Xbots in America play the sales game.. I mean i was reading on SW that lemmings are saying like ''OMgGZ GeARz 2 SoLD 2 Million gazillion INFinity copies on teh first day'' and then claim That its better then Resistance 2 and all that because of the sales.. Well firstly HELLO!! REsistance2 has only been sold in what? AMERICA only... XBOT HQ , so obviously Gears2 is gonna sell pretty well considering....
HEck Im not trying to start anything here , or saying that gears2 is better then r2 or vice versa it just sickens me when they play that trump card... R2 hasnt even been released in Australia or Europe yet (though Aus [my country] wont make significant difference considering our population of gamers , Europe with a large sony userbase will)
ANyways this is just my rant..
DISCUSS!I just love how...
[QUOTE=''campzor'']Xbots in America play the sales game.. I mean i was reading on SW that lemmings are saying like ''OMgGZ GeARz 2 SoLD 2 Million gazillion INFinity copies on teh first day'' and then claim That its better then Resistance 2 and all that because of the sales.. Well firstly HELLO!! REsistance2 has only been sold in what? AMERICA only... XBOT HQ , so obviously Gears2 is gonna sell pretty well considering....
HEck Im not trying to start anything here , or saying that gears2 is better then r2 or vice versa it just sickens me when they play that trump card... R2 hasnt even been released in Australia or Europe yet (though Aus [my country] wont make significant difference considering our population of gamers , Europe with a large sony userbase will)
ANyways this is just my rant..
DISCUSS![/QUOTE]All fanboy's twist and turn in the wind, you just have to take the good (info) with the bad (spin) I just love how...
Gears of War 2 = 1.9 million sales in the USA its first 2 weeksResistance 2 = .3 million sales its first 2 weeks AND it had more daysLOL... Sony just can't get a hit.
Yes, Resistance 2 has yet to sell in Europe. I also think that the gap is partly due to 6 million more 360s out there.
Ummm, I'm an avid GeOW fan, and I don't recall any ''LOL itz bettr than R2 cuz it sold 2 zillionz copies LOL''. Sounds like something Master Chief would say. I did like Gears better (I own both R2 and GeOW2) but thats because I though movement in R2 was slow and the weapons were so-so. Still a great game, but GeOW2 is better, in my honest-to-God opinion.
[QUOTE=''campzor'']Xbots in America play the sales game.. I mean i was reading on SW that lemmings are saying like ''OMgGZ GeARz 2 SoLD 2 Million gazillion INFinity copies on teh first day'' and then claim That its better then Resistance 2 and all that because of the sales.. Well firstly HELLO!! REsistance2 has only been sold in what? AMERICA only... XBOT HQ , so obviously Gears2 is gonna sell pretty well considering....
HEck Im not trying to start anything here , or saying that gears2 is better then r2 or vice versa it just sickens me when they play that trump card... R2 hasnt even been released in Australia or Europe yet (though Aus [my country] wont make significant difference considering our population of gamers , Europe with a large sony userbase will)
ANyways this is just my rant..
DISCUSS![/QUOTE]The way I look at it is this: Resistance 2 is another great FPS on a system with a lot of great FPSs. Gears is Gears. Gears of War is now becoming what Halo was: A brand that gets instant recognition as being the marquee shooting series on consoles. Resistance 2 may or may not be better than Gears 2 (I haven't played R2, and I was underwhelmed by the first, so I won't even hazard an opinio), but it doesn't have that kind of name recognition. So whether or not it has debuted in Europe or elsewhere, chances are it won't be able to compete with Gears 2 at any time. It'll sell great, for sure, but it won't sell at the incredible level that the Gears of War games do.
Sales matter in some cases
[QUOTE=''SeanBond''][QUOTE=''campzor'']Xbots in America play the sales game.. I mean i was reading on SW that lemmings are saying like ''OMgGZ GeARz 2 SoLD 2 Million gazillion INFinity copies on teh first day'' and then claim That its better then Resistance 2 and all that because of the sales.. Well firstly HELLO!! REsistance2 has only been sold in what? AMERICA only... XBOT HQ , so obviously Gears2 is gonna sell pretty well considering....
HEck Im not trying to start anything here , or saying that gears2 is better then r2 or vice versa it just sickens me when they play that trump card... R2 hasnt even been released in Australia or Europe yet (though Aus [my country] wont make significant difference considering our population of gamers , Europe with a large sony userbase will)
ANyways this is just my rant..
DISCUSS![/QUOTE]The way I look at it is this: Resistance 2 is another great FPS on a system with a lot of great FPSs. Gears is Gears. Gears of War is now becoming what Halo was: A brand that gets instant recognition as being the marquee shooting series on consoles. Resistance 2 may or may not be better than Gears 2 (I haven't played R2, and I was underwhelmed by the first, so I won't even hazard an opinio), but it doesn't have that kind of name recognition. So whether or not it has debuted in Europe or elsewhere, chances are it won't be able to compete with Gears 2 at any time. It'll sell great, for sure, but it won't sell at the incredible level that the Gears of War games do. [/QUOTE]I agree with what you're saying, and have always felt like that since 2006 when GeoW debuted. EPIC is this gen's Bungie, which is great for M$ since now they have HALO AND GeoW.One side note about EUROPE that deserves at least a mention : Sales that go on in Europe, and the country GERMANY (almost took over the entire world 60 years ago) banned GeoW1 and GeoW2. No GeoW sales in a big part of Europe, not that will stop a freight train like GeoW2 though.
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[QUOTE=''campzor'']Xbots in America play the sales game.. I mean i was reading on SW that lemmings are saying like ''OMgGZ GeARz 2 SoLD 2 Million gazillion INFinity copies on teh first day'' and then claim That its better then Resistance 2 and all that because of the sales.. Well firstly HELLO!! REsistance2 has only been sold in what? AMERICA only... XBOT HQ , so obviously Gears2 is gonna sell pretty well considering....
HEck Im not trying to start anything here , or saying that gears2 is better then r2 or vice versa it just sickens me when they play that trump card... R2 hasnt even been released in Australia or Europe yet (though Aus [my country] wont make significant difference considering our population of gamers , Europe with a large sony userbase will)
ANyways this is just my rant..
DISCUSS![/QUOTE]
The way I look at it is this: Resistance 2 is another great FPS on a system with a lot of great FPSs. Gears is Gears. Gears of War is now becoming what Halo was: A brand that gets instant recognition as being the marquee shooting series on consoles. Resistance 2 may or may not be better than Gears 2 (I haven't played R2, and I was underwhelmed by the first, so I won't even hazard an opinio), but it doesn't have that kind of name recognition. So whether or not it has debuted in Europe or elsewhere, chances are it won't be able to compete with Gears 2 at any time. It'll sell great, for sure, but it won't sell at the incredible level that the Gears of War games do.
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I agree with what you're saying, and have always felt like that since 2006 when GeoW debuted. EPIC is this gen's Bungie, which is great for M$ since now they have HALO AND GeoW.
One side note about EUROPE that deserves at least a mention :
Sales that go on in Europe, and the country GERMANY (almost took over the entire world 60 years ago) banned GeoW1 and GeoW2.
No GeoW sales in a big part of Europe, not that will stop a freight train like GeoW2 though. [/QUOTE]
Really? why is it banned? What dam controversy is there?
I also think controversy like the manchester **** in r1 is ridiculous ..people are too sensitive.
[QUOTE=''campzor''][QUOTE=''SolidTy''][QUOTE=''SeanBond''] The way I look at it is this: Resistance 2 is another great FPS on a system with a lot of great FPSs. Gears is Gears. Gears of War is now becoming what Halo was: A brand that gets instant recognition as being the marquee shooting series on consoles. Resistance 2 may or may not be better than Gears 2 (I haven't played R2, and I was underwhelmed by the first, so I won't even hazard an opinio), but it doesn't have that kind of name recognition. So whether or not it has debuted in Europe or elsewhere, chances are it won't be able to compete with Gears 2 at any time. It'll sell great, for sure, but it won't sell at the incredible level that the Gears of War games do. [/QUOTE]I agree with what you're saying, and have always felt like that since 2006 when GeoW debuted. EPIC is this gen's Bungie, which is great for M$ since now they have HALO AND GeoW.One side note about EUROPE that deserves at least a mention :Sales that go on in Europe, and the country GERMANY (almost took over the entire world 60 years ago) banned GeoW1 and GeoW2. No GeoW sales in a big part of Europe, not that will stop a freight train like GeoW2 though. [/QUOTE] Really? why is it banned? What dam controversy is there? I also think controversy like the manchester **** in r1 is ridiculous ..people are too sensitive.[/QUOTE]Agreed. way to sensitive. These places, when all is said and done are just dirt, vegetation, and water. It doesn't bother them, why take it personal. I think Germany will always be out to prove they are ''humane'', after two World wars.
[QUOTE=''campzor''][QUOTE=''SolidTy''][QUOTE=''SeanBond''] The way I look at it is this: Resistance 2 is another great FPS on a system with a lot of great FPSs. Gears is Gears. Gears of War is now becoming what Halo was: A brand that gets instant recognition as being the marquee shooting series on consoles. Resistance 2 may or may not be better than Gears 2 (I haven't played R2, and I was underwhelmed by the first, so I won't even hazard an opinio), but it doesn't have that kind of name recognition. So whether or not it has debuted in Europe or elsewhere, chances are it won't be able to compete with Gears 2 at any time. It'll sell great, for sure, but it won't sell at the incredible level that the Gears of War games do. [/QUOTE] I agree with what you're saying, and have always felt like that since 2006 when GeoW debuted. EPIC is this gen's Bungie, which is great for M$ since now they have HALO AND GeoW. One side note about EUROPE that deserves at least a mention : Sales that go on in Europe, and the country GERMANY (almost took over the entire world 60 years ago) banned GeoW1 and GeoW2. No GeoW sales in a big part of Europe, not that will stop a freight train like GeoW2 though. [/QUOTE] Really? why is it banned? What dam controversy is there? I also think controversy like the manchester **** in r1 is ridiculous ..people are too sensitive.[/QUOTE]Yeah, people in this day an age are sensitive, and companies don't want to lose sales. I do understand the WHY's, but don't necessarily agree with them. The Manchester controversy was silly, but at least it Resistance didn't get BANNED. Here's another shocker for those not up in the news, recently FALLOUT 3 was changed to be released in JAPAN. The JAPANESE version of Fallout 3 omits the Nuclear bomb sequence, and the character you meet in the game talking about the bomb, is removed as well.I understand why, but it's news.
TC, this is system wars. Sales matter, unless we're talking about the Wii. Seeing as how the Wii is you know, lame.
Mate its not just Australia and Europe that it hasnt been released in its also, South America, Africa, and most of Asia.
[QUOTE=''mhsdrake'']Mate its not just Australia and Europe that it hasnt been released in its also, South America, Africa, and most of Asia.[/QUOTE]
Ye sorry... i was only 100% sure on europe and aus... guess thats more places...
[QUOTE=''xsubtownerx'']TC, this is system wars. Sales matter, unless we're talking about the Wii. Seeing as how the Wii is you know, lame.[/QUOTE]
and ye im aware sales matter but that wasnt the point i was trying to make... lems are using sales figures which are unfair..
For example
Comparing a game (Gears2) Which sold world wide to a game which has only been sold in America which is prominately Xbox based.
If the sales figures were reversed u would be in here doing exactly what u claim the xbox fans are doing.I know that u would because of that fact that your bringing this discussion up in the first place.With that being said i like and own both games but enjoy gears 2 more.The multiplayer on gears 2 is way better in my opinion and relax thats just my opinion.I would most definatly recommend resistance 2 to any playstation 3 owner because it really is a good fps.Personally i think xbox live really enhances there games and makes them better.In the end sales matter in system wars and one side will always brag about how well the system they support games and console sales.
Geow2 is selling well because its the most anticipated title on 360 this year and also because its a great game... i love the Geow series and geow2 is just amazing..Honestly i expected R2 to sell better in NA, but i guess once available in all territories it will surely have better sales... i just cant wait till R2 gets released in EU...
I have no doubt that I'll enjoy Gears 2 more than R2 but I'll still enjoy R2 once they bother releasing it in Denmark...
While sales are important obviously, I don't thing that just because something sells really well it is incredible great. Take in point that Halo 3 sold 300 million copies in its first week and yet many gamers even fans of the halo franchise have expressed disappointment in the game. Then roughly six months later GTA 4 sells 500 million copies in its first week and yet again many people don't like the game. This holds true for things other then games, for example Spiderman 3 held the record for most money made by a movie in its opening weekend for over a year before The Dark Knight topped it. Spiderman 3 made tons of money but it was regarded my many to be incredibly disappointing. Furthermore there are a number of games and movies that don't sell well, or make huge amounts of money and yet the are often quite good. So while I'm not saying that R2 is better then Gears 2 or the other way around, I don't think that sales are a good measure of somethings quality. When it comes to games the game should be judged on its gameplay, story, graphics, length, sound design...etc.
No PS3 or Xbox 360 fanboy should take about sales when the Wii exist, because no matter which way you spin it, the Wii always wins sales wise.
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