vgchartz has this game at 1.04 million copies sold. Not sure if it has any legs left. I have searched around and have not found a reported number higher than the one Joe80 posted previously, it may be buried in a company report or new numbers may have not been reported yet.
"vgchartz is an independent site who bases their numbers on a small pool of data, which is known to be inaccurate at times, only use loosely as a guide."
SCi have announced that Kane & Lynch has sold over 1 million copies worldwide at retail.
“We anticipate a positive sales trend to continue through the remainder of FY08 and for Kane and Lynch to firmly establish itself as another key franchise for the Group,” said SCi in a statement.
UK-based SCi added that Kane and Lynch's sales-to-date for the comparable period have exceeded those of 2006’s Hitman Blood Money.
vgchartz has this at 560,000 copies sold or 56DKP, above what we are predicting. apparently it doesn't matter how bad a game is, if you put enough marketing dollars into it, it will sell.
"vgchartz is an independent site who bases their numbers on a small pool of data, which is known to be inaccurate, only use loosely as a guide"
Thanks for the votes Just_Ben it wasn't really that much work, I just had a little extra time and felt like doing some housekeeping for the exchange. I'd also like to rewrite some of the game summaries but that would be a big project. Please also bid up everyone else who's helped before me.
@Gaara42, I must concur that the advertising has been heavy on this one. Remember, there many gamers who do not read reviews and do buy games solely based on advertising.
I was thinking of 50DKP as a minimum, sorry if that wasn't evident. Even if it was a below average game, its advertising made up for it and this will move many more copies than people think, in part because Eidos wants this to be a hit.
Seems a little early to declare future sales will only be 200k more when the last tracked weeks in US/EU according to VG show combined sales of 100k units.
Why do you think it will drop so fast especially during Christmas time (when parents are buying the heavily advertised but maybe not that great titles?)...
vgchartz has this at .3 million or 30DKP. This game was heavily advertised, so even with the horrible reviews it probably still sold. 50DKP does not seem unreasonable for this over its lifetime (think bargain bin sales and the like).
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"vgchartz is an independent site who bases their numbers on a small pool of data, which is known to be inaccurate at times, only use loosely as a guide."