Why Dead Rising 4 Outselling The Last Guardian Shouldn't Surprise You

In unsurprising news, Dead Rising 4 has outsold The Last Guardian…at least in the UK. There’s slight confusion why people are shocked by this. In all honesty, the news is perfect fuel the continuing console wars, but let's not overlook some history here...

[PixelGateUk]

Seems to be the way with these sorts of games. Do well critically, but have sluggish sales. I'm sure it'll pick up with time though. Dead Rising 4 is a lot of fun though, good holiday window for both systems

[Overload]

It will always be there for PS4 owners, Team Ico games don't feel dated quickly compared to other older games. The Team Ico Collection on PS3 was one of my favorite games on PS3 and still felt super impressive after all those years.

This still feels amazing to this day.
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

To everyone saying this is just because Dead Rising 4 is a better game....

Dead Rising 4 (74)
http://www.metacritic.com/g...

The Last Guardian (83)
http://www.metacritic.com/g...

TLG pulled better reviews with 10x the pressure on it going into the review (for obvious reasons).

[PixelGateUk]

The Team Ico collection was/is a steal. Seen it for less than a fiver in some stores. Mad deal

[Overload]

For $5 I would buy it and give it to a random PS3 owner in the store I was in.

[jrshankill]

Just stop.

Your ps4 game has sold less than a xbox one game and that's it.

[Kingoftherodeo]

you honestly cant use meteoritic especially when majority of user score on xbox games is from ps4 users dude just read the post and click on their user account. most of those account seems to just be made to down score xbox games, it happens to majority of good xbox games. example look at titanfall nice metascore user score is well below that. say what you but everyone that was excited for TF1 knew it was MP only, now fast forward to titanfall 2 where it got a story but the multiplayer took a few steps backwards. yet its metascore and user scored remained the same what changed? well it was on all consoles, like you only score a game 0 or 2 if its unplayable but some people just score it that for no reason

[ninsigma]

I don't get why people are calling dead rising an xbox game or why they think it's a ps4 vs xbox thing. Dead rising is a multiplatform game on xbox and pc (and I think coming to ps4 next year) so to act as if xbox has got one up on ps4 is a bit silly imo, especially when TLG is the better of the two games anyway.

[mark_parch]

@Overload
i wondered how long it would be before somebody bought up metacritic

[AngelicIceDiamond]

Well DR has been around for like a million years so....

[Kingthrash360]

Good for dead rising. It sold better than tlg in eu. Cool.
Just like fifa sold more than madden it's a different demographic. ..it's funny how every xbox1 "win" never ....ever .....say "world wide". Like ever. But it's always the small peices that get the attention.
Xbox 1 "won" 4 months straight *in the US...has NEVER WON A SINGLE MONTH WORLD WIDE.
Why are we trying to make the Xbox look better than what it really is?
When they won those months...nobody mentioned what was going on in EU.
Look at black friday....xbox1 won *in online sales..they don't say they lost black Friday they say xbox1 co won (whatever that means).....even crazier that number was in comparison to og xbox vs og ps4....the xbox s vs slim ps4 slim the slim won that...and overall xbox lost. ...it's just jarring how much "journalists " want to keep this "war" going when it's been over for awhile now.

[KingOfArcadia]

So, what you're saying is, Dead Rising 4 is a worse game than The Last Guardian, so it's okay it sold more?

[IndominusRex]

Yeah, Dead rising is a bigger franchise and a well known one is why it sold more.

[YEP414]

Its a better game...example a gta game would beat a final fantasy game any day...bigger audience

[Rimeskeem]

Dead Rising has a bigger audience but Team Ico has far more loyal followers.

[game4funz]

@rimeskeemer
How do you figure that?
Opinions are like elbows... Hopefully you know the rest.

[ninsigma]

It appeals to more of the masses. I'm not surprised by this at all.

@yep
Yes to your GTA analogy. It's a case of bigger audience but tlg is the better game.

[legionsoup]

I got it, but it's mainly because of the complete lack of exclusives on the Xbox One. Forza Horizon 3 was the last game I bought, and before that, Gears. All are great, but when the good exclusives that this spaced out, you're damn right I'm gonna get this. There ain't nothing else on my system!

[OB1Biker]

Of course it's not surprising. DR4 should be more popular with casual players. I don't know why it's even relevant. Are these two games even in competition? They are not. When DR4 come to PS4 then it ll be in competition with other PS games.

[ILostMyMind]

I think it will be in competition with DR4 on XBO.

[Perjoss]

Same reason pop music outsells actual good music.

[Overload]

Exactly. It like people are scared to play a game if there is no assault rifles.

[ShaunCameron]

Not really. Perhaps people are just simply not interested in a game like TLG, not even the most die-hard of Sony fanboys.

[Overload]

You'd be hard pressed to show me a top selling title that isn't sports or combat based.

Minecraft and Mario is all that comes to my mind. But if you would like to point out some examples, be my guest.

[UCForce]

Well, you right about that. But it isn't suprise to me really.

[Death]

Maybe that is why TLG was shelved by Sony a long time ago. I'm happy to see they made the game for the fans. I don't think there was much chance of an ICO game releasing and going mainstream. It's a niche title like the first two. Why do sales matter to so many people anyway? It's not an indication of how good something is, just how popular.

[ps360s]

You can call me a fan of Sony but TLG or the games before it never interest me...

But I have other games on the PS4 playing :P

Sony has games for all kinds of taste ;)

TLG is doing very well if you consider it's not a fps or a racer/sports

That's the thing that makes Sony good...they support all type of games

[DemonChicken]

I would argue more £££ was made by TLG

https://www.chart-track.co....

I am just adding value / extra info to the article plus UK does not = the world

[ClickbaitAF]

"It like people are scared to play a game if there is no assault rifles"

Really dude? Maybe they aren't interested in TLG, ever thought about that? I know it's hard for you to comprehend that, but it's true.

[Overload]

That's fine. I'm alluding to the reasons why they aren't. If you would like to show me some top selling titles that aren't sports or combat based games, be my guest.

Like I said above, all I can think of is Mario and Minecraft.

How is it hard for me to comprehend? I've said people aren't interested in these types of games. Lol.

[Overload]

No Man Sky has gun play and had to lie to get recognized.

[game4funz]

Not at all. No one actually cares. People play what they like. End of story.

@Shaun
says who?
What about them sports and racing... and them adventure games like ethan and puzzles like portal...yea.

[ShaunCameron]

And what they like usually has action/combat in it.

[Raiden]

NO BORING GAME, if someone bought this for me this holiday, I wouldn't play it, not now later maybe, but ill have to be in the mode.

[jrshankill]

Bloodborne? Oh sorry.. this doesnt fit your argument does it?

[Overload]

Again, is combat based and has guns. Next.

[SegaGamer]

@Overload. I actually agree with you. A lot of people won't play a game unless it has one of guns, cars or gore in it. It's like they are afraid of what people will say about them if they aren't playing a bunch of dudebro games.

[Ravenor]

Well aren't you just special, this is like me griping about people not getting Ex Machina and preferring Taken 3 or something. You can't dictate the taste of others and you sure as shit can't insult people into what you prefer. You're like a poor man's Johnathan Blow.

[Overload]

I like shooters too. I just like all sorts of different games.

[Ravenor]

Wonderful for you, so do I. But you and Sega gamer below have so much growing to do it hurts.

You're not special, you're not enlightened or higher than the guy who plays nothing but CoD and Madden. Games don't need any more pretentious tw*ts dictating what people should be playing.

Also Civilisation, don't say it has combat either. Also The Sims, Sim City, Spore, ANNO etc etc TLG isn't special either.

[Overload]

Simple minded pleb.....
http://n4g.com/news/1991130...

You seem to have anger problems. You are incapable of conversation without calling people names.

[il-JumperMT]

The Last Guardian is an art that not everyone can appreciate.

[game4funz]

All art is subjective. Just as all good games are subjective to the individual.

[jrshankill]

Biggest hipster comment of the year.

Lame excuse.

[joab777]

Because CoD sells more than Battlefield usually due to the strategic nature of BF, and so on. The majority of gamers prefer mindless action games that make them feel like a badass. They prefer western rpgs to jrpgs because they want their combat to be quick, not a slog of thinking before every action.

Would you rather run around and slay zombies in cool and odd and sadistic ways while donning insane outfits, or develop an emotional almost non-spoken attachment to a bird/dog? Most would say the former. I prefer the latter. To each their own.

[IxWoodstockxI]

I like drinking beer and shooting stuff.

[game4funz]

That has nothing to do with it. Both can be equally amazing. It comes down to a difference in preference. Also. Fan base.

Still, game hasn't been out for very long... Might sell a lot more.... And if not.... Hopefully the whole... Playstation gamers support these types of games argument over the Xbox can experience a very much needed death

[ClayRules2012]

"Why Dead Rising 4 Outselling The Last Guardian Shouldn't Surprise You"

I don't mean this in an ignorant or mean way, but, honestly, it doesn't surprise me, and I personally could care less that DR4 sold me.
DR4 is going to appeal to more people with its zombies, weapons, senseless killing ect. The Last Guardian is a unique & really special/different gaming experience.

[jrshankill]

So what you're saying is.. I need to grow a beard and drink craft beer to enjoy TLG?

Stop making excuses.. and deal with the fact that your preferred game was outsold by a X1 game

[ClayRules2012]

Bud, why do you choose to act like that?

I'm not making excuses. I also don't care that DR4 outsold TLG. While sales matter to these game companies, and big studios, I'm personally not concerned with 2 games competing for sales. DR4 is going to appeal to a wider audience, which equals, more sales. I could care less about an X1 game beating sales for a PS4 game. ,As long as they both do well in their own respect, and gamers from both sides are enjoying their respected game, I'm happy.

[UCForce]

He isn't making any excuses. So yeah, it's just his opinion. He doesn't like DR 4 because it his opinion, not an excuse.

[xDealtwithIt]

Deadrising 4 is just a more appealing and attractive game to users.

It's a fairly recent ip and you just cant beat mowing down hords of zombies.

Unfortunately LG doesn't have any brand appeal or consumer awarenss going for it. If this game would have came out on ps3 decade ago it may have done better. But in this day, with the current type of games we now have there's just not a big enough audience for it.

Not to mention all the other holiday offerings available like CoD, Battlefield, FF and many others.

[UCForce]

Well, let's just say this. It doesn't suprise to me really. Also, zombie game is always the mainstream audience, so I'm not argued with that. But The Last Guardian is unique and special. Also, two games are different.

Edit: @below You can also make excuse,@xDealWithIt. Besides, Dead Rising 4 is the worst Dead Rising game. Don't believe me, you better find out.

[Trez1234]

Brand appeal? Consumer awareness....... What are you talking about ? The game has its fans just like the previous ones. What makes Sony special is the fact that they have alot of niche followers and will keep providing those groups with what they want. Oh and by the way, this is uk only and dead rising 4 came out few days earlier so I wouldn't say with certainty that dead rising 4 sold more as we know that the playstation is very much a worldwide console. Dead rising 4 should sell more because of the genre but the last guardian is already viewed as a classic by those who loved the previous team ico games ( the majority of them atleast).

[xDealtwithIt]

Yea, i keep reading that. It's either "niche", "variety" or any other excuse to downplay or explain when a sony game isnt selling well or isnt appealing.

[Trez1234]

Fair enough, just don't change your tune if the last guardian sold more worldwide.

[Goldby]

@deal
Since when is number 7 on the uk list not selling well? I swear you people just love moving the goal post, if a game is selling worse than ours it must be a shitty game. You try approaching the xbox fans with a game that has no combat, an ai companion the entite game and a story about a relationship with two, and you answer will be. When do we get to kill people.

Xbox is all action and guns, and whos guns are bigger, ps actually has some substance to their games

[Death]

Team ICO make niche games. Sony does have more variety which is one of the reasons why they have more worldwide appeal. This doesn't mean the game is not appealing and sales have never dictated quality. The game isn't selling well because it does not cater to as big an audience as many games do. It was a game made for the fans. If anyone has a problem with this, they really shouldn't call themselves gamers. As a gamer that favors Xbox more than Sony, I applaud Sony for taking the chance and making this game. We don't all have to buy the game to support it, but we should encourage more game development like this.

[ziggurcat]

"Yea, i keep reading that. It's either "niche", "variety" or any other excuse to downplay or explain when a sony game isnt selling well or isnt appealing."

Can you cite specific examples?

[Kribwalker]

@golby

Since when is selling better then any console you have released but being the 2nd best selling console of a generation a bad thing? Just because one is selling better then the other doesn't mean one is a failure, you tell me whose moving goalposts

[Goldby]

@Krib, never said Xbox is a bad console.
i dont like Phil, doesn't mean i think xbox is a bad console. not my cup of tea, but i wont stop people from enjoying their console of preference.

In terms of Xbox only sales, yes Xbox one is goign great, but in the same light, compared to their closest competition they aren't doing to well.

there is a difference between not performing well based on your competition and a bad console.

where the hell did that attack come from

[Kribwalker]

@golby
It's an example of how most Sony fans respond to Xbox being outsold.

"Since when is number 7 on the uk list not selling well? I swear you people just love moving the goal post, if a game is selling worse than ours it must be a shitty game."

It's the same with consoles. Since when is being second mean it's not selling well? Just because it's selling worse, doesn't mean it's crappy. But hey, consistently it is put down on this site. Which is why I responded to you saying goal post were moving. It's the same thing

[Kaneki-Ken]

Ignorant you are.

[rainslacker]

Hard to say that TLG is doing poorly based on what information there is right now. You act like it's already a flop going by the couple comments I've seen of yours in this thread.

I'd always put my money on a popular established IP to sell more than a puzzle platform game from a studio with a strong following, but not a huge amount of mainstream recognition. Just looking at all the other games that topped TLG pretty much shows this in practice....all popular, established IP's.

[Inzo]

What you are saying is subjective, the article is talking about dead rising outselling TLG which, given it has 3 days on TLG, it isnt but the overall picture is that, while you claim that dead rising is more appealing to users, the game itself really isnt selling well at all.

[xDealtwithIt]

Oh, so a 3 day head start is all the excuse we need to explain why a game isn't selling as well as it should?

The game is selling better compared to LG and it's in the top 5 next to some of the most popular FPS games ever.

So if deadrising isnt selling well at all then LG is doing absolutely terrible.

[Inzo]

@Dealtw.....

You seriously underestimate the amount of sales done in three days and lets not forget that DR4 is on W10 too which confirms its poor sales whereas TLG is a Playstation exclusive and within 4 days is in the top 7 which just tells me that it is in fact selling rather well and in about a years time PS4 owners will be able to see just how terrible DR4 really is, what with it standing on a 73 metacritic.

[Kribwalker]

@inzo

PC sales do not count on this list as digital sales do not count, meaning it is single platform, with a smaller install base outselling a 10year old hyped production.....

[xDealtwithIt]

Those excuses just keep coming.

[Inzo]

"Those excuses just keep coming."

Thats ironic seeing that you are plastering excuses all over the place. You are so dead set on the delusion of an xbox game (which is eventually coming to PS4) outselling a PS4 exclusive that you're even trying to convince your self that 3 days of sales dont matter. Excuses much?

[stonecold3]

because dead rising is a multiplatform game where the last Guardian is an exclusive game for the ps4 and its not on other platform im enjoying the last guardian at the moment one of my favourite games this year

[alb1899]

It comes as a surprise to me since The Last Guardian is the only exclusive in months from SONY, since there's like 50million+ ps4 sold and since this game has like 11year of development and production talking.

[PixelGateUk]

The Z-factor, people just can't get enough of zombies

[Trez1234]

In months? So dragon quest builders, world of final fantasy, God eater 2 , Kings of fighters were all movies huh.

[kraenk12]

Dead Rising 4 launched in UK on Tuesday.
The Last Guardian launched in UK on Friday.

Nothing more to add.

[kraenk12]

Very funny.

[Goldby]

@rookie.
Im surprised someone with your limited intellect based on multiple failed attempts to make an impression here that you were able to notice a pattern with kraenk's post.

Id love to give a cooke but i threw the last one in the garbage. And it was a chocolate chunk surpreme

[Kribwalker]

If game A has x number of preorders and game B has x number of preorders, does game A releasing 3 days earlier mean it will sell way more then game b?

That's like saying, no wonder the PS4 is ahead, it launched a week earlier then the Xbox one

[IIFloodyII]

Do you think all 50m PS4 were sold in the UK? The UK is were both consoles are closes in installbase, so DR4 selling slightly more with 3 more days of sale isn't shocking. And how do I know it only sold slightly more? The Last Guardian made more revenue.
http://www.chart-track.co.u...

[Angerfist]

Its a niche game and DR4 has been more streamlined than ever.

[Rangerman1208]

It's all about the target audience, so it's obvious why DR4 sold more than TLG. That, and the game was released on the XBO and PC (and soon PS4), while TLG is a PS4 exclusive. Unless if the game was Shadow of the Colossus 2, is not surprising that the game didn't sold a lot.

[Fist4achin]

Kind a lame game comparison. One game has had numerous sequels, spin off stories and dumber even a couple of movies now. The other part of a spiritual succession of stories that are more artistic in nature. It's like trying to compare Bach to Snoop Dogg. Both talented in their own right, just VERY different from one another.

[Garethvk]

Mass market sequel on multiple platforma vs a console specific.title rhat only hardcore fana really understand.

[talocaca]

It's like acting surprised that more people go to football matches than museums (-___-);

Loving every minute of the Last Guardian. I have a pug, so I'm used to stubborn majestic creatures.

[iwin86]

This Blogpost is stupid.

Eurogamer reports:
Dead Rising 4 launched in UK on Tuesday.
The Last Guardian launched in UK on Friday.

Simple like that !

[Jaw1love]

WOW more lies by Microsoft. SMH. Right guys?

[ChronoJoe]

It's a zombie game. The Team ICO games are very niche and don't appeal to most consumers. That's the nature of them. It's not a surprise. In other news, Marvel movies outperform obscure animations like Kubo and the Two Strings.

[showtimefolks]

Dead rising came out on Tuesday while the last guardian came out on Friday so I guess extra days on sale help

Common sense

Overall TLG will do better but dead rising 4 is an excellent game.

[jrshankill]

Your comment contradicts itself twice. Either you're afraid of downvotes or you simply can't admit the DR4 sold more than TLG

[Goldby]

those aren't contradictions. One one will sell more and the other is an excellent game aren't contradictions of the first part.

He is simply stating that DR4 came out a few days before meaning it had more time out in the wild to gather more sales, but overall TLG will do better. what he didn't specify what the time period, is it over the course of the week, similar to DR4 or is it the lifetime sales. if its lifetime sales he's talking about, i may agree with him.

[Razzer]

Why are these games compared? I don't get this at all.

[trooper_]

Clicks just to stir up the console war.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Nope.

Dead Rising is a huge established IP.

I didn't see The Last Guardian selling more, Dead Rising is pretty damn mainstream.

[Doopy]

Note to Sony, don't make anymore niche games especially if it take a hundred years to make.

[kraenk12]

That's the difference...Sony will still keep making these games and that's why they are so successful.

BTW

Dead Rising 4 launched in UK on Tuesday.
The Last Guardian launched in UK on Friday.

Just saying

[kraenk12]

You yourself are Green Gangsta so stop trying to fool anyone. Bye Bye

[Silly gameAr]

So, you're saying stop making games that are timeless in exchange for games that will be forgotten in a month?

[Liqu1d]

No. I like having the option to choose from a variety of different games.

[TheColbertinator]

Dead Rising is a good game. TLG is an outdated platformer.

Sales matter,right?

[Razzer]

Pokemon Go agrees.

[lodossrage]

Dead Rising 4 numbers go off 5 days of sales.
The Last Guardian is a niche title that goes off 2 days of sales.

And that is all I'm going to say on that matter.

[jrshankill]

Yeah.. you showed us.. not like 15 or so other people just mentioned that

[lodossrage]

you're welcome

[Rob_Ko]

what a shocker, I was sure TLG gonna sell more than GTA V, it's so mainstream.

[PhoenixUp]

Well of course since one has a much more broader demographic than the other.

However it goes without saying that The Last Guardian will ultimately be remembered more fondly than Dead Rising 4 as the years hobby

[Rob_Ko]

yeah, I'm sure 10 years from now people will still be buying TLG for that legendary status, and nobody will remember Dead Rising 4 (I don't mean the series, but the difference between 4 and others)

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

You would think that TLG would destroy DR4 in sales just based on install base alone.

[PhoenixUp]

Just like you'd think it wouldn't take this long for Halo 5 to outsell Splatoon despite the size of each game's console's install base

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

But Halo outsold it none the less. Don't try to turn this into a fanboy war.

[PhoenixUp]

After more than a year after its release on an install base that's much larger.

The point is that install base doesn't always translate to how successful a game will be. This isn't fanboyism this is basic fact

[Kribwalker]

http://wccftech.com/halo-5-...

http://www.gamespot.com/art...

More BS being spread

[Ristul]

Mario Kart 8 sold 8m with a much smaller installbase, so the point still stands. Also, Mario Kart 8 has as much in common with Halo 5 as TLG has with DR4, just saying.

[richyque]

Dead Rising 4 is selling well because its the only new game and exclusive to come out in months for x1, while sony has a variety of exclusives that were released around the time last guardian was released.

[P_Bomb]

Besides the fact I don't live in the U.K and the fact the game came out at the end of the week there as opposed to the beginning, there isn't much of anything to discuss.

We gonna do this again when the Japan sales charts come out or is this just a timed exclusive witch hunt lol? Sheesh

[PixelGateUk]

'Witch Hunt'

lol

[medman]

TLG is a game for thinkers. Dead Rising is a game for mindless fun.

[fhizikz]

30 million more ps4s and tlg can't beat dead rising ?

[P_Bomb]

There's 30 million more ps4s in the UK?? Yeah, time to abandon thread.

[Dark_Knightmare2]

You do know this is UK only right god you didn't did you. Take this dunce hat and go sit in the corner and think about actually reading the article next time so you can be somewhat informed when you comment on an article.

[fhizikz]

Don't worry guys it's still a masterpiece lol

[buttcheeks]

Its as if you can't accept your own stupidity so you just throw a "lol" out and run off like you didn't just make a fool of yourself.

[fhizikz]

It's OK ..it's still a good game

[Sunny_D]

Hey everybody LOOK! It's a dumbass!

[Flyingdog670]

So we're not gonna mention how it sold ICO and SOTC on launch week? Seems like a better stat to compare it to rather than a game that is it not connected to the TLG at all.

[PixelGateUk]

read the post, it mentions that. That's why i read it before mentioning that

[trooper_]

They're two different games and they launched two different days. Seriously?

[TheOptimist]

Why should someone care about the sales anyway? You are enjoying the game, enjoy the game. Why the hell do you want to make sure that others are enjoying the game? These media driven agendas -_+

[lastking95]

Lol dr4 is simply the better game. No one wants to play tlg.

[n4rc]

it doesnt.. but i also dont see why it even matters..

TLG was a fan service... i dont think anyone expected it to sell huge numbers (fanboys dont count)

[SynestheticRoar]

Serious. Why have most of these new articles have become deceitful, misleading and down right lIes. WTF are knowledgeable, informative, factual articles not important anymore.

[PixelGateUk]

Where did they lie?

[Silly gameAr]

It is becoming sad. It's like they go out of their way to find something negative and try to make it a bigger problem then it really is. It's pathetic that there's more negative click bait then actual gaming news.

[Liqu1d]

Because N4G allows it.

[scoltar]

I hope they release Ico and Shadow of the Colossus in a form playable on the PS4. Without having to use the streaming service.

[Inzo]

Actually TLG is nailing DR4. DR4 only managed 5th spot after a week while TLG is in at 7 after 4 days but it does not end there, DR4s sale will stagnate and will go down as just another zombie game and will probably be forgotten about in a year or two while TLG will have constant momentum and will be remembered, like its predecessors, for many years to come and Trico will reach Iconic status.

[Kingoftherodeo]

i think lots of people didnt wanna buy into something that been delayed for years, in fear that it would be broken. with some reviews stating that the controls felt clunky it might have done enough to scare so people off. i still haven't gotten dead rising 4 still enjoying bf1 and titanfall 2 too much and with limited gaming time these days. multiplayer games seems to do it for me

[Phill-Spencer]

Wow look at all these xbros bragging about a timed exclusive action game sold more than a niche game. Must because they have no exclusives anymore. Microsoft was successful at keeping their standards low.

[TheOptimist]

I guess because Dead Rising is more generic than The Last Guardian? Just like COD outsells every game?

[Profchaos]

Last gardian = niche game dead rising = popular aa title not AAA but high fan base still

[windblowsagain]

Boredom rising.

Kill Zombies, Kill Zombies, Kill More Zombies.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Not my thing.

Haven't played the TLG.

[Emme]

I would be hard pressed to get LG before DR4, simply because I have had my share of frustrating games with "special" control and camera behavior, and am not willing to waste my time trying to get the player character to do things that should be easy, but require 5 or 6 attempts...

[Donnie81]

Dead rising is a big franchise nothing to be ashamed of. I hope they both sell really well. I purchased both titles last week

[Kiwi66]

So one game did better than another game and some people go into attack mode because of it

[Doabarrelroll]

I know do you see all these xbox fanboys acting like morons over a multiplat/timed exclusive outselling a one platform exclusive. God they know how to be pathetic don't they

[corroios]

Are people kidding me. Comparing crap copy/paste game, zero innovation, payed dlc on disk and so on with TLG? really? Sales for five day? Next what? Dead rising 56 sold more then TLG for 2 hours on one shop....

Does Microsoft gamers are so desperate that they need this kind of «victories», lol.

Dead Rising in one week nobody will be talking about, TLG is something new, fresh ip, fresh experience and will sell more then Dead Rising. I hope Sony keep doing games like this, because thats why worldwide they sell so much.

Does Microsoft gamers never learn? 3 years after and still didnt learnt nothing?

Next Microsoft will tell that 45 billions were killed in december... I hope Microsoft keep doing this and more we what Dead Rising 75, Halo 99, Forza horizon extreme turbo charge on the moon 45, Gears the grandkids of Marcus fenix , because this means they will never get near Sony.

Innovation against more of the same... The choice is yours.

[Phill-Spencer]

Well, they rarely have any victories no more so they even choose the most ridiculous things to brag about, timed exclusive mass market game sells better than niche product, imaginary console is more powerful than the existing one, 1s uhd disc support while ps doesn't....... They are pathetic, desperate and obviously beyond r3t4rd3d.

[PizzaSteve]

I'm surprise that there's even a article comparing 2 totally different games. DR4 is more of a mainstream game and it's a franchise millions have played before. TLG is not a mainstream game. Only a certain type of gamers will play a game this unique.

[r3f1cul]

they are both pretty niche titles ... just a bigger audience for mindless zombie killing :/ just how it goes... sales have never determined my ability to A. enjoy a game, B. to buy a game and C. for that game to actually be good... plenty of good games dont sale well and plenty of shit franchises continue to sell millions year after year... its sad but true

[leahcim]

It is pure logic, art is not massive.

[Doabarrelroll]

Okay Xbox fanboys on this page, you guys Are aware DR4 is coming to PS4 next year and is already on PC RIGHT? your bragging about a timed exclusive/multiplat you guys do know that right?

A generic zombie game that's also a multiplat game that's been around since early 2000$ Selling more than a niche game on one platform that was also on sale for a shorter amount of time WOW who would've though right?

Either way TLG got better reviews and will be remembered more as the better game, DR4 will be remembered as the one that put the real ending on dlc, taking only 7hours to beat, not having multiple endings and so on

[zb1ftw777]

TLG will be remembered in the same way Duke Nukem got remembered.

Years of waiting and hype, just for pure mediocrity as a result.

Dont worry too much though, i honestly enjoyed Duke Nukem :)

[Doabarrelroll]

Your comment is so cringeworthy it hurts, I legit got head pains, try harder next time

[Edito]

Dead Rising is a established game The Last Guardian is new and kind of different than anything that exists...

[RhymeNorReason]

But... but 50 million!!!

[Night99]

Neither Dead Rising nor the last guardian are particularly smash hit sellers they are both just niche games and the last guardian not even turned out to be as good as the previous Team ICO games both ICO and Shadow of the colossus are +90 metacritic critics-darling and the last guardian is just barely 80 on meta and had a very rocky development so I am really not shocked that it isn't selling that good.

[jznrpg]

Its sad really . We need to reward developers for makimg great games and/or taking risks on new IPs. But Dead Rising 4 is being marketed big time , and people buy into that kind of thing .

[PistolsAtDawn]

I didn't read the article at all, but the title just seems like desperate damage control

[PixelGateUk]

Reads title, assumes content, ok pal

[PistolsAtDawn]

I didn't assume content, I specifically just said that the title seemed desperate.

[Puertorock77]

What's going to be funny is when the month is over and world wide sales tally comes in, will DR4 have outsold TLG at that point. U.K is just one country in all of Europe and XB1 does not have a huge European presence like the PS4. Than add Asia (specifically) Japan and XB1 has pretty much no presence there.

Long story short, will those jumping on the bandwagon still be around when TLG have outsold DR4 in the global scale or will they damage control making up excuses for jumping the gun?

We will see.