Fri, Sep 03, 2010 | 09:50 BST
Mafia II to be a “profitable title,” says Take-Two
Take-Two said last night it expects Mafia II to be a “profitable title”.
CEO Ben Feder’s comments came in the company’s Q3 financial call last night in counter to those of analyst Michael Pachter earlier in the week, who said the game had performed “well below expectations”.
Pachter also said it would be unlikely to make a profit. But Feder reckons otherwise.
“Based upon the initial launch, we expect this to be another profitable title for Take-Two,” he said.
No exact launch sales numbers or shipment numbers were given by the publisher.
The game’s gone on to be the biggest launch for in the UK this year so far.
The company also announced it had delayed LA Noire into the first half of 2011 last night, while also confirming Red Dead Redemption had sold just under 7 million units since its launch in May.
Thanks, Joystiq.
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Posted in: 2K, Action, Hot, PC, PS3, Take-Two, Xbox 360
Tags: 2k czech, Ben Feder, michael pachter
8 comments
#1
Hunam
03/09/10, 9:54 am
RDR was amazing though. I was reading that because there was no GTA this year the shareholders were upset, but fucking hell, they just sold 7 mill copies of RDR, couple mill Bioshock 2 and probably a couple more mill on Mafia 2. 2K have had a good year so far with good, decent, fresh games.
#2
AHA-Lambda
03/09/10, 11:11 am
so they are making a profit on RDR now right? Cant believe that gambit paid off O_O
#3
El_MUERkO
03/09/10, 1:03 pm
Take Two dont make a yearly profit without releasing a GTA game, RDR and Mafia 2 have changed that fact. Their share price jumped 14% after the close yesterday because of the news.
#4
Crysis
04/09/10, 2:41 pm
get onto this NOW moderators….
#5
Patrick Garratt
04/09/10, 2:47 pm
Done.
#6
Callum
04/09/10, 2:49 pm
dunna dunna dunna dunna Garratt. We need a VG247 light thingy to shine into the sky when the internet is under threat.
#7
Patrick Garratt
04/09/10, 2:50 pm
#8
Crysis
04/09/10, 2:51 pm
Thx Pat