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[casedawgz]

www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/05/04/sequels-sell-dragon-age-2-crysis-2-dead-space-2-all-hit-over-2-million-sales.aspx

Looks like everyone who said that sales were terrible and not enough to merit a sequel were pretty wrong.

[Everwarden]

casedawgz wrote...
Looks like everyone who said that sales were terrible and not enough to merit a sequel were pretty wrong.

Not really. Even assuming this means two million copies sold rather than just shipped, sales lose meaning when you cut the price by more than half and have to package in a better game to push the numbers up. 

[Lesdeth]

Everwarden wrote...

casedawgz wrote...
Looks like everyone who said that sales were terrible and not enough to merit a sequel were pretty wrong.

Not really. Even assuming this means two million copies sold rather than just shipped, sales lose meaning when you cut the price by more than half and have to package in a better game to push the numbers up. 

^^This

Also: http://www.metacriti...c/dragon-age-ii

[Serpieri Nei]

People seem to be forgetting the huge price drops on DA2, and the other incentives, plus the large amount of pre-orders based on Origins success. Don't get me wrong, DA3 will be made. The real question is how much more streamling can the series take. Especially since, Bioware has stated MEIII will have several things re-introduced that was in ME and removed in MEII.

[Rockpopple]

http://www.gamespot....ge-2/index.html
http://pc.ign.com/ob...061/061075.html
http://www.1up.com/g...origins/review/

Hm? Oh, I just thought posting links of user reviews looked like fun. Didn't know why these were left out of the party, though. Huh. Strange. Ah well.

[Hatchetman77]

So does a sale of DA2 also count as a sale of ME2 as well?

Modifié par Hatchetman77, 04 mai 2011 - 11:31 .

[Persephone]

That's excellent news!!! 2 million in just over 2 months, Well done. Now where's that patch & story DLC I'm waiting for!:O<3<3

As for DAO based pre-orders, the pre-orders were around 400 000, a QUARTER. Based on the success of DAO, the marketing campaign (Trailers, banners, ads). DAII is doing fine. 

Modifié par Persephone, 04 mai 2011 - 11:36 .

[Lesdeth]

Rockpopple wrote...

http://www.gamespot....ge-2/index.html
http://pc.ign.com/ob...061/061075.html
http://www.1up.com/g...origins/review/

Hm? Oh, I just thought posting links of user reviews looked like fun. Didn't know why these were left out of the party, though. Huh. Strange. Ah well.

Check out some user reviews slick.

Also, what promotions did DAO have when it was released?

[Lesdeth]

Some sales for DA2 dropped as low as $20 USD. ME2 being given away with the purchase. Horrible user reviews.

They sure are doing well aren't they...

[Persephone]

Lesdeth wrote...

Also, what promotions did DAO have when it was released?

God awful "This is the new sh*t" trailers for one. (Completely misleading trailers like "Urn of Sacred Ashes" aside...)

[Hatchetman77]

Lesdeth wrote...
Also, what promotions did DAO have when it was released?

A free copy of Mass Effect 1?  I'm just assuming cause I keep hearing DA2 is so awesome and it comes with ME2, so I'm sure Origins MUST have come with ME1.  Or mabey it just wasen't awesome enough to have a free game thrown in... 

Modifié par Hatchetman77, 04 mai 2011 - 11:39 .

[Persephone]

Lesdeth wrote...

Some sales for DA2 dropped as low as $20 USD. ME2 being given away with the purchase. Horrible user reviews.

They sure are doing well aren't they...

Sales are done everywhere. It's normal. Here the game still goes for its full price and no ME2 bonus either. User reviews on Metacritic, you mean?

Yeah, I don't care about "This game sucks!" masking as a "review".

[Lesdeth]

Persephone wrote...

Lesdeth wrote...

Some sales for DA2 dropped as low as $20 USD. ME2 being given away with the purchase. Horrible user reviews.

They sure are doing well aren't they...

Sales are done everywhere. It's normal. Here the game still goes for its full price and no ME2 bonus either. User reviews on Metacritic, you mean?

Yeah, I don't care about "This game sucks!" masking as a "review".

So DAO's price dropped by 1/3 durring sales two months after release and it was bundled with a free game?  Wish I could have gotten in on that deal.

You can do better than the other reviews though.  I'm sure there are some that state that DA2 is the best game of the year.  I tend to read user reviews though.  I wont be pre-ordering another Bioware product, that is for certain.

[BeardedNinja]

everybody has their own opinions, and no facts anybody releases are going to change them.
P.S. congrats Bioware

[Maria Caliban]

Everwarden wrote...

casedawgz wrote...
Looks like everyone who said that sales were terrible and not enough to merit a sequel were pretty wrong.

Not really. Even assuming this means two million copies sold rather than just shipped, sales lose meaning when you cut the price by more than half and have to package in a better game to push the numbers up. 

They shipped the 2 million before they started bundling DA II and ME 2 together. The report is for the quarter ending March 31st.

[Persephone]

Lesdeth wrote...

Persephone wrote...

Lesdeth wrote...

Some sales for DA2 dropped as low as $20 USD. ME2 being given away with the purchase. Horrible user reviews.

They sure are doing well aren't they...

Sales are done everywhere. It's normal. Here the game still goes for its full price and no ME2 bonus either. User reviews on Metacritic, you mean?

Yeah, I don't care about "This game sucks!" masking as a "review".

You can do better than the other reviews though.  I'm sure there are some that state that DA2 is the best game of the year.  I tend to read user reviews though.  I wont be pre-ordering another Bioware product, that is for certain.

Well, neither "This game sucks!" nor "This is the bestest game eva!" will convince me as a "review". Balance is the key. I've read fantastic in depth critical reviews as well as brilliant in depth positive reviews for both DAO and DAII. However, I prefer to form my own opinion and if I'm not convinced to pre-order/buy, I'll rent/borrow the game first. Just the way I do it, of course.

[Sussurus]

Honestly I like DA:2, wishing a game to fail is not my thing.
Especially if it means the end of a series that I like.
Honest and sincre criticism I love, tear the aspects you disliked apart I will.
However wishing for the boat you're on to sink is a little too much for me.

[Rockpopple]

Lesdeth wrote...

Rockpopple wrote...

http://www.gamespot....ge-2/index.html
http://pc.ign.com/ob...061/061075.html
http://www.1up.com/g...origins/review/

Hm? Oh, I just thought posting links of user reviews looked like fun. Didn't know why these were left out of the party, though. Huh. Strange. Ah well.

Check out some user reviews slick.

Also, what promotions did DAO have when it was released?

I was talking about the user reviews.

And don't call me Shirley.

Modifié par Rockpopple, 04 mai 2011 - 11:55 .

[Persephone]

Maria Caliban wrote...

Everwarden wrote...

casedawgz wrote...
Looks like everyone who said that sales were terrible and not enough to merit a sequel were pretty wrong.

Not really. Even assuming this means two million copies sold rather than just shipped, sales lose meaning when you cut the price by more than half and have to package in a better game to push the numbers up. 

They shipped the 2 million before they started bundling DA II and ME 2 together. The report is for the quarter ending March 31st.

So 2 million units sold in....in less than a month? Holy heck, that is fantastic indeed!

[Lesdeth]

My favorite review: http://www.escapistm...8-Dragon-Age-II

[Rockpopple]

I gotta admit, that review did tickle me-

Oh crap, it's Wednesday! NEW YAHTZEE REVIEW! Gotta go!

[Persephone]

Lesdeth wrote...

My favorite review: http://www.escapistm...8-Dragon-Age-II

We rarely agree on anything but this is made of awesome!

Yes, I used that word!

And congratulations to Bioware!!

[devSin]

Maria Caliban wrote...

They shipped the 2 million before they started bundling DA II and ME 2 together. The report is for the quarter ending March 31st.

That's not necessarily a good thing, though. They announced when they started the promotion that they had moved (shipped or sold, I don't care) 1 million copies, and now they say they moved (shipped) 2 million by the end of March.

So retailers could very well still be sitting on all that inventory if it was already out in the channel before April (sales haven't been going up since then, by all accounts).

Modifié par devSin, 05 mai 2011 - 12:25 .

[Dragoonlordz]

Propaganda sure is great... Correction EA sure is good at it.

Modifié par Dragoonlordz, 05 mai 2011 - 12:36 .