I wonder how much longer before Steam sales are factored in to the numbers. I know they're not currently factored in at all.
These June Game Sales Numbers Are Kind of Depressing
- Thread starter John Funk
- Start date
What the heck do people have against reviewers/critics? My god, you'd think that they had killed a couple of people's families.
One television commercial on the Syfy channel would have probably doubled Child of Eden sales. Same with suda's game. The ONLY news I saw on the game was here on the escapist. Duke's commercial was set to a rock overture and involved aliens and monster trucks.
*sold*
*sold*
It's been 1 month. I think everyone needs to chill out. It's very possible that Children of Eden will be a sleeper hit.
I'm rather glad that Ocarina of Time didn't do very well, Nintendo needs to understand that they can't keep rehashing tired old shit and expect to survive forever. Maybe they'll stop being pussies and venture out into new IP's.
Kinect can suck eggs, the only one I feel bummed for is Shadows of the Damned, even though I still didn't buy it.
Kinect can suck eggs, the only one I feel bummed for is Shadows of the Damned, even though I still didn't buy it.
Wow. I hope this isn't what you actually believe. These stereotypes are idiotic, and more importantly, absolutely meaningless.Mr. Omega said:
As for the sales numbers, I'm not surprised. There has been over a decade of anticipation for Duke Nukem while none for Children of Eden. It is hard to compete with that. I think the bigger problem for some of the lesser advertised games is the lack of a readily available demo and trailer for games like Alice and Shadows of the Damned on XBL or PSN. Coming out with demos after the release of the game also doesn't help. By then, it just becomes another game that is old and can wait till it hits the bargain bin.
This was my thought exactly. It sounds like OT just didn't like DNF and is complaining about it outselling games he preferred. While I'm not about to lay down $60 on DNF, I certainly don't think it's so bad as to deserve this. Particularly so as I've no intention of purchasing Child of Eden. I don't see anything depressing here. Am I missing something?RanD00M said:
So basically, a slick, well marketed AAA game with 12+ years of hype outsold a couple of small games that were marketed so poorly that even I, a guy who spends most of his internet time on gaming sites, had never heard of them -- to say nothing of the kind of gamers who make up the bulk of sales despite not paying much attention to the industry? Why are we supposed to be surprised about this, or even saddened?
John Funk said:
It's not, according to the review video. The game is actually easier with a standard control, but more immersive with Kinect. The reviewer also advised there were problems getting Kinect to work right.-Dragmire- said:
238U.[footnote]In the event that Escapist requires me to view a commercial before getting a code, I will simply not post. Depending on the frequency, this may temper or cease my future participation in the Escapist community. Apologies in advance, if this policy prevents me from replying to you when it is proper to do so.[/footnote]
Duke wasn't as bad as people insist on pretending and Child of Eden is about 2 hours long. I haven't bought either game yet myself, but Duke is higher on my list.
I bought Shadows of the Damned this week, and it may be the best god damn game I've played this year.
I bought Shadows of the Damned this week, and it may be the best god damn game I've played this year.
This... I enjoyed my preorder. I am glad that it is doing well. It got way more bile while being competent than a lot of other games got while being nearly unplayable at release.Austichar said:
New Vegas and Red Dead being the foremost coming to mind.
I recall MovieBob doing a show about something similar, although obviously with the film industry in mind. Long story short: Because The Expendables did well and Scott Pilgrim didn't in the theatres, they made a sequel to Fast And The Furious and dropped a film they were going to do about The Mountains Of Madness.
Okay, just one more...
This is an opinion piece. It's supposed to be subjective. (That said, I wouldn't claim it's a particularly good opinion piece.)
If you want objective, try reading the actual news report [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/111677-Its-Another-Soft-Summer-for-Videogame-Retail].Triforceformer said:
This is an opinion piece. It's supposed to be subjective. (That said, I wouldn't claim it's a particularly good opinion piece.)