Has there ever been a game that...

...everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, came together as a community and decided not to make a purchase due to certain aspects of the game or developer's direction?

I guess my follow up question is, has their ever been a title that sold below 1,000 units total? Did that developer bounce back years later?

I asked this to a couple buddies at work with No Man's Sky as my example. Had the community known of all these "promised" features not being there in the final game, would that community have came together to boycott it by refusing a purchase?

This isn't a thread to bash No Man's Sky specifically, I just used it as an example because of the grand majority of consumers that were not satisfied.

Always wondered if there was a title that a large percentage of potential buyers decided to back out.

Thanks guys!

Call of Duty

Big Rigs maybe? Dunno.

Hatred?

Aliens; Colonel marines? Battleborn?

@SecretPolice: wow an 8% on meta critic lol. Has that developer recovered from that?

That game has a cult following though- so bad that it's good sort of game

Lol, I don't think so, haven't heard of the dev since.

I'd say fans have certainly spoken with their wallets in regards to Metroid Federation Force. It sold less than 5,000 copies its first week in Japan, It was the 15th best selling 3DS game in the UK when it launched. No idea about USA but it can't have been good

This also makes me think about the review embargo on No Mans Sky. All big reviewers were scratching their heads say "something fishy going on here".

I agree this game would have been left out cold had people known about all the shortcomings and failed promises.

Other than that, I saw COD mentioned above. But that still sells well. I really can't think of one.

I think No Mans Sky is the worst, i cant believe Sony tried to and did hype so many people into buying it. They even released statements regretting it to try and damage control. Sony is very greedy, they hype shat like this all the time.