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Tearaway sold 14k and it's made me depressed. See why it killed my cynicism inside.
- Thread starter Amir0x
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so it'll do like shit
cpp_is_king
Member
On a PS4 I'm the opposite. But memory is expensive on a Vita. Ain't nobody got space for that.
Nikodemos
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HueyFreeman
Banned
Is physical sales a reasonable metric for vita though?
Doug Heffernan
Member
14K?
Where's the source of this number?
Where's the source of this number?
Henry Jones Jr
Member
While I didn't find the game as great some people, it was a very fun, very unique game. It was hard not to smile while playing it. Most certainly deserved better sales numbers. It was released at a pretty terrible time, but Vita owners are pretty passionate about the platform and tend to buy lots of games. So here is hoping it sold well digitally and has some long legs. Maybe it will have good 2nd and 3rd month sales when people have a chance to refill their wallets after a brutal November.
Byakuya769
Member
How many people did it take to develop the game? Hopefully it ends up still be financially a net positive. Really good game, and I would like to see this imaginative approach pop up on the PS4. Much better game than LBP.
Why would I buy digitally with those insane memory card prices?
Amir0x's cleansing to superior game design is refreshing. Games can be fun by just being enjoyed for the experience, flaws and all.
one step closer to getting Amir0x to realize Heavy Rain is a good game
Robot Pants
Member
Is it the kind of game that could be brought to PS4?
Do you think it spites me? It does not. Instead, it makes you look like a child and you hurt only yourself. I have no investment in the sales - I do not own Sony stock and do not know anybody at Media Molecule - only enough care about my fellow gamers to try to convince them to experience it.
I find it amusing that you thought this was something worth posting though.
Ingueferroque
Banned
Out of curiosity checked out the local Gamestop (NYC) and they did not even have a Vita section. I am not surprised.
walltowall
Member
So true. With so many people waiting for AA games on PS+ it feels like those games are devalued. I bought puppeteer, but only when it was $15 at BBuy.....less that 45 days after release!
As mentioned, even with digital sales, considering how poor retail was, even if you doubled the sales with digital, the number would be pretty miserable
Perfect Cha0s
Member
Not without some pretty extreme concessions that would, IMO, rob the game of much of its fun and charm. It uses the Vita's cameras, both front and rear touch pads, and microphone in direct gameplay applications.
Pulling numbers out for your ass. The game sold less than 3800 first week in Japan, and charted like #38 in the UK chart. I find it very hard to believe it's over 100k.
Squirts Macintosh
Member
I asked for this for Christmas, kinda feel bad I didn't just buy it. They did release it around the same time as Zelda and Mario after all.
To be fair, your title says you're depressed about this. You seem emotionally invested in this game.
Wasn't it just a joke anyway?
So buy it at full price.
It would be fucking great if Tearaway showed up free on PS+ soon but I'm looking at LBP Vita and that hasn't made it.
It's not real depression, just a joke. It's simply me feeling a game deserves better, and because I actually love games, I want to share why with others. The topic title is just emphasizing how bad the sales were for the game, as if it would reel me into depression
UberTag
Member
The gaming industry of 2013 in a nutshell:
Tearaway - 14,000
Super Mario 3D World - 215,000 (digital & physical combined)
Call of Duty: Ghosts (shoot guys with swearing pre-teens and they die and then you die and then they die some more and it's the same game you've played 4-5 times before with recycled cutscenes and now dogs in 720p) - 6.5 million
Tearaway - 14,000
Super Mario 3D World - 215,000 (digital & physical combined)
Call of Duty: Ghosts (shoot guys with swearing pre-teens and they die and then you die and then they die some more and it's the same game you've played 4-5 times before with recycled cutscenes and now dogs in 720p) - 6.5 million
Orniletter
Banned
Tearaway was a system seller for me.
Yes, I´m serious.
Yes, I´m serious.
I had a similar mindset. Then I was fortunate enough to have a trip to Japan lined up when the 64GB card came out. At $90 for as much space as I'll ever need on a Vita, I felt it was worth it.
The Vita is now one of the best portable experiences I've ever had. Granted, I never had a PSP so a lot of my time is catching up on PSP games and reliving PS1 experiences. But then a superb indie goes up on PSN. And then an amazing experience like Tearaway comes along. Or a superb port like Persona 4 Golden is released.
I don't think there is a higher ratio of quality games to total number of games released for any other handheld in existence.
The best part is PS+ makes most of the best experiences free, too. It more than makes up for the cost of the memory cards. I also try games I typically wouldn't have purchased otherwise and find myself enjoying them far more than I expected. Anyone who plans on having a PS4 for a long time or already has a PS3 is doing themselves a disservice by not owning a Vita and PS+.
Oh and Tearaway is amazing. It proves Nintendo-like creativity can still be found in new IP.
Pristine_Condition
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Not saying I won't check out Tearaway if I ever get a Vita, but Amir0x's passionate opinions about games and gameplay would have more sway with me if he hadn't spent the last three years hating on Uncharted.
Originally this topic was about both Super Mario 3D World and Tearaway, actually. I was going to make it a dual topic about how quality games not receiving their due, and let others share why they also think people should play both.
But I didn't have time to write up a Super Mario 3D World review yet
Bluekaveli
Member
Maybe if it was on PS4 and they market it, then it wouldn't.
GuessMyUserName
Member
Considering it didn't even crack top 50 in this week's Media Create, of which 50th place is 4k..... don't expect much of a contribution of sales there.
ButchCat
Member
Surely the figure is far greater than 14k.
I do...
4GB memory card for life*
I'll never understand why people have problems finding something to play. And I'll never understand the logic in someone whining about no games, then not buying them when they come out. Instead waiting for price drops and PS+. You clearly do not want more games if you do nothing to show that to companies... by actually buying the games when they release. You're doing it wrong.
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or until Sony drop prices even more to be actually worth it.
Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
I was excited at first because, you know, PS Vita is finally getting a game! Owned this thing for about a year, and haven't bought anything on it, so I got pretty excited when I heard about Tearaway.
Than I saw the gameplay and decided the game isn't worth the price tag, and the Vita is once again back to never being touched by me.
Hell, it released on the day when a new Mario and Zelda game came out, not to mention the launch of the Xbox One.
It's a shame about the sales; really enjoyable game.
Orniletter
Banned
lightning2k3
Member
Tearaway is a great game. I am glad amir0x made this post, because I think this game deserves to be played by a lot of people.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
You couldn't do Tearaway on any other platform other than the Vita. It's the game that should have been out for launch for the system, it takes advantage of all the features the Vita has.
Made me laugh so hard and shake my head at the same time.
I will be buying Tearaway on Sunday.
The Spoony Hou
Member
Pristine_Condition said:
The mark of a critic you can like is not when you agree with him all the time on every game you love, but when you can respect them even when you disagree (not that I might meet the criteria for you, I don't really care either way honestly). That is in fact the criteria I use for all the GAFers I trust. They must disagree about a game I like, but they must have articulated why and how with a degree of intelligence and thought that allows me to respect their position.
If you feel I have not articulated at depth why Uncharted is problematic, then you either haven't been reading or you choose to ignore it because you like the game too much. Which is also your right.
Like the hat?
Banned
I haven't gotten more than fifteen minutes into it, but it didn't really grab me enough to take my attention away from link between worlds. I plan to go back to it after lbw though, but at least in the little amount of time I played, it seemed really gimmicky. Mostly the poking my fingers through the bottom.
The team size was 20.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Not everyone votes either. Not that it adds to sales enormously.
hodayathink
Member
Paid $45 for mine, brand new (thank you Best Buy). And isn't retail price $80 now?
Supposedly the team was only about 8-10 people, though the game was in development for more than a year.
How much of a true representation of the game is the demo? I know demos can be a really problematic way to judge a game, so I'm keeping my mind open.
I found the demo to be terribly boring, and it's relegated the game in my mind to a $20 bargain bin purchase. I hope I got the wrong impression?
I found the demo to be terribly boring, and it's relegated the game in my mind to a $20 bargain bin purchase. I hope I got the wrong impression?
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