I remember predictions that it would hit over 4.5 million in the first year even though it might "alienate fans of the first game": http://www.huliq.com...ceed-45-million
It is highly likely that this represents Biowares expectations also:
http://www.nowgamer....-dutys-audience
With Dragon Age II's release imminent, senior producer Fernando Melo feels the sequel has far more reach than Origins, even potentially attracting the same kind of crowd that flocks to gaming's biggest franchise, Call Of Duty.
Speaking to NowGamer Melo said: "We have data that shows there are a lot of people that enjoy playing RPGs although they won't necessarily call them RPGs. They'll play Fallout, Assassin's Creed and even Call Of Duty, which have these progression elements - you're putting points into things - but they don't necessarily associate that as an RPG. So we think that if we expand that out we'll attract a much bigger audience."
http://www.gamasutra...agon_age_ii.php
So Peter Molyneux got up on stage at GDC last year and said, "Our mandate for Fable III is to sell five million copies this time, and that's why we are making specific streamlining decisions." Have you had any mandate? "We want a bump. We want to reach out to more people. We want more people to like Dragon Age II than Dragon Age Origins."
ML: Huh! Okay. So I think that's a goal, but when you say "mandate," it becomes a much harsher thing. Mandate is a "you must," and the decisions will be made due to focus groups or something.
For me, I guess, fundamentally, there are more people who are ready to play RPGs than realize it. These are people who will play FarmVille. These are people who have shot enough people in the head that they've leveled up in Medal of Honor. They've gained XP and have received awards as a result. That's an RPG mechanic. They've played [Grand Theft Auto] San Andreas and they've run enough, and gotten buff enough, that their endurance is a higher. They've leveled.
Let's compare:
Dragon Age: Origins
XBOX 360
Week 1 - 335,941
Week 2 - 173,230
Week 3 - 96,340
Week 4 - 134,460
Week 5 - 107,755
Week 6 - 121,373
Week 7 - 153,855
PS3
Week 1 - 155,660
Week 2 - 72,304
Week 3 - 80,920
Week 4 - 77,414
Week 5 - 59,219
Week 6 - 63,881
Week 7 - 76,906
Dragon Age 2
XBOX 360
Week 1 - 392,508
Week 2 - 128,897
Week 3 - 61,735
Week 4 - 40,841
Week 5 - 26,630
PS3
Week 1 - 163,410
Week 2 - 61,210
Week 3 - 35,455
Week 4 - 25,976
Week 5 - 18,489
PC
Week 1 - 148,830
Week 2 - 38,002
Week 3 - 26,165
Week 4 - 16,082
Week 5 - 10,850
In total DA2 already hit 1.18 million sold (excluding digital distribution), mainly supported by the 400.000 Pre-Orders they had (with the Signature Edition only being available if you Pre-Ordered 1 month before release - thus skipping both reviews and other opinions, otherwise you'd have to pay for DLC), but DA2's Week 2 was already showing a dramatic decrease in number of copies sold over all platforms in comparison, as apparently bad word-of-mouth got around, Week 3 is an all-time low and shows less copies sold than in any of the first 9 Weeks of DA:O, in fact DA:O's sales increased significantly after its first 3 weeks (see links below) as good word-of-mouth got around. Week 4 and 5 the numbers go even lower.
If the trend stays it is highly unlikely that DA2 will have more than a total of 2 million copies sold over its total lifespan.
PC sales aren't exact/aren't available for DA:O and probably don't include Digital Distribution though I wouldn't think that would show a dramatic increase in numbers.
Also it should be pretty clear why Mass Effect 2 has been bundled together with Dragon Age 2 at this point.
Biggest question is, what does this mean for Dragon Age 3? Both from the length of the development cycle, the kind of content and design decisions as well as its sales now that the customer trust has been damaged.
Dragon Age 2 X360: http://gamrreview.vg.../dragon-age-ii/
Dragon Age 2 PS3: http://gamrreview.vg.../dragon-age-ii/
Dragon Age 2 PC: http://gamrreview.vg.../dragon-age-ii/
Dragon Age: Origins X360: http://gamrreview.vg...on-age-origins/
Dragon Age: Origins PS3: http://gamrreview.vg...on-age-origins/
Modifié par Dexter111, 16 avril 2011 - 01:55 .
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