Comments on: inFamous sells 1.2 million units

By: No_PUDding

No_PUDding — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:04:31 +0000

Hope so, I agree completely. But it IS possible they will screw a sequel up too.

By: The Hindle

The Hindle — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:49:32 +0000

I see Infamous as like Uncharted, the first game was good but underated then the sequel comes along and blows everyone away. Id say more 2011 for no 2 btw Pud

By: No_PUDding

No_PUDding — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:45:44 +0000

A safe bet this generation is always to buy the sequel.

Done it the wrong way round with AC and ACII, but the right way with Uncharted and U2.

Looking for Infamous 2, to be my 2012 pickup.

JESUS…. 2012.

By: MushroomStamp

MushroomStamp — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:49:19 +0000

I loved this game! 2nd Best exclusive game on the PS3 (behind U2).

By: No_PUDding

No_PUDding — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:24:49 +0000

Really enjoyed what I played of it in the demo, but never went out and boguht it.

GiantBomb impressions should have pushed me over the edge, but i didnt bite.

By: SwiftRanger

SwiftRanger — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:32:24 +0000

1 million on any platform is a hit, if you can’t make profit with that then you’ve seriously wasted resources and money somewhere.

By: The Hindle

The Hindle — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:20:13 +0000

Impressive sales for a new Ip

By: FeaturePreacher

FeaturePreacher — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:59:16 +0000

Those figures are most likely worldwide.

By: Michael O’Connor

Michael O’Connor — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:47:53 +0000

Mind you, I think the game’s a bit shit myself, but that’s irrelevant to the figures.

By: Cort

Cort — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:45:15 +0000

New IP on single platform (with lowest install base of the gen) sells 1.2m in six months.

These figures are terrible. A lot of games do that in a week, less well known titles do that over a month, and that’s been out for ages.

Fail.

Wow. Just wow.

By: Robo_1

Robo_1 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:16:51 +0000

Well said, and spot on.

It all has to be relative to the budget at the end of the day. inFamous had nowhere near the resources of something like Killzone 2 committed to it, so I imagine over a million sales is a good result. Would that make Sony in the region of 10 million?

By: Michael O’Connor

Michael O’Connor — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:04:13 +0000

People have been so used to hearing the biggest titles ship a few million in a week that they fail to realise just how good 1 million copies of any games sold is.

Something doesn’t have to set the charts alight and beat the competition into the ground to be a success.

By: theevilaires

theevilaires — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:39:08 +0000

it’s Len people, enough said.

By: Detale

Detale — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:23:00 +0000

Loved this game, first time I actually committed the time to getting the Platinum trophy.

Great mix of open world gameplay and a half decent story.

By: reask

reask — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:10:51 +0000

All I know is judging by the demo this game looks pretty good.

By: NiceFellow

NiceFellow — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:33:19 +0000

Seems like a lot of people have no idea how few titles really do over 1M when exclusive and a new IP.

Very few games see Halo, Gran Tourismo, Gears, Metal Gear Solid, GTA and Modern Warfare sales.

Anything over 1M for a new IP is pretty good going these days, particularly with sequels taking up so much of people’s wallets.

By: LeD

LeD — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:27:28 +0000

“I also hope you don’t mean ‘fail’ towards the quality of the game either… Because it’s very good!”

I wasn’t talking about the quality of the game, I know it’s good and I plan to pick it up on the cheap.

I posted similar comments for Uncharted 2, which is probably My Game of the Year, which sold way less that I would like.

By: No_PUDding

No_PUDding — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:08:21 +0000

If thats just US figures, then it’s done fucking well.

The least hyped, least advertised PS3 exclusive title breaks 1 million in one region. That’s good.

By: McLovin85

McLovin85 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:01:58 +0000

I reckon they’re talking about US figures considering it was the US PS Blog, and they normally only report on news regarding stuff going on within their country.

By: Robo_1

Robo_1 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:49:25 +0000

Is that US or world wide? If it’s just US, then I’d imagine it’s done a comfortable 3 million worldwide, but if that is a worldwide figure, then yeah, I’d say it’s a rather underwhelming, if not disastrous result.

Either way, it’s one of my games of the year and I hear it’s getting a sequel.

By: onlineatron

onlineatron — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:49:06 +0000

@LeD

‘Fail’?
For a new, single (third place) platform, IP these are good figures.

I also hope you don’t mean ‘fail’ towards the quality of the game either… Because it’s very good!

By: Phoenixblight

Phoenixblight — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:47:12 +0000

@LED

Yeah such a complete fail Sony is investing in making a sequel. FOr a new IP and it being exclusive that is good number to be at vs Dead space Extraction which only sold 9k in the first week, thats a fail.

By: LeD

LeD — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:28:42 +0000

Are you kidding? These figures are terrible. A lot of games do that in a week, less well known titles do that over a month, and that’s been out for ages.

Fail.

By: doctorstrange

doctorstrange — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:06:04 +0000

Not bad sales, not bad at all. Btw, any news if the blades will come to the EU PSN Store?