Sales = Quality

This argument as far as I am concerned is hilarious.

Just because a game sells well, does not mean its better the a game that sold less copies.

Then again, for those who don't understand how things of value are sold around in the everyday marketplace - I can't be shocked.

Otogi is one of the best games ive ever played and it sold very poorly.

Biggest no in the universe.

most the time yes, critical acclaim usually comes along with great sales

High Sales = High Degree of Casual Appeal

most the time yes, critical acclaim usually comes along with great sales

johnnyblazed88

Tell that to Okami and Psychonauts.

No......but most times a good game sells a lot

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most the time yes, critical acclaim usually comes along with great sales

789shadow

Tell that to Okami and Psychonauts.

This argument as far as I am concerned is hilarious.

Just because a game sells well, does not mean its better the a game that sold less copies.

Then again, for those who don't understand how things of value are sold around in the everyday marketplace - I can't be shocked.

SquatsAreAwesom

No, but I went see a Psychonauts sequel, and thats certainly not because the game was bad....

No one evermakes this argument so why is it even an issue?

No one evermakes this argument so why is it even an issue?

ActicEdge

Of course not.

The only thing we can definitely glean from sales is how much a game has sold.....full stop.

The speculation starts when you ask why it sold or did not sell. Critical acclaim, good word-of-mouth, popular franchise. Could be anything. It's important to look at because a game that sells well has a better chance of a sequel than one that doesn't sell well at all.

0Obviously not, there's a lot of movie tie ins and shovelware or "casual games" that sell a lot and arepretty much c r a p ...

Nobody makes this argument...

No one evermakes this argument so why is it even an issue?

ActicEdge

nobody ever uses that argument. Ever

and if they did theyd just get pwned in the first post with a picture of Wii Play.

The same people who believe this are most likely the same people who believe people like Soulja Boy, Lil Wayne, and Flo Rida are the greatest rappers ever since they sell so much.

quality =/= quantity.

some people with 500 posts have quality posting much more than fanboys with 10k posts.

No but sales determine what is the greatest value to the customers and what they prefer to spend their money on to own.

For example people want a Wii the most the 360 second most and the PS3 the least.

No but sales determine what is the greatest value to the customers and what they prefer to spend their money on to own.

For example people want a Wii the most the 360 second most and the PS3 the least.

rybe1025

Don't worry this topic is probably in regards to my Halo 3 thread. You know the one where I mention to Cows 9.98 million :P

I seen 360 people saying this in the a ps3 thread, wii makes a mockery of this argument

The argument only works one way...A quality game can in turn produce high sales. However, just b/c a game sells well doesnt mean its good. Its like a square is a rectangle but a rectangle is not always a squarewolverine4262

This argument as far as I am concerned is hilarious.

Just because a game sells well, does not mean its better the a game that sold less copies.

Then again, for those who don't understand how things of value are sold around in the everyday marketplace - I can't be shocked.

SquatsAreAwesom

No, not at all. They just determine how much people want something, but eventhen, people could just trade in their purchase because they may not like it.

The same people who believe this are most likely the same people who believe people like Soulja Boy, Lil Wayne, and Flo Rida are the greatest rappers ever since they sell so much.

shoryuken_

High Sales = High Degree of Casual Appeal

aflakian

only lemmings think like that

Let me put it to you this way: Fall Out Boy records have gone MULTI-PLATINUM. Have you heard Fall Out Boy LIVE? Their performances are atrocious, yet hundreds of thousands of millions of people PAY to see them play. This also goes to show you the phrase, "You get what you pay for" is not always applicable.

Ikaruga, Okami and MadWorld have something to say to you

Both Wii itself as a system and its games is the perfect example to illustrate how wrong that statement is.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.

No. Sales =/= quality.

But most times quality = sales.

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No one evermakes this argument so why is it even an issue?

IronBass

Except that Halo 3 has the critical critical acclaim and online traffic to back it up. The fact that it sold alot means there's every motivation to carry on the franchise in one form or another.

There is some slight correlation, but about 95% of the time, no.

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High Sales = High Degree of Casual Appeal

danish-death

1. no it wasnt, that is just a stupid stereotype that it seems to carry, its one of the most difficult game I played last year.

2, it didnt sell that bad, it sold 550K which while not a huge success was s till an overall profit.

let me ask yo this, is wiiplay a good GAME... NO!!!!

question solved

I seen 360 people saying this in the a ps3 thread, wii makes a mockery of this argument

kate_jones

Sales =/= quality!There have been really good games that just don't sell well. And there have been crappy games that do sell well.

No, i have seen a few high quality games not sell like they should have(KZ2, inFamous).djsifer01

[QUOTE="djsifer01"]No, i have seen a few high quality games not sell like they should have(KZ2, inFamous).surrealnumber5