wraggster
September 10th, 2012, 20:16
Xbox Live Arcade’s Summer of Arcade promotion apparently didn’t carry the same appeal this year as it has in the past.
Eurogamer’s examination of a Gamasutra report (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-09-07-microsofts-summer-of-arcade-2012-posts-uninspiring-sales) reveals generally low first week player figures for the promotion’s titles.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD – 98,000 players
Deadlight – 53,000 players
Wreckateer – 6629 players
Hybrid – 12,168
Dust: An Elysian Tail – 32,000
Tony Hawk and Deadlight Individually fared decent, but Wreckateer is in the running for worst selling Summer of Arcade title of all time.
Eurogamer provides Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s over 145,000 first week players as a means of comparison to quantify the lackluster performance of the promotion as a whole. Also, pointing out that a big name title such as CS:GO launching during the same period could have affected the promotion's sales.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/xbla-summer-of-arcade-sales-disappoint/0102594
Eurogamer’s examination of a Gamasutra report (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-09-07-microsofts-summer-of-arcade-2012-posts-uninspiring-sales) reveals generally low first week player figures for the promotion’s titles.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD – 98,000 players
Deadlight – 53,000 players
Wreckateer – 6629 players
Hybrid – 12,168
Dust: An Elysian Tail – 32,000
Tony Hawk and Deadlight Individually fared decent, but Wreckateer is in the running for worst selling Summer of Arcade title of all time.
Eurogamer provides Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s over 145,000 first week players as a means of comparison to quantify the lackluster performance of the promotion as a whole. Also, pointing out that a big name title such as CS:GO launching during the same period could have affected the promotion's sales.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/xbla-summer-of-arcade-sales-disappoint/0102594