Video Game Sales Thread

[Dr. Pezus]

What will nms sky sell?

A lot. It really appeals to a ton of the mainstream crowd

[Legend]

A lot. It really appeals to a ton of the mainstream crowd

Yes a lot but a lot for an indie or a lot for a AAA?

[Cute Pikachu]

Im thinking itll sell like 3 million ps4 and pc would be interesting

[Dr. Pezus]

Yes a lot but a lot for an indie or a lot for a AAA?

Both. Several millions.

[Legend]

Im thinking itll sell like 3 million ps4 and pc would be interesting

That seems about what I'm thinking, maybe a bit lower due to lack of marketing budget.

Both. Several millions.

Several millions isn't a lot for AAA.

[Dr. Pezus]

That seems about what I'm thinking, maybe a bit lower due to lack of marketing budget.Several millions isn't a lot for AAA.

Well then what is a lot for AAA lulz?

[Legend]

Well then what is a lot for AAA lulz?

10 mil?

[Dr. Pezus]

10 mil?

That's more like huge imo. A lot is 3m+ in my eyes

[the-pi-guy]

1 - a lot for Pi's game
10 - a lot for Pi's second game
100 - a lot for Pi's fourth game
1,000 - a lot for Pi's third game
10,000 - a lot for VizionEck
100,000 - a lot for indies
1,000,000 - a lot for A
5,000,000 - a lot for AA
10,000,000 - a lot for AAA
30,000,000 - a lot for CoD
50,000,000 - Very little for Minecraft
100,000,000 - average Minecraft sales

Hmmm, maybe AA? 

[Legend]

10,000 - a lot for VizionEck
100,000 - a lot for indies

I'm not even indie lol


But yeah 10,000 would be a lot for me.

[Legend]

I've got to lower my NMS expectations a lot. It seems great but more niche than I expected.  ~1 million PS4, ~1 million PC lifetime.

[BananaKing]

What will nms sky sell?

it really depends on reviews and word of mouth. there is a lot of uncertainty around this game, is it repetitive, is it boring, what is there to do?  there was some guy who bought the game for 2000$ on ebay (yes, seriously), who said the game has A LOT of things that are secrets and wow worthy, so there might be a lot of things that the developers held back, which might result in very strong reviews and word of mouth. but then again, you cant really take the word of somebody who bought  a game for 2000$ just to play it 2 weeks early.

[Legend]

it really depends on reviews and word of mouth. there is a lot of uncertainty around this game, is it repetitive, is it boring, what is there to do?  there was some guy who bought the game for 2000$ on ebay (yes, seriously), who said the game has A LOT of things that are secrets and wow worthy, so there might be a lot of things that the developers held back, which might result in very strong reviews and word of mouth. but then again, you cant really take the word of somebody who bought  a game for 2000$ just to play it 2 weeks early.

That guy also said the game was repetitive.

I think the people who wanted NMS to be a walking simulator are going to be mostly disappointed. Despite the "but what do you do" nonsense that the trailers have created, the game seems to be very much a game. The screen is filled with way-points and objectives while the primary game mechanic is grinding for resources. This will probably give the game better reviews and makes it seem more worthy of $60 to me, but it stops the game from appealing as much to the original fanbase.

[darkknightkryta]

That guy also said the game was repetitive.

I think the people who wanted NMS to be a walking simulator are going to be mostly disappointed. Despite the "but what do you do" nonsense that the trailers have created, the game seems to be very much a game. The screen is filled with way-points and objectives while the primary game mechanic is grinding for resources. This will probably give the game better reviews and makes it seem more worthy of $60 to me, but it stops the game from appealing as much to the original fanbase.

So are the planets generated with quests?  Or are the quests on specific planets?

[Legend]

So are the planets generated with quests?  Or are the quests on specific planets?

I'm not sure. The quests are simple things like "kill 10 ships."