Savagezion said:
I can't really comment on whether or not Capcom's point is actually valid. The shitstorm curried up by the fanbase may or may not be the reason behind the lower-than-expected sales. Answering that question requires sales data that Capcom hasn't actually made public. It's much more likely that it's a combination of several factors. And while the fan shitstorm is only one of several possible causes for the lower-than-expected sales, it is a
plausible one. Capcom is entirely within their rights to say that the vocal and often unreasonable shit-stirring of the DMC hatedom contributed to lowered sales.
The problem I have with the OP is that it's incredibly partisan. The OP clearly doesn't like the new DMC, or Capcom, or Ninja Theory. He's perfectly willing to blame the low sales on Capcom's poor PR, even though he's conflating Capcom's PR with articles written by independent journalists. But he's conveniently ignoring the possibility that the bad press cuased by a vocal minority may have contributed to those lowered sales - even though he said in his post that he told everyone he knew not to buy the game. He's also conviently avoiding the question of whether the game is any
good, because he knows he's swimming against the current of critical opinion.
Basically, Capcom is making a reasonable point that the negative fan reaction generated bad press and hurt sales. It might not be true, we don't have the facts, but it's
plausible, and Capcom's not unjustified in saying it. In response, the OP is mischaracterising it (Capcom thinks it's entitled to our money after treating us like shit!) for an ulterior motive (making Capcom look like the usual callous corporate overlord). I don't think that's fair. It's not fair to Capcom and Ninja Theory, who've made a decent game that underperformed, and it's not fair to the reviewers, who are implicitly accused of corruption in giving the game a good score.