Red Dead Redemption Ships 11M, LA Noire 4M

Well deserved. Red Dead Redemption is one of my favorite games, I'm glad it gets the recognition it deserves. I hoped L.A. Noire would do better since it was a really good fun game. Though 4 million isn't that bad but no where near Red Dead Redemption's 11 million.

Red Dead Redemption Ships 11M, LA Noire 4M

Take-Two Interactive Software released the sales figures for their two major titles -- Red Dead Redemption and L.A. Noire -- as part of the quarterly financial results. Rockstar's crime themed action adventure LA Noire did not achieve the same success as the ever popular Western ****shooter, Red Dead Redemption.

The publisher marked $334.4 million in revenue for Q1 2011 (which ended June 30), down 11% from $375.4 million a year earlier).

In 2010, when the company launchedRedDeadRedemptiongarnered far more attention than Team Bondi's crime-solving treat. In fact, Red Dead Redemption shifted 11 million copies to date, according to the publisher. Meanwhile, LA Noire sold 4 million copies so far, as confirmed by Take-Two's chief executive Strauss Zelnick, who is happy with the figures: "It's a great result," he said.

Still a modest sucess, most likely a lot of people were put off by its gameplay mechanics.I know one guy who complained that it had bad graphics and thus it would be a terrible game(every time i hear someone say stuff like that i die a little on the inside).

Umm, not to be a stickler, but you can take the dollar signs out of your post. It's 11 million and 4 million COPIES, not dollars, respectively.

Obviously RDR's sales are more impressive, but it's also been out longer and came to greater critial acclaim. Well deserved sales for both games.

Still a modest sucess, most likely a lot of people were put off by its gameplay mechanics.I know one guy who complained that it had bad graphics and thus it would be a terrible game(every time i hear someone say stuff like that i die a little on the inside).

razgriz_101

Well RDR does have "teh" multiplayer.:P

Honestly though I loved RDR more. I can see why more people would prefer it to LA Noire.:? Hell I've beaten RDR like 6 times and LA Noire twice...mainly for trophies though.:?

Well RDR does have "teh" multiplayer.:P

Honestly though I loved RDR more. I can see why more people would prefer it to LA Noire.:? Hell I've beaten RDR like 6 times and LA Noire twice...mainly for trophies though.:?

Vyse_Legends

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Well RDR does have "teh" multiplayer.:P

Honestly though I loved RDR more. I can see why more people would prefer it to LA Noire.:? Hell I've beaten RDR like 6 times and LA Noire twice...mainly for trophies though.:?

DrHousesCane

Riding your horse through the empty west was more entertaining and strangely...relaxing.:P

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Well RDR does have "teh" multiplayer.:P

Honestly though I loved RDR more. I can see why more people would prefer it to LA Noire.:? Hell I've beaten RDR like 6 times and LA Noire twice...mainly for trophies though.:?

Vyse_Legends

Riding your horse through the empty west was more entertaining and strangely...relaxing.:P

I'm playing LA Noire at the moment it's pretty good, i found RDR boring though

I'm playing LA Noire at the moment it's pretty good, i found RDR boring though

spookykid143

LA Noire deserves it. Team Bondi did an incredible job. I really hope Rockstar doesn't ruin the series.

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I'm playing LA Noire at the moment it's pretty good, i found RDR boring though

DrHousesCane

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I'm playing LA Noire at the moment it's pretty good, i found RDR boring though

spookykid143

The Vice Desk has the more entertaining cases of the game.:D

You know you are doing it wrong when you don't turn a profit with 4million shipped.

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I'm playing LA Noire at the moment it's pretty good, i found RDR boring though

spookykid143

While not the same number of copies as RDR, 4 million still sounds like a lot (something most games these days are lucky to see 1 million of, in the time span LA Noire was out) and yet... Team Bondi was forced to close? How much exactly did this game cost to make, and how could one go broke from that? :/ 4M x 60 = 240 MILLION... What?

RDR is a great game especially with all the DLC and extras.

I've never played LA Noire but 4 million is still very good.

While not the same number of copies as RDR, 4 million still sounds like a lot (something most games these days are lucky to see 1 million of, in the time span LA Noire was out) and yet... Team Bondi was forced to close? How much exactly did this game cost to make, and how could one go broke from that? :/ 4M x 60 = 240 MILLION... What?

yoshi_64

While not the same number of copies as RDR, 4 million still sounds like a lot (something most games these days are lucky to see 1 million of, in the time span LA Noire was out) and yet... Team Bondi was forced to close? How much exactly did this game cost to make, and how could one go broke from that? :/ 4M x 60 = 240 MILLION... What?

yoshi_64

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While not the same number of copies as RDR, 4 million still sounds like a lot (something most games these days are lucky to see 1 million of, in the time span LA Noire was out) and yet... Team Bondi was forced to close? How much exactly did this game cost to make, and how could one go broke from that? :/ 4M x 60 = 240 MILLION... What?

DrHousesCane

[QUOTE="DrHousesCane"][QUOTE="yoshi_64"]

While not the same number of copies as RDR, 4 million still sounds like a lot (something most games these days are lucky to see 1 million of, in the time span LA Noire was out) and yet... Team Bondi was forced to close? How much exactly did this game cost to make, and how could one go broke from that? :/ 4M x 60 = 240 MILLION... What?

yoshi_64

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While not the same number of copies as RDR, 4 million still sounds like a lot (something most games these days are lucky to see 1 million of, in the time span LA Noire was out) and yet... Team Bondi was forced to close? How much exactly did this game cost to make, and how could one go broke from that? :/ 4M x 60 = 240 MILLION... What?

ocstew

[QUOTE="yoshi_64"][QUOTE="DrHousesCane"] Well with the voice acting Facial Technology and sound editing I can imagine it must have cost quite a fortune. :)DrHousesCane

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While not the same number of copies as RDR, 4 million still sounds like a lot (something most games these days are lucky to see 1 million of, in the time span LA Noire was out) and yet... Team Bondi was forced to close? How much exactly did this game cost to make, and how could one go broke from that? :/ 4M x 60 = 240 MILLION... What?

yoshi_64

Red Dead Redemption benefits from being very much "Grand Theft Horse". It takes the very familiar GTA feel and style and successfully puts it into a western world.

LA Noire has benefits a lot more from having the Rockstar name and great graphics. I enjoy the game but it really feels when I play it more like Heavy Rain than GTA or RDR. And that is because it IS more like Heavy Rain in the sense the game is all about talking to people and "pushing X to beer bottle" as someone once said.

So while the Rockstar name has helped the game sell a decent amount, the game itself quickly lost interest among the general public and just wasn't the usual Rockstar smash hit.

LA Noire hasn't been out for nearly as long. Give it time.

I still need to replay RDR.

I really want to like it more.Finished it once and put it down.

Rockstar is my favorite developer when it comes to games. They take the time and money to craft rich and amazing experiences full of content, polish, emotion and variety like no other developer while also being one of the few developers that purposefully stray from the mainstream popular concepts to things like Westerns and Noire tales and high school hijinx.

i enjoied la noire and all but if it never got a sequel i would not care at all.

Red Dead Redemption was amazing. I need to rebuy that game since I switched to PS3.

Red Dead Redemption was amazing. I need to rebuy that game since I switched to PS3.

n00bproof

played and beat both....RDR was the better game but liked both