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Post by correctamundo on Jul 21, 2017 13:44:12 GMT
So here's how Andromeda is tracking so far according to the June NPD report (released today) along with some comparables that debuted alongside Andromeda. If there's any takeaway from this information... it's this: How is GTA5 still selling so well? EDIT: I believe this deserves it's own thread, seeing how most people have poo-pooed the VGChartz post. That thread could probably be merged with this one. Mass Effect: Andromeda March: 3rd April: 7th May: 15th June: Didn't chart (so worse than 20th) Breath of the WildMarch: 2nd April: 3rd May: 4th June: 6th Horizon: Zero DawnMarch: 4th April: 12th May: 12th June: 10th Ghost Recon: WildlandsMarch: 1st April: 5th May: 6th June: 11th GTA 5March: 6th April: 6th May: 3rd June: 3rd I think that data like this is without context, so since this is your argument, I expect you to find some. Compare it with ME3 four months after launch, or DAI four months after launch. Because I believe that DAI sales dropped pretty fast and it was out of the top 10 within a month. And is anyone surprised to see an RPG, which is rather a niche market now, fall out of the top 20 four months after release? Because they shouldn't be. Actually DAI didn't make into top ten when it was released. But it was released in november.
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Post by sjsharp2010 on Jul 21, 2017 13:55:57 GMT
Actually, the 80+ of you who were online and didn't bat an eye when a certain poster mocked autism this morning are doing a fine job of choking your own character (apart from Smilesja and a few others who stepped in). But back on topic, I'm not sure how these numbers can be refuted when NPD is largely respected within the gaming industry. Granted they're US-only numbers, and don't include Origin, but they include digital for consoles. It looks like Andromeda sold strongly during it's first month (only under 2 weeks counting towards the month), but has then dropped off hard. I think metacritic and reviews are largely responsible for this - it's kind of like how rottentomatoes has shown to have a drastic impact on movie ticket sales. I thought one could typically report posts without having to post anything. I love how you assume that no one reported the person because of lack of responses by many. The problem with the lack of Origin numbers is we don't know what percentage of players bought via Origin. More and more people are moving to digital download on the PC thanks to services like Steam, GOG, Origin, etc. yeah that and more and more people not doing discversions of games I bought MEA digitally as there wasn't a disc version of the Deluxe on the system I wanted so I went digital. Generally I only go digital with the yearly release games though like Fifa because I just don't have the space for them any more. I would have preferred a disc version of MEA as I was pretty sure I'd like it but there we go.
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Post by Monica21 on Jul 21, 2017 13:57:16 GMT
Actually DAI didn't make into top ten when it was released. But it was released in november. Heh, okay. So DAI, the best-selling game at launch in Bioware's history was not in the top ten at launch. And Andromeda, despite being released the same month as Zelda and Horizon Zero Dawn, was in the top ten for two straight months after launch. And this is evidence that Andromeda is near death? That's amusing.
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Post by maximusarael020 on Jul 21, 2017 14:13:01 GMT
Does the position each month really prove anything though? To take an extreme example, if 80% of the buying public buy MEA the first month and 19% the second month then the other months are going to be less than 1% from then on. Other games could sell 10%, then 9% then 8% and would still be surpassing MEA every month after the second having sold only a fraction of what MEA sold. Unless we know exactly the amounts sold I don't see how the relative position is particular relevant. Great example of critical thinking! It's something missing in a lot of posts these days...
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Post by SofNascimento on Jul 21, 2017 14:23:59 GMT
These parallel with what EA said about Dead Space 3 raelly shows how people are being naive when they say "but EA said they were happy with Andromeda" as an argument to say the game is doing just fine.
Anyway, Mass Effect and the Bioware team were axed very soon after the game release. It seems EA didn't wait much to see the sales and just realize what the disastrous launch meant.
But Casey Hudson has return, which means we can start to hope again.
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Post by qwib on Jul 21, 2017 14:41:52 GMT
Actually DAI didn't make into top ten when it was released. But it was released in november. Heh, okay. So DAI, the best-selling game at launch in Bioware's history was not in the top ten at launch. And Andromeda, despite being released the same month as Zelda and Horizon Zero Dawn, was in the top ten for two straight months after launch. And this is evidence that Andromeda is near death? That's amusing. Context is everything.
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Post by Monica21 on Jul 21, 2017 14:44:06 GMT
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Post by Seera1024 on Jul 21, 2017 15:21:47 GMT
These parallel with what EA said about Dead Space 3 raelly shows how people are being naive when they say "but EA said they were happy with Andromeda" as an argument to say the game is doing just fine. Anyway, Mass Effect and the Bioware team were axed very soon after the game release. It seems EA didn't wait much to see the sales and just realize what the disastrous launch meant. But Casey Hudson has return, which means we can start to hope again. I would say it depends on who it was said to, what the context of the conversation was, and how accurate any transcript is if it's not an audio recording if the conversation was was verbal. If the statement was "We are happy with Andromeda." and it was to investors and that was a verbatim quote, then it's lovably safe to say that they have met expectations or are on track to meet expectations. But if it was something said to a magazine, then nothing is safe to say.
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Post by cypherj on Jul 21, 2017 15:33:58 GMT
These parallel with what EA said about Dead Space 3 raelly shows how people are being naive when they say "but EA said they were happy with Andromeda" as an argument to say the game is doing just fine. Anyway, Mass Effect and the Bioware team were axed very soon after the game release. It seems EA didn't wait much to see the sales and just realize what the disastrous launch meant. But Casey Hudson has return, which means we can start to hope again. I would say it depends on who it was said to, what the context of the conversation was, and how accurate any transcript is if it's not an audio recording if the conversation was was verbal. If the statement was "We are happy with Andromeda." and it was to investors and that was a verbatim quote, then it's lovably safe to say that they have met expectations or are on track to meet expectations. But if it was something said to a magazine, then nothing is safe to say. Technically, he said they we're happy with Bioware and and how Bioware was treating Mass Effect. I don't think the CEO ever said Andromeda once. He also said more content was forthcoming, including additions to MP. He mentioned MP specifically, which shows where their focus is at.
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Post by Monica21 on Jul 21, 2017 15:43:27 GMT
Technically, he said they we're happy with Bioware and and how Bioware was treating Mass Effect. I don't think the CEO ever said Andromeda once. He also said more content was forthcoming, including additions to MP. He mentioned MP specifically, which shows where their focus is at. The question being answered is specifically about Andromeda, so the context of the answer is for Andromeda. Question: Answer:
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Post by jaegerbane on Jul 21, 2017 15:46:04 GMT
I would say it depends on who it was said to, what the context of the conversation was, and how accurate any transcript is if it's not an audio recording if the conversation was was verbal. If the statement was "We are happy with Andromeda." and it was to investors and that was a verbatim quote, then it's lovably safe to say that they have met expectations or are on track to meet expectations. But if it was something said to a magazine, then nothing is safe to say. Technically, he said they we're happy with Bioware and and how Bioware was treating Mass Effect. I don't think the CEO ever said Andromeda once. He also said more content was forthcoming, including additions to MP. He mentioned MP specifically, which shows where their focus is at. Well, unless the argument is that they have an entirely separate Mass Effect game under development, I'm not sure how else that quote could be realistically interpreted. There are a few parallels between DS3 and MEA - notably the fan reaction (or overreaction) - but there isn't really much linking the two game's reception from EA.
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Post by majesticjazz on Jul 21, 2017 15:57:39 GMT
Actually DAI didn't make into top ten when it was released. But it was released in november. Heh, okay. So DAI, the best-selling game at launch in Bioware's history was not in the top ten at launch. And Andromeda, despite being released the same month as Zelda and Horizon Zero Dawn, was in the top ten for two straight months after launch. And this is evidence that Andromeda is near death? That's amusing. DAI released during the holiday surge when many other AAA games were released like Assassins Creed, Call of Duty, GTA, Madden, NBA2K, FIFA, Halo, Far Cry, Pokemon and many other top known franchises. MEA only had to contend with 2-3 top franchises.
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Post by cypherj on Jul 21, 2017 15:58:33 GMT
Technically, he said they we're happy with Bioware and and how Bioware was treating Mass Effect. I don't think the CEO ever said Andromeda once. He also said more content was forthcoming, including additions to MP. He mentioned MP specifically, which shows where their focus is at. The question being answered is specifically about Andromeda, so the context of the answer is for Andromeda. Question: Answer: I read the whole thing the day of the call. Like I said they're talking about the franchise in generalities, and if they get specific about Andromeda they always talk about the MP aspect of the game specifically. The whole the fan base is passionate and some people found what they wanted and others didn't in pure PR speak. Continuing to support Mass Effect could be the patches they've been rolling out. It's not like when they talked about ME:3 or DA:I. Mass effect 3 is the best selling Mass Effect game ever, sold 900K copies in the first 24 hours. DA:I is Bioware's most successful launch ever. You heard none of that. ME:A was EA only major release in the 4th quarter and they didn't say a word about it until asked about it. If those were the words they said about the last two games, then they had to expect ME:A would outdo those two and keep the trend of increasingly more successful launches going. So if ME:A didn't outperform ME:3, it didn't outperform DA:I either if DA:I was the most successful launch ever. So it just didn't just take one step back, took two, somewhere between ME:2 and ME:3.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2017 16:01:14 GMT
Every now and then I wonder what's going on in the MEA threads and take a look. And every time it's just the same people doing the same dance.
Is there ever going to come a time when you guys can accept and respect each other's positions, draw a line in the sand, and carry on the conversation?
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Post by Daft Arbiter on Jul 21, 2017 16:01:53 GMT
If there's any takeaway from this information... it's this: How is GTA5 still selling so well? Two things: 1. Brand loyalty: It's a GTA game. GTA is a legendary series with lots of goodwill. 2. Game quality perception: It's by most accounts a fantastic game. Word of mouth is strongly in its favor and has been ever since release. Andromeda suffered badly on both accounts; Mass Effect already had a tarnished reputation. The early word of mouth was not favorable to the game.
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Post by ShadowAngel on Jul 21, 2017 16:02:59 GMT
Heh, okay. So DAI, the best-selling game at launch in Bioware's history was not in the top ten at launch. And Andromeda, despite being released the same month as Zelda and Horizon Zero Dawn, was in the top ten for two straight months after launch. And this is evidence that Andromeda is near death? That's amusing. DAI released during the holiday surge when many other AAA games were released like Assassins Creed, Call of Duty, GTA, Madden, NBA2K and many other top known franchises. MEA only had to contend with 2-3 top franchises. Typically bioware titles launch first quarter of the year cause they're not winning any competition at the end of the year when the big dogs launch their games. could just be me but I think resident evil and andromeda is really the only top games I'd say that has come out this year so far that had any anticipation to it.
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Post by Monica21 on Jul 21, 2017 16:08:01 GMT
Heh, okay. So DAI, the best-selling game at launch in Bioware's history was not in the top ten at launch. And Andromeda, despite being released the same month as Zelda and Horizon Zero Dawn, was in the top ten for two straight months after launch. And this is evidence that Andromeda is near death? That's amusing. DAI released during the holiday surge when many other AAA games were released like Assassins Creed, Call of Duty, GTA, Madden, NBA2K, FIFA, Halo, Far Cry, Pokemon and many other top known franchises. MEA only had to contend with 2-3 top franchises. Still, the best-selling game at launch in the history of the franchise never broke the top ten? Come on. Death knell. I can hear it.
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Post by jaegerbane on Jul 21, 2017 16:17:49 GMT
Heh, okay. So DAI, the best-selling game at launch in Bioware's history was not in the top ten at launch. And Andromeda, despite being released the same month as Zelda and Horizon Zero Dawn, was in the top ten for two straight months after launch. And this is evidence that Andromeda is near death? That's amusing. DAI released during the holiday surge when many other AAA games were released like Assassins Creed, Call of Duty, GTA, Madden, NBA2K, FIFA, Halo, Far Cry, Pokemon and many other top known franchises. MEA only had to contend with 2-3 top franchises. This isn't a convincing argument. Realistically, the suggestion that MEA somehow had it easy by 'only' having to compete with 2-3 top franchises that it would likely be competing for audience with (due to their genre) and DAI somehow had it hard being released alongside a slew of games that it would be far less likely to be competing for audience is absurd. I mean, Pokemon? FIFA? Do those sound like the kind of games that could steal DAI's audience? Would they be the first things you'd compare DAI to? Are open-world high fantasy RPGs the normal choice for the majority of COD players?
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Post by Monica21 on Jul 21, 2017 16:18:14 GMT
I read the whole thing the day of the call. Like I said they're talking about the franchise in generalities, and if they get specific about Andromeda they always talk about the MP aspect of the game specifically. The whole the fan base is passionate and some people found what they wanted and others didn't in pure PR speak. Continuing to support Mass Effect could be the patches they've been rolling out. It's not like when they talked about ME:3 or DA:I. Mass effect 3 is the best selling Mass Effect game ever, sold 900K copies in the first 24 hours. DA:I is Bioware's most successful launch ever. You heard none of that. ME:A was EA only major release in the 4th quarter and they didn't say a word about it until asked about it. Sure they did. And So, yes, they did talk about Andromeda prior to the question. They bundled its sales with other games, but also, no one is saying that it performed as well as Inquisition.
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That sucks but I just don't care because I mostly enjoyed the game.
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Post by smilesja on Jul 21, 2017 16:26:48 GMT
DAI released during the holiday surge when many other AAA games were released like Assassins Creed, Call of Duty, GTA, Madden, NBA2K, FIFA, Halo, Far Cry, Pokemon and many other top known franchises. MEA only had to contend with 2-3 top franchises. This isn't a convincing argument. Realistically, the suggestion that MEA somehow had it easy by 'only' having to compete with 2-3 top franchises that it would likely be competing for audience with (due to their genre) and DAI somehow had it hard being released alongside a slew of games that it would be far less likely to be competing for audience is absurd. I mean, Pokemon? FIFA? Do those sound like the kind of games that could steal DAI's audience? Would they be the first things you'd compare DAI to? Are open-world high fantasy RPGs the normal choice for the majority of COD players? Forget FIFA just Pokémon alone could steal DA I audience.
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Post by cypherj on Jul 21, 2017 16:41:39 GMT
I read the whole thing the day of the call. Like I said they're talking about the franchise in generalities, and if they get specific about Andromeda they always talk about the MP aspect of the game specifically. The whole the fan base is passionate and some people found what they wanted and others didn't in pure PR speak. Continuing to support Mass Effect could be the patches they've been rolling out. It's not like when they talked about ME:3 or DA:I. Mass effect 3 is the best selling Mass Effect game ever, sold 900K copies in the first 24 hours. DA:I is Bioware's most successful launch ever. You heard none of that. ME:A was EA only major release in the 4th quarter and they didn't say a word about it until asked about it. Sure they did. And So, yes, they did talk about Andromeda prior to the question. They bundled its sales with other games, but also, no one is saying that it performed as well as Inquisition. I didn't say you were. I said EA had to be expecting their games to continue to be increasingly more successful. So if it performed worse than your last two releases then I doubt they're happy about it. At the very least you would want it to be the best selling game in the franchise to show that the fan base is increasingly more excited about the ME series specifically. Especially when you're trying to bring it back and get some traction. Because with all the negative press ME:A got, you run the risk of another Andromeda not even doing as well as this one.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2017 16:49:32 GMT
So here's how Andromeda is tracking so far according to the June NPD report (released today) along with some comparables that debuted alongside Andromeda. If there's any takeaway from this information... it's this: How is GTA5 still selling so well? EDIT: I believe this deserves it's own thread, seeing how most people have poo-pooed the VGChartz post. That thread could probably be merged with this one. Mass Effect: Andromeda March: 3rd April: 7th May: 15th June: Didn't chart (so worse than 20th) So then it was in the top 20 from march 3rd till May 15th? That's still three solid months of top 20 sales. Sounds good to me. FYI, most games don't thrive well four months after release. Some rare ones do, but that is usually when prices drop. However, that is also when you get a bump in sales on the back end because all the people who refuse to pay full price decide to try it. And that is actually a stable and rather large market.
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Neverwinter Nights, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Monica21 on Jul 21, 2017 16:55:38 GMT
I didn't say you were. I said EA had to be expecting their games to continue to be increasingly more successful. So if it performed worse than your last two releases then I doubt they're happy about it. At the very least you would want it to be the best selling game in the franchise to show that the fan base is increasingly more excited about the ME series specifically. Especially when you're trying to bring it back and get some traction. Because with all the negative press ME:A got, you run the risk of another Andromeda not even doing as well as this one. Well, I think this started with the negative fan response from ME3. A vocal minority of the fanbase did not expect Bioware to be able to make a good ME game without Shepard. EA definitely had higher expectations especially as far as ratings goes, but they really needed Andromeda to be a better product at launch than it was, and you can never underestimate the fans ability to tear something apart, especially when it's already something they don't want.
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