When GP asked Wedbush-Morgan analyst Michael Pachter about the financial impact of the Manhunt 2 flap, he initially referred them to Penny Arcade's comic take on the issue.
Then he got serious:
"All kidding aside, I think that the game will have limited appeal (the horror genre has not been huge outside of the Resident Evil games), and given that it's not offered in Europe yet, it's unlikely that it will be a big moneymaker."
GP: "Mike, what about the bad press? Does that help or hurt in the long run?"
Pachter:
"The publicity probably will hurt more than help, but we'll never really know."
I'll spout the same stuff for 1/2 the price.
Screw Target, thats there loss. There will be Plenty of retailers who will gladly take our money.
Come on, just get over it, please.
It's not like this game was good anyway...
"surprised and hurt"? suck it up and be a man; who are you, Brody Jenner?
"I don’t think individual retail chains should play censor." They aren't playing censor, as a business they have a right to choose their stock. They have opted for the risk of losing money on some game sales v. the risk of customer displeasure at the game being stocked.
I don't even buy games from Target, but I bet a lot of the people that do are parents/families. They probably weren't going to pick up Manhunt 2 for little jimmy.