NPD June Sales Data Just Released: Andromeda falls out of top 20

Suikoden, I don't agree with you at all on your assertions because I find them personally to be flawed, but I can respect the fact that you at least try to bring this type of stuff to the forefront.

Here is what I mean though by a flawed assertion. The game dropping off the charts is not good, we can agree on that, but also note the type of game Andromeda was compared to the others presented. Two of which are kept afloat by multi-player, one of which is by all intents and purposes game of the year already, and one that became a sleeper hit and just got a DLC announcement.

The three games you highlight as Andromeda's peers are of a different genre technically. Only Horizion really has a foothold as an RPG, but it's association is tangible at best.

I think that speaks of the nature of RPG's in general being a smaller audience. Two games also off that list are Persona 5 and Neir Automania. Both of which were high profile RPGs released relatively in the same period. Persona 5 is only on the April list at number 2, then had a massive drop-off. Neir dropped off in June as well after being on the charts shown at 9, 18 and 18 from month to month. Morrowind from ESO made the lower portion of the list for June but will likely drop by July sales as well, if not be close to the bottom again.

I think there is more of a compelling argument to say role-playing games have little staying power when compared to other genres.

With that context...Andromeda lasted three months, which is about the same time as Neir and double the length of Persona 5, against heavier competition and what includes two games designed for multiplayer, one game being a brand new IP, and what is likely going to be Game of the Year.

It is easy to call it a failure but I think it's just as dismissive to say it failed completely by following just those metrics. There is little analysis in that, which I wager is the problem people have with your posts. I know I do.