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DmC Devil May Cry Ships 1 Million Copies; Forecast Lowered To 1.2 Million
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Robot Pants
Member
Just 4 million shy of the mark
Meatvillain
Banned
A shame, it's a good game. >.>
Diablo Rosso
Member
So will Heavenly Sword still be Ninja Theory's best selling game?
Jeremy092387
Member
Yeouch. Whether you hate the new DmC or not, this isn't good for the series as a whole. We will see.
slaughterking
Member
That's not good and they have nobody but themselves to blame. Too bad since it's a solid game.
SolidSnakex
Member
I think HS was said to have just broken 1m. NT said that it only managed to break even for Sony in terms of production costs.
Pureauthor
Member
Well Ninja Theory did themselves no favours anyway.
this, wish more people would give the game a chance
Robot Pants
Member
Hahahahaha
They gave it to a western developer, because of Dragon's Dogma. Nothing to do with wanting to sell more.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Game is spectacular. I hope it picks up a bit otherwise I doubt we see any DMC games for a while. I'd love a sequel to this.
If by "destroyed" you mean fixed and made a great game, then sure.
If by "destroyed" you mean fixed and made a great game, then sure.
After the last interview talking about the development of the game, if the Capcom executives were paying attention DMC5 is inevitable (or DmC 2 made by Capcom). It's almost like DMC2 when they just said "Itsuno, this game sucks, fix it", but this time the studio was better than DMC2's original studio so the game is actually good
Coin Return
Loose Slot
Hopefully this is the last we hear from DmC. Metal Gear Rising and Bayonetta 2 will scratch the action game itch for 99% of the genre's fans.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
I believe Bayonetta is probably circling 2 million these days, especially post-PSN release.
So looks like DMC is a dying franchise. Congrats Capcom, it can join the growing pile of yer dead!
So looks like DMC is a dying franchise. Congrats Capcom, it can join the growing pile of yer dead!
GrandHarrier
Member
DMC fan. Did not buy. Hopefully they go back to old Dante. More likely series goes dormant.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
I'd venture a guess that Bayonetta 2 is going to do even worse numbers. One platform, and if DmC didn't sell I don't see how the much more far out Bayonetta will.
Diablo Rosso
Member
Which makes Sega canning Bayonetta 2 all the more odd. I doubt Platinum are the most of expensive of developers.
Majukun
Member
let's look at the positive side
maybe next time capcom will think twice before destroying a loved franchise and piss off fans
toastyToast
Member
Stop sipping Platinum's kool-aid Virility and awaken yourselves to true Shakespearean art
Donte is the Hamlet of our generation
Donte is the Hamlet of our generation
ShockingAlberto
Member
How the mighty have fallen.
Pure "westernization" of a franchise is never going to be enough. The only way for a game to break into the mass consciousness of North America nowadays is to have to relentlessly shoved down everyone's throat in a 6-month long, $100 million ad and marketing campaign. If you don't do that, good luck ever breaking past a couple million copies sold if you're lucky.
Vinterbird
Member
Terrible news. I hope Capcom has it in them to do a sequel.
Majukun
Member
opinions
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Sega were in some serious trouble last year. When you cant even afford to print discs for finished games, funding newer ones from an alliance that in their eyes wasn't reaping big results is going to be the first thing scratched. But then Sega goes and snaps up Relic, so it would seem the company is becoming a western PC focussed one.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
lol no. Least this game had characters that had motivation and depth, and a story that made some sort of sense. 4 was a fun game, but I had no idea what was going on. Not to mention half the game was backtracking.
Yup.
don't they have two billion in the bank?
ShockingAlberto
Member
Game quality aside, the sales numbers are basically about one thing: it is the end of the generation and if you are not appealing to and exploiting the current fanbase, you're not going to sell well.
People don't want expanded audience products from long running series after seven years of this generation. They want what is familiar and comforting to them. DmC was selling to an audience of mostly DMC fans and a lot of them found it off-putting.
You will get inherently lower numbers that way, regardless of how good the game is (which I don't think it was, but that's one man's opinion).
People don't want expanded audience products from long running series after seven years of this generation. They want what is familiar and comforting to them. DmC was selling to an audience of mostly DMC fans and a lot of them found it off-putting.
You will get inherently lower numbers that way, regardless of how good the game is (which I don't think it was, but that's one man's opinion).
Mr.NiceGuy
Member
The feel of 2 millions.
Pureauthor
Member
Because that is what people care about in a Devil May Cry game. Characters and Story.
AcceptableGhost
Member
The Sammy part of Sega Sammy does yeah. They did that major restructure (getting away from big retail games) because Sega was bleeding money.
Glass Rebel
Member
They ain't fixed shit.
They made combat slower, added coloured enemies, some of the worst boss-fights in the franchise, shallow platforming, several cutscene interruptions (some of them unskippable, most of them not instantly skippable) and removed lock-on. It's looks nice and has good combat despite Ninja Theory's inclusion but putting a bigger focus on story and presentation made the game a drag on repeated playthroughs.
Yep MGR will scrach the itch of those looking for a NG like experience, Bayo 2 for those who want DMC type gameplay and God of War Ascension for everything else. And if LoS2 is releasing this year well that's just covering all grounds. Fans of the genre shall not starve this year.
A lot of the dialogue is also terribly written and cringeworthy.
I will. When it's about the price I think it's worth giving the game a chance.
I would never want to give Capcom the idea that I want more Ninja Theory games.
I play videogames for gameplay.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Man, claiming the characters in DmC had motivation makes me wonder if you understood this game, either.
Pretty much everyone changes their core convictions at the drop of a hat - at most it takes a two minute conversation.
The dialogue is well-written and the performances are great, but praising the game for the character motivation seems crazy.
Pretty much everyone changes their core convictions at the drop of a hat - at most it takes a two minute conversation.
The dialogue is well-written and the performances are great, but praising the game for the character motivation seems crazy.