@apujanata, Using COD and Smash Bros may lead you to the wrong conclusions.
While COD4 won high acclaim, COD3 wasn't done by the same development team and was criticized compared to earlier entries in the series. A far better example would be COD2 to COD4 (which would support your sales theory as well, which does have merit). But that was a major jump forward for the series in terms of settings and online features.
Similarly, look at Smash Bros. It is easily the most-hyped game on the Wii, which has happens to be selling a lot faster than the Gamecube. It's an exceptional example.
Now, look at Resident Evil. The previous game was a tremendous step forward for the series (in terms of gameplay) and was released on two systems (we'll ignore Wii sales) with a huge combined install base. Yet its sales were still lower than the first 2 entries in the series. Why would RE5 sell more on systems with a fraction of the install base? This series has seen a steady decline in sales for its games, so why will this entry be any different, especially since it is no longer featured on the top-selling system (as the Playstation brand used to be)?
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Using COD and Smash Bros may lead you to the wrong conclusions.
While COD4 won high acclaim, COD3 wasn't done by the same development team and was criticized compared to earlier entries in the series. A far better example would be COD2 to COD4 (which would support your sales theory as well, which does have merit).
But that was a major jump forward for the series in terms of settings and online features.
Similarly, look at Smash Bros. It is easily the most-hyped game on the Wii, which has happens to be selling a lot faster than the Gamecube. It's an exceptional example.
Now, look at Resident Evil. The previous game was a tremendous step forward for the series (in terms of gameplay) and was released on two systems (we'll ignore Wii sales) with a huge combined install base. Yet its sales were still lower than the first 2 entries in the series.
Why would RE5 sell more on systems with a fraction of the install base? This series has seen a steady decline in sales for its games, so why will this entry be any different, especially since it is no longer featured on the top-selling system (as the Playstation brand used to be)?