So apparently, even before factoring in digital sales, Bay 2's first week of state-side sales have out-done the first week sales of Bayonetta 1's original state-side release, especially after factoring in the difference in install bases during the time of the first game's release and the install base of the Wii U during Bay 2's release.
XBox 360 Bayonetta week 1 sales[5 days of data]: 91,668 units.
Install base at that time: 18,305,518 units.
PS3 Bayonetta week 1 sales[5 days of data]: 53,049 units.
Install base at that time: 11,400,743 units
Combined install base in the US: 29,346,261 units.
Now, the first 2 days of sales for Bay 2, not including digital sales or Japanese sales, at an estimate based off of the only charts currently tracking it:
190,087 units.
Install base of the Wii U: 7.29M units.
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It's not that 1M we were hoping for right off the bat, but after the Japanese sales got people down, this is still a victory.
I'm hoping it continues to keep selling through the holidays so that it can at least reach the 500K mark.
Call me an optimist.
This is very good news after all of the doom&gloom that this game has unjustly suffered through.
For those that have been on the fence about it, take it from a fan of the series; if you love action games, this is a must-have.
Let's get it up to 1M over the holidays, or at least somewhere close to it, eh?
It's already out-done the original's sales on a console-to-console basis for its first week, so let's help it sell even better so that Platinum will continue to push for its continued existence.
Let's get this game dancing through the doubts and doom, and on to a resounding success!
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I am also very hopeful for Bayo 2 to become a success sales wise! :)
This is also not considering all the report of people not being able to find a copy and being forced to buy digital or wait until the next shipment.
We'll have to see if the game has legs as long as its protagonist before calling it a victory though.
I'll be buying the game over Christmas break. I just don't have the time for it right now. Can't wait to play it though. I really hope it sells well.
This is one of the few games that I bought purely to experience its presentation. Typically I don't buy games for graphics and presentation alone, and linear games aren't my thing, but when I played the demo, I was impressed by the crazy action in the first part and the amazing battle with a massive creature climbing a skyscraper in the second part. This game has set pieces done right, and I felt I had to purchase it if only to simply see every part of it in action.
I'm unlikely to be too skilled at it (I expect many a bronze medal, or worse) as I lost my gaming reflexes long ago with the influx of RPGs that started around the Playstation 1 era, but I simply look forward to experiencing all of its visual splendor.
The fact that I got the first game, too, is one hell of a nice bonus.
This sold more than the original did on 360 or PS3 in the first week. Haters can go eat crow now lol