TR3 sales...
Hey all,
For what it's worth, you can see how TR3 sales at Babbage's and Software etc. ranked during its first week:
gamelord.com
Some observations on the rankings...
* On the PC, TR3 is in second, behind Half Life. BUT...
* I think that the numbers are for 11/19-11/25, and TR3 didn't come out until 11/22 or 11/23 (depending on where you are).
Oh, and some random responses to previous messages...
* Someone else mentioned this already, but I wanted to second the point: Playstation sales should be the focus, as they will be much higher than PC sales. (I think someone here or on the THQI thread posted that 200K constitutes a mega-hit on the PC, whereas 1M is the benchmark for consoles.)
* Someone said that only "desparate mags" are covering TR3 -- Huh? Maybe it's because I'm much more of a console gamer, but much as I think Lara's way over-hyped, there has definitely been a ton of coverage about her in console mags (though not as much as Zelda's getting).
* TR3's competition on the Playstation will be stiff -- both within its genre and in general. Within its genre, you've got Metal Gear Solid (considered by many to be the best Playstation game ever, though it's been out since early November), Akuji the Heartless (out in early December, published by Eidos ironically), and Tenchu (which has been out since October, and which is a much different game, though it gets grouped with TR3 as a 3rd person action/adventure game). In general, there's just a ton of good games coming out for the Playstation right now, which is one of the reasons I may not get TR3 until next year, if at all (might just rent it instead).
Anyway, it's still too early to tell, but TR3 seems to be doing quite well so far. Let's see if sales will stay strong through the holiday season. :)
Harry |
