@Issue Poll: 59% Say Poor Unleashed Reviews ≠ Poor Sales
Tristan Oliver | December 30, 2008
Public Opinion Mostly Reflecting Figures…So Far
The old saying goes “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”
It appears that Sonic Unleashed holds true to those words, both in public opinion and in most sales figures thus far.
Out of 572 people who votes, 59 percent thought poor reviews of Sonic Unleashed would not have an impact on the game’s sales. 41 percent thought they would.
Thus far, in most areas, the game is selling exceptionally well, with current estimates putting sales at well over a million sold across all four platforms. The only weak point right now is in Japan, where only the Wii edition of the game has been released.
We have a new poll available now, and we invite you to participate in it.
Filed Under Sonic Scene
The reviews were too late. We bought before the reviews came out.
And we don’t regret it for the most part.
Well like it or not, reviews to some extent, DO in fact effect sales. Just depends on who the buyer is. If it’s a casual gamer, (or average person) then they’re more likely to eat whatever some douchefag says on his blog or in a magazine right up. More hardcore gamers (or a wiser person) will probably take what they say with a grain of salt. Not to mention the developer shoehorning a great review in their ads. “10/10!! -IGN” Shit like that always helps.
Myself, if I’m truly interested in a game, I’ll try it out before tossing it aside. Give it a fair shake, and move on. Reviews are just opinions, anyway. Take them for what you will.
—-
Oh and to clarify: I didn’t imply that hardcore gamers = more intelligent people. We all know better than that.
Check out Star Wars: Force Unleashed. It wasn’t well received, but somehow the 360 Version hit a million units while the Wii version is almost there. Also, Wii Music
I think if anything, the power of reviews may be starting to weaken a bit.
As for the poll, I voted maybe(But then again, Let’s Tap didn’t do so hot in Japan. Heck, I heard No More Heroes didn’t do so well in Japan ether. Is Originality on its way out of gaming because we don’t care anymore?)
Reviews don’t matter, its what you think of the game yourself.
“Out of 572 people who votes, 59 percent thought poor reviews of Sonic Unleashed”
572 people who /voted/. not votes.
Good… the way it should be. ignore the damn reviews… they are just a bunch of anti-Sonic people.
Of course bad reviews doesn’t mean bad sales. This is Sonic we’re talking about people! Game can be the worst thing ever and yet it will still sell.