Why sales shouldn't matter.

The only people who should care about the sales are the developers, because they are the ones benefitting from them if the game is GOOD or BAD, it does not matter. So i dont see why fans should gloat about the sales of particular games.
And the golden rule...

Quality > Quantity.

I can understand why developers and companies are money driven and focused to making loads of money, but when they have that and make it there, surely they should and are able to allocate the resources, finance and effort to make a GREATER game rather than rehash the same game.
But some fans would buy anything as long as it has that label to it.

g0ddyX

SW the only place people care that the 360 out sold the ps3 by 1 thousand, a number stock holders don't even care about.

James161324

Because your favorite company is not winning.

LordQuorthon

People get a game or a console they like it becomes a sale. Hence sales matter.AdmiralBison

Not to everyone though. They matter to shareholders, to investors, to CEOs, to financial firms managing the console manufacturers. But not to gamers. My enjoyment of a game isn't going to be altered by its sales figures.

If people didn't buy games or consoles we wouldn't have a video games industry. Then no graphics kings, no multi plats or exclusives. Gives devs further reasons to make sequels. Sales matter!!!!!!!!!!!AdmiralBison

No, you're argument here is that the sustainability and profitability of your favourite consoles and franchises matter. Completely different issue.

So long as your favourite console manufacturer and software developer makes enough money to sustain themselves (and there's no risk of that not happening honestly, all three console manufacturers have revenue outside the current generation of consoles) it shouldn't matter to you how games sell.

Sales only matter in any respect because they're a means to an end. Once that end has been achieved (which it has) sales no longer matter.

[QUOTE="James161324"]

SW the only place people care that the 360 out sold the ps3 by 1 thousand, a number stock holders don't even care about.

AdmiralBison

[QUOTE="LordQuorthon"]

Because your favorite company is not winning.

HuusAsking

Well sales do matter because the Dreamcast had better than the othersin every catagory for at least their first years but it failed.wooooode

[QUOTE="AdmiralBison"]People get a game or a console they like it becomes a sale. Hence sales matter.Danm_999

Not to everyone though. They matter to shareholders, to investors, to CEOs, to financial firms managing the console manufacturers. But not to gamers. My enjoyment of a game isn't going to be altered by its sales figures.

If people didn't buy games or consoles we wouldn't have a video games industry. Then no graphics kings, no multi plats or exclusives. Gives devs further reasons to make sequels. Sales matter!!!!!!!!!!!AdmiralBison

No, you're argument here is that the sustainability and profitability of your favourite consoles and franchises matter. Completely different issue.

So long as your favourite console manufacturer and software developer makes enough money to sustain themselves (and there's no risk of that not happening honestly, all three console manufacturers have revenue outside the current generation of consoles) it shouldn't matter to you how games sell.

Sales only matter in any respect because they're a means to an end. Once that end has been achieved (which it has) sales no longer matter.

[QUOTE="wooooode"]Well sales do matter because the Dreamcast had better than the othersin every catagory for at least their first years but it failed.Danm_999

they shouldn't matter? but they do outside of system wars Sales are the telling point for the entire industry.
Users follow it they see their friends buying games and they buy those same games.
Developers see if and say hey that games doing good lets do more of that.
Publishers see it and say look at that game lets get that game series under our publishing..etc

system wars can fight about it but sales mean the most outside of system wars.

[QUOTE="AdmiralBison"]People get a game or a console they like it becomes a sale. Hence sales matter.Danm_999

Not to everyone though. They matter to shareholders, to investors, to CEOs, to financial firms managing the console manufacturers. But not to gamers. My enjoyment of a game isn't going to be altered by its sales figures.

If people didn't buy games or consoles we wouldn't have a video games industry. Then no graphics kings, no multi plats or exclusives. Gives devs further reasons to make sequels. Sales matter!!!!!!!!!!!AdmiralBison

No, you're argument here is that the sustainability and profitability of your favourite consoles and franchises matter. Completely different issue.

So long as your favourite console manufacturer and software developer makes enough money to sustain themselves (and there's no risk of that not happening honestly, all three console manufacturers have revenue outside the current generation of consoles) it shouldn't matter to you how games sell.

Sales only matter in any respect because they're a means to an end. Once that end has been achieved (which it has) sales no longer matter.

If sales dont matter than nothing matters. It is what it is.

I think I see what the TOC is getting at.

It really boils down to what you want out of gaming. If you are really into high production games that take working game formulas to the next level (like driving or FPS or Madden), 360 or PS3 is the way to go.

If you are into quirky and something totally new, or more party gaming, I could see leaning toward the Wii.

If you notice, must of the banter of promoting a console or defending a console mostly revolves what they do best.

[QUOTE="LordQuorthon"]

Because your favorite company is not winning.

wasted_wisdom