MotorStorm Sells 3 Million - Kotaku Comments

MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

Zta — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:43:49 MST

It's a good and fun game, only lacking split-screen.

Zta

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Polygon — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:26:57 MST

Funny how Mario Kart will probably trump that in 2 weeks.

Polygon

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Irenicus-the one and only — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:25:09 MST

@FtGF: true, no one cares about 360 anymore in Europe ;)

Irenicus-the one and only

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Irenicus-the one and only — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:24:33 MST

@I_Hate_This_Place: True, wasn't there a deal where you got a free copy of Halo3 when you bought a 360 when you called them? Besides my whole point was about people saying sales don't count because they are bundled. Something I don't agree with. Just look at old Super Mario bros for the nes :)

Irenicus-the one and only

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I_Hate_This_Place — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:28:20 MST

@Irenicus-the one and only: I think there might have been a bundle offered rarely in Japan. But other than the one you pointed out and the possible one in Japan, the game was not widespread bunlded, IIRC.

I_Hate_This_Place

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FtGF — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:22:21 MST

@Irenicus-the one and only:
Ok so that might account for like 5 maybe 6 sales.

FtGF

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Irenicus-the one and only — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:29:02 MST

@I_Hate_This_Place: Sold in Sweden :) (I live here)

[www.webhallen.com]

Also is there not a halo3 bundle released for Chinese new years or something in Asia?

Irenicus-the one and only

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I_Hate_This_Place — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:03:23 MST

@Irenicus-the one and only: Wow. Please link me to where it was bundled. If you're talking about the Halo3 console, it didn't come with the game.

I_Hate_This_Place

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Deozaan — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:34:26 MST

Motostorm is the perfect pack in for PS3 because it's not really a game.

You put the disc in, turn it on, and after the intro movie you go directly into a race. There's no practice mode, no training mode, no local multiplayer, no extra features. It's just race with no explanation for anything.

Oh yeah, then they had a few DLCs to enable practicing and a couple new tracks/vehicles. But really, it's more bare than Excite Truck and I thought that game was sadly featureless.

Yes, it's fun to blow up cars and see that in HD, slow motion glory. It was my first hi-def gaming experience. But once that initial wow-factor wears off you're left wondering where the game is under all that shine.

Deozaan

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FtGF — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:00:56 MST

I know they are different style games but I suggest Burnout over Motorstorm. Motorstorm is nice but doesn't feel complete. And if you like smashing cars like some posters have mentioned Burnout will take care of that!

Maybe they will get it right with Motorstorm 2.

FtGF

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h0mi — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:36:17 MST

I rented motorstorm. it's ok. I would buy it but not for $60. And I've never seen it discounted.

h0mi

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Irenicus-the one and only — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:15:16 MST

@I_Hate_This_Place: Jaaa, yes it was.

Irenicus-the one and only

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$Bill$G$ — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:02:27 MST

What's wrong with motorstorm?

Lets see ...

1. Nobody can deny that particularly for a launch title, it's definitely got 'next gen' visuals. It must've sold at least a few systems. Compared to Dirt for e.g. - Motorstorm looks better and has a smoother framerate.
2. Pick up and play - choose race, car, go. Nothing too complicated here. Makes it very accessible. Sometimes too many game modes or track selections make it overwhelming.
3. Fun factor. Smashing cars is fun. Having them explode into many pieces is fun to watch as well even without local multiplayer.
4. Online. For those that like that sort of thing.
5. Depth! Multiple vehicle classes which change the nature of the tracks significantly. Some large tracks with multiple paths that need to be discovered and memorised.
6. Many many updates - it's been one of the most supported titles with patches and DLC.

Ok it could've been a lot better - 4x split-screen, more modes, faster loading, a few more tracks/cars, some tweaking of the SFX, some crowd for atmosphere. But what's there is sufficient, executed fairly solidly, and reasonably balanced and rounded out. It isn't supposed to be Gran Turismo, it's an arcade racer.

It isn't spectacular in every way but it's a good, solid (and exclusive) title with enough mass appeal (and marketing) to sell well. Which it has.

(somewhat like Resistance)

V2 should be pretty impressive. Evolution jumped leaps and bounds with every WRC release, and if Insomniac are any indication there are some big leaps to be had on the new platform. And like Insomniac they don't have to be dragged down by catering to multiple platforms.

$Bill$G$

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joelface — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:57:50 MST

motorstorm is really really fun.

...unfortunately i am stuck on one level, and to frustrated to keep trying it.

...but the graphics are awesome, the level design is awesome and revolutionary, for incorporating all those various vehicles, and allowing you to basically WIN a race regardless of the class you choose, if you race well enough.

very cool.

joelface

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I_Hate_This_Place — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:22:01 MST

@Irenicus-the one and only: Why? Halo3 was never bundled.

I_Hate_This_Place

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CitizenInsane27 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:15:50 MST

Freaking right. Motorstorm still remains one of my highest played games in the PSTriple library.

CitizenInsane27

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boxmyth — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:05:03 MST

I LOVE Motorstorm and will buy five copies of Motorstorm 2 when it finally comes out. Totally deserves the great sales it's gotten.

boxmyth

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DelSource — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:51:17 MST

@bornonce:

Never got the hang of SIXAXIS steering; just wish they'd made it Logitech G25-compatible.

DelSource

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bornonce — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:26:48 MST

I love Motorstorm; it's one of the few games that I actually bought (used on E-Bay, along with LAIR). I am still impressed with the graphics, the AI, the atmosphere, etc. of this game. It is one of the best for showing off the PS3, providing that you play it the way it was intended.

Cockpit view. It is a completely different game when you feel like you are actually in the vehicle.

Six-Axis steering. This is my favorite part. Although motion sensing has been used rather lamely on both the PS3 and the Wii, Excite Truck for the Wii and Motorstorm for the PS3 get it right. There is nothing more fun than using motion control in a driving game.

As far as value, the developers have been continually updating the game for free; how can anyone complain about that?

bornonce

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Irenicus-the one and only — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:26:21 MST

@DelSource: True, and same people need to bitch about Halo3 then.

Irenicus-the one and only

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MagnusGman — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:23:31 MST

hmmm, that's what I get for not checking console sales since september....

MagnusGman

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DelSource — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:09:10 MST

Motorstrom did well over a million before it was bundled. On bundles, it doesn't come with every PS3 you know, and in some countries isn't bundled at all. So give up on the "it doesn't count as sales" crap.

I remember seeing this game in play.com's gaming top 10 for a few weeks around Xmas - and the general chart, not the PS3 only one. Not bad for a year old game.

Given this was a launch title I'd say it was pretty awesome too.

DelSource

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King Seafoam — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:05:18 MST

i wish so much this were for 360.... ='(

King Seafoam

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Akmed — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:03:40 MST

well i guess it was just that awesome!!

congrats! got it the day it came out. never regreated buying it. very fun game.

Akmed

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fadecy — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:02:07 MST

I honestly think ridge racer is more fun and has more modes. But meh. 4m4z1ng 54nd graffix sell games apparently. And now burnout paradise is out you'd be taken away by the men in white coats if you even considered buying motorstorm.

Pack in more than a tech demo! *crosses fingers for uncharted pack in*

fadecy

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Player2 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:39:58 MST

@inphanta: You won't have to wonder anymore when you get banned for questioning it.

Player2

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FIRST!!! — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:13:00 MST

Nice. I'm dying to see Motorstorm 2. I know the first one was shallow when it came to features. But it definately made up for it with the gameplay, and physics. Both Sega Rally, and DiRT were a disappointment to me.

FIRST!!!

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Phenom88 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:52:12 MST

@inphanta: Clearly you dont frequent this site that much.

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Logstain — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:28:10 MST

For all the people not reading the article, yes this includes the ones bundled with the ps3. It's in the opening paragraph FFS.

Logstain

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fuchikoma — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:25:22 MST

Nice.
I got the 80GB Motorstorm bundle partly because I specifically wanted Motorstorm and didn't need another Spiderman bundle.

It's good. Not fantastic, but worth keeping for sure. I think it's a good launch title.

fuchikoma

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Strangelove — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:12:29 MST

Does this 3 million include pack-in numbers?

Strangelove

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Ether02 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:07:31 MST

Yes, the graphics and gameplay on this game are amazing. Can't wait for motorstorm2.

Ether02

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BloodStainedVendetta — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:00:57 MST

I tried so hard to enjoy this game, but I just couldn't. The load times on the vehicle menu selection screen were ridiculous and all the tracks were alike, just with different jumps and so on. Thank god DiRT was a great offroad racer.

BloodStainedVendetta

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Irenicus-the one and only — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:55:37 MST

Grats, I know a lot of haters out there but I loved this game (played PAL version.) Best next gen car game that I have played so far and enjoyed. The graphics were great and the racing etc mind blowing. I love and always have loved arcade racers a lot more though, even if I like GT a lot.

I can't wait for a sequel :) Hopefully this time there won't be some retarded 2person voice chat limit at the same time online. Awsome game, except for bikes that were impossible for me I played this game using the motion controls all the time and only motion, I thought they worked great. Most of the haters did not play this game, atleast not online, no way. I remember starting this game up the first time, I was like omfg! :P amazing, same with resistance online, after being so used to the 360 with hd through component and online of 8people.

Same feeling like the time you first start gears of war :)

Irenicus-the one and only

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gamadaya — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:24:58 MST

This doesn't surprise me. Motorstorm is really good. If I had a PS3, I'd get it.

gamadaya

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Player2 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:18:40 MST

@natiahs: I can't agree with you that nothing on the 360 has come close to touching Motorstorm. I've had a 360 since near-launch, and just got a PS3 about a month ago. You must have not seen much on the 360 if you think Motorstorm is that great.

Player2

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natiahs — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:43:39 MST

Glad to see it, although I'd like to know the numbers on the standalone version. Motorstorm is a great race game - the best since Midnight Club 3 - and really shows off the power of the PS3. Nothing on 360 has come close to touching it and it was damn near a launch title!

Burnout Paradise has stolen me away from Motorstorm for now, though.

JET

PS: If you have either of these games and haven't imported a DualShock3 yet, DO SO!

natiahs

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Sugarbloodsuckers — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:32:19 MST

I've bought 2 copies in bundles. Never have bothered to play it though.

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Evo — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:24:37 MST

@Heavyfuel: You said it yourself what is "Good" is relative from people to people. One person's gold is another person's trash and vice versa. Just because you find Excite Truck to be exciting, it doesn't mean others will find it exciting and vice versa.

Evo

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eastx — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:53:40 MST

Yeah, Inphanta needs to quit whining. Sometimes the news is good for Sony; sometime sit is not.

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Captain Impulse — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:50:57 MST

@7th_Ronin: Sorry friend, I don't play favorites.

@Zaos: It's 8.1 million, at last official announcement.

Captain Impulse

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LedRush — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:48:03 MST

@I_Hate_This_Place:

Except the sale of Wii Sports in Japan (unbundled) alone is about this.

LedRush

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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:46:17 MST

@inphanta: This is just the ebb and flow of news my man. I notice many in the media predicting this year the same thing they predicted in the beginning of 2007 which is the death of 360 and the dominance of PS3; all that's noise. Motor storm moved 3 million copies and that's a victory for a game that has been struggling for a long time to get some respect (just looking back at the game, it still looks good). I think it's the Sony rag of good news being twisted and strained for every last drop of good news that can be gotten out of it and that's not a bad thing. Some times it seems like some news may be painted at 360's expense but this isn't one of those. In those cases, I don't think Kotaku is the only one that does it but I think it's just how news works. Sony was getting its ass kicked all year, good news for them actually quails fears I had about the companies future and I'm sure will light a fire under MS's ass to bring better games and features to the table. I only loose my cool when people make completely false and inflammatory statements on all three sides of the fence.

okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)

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I_Hate_This_Place — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:38:43 MST

Lol, this is like bragging about wii sports sales. Good job regardless.

I_Hate_This_Place

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LedRush — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:28:59 MST

@Kyle81:

He asked for better racers, not better graphics.

LedRush

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heero69 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:27:42 MST

Well I hope they take that money and improve on the secound game...less dlc and more content in the disc would be nice

heero69

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Player2 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:21:34 MST

I just got the Motorstorm bundle recently and when I went to play it online, there were 4 lobbies in the US, each that seemed to have caps of 250 people. So if I understand this correctly, only 1000 people in the US can play online at one time. And at the time I played, there were only like 25 people in my region.

Can anyone confirm this, or is it hiding everyone I'd have a bad connection with?

Player2

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iRloading — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:21:02 MST

@MagnusGman: ZING! :D 3million for a launch game ain't bad~ was kinda hoping resistance would fare more being the equivalent of GOW at the time. Pretty much states Motorstorm2 a sure sequel then eh? ;)

iRloading

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Kyle81 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:20:27 MST

@Heavyfuel: Those are racers, not exactly better games, and definitely not all better looking either.

Kyle81

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Rectangle — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:16:25 MST

@heretrix: No kidding. Talk about a lack of features.

Rectangle

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rawg — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:16:13 MST

@eastx: Enjoy!

@Accordion: Agree. For a launch title Motorstorm was impressive. It could have just been a tech demo to show off the graphical potential of the PS3 but it was fun too.

rawg

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Superstar90 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:14:57 MST

I read that and thought it said "Motorstorm 3 sells a million" and I was like "WHAT THEY MADE 2 MORE GAMES? AND THE 3RD SOLD A MILLION?"

Superstar90

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heretrix — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:10:46 MST

Maybe this time they can make a complete game.

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LedRush — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:03:57 MST

@FelicioLostHorizonPT:

PGR, Burnout anything, Forza, need for speed, colin mcrae, NASCAR, testdrive, sega rally, etc...

LedRush

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LedRush — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:00:37 MST

@Evo:

You're right to say that online helps (and is an advantage over a non-online game), but it doesn't cancel out lack of multi-player for most people (unless they don't have friends). What good is a racing or fighting game if you can't play with friends?

Also, Excite Truck looks better than PS2 games easily...I actually thought the game looked pretty good. I know the game is shallow (hence the Motorsport comparison) but I truly believe the only reasons that Motorstorm performed were: lack of any good games on the PS3, great visuals, and the hype machine.

But, like with many "quality" related arguments, of course this is all opinion and speculation. I know people's opinions on quality vary greatly...I just really don't understand this one.

LedRush

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waltjay — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:53:07 MST

Hasn't Sony been giving away the game with the PS3 for like six months? It's not so hard to believe they've reached the 3 million mark.

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Billqvist — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:53:06 MST

This is the game that was bundled with PS3s, right?

If so my answer is the allmighty "meh".

Billqvist

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FelicioLostHorizonPT — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:52:55 MST

What about MotorStorm? Tell me a better xbox 360 racer? PGR? dont think so! i have both and Motorstorm has like tons of adrenaline and jaw droping gfx for a console release game!

FelicioLostHorizonPT

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sauvage — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:51:58 MST

@Father ColdCuts: You need to get friends that send you pointY messages. At least then it will be worth while come out of the game.
Watch you don't take someone's eye out with one of those new messages though.

sauvage

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maximatron — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:47:39 MST

@Sparx88: lol I looked at US sales only. But that dosent break my point, life is still unfair ;)

maximatron

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EnigmaNemesis — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:46:22 MST

@inphanta:

Oh please, at one time we all used to bitch at how anal they were AGAINST the PS3.

EnigmaNemesis

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Evo — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:46:02 MST

@Heavyfuel: Because it's fun? And it has online element which means you can actually played against not just another person but many people. Personally, I can't play a game which reminds me of PS1 game again and that's what Excite Truck looks like.

Evo

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Kyle81 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:41:02 MST

@inphanta: Tin foil hat on?

Kyle81

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LedRush — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:41:00 MST

Motorstorm is like a better looking Excite Truck, except without a two-player race, slowed down by 100%, and taking out the fun. I know the game looked good, but I'll never understand why people liked it so much (other than the fact that it came out when nothing of value was available on the system and nothing would become available for the better part of a year.

LedRush

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ahmeng — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:40:04 MST

So funny Motorstorm!!

ahmeng

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Antiterra — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:26:55 MST

@inphanta: Kotaku isn't exactly known for being a den of Sony loyalists. In fact, I remember PS3 fans railing against Kotaku's supposedly anti-Sony bias more than once.

It so happens that, lately, Sony has finally caught a break from the bad press and poor results, and has reasons to rejoice both on the VG and home video fronts. It's an almost mechanical effect that Kotaku and other websites would reflect that trend.
Around Halo 3's release, how many posts a day did we have about it? How many articles about the Wii's uncanny ability to print money? And Luke's post is hardly in awe of Motor-bundled-in-every-territory-on-Earth-storm's success...

Antiterra

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Accordion — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:24:28 MST

@baked ham:
Thats really not the point. When the best Wii titles are actually Gamecube ports, it is quite disappointing… especially when they had such long development cycles.

I dislike TP because like you assert, i can go back and play the older games with no problem, and link to the past, and ocarina a far better games in context.

Accordion

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Sparx — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:24:04 MST

@maximatron:

Uncharted did sell a million copies

[www.n4g.com]

Sparx

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maximatron — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:19:58 MST

MotorStorm a million seller? Proof we live in a unfair world, I beleive Uncharted deserved that.

maximatron

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baked ham — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:18:26 MST

@Zaos: Zelda was a GameCube game!? JESUS FUCKING CHRIST IT MUST'VE SUCKED!!!! Oh my god, I can never play Super Mario Bros. again. That game's like... 20 years old! No way could it still be awesome today...

baked ham

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7th_Ronin — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:17:40 MST

@Captain Impulse:

I see dead peopleeee.... err fanboy

7th_Ronin

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baked ham — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:16:54 MST

@inphanta: Shut yer trap. I'm sick of the accusations about this site's objectivity. You don't know what you're talking about. If you read this site on a regular basis you'll notice that all 3 systems get chided on a regular basis, and all 3 get the elaborate song and dance on occassion too.

baked ham

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Most Wanted — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:15:38 MST

@inphanta: I would think it is 'news' as it is the first PS3 game to reach this amount.

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Zaos — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:09:25 MST

@Zim: @Captain Impulse:
8.1 million or 7.2 million thats a pretty big difference inbetween itself and from 5 million. make up your minds plz ;) Don't sell yourself that Halo 3/Gears/Zelda had content. Halo suffered from the same problems halo 1/2 did, gears had like a 5 hour single player from what i heard. Zelda while it had more was a gamecube game.

Motorstorm isn't the the greatest game in the world, has less content than those mentioned above but not by much for a few - and the online is fun as hell and the company is still commited to updating it which is equally impressive.

Zaos

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inphanta — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:08:24 MST

I've noticed that every tiny piece of trifling, trivial news related to the PS3 or any of its games is made into an elaborate song and dance on this site. Every time the PS3 (which is still FAR behind its competitors) sells a few units one month, then it's "OMFG! The PS3 istaking over!!"

So Motorstorm has finally hit the 3m mark? so fucking what? It was bound to happen sooner or later. Will a post go up every time any game hits that mark or just when it suits a particular agenda (which, in this case appears to be making the PS3 look more successful than it is).

I'm starting to wonder about the objectivity of this site...

inphanta

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Accordion — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:08:23 MST

@Father ColdCuts: If you feel the urge to read some pointless message as soon as it is sent, then the game you are playing must not be very good. Fractured gaming is a bad idea, which may lead to poor[er] narratives in the future.

As for Motostorm, while it has [many] flaws, the pure gameplay experience is superb. For a launch game new IP i am happy.

Accordion

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WillUnwise — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:08:11 MST

@zaos: attach rates tell you how many games a consumer (on average) will buy for their console, after purchase. This allows them games developers/publishers to guage how likely it will be that their AAA/ZList/Whatever game will be purchased. Games bundled with consoles, if included, distort that figure. What's more I am talking about games included at the platform holders level (ie. in-box bundling) rather than Games That Come With The Console Down Your Local HMV*

Remember sales figures and attach rates are more important to those in the games industry than those of us that consume games products.

*or whatever you have in your territory

WillUnwise

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Sparx — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:06:19 MST

@TitillatedOcelot:

Well we can't just go off releasing things all willy-nilly now can we? That's not good business sense. It'll be that much bigger released with Home which is what they had in mind all along

Sparx

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Captain Impulse — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:04:30 MST

@Zaos: Meh, it's probably more sad that I knew it.

@MagnusGman: Fanboy /off, please.

Captain Impulse

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TitillatedOcelot — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:03:32 MST

@Father ColdCuts: Hey hey! Good news a-brewin'

[www.dbtechno.com]

Looks like the in-game XMB is en route. God knows how long the route is though...

TitillatedOcelot

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Zaos — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:02:28 MST

@Captain Impulse: i was going off a guess in the ballpark :( sorry i hit short. thats about a 47% attachment rate then - which is nice...but its halo and people bought the 360 just for it (and eventually started playing cod 4 ;) )

@WillUnwise: why does it make it meaningless? because you say so?

Zaos

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Zim — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:00:48 MST

@Zaos: More like 7.2million for Halo 3 so far. A pretty massive difference from 5million.

I think it's pretty sad Motorstorm did so well. It was so clearly a rushed game. The gameplay was great but the amount of content was insulting. Charging full price for it was ridiculous. A lot of the top selling games are often so as they have a huge amount of content. Halo 3, Gears, R:FoM, Zelda etc. You get a huge amount for the price, in Motorstorm it feels like ''Here is half a game, if it does well you can expect the other half''

Zim

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TitillatedOcelot — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:58:59 MST

@Father ColdCuts: Yeah, they sure are taking their sweet-ass time integrating that thing. I could have done it by now if I had a waffle iron and some plutonium. And a rubber band.

TitillatedOcelot

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MonkeyBiz — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:58:40 MST

Motorstorm was part of the protective packaging around the Blu-Ray player I bought!

MonkeyBiz

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Most Wanted — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:56:58 MST

Sales are 'over' 3 million and were actually pegged at 3.3 million by NextGen.biz back in December....given sales in Jan world wide it should be at approx 3.5 million now.

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MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

WillUnwise — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:55:58 MST

@zoas: does it count as attach rate if you bundle it with the console? bundling makes the sales figures and attach rates for any game meaningless.

WillUnwise

MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

GOD — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:55:38 MST

They had better start sorting the whole online games XMB intergration I guess. I hate having to go back to the main menu just to read some pointless message from someone on my friends list!!! SORT IT OUT SONY!! please x x x

AMEN!

GOD

MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

Captain Impulse — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:55:19 MST

@Zaos: Last I'd heard, Halo 3 was around 8.1 million actually.

Captain Impulse

MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

Zaos — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:51:46 MST

its about 28% of the population, which is a lot for a game regardless. in comparison for the fanbois of both sides of the argument halo 3 is what like 5 million? if that? thats around 30-33% (though i think the numbers for new consoles are skewed thanks to rrod), thats basically saying the attachment rate/% is about the same for motorstorm and ps3 as halo 3 and 360. Thats not a direct comparison saying either game is bad or amazing, thats just saying "wow, a game that not many people expected to sell well, is actually selling pretty damn well"

i didn't expect motorstorm to get over 1.2million, 3 million is pretty slick for that kind of game (1st generation in terms of both tech for the ps3 and 1st in the game series)

Zaos

MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

Prodigys Flawless — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:51:17 MST

@MagnusGman: shut yo dumbass up PS3 is outselling 360 in most parts of the world.

@eastx: welcome to the family

Prodigys Flawless

MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

eastx — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:48:23 MST

Yup, I'm actually the 10.5 millionth customer. Mine arrives today. Booya!

eastx

MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

Sparx — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:46:23 MST

@Evo:

...and growing =)

Sparx

MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

Evo — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:44:19 MST

@MagnusGman: Surprise! PS3 community is now worth 10.5 million.

Evo

MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

eastx — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:40:59 MST

Kyle, you got me there. Burnout Paradise does have a far more substantial single-player, but of course it's not the first game in a series either.

eastx

MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

aldo_14 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:40:39 MST

@7th_Ronin:
yeah maybe if halo sell millions of copies maybe a console fps shooter doesnt a decent single-player or depth at all

Did you run this through babelfish before posting?

aldo_14

MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

Meus — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:39:37 MST

Although the game lacks depth, excusable considering it was a launch title, it holds a candle to what the machine is capable of; nevermind the physics but the visuals in that game are stunning. It's sure to impress alot of PS3 owners and please them on their new purchase.

Meus

MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

method47 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:36:43 MST

@MagnusGman: Mus have missed the post saying its sold 10.5 million. Or you know, the one where it outsold the 360.

I still don't really like MotorStorm, it's alright I guess. I played it at a friends but I've never opened my copy. I haven't opened my Ridge Racer 6 I got with my 360 either, so shows how much I like racing games.

method47

MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

Captain Impulse — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:36:17 MST

@7th_Ronin: Fanboyism is getting old. Seriously. Stop it.

Captain Impulse

MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

Kyle81 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:35:38 MST

Hopefully they can take the criticisms to the game and make Motorstorm 2 a great game. Motorstorm was just lacking in some areas, had great gameplay and such, but needed more.

@eastx: Burnout Paradise didn't have split screen local play either... and thats selling well.

@-Sigil-: It had done over a mil worldwide already before it was bundled

Kyle81

MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

NameYourCharacter — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:35:04 MST

@MagnusGman: Old joke is _old_.

NameYourCharacter

MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

7th_Ronin — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:33:40 MST

of course pal, have a nice morning coffee, enjoy n relax trough the rest of the day

7th_Ronin

MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

Vidunder — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:32:25 MST

Nice link, pretty informative :D
Says it all about the game, really.

Vidunder

MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

eastx — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:31:44 MST

Sorry Ronin, I don't feel like debating it, but that had nothing to do with MotorStorm.

eastx

MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

7th_Ronin — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:29:04 MST

yeah maybe if halo sell millions of copies maybe a console fps shooter doesnt a decent single-player or depth at all

7th_Ronin

MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

-Sigil- — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:27:49 MST

It would have been more inpressive if it wasn't bundled everywhere but still good.

-Sigil-

MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

eastx — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:26:47 MST

If MotorStorm can sell 3 million, maybe racing games don't need decent single-player or split-screen modes. I kid!

eastx

MotorStorm Sells 3 Million

MagnusGman — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:26:07 MST

isn't 3 million the ENTIRE playstion 3 community?

MagnusGman