Infogrames CEO: Alone in the Dark will sell 2-3 million units this fiscal year

by Alexander Sliwinski { Apr 10th 2008 at 8:03PM }

Infogrames CEO, David Gardner, tells Reuters he believes Alone in the Dark will sell two to three million copies this fiscal year. That means that, between its June 24 release and next March, the title needs to perform better than a game like BioShock. Given the fact that the title is being released on Wii, PS2, Xbox 360 and PC (PS3 is "sometime in 2008"), it just may hit that projection when combining all the systems ... maybe.

Gardner's currently focused on getting Infogrames / Atari to stop hemorrhaging money, and has Directeur Général Délégué Phil Harrison and friends looking to "get a business plan together that gets [Atari] to a break-even level." Unsurprisingly, Gardner couldn't give specifics on when he expects that to happen.

[Via GameDaily]

Gallery: Alone in the Dark (2008)

Tags: aitd, alone-in-the-dark, aloneinthedark, atari, david-gardner, gardner, infogrames

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

DangerMouse @ Apr 10th 2008 8:13PM

What do they think this is...Resident Evil?

I don't see it happening.

Einhanderkiller @ Apr 10th 2008 8:14PM

I highly doubt that Alone in the Dark will sell more than 1,124,542 copies.

EMOruffino @ Apr 10th 2008 9:59PM

make that 1,124,541 copies.

im just going to rent it.

Benny @ Apr 10th 2008 8:17PM

I can't see it happening, but from what I've seen of this game it looks to be very good.

I hope it does well.

student @ Apr 10th 2008 8:22PM

2 million copies on 5 systems? Shouldn't be that hard. The 360 manages to sell a million copies of just about every game, I'm sure the others combined can push it over.

born2expire @ Apr 10th 2008 8:30PM

not a chance in hell, this game looks promising but 2-3m, not likely.

Hashbrown Hunter @ Apr 11th 2008 6:06AM

Well...at least they're ambitious.

LaughingTarget @ Apr 10th 2008 8:32PM

Atari needs to turn on the hype machine. It won't sell itself.

carg0 @ Apr 10th 2008 8:47PM

(laughing)

oh man, that's a good one...*tear*

but seriously, Gardner should be fired on the spot for exhibiting such blatant stupidity. Interns and game "journalists" (like those who work at websites like Joystiq, Destructoid, Kotaku, etc) are expected to say stupid shit like that, not CEO's.

if im an investor i'd be looking to sell right about now...

KurtM @ Apr 10th 2008 8:49PM

Atari needs to hurry up and get the jaguar360 to market. Duke nukem forever will be the coolest launch title EVAR!

kingofwale @ Apr 10th 2008 8:50PM

How about manage to get the game OUT before the end of this year first?

I predict this game will get delayed until at least April of next year

KeenCommander @ Apr 10th 2008 9:43PM

If it's as good as it looks, I could see 2 million. 3 million would take a lot of promotion and a damn good game - not to mention it ever actually being released. I just hope this isn't a case of over-promise and under-deliver, because it certainly has the potential to be a great game.