Capcom's recently published financial report for the first half of the current fiscal year contains some fairly gutsy estimates for sales expectations of the developer's upcoming titles -- for instance, the report anticipates selling 300,000 copies of Resident Evil 5 Alternative Edition by March 31, 2010. However, the company expects one game to be its biggest blockbuster by a fairly enormous sales margin: Lost Planet 2, which, according to the report, will sell 3.7 million copies in the second half of FY 2010.
That's a fairly monumental increase compared to the sales statistics for the original Lost Planet, which has sold 2.28 million units life-to-date according to VGChartz. Don't get us wrong -- we've enjoyed what we've seen from the game thus far. However, if Capcom's hoping to approach that target, it may want to consider tossing some Pokémon in there. Perhaps a cameo by Master Chief, too, for good measure.
Read: Capcom Results of Operations and Strategies report (.PDF)
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 3:35PM Typicalgamer said
my prediction is 1.5 million.
most sequels don't sell as well as their prequel.
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most sequels don't sell as well as their prequel.
Posted: Nov 1st 2009 3:39PM Slinky25252 said
Really? I was under the impression (based off of what I've seen over the years) that it's actually the reverse. Where have you seen otherwise?
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 3:46PM TROOF Serum said
Sequels sell double of almost all entertainment media. Books, movies, games, you name it. This is why we have seen a splurge in announced trilogies before the first installment is even released.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 3:48PM Digital Viking said
Uncharted 2 wants to have a word with you... And Final Fantasy.
I think that if the first game doesn't deliver, the sequel is the one taking the fall, and I don't think Lost Planet was good enough to leave a sequel hype.
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I think that if the first game doesn't deliver, the sequel is the one taking the fall, and I don't think Lost Planet was good enough to leave a sequel hype.
Posted: Nov 1st 2009 4:03PM Shadowbender said
It really depends. Generally, sequels do better in terms of sales. For example, Batman Beginz and The Dark Knight. Although "Begins" was well-received, it didn't do too well compared to other superhero films (but it did very well on DVD.) But then in 2008, The Dark Knight was released, and it was a box-office phenomenon. Sometimes that's not always the case, but most of the time it is.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 4:49PM Typicalgamer said
o yea...my bad. i was thinking about gears of war and patapon 2.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 4:57PM (Unverified) said
Look at Halo, sells more each time a new game comes out (except ODST :/)
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 5:20PM The Wicker Man said
@spyder
Whats so bad about being downvoted to oblivion? I love the elder scrolls! lol
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Whats so bad about being downvoted to oblivion? I love the elder scrolls! lol
Posted: Nov 1st 2009 3:37PM (Unverified) said
i havn't even played the demo yet.... i'm on it guys.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 4:33PM Manifest37 said
Excellent Demo!!!!
Based on that, they may have a chance... if they make the recovery after a jump quicker.
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Based on that, they may have a chance... if they make the recovery after a jump quicker.
Posted: Nov 1st 2009 5:16PM Special Agent Steve said
Wait, there's a demo out? I'm so uninformed.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 3:39PM Shadowbender said
What it all comes down to is how well they market it. You can have the best game ever made, but unfortunately, it has the potential to be a failure if you don't market the game well. But sometimes word of mouth can come in, but the game has to be spectacular for that kind of attention. So, Lost Planet 2 has to do 2 things: 1: Please the gamers with a fantastic gaming experience. 2: Market the game well with plenty of effective ads. Look at Halo 3 or Uncharted 2. Those are great examples.
It's possible that the game could reach to at least 3 million copies sold, but 3.7 may be pushing it. My predictions for LP2's sales are maybe 2.8 max.
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It's possible that the game could reach to at least 3 million copies sold, but 3.7 may be pushing it. My predictions for LP2's sales are maybe 2.8 max.
Posted: Nov 1st 2009 3:53PM Shadowbender said
You know what, after thinking about it, I take back what I said. I think sales will be from 1.5 to 1.9 million. My original prediction was a bit exaggerated.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 3:40PM Mr Khan said
I think a lot of what the original Lost Planet did was due to timing, i remember it came out January 2007, right? Back in the day when January was a barren dumping ground. This year, that is not at all the case, considering that there are three games releasing on the week of January 26th alone that i know of (No More Heroes 2, Mass Effect 2, Tatsunoko vs Capcom). Lost Planet might get.... Lost in the shuffle
(pun non-intentional)
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(pun non-intentional)
Posted: Nov 1st 2009 7:25PM HydrophobicFish PSN ID Hydrophob said
Mag, too, that's a big one for PS3 owners.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 3:41PM Sordid State of Eclairs said
i was going to say.... never have played the first one but... either that's a typo or "drop mushrooms" Tuesday at the capcom office is really starting to take it's toll.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 3:52PM (Unverified) said
I like them. They feel different but for the sake of sales they might as well include an optional control.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 3:58PM (Unverified) said
I could never get used to the controls. I really wanted to like the game but the controls ruined it for me. Traded LP1 in after about a month. I will give LP2 a try though.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 4:08PM Shadowbender said
I liked the first game, but like you said, the controls were atrocious. It got to the point where I just had to shut down my Xbox in fury and frustration.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 6:16PM Youthinized said
see thats what i'm thinking. I thought the demo was okay, but the controls were horrendous. Especially the shooting aspect. If there's a monster to the far left of the screen and I wanted to kill it, holding the right stick all the way to the right, it'd only go a bit to the left. I got to the last monster and even got inside it, but didn't kill it because of all the monsters inside and the piss poor controls. I'm sorry capcom, you make some good games, I'll probably be getting RE:5 with the waggle controls, but this game.... I might wait till its in the bargain bin.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 6:19PM Youthinized said
...I mean left, is there a edit button somewhere? I'm kinda buzzed, but this game still won't be a first day or even first month buy for me.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 8:14PM Levi said
did you adjust the sensitivity? I mean, the game doesn't go as fast as your standard run of the mill shooter, so having super fast aiming isn't really necessary. And you don't have terrible input lag like in Killzone 2. If it's the giant dead zone aiming, I remember being able to change it in LP1, and I'm sure you can adjust the sensitivity.
I dunno. I just can't believe there's a sector of players that think the controls are that bad. I can see how some wouldn't care for them, but "horrendous" is not a word I'd think would come up.
Also, for a second there, I thought you were one of those crazies that inverts the X axis :D
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I dunno. I just can't believe there's a sector of players that think the controls are that bad. I can see how some wouldn't care for them, but "horrendous" is not a word I'd think would come up.
Also, for a second there, I thought you were one of those crazies that inverts the X axis :D
Posted: Nov 1st 2009 4:00PM onlysublime said
there's a chance. when the first one came out, it was early in the 360 life when there weren't a lot of 360s out there. it was practically a launch title.
but now there's a lot more out there. plus isn't it multiplatform now?
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but now there's a lot more out there. plus isn't it multiplatform now?
Posted: Nov 1st 2009 4:18PM phizzyphizzy said
It came out in a time when there wasn't really that much choice in games for the console. There's a lot more on offer now, they can't guarantee high sales just because there's a high installed base.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 4:25PM CynicalStrike said
Lost Planet came out in January 2007. To put this in perspective, Gears of War came out in November 2006, yet sold over 2 million by Christmas '06.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 4:16PM (Unverified) said
Adding some Mudkipz in there and it will sell 3.7million.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 4:20PM ch3burashka said
That screenshot really gives off a Shadow of the Colossus feeling, though I doubt it will have a similar emotional impact. Still, the huge-boss concept is really really cool: I hope Gears 3 has a similar mode.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 5:10PM (Unverified) said
LPs envornment seemed very barren and meh to me.
LP2 looks a lot more interesting so I might give it a shot.
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LP2 looks a lot more interesting so I might give it a shot.
Posted: Nov 1st 2009 5:08PM Levi said
I loved the first game, but the demo for the second really let me down: the co-op structure ruins it for me almost completely. When I clear out a group of enemies and die, those enemies shouldn't stay dead. That's just too easy. I got really bored with the demo really fast. Just play, kill ss many as you can, respawn, repeat, until the level is over.
Playing games with your friends can be fun, but taking all of the challenge out is not...
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Playing games with your friends can be fun, but taking all of the challenge out is not...
Posted: Nov 1st 2009 5:25PM (Unverified) said
I felt the same way about the demo. Very "meh" impression. I think the game will sell 1 million copies if it's lucky.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 10:49PM Levi said
think is, the gameplay isn't that much different from the first really. I liked the gameplay. /It's just the structure. The fact that there's really no penalty from what I could tell for dying in the game, cause when if one person dies? They aren't just going to end the game for everyone else. I don't understand why this is OK now. When you die, you need to be set back a little bit. Otherwise, games become a matter of time until you beat them, not a matter of skill.
I can't complain too much, because I don't remember the specifics. I'm willing to bet that I could come up with a better system for dying/respawning though, that qould suit the co-op gameplay as well as single player gameplay, without sacrificing skill.
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I can't complain too much, because I don't remember the specifics. I'm willing to bet that I could come up with a better system for dying/respawning though, that qould suit the co-op gameplay as well as single player gameplay, without sacrificing skill.
Posted: Nov 1st 2009 11:22PM (Unverified) said
Oh, getting killed in multiplayer subtracts from the team's total "respawn" meter. So if you die, everyone gets to respawn less. If the meter drains out and everyone dies finally, then it's game over.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 5:14PM falcomadol said
The second game is launching on two platforms instead of one, with an install base that's easily three times (if not significantly more than) what the first had available.
I think it's possible.
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I think it's possible.
Posted: Nov 2nd 2009 6:55AM ashstampede said
Its releasing on 3 platforms, PC as well. thier figure is possible world wide across 3 platforms IMO. especially since this is the star ship troopers game we all wanted when that film came out.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 8:38PM INNUENDO 64 said
With that said, this game is guaranteed to fall short of expectations!
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