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I'm pretty sure that's a parody. The market has only a specific size. If you sell as many games as the most successful games ever you really can't expect more.
by onli 10y ago
I'm pretty sure that's a parody.
The market has only a specific size. If you sell as many games as the most successful games ever you really can't expect more. Besides, Bioshock Infinite had no special message, it was utterly trivial in that respect. The article is a joke on both fronts: That the sales projections must have been overblown since they indeed regarded the millions of copies sold as disappointing, and that they thought the story with its twist was great writing.
- gilgoomesh 10y agoOops, you're right. In my haste, I really did link to a parody piece. Very embarassing for me. I was trying to illustrate the point that Bioshock Infinite's early sales were disappointing. Early projections had 2K selling 3 million copies in the first month: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-03-06-bioshock-infinite-forecast-to-ship-3m-in-march http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-03-06-bioshock-in... But it actually sold less than a million: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/npd-bioshock-infinite-march-us-sales-hit-878000/1100-6407267/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/npd-bioshock-infinite-march... and only hit 3.7 million after 3 months. HOWEVER... Don't cry a river for 2K. Bioshock Infinite eventually sold 11 million copies, becoming the biggest Bioshock game: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-06-01-bioshock-infinite-has-sold-11-million-units http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-06-01-bioshock-in...