Dmc sells NOT 2 GOOD In IT's 2ND WEEK :(

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DmC Devil May Cry – have the haters won?
Update:

We’ve added the individual formats chart, now that it’s been released, where you can see that DmC Devil May Cry has done even worse than it seemed from the all formats chart. The Xbox 360 version has fallen all the way to number nine and the PlayStation 3 version has dropped out of the top 10 entirely at number 13. The new PC version doesn’t appear anywhere in the top 40.

Original story:

The reboot of Devil May Cry has managed only a solitary week at the top of the UK charts, with sales beginning to drop like a rock.

Despite it being the middle of January, and with no other major competition, DmC Devil May Cry has seen sales drop by 64 per cent in its second week – falling as far as number four in the all formats chart, despite the release of the belated PC version on Friday.

The individual format charts haven’t been released yet (they’ll probably be a few hours) but it’s been a very unconvincing debut for Capcom’s reboot, which last week sold only a third as much as Devil May Cry 4 in its first week.

The subject of a hate campaign by fans, for daring to change the nature of protagonist Dante, DmC has nevertheless been warmly received by critics and turned out to be a much better game than many initially feared.

That doesn’t seem to have helped it though and this week Call Of Duty: Black Ops II has picked up the slack, with sales rising by 20 per cent on shop discounts and the promise of an imminent new map pack.

FIFA 13 held steady at number two in the all formats chart, with a drop in sales of only 1 per cent, while Far Cry 3 dropped to number four with a relatively minor 27 per cent fall in sales. Shop discounts also saw Assassin’s Creed III sales jump 71 per cent at number five, with Lego Batman 2, Halo 4, and Max Payne 3 all rising up the top 40 for similar reasons.

The only new release of the week was mini-expansion pack The Sims 3: 70s 80s 90s Stuff at number 36 in the all formats chart, with The Sims 3 itself reappearing at number 39.

This Friday is likely to be busier for new releases, but it’ll be interesting to see exactly how PlayStation 3 exclusive Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch does, as well as HD Collection Hitman HD Trilogy and movie tie-in Wreck-It Ralph.

UK individual formats chart – 26 January

1 (4) Call Of Duty: Black Ops II (360)
2 (3) FIFA 13 (360)
3 (8) Call Of Duty: Black Ops II (PS3)
4 (6) FIFA 13 (PS3)
5 (5) Far Cry 3 (360)
6 (10)Football Manager 2013 (PC)
7 (7) Just Dance 4 (Wii)
8 (11)The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (360)
9 (1) DmC Devil May Cry (360)
10(17)Assassin’s Creed III (360)

UK all formats charts – 26 January

1 (3) Call Of Duty: Black Ops II (360/PS3/Wii U/PC)
2 (2) FIFA 13 (PS2/Wii/360/PS3/Wii U/PC/PSP/3DS/PSV)
3 (4) Far Cry 3 (360/PS3/PC)
4 (1) DmC Devil May Cry (360/PS3)
5 (10)Assassin’s Creed (360/PS3/Wii U/PC)
6 (5) Need For Speed: Most Wanted (360/PS3/PC/PSV)
7 (6) Just Dance 4 (Wii/Kinect/Move/Wii U)
8 (7) Football Manager 2013 (PC/PSP)
9 (9) The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (360/PS3/PC)
10(8) Hitman: Absolution (360/PS3/PC)

Ukie Games Charts©, compiled by GfK Chart-Track.


From METRO A Uk site
 
I hope Capcom doesn't consider DmC as a failure.

It would be pretty stupid if they did that, Then blame NT and Tameem for DmC's poor sales.
 
m100t8s said:
I hope Capcom doesn't consider DmC as a failure.

It would be pretty stupid if they did that, Then blame NT and Tameem for DmC's poor sales.
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I'm sure you'll be fine, I can imagine they'll just chock it up to bad P.R. I think all in all they were very happy with the final product , just not the reception itself.
 
There was actually rumblings at one point that such was a tactic if DmC did not do well; if it failed, the blame NT an dthen take credit to "save" the series, and if it did succeed, they had made the good call to outsource.
 
Dante Redgrave said:
If this is true, and the haters spread enough of a disinformation to cause this...then I have a message.

Congradulations; you may have just murdered the entire franchise. Hope you are happy.
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Well I don't really think Anti's care if the series is totally gone. If this game sold well then the original DMC series would be gone for good most likely, so I guess to them they rather have it gone entirely then to see it turned into something they can't stand. Personally, if Capcom decides to continue with DmC and can DMC5 then I will be upset but at the same time I can easily move on to other series. I just can't stand the fact that they won't at least finish the story in the original games before rebooting it. The original games at least deserves an ending and not some cliffhanger.
 
- The True Nephilim - said:
I hope the series doesn't die after the 1st game, if it does then Ninja Theory will likely be out of business, and the horrid fans of the originals would've 'won'..
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I doubt Ninja Theory will go out of business. The only thing that might happen is that there won't be another Devil May Cry game in any shape or form.
 
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Dante Redgrave said:
If this is true, and the haters spread enough of a disinformation to cause this...then I have a message.

Congradulations; you may have just murdered the entire franchise. Hope you are happy.
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This and just this... But well seems like maybe this will be the last DMC game for a long long time.
 
Such a shame! DmC is a really good game, it's a pity to see it fall on UK charts so quickly. But I want to think it's not all over yet. I really want to see DmC2 to happen.
 
As I said... It will be either sequel or nothing for a long time... and even after it, there is nothin that suggest that Capcom will bring DMC5 or anything like the old story
 
KiShiDo said:
As I said... It will be either sequel or nothing for a long time... and even after it, there is nothin that suggest that Capcom will bring DMC5 or anything like the old story
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The only thing we will see is old Dante in Japanese games like Project x Zero.
No more DMC or DmC games if this game sold poorly.
 
chocolateghost79 said:
It is still selling really well here in America. Especially now that the PC version is out so I don't think it's going to be considered a failure.
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TBH when I see things like this I always view them with a bit of speculation, I think we won't really know for sure until things are a bit more standardized after a while rather than individual sources.
 
- The True Nephilim - said:
I dunno, Ninja Theory has been doing pretty bad in the money department, their games never sold a whole lot during their 'career' I heard this was one of their last chances to make it back in business for them.
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Do you have an official source for this? Or else they are just rumours.
 
BTW one question against the people "against" this game...

What makes you sure, that even if this game will fail, Capcom will do a sequel and just "blame" NT for it and will do it on their own
 
ZeroLove said:
Do you have an official source for this? Or else they are just rumours.
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I know their games haven't sold as well as they wanted, but this is the first I hear about them having DmC as a last chance for business.
Wasn't there a comment about Capcom wanting to work with NT again? I'm sure it was somewhere on this forum.
Yep, also want a source for this.
 
Loopy said:
I know their games haven't sold as well as they wanted, but this is the first I hear about them having DmC as a last chance for business.
Wasn't there a comment about Capcom wanting to work with NT again? I'm sure it was somewhere on this forum.
Yep, also want a source for this.
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Yeah, exactly, hence why I am rather skeptic to that comment above.
 
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