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Shocked on the one hand, and yet not on the other. Reviews and impressions have been mediocre at best, but then again I had it preordered until I heard no review copies were going out, so I could have been one of those sales if I'd not been paying attention.

To be fair, it wasn't just the review copies but also lack of media in general. My E3 hype eroded.

 

[hemo memo]

4.5 million in the first week? Wow that's imppresive. Reviews and most if the impressions I read I thought it would flop so bad commercially.


Edit: sold-in/shipped not sold.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Breaking records while Black.

Congrats to 2K for shipping gazillion copies. I hope more sequels with similar and different time settings are created, and I hope they learn from their mistakes.

I haven't picked the game up yet, but I will during Christmas.

 

[jonno394]

edit -OP done good....but still missed the sold in explanation which plenty of people will overlook....

 

[Ray Down]

4.5 million in the first week? Wow that's imppresive. Reviews and most if the impressions I read I thought it would flop so bad commercially.

IT shipped numbers not sell though.

 

[NeoRaider]

So basically expect to be able to get this for $20 or so around Black Friday?

PC version can already be bought for 20$.

 

[FelipeMGM]

Wait, sold in or sold through?

EDIT: In

 

[Ninja Scooter]

4.5 million in the first week? Wow that's imppresive. Reviews and most if the impressions I read I thought it would flop so bad commercially.

Reviews and impressions would not affect shipped numbers.

 

[gdt]

So basically expect to be able to get this for $20 or so around Black Friday?

Yep. Retailers will just tank the price instead of dealing with trying to get their money back from 2K.

 

[Zones]

I am quite surprised that almost everyone here thought that it actually sold 4.5 million to consumers.

Unless a sales figure explicitly mention sell-through, then it's more than likely shipped / sold-in numbers.

 

[ElMexiMerican]

So 4.5 million sold-in, perhaps maybe 1.5 to 2 million sold then by now?

 

[Ray Down]

Wait, sold in or sold through?

Sold in aka shipped.

 

[K.Sabot]

Shame on the WaPo edit without updating to recognize it was edited btw, that's some rookie misdirection.

 

[Face it Tiger..]

"Bet on Black"

 

[jschreier]

I am quite surprised that almost everyone here thought that it actually sold 4.5 million to consumers.

Unless a sales figure explicitly mention sell-through, then it's more than likely shipped / sold-in numbers.

The Washington Post article originally said "sold" then stealth-edited to change it to "sold-in."

 

[Zedark]

Wait, sold in or sold through?

In, Washington Post did a sneaky edit from sold to sold-in.

Edit: Beaten again! I am slow today.

 

[Latimer]

That's a lot of disappointed customers.

 

[Delusibeta]

Wonder how many of those were on PC.

SteamSpy says 337k. Since I believe this was a 100% Steamworks game, I do believe this is a "good enough" estimate for total PC sales.

So, either Mafia 3 absolutely murdered on the console twins, or this 4.5 million figure is a shipped figure.

 

[jonno394]

OP, included the stuff in the () please and actually point out it has been edited, some people wont even be aware of that, thanks.

 

[K.Sabot]

The Washington Post article originally said "sold" then stealth-edited to change it to "sold-in."

A true example of press sneak fuckery.

 

[FelipeMGM]

Sold in aka shipped.

In, Washington Post did a sneaky edit from sold to sold-in.

Oh ok, did not see the edited post

 

[Coreda]

edit -OP done good....but still missed the sold in explanation which plenty of people will overlook....

I think it reflects more poorly on WP's editors tbh.

 

[spindoctor]

I hope it does well for the studio's sake. The game has some glaring problems but it also does a lot of things really well. You can see a ton of work that went into crafting the city and the atmosphere, the music, the writing and pretty much everything other than the actual mission structure is exemplary.

 

[jonno394]

I think it reflects more poorly on WP's editors tbh.

No doubt, they should add an edit at the very top :/

edit they actually include it at the bottom:

Clarification: An earlier version of this story failed to specify that the 4.5 million copies of "Mafia III" sold in its first week were sold and shipped digitally and to retailers. The story has been updated.

 

[hemo memo]

IT shipped numbers not sell though.

Shipped!! Oh okay.

 

[KooopaKid]

Wow, well they better sell this very fast before the word of mouth spreads. Good job 2K!

 

[peakish]

The PC launch was botched: 30fps, poor performance, lighting issues, and bugs. I wouldn't be surprised if there a lot of refunds.

Guess it makes more sense now at least, heh.

 

[jschreier]

A true example of press sneak fuckery.

I believe in transparent press sneak fuckery.

 

[Waddle Dee]

From a gameplay standpoint, it's an incredibly half-assed, unfinished game. The one bright side to this selling so well is that hopefully other publishers will be more willing to let people of color be the protagonists in their games.

 

[SheHateMe]

I believe in transparent press sneak fuckery.

And I believe in you, PSF!

 

[moltonasty]

Woah! Pretty surprising numbers, I thought I had heard it bombed? Didn't some anonymous 2K employee say it was a major bomba?

 

[jschreier]

No doubt, they should add an edit at the very top :/

edit they actually include it at the bottom:

That was also stealth-edited in, lol. It wasn't in there until a second ago.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

Woah! Pretty surprising numbers, I thought I had heard it bombed? Didn't some anonymous 2K employee say it was a major bomba?

sold-in = shipped to stores.

 

[Ray Down]

Woah! Pretty surprising numbers, I thought I had heard it bombed? Didn't some anonymous 2K employee say it was a major bomba?

Well it's shipped numbers, we don't know the actual sales.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Woah! Pretty surprising numbers, I thought I had heard it bombed? Didn't some anonymous 2K employee say it was a major bomba?

It could still bomb, this number just means retailers bet big on it being a hit. We will see if their bet pays off.

 

[jonno394]

That was also stealth-edited in, lol. It wasn't in there until a second ago.

Cheeky bleeders! Did they learn these habits from you?

 

[DomsPlaying]

Shouldn't this headline read "Shipping" not "Selling"?

 

[themidnightsun156]

i played the game at my friend's house and it's horrible, even he was extremely disappointment by it and he loved mafia 2, i chalk this one to hype being a motherfucker, i wonder how many of those copies were returned

edit: shipped not sold

 

[Ray Down]

Shouldn't this headline read "Shipping" not "Selling"?

It should be OP isn't changing it yet.

 

[Rellik]

Game was worth it alone just for the Paint it Black scene.

 

[LAM09]

Bit surprised. I guess the advertising help quite a bit.

 

[Nirolak]

Well at least they managed to get a ton of copies into the channel. Those should sell through eventually.

Take-Two needed the break after really struggling to revive and launch new brands this generation.

 

[DC1]

Yeah!!!!

 

[Delusibeta]

Shouldn't this headline read "Shipping" not "Selling"?

To be fair, the Washington Post is still sticking with their claim that it's the fastest selling (non-Rockstar) 2K game ever released, so that bit's still valid until further notice.

 

[Latimer]

i played the game at my friend's house and it's horrible, even he was extremely disappointment by it and he loved mafia 2, i chalk this one to hype being a motherfucker, i wonder how many of those copies were returned

edit: shipped not sold

It's far from horrible, the story is great as is the setting but the real problem is the gameplay which is insanely repetitive. I thought Mafia 2 had problems but man.

 

[Mercador]

Soon to be at 10$ by all shops They bought way too much of it.

 

[foxuzamaki]

Wait what?

 

[AuthenticM]

Isn't GTA published by 2K?

 

[Dame]

I guess no review copy did the trick.

Expecting more publishers to follow.

There is the double-edges sword.

On the one hand, i'm glad that a major studio finally trusted a game with a person of colour, black male lead to do well, without him being a CJ clone. We desperately need more of these.
On the other though, their no review copies and monotonous gameplay from what i heard, may set bad precedents for the games industry, which already pulls of enough shady nonsense as it is.
Skyrim's remaster is doing something to this extent, where early access is being granted soley to streamers and the like. I trust a lot of reviews, personally, so i guess i just have to wait longer is all.

 

[Badpsychometry]

I'm glad. Even with the flaws, the game was compelling at its core. I can't wait for the updates and DLC