Heavy Rain 40m to make, 100m profit

[QUOTE="Vatusus"]

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

Yo, not to perpetuate a stereotype, but a lot of them don't. PASBR, Twisted Metal, Warhawk, Starhawk, Killzone 3, Resistance 3, etc. Not that that makes them better or worse, or anything, but in terms of true mass appeal, they've got GT, Uncharted, and God of War. That's it.

Similar to Microsoft's Halo/Gears/Forza and Nintendo's Mario/Zelda/Pokemon.

Everyone's got a Holy Trinity.

DarkLink77

You forgot both LBP and inFamous that sells well enough, and I'm pretty sure both Killzone 2 and 3 sold great aswell.

If I post vgchartz you'll just say lolvgchartz wont you?

anyways

http://n4g.com/news/268681/littlebigplanet-sells-2-million-copies

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"][QUOTE="Vatusus"]

You forgot both LBP and inFamous that sells well enough, and I'm pretty sure both Killzone 2 and 3 sold great aswell.

Vatusus

If I post vgchartz you'll just say lolvgchartz wont you?

anyways

http://n4g.com/news/268681/littlebigplanet-sells-2-million-copies

[QUOTE="Vatusus"]

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"] Links for sales to inFamous and LBP? Killzone 2 broke 2 million, but we don't have any official info of Killzone 3 doing above - 800,000, I believe.DarkLink77

If I post vgchartz you'll just say lolvgchartz wont you?

anyways

http://n4g.com/news/268681/littlebigplanet-sells-2-million-copies

yeah, probably cause its an old link... But I thought it was pretty much a given LBP was a comercial success. I cant find another source other than VGChartz but this one below must say something

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/21/littlebigplanet-2-player-base-passes-lbp-1-records/

[QUOTE="Kinthalis"]

Wait, wasn't it the Journey devs who said makign that game bankrupted them?

Vatusus

The process of making the game bankrupted them but then when it released it was hugelly profitable. If it had bankrupted them ThatGameCompany would be no more... think

these stupids gifs are getting annoying, if your gif aint good dont post it.

Bit of a misleading title, but I'm glad it sold well, always nice when a game that takes risks sell well. 

these stupids gifs are getting annoying, if your gif aint good dont post it.

Alienware_fan

[QUOTE="Vatusus"]

[QUOTE="Kinthalis"]

Wait, wasn't it the Journey devs who said makign that game bankrupted them?

blue_hazy_basic

The process of making the game bankrupted them but then when it released it was hugelly profitable. If it had bankrupted them ThatGameCompany would be no more... think

Yeah they did, they made a profit but not a "huge" one like he said. They also said they wanted to go multiplat because staying exclusive didn't help them

[QUOTE="Vatusus"]

[QUOTE="Kinthalis"]

Wait, wasn't it the Journey devs who said makign that game bankrupted them?

blue_hazy_basic

The process of making the game bankrupted them but then when it released it was hugelly profitable. If it had bankrupted them ThatGameCompany would be no more... think

yeah, searching some sources out says you're right

these stupids gifs are getting annoying, if your gif aint good dont post it.

Alienware_fan

(stolen from OT :P )

Glad it paid off for trying something new.

But I thought PS3 exclusives didn't sell

 

tonitorsi

[QUOTE="Alienware_fan"]

these stupids gifs are getting annoying, if your gif aint good dont post it.

blue_hazy_basic

(stolen from OT :P )

lol that had me laughing for a bit

It was a good game. Some of the gameplay was a pain in the dick, but otherwise, it was pretty interesting. I still have it.

Amazing game, like The Walking Dead it can make you cry at the end

That's good that niche games like this are doing well. Also is that article insinuating that Heavy Rain is innovative? :?soulitane

The point is more that it's unusual and nontraditional. Originality aside, Heavy Rain was the kind of concept that gets you thrown out of most publishers' offices on your ear, so its success might mean that other experimental-type games will have an easier time getting picked up.

Or maybe it just means that Activision will make a QTE-driven Call of Duty adventure game next year.

[QUOTE="StrongBlackVine"]

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"] Links for sales to inFamous and LBP? Killzone 2 broke 2 million, but we don't have any official info of Killzone 3 doing above - 800,000, I believe.DarkLink77

Little Big Planet sold 5 million

Little Big Planet 2 sold 3 million

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LittleBigPlanet_%28PlayStation_3%29#Sales

"SCEE President Andrew House announced at Gamescom 2010 that the game has now sold over 4.5 million worldwide.[144]"

http://www.vgchartz.com/game/43908/littlebigplanet-2/

I know this lolchartz, but it has LBP2 at 2.89 million. I have seen a more reliable link, but I can't find it.

Lolchartz also has Killzone 3 at 2.45 million.

Why is it considered unreliable? Do games sell more or less than what it says?

It's hard to believe they spent that much on marketing with Heavy Rain not having any TV ads in the U.S. TV ad budgets went to MAG , MLB , and GoW III around that time.Nike_Air

Sony probably saw more sales potential in Europe and advertised accordingly. I wouldn't be surprised if most of the revenue came in from Europe.

[QUOTE="Alienware_fan"]

these stupids gifs are getting annoying, if your gif aint good dont post it.

blue_hazy_basic

(stolen from OT :P )

I heard Dark Knight made much more money than this film.  Not bad though for a no-name director.

I bought it and was a satisfied customer. I largely enjoyed the story and the direction in which it was taken, and so i'm looking foward to their upcoming game.

i think many people bought the ps3 as a bluray player so it makes sense that a movie like heavy rain sells more than most ps3 exclusives. 

Impressive for that kind of games.

Think of how much more money they would have made if they released it on the PC & 360...

StormyJoe

i think many people bought the ps3 as a bluray player so it makes sense that a movie like heavy rain sells more than most ps3 exclusives.

KarateeeChop

So much Butthurt.

Or maybe it just means that Activision will make a QTE-driven Call of Duty adventure game next year.Cherokee_Jack

They aren't doing that now?

[QUOTE="KarateeeChop"]

i think many people bought the ps3 as a bluray player so it makes sense that a movie like heavy rain sells more than most ps3 exclusives.

Karpetburnz

So much Butthurt.

suspension dodging again, ninetailedgoku? tsk tsk tsk 

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]Or maybe it just means that Activision will make a QTE-driven Call of Duty adventure game next year.DarkLink77

They aren't doing that now?

Well, this time you have to launch a nuke at yourself. It's pretty messed up.

Also you can press the A button at any time to say "RAMIREZ!"

[QUOTE="soulitane"]That's good that niche games like this are doing well. Also is that article insinuating that Heavy Rain is innovative? :?Cherokee_Jack

The point is more that it's unusual and nontraditional. Originality aside, Heavy Rain was the kind of concept that gets you thrown out of most publishers' offices on your ear, so its success might mean that other experimental-type games will have an easier time getting picked up.

Or maybe it just means that Activision will make a QTE-driven Call of Duty adventure game next year.

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

[QUOTE="soulitane"]That's good that niche games like this are doing well. Also is that article insinuating that Heavy Rain is innovative? :?soulitane

The point is more that it's unusual and nontraditional. Originality aside, Heavy Rain was the kind of concept that gets you thrown out of most publishers' offices on your ear, so its success might mean that other experimental-type games will have an easier time getting picked up.

Or maybe it just means that Activision will make a QTE-driven Call of Duty adventure game next year.

They probably like to think of Heavy Rain as a do-over of Fahrenheit.

Great game. Happy to see lots of people played it.

I still loved the game, as I did Fahrenheit (Not the US version). Please, I would enjoy another.

[QUOTE="tonitorsi"]

But I thought PS3 exclusives didn't sell

 

jsmoke03

Uncharted sell better all MS exclusives but Halo. The last Gears flop put it behind Uncharted.

And none of that matters because i don't get a nice, juicy slice of that money.. so don't give a f*k.

Lucianu

Lemming talk about finances all the time...it is all they have(even though they get none it).

Think of how much more money they would have made if they released it on the PC & 360...

StormyJoe

I thought lemmings don't like movie-games. PC sales would have been negligle at best.

[QUOTE="Vatusus"]

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

Yo, not to perpetuate a stereotype, but a lot of them don't. PASBR, Twisted Metal, Warhawk, Starhawk, Killzone 3, Resistance 3, etc. Not that that makes them better or worse, or anything, but in terms of true mass appeal, they've got GT, Uncharted, and God of War. That's it.

Similar to Microsoft's Halo/Gears/Forza and Nintendo's Mario/Zelda/Pokemon.

Everyone's got a Holy Trinity.

DarkLink77

You forgot both LBP and inFamous that sells well enough, and I'm pretty sure both Killzone 2 and 3 sold great aswell.

Little Big Planet sold 5 million

Little Big Planet 2 sold 3 million

David Cage is a baller...no wonder he can afford to hire real actors.

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"][QUOTE="Vatusus"]

You forgot both LBP and inFamous that sells well enough, and I'm pretty sure both Killzone 2 and 3 sold great aswell.

StrongBlackVine

Little Big Planet sold 5 million

Little Big Planet 2 sold 3 million

It's hard to believe they spent that much on marketing with Heavy Rain not having any TV ads in the U.S. TV ad budgets went to MAG , MLB , and GoW III around that time.

[QUOTE="StrongBlackVine"]

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"] Links for sales to inFamous and LBP? Killzone 2 broke 2 million, but we don't have any official info of Killzone 3 doing above - 800,000, I believe.DarkLink77

Little Big Planet sold 5 million

Little Big Planet 2 sold 3 million

"SCEE President Andrew House announced at Gamescom 2010 that the game has now sold over 4.5 million worldwide."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LittleBigPlanet_(PlayStation_3)#Sales

And this was back in 2010, Its 2013 now so is it that hard to believe that LBP has sold over 5 million? even VGchartz has LBP at 5.17 million but you shouldnt take that as a fact.

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"][QUOTE="StrongBlackVine"]

Little Big Planet sold 5 million

Little Big Planet 2 sold 3 million

Karpetburnz

"SCEE President Andrew House announced at Gamescom 2010 that the game has now sold over 4.5 million worldwide."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LittleBigPlanet_(PlayStation_3)#Sales

And this was back in 2010, Its 2013 now so is it that hard to believe that LBP has sold over 5 million? even VGchartz has LBP at 5.17 million but you shouldnt take that as a fact.

Because the only Sony exclusives that can sell over 2 millon are GT, Uncharted and God Of War. :roll: Even there about lot more that have sold 2 millon+ this generation.

Why is it considered unreliable? Do games sell more or less than what it says?

StrongBlackVine

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"][QUOTE="StrongBlackVine"]

Little Big Planet sold 5 million

Little Big Planet 2 sold 3 million

StrongBlackVine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LittleBigPlanet_%28PlayStation_3%29#Sales

"SCEE President Andrew House announced at Gamescom 2010 that the game has now sold over 4.5 million worldwide.[144]"

http://www.vgchartz.com/game/43908/littlebigplanet-2/

I know this lolchartz, but it has LBP2 at 2.89 million. I have seen a more reliable link, but I can't find it.

Lolchartz also has Killzone 3 at 2.45 million.

Why is it considered unreliable? Do games sell more or less than what it says?

I think VGchartz under tracks sales a little, cause It has Xbox360 at 75 million even though its confirmed that it sold 77 million.

Im not sure if its the same for software sales though, but yea I considder VGchartz to be an estimate, But I dont think its to far off with sofware sales, It wont be accurate to the exact decimal, but I think it should be somewhat accurate.

[QUOTE="StrongBlackVine"]

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"] Link?Karpetburnz

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LittleBigPlanet_%28PlayStation_3%29#Sales

"SCEE President Andrew House announced at Gamescom 2010 that the game has now sold over 4.5 million worldwide.[144]"

http://www.vgchartz.com/game/43908/littlebigplanet-2/

I know this lolchartz, but it has LBP2 at 2.89 million. I have seen a more reliable link, but I can't find it.

Lolchartz also has Killzone 3 at 2.45 million.

Why is it considered unreliable? Do games sell more or less than what it says?

I think VGchartz under tracks sales a little, cause It has Xbox360 at 75 million even though its confirmed that it sold 77 million.

Im not sure if its the same for software sales though, but yea I considder VGchartz to be an estimate, But I dont think its to far off with sofware sales, It wont be accurate to the exact decimal, but I think it should be somewhat accurate.

That doesn't seem to bad. At least you can get an idea when there no other more reliable sources.

[QUOTE="Karpetburnz"]

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"] Link?StrongBlackVine

"SCEE President Andrew House announced at Gamescom 2010 that the game has now sold over 4.5 million worldwide."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LittleBigPlanet_(PlayStation_3)#Sales

And this was back in 2010, Its 2013 now so is it that hard to believe that LBP has sold over 5 million? even VGchartz has LBP at 5.17 million but you shouldnt take that as a fact.

Because the only Sony exclusives that can sell over 2 millon are GT, Uncharted and God Of War. :roll: Even there about lot more that have sold 2 millon+ this generation.