LittleBigPlanet Sales Not That Great? No S@#$

Ripten:

"I know some fanboys will read the headline and expect this article to totally slam the PS3 and Little Big Planet, and they will likely start posting hateful comments before even reading what this is about. Great. You are only making your fanboyism more apparent and showing the community what a massive dickface you are, so I welcome that.

What this article is actually about is in defense of Little Big Planet (or is it LittleBigPlanet, one word?). You see, a lot of websites (that I won't mention because they don't deserve the promotion) have been commenting on Little Big Planet's sales and making the fantastically brilliant analysis that the game's delay may have affected its numbers. More specifically, its October sales numbers in particular are not as high as they could have been because the release date was pushed back."

[Twizlex]

Wow, that logic is so simple. Why didn't anyone realize this already?

[TheHater]

they do, but they are just trying to get hits on their sites.

[Twizlex]

That's funny, but on some level that's why the sites exist. It's one of those "no press is bad press" things. They just want visitors to their site, even if people only go there to argue with them. At least ripten occasionally writes funny stuff.

[Rick Astley]

Fanboys with logic? Lol.

[Twizlex]

Yeah, fanboys are pretty sad individuals, but as long as they are 15 or less, I can chalk it up to them being too young to have developed logic yet. Anyone older than that is just a retard.

[SRU9600]

Wow, that author is one angry guy.

You need to calm down, sparky. Life is too short to get that worked up over video games.

[Twizlex]

Some people get angry so that we don't have to ourselves. That, or their anger is so palpable that you get angry yourself, and you end up with an angry mob. Fun stuff, lol.

[Milky]

I really like this writer.

[godofthunder10]

I'm tired of hearing that it's sony fault that LBP wasn't a big hit because they didn't promote it.One ps3 fan said it will be game of the year and that's a joke.I've seen LBP commercials,posters in video game store,also in best but,circuit city,wallmart,and target.The fact is that LBP just wasn't a game that the majority of gamers want,ps3 fans want admit it but LBP is a kids game.If it was on the wii it would have sold a lot more.Some people are even saying that LBP didn't sell well because of the delay.They need to ask their selfs how many games that was delayed was in the top seller list when it first came out.

The fact is that if LBP was on the 360 the ps3 fanboy would disagree with ever thing they are saying now and they would call it a kids game to because it is.On the other hand the 360 fanboys would be saying the same thing ps3 fanboys are saying now.The fact is that fanboys from both systems would make up an excuse if something isn't that good on the system they have and it's childish.The problem is that fanboys from both sided want give credit where credit is due to each system.They also will agree with positive articles for their system and disagree with ever negative article about their system even if it's true.On the other hands fanboys will disagree with a positive article about the other system and agree with ever negative article about the other system.They will also call the person names and a fanboy of the other system just because he wrote an article that was negative to the system they haves even if it was a fact.For exsample,the ps3 fanboys called the new avatar on the 360 dashboard childish looking and they are right but LBP has the same kind of avatars and they say it isn't.The fact is that they can't have it both ways,it's childish or it isn't.

The fact is that LBP is just a disappointing game for sony.Fanboys of the ps3 are acting like it's every one fault that LBP isn't selling well.The fact is that it's the game fault and no one else.Like i said before,LBP isn't a game that the majority want.As a matter of fact it's the kind of game that a child likes to play.I'm not a fanboy of any system.I'll admitt that the avatar on the 360 new dash board is childish.Don't get me wrong the new dash board look like it will be damn good but the avatar is childish.

[bomboclaat_gamer]

the writer of this article is complaining about fanboys, when he is an annoying fanboy himself. name calling that wasnt needed, swearing, what kinda crap is this.

the author is definitely a dirty greasy fanboy. period. one thing he forgot to notice........its just a frikkin game. oh my god, i think someone needs a life.

[Saigon]

he complained that sony didnt market this game...but I see ads for this game everytime i turn on the tube...no matter which channel...

[poopface1]

but when you write an article about sales calling everyone a fanboy, it makes you look worse than anyone else. Sounds to me like this guy is bitter cause LBP didnt sell like he was hoping. I dont think it did badly, but its obvious that ALOT of people(Like the person who wrote this article) were hoping for better sales. Im sure it will keep sellings throughout the holidays. I dont think sales matter as long as you can get the game and enjoy it yourself.

[Mainman]

@ godofthunder10

I got LBP, I love the game. But I do think LBP is a kids game, but I dont care, I still like it.

I actually never expected to like this game myself. I bought because occasionally my little nephews come over, and thought they might love it. Well, to my suprise, I loved this game too and LBP is taking alot of my time.

But seriously though. LBP sales are allright, considering it is a new IP. The first impression of the game for alot of people including me is, you think you probably wont like the game. But if you hear people saying how great the game is, you will at least try it. And I think most people that try it will love it.

Hell, I didnt expect to like this game, but after trying it, I loved it. The game really rocks.

[Twizlex]

I'm surprised by how stupid some of you people are...

I really shouldn't be because it's like this every day, but I still find it surprising sometimes how many people completely miss the point.

[Mr PS3]

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[Twizlex]

LOL, someone is reporting this story and saying that LittleBigPlanet sold well in the UK, like that has anything to do with what this article is about.

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi]

Just wait for THIS Months 'LBP' Sales!!!;)

POOR xBot Zombie Cavemen Retarded Lemmings on this, think it isn't going to sell!!! ;-D KEEP DREAMING!!!

+ Not sure if i have said this before ;-D
(there never seems to be any Articles on this about it???)
but POOR Micro$oft's CHEAPER 'xBox 360' for the last 2 Months in a row, STILL??? can't beat the More EXPENSIVE 'Wii' in the U.S.of.A???
THAT'S EMBARRASSING!!! THAT'S A FAIL!!! ;-D

COME ON SOMEONE!!! Do a Article on 'N4(M$)Gamers.com' saying -

"Micro$oft's 'xBox 360' has FAILED to outsell the More Expensive 'Wii' in the U.S.of.A for the Last 2 Months"

Is that not a Failure??? Hmm... ;)

[360 man]

jus like there was never an article showing us mgs4 native 1024 * 768 resolution

[CyberSentinel]

Excuses, excuses, excuses. $$$ale$$$ talk, and Dan Landis's BS walks.
SONY put LBP up against Fable 2, and they FAILED miserably. Period. End of story. The difference between me and you Dan Landis, is I'm not afraid to admit I'm a fanboy. I find supporting a company that "I" feel is meeting my gaming needs(for THIS gen), nothing to be ashamed of.

What will be your excuse be when we have R2/GoW2 numbers? SONY decided to put those titles up against Microsoft's best within a week of each other, and because they didn't do as well as Microsoft's exclusives, you hate. You Dan Landis, are a fanboy, and the worst kind. Your a closet, fake, wannabe appear to be neutral poser.

LBP

http://www.vgchartz.com/gam...

Fable 2

http://www.vgchartz.com/gam...

almost 1.5 million and Fable 2 IS NOT EVEN RELEASED IN JAPAN YET!

"So all these idiots pretending to be analysts need to just stop writing. If you want to talk about sales data, at least be logical about it… or don’t." -Dan Landis

There is your data, lemming. Keep making excuses.

@14: Bubbles for speaking truth.

[jack who]

The PS3 has only 17 games that have to date sold over a million copies (Xbox 360 has 47)

OWNAGE!!!

[TheHater]

ok, and I don't see what your comment had to do with LittleBigPlanet?

[PS3Freak]

all i can say is, GOTY 2008!! i literally played this game for 2 days straight. The possabilities for this game are endless. People will always play it and therefore always make new levels. Guess what, as people make these levels they will only get BETTER, AND BETTER. Therefore this game will never die and i will probably never stop playing it. EVERYONE should buy this game. P.S Sony did not pay me for this statement.

[prunchess]

But it will be getting bought in December along with resistance 2 for Christmas. There will definitely be a spike in sales by then.

Things are tight at the moment for a lot of people, games will be bought at certain times due to this.

[himdeel]

...I too do not currently have LBP but I will be purchasing it at the end of the month. With there being so many PS3 exclusives I can buy one game every month for the next couple of months and have plenty to play. It's a great time for gaming and I as well as my wife really fell in love with LBP during the beta, unfortunately the economy isn't conducive to our love affair at the moment.

[JewyMcJew]

Sony, your ads are terrible!!!

Sony, show off the creation tools! Parents will get excited.

[TUFFnNYC]

Thank the good lord this article came out. It was about time. Every fanboy bashed the sale numbers and yet they was really no reason to. Does Sony really need to market this game? YES!!! However, we can only hope they do. But hope doesnt get things done so we gotta deal with what we have and that is a wonderful and creative game. A game that still maintains its uniqueness even though it might not be a one day million sold behemoth. Why cant everyone just play games and be happy? Ahh the good old days. Peace.

[Immortal Kaim]

Yep, I fear those days are gone. Jesus, apparently If I play a game that scored less than 8.5 I'm playing a flop? Could have fooled me, an 8.5 used to be a fantastic score...

[fufotrufo]

well...LBP sales are not a flop by any means

this was just over exagerated thanks to dumbass playstation fans..that created like 100 accounts with the same picture of LBP and Game of the forever bla bla bla with quotes like :

" LBP GAME OF THE GENERATION"
" LBP GAME OF THE FOREVER "
" LBP >>> EVERY GAME IN HISTORY"
"LBP IS GOING MURDER THE XBOX 360 "
"LBP is going to RAPE FABLE II "

bla bla bla ...so .when the real sales ..." 200k" don't justify half of those quotes...

then everyone starts making fun and calling it a flop ..kinda simple

..Lbp sales are not amazing..but still...pretty good for a new ip ... next time people should tell nasim and the LBP gang.. to stfu ....for this not happend again when another " game of the generation " hit the charts with 200k

[TheHater]

I have a question for you. When you are playing a game, do you think, wow this game sold 1 million on the first day? I don't, and they only reason I would care about sales is if I like the IP, and want them to make a sequel.
More sales = a better chance at a sequel. That would be the only reason sales would matter to me.

[fufotrufo]

1.congrats for not caring...but i don't care what you think..spare me your opinon since it haves nothing to do with what i said

2. If your going to call someone an idiot ..you should get your things straight first...so you don't look like one.. LBP came out on october 28 same day as Fallout ...and october has 31 days..so if you know some basic math ...its not 2 days ..its actually 4

[thor]

LBP wasn't out until November in EU... not to mention that, due to the delays, people probably didn't know when it was coming out. There were even adverts which got the date wrong! So for this game, people will buy it when it appears because the whole release was botched.

[karlostomy]

Stop spinning.

Lbp is just NOT selling as well as everybody was hoping.

Opening week is nearly over and sales certainly don't go UP after opening week. (Yep. They go down after opening week)

Let's stop with the excuses, huh?

[Gue1]

@fufotrufo you talk like if this trolls caused some impact in your life. why? you can't sleep at nights because of that or something?

no matter what you say trolls are just that. trolls. they not gonna stop even if you pwnd them with facts. the user PP and his multiple accounts is an example of that.

[nice_cuppa]

so ps3 fanboys post dumb articles like this ! Cursing and insults in the header just show how sad the fanatics are getting ! Sorry ! Those sites you hate that point out this overhyped game got outsold by the 360 version of a multi format game (fallout 3) that was released on the same day have more credability than this load of crap !
Did they make nasim a mod while i was in Amsterdam or what ?

[Immortal Kaim]

I don't have time to argue with irrational people, so I will just give you this.

http://au.youtube.com/watch...

[Twizlex]

nice_cuppa, are you calling the author of this piece a PS3 fanboy? Maybe you should read this:
http://www.ripten.com/2008/...

Pretty sure he's not a fanboy, just an angry dude.

[nice_cuppa]

its teh new ip !
- so were gears, dead rising, dead space, mass effect, bioshock etc..
Teh delay !
- if you guys really think its GOTY material would a few days delay put people of buying it ?
Fact is you got a kiddy game on the most expensive system !
A great game in the 2d level creation genre !
Not many fans of this genre though !

[Immortal Kaim]

That post is illegible? Here is a nice fact for you though, I don't own a PS3, I just despise irrational people. If you don't have something constructive to say, don't bother saying it.

[comm13]

Why are you in a ps3 section in the first place?

Second of all your points are useless and pretty dumb, since when does the number of games sold signify how good or bad the game is?

Look at xbox360 - worst system ever made and yet with the massive marketing it still sells.

[Immortal Kaim]

" f*ck you !
i will post what i want, were i want, when i want !
So if you dont like it !
Well i guess its tough sh*t !
Peace !"

Just like to say, thanks for the msg Cuppa, you have just proven how feeble minded you are, with pathetic msg's like that. Another victim on the 'block' list. You are the epitome of everything that is bad with fanboys today... Peace :)

[pavarotti]

lol, well said. it's hilarious watching them rise to the defense of their beloved piece of silicon and plastic.

comm13: everyone knows how much sony fanboys put into outselling. for the last few months, words like lbp is the "new mario" and this game will shift hardware and software have been touted.

now it's turned out totally different, all the fanboys are like "the delay hurt it" it's "a new i.p" and blah blah.

face it, a 2d game with a level creator was never going to be half the things the fanboys have claimed it would become. and now it's not sold very many, they're all back-tracking and coming up with excuses.

pathetic fanboys on a pathetic website

twizlex: are you the author of this load of crap??? or are you just affiliated with ripten??? i think you are.

[NickIni]

You know, calling it 2D makes you look like an incredibly ignorant fool.

The thing is, at the end of the day, it didn't sell amazingly, but loads of people are enjoying it. That's all that matters. People who have actually played the game praise it, as do the reviews (which interestingly enough, are on average higher than every single game you listed nice_cuppa.)

[nice_cuppa]

@ comm13 - i play on my bros ps3 thats why im here plus all the bs !
Oh and this thread is about sales dude !
Critical acclaim is what people who get paid think, sales show what actual buying customers think !
To some people lbp is the sh!t !
To the majority its just sh!t !
Anyone complaining about lack of lbp ads is blind ! There are loads ! Im going to find there ad budget !

[thereapersson]

You'll never appreciate this game, so quit trying to sound objective on the matter. The fact of the matter is, you don't own a PS3, and yet are in an article about a PS3 exclusive game, in which the author defends it with logic. It doesn't matter if he's yelling or "acting immature"; hell, what do you think you're doing? You call him a fanboy, and then proceed to bash the game. Do you see the irony in this whole situation? Probably not...

Go play Gears of War. I'm sure that game is right up your alley, considering you don't have to create anything or explore your artistic side.

[darkdoom3000]

"Critical acclaim is what people who get paid think, sales show what actual buying customers think !"

the reviews actually spend time playing the game. the avrage costomer has no idea what the game is about without looking at the ads and stuff.

USER REVIEWS is what customers actually think after they have play'd the game.

[Rhoic]

User reviews rofl.. since when has a gaming site ever had legitimate user reviews with a non-biased standpoint? Psh, please..

[cyclindk]

Yay! Ranting sounds like fun...uh, Battle Field: Bad Company- when you're the last man standing in your squad the words "your the last man standing" appear in red right in the middle of your screen and it stays there for like twenty seconds even when you try to zoom in with a weapon...and it's really a completely useless piece of information on top of it all! What moron decided, "hmmmm, lets put this piece of text right about here in the middle of the freaking screen so you can't see what you're doing!" Effin morons! The same goes for the crappy turn-speed in that game, knife button is garbage, as far as I know there isn't a mute button or a signal strength (internet) gauge...

I still love that game though...

[harpua]

fanboys talk sales, gamers talk games...

[TheColbertinator]

Qouted for Truth

Have a bubble

[karlostomy]

but I also talk game sales more than I sell my game talk

wtf?

[PopEmUp]

false, you talk full of $hit more than you play games' fixed

[Zulwarn]

only when things are not going the droids way
rofl

[Socomer 1979]

still, its not polite to call dumb peoplestupid when websites give nothing but speculation.

I have a conspiracy theory.

Whats wrong with playstation3 being low key? Why spend millions of dollars marketing the crap
out of new ip's & using all that money to fund thier already established franchises & creating home.

To me, sonys plan has always been brilliant. Over time, ps3 games sell on brand recognition, word of mouth
& innovative gameplay. New ips that are a first on a playstation console have made millions. We now have betas out from the fruits of thier labor.

Everybody says Sony needs to market harder but I think thier using thier money wisely. On xbox360, halo was already established & gears of war is a new ip that sold 5 million or more over time & 2 million for its sequel in I forget? 2 days?

Point is , to me & you . You should buy a ps3 now & ride the wave but to the average joe & Sony. Ps3 isnt 100% complete yet. I can almost guarantee you that heavy marketing will smack you in the face when home is complete & very stable. That will be soon. It will not be another year & most likely by march. Just in time for your most anticipated price drop.

The demand for ps3 has been high since launch. How can you disagree?

[idlewild_]

games are usually pretty front-loaded, LBP is no exception given current situations. getting 1mil by the end of the month will be a bit of a stretch unless sony steps their game up and gives LBP the marketing that it deserves...sorry but praise on internet forums mean little to the casual masses which is what this game needs to target.

[EyeShield 21]

I saw a few ads on tv. most of them were after Smackdown and Raw

Im off to another thread with my MAX SPEED!!!!

[hassandx]

ohhh pllzzz u say that LBP has good sales.u want to see sales look at mgs4,gears of war 2,halo 3.those are called sales.those are AAA titles.those are system sellers.i am not saying that LPB is a flop but it is not a blockbuster hit.and u know it.

[360 man]

u missed out fable 2

[power of Green]

LBP is the reason.

Not hard to understand.

[StephanieBBB]

Ripten practically devoted a whole page of It's site to the likes of your and F1rstKnights irrational LBP bashing. So my advice to you would be to have a nice big cup of you know what! =)

[power of Green]

I'm sure whatever you're saying you are blaming me, possibly foaming at the mouth with a personal attack.

EDIT BELOW: Talking about sales, wipe the foam from your mouth.

[NickIni]

StephanieBBB is right. Your another fool who things sales make a game good.

[ultimolu]

...YOU NEVER PLAYED IT!

How do some of you 360 fans gang up on games you've never played before and yet you judge PS3 owners for bashing your games?

Hypocrisy!

[karlostomy]

You know what, I haven't played the game either, but I've watched about 5 video reviews and seen countless youtube vids of the 2D action ... (ooops, i mean 2D with foreground/background)

and based on this, I don't want to play the game.
It just doesn't turn me on.
Would you agree that I am entitled to my opinion even if you don't like it?

Maybe other ps3 users - inexplicably - are feeling the same?
Would that explain the disappointing sales so far?

Don't hate me for being the voice of the observer, babe....

[StephanieBBB]

"I'm sure whatever you're saying you are blaming me, possibly foaming at the mouth with a personal attack. "

Personal attack? Does this ring a bell P.O.G?

"1 day ago writen by no other than yourself."
P.O.G
__________
Agreed.
LBP sales(lack there of) have nothing to do with anything other than the core game itself.

Despite it's hype it is an game that appeals to a niche market with current PS3 owners(also meaning Some Wii gamers might like it but games are not important enough for them to waste $400 for one game(Casuals)
__________

If it was a personal attack then you have just assaulted yourself =)

I don't confront people just to make them look bad. I want to see N4G get more intelligent people to discuss games with and I want N4G to get more unbiased people too. I don't care if people are biased as long as they don't troll others with negativity.

P.O.G you can wipe your behind with what I just said if you want to but I just want to let you know that im not going at you for no reason whatsoever.

[plain rice]

How are you even in the Gamer zone with your fanboy trash?

[ultimolu]

"You know what, I haven't played the game either, but I've watched about 5 video reviews and seen countless youtube vids of the 2D action ... (ooops, i mean 2D with foreground/background)"

Good for you. Watching and playing are two different things. I watched videos, I was in the beta and I played the game for myself.

"and based on this, I don't want to play the game."

Good for you. Others watched the videos, were in the beta, and wanted to play the game.

"It just doesn't turn me on."

Good for you, that's *your* opinion.

"Would you agree that I am entitled to my opinion even if you don't like it?"

Yes you are.

"Maybe other ps3 users - inexplicably - are feeling the same?
Would that explain the disappointing sales so far?"

How do you know this? And I can also say that some PS3 owners are playing the game and enjoying it. Games don't need to be great based on sales. They can be great and not have so many great sales. You, like ever other 360 fan don't see that the reason why sales weren't too high was because of the fact some people got annoyed that the game was delayed and decided to buy something else. You're judging a game because of that.

Bravo.

"Don't hate me for being the voice of the observer, babe...."

I'm not your babe.

[Man_of_the_year]

i think you missed his obvious point that he was making and it would then be a waste of my time to have to explain it too you, even though his was pretty clear.

I do have the game - bought it because of all the HYPE. If i still bought it even after the "delay" then i guarantee you sony fanboys / girls like yourself didn't care about the delay and bought it anyways on day 1. The casual gamers probably didn't even know the date it would be out so weren't exactly caring too much about the date anyways with the mentality that they will "eventually" get it at some point. So they delay didn't affect them either.

What the writer of the article is trying to point out is that the NPD was done 4 days after the release and thus didn't have as much days to sell than if it was released on time and have the extra week of sales.

However just because its a new IP doesn't mean it should be expected to only sell a couple hundred thousand units. This game was splashed all over the internet and at E3 and TGS...everywhere. The game had more than enough exposure and yet should have sold more in that 4 days had it been a game targeted to the right market. And the market is for younger audience who don't have $400 to drop on a console...that is why i feel christmas will show big numbers for this game...just you wait and see.

[cheapndirty]

Called LBP the ps3's killer app. The game is not for me. Maybe one day when its 19.99, but I am just not into creating levels. I think LBP will sell steadily year after year. I do not see how this game is going to sell like a Halo3 or MGS4 title during its first month or two on the market.

[MaximusPrime]

LBP GOTY

GOW2 LOTY (loser of the year)

[gamfreak]

LittleBigPlanet sales not that great....?

But we are enjoying it.. That imo is the most important thing....

[Chrissy]

Dint sony say this will be a system seller??? Man sony is wrong about EVERYTHING this gen

[darkdoom3000]

"Man sony is wrong about EVERYTHING this gen"

OMG, sony must be wrong about my PS3 having a bluray player!!!! and that display probably isnt 1080p! online actually COSTS!

Oh and (in New zealand at least) LBP is bundled with every PS3 (even ps3's already in a bundle- mgs4 etc..) NZ is in euro region.. which probably means everyone who got a Ps3 in euro region got LBP.. so there would not be a need to buy the game twice... so... mabye thats why? because most places dont include bundled games and sales.

[ultimolu]

...WHAT PART OF DELAY DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND?

Learn how to read and comprehend. The game was delayed! This game was in the top ten on Amazon for weeks!

Grow up.

[Rhoic]

darkdoom that was horrible rofl..

Why would people buy a game twice.. let alone.. those sales would count towards LBP's overall sales anyways.. so it STILL came out to be a low number.

[labwarrior]

Well, this game is a mediocre platformer with a level editor, has no importance or fun to be found anywhere in this mediocre scrolling environment

Also user levels so far suck big time

In short LBP is a terrible and boring platformer, 2.5D too, and all it has is a useless level editor, because making amazing levels take many months, and noone will do it without beeing paid

That said, how on earth was this game supposed to sell ? It sales are amazing for how mediocre it is, and could have been much worst

Also i can see 99% of people buying returning it, because after playing the mediocre included levels and some crappy user levels, there is no point in the game

[NickIni]

Well, the praise from owners and reviewers is pretty shocking for a "Mediocre platformer."

[ultimolu]

Yeah, a mediocre game that was getting 10's and 9's from left to right.

1. You've never played the game.
2. You're picking on the game like any other 360 fan with an ignorant comment.

Unbelievable.

Go on and hit the disagree button like a coward. You wouldn't like if any PS3 fan picked on your games but yet you're doing it with this game.

[darkdoom3000]

"Also i can see 99% of people buying returning it, because after playing the mediocre included levels and some crappy user levels, there is no point in the game"

I dont think the owners got the memo....

the actual storymode levels are actually quite good, having awesome puzzles and creatures, i havent tried going online, as i dont have the time to update the game to 1.03 as im spending all the time in create mode. Also, you dont have to only make levels, I always make huge robotic creatures, and monsters. its so rewarding to see your creation come to life and move. I usually go 2 player, my robot vs my brothers robot. my ones cooler imo..im making my first real level right now. going quite good!

from what ive seen (via utube) the user levels are quite good

[devilhunterx]

werent you banned from GT few times? Hows that Fable 1.5 coming along?

http://www.escapistmagazine...

[pixelsword]

...LBP sales potential won't be realized until three to eight months from now. The fact it was out only four days in october doesn't mean much in the face of the coming days.

It was released too close to Resistance 2 and Bioshock; not to mention the other multiplats. Those three games will increase in sales until Killzone 2, then take a dip.

[Meryl]

how stupid can all these fanboys get lbp is great and like u said if it was that bad then why has it got lots of 10's and 9's, and how come so many users say it's great, i do not have one friend who has bought it and regretted it, ps it does not take months to build a level, maybe days tho, and who cares if u don't get paid, the patience pays off coz u have made something that everyone can enjoy, its called sharing something which u xbox boyz will never be able to do coz of microsofts policy.
PS since when was lbp a kiddy's 2d game, lol u aint played it simple as, and it's better than anyrthing the wii has to offer in this genre at the moment, no doubt everyone is gonna try and copy it.

[Rampant]

and was leaked a week early at many stores.

Fallout 3: 400k in 4 days and no leak. :(

[Pika-pie]

Thank you, Thank you & Thank you Ripten.. Thats all I can say.

[pp]

FLOP

[360 man]

i think u might be unto something there pp

[El Padre]

This guy's acting like an angry teenager, calling everyone "f...kin' stupid fanboy morons, #^%$^#$#&!".
1. It's a new IP - that's half of the appeal of LBP. It's something new and fresh. Besides, a lot of new IPs sell good and they're not always hyped to be "the biggest gaming revolution evah!".
2. Only 4 days - you know, some games sell over 2 mil in half that time. Yes, they're the big boys of game sales. So was LBP hyped to be. And please, comparing it to SOCOM? Seriously?

Basically, LBP did live up to the hype review-wise, but sales-wise it's a dissapointment. I'd take a great game over a blockbuster game any time.

[Tony600]

Shadow of the Colossus sold one million copies but it was one of the most amazing games in history.SotC>>>>&g t;>>>>every xbox/xbox 360 game and its on Ps2.Okami sold 30.000 copies and again one of the most amazing games ever released.

[Gue1]

yeah, those are amazing games but sony doesn't has the same marketing power as MS to sell 5 millions games in one day like they did with Halo 3 or at least they don't want to use it. that's why you often see people and specially nintendo fanboys saying that the only good games from sony are the one's they stole from nintendo (like the FF games) but the true is that they don't even know half of the great games on those consoles because they never were marked or promoted in any way for the masses to recognize them.

-only core gamers know games like Vagrant Story or Xenogears. Shadow of the Colossus nor any other game on the playstation library in general besides FinalFantasy is as recognize as the Halo or GeoW franchises from MS. but sony tried to do some marketing for the first killzone and look how things ended. a very ambitious game dragged because of the console's limitations now trying to redeem. GOD could be considered a very successful franchise for sony too but nothing like Halo.

the most popular games from PS1 and PS2 gained their popularity for being good games not because they were heavily marketed like MS does.

for example: GeoW1, a relatively new game that have become the new Halo savior for the Xbox. the first game was hyped like the second coming of jesus even though it was a new IP and their sells were pretty good.

[ChickeyCantor]

I recently saw one commercial of it, we only have one...
And Seriously, WTF? It's some guy talking about how he loves "heavy metal" or something and then jumps with his sackbow(no pun intended) over some user created content and then ends up on some stage where hand like objects go up and down( suppose to be the crowd ).

But no where did that commercial actually told the viewer what the game was about. That commercial is horrible. I have no clue how well this game is selling but Sony and their commercials...WTF is up with that?

Still need to get this game xD;

Edit:
Wow, some article writer can call people Morons, but when i do that im getting banned....Ahhhh such a wonderful world =D XD

[darkdoom3000]

yeah i know, i saw that ad, (and another one which i cant remember) both were horrid.

game is still uber awesome tho.

but in their defence, it would be hard to make a commercial bout lbp.. what do you do show playing?, show creating? show sharing?

[ChickeyCantor]

they could start with an empty white spaced room, sackboy being dropped in that room...and suddenly all stuff starts popping up(like enemies buildings, lava, water etc etc).

Some epic moments of him being in danger, then a moment of hero-ness..
and then he reaches the end saves sackGirl.

the voice over goes:

Create your own world,(some footage of the creation tools)
Share them, get them, play them!(some footage of the online aspect)
your imagination is the limit.(the image zoomes out from the planet showing a globe)

LittleBigPlanet.
*Only on Playstation 3*

That my friend would have made more sense.
Sony is trying to hard.

[JokesOnYou]

Yeah it doesn't take a rocket scientist to say that ANY new game released will sell more copies in 11 days vs 4 days....thats common sense and its odd that the author felt the need to dedicate a whole article to such an obvious statement when basicly his point overlooks the main criticism about LBP low sales, which is that it was expected to have a huge sales right out of the gate given all the coverage and hype it has recieved (and remember sales in general decline each week after release).....yet Fallout 3(a multiplat) which released the same day sold a 375k(360 version) vs LBP 215k. So basicly now you're saying a game that has been heavily touted by sony -yes I saw ad's for this game everywhere contrary to what some sony fans are screaming now, or a game thats recieved a tremendous amount of *positive press and great reviews -gaming sites have done many many LBP promotions, previews etc and LBP recieved lots of 10's/great scores, or a game that many pro ps3 fans have declared GOTY already only sold 215k and its NOT suppose to raise a few eyebrows over the internet? Yeah 215k sold in 4 days isn't bad but come on, all I've heard beforehand from the sony loyalists was how huge this game will sell when its finally released, so now I'm not just buying the whole -"It was delayed so we expected to see avg 1st week sales for our GOTY title". I mean don't get me wrong sales are not everything but in this day and age they are a huge measuring stick of a games status. LBP is a cool game but as I stated before its just not the kind of game thats going to draw huge sales numbers....I believe it will have healthy sales numbers over its lifetime but obviously those who were hoping to see this game hit some sort of "Mario status" were dreaming a "Little Too Big".

JOY

[ChickeyCantor]

"which is that it was expected to have a huge sales right out of the gate given all the coverage and hype it has recieved "

But that's the thing!
It was hyped with "ps3 fans"....the casual market however...

"....I believe it will have healthy sales numbers over its lifetime but obviously those who were hoping to see this game hit some sort of "Mario status" were dreaming a "Little Too Big".
"

I agree, the problem is that like Killzone, Gears of war whatever...
Fans hype it up among themselves...but do not realise that the marketing(like promotion) from Sony or MS sucks ballz.
Only "core" gamers know of these games. This game was meant for the casual crowd too, yet their commercials suck, they really do.

This game will sell, but to think this game would be booming the industry was indeed dreaming a "Little Too Big".

[Tony600]

No,The Reviews,story,fun factor,gameplay etc. are important!If you want to fight,lets look what happens when marcus fenix and the new "masterchief" will face Kratos in 2009/2010!God of War 3 will kill every xbox 360 game.Cliffy B.,Microsoft,Gamespot,EDGE etc. they will try to stop Kratos,but they cant because Kratos will be indestructible.Sony Santa Monica Studios will strike again!

[Gue1]

if they fix the button mashing madness from the previous games then i'm sold. Heavenly Sword was still a button masher but with depth if you wanted to learn the combo system. i at least expect something like this from GOW3. combined with an epic story and great graphics that would be a game nobody should miss!

[dragunrising]

I'm surprised people didn't acknowledge this sooner. I kept my mouth quiet when the NPD results came out but its good that ripten is setting the record straight. Selling 200,000 in 4 days is not selling poor. The NPD doesn't track sales in Europe either. Little Big Planet will sell at least 2 million. It would be a shame otherwise, as more people than not would be missing out.

[ultimolu]

Exactly! The game will sell better overtime. It was based on a delay, not because the game sucks. -__-

*shakes head at teh stupidity*

[Rhoic]

I've been reading your post person with the sackgirl.. and you are SO retarded haha.

"...WHAT PART OF DELAY DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND?"

What part of "THIS GAME SHOULD SELL REGARDLESS OF WHEN IT COMES OUT" do you not understand? This game was supposed to be a 1 million unit launch seller.. well.. from all the hype and critical acclaim from fans.. that's what I thought. But I guess it isn't.

Also, hello? Fable 2 sold 350,000 AT LAUNCH. Little Big Planet sold 217,000 over the course of 3 DAYS. Please.. tell me how a delay caused the "millions of ecstatic fans" to not buy this? This game.. had NO hype in the public.. sure, maybe on gaming sites.. but seriously? I guarantee you that people knew nothing about this.

Fail.

[labwarrior]

Braid as a platformer is a far superior game in every way, fresh and innovative, not just jumping around in a strange manner

Check out MGS4, the worst and most last gen in level design game i bought this generation too, was all 10/10 scores and games like Halo 3, GTA4 did not deserve 10/10 also at all

Scores mean nothing these days

[TheMART]

Although I bet LBP will have good sales, I don't expect it to sell that much. Not even in November after it was delayed.

[Tony P]

Good points, but could do without the swears and school yard name-calling. It doesn't offend me, but wow is that totally unprofessional.

I agree with the main point of the article, however.

[Magic_The_Celt]

Fanboys just got told.

the sad thing is half of them wont even read the article, just look at the title and start there usual spamming crap

[RAVEN81]

i have 96 people on my PSN list and of that 96 80 ofg them have LBP so im priet sure the sale numbers are going to be in nov as well

[ChickeyCantor]

but wouldn't that mean that the 80 people, are people who look up the Net for games and such?

If sony wants to reach the "casual" side they need to pump up their promotion.

[divideby0]

anyone who writes and article and uses the word "***face" in the first paragraph is a total and complete LOSER and obviously needs attention in desparation.
No need to read any further from someone who writes like this who probably is still in high school or maybe trying to get their GED.

btw...funny how the article is allowed to use the word and comments are not..

btw...LBP is a Xmas game for us

[JokesOnYou]

arrrgghh...delete

[jmcorp]

but prior to the release, what was it..."LBP >>> 360 exclusives".."LBP, nuff said"...."LBP will be a major system seller"..."LBP will sell millions"...."LBP will top charts" "LBP GAME OF THE GENERATION"..." LBP GAME OF THE FOREVER "..." LBP >>> EVERY GAME IN HISTORY".."LBP IS GOING MURDER THE XBOX 360 ".."LBP is going to RAPE FABLE II "...i could go on and on...

I think its really pathetic that we have to make these excuses, when the majority of ps3 fanboys and fans on this site, where saying a totally different thing before release, you hyped the game to Heavens gates, and now that the sales are less than impressive, lets make excuses...lovely, yet pathetic.

go on, i wont stop you, make up some more imaginative excuses for why a game sooo hyped, could not beat FIFA 09(been out for ages) and Fallout 3 in the charts...this was supposed to be the biggest PS3 exclusive ever, right?

LMAO

you guys are priceless, excuses make the world go round, i guess...

Kudos to those of you that were smart enough to NOT hype this game to high heavens, only to turn around and say "are sales important..?"

of course sales aren't important...that's the least important thing for Sony, right?

I get a kick out of kicking you guys when your down, "LBP to sell millions on first day"...more like thousands...LOL

[falcon]

you r funny and almost out of bubbles. lol

[Tony600]

Xbox 360 exclusives are hyped to heaven,hell and back.I played Gears 2 at my friends house,who owns a xbox 360 it was so lame and boring!Ps2 games were funnier than your overhyped xbox 360 games.What games has microsoft?Halo,Gears...ehm...H alo...hmmm...Gears.Ah and Fable 2 which is a pile of unbelievable crap.Ps1 graphics,animations,boring gameplay,needless stuff!Gears 2 some fat ***** fight against locusts(crabs)how weak.Your comment is weak too,like you!

[razorbladelight]

i've never personally played gears of war, but have seen it played and I didn't see crabs... aren't the locust just underground monsters?

[dkgshiz]

So that gave it 3 days to sell. These people are really dumb.

[rekonizakilla]

Dan Landis rocks.

[Tony600]

No ps3 will reach the status of God of War 3,I am sure.MGS 4,LittleBigPlanet,Killzone 2,Resistance 2,Heavy Rain etc. are little bugs compared to God of War 3!

[Duoma]

I like how everyone seems to be omitting one glaring reason for poor sales... The global economy is in the crapper. Im not going to generalize and speak for everyone but I know hardworking everyday people like myself have to pinch every penny we have. I waited after release and traded in games a week later because i did'nt have cash readily available as well as many people I know.

And yes the fact it was delayed did affect it only slightly. Think about it. Many people are impulse spenders. If theres a game you want and its not there but another one is readily available that you want you'd get the readily available one right away and the one you really really want later on.

As far as advertising. I have seen my fair share of little big planet commercials on various tv stations. Lets not forget a month or so (dont know the exact time table) there has been indirect marketing all over the net for Little big planet via contests giving away beta keys in anticipation for the release.

[Rhoic]

Seriously.. how can people say that a delay caused this game to not sell? This was supposed to be one of the saving graces of the PS3 and cause it's sales to surge through the roof.. (SONY even stated this).

"The game was delayed! So the 'millions of ecstatic fans didn't get to buy it on Oct. 21st! But instead, they were able to buy it a week later!"

HOW IN THE HELL WOULD THIS CAUSE SALES TO FALL? IF PEOPLE WANT THE GAME, THEY WILL BUY IT.. AND OBVIOUSLY, PEOPLE DON'T WANT THE GAME. Halo 3 was delayed 2 years dammit.. and it sold 4 million at launch.. Hell, even Fable 2 sold more than LBP at launch.

[Needles]

who ever wrote this article, LBP, and this article is a...FLOP!!! stop bashing everyone and cursing all around the article just cause ur angry, go beat ur pillow or somthing instead of going crazy in articles....noob

[Death]

Typically people use profanity when they have nothing intelligent to say. That may not be the case with the author, but it does hurt his credibility.

Obviously this early in LBP's lifr it is very difficult to say if it is a big seller or not. Four days in October are clearly not a good indication of it's first months sales. The reason the fallout among warring fanboys is so big on this release is due to the hype that fans were generating for it. The term "selling like hotcakes" was applied pretty liberally before LBP hit shelves. 200,000 in the first four days is nothing to sneeze at, but it is only 10% of the sales Gears 2 generated in the same time frame. It's not fair to compare a platform games sales to a popular shooter, but that is what happens when you over-hype a game in a genre that is long past it's prime.

The other thing to look at is the way game sales occur over time. Typically games launch like movies. Opening weekend is the biggest ticket seller and usually a good indication of how sales will go over time. If word of mouth can sustain sales, there is no reason LBP can't hit one or two million in sales with enough time. It won't be easy though since platform games have become a niche market, especially ones with a heavy emphasis on level creation. That narrows the niche down even further.

LBP is a very well received game among professional critics. Sales may be great for it's genre and creators expectations, but it will never live up to the unfair fanboy generated hype that surrounded it prior to launch.

-Death

[timmyrulz]

of course sales are important, games are made to make money

[Lykon]

I love the way the writer of that article uses swearwords constantly. I have bookmarked the site. I don't really care about sales of LBP, it looks like it is a great game and I will get it at some point. I am coming in my pants over how brilliant fallout 3 is at the moment.

[Ps3Fanboy777]

.............

[jack who]

LittleBigflop indeed

[C_Dub]

Because of all the cuts, edits and overzealous moderation of levels. But I've cooled down and have decided to make this my next purchase.

I really wish I could have made it into the beta, I tried so hard but having to work meant I missed out on 90% of the giveaways. And when I did get a chance, my connection would fail due to site traffic. I was screwed in every way possible.

[razorbladelight]

but the guy's writing seemed pretentious and pontifical. i dunno, but he actually writes a well enough argument to forgive his less than stellar vocabulary for a "journalist"

[Last Snake]

It's endless game so why we should care about sales
The game will still selling as long as there's PS3
just create , play , share , enjoy
!! and every thing gonna be alright !!

[Blu Ray3]

No way to spin it.
LBP is not as big of a deal as Sony hoped it could be(maybe in time the title will be).
Take it like men if your angry about large 360 software sales,
don't come in here hating.

Ps3 fans have a Blu Ray victory to boast about,
Wii fans have a hardware victory to be proud of,
and the 360 fans can brag about software sales pwnage.

Everyone gets a piece.

[Dissidia]

Kind of off topic, but can someone help me out with getting the 'alphabet' or 'letter' stickers in LBP? thanks.

[Last Snake]

Maybe you will find the answer here
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boa...

[40cal]

But honestly LBP is one of the most FUN gaming experiences I have ever had. I have been gaming along time, started in 1985! I have even gotten people who DON'T PLAY GAMES at all having a blast with this one. Like laughing out loud kind of fun in my living room. If you have not yet had the chance to play this title I strongly recommend that you do.

FUNSHALLOVERCOME!

[Lord Vader]

"The PS3 has only 17 games that have to date sold over a million copies (Xbox 360 has 47), and GTA4 tops that list with less than 5 million."

I wonder what 17 games these are vs. X360's 47...

[ReBurn]

I'd like to know, too. Wikipedia hasn't been updated with any more than 13 million-seller PS3 games.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

[na2ru1]

the low sales seems to have made......it.....less.....fun?
¬_¬

[dkgshiz]

Do you own sony stocks or something? Dude, these npd sales are from oct. That gave it 3 days to sell. Its very simple. The game probably already sold a million. Just wait for the nov npd results.

[Tony600]

You are right!Each console has their own strong games/franchises/options!Why all this hate?It isnt worth to get angry,if you have a life!Take it like it is,LBP sales werent good as excepted...who cares?I dont even own LittleBigPlanet because I dont like this type of games/2D sidescrollers.My favourite genre is action/adventure!

[gabeh1018]

who writes these articles? I don't even care about the content of the article, but what is with all the unnecessary language and this holier than thou complex?

[PimpnPaul99]

The problem with LBP is that it is a game not many people wanted. There is a difference between critical acclaim, and market demand. Games like MGS4, GTA, and GOW are games people want, and they sell millions upon millions of copies. Sure LBP swooped all the critical acclaim and then some, it is a GREAT game, but you wont sell a million copies on launch day for what is essentially a level editor. The vast majority of game purchasers want to be entertained by videogames, not create them. LBP will most likely be a financial dissapointment in comparison with other games that achieve such great praise.

[tk]

My kids love the game... the smaller kids. Creating levels is fun. But I prefer something like The GetAway, Killzone, R:FOM, MGS4. For me MGS4 get GOTY. LBP is innovative, playable, fun for the kids. If sales is low - it is simply because it is due to the previous games on the PS3. It is for adults. If this game was on the Wii it would sell 10 times more. On the XB360 it would do about the same as on the PS3. Simply because it is one of the first "casual" games, and real kiddy games for the PS3.

[pshizle]

man you sony fanboys thought this game will end the 360

WRONG

[Magic_The_Celt]

who thought that?

they did think it would be a better game than any of your exlusive games in 08

which it is

95% on meta

you dont have a SINGLE exlusive game that matches or surpasses that do you? nope thought not.

[ReBurn]

I'm glad I bought LittleBigPlanet. The story itself is ok, but the level designs are great. Especially if you want to create your own, since they give you good ideas about how to layout and design them.

On the whole, I would say that the majority of the user-created levels aren't all that good. But there is an excellent minority that I continually play over and over again. I'm willing to bet that those who buy the game are going to be glad that they did.

[Sari]

I understand that this is an opinionated article, but when you use that to bash on people reporting opinions on the same topic, it doesn't make you any better.

I'll leave it at that however since you've been discouraged enough by the more veteran users.

As for the topic, I don't find the sales of LBP that surprising. It may be a great game, but obviously, its going to appeal moreso to others.

I knew that it was a very interesting idea the first time I saw it, but I think it's not something I would personally play. This is strictly my opinion (obviously, as many people seem to love it), and this is partly why the sales are the way they are.
It's also to do with it being only four days. A game is not expected to boast such great sales numbers in that short span of time, especially when its a first of something.
Again, I'm just repeating what others have said.

[tojfs7931]

Lol.

[DaTruth]

What is wrong with you people. Sony never puts out commercials before a game launches cause they don't care about first week or day sales. They're not in a fanboy competition like you all and they don't want to spend millions on ads when word of mouth will sell a game just as much over the long run.

[Ace-Jury]

because the games seems childish, its not the game most people would be looking to pick up day one. i a believe word has spread of its greatness and sales have picked up.

judging by my friends list, almost everyone owns it. :)

as an employee of playstation in Australia, i can tell you Michael Ephram was very happy with the first week sales over here

[monkey602]

I havent bought LBP. I had the choice between Gears 2 and LBP, I just had more friends getting Gears so I went with that. I'll get LBP sometime soon though

[Knightofelemia]

I play this game time to time its alright but I have alot of games to finish. I am actually surprised this game was never thaught up from nintendo koodos to Sony.

[Lookbehind]

Just checked out the pending news ,says lbp no.2 in sales behind gears 2 in U.K.