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The 16th best-selling game of 2013 was a flop? http://metro.co.uk/2014/01/16/100-best-selling-video-games-of-2013-revealed-4265929/ http://metro.co.uk/2014/01/
by afterburner 13y ago
The 16th best-selling game of 2013 was a flop?
http://metro.co.uk/2014/01/16/100-best-selling-video-games-of-2013-revealed-4265929/ http://metro.co.uk/2014/01/16/100-best-selling-video-games-o...
- bunderbunder 13y agoConsidering how much it must have cost to produce, yeah it's believable. #6 on the list was also considered a failure for not selling enough copies. Rough outline of the business plan behind most AAA titles: 1. Assume all 10 of us have a >50% chance at being among the year's top 3 sellers. 2. Scale budget according to assumptions from step 1.
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- ijk 13y agoNote that number 6 on that list is Tomb Raider, which Square Enix publicly declared to be a flop: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-03-26-tomb-raider-has-sold-3-4-million-copies-failed-to-hit-expectations http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-03-26-tomb-raider-has...
- cwyers 13y agoWell, they said it missed the sales target. The game did make Square Enix a profit: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.839763-Tomb-Raider-Made-Money-Despite-Publishers-Early-Disappointment http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.839763-Tomb-Ra...