Why Did Bionic Commando Rearmed Outsell Bionic Commando_
By Dr. Eleanor Vance | Published on January 01, 0001
You may have heard. Capcom’s Bionic Commando revamp has tanked, and tanked in a big way, selling only 27,000 units during the month of May. Which begs the question: why? https://kotaku.com/bionic-commando-fails-to-grab-retail-success-5291385 After all, the same developers (Grin) released a Bionic Commando game last year that lacked the advertising, budget and horsepower of the “main” title, yet it still managed to H25 sell over 130,000 copies during its first week on sale, despite being a port of a difficult, antiquated arcade/NES title.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); https://kotaku.com/bionic-commando-rearmed-first-week-download-numbers-5041155 So what gives? Why were there over 130,000 people willing to buy Bionic Commando Rearmed in a week, but in over a week on sale, the “real deal” couldn’t even move 30,000? Aside from the fact Rearmed was great, and that the 130k figure includes global sales, surely price plays a part. Rearmed was an Xbox Live Arcade title, while Bionic Commando launched as a full-price retail game. The game’s long development period – which has led many to remark “oh, that wasn’t already out?” – probably
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