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Microsoft was pretty dumb.
Since even being a majority console gamer.
Alan wake always felt like a perfect fit for PC.
Since even being a majority console gamer.
Alan wake always felt like a perfect fit for PC.
Given the Xbox 360 version sold 1.1 million...Remedy doubled their sales on this game in a MONTH, simply by releasing it on PC.
Very, very impressive.
Very, very impressive.
@JeanLuc761
That's quite a slap to the face of developers who use "piracy" as a reason not to make a PC version of certain games.
That's quite a slap to the face of developers who use "piracy" as a reason not to make a PC version of certain games.
It's not a matter of "hurr durr piracy is a non-issue" it's a matter of Alan Wake being a god damned good game.
Hopefully this will mean a simulanteous PC/360 launch for Alan Wake 2. Is there really a reason to own a 360 when PC gets all of its good games?
Gaming PC+360 controller= Xbox720
Gaming PC+360 controller= Xbox720
@Rammstein
I'm not saying piracy is a non-issue, I'm saying that even with piracy you can sell well on PC, especially if it is a "god damned good game" like you said it is (I wouldn't know, haven't played it).
I'm not saying piracy is a non-issue, I'm saying that even with piracy you can sell well on PC, especially if it is a "god damned good game" like you said it is (I wouldn't know, haven't played it).
@Ren
I don't think that it's quite like that, maybe more of a "damn we can make twice as much money if we are on twice as many platforms" kind of thing. Hopefully Remedy goes the Insomniac route and goes multiplatform
I don't think that it's quite like that, maybe more of a "damn we can make twice as much money if we are on twice as many platforms" kind of thing. Hopefully Remedy goes the Insomniac route and goes multiplatform
Well, to be fair, the PC port was a 'good' port of a 'good' game and was sold at $30. Hard not to move decent numbers on the PC in around a month's time.
I'll definitely be picking it up in the future, but I'm waiting for a weekend Steam Sale on it still. I've waited 2 years for the PC release, I can wait another couple of months!
Glad to hear it! I bought it on 360 originally, so I'm waiting for a Steam sale on it. Maybe they'll do it as the mid-week madness to celebrate 2 million units sold, like Killing Floor did! :D
Yey! I liked the Original Alan Wake and really liked American Nightmare, so here's to the continued success of Remedy!
Awesome!!! This genre deserves more attention and variety. I've yet to try this game, but I'm definitely looking out for a Stream Sale now.
Almost bought Alan Wake used for $8 at a Blockbuster that was going out of business. Then I realized I had another dozen games I needed to finish first, and since Microsoft was too cheap to pay Remedy to put a demo out, I don't even know if I would like it.
*Shrug* Maybe one day.
*Shrug* Maybe one day.
I do not own a gaming PC, but I thought while playing Alan Wake that it would benefit from a more powerful hardware. Specially in the forest segments.
Started replaying the game recently after beating American Nightmare, and I was shocked at how large the environments could be without any performance hiccups. If Swery ever makes Deadly Premonition 2, he ought to license that engine. That, or Remedy should make a more open world game with the engine in the future. But not like how they did American Nightmare, that didn't quite work IMO.
Started replaying the game recently after beating American Nightmare, and I was shocked at how large the environments could be without any performance hiccups. If Swery ever makes Deadly Premonition 2, he ought to license that engine. That, or Remedy should make a more open world game with the engine in the future. But not like how they did American Nightmare, that didn't quite work IMO.
@JeanLuc761,
what the fuck were you smokin? Alan Wake sales on 360 exceeded 1.8mln. with nearly 700k just on Xbox Live which encouraged Remedy to create downloadable Alan Wake game.
what the fuck were you smokin? Alan Wake sales on 360 exceeded 1.8mln. with nearly 700k just on Xbox Live which encouraged Remedy to create downloadable Alan Wake game.
When it was released on Xbox, Alan Wake was one of the most pirated Xbox games of that year. Two years later and they've doubled their sales.
That whole "best played on couch" statement was laughable then and hilarious now.
That whole "best played on couch" statement was laughable then and hilarious now.
I'd like to know how many of those PC sales were people who came back after already playing the original, just cause they wanted to play it on the PC. I know we may never get an accurate number on that ever, but --and I really don't know why I'd do this-- it'd make the number of actual supporters of the game lower because, technically, the sales weren't totally unique.
But.. I love Alan Wake so.. I want them all to be unique and I wanted about 2 more games yesterday! lol.
But.. I love Alan Wake so.. I want them all to be unique and I wanted about 2 more games yesterday! lol.
@Andy Schutzman,
http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/121/1213885p1.html
so over 1mln at retail(including 500k in US) and 900k from Xbox Live.
http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/121/1213885p1.html
so over 1mln at retail(including 500k in US) and 900k from Xbox Live.
Sofik88 failed to include this part for some reason.
"Digital sales matter because a downloadable code for the game was included in a holiday console bundle last year, packaged with a disc copy of Forza Motorsport 3. This year sees a similar bundle on store shelves, which includes a digital code for Halo: Reach and a disc-based version Fable III. However, NPD data has been counting digital sales for Halo Reach, something it hasn't been doing for Alan Wake."
You also read the article wrong.
"According to a story posted by IndustryGamers, Remedy's 2010 Xbox 360 exclusive Alan Wake sold much better than originally thought. While NPD sales figures currently peg the game at 330K units sold in the US to date (with the number closer to 500K worldwide), those numbers apparently do not factor in digital download sales."
500k sold world wide, US was 330k units.
"Digital sales matter because a downloadable code for the game was included in a holiday console bundle last year, packaged with a disc copy of Forza Motorsport 3. This year sees a similar bundle on store shelves, which includes a digital code for Halo: Reach and a disc-based version Fable III. However, NPD data has been counting digital sales for Halo Reach, something it hasn't been doing for Alan Wake."
You also read the article wrong.
"According to a story posted by IndustryGamers, Remedy's 2010 Xbox 360 exclusive Alan Wake sold much better than originally thought. While NPD sales figures currently peg the game at 330K units sold in the US to date (with the number closer to 500K worldwide), those numbers apparently do not factor in digital download sales."
500k sold world wide, US was 330k units.
Oh come on, sofik. Did you even read the article you just linked to? Or were you just hoping nobody else would?
From the source:
"330K [retail] units sold in the US to date (with the number closer to 500K worldwide)"
That's a TOTAL of 500K retail units sold worldwide, a number which includes the 330K from the US. That's a far cry from "1mln at retail(including 500k in US)" as you just claimed.
Including the 900K digital copies, that puts the total somewhere near 1.5mil (so you were only about 300K off).
Reading is fun!
From the source:
"330K [retail] units sold in the US to date (with the number closer to 500K worldwide)"
That's a TOTAL of 500K retail units sold worldwide, a number which includes the 330K from the US. That's a far cry from "1mln at retail(including 500k in US)" as you just claimed.
Including the 900K digital copies, that puts the total somewhere near 1.5mil (so you were only about 300K off).
Reading is fun!
I love Alan Wake and American Nightmare, I can't wait for a full-fledged sequel. Hopefully they'll add some multiplayer (JK)
Yay :D Alan Wake is definitely one of my favorite games and I'm excited that we're going to see a true sequel. Also I haven't picked up the PC version because I played through the xBox version multiple times, but if someone were to mod the special enemies from American Nightmare into the original I would absolutely pick it up.
@Mr Andy Dixon and Spaz,
Mr Dixon, aren't you like, working for Destructoid? this probably would give you knowledge about the fact that NPD only lists 10 top selling games each month and if game is not in the Top10 its sales for that month equal automatically 0=ZERO for NPD(let's forget about the fact that NPD DOES NOT gather non-US sales data so numbers posted by IndustryGamers was taken completely out of their ass). VGChartz - the only reliable source for sales data, lists Alan Wake retail release as million seller.
Mr Dixon, aren't you like, working for Destructoid? this probably would give you knowledge about the fact that NPD only lists 10 top selling games each month and if game is not in the Top10 its sales for that month equal automatically 0=ZERO for NPD(let's forget about the fact that NPD DOES NOT gather non-US sales data so numbers posted by IndustryGamers was taken completely out of their ass). VGChartz - the only reliable source for sales data, lists Alan Wake retail release as million seller.
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