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The Last of Us 2 drops 85% in its second week in Japan
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FlyyGOD
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I didn't know we were only talking about Japanese sales.
nowhat
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It's not like it's in the thread title.
down 2 orth
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The game is looking front-loaded af worldwide in its first week so far. If you're looking for record breaking numbers, all indications are pointing to the amount of money Sony spent on promoting it.
Rolla
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We see this every game yet see are calling it a "victory." And I just don't get it. With an 80% Drop of 4 Million + in the first 3 days the game is sitting somewhere between 7 and 8 million.
I mean 80% drop of 4 million is still an additional 800K in sales right?
And that's without the holiday sales or the PS5 remaster + Multiplayer. Think about it, TLOU sold 20+ million to date. The sequel moving 7-8 million in it's first two week seems like an incredible feat
I mean 80% drop of 4 million is still an additional 800K in sales right?
And that's without the holiday sales or the PS5 remaster + Multiplayer. Think about it, TLOU sold 20+ million to date. The sequel moving 7-8 million in it's first two week seems like an incredible feat
SuperLupeRap
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Second week of sales in UK
Definitely normal considering high first week sales.
Nothing to see here, just another failed narrative.
Doesn't mean anything without numbers. From one of the posts above TLOU2 sold less than freaking Days Gone in its 2nd week.
Hobbygaming
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Lol they're trying so hardSecond week of sales in UK
Definitely normal considering high first week sales.
Nothing to see here, just another failed narrative.
BattleScar
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People are allowed to like the thing you don't like.
REE Machine
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4 million is 3 days, god wtf are people on these days....
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thicc_girls_are_teh_best
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Not for Sony 1st party as of the past 3 or so years. GoW4 only had a 36% drop in its second week in UK, and SpiderMan had only a 42% drop 2nd week. FWIW, UC4 is the only other Sony 1st party I can think of that had a similar heavy 2nd week drop in UK (78%), and it totaled out to 8.7 million LTD (that also includes system bundles and copies on sale at large discounts). I dunno if its 2nd week in Japan was nearly as hard as TLOU2's though.
Earlier I said this game could end up doing 5-6 million LTD without heavy discounts and bundling That might have been underselling it, but I honestly don't think that prediction was terribly off. They can maybe get between 7 million and 8 million for LTD but it's kind of clear that a lot of 'normies' aren't necessarily responding well to the game's story (for those who've played it so far), and that goes for streamers who are more or less clean of any politicized controversies. I've seen it myself watching quite a few of said streams, and normies watch those a lot (I hate using the term "normies" btw, but it's just to make a point).
7.5 million LTD, I honestly think that's the upper limit for TLOU2 lifetime sales without heavy padding through console bundles this holiday season. Which Sony may or may not even be able to do because they're shifting their focus over to PS5, clearly (and I don't think PS5s bundled with copies of a PS4 game are going to go over well for people who want PS5 games, just sayin').
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thelastword
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99% of sales were digital.........
Bartski
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Second week of sales in UK
Definitely normal considering high first week sales.
Nothing to see here, just another failed narrative.
very interesting. What is the source?
fran.fernandez
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Actually for japan it sold really well. I wasn’t expecting any of my friend here to get it (in japan is not famous at all) but many of them bought it day one even without playing the first one.
Lionel Richie
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I don't understand those numbers, walk me through how you got to the "between 7 and 8 million" total.
namekuseijin
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Japan gaming saved from evil Western cuckism by Animal Crossing and Ring Fit Adventures and... oh
DForce
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91% of Call of Duty Week One sales were on PS4 and Xbox One - MCV/DEVELOP
The latest entry in Activision's Call of Duty series goes straight to the top of the UK boxed games charts. - MCV/DEVELOP
www.mcvuk.com
Battlefront shoots to No.1, has biggest ever UK launch for a Star Wars game - MCV/DEVELOP
Star Wars Battlefront debuts at the top spot in the UK charts and has the fourth biggest week of any game this year. - MCV/DEVELOP
www.mcvuk.com
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lyan
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Not exactly as sales is pretty good. The 2nd hand market is flooded with it though kaitori is buying it for 2,800 yen (for reference RE3: 2,600, Sekiro: 3,700, FF7R: 3,800 Persona5R: 4,400).
Jbomb19
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ZZZZ
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Jesus, it sold less than horizon with almost double the player base and people stuck at home because of quarantine with nothing to do? That's crazy.
Seems like it, you got the God of War and Spiderman numbers?Second week of sales in UK
Definitely normal considering high first week sales.
Nothing to see here, just another failed narrative.
DForce
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There's no digital data.
if they're "stuck at home" shouldn't digital sales be much higher?
Uhh... yeah.
Stop using the 8.7M LTD figures for Uncharted 4
LTD = life to date
You are spreading mis information on your post.
Uncharted 4 sold over 16M, The Last Of Us over 20M units - WholesGame
Daniel Ahmad, Senior Analyst at Niko Partners, has reported the sales figures of a few Naughty Dog games in light on Uncharted 2’s 10 year anniversary.
wholesgame.com
itsjustJEFF
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Seems like there was some kind of "agenda" to this thread 
It's a damn mature game. It doesn't have the most mass market friendly themes.. of course it's going to go down in sales. It's a damn M rated game. The people who actually like this game will stop talking about it long before the ones who hate it. The ones who hate it will just keep talking about it for months and months.
EDIT: I don't anyone will answer this, but WTH is so "woke" about TLOU2? Like honestly, what is it? I'm trying to understand where all this hate is coming from besides not liking where the games story went.
It's a damn mature game. It doesn't have the most mass market friendly themes.. of course it's going to go down in sales. It's a damn M rated game. The people who actually like this game will stop talking about it long before the ones who hate it. The ones who hate it will just keep talking about it for months and months.EDIT: I don't anyone will answer this, but WTH is so "woke" about TLOU2? Like honestly, what is it? I'm trying to understand where all this hate is coming from besides not liking where the games story went.
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prinz_valium
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Media Create Sales: Week 37, 2018 (Sep 10 - Sep 16)
01./01. [PS4] Marvel's Spider-Man # <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.09.07} (¥6.900) - 80.832 / 205.986 (-35%)
Media Create Sales: Week 17, 2018 (Apr 23 - Apr 29)
01./00. [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2018 <SPT> (Konami) {2018.04.26} (¥7.980) - 124.831 / NEW
02./00. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2018 <SPT> (Konami) {2018.04.26} (¥6.980) - 58.435 / NEW
03./02. [PS4] God of War # <ACT> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.04.20} (¥6.900) - 29.517 / 75.608 (-36%)
So as I said. The game has the same legs as Uncharted 4. Not Spiderman or God of War. High anticipation and upfront demand. Steep drop.
Numbers for the UK market are similar
01./01. [PS4] Marvel's Spider-Man # <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.09.07} (¥6.900) - 80.832 / 205.986 (-35%)
Media Create Sales: Week 17, 2018 (Apr 23 - Apr 29)
01./00. [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2018 <SPT> (Konami) {2018.04.26} (¥7.980) - 124.831 / NEW
02./00. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2018 <SPT> (Konami) {2018.04.26} (¥6.980) - 58.435 / NEW
03./02. [PS4] God of War # <ACT> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.04.20} (¥6.900) - 29.517 / 75.608 (-36%)
So as I said. The game has the same legs as Uncharted 4. Not Spiderman or God of War. High anticipation and upfront demand. Steep drop.
Numbers for the UK market are similar
Lionel Richie
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Animal Crossing just sold over 5 million copies there, so that's pretty big.
BDubsLegend
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Mfers reaching, straining, trying to find some unbiased bad news. WTF cares about Last of Us 2 sales in Japan. Hell I doubt Sony cares. Just take the L and move on.
Gormless Noodle
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ZZZZ
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Those are good numbers, i expected something around 50-60%.
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Kagey K
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Games are always heavily front loaded due to the new thing of everybody preordering, even though a big release has been scarce in almost 2 gens.
While the drop is huge, it’s to be expected. Almost everyone who really wanted the game already has it.
The rest of sales will be from people getting it as gifts, waiting to get paid, or waiting for a price drop now. (Plus bundles, when they come in the Holidays.)
While the drop is huge, it’s to be expected. Almost everyone who really wanted the game already has it.
The rest of sales will be from people getting it as gifts, waiting to get paid, or waiting for a price drop now. (Plus bundles, when they come in the Holidays.)
prinz_valium
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There is no pandemic in Japan for whatever reason.
Kagey K
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It’s an island. If they isolate (which they already mostly do) the rest of the world doesn’t affect them.
down 2 orth
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Can confirm: things are back to normal here.
karaveo
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Yeah but GTA V sold 11.21 million copies in the first week, i doubt that TLOU2 sell that many copies in their lifetime.
Aidah
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I don't know if this or similar news is a good enough indication. Games usually drop a lot second week.
I am interested to know how it'll sell in the long run though, since word of mouth doesn't seem nowhere near as positive as the last game or a number of other Sony games this gen that ended up being long run big sellers.
I am interested to know how it'll sell in the long run though, since word of mouth doesn't seem nowhere near as positive as the last game or a number of other Sony games this gen that ended up being long run big sellers.
Pretty much nothing sells as much as GTA but it shows that a second week drop off does not mean long term failure.
Killer Sakoman
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Thicc_miss_information_are_teh_bestStop using the 8.7M LTD figures for Uncharted 4
LTD = life to date
You are spreading mis information on your post.
Uncharted 4 sold over 16M, The Last Of Us over 20M units - WholesGame
Daniel Ahmad, Senior Analyst at Niko Partners, has reported the sales figures of a few Naughty Dog games in light on Uncharted 2’s 10 year anniversary.
Woopah
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I think it will depend on if there is a PS5 version but it's definitely possible that TLOU2 hits 12 million or more.
DForce
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You really think TLOU Part II is not going to sell more than 11 million copies in its lifetime?
I wouldn't bet on it. It's going to happen.
cerealbuster
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maaaybe for an exclusive western game. But fifa, cod sell way more than 3-4 million.
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