Steady Stream of Sales Continue in NA, Britain
There may be a floor being built under the sales figures for Sonic and the Black Knight, after initially robust launch week sales dropped off significantly worldwide.
In Britain, the SBK did fall in the weekly multiplatform ranks, but not a whole lot–only jumping from #20 to #22. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games was just above it, at #21. The olympic title actually rose in rank from the previous week. Meanwhile, Madworld and House of the Dead: Overkill are nowhere to be found in the multiplatform Top 40.
Meanwhile, in North America, independent tracking website VGChartz suggests the bleeding has mostly subsided for SBK’s sales. Second week sales tanked 50% to 16,247, according to the website, but in a third week of sale, the game sold 14,442 copies–indicating some stability. The numbers are still down, but only by less than 2,000 copies.
Sales numbers for Japan were not immediately available.
VGChartz estimates that a little under 100,000 copies of the game have been sold thus far. That is a higher number than the website’s estimates for other recent Sega fare, such as MadWorld.
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In before “Y’know WHY the sales are low? Simple, BK SUCKS! FACT!”
Person sees SBK: “WTF?” and walks away…
Dumb Sonic fan sees SBK: “ZOMG!!!!1!1!!!1! S0n1C!!! W1Th a 5WorD!!!1!!! G0t7a BuY 1T!!!!!!1!!!!!1!111!!!!!!!1!!!!!”
Anyone (and with this, I mean any GOOD fan) can clearly see the differences between a poorly made spin-off and a genuine Sonic game (SA and SA2, what the heck, even Sonic Unleashed 360/ps3)…
Sonic and the black knight is good.
will the game doesnt suck its actually a good game thats recommended as a rental because of short storyline
@ Werehog
ya its a good game it doesnt suck anyway besides its in the top 40 so the game is good the game has some good qualities like music bonus content and a good storyline and ya even some good gameplay
well I guess this is good
@gabsonic: Actually the Wii version of Unleashed sold the best, then the 360 version, then the PS3 version (PS2 version lost). Granted the 360 version was better (Least it was IMO) but still, more Sonic fans on the Wii.
Also it’s not really fair to compare sales between a game on only one console and a multiplatform release. I don’t like SBK, however it obviously won’t sell 2 million copies.
I want SEGA to say what the next Sonic game is. It’s boring when I don’t have a Sonic game to look forward too.
Werehog
Srsly………. Mabey beacuse they think sonic needs a short break for a while (plus there is winter olympics to look foward to)
Do what I do, what for another non-Sonic you want, I plan on getting Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, The Conduit, inFamous, God of War III, etc. I think I’ll survive without 4 Sonic games coming out a year.
Werehog, I like your perspective. SEGA should keep rushing Sonic games, and make awesome ideas such as the Werehog.
Fans like you will help guide and fix the series. Keep on preachin, brotha!
Yeah, I agree with you Spider and Osnic too. I have The conduit, Wii sports resort and maybe… Monster hunter 3… But I want one Sonic game for the fall. IAnd I want to see what SEGA plans to do. Because I have no idea!
Funny thing is, this game is selling better than MadWorld, SEGA’s other title.
Didn’t see you serpx! I agree with you too! SEGAs Sonic games are awsome! And now the gameplay improves alot after every game!
udx: It does!? I’m shocked! But it’s not that strange. MadWorld is 18+.
God I hope you guys are being sarcastic
SEGA shouldn’t have released MADWORLD around the same time as RE5…
Crysore: Huh? Whats wrong now?
i think Sega is going to have portable game coming as there next game hopefully Sonic Rush 3 or Sonic Chronicles 2 i say this because like they just released Sonic Unleashed and SBK which are both games that take longer to make so there bound to have a portable Sonic game up next i really want Sonic Rush 3 because like it has Blaze and classic sonic gameplay and they need to add more playable characters like they should be Sonic Tails Knuckles Blaze Amy and i guess even Cream i only added her because i hope they make Sonic Rush 3 just like Sonic Advance 3 with team mates and ya my opnion of team name is Knuckles and Blaze = Emerald Guardians
you do realixe serpx was being sarcastic right?
@ Werehog
he means when like serpx was being sarcastic when he said this.
Fans like you will help guide and fix the series. Keep on preachin, brotha!(sounds sarcastic to me)
Speaking about the Werehog his gameplay is actually good like its ment for Knuckles and somewhat Rouge Sega you should really do that like for the gameplay when you beat the bosses they hand over a piece of the master emerald like seriously thats more better than tresure hunting for them some of us want to see Knuckles and his strengh that equals Sonic speed in a battle
The only reason this game is not selling milions of freaking copies is because Sonic has a sword. Baw! Cry you big wussies! A fan says: Sonic is not supposed to have a sword its not him! Thats a bunch of crap says I
I’m surprised no one had commneted on the fact that M@S is still in the charts after being out for nearly 2 years. MadWorld is having its issues as I expected. I don’t even know why third parties bother to put there ‘hardcore’ games on the Wii when they the sell jack shit compred to most Wii shovelware. And then get no thanks for it.
Cool, SBK is a good game.
I reckon Black Knight might be good for a rental if you’re a Sonic veteran (as in, not so much the gameplay than the content), but it’s anyone’s call otherwise.
Shame about Madworlds sales, it deserved to do far better.
I’m upset Madworld isn’t doing better. It’s amazing. The tracks, the over the top moves and boss fights, the graphical style, the humor, the character designs, even the story. Then on top of that, there’s the killing and the blood for ‘teh hardcores’. I just made my friend buy it himself, and now he’s decided to hold onto his Wii, rather than sell it. You should reconsider calling yourself a gamer if you don’t like that game, it really is beautiful. Besides, it’s made by former members of the team that made Viewtiful Joe, Okami, and God Hand, and those games are all epic win (except God Hand, that’s epic kick your ass).
Anyhow, on topic, like I said before, Sonic games are as evergreen as any Mario game, M&S:atO continuing to sell and SatBK finally plateuing doesn’t surprise me in the least.