whydoyouwanttoknow wrote...
Here's something that might shock you. People buy the game BEFORE they finish it, not after.
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plaguecaller wrote...
First week numbers for Mass Effect 3 are in. The game sold 1.85 million units, which is up from 890,000 in its first day in North America. The Xbox 360 version sold 1.28 million units (69%), while the PlayStation 3 version sold 370,000 units (20%). The PC version sold 200,000 units (11%) at retail.
This is an increase over the previous game in the franchise, Mass Effect 2, which sold one million units in its opening week at retail across the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. The Xbox 360 version increased by 410,000, the PlayStation 3 version by 280,000 and the PC version by 163,000. The original version of the game sold just 384,121 units in its opening week in May, 2008. This shows that the franchise has increased in popularity dramatically.
So reflecting on this and watching the board I started to play with some numbers. Knowing I don’t have all the facts but looking at some amounts. They show a pretty bleak picture for the people complaining about wanting a different ending.
1.8 million x’s $45.00 = $81,000,000 – 30,000 (people who are whining or have chosen not to play because of reading the boards) @ $1,350,000
Means about $78,000,000 in sales after the complainer loss of 1.3 million is factored into play. This does not include the fact that people complaining actually bought the game played it then complained about it. So the real sales total makes it around $80 million.
And conservatively look at your potential negative influence; you may have managed to get maybe 30,000 people to choose not paying to play. It’s not in the hundred thousand ranges of no sales because we would have heard that by now.
You are not that significant. At the most there maybe what 1500 posters on this board that are actually complaining. Taking into account the biggest complaints threads here are around 3-4k posts and allow for each poster a minimum of two posts.
Bioware probably does care about you returning to buy more product most corporations do, but your sense of exceptionalism and entitlement to a product you do not own is not mirrored by the sales numbers.
In a risk analysis it turns into a $78 million gained even after your $1.3 million, loss affecting sales. Not taking into account you did pay for the games and they really did make 80 million in the first week.
Take a step back and think.
As of March 9th 3.5 million copies shipped.
http://videogames.co...s-north-america
I am hoping to articulate this without causing a flame war but...
The rest of the ME3 buying world is against you no matter what you may want to believe. You are not as supported as you want to think you are. You are not the majority of players.You may want to get used to it. You are certainly the loudest of the groups so Kudus’ to you, but not the biggest.
Thanks for your passion it does not amount to a hill of beans in the big picture.
just saying
Modifié par slyguy200, 16 mars 2012 - 05:39 .
Keltikone wrote...
I wouldn't be able to return the game in good faith: I had 22 hours of fun and 15 mins of "WTF!".
On balance, the games still pretty damn good.
Modifié par sheppard7, 16 mars 2012 - 05:42 .
plaguecaller wrote...
xkg wrote...
Ok no problem. Just give me the link to "3.8 millions sold".
http://www.vgchartz....over-35m-units/
3.5 million copies at the ninth as claimed in this article the one I read stated 3.8 as of the 12th
plaguecaller wrote...
Which may shock you that for the most part thare are1500- 2000 posters maybe here that are in the change the endings camp..
Its almost two weeks now so a lot of people should have finished it that have bought it..
Explain why there has not been a bigger flood of poeple saying change the endings?
Only thing I can think of is the majority are ok with the game no matter what you need to believe.
alienatedflea wrote...
aw man...now youre pulling that "90%" figure out of your ****...lets not segregate the people who actually liked the game and didn't have insanely high expectations for ME3 that it was destined to fail...most of you guys are now just looking for things to complain about. The fact is...ME3 is an amazing game including the ending...yet that is not good enough for the "90%"...this "movement" is pointless and it will end up going nowhere...the best thing this "movement" can do is wait for DLC or just go away and replay skyrim...Idc what you do but ****ing about something that has already happened is pointless...and screaming for "ending DLC" but that DLC might (i dont know) take some time?! patience is a virtue...
Not entirely true.whydoyouwanttoknow wrote...
Here's something that might shock you. People buy the game BEFORE they finish it, not after.
Odd Hermit wrote...
Not entirely true.whydoyouwanttoknow wrote...
Here's something that might shock you. People buy the game BEFORE they finish it, not after.
Bitsystems wrote...
plaguecaller wrote...
Which may shock you that for the most part thare are1500- 2000 posters maybe here that are in the change the endings camp..
Its almost two weeks now so a lot of people should have finished it that have bought it..
Explain why there has not been a bigger flood of poeple saying change the endings?
Only thing I can think of is the majority are ok with the game no matter what you need to believe.
I wonder how many are like me, that come here and read but rarely post?
By the way the ending sucks!
Modifié par kbct, 16 mars 2012 - 06:09 .
Murkman4683 wrote...
I am pretty sure casuals will love the ending, hit it and quit it.
MissMaster_2 wrote...
Lol. I went to to my local Gamestop they said they have more returned copy's of ME3 then they know what do do with.
whydoyouwanttoknow wrote...
Here's something that might shock you. People buy the game BEFORE they finish it, not after.
xkg wrote...
plaguecaller wrote...
xkg wrote...
Ok no problem. Just give me the link to "3.8 millions sold".
http://www.vgchartz....over-35m-units/
3.5 million copies at the ninth as claimed in this article the one I read stated 3.8 as of the 12th
Yeah I can see it shipped 3.5 millions units. But i asked you about the SOLD numbers.
All I can find now is this from vgchartz : Mass Effect 3 Sells 1.85 Million Units First Week
Game is 10 days old - 7 days = 3 days.
No way it has sold 3.5 mils - 1.85 mils = 1.65 mills in 3 days.
Maybe I am wrong. Do you have any better sources ?
sheppard7 wrote...
Considering the lack of back up he's getting, one can say more posters are unhappy than happy here on BSN. So the numbers can be flipped on him.
alienatedflea wrote...
Well I do not think the bad was the "majority" they are just more noticeable that does not equate the complainers are in the majority...I mean is that what this comes down to? Mob rule should be able to bully Bioware into submission? thats disgusting...Tleining wrote...
that's assuming that all the people who bought the game come here to voice their opinion.
Maybe it's just my impression, but both ME2 and DA2 received good and bad feedback from their fans. The bad was in the majority, that's expected. It's easier to complain about something than to praise. But the negative feedback for ME3 (especially the ending) is massive. I'm not sure that's just a loud minority.
I AM pretty sure that Bioware and EA are going to see it that way. Especially since i'm still playing the game even though i don't like the ending.
But imo, just saying that everyone who isn't complaining is fine with the ending is taking the easy way out.
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