Are you surprised that LBP isnt selling like it should?

First off, Quality =//= quantity always.

the easiest example of all time is 50 cent's game, it was garbage and it sold over 3M while games like Shadow of the colossus and ICO didn't pass the 1M mark.

Secondly, judging sales after 3 days only is too early, just saying, wait until next month and lets see how many copies it will sell.

Third, what does Fable 2 has to do with LBP?

LBP's launch was messed up. Most people couldn't find the game until the 28th, where as Fable 2 came out when it was supposed to on the 21st.Broman6015

I think its this and the fact that most 360 and PS3 owners could care less about a game that doesn't have guns and decapitations. Even if it was gimped physics and graphics, it'd sell like 1 million units in a month if it was on a system where people don't equate violence with being a good game: the Wii

I think Banjo 3 will suffer the same fate but do slightly slightly slightly better because its pretty cheap.

Maybe because LBP is not as great as you cows want to make it our to be and the majority of gamers don't have the patience to spend 5 hours to make a level. You got any hard questions now?AlphaGamer469

this is why people compare this game to youtube, you dont have time to make a video of yourself and post it on the internet but you have millions of hours to sit down and watch the videos on the site. LBP is the same,

First off, Quality =//= quantity always.

the easiest example of all time is 50 cent's game, it was garbage and it sold over 3M while games like Shadow of the colossus and ICO didn't pass the 1M mark.

Secondly, judging sales after 3 days only is too early, just saying, wait until next month and lets see how many copies it will sell.

Third, what does Fable 2 has to do with LBP?

HAZE-Unit

this^^

Im not surprised.

I am however, disappointed more peopleare not picking it up -- if I had a PS3 i'd get it day 1.

[QUOTE="EliteKitteh"]I can't wait to bump this in a month. Few of you understand how sales work.WalterPaladines

If you're going to call everyone that disagrees with you a child try not to say ownage and epic, it shows your age.

Keep hoping anywho, it'll flop in the sales because it's really not all that.

If you're going to call everyone that disagrees with you a child try not to say ownage and epic, it shows your age.

Keep hoping anywho, it'll flop in the sales because it's really not all that.

CreepyBacon

I beg to differ, have you played? yes the story is small but thats because the orginal idea was for this to be a downloadable game. Thats not were the fun lies however, online is were the fun lies. Playing other peoples creation sharing your own its just so fun. Also sack boy is the greatest video game character ever, no matter what mood Im in that little thing always makes me smile :)

[QUOTE="CreepyBacon"]

If you're going to call everyone that disagrees with you a child try not to say ownage and epic, it shows your age.

Keep hoping anywho, it'll flop in the sales because it's really not all that.

sparkypants

I beg to differ, have you played? yes the story is small but thats because the orginal idea was for this to be a downloadable game. Thats not were the fun lies however, online is were the fun lies. Playing other peoples creation sharing your own its just so fun. Also sack boy is the greatest video game character ever, no matter what mood Im in that little thing always makes me smile :)

Wait... the game sells 160k in the US in just a few days when it wasn't even technically released, is yet to be released in Europe, and people are saying that it's sold poorly...

I personally expect the game to sell over a million in its first month and about 3 million in lifetime sales.

LBP was never expected to sell more than 1 to 2 million units. Fable 2 is a sequel to a game that sold like 3 to 4 million copies. Of course Fable 2 was going to sell like mad and better than LBP.

I knew it would not sell very well since Sony has not did any promotion of LBP and plus its not a game its basically a console mod maker game with some stupid little character

i believe that in EU its still not released, or at least i still cant find it in any store over here... so probably once it gets released sales will pick up...

lol at you thinking LBP would sell more than Fable 2 or even being comparable. the first Fable sold close to 3 million. Did you really think a new ip like LBP stood a chance against it. Then you have take in consideration of the messed up launch. Game is going to bomb hard. Once Resistance 2 and Gears 2 come out nobody is even going to think of LBP anymore.too_much_eslim

WHat he said. I'm suprised so many PS3 fanboy were already writing off Fable 2, its got a huge following, and the original sold well. Meanwhile LBP is a new IP, hyped to hell by the fanboys.

Resistane 2 and FFX are gonna be the big hitters for Sony. Also the messed up launch was a travesty, first week sales and all that. Gears and Resistance is where it will all be at soon.

lol at you thinking LBP would sell more than Fable 2 or even being comparable. the first Fable sold close to 3 million. Did you really think a new ip like LBP stood a chance against it. Then you have take in consideration of the messed up launch. Game is going to bomb hard. Once Resistance 2 and Gears 2 come out nobody is even going to think of LBP anymore.too_much_eslim

lol, need more eat more intelligence and less stupidity.

LBP of going to sell alot, but over along period of time. The words bomb and LBP should not be used in the same sentence.

There's a reason its not selling as well as it could be.

1.bad release date - I was so confused my self trying to buy the game because the release date changed constantly from place to place. I don't even want to think how hard it would be for a person who doesnt visit game websites frequently.

2.Its not Mario - Don't expect a platformer to sell into the multi millions that doesn't have the name MARIO right on the box as others have stated.

3. Horrible Advertisement- G4 is a perfect example. 90% of the time (literally) all you see is Fable 2 and Farcry 2 commercials for the past week. Once and awhile you get the Mirrors edge and Fallout 3 commercial but even that's rare. I have yet to see any commercial for Little BigPlanet.

1 the delayed mess u Little big planet

2 it's only been out 7 day so far

3 not enough advertisement

4 it' hasn't been release in the Uk yet

5 the holidays are coming up

6 it look like little big planet going to gem of a game.

It's quite shocking to be honest.

It was being stupidly over hyped..perhaps even more than GTA4 was...but when the recall happened it's like the hype completely crashed and burned. It was at the top of the hype mountain ..and then suddenly went into freefall. Bizarre.

its so easy to tell who has LBP and who doesn't in this thread.out0v0rder

it honestly is a great game, GOTY contender and this coming from a Lemming....

Fable 2 is outselling and will continue to outsell LBP because Fable 2 is just a better game.

Those are just sales from people who got it early in the US. alone :|.

Fable 2 is outselling and will continue to outsell LBP because Fable 2 is just a better game.

ReverseCycology

I know someone who completed the game and he said he was dissapointed. Apparently the story was way too short and not good enough.

I personally think LBP is the better game. The thing is though casuals may not know what it is so will ignore it. Plus its not released everywhere. I live in England and it does not come out till wednesday.

Fable 2 is outselling and will continue to outsell LBP because Fable 2 is just a better game.

ReverseCycology

reviewers must not have seen the sales yet :lol:

Fable 2 is outselling and will continue to outsell LBP because Fable 2 is just a better game.

ReverseCycology

Fable 2 is outselling and will continue to outsell LBP because Fable 2 is just a better game.

ReverseCycology

have fun playing for 10hrs then have a feeling of disappointment when you play Fable 2. we'll be playing LBP for months and months, and enjoying the Co-op, which i hear in Fable 2 is such a blast ahahahahahahahahaha (another failed promise by the makers of fable 2)

oh yeah .... Fable 2 flopped

[QUOTE="Broman6015"]LBP's launch was messed up. Most people couldn't find the game until the 28th, where as Fable 2 came out when it was supposed to on the 21st.lightlink7

This and maybe because of the fact its not being advertised properly, I'm in the UK and I've seen no form of advertisement at all for LBP.

I agree

Have you ever talked to someone about a game and they had no idea what you were talking about. Even though it was a new game coming to the only system that person owned. I had that happen to me with LBP a few times when talking to PS3 owners at work. I brought up the fact the game was delay to a number of people I work with that own a PS3 and most of them at no idea what game I was talking about.

They were all waiting for RFOM 2.

Shooters are hurting gaming more than the Wii ever will.

Those are just sales from people who got it early in the US. alone :|.

Heydanbud92

It sold fairly low in Japan also

who actually thought LBP would out sell Fable 2 in the first weeks?

LBP is a game with legs, Fable 2 will top out around 2 million fairly quickly.

I didn't even know it was freaking released because of all that hoopla about the song.

Luckily I went to gamefly the night before it was relased and was able to secure it through them. I rented it, then just bough it when it was delivered. $40 for the game.