Yeah, I'm comparing a new IP with a very niche setting selling way better than one of the most anticipated games of 2020. Heck, for the past years, from one of the most acclaimed studios in the business.
The Last of Us 2 should've way stronger legs.
No evidence to argue that though. You are comparing them in different months..... How come you didn't compare that one of them moved 4 million in 3 days and the other moved 2.4 million in 3 days? So it sounds to me like you want to only argue a narrative and if its against something you want to happen, you ignore it and only focus on something that "looks" damning while trying to avoid context, referencing other titles sales history etc.
Ghost of Tsushima sold more than 2.4 million copies in its first three days of sales, making it the PlayStation 4's fastest-selling 1st-party original IP.
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Naughty Dog's "The Last of Us Part II" is now Sony's fastest-selling first-party game ever
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So its simply sounds like you want to only compare it during months to point to some narrative that it MUST be a flop when one could argue this about any fucking game at any one time...... yet, that isn't really how one would measure the overall success of a game.
Uncharted 4 released in May 2016. This is the July top 20 2016 chart
Welcome back! Seems folks are excited for God of War -- GoW III Remastered was the most downloaded PS4 game from PlayStation Store last month! 7 Days to Die took the second-place spot, followed by Naughty Dog's masterful The Last of Us Remastered.
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So Uncharted 4 is no where to be found.... Oh look, 7 Days to Die is BEATING Uncharted 4, must be a flop. Goat Simulator is beating Uncharted 4, must be a flop. LittleBigPlanet 3 is outselling Uncharted 4, must mean the game failed.
7 Days To Die sold like 10 million units
LittleBigPlanet 3 moved like 3 million units
Goat Simulator moved like 2.5 million units.
Uncharted 4 MUST have sold less right? Shit, it not even in the top 20...
Daniel Ahmad, Senior Analyst at Niko Partners, has reported the sales figures of a few Naughty Dog games in light on Uncharted 2’s 10 year anniversary.
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So I don't know what to say bud, it sounds silly to only cherry pick like this ignoring the bigger picture to try to reach for something you have very little evidence of.
I've said that retailers have dozens of copies on the shelf. Not just ONE. Dozens,
Thats nice. GTA V has many copies on the shelf now too, so that failed too or? Thats a game that literally is on sale every other month, using that logic they must have failed too apparently.
The massive drop in price in the first two month are extremely unusual.
Not really, thats very normal for titles to go on sale like that. Red Dead Redemption 2 literally went on sales the following weeks after release.
Black Friday was replete with discounts on new games, including Rockstar's critically acclaimed open-world title Red Dead Redemption 2.
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Uncharted 4 released in May 2016, discounted on sale in July...
Grab a big saving on Nathan Drake’s acclaimed new adventure
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God Of War 2018 released in April, discounted in July...
Sony are offering PSN users the chance to get a 25% off God of War discount for both the standard and digital deluxe editions of the game.
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Assassins Creed Origin, October 2017 release, on sale November 2017
This year's entry into Ubisoft's stealthy-stabby Assassin's Creed series is on sale this Black Friday for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
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Infamous Second son released in March 21st 2014, on sale by May 27 2014
inFAMOUS: Second Son is an exclusive action adventure game for the latest Playstation 4 where you play as Delsin Rowe who discover his superhuman power now capable of fighting against
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GTA V released in Sept 17 2013 (funny enough, you could get that shit on sale WITHIN THE WEEK OF RELEASE) all lolz aside, you could get it on sale in Nov 2013
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Host of GTA Online items based on US holiday and shopping event will begin tomorrow and run through Sunday.
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So much for that "games don't go on sale within months if day sold good doe" logic.
Sir...by your logic, all that should be unusual and Red Dead 2, GTA V, Uncharted 4, God Of War and many more should be considered failures based on what you think is or isn't "unusual". So a game dropping in price months after release is not unusual for Sony, that is pretty normal for the majority of the industry btw.
As to why we even make those funny comments about Nintendo games staying full price for years on end.....because that isn't actually normal in the industry.