Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Enter the Matrix vs Prince of Persia
Per Danny's request, I scoured the net to find sales figures of Enter the Matrix and Prince of Persia. IGN, in a mailbag from early February, states that PoP has sold a combined 550,000 across all 3 major platforms. This is not a horrible amount, but considering how many total systems there are in existence, not to mention the fact that PoP is one of the most beautiful and inspired games this generation, sales were very disappointing.
IGN says the figure of 550,000 is accurate through December 2003. However, in January, Ubi Soft, the publisher of PoP, opted to pack in another hit title, Splinter Cell, free with any purchase. As of now, there are an uncofirmed 2 million Prince of Persia sales. That Ubi Soft had to pack in another game for free to sell the almost perfect PoP is very sad indeed.
Read the article here.
Enter the Matrix was not a beautiful or terribly innovated game. However, it has the Matrix license attached to it with the promise of never before seen tape of the Matrix universe. According to an article printed June 19, 2003, EtM has sold over 2.5 Million Copies.
Read the article here
This further illustrates my point that quality is no longer the main concern for consumers. Marketing and licensing have become far more important.
IGN says the figure of 550,000 is accurate through December 2003. However, in January, Ubi Soft, the publisher of PoP, opted to pack in another hit title, Splinter Cell, free with any purchase. As of now, there are an uncofirmed 2 million Prince of Persia sales. That Ubi Soft had to pack in another game for free to sell the almost perfect PoP is very sad indeed.
Read the article here.
Enter the Matrix was not a beautiful or terribly innovated game. However, it has the Matrix license attached to it with the promise of never before seen tape of the Matrix universe. According to an article printed June 19, 2003, EtM has sold over 2.5 Million Copies.
Read the article here
This further illustrates my point that quality is no longer the main concern for consumers. Marketing and licensing have become far more important.
// posted by Tom @ 1:21 PM 
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