• Deceptichum@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    Buddy, its the worlds 5 largest IP, id be shocked if it didnt sell millions of copies regardless.

    For all we know it could have lost out on 20 million sales, but its an untrackable metric.

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      11 months ago

      Did any of the other HP games ever top the charts?

      If not, then there must be something special about this one other than IP. Especially since most of the other HP games came out before there was any JKR controversy.

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        11 months ago

        Other than mobile games or Lego versions, there hasnt been a proper Harry Potter game since 13 years ago and from memory they were extremely average movie tie in games.

        Its not a series like Pokemon or Zelda that sees frequent releases. It being the first real game, and done beautifully (graphics/ recreation wise) is certainly the biggest selling point.

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      11 months ago

      I mean I’m sure it’s a lot more cheerful for the to imagine the number as really high, but the fact of the matter is that in the end it still sold really well, becoming the top seller of that year.

      A bit of a ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ situation

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        11 months ago

        Its nothing to do with cheerful, its to do with not knowing how effective a boycott was.

        No one in their right mind would expect it to sell zero copies.

        Tell me, how do you tell if a boycott was successful?

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          11 months ago

          I’d expect it to meaningfully affect the sales and the maker/seller/whoever behind it. Being the most sold game of the year and presumably making a fat profit, I don’t think it really did either.

          So again, ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

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            11 months ago

            So, the fact that it took all year on all 4 major platforms to outsell one game from a much smaller but recognized IP thats restricted to one platform doesnt sound like a meaningful effect on its sales to you?

            Because thats a very weird thing. It should not have taken so long to reach this point, given the size of hp as a franchise.

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              11 months ago

              That’s the cheerful way to look at it. It sure could’ve, hypothetically, sold two gazillions instead of one. Take that, game, the boycott must’ve worked! Yeah…

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                11 months ago

                What exactly do you think detriment to sales means dude

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                  11 months ago

                  I guess a single person boycotting it would be a detriment but when you’re selling a boatload and making a hefty profit you aren’t all that bothered by that one lost sale.