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USA Preorders Chart, 29 September 2012 - Resident Evil 6, NBA 2K13

The predicted sales for Resident Evil 6 have been calculated. Is the number big enough for Capcom? If not, what lies ahead?

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TongkatAli4230d ago

How did Capcom ship 4.5 million ?

ChunkyLover534230d ago

Resident Evil is a highly anticipated title that comes from a great series. Even though the vocal minority seem to hate on the game, lots of people are enjoying the game. It'll probably sell quite well. I loved it, sure it wasn't scary, but RE games stopped being scary after the first one, you knew what was coming by then.

Not sure how a 15 year old franchise could continue down the same path it originally was on and be successful.

theEx1Le4230d ago

See I can agree with your point on the path the game was on. But the main problem is that Capcom decided it would move off the path that made it successful. The direction by all means is not bad, but for the genre that it pioneered Resident Evil is a shadow of its former self. Not bad, just in many of the fans view, misdirected.

dark-hollow4230d ago

"Not sure how a 15 year old franchise could continue down the same path it originally was on and be successful."

you mean like metal gear solid, super Mario, the legend of Zelda and pokemon?

even some of those games managed to survive even more than 15 years, you know why? Because they never abandoned their fanbase for the latest trends and stayed true to their roots.

ChunkyLover534230d ago

@dark-hollow
Mario changed, he went from 2D to 3D with Super Mario 64, and that might be one of his finest games.

He changed again with Mario Galaxy and that is one of the best reviewed games this generation.

Zelda has had MASSIVE changes throughout its history.

Metal Gear has had changes as well, it was originally on the NES and even the PS1 title was drastically different than MGS4, which abandoned stealth and went for a more action element.

I stand by my point. I love the game, I think its a top 5 RE game, you cant expect the same level of fear or gameplay in todays day and age.

Funny thing is, as a gamer for over 20 years I remember a time when gamers were just happy to play games, we didn't have all this whiney, crybaby BS.

Game on.

boybato4230d ago

considering that they went with the "mass market appeal,uber hyped marketing" as opposed to "staying true to the original, pleasing fans" approach it is not really surprising this game could sell that much.

AsimLeonheart4230d ago

Well, shipping is no big deal, selling is. You can manufacture and ship as many as you want but it does not means they are sold. CAPCOM was expecting teh game to be a superhit and never expected the horrible reviews so they produced lots and lots of copies. Now let us see how many of those actually sell.

Majors4230d ago (Edited 4230d ago )

Well suppose someone's got to buy it for the rest of us to buy it second hand ? or are these slightly exaggerated predictions/ estimations ? Only Campcom knows...

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Jawbreaker Review | PC | NoobFeed

NoobFeed editor Atilla Turan writes - Jawbreaker is a short and nifty indie horror game with a scary atmosphere. Despite added changes, the game still requires a difficult selection and better AI. As for people who really like unforgiving games with horror elements, Jawbreaker should be right up their alley.

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Preview: Vampire Therapist - Comfy Cozy Gaming

Vampire Therapist is a new visual novel that asks you to dissect the psyche of the undead to help them live their long lives.

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I Miss When Games Came In Full Package Rather Than Broken Mess Filled With Microtransactions

The gaming industry has drifted away from offering full-fledged games to putting unfinished titles that are jam-packed with microtransactions on the market.

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Christopher22h ago

It's not the fault of the gaming industry. Gamers were told what was happening, were warned about where this would lead, did nothing, and now are acting like it's the fault of publishers that they kept buying these games and investing in MTX. If only those gamers at that time felt as strongly about these things as they do Helldivers 2.

Hugodastrevas22h ago

I don't think MTX target the common gamer but instead predate on the so called "whales". It's gambling pure and simple.

Christopher20h ago

Oh, so it's okay to buy MTX-laden games as long as you don't spend money on MTX, which has led to even more MTX-laden games with even more predatory practices where content that used to be unlocked is now behind paywalls?

C'mon now people. You gave the corporations and inch, and they kept taking and taking. Community members told people that investing in these things alone would only lead to more and more MTX and putting more and more behind paywalls. But it's only the fault of the corporations, not the people who kept supporting it with purchases as more and more was taken away?

Hugodastrevas20h ago

@Christopher that's a straw man, I didn't say any of that I just added context.

-Foxtrot17h ago

Well exactly

People stand up for something which seems small to them and they get called whiners or negative. Then years later the shit hits the fan and they all go “why is this happening?” Like they are innocent.

The issue aswell is younger gamers who grew up with all this thinking it’s normal and we all just look like old farts yelling at clouds when we’re trying to help us all, even them.

Hugodastrevas22h ago

This is what amazed me the most when playing hours upon hours of stellar Blade version 1.00.00 no bugs, no crashes, no sudden drops in frames, no screen tear, no falling from the world, just a complete package on a game under 50GB.
I think Korea will play a major role in gaming in the long run , because they're releasing banger after banger.

isarai21h ago

Still pretty common to find if you stay away from the AAA publishers, in the last 10yrs ive probably only bought like 3 games combined from EA/ACTIVISION/UBISOFT. Even now i still buy games that work right out the box perfectly fine. Just recently got like 6hrs into Alone in the Dark, and not a single sign of any of that bs, really enjoying my time with it.

shinoff218314h ago

There's such a misconception about every game needing a patch,this and that when in reality it's not even close. You nailed it isarai

z2g57m ago(Edited 42m ago)

And we as gamers have to accept our role in that. Constantly never being satisfied. Constantly demanding more while paying less. Constantly demanding better frame rates, better graphics, more modes and faster faster faster…. Then review bombing the product when a demand isn’t met. Meanwhile those same demands are making games more difficult, complex and more expensive to create than ever before, on shrinking timelines that burn out employees and make their lives miserable.

You wanna know why so many games get delayed? Cuz the original release dates weren’t realistic to begin with, but you can’t tell a gamer their game is further away than they want to hear. Some dev or game designer will be threatened physically. That builds even more pressure and rushing. We are officially squeezing water out of rocks and still complaining about that how hard you have to squeeze the rock be just waiting for rain. Most of the time we take it out on the developing studio, when it’s the publisher making the calls.

All you need to do is read the comments on most websites and social media to see how toxic, entitled and petty the gaming community at large is, and realize how that transforms into impossible expectations on the parts of game makers.

Kinza5501255m ago(Edited 54m ago)

This is one battle that gamers have never won, hahaha. They were parading recently for their "win" against Sony. Where's the energy for this one, guys? LMAO!