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[sinseers]

http://gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=23663

lock if old please.......

 

[cws]

so.....?

 

[sinseers]

it's mainly reference material for those who were trying to track KZ2 sales in the US. Those not interested need not post.

 

[angelfly]

58K in April and 677K lifetime

 

[ElyrionX]

I wonder how much better this would have done if it was released in October/November 08.

Would it have broken one million in the same time frame?

 

[Salami Inferno]

I'd say so.

 

[Anerythristic]

58K in April and 677K lifetime

Really?? I am floored it was nowhere near a million seller in the US.

 

[Zero Hero]

I bought one. That's all I care about.

 

[ShinAmano]

I can't lie they lost a sale from me becasue it went up against and inbetween Street Fighter and Resident Evil...I will pick it up eventually.

 

[Avatar1]

so.....?

This is GAF.

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[Mamesj]

I wonder how much better this would have done if it was released in October/November 08.

Would it have broken one million in the same time frame?

with the right marketing, maybe.

 

[Future PhaZe]

I really don't understand how it hasn't reached 1 million in the US yet.

 

[duk]

do we need a thread for this

 

[PSGames]

I wonder how much better this would have done if it was released in October/November 08.

Would it have broken one million in the same time frame?

Nope. Wasn't it the most downloaded demo on PSN? People just weren't impressed.

 

[BravoSuperStar]

Just out of curiosity what are KZ2 sales numbers compared with Resistance 2?

 

[teepo]

OK

 

[eznark]

You couldn't put the numbers in the OP?

 

[neojubei]

I bought one. That's all I care about.

Same here.

 

[Avatar1]

Were there even KZ2 ads on TV?

Direct footage alone should have sold this thing.

 

[Acid08]

I really don't understand how it hasn't reached 1 million in the US yet.

Not marketed correctly etc. The reason why most Sony first party titles don't sell excessively well.

 

[oneHeero]

it's mainly reference material for those who were trying to track KZ2 sales in the US. Those not interested need not post.

Than those who are interested should post this in the numerous sales threads/kz threads instead of dedicating a whole thread to it.

Did we not learn this with the other thread in regards to wii games?

 

[SturokBGD]

I'd have bought it for sure, if I wasn't such a cheap ass that was still happy with his PS2 (at least for what a PS3 still costs). Or if I had two jobs.

 

[goldenpp72]

so it sold 1/5 the amount in its life compared to one week of halo 3..

Guess it wasn't as big as I expected , I thought mgs4 level at least.

 

[fatigues_gasolini]

Remember, sales numbers indicate how good a game is.

 

[GQman2121]

I don't think I've seen an ad on tv or in print in well over a month for this game. I still think it's a title that will have legs and hang around as more and more people pick up (cheaper?) PS3's this summer. It's a perfect bundle game, that's for sure.

 

[oneHeero]

Just out of curiosity what are KZ2 sales numbers compared with Resistance 2?

Thats not out of curiousity you want to know so there is discussion and laughter in regards to game 1 being better than game 2 but sold better etc etc. This is gaf, people always try to use "out of curiousity" when we all know the real intentions.

 

[ibu]

I have a copy... so... I am not fussed, but still it should have performed better.

 

[Purple Drank]

I think Halo Wars and Killzone 2 have similar numbers, both great games. Dont think KZ2 got the same advertisement though.

 

[Tiktaalik]

The game will do fine over the long term. Unfortunately if they wanted the game to be a Call of Duty 4esque multi million seller they would have had to have it ready earlier in the generation I think. At this point I wonder if shooter fans are too invested in other franchises.

 

[Future PhaZe]

Not marketed correctly etc. The reason why most Sony first party titles don't sell excessively well.

I definitely feel it could have been marketed better but this game seemed like a lock for at least a million. An exclusive first party fps with the best graphics in the business? And I still saw quite a few commercials.

 

[dasupremeone]

the numbers would of been higher, if it was called, Call of Helghast or Company of ISA, or something

 

[Acid08]

Than those who are interested should post this in the numerous sales threads/kz threads instead of dedicating a whole thread to it.

Did we not learn this with the other thread in regards to wii games?

Everything about KZ2 needs its own thread, didn't you know?

 

[sinseers]

You couldn't put the numbers in the OP?

I wanted to give credit to the source. I'll keep that in mind next time.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

so it sold 1/5 the amount in its life compared to one week of halo 3..

Guess it wasn't as big as I expected , I thought mgs4 level at least.

mgs4 did how much?

 

[BravoSuperStar]

Were there even KZ2 ads on TV?

Direct footage alone should have sold this thing.

The "bullet time" commercial ran all the time here...

 

[ElyrionX]

I really don't understand how it hasn't reached 1 million in the US yet.

The demo wasn't particularly fun or impressive and the online multiplayer unnecessarily handicaps new players.

 

[BravoSuperStar]

Thats not out of curiousity you want to know so there is discussion and laughter in regards to game 1 being better than game 2 but sold better etc etc. This is gaf, people always try to use "out of curiousity" when we all know the real intentions.

Yeah whatever you say sigmund. I really just want to see how much of a factor releasing in late feb. VS during the fall might have had despite the fact KZ2 had much more hype. Not everyone is conspiring to start fanboy wars....jesus...

 

[Haunted]

Well, it's not like people were expecting the game to have legs, so it's not a big surprise.

 

[TheFatOne]

Sony's marketing at it's finest

 

[gregor7777]

Did we figure out what the real Halo 3 number was for April? Halo 3 and KZ2 were close.

I wonder how much better this would have done if it was released in October/November 08.

Would it have broken one million in the same time frame?

YES. No question in my mind.

 

[BeEatNU]

I really don't understand how it hasn't reached 1 million in the US yet.

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[LowParry]

I will save this thread with derailing!

 

[Rapping Granny]

VISARI IS LOSING HIS ERECTION!

 

[Pistolero]

mgs4 did how much?

4 millions + if I remember correctly...

 

[sinseers]

Than those who are interested should post this in the numerous sales threads/kz threads instead of dedicating a whole thread to it.

Did we not learn this with the other thread in regards to wii games?

I think there's room enough on GAF for a thread like this don't you think?

 

[PSGames]

There were plenty of commercials for this game when it launched. Not marketed correctly :lol

I don't think I've seen an ad on tv or in print in well over a month for this game. I still think it's a title that will have legs and hang around as more and more people pick up (cheaper?) PS3's this summer. It's a perfect bundle game, that's for sure.

If people liked the game word of mouth should continue to sell it. Doesn't look like that's happening though. The game hasn't even matched Left 4 Dead level or sales.

 

[careksims]

You have to also remember that the controls aren't casual friendly or those who come from twitch shooters. Word of mouth about the controls and the demo could have made people go :/. I enjoyed the feel of the controls, but there were some friends who were unhappy with it.

 

[gregor7777]

I think there's room enough on GAF for a thread like this don't you think?

There should be. But certain types will shit it up as quickly as they can.

 

[ElyrionX]

The game will do fine over the long term. Unfortunately if they wanted the game to be a Call of Duty 4esque multi million seller they would have had to have it ready earlier in the generation I think. At this point I wonder if shooter fans are too invested in other franchises.

Or it could be shooter fatigue after last year. We had COD:WAW, GoW2, L4D and Resistance 2. Even games like Valkyria Chronicles and Fallout 3 had the first person shooting elements in it.

 

[FrankT]

I really don't understand how it hasn't reached 1 million in the US yet.

At the rate of drop off month over month it likely never will.

mgs4 did how much?

A little over a million in the US as of December without the bundles. I predicted this would perform under MGS4 before it came out and Private H. thought otherwise.