself included, might pick it up for cheap later this year if it is tuned up.

A good part of PC gamers really care about technical quality , console gamers implicitly do not care as much due to hardware choices. Not good or bad , just a thing and perhaps that is why the %s fell that way. I am glad it sold well so Bioware can get another crack at it and do a better job hopefully.

 

[Guymelef]

Not looking good.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Why would that mean he works for MS? Or does MS need to be thrown under the bus in every thread, even those that have nothing to do with them?

It's a joke. Look at his tag.

He's just quoting the linked article.

Well he hotlinked it with 'good news for the game'.

 

[TheUnsunghero26]

I've really enjoyed what I've played of it so far, but I'm not too shocked by the (seemingly) low sales. Andromeda has had some of the worst marketing I have seen for a AAA game.

 

[Wollan]

Mass Effect is a revered and established multi-platform series with historically good sales.

Behind a new-IP platform exclusive is surprising.

 

[Gamezone]

I don't blame people for spending their money on something else.

 

[Wallach]

4% on PC?

That's... Interesting..

Well, I guess if it's physical sales that isn't that surprising. The "physical" version of ME:A on PC is a box with a download code. I can't imagine many people bothered to go that route.