More Mass Effect 2 fans than MAG on hand for release event at local Gamestop

Houston Video Game Community Examiner Joseph Lemke reports: "Last night, it stood fairly clear what gamers were after during the release event at a Gamestop in Southwest Houston. Most of the chatter among fans involved the latest title of Mass Effect 2. MAG, the new 256 mulitplayer, a PS3 exclusive, hardly received a mention. And just looking at the back counter proved who the front runner would be in preorder, first day sales..."

[GrandTheftZamboni]

I also heard that more people bought DVDs in the US than swimsuits in Australia in December.

[Myst]

Your comment made me laugh :p.

[evrfighter]

mags an fps right?

[-Alpha]

Excellent analogy. Funny too.

Flame bait articles like these make people more hostile. Not only is it not news but they are stating the obvious.

A well established and popular multiplatform game vs. a new exclusive IP on a console with the smallest user base. That's fair.

[Bnet343]

I agree. We all know Mass Effect 2 will be the bigger game, but this article is just stupid on levels beyond oreos.

[Butt Shingles]

MAG was just riding the coattails of Mass Effect 2. No Gamestop would have been open at midnight if MAG was launching by itself.

MAG is like the retarded kid at the orphange on launch night, it sits in the corner and cries while everyone takes home Mass Effect 2.

[SilentNegotiator]

@Above
Obviously, you haven't the slightest clue what the term "riding coattails" means.
Second of all, there are few things I can think of that are less tasteful than making an analogy to mentally-challenged orphans.

.
Did you guys know that Modern Warfare 2 sold more than Batman: arkham Asylum last year, too?

It's crazy, never would have guessed that a well-established sequel would ever outsell a new IP (Well, "New" IP...I consider "Good Batman Games" to be something new) in a completely different genre from its own.
/sarcasm

[presto717]

MAG

[DatNJDom81]

A new IP versus an established one. I wonder who will win. Mass Effect has already proved its a hell of a game. MAG still has to prove itself (just got the game and Im having a fcuking blast wit it). Flaimbait and Sony doomed, but honestly at this point whos surprised.

[Sigh]

lmao... you win

[moneybuyseverything]

I think that's everywhere. Last night there where 200 people waiting for Me2 and 5 for MAG.

[FamilyGuy]

We all know MAG isn't for everyone so match that with the fact that there's less PS3s in america, it's a new IP versus an established one and this story screams "I'M MR. OBVIOUS!"

GTFO

[cmrbe]

that MAG was more popular at my local Gamestop store. Who wants to make a story about this?.

[kneon]

I went yesterday afternoon and there were 10 people in the store ahead of me. 4 bought ME2, 5 bought MAG and one returned MAG because he doesn't have an internet connection.

And there were plenty of both games behind the counter, I could have got ME2 had I wanted to.

[PS3HELLSTORM]

i can see from all the mass effect hype. we also seen this kind of hype for halo 3, you know...the powerranger shooter lol

[Butt Shingles]

Maybe its like Killzone 2 hype, you know, the one that controlled like you were lugging around a dead corpse and a backpack full of bricks and had no story.

[ginsunuva]

Butt, you're getting Killzone mixed up with Gears.

[4point7BillionLoss]

it didn't have the super accurate gun/controller lag that KZ2(real life simulator) had

[redsquad]

The hypocrisy of your avatar both revolts and amuses me, so well done for that.
And congratulations on dismissing one of the greatest FPS games of this gen because you felt the urge to throw your teddy in the corner.

Yes, you've earned your "gamer" credentials sure enough!

[happy_gilmore]

i heard the crapbox has no games

i heard the ps3 exclusive, uncharted 2, is the unanimous GoTY.

[chrisulloa]

I heard you're an idiot and you don't know jack sh*t about games.

[Butt Shingles]

I heard someone is in denial. I think someone knows that 2009 was the only good year for the PS3. I think all you can do is use kiddy words to describe the mental thoughts that go through your illiterate skull.

[ZombieRollz]

Tard above me,

LittleBigPlanet/Metal Gear Solid 4 were Game(s) of the Year for 2008. What did the 360 have?

[Dev8 ing]

Gears 2 and Gable 2.

[Tito08]

They advertise the game at the last minute, Microsoft, Nintendo and third party companies advertises at the right time, I guess not too many people knows about MAG!!!!

[Bzone24]

" I guess not too many people knows about MAG!!!!"
Most the ps3 fanboys are too busy trashing the Xbox 360 on this site than to be bothered with buying a game.

[UnSelf]

if i made a pie chart showing how much of the total gaming population that the users on this site made up, how much of the pie do u think they'll cover?

[SilentNegotiator]

"Most the ps3 fanboys are too busy trashing the Xbox 360 on this site than to be bothered with buying a game"

And you're here not playing Mass Effect 2.
Funny bit of irony, eh?

[agent027]

Nice one Negotiator. Gotta love the 360 fanboys though. A bunch of hypocrites indeed.

[Smokzdaizm]

and you guys aren't playing MAG the game that was gonna blow ME2 out of the water according to the SDF... hmmm how odd

[mastiffchild]

Jeeesus!ME2 is the follow up to one of the best recieved games this entire generaton while MAG is a niche title(real team based FPS are very much the second fiddle to their SP offline and single player favouring brethren in the FPS world you realise)and a new IP that,imoho, has been unfairly reviewed by some sites way before you could possibly get a good idea of the expreience you'll get when you buy the sodding game.

Noone ever said it would eat, destroy or maim ME2, NOBODY. Not even those of us who enjohyed the betas. Personally, MAG has already given me a few of the very best multiplayer games I've ever played as when it falls into place it is something to behold and a far, far deeeper game than pretty much any other shooter ever played on a console. Thing is that's when you get a good squad in a side full of decent squads and decent leaders and in the beta, with people who didn't get he game or want to play it any differently from Halo or COD good sides were rare but come the full game and a xcouple of weeks for Zpper to sort any issues and the community to supl;ant itself from the likes of TF2,Warhawk and old SOCOM vets to arrive an it'll be a much easier thng to find great games in MAG, imo. A lot of early reviews run a very real risk of looking silly as hell.

As for ME2:obviously it was going to sell more. It's a sequel to the most loved console WRPG in recent memory(won't count FO3 as it's a sequel to a PC series and not as good as either of the first two games)and , serously, noone with half a brain ever thought it was going to be outsold by MAG. Christ!I honestly never saw anyone say that at all.

[SilentNegotiator]

"and you guys aren't playing MAG the game"
And YOU aren't pla-........lol. This cycle could go forever, and that's the point. He's being foolish, acting like the others aren't playing games but OBVIOUSLY HE is, lol.

I decided to pass on both MAG and ME2. I'm saving for Bioshock 2 and Dante's Inferno.

[TehCell]

Mass Effect 2 is better than MAG. Thats why.

[Sev]

Both fantastic games. Can't really compare them though.

MAG is unlike anything else on the market. 256-players makes for extreme chaos.

[agent027]

Did you play MAG?

[TehCell]

@agent027
Of course I did.
I always have to play a game in order to have an opinion about it.
I cant just "not like a game" for no reason.
Mag isnt horrible. ME2 is just better.

[presto717]

whatever man...

[Budg3tG4m3r]

I played both last night untll MAG servers broke, I rented MAG so glad I didn't buy. Will give it another go today but I sure am dissapointed in the game was hoping it would be better. Mass Effect 2 s just cherry but its a sequel of an already well known game.

[DaTruth]

Again, the difference between PS3 owners and 360 owners is PS3 owners can give credit, where credit is due and easily state the greatness of Mass Effect. 360 owners are very bitter and 256 player FPS is only bad because Sony made it.

MGS4: Teh movie game!

Heavy Rain: Teh QTE's

Ratchet and Clank: Teh kidz game

Killzone 2: Teh greys and browns

I could actually go on forever, but it makes you all look like fanboys. There are many PS3 only owners on this site that are not fanboys, but if there is a 360 only owner on this site who is not a fanboy, he doesn't comment much!

[Budg3tG4m3r]

DaTruth all the games you mentioned are good games, MAG isn't.

[DaTruth]

The Metacritic 8 says its at least a good game! Not for me, but a good game. Not even my point; Those are just examples! There's just nothing but fanboys in that camp. Regardless of how bad the 10% of Sony owners who are fanboys are, the 100% of 360 owner fanboys are like a rabid pack of pre-pubescent 12 yr old's.

[ShAkKa]

No sh!t!

There are quite a few reasons why ME2 is more popular than M.A.G. but i'm pretty sure most you already know which they are.

[ryano23277]

360 hasn't had a decent game since.................I actually can't finish the sentence.

[Dev8 ing]

Gears of War 2 came out in November 2008. But if you look at the PS3 and the 360 you can't argue that the PS3 is the console for shooters. Since the last exclusive FPS on the 360 Halo 3 there have been 3 exclusive on the PS3 MAG, Resistance 2 and Killzone 2. Quite possibly there will be Resistance 3 and Starhawk added this year to compete with Halo: Reach. Combine that with the fact that MW2 on the 360 has only outsold the PS3 by 2 million (6 million to 4 million) and it has twice the install base. The PS3 is shooterville for non PC users.

[m-s-8-2]

"Gears of War 2 came out in November 2008. But if you look at the PS3 and the 360 you can't argue that the PS3 is the console for shooters. Since the last exclusive FPS on the 360 Halo 3 there have been 3 exclusive on the PS3 MAG, Resistance 2 and Killzone 2. Quite possibly there will be Resistance 3 and Starhawk added this year to compete with Halo: Reach. Combine that with the fact that MW2 on the 360 has only outsold the PS3 by 2 million (6 million to 4 million) and it has twice the install base. The PS3 is shooterville for non PC users."

Well, what about .... hmm. I guess an overpriced expansion pack wouldn't count, eh?

[steck67]

Hm... A sequal vs a new IP. This article is stating the obvious. I'm surprised this was even passed for news.

[Tainted Gene]

.................are you Morganfail???

[ironmonkey]

when ur done with mass effect then what yea its a great game plays better on pc but anyways then what?
mag has online playability and long legs. mass will only be a short fun

[ceedubya9]

Maybe not as much as an online game, but multiple playthroughs for a game like this is not uncommon. Some people may tire of MAG and go back to Call of Duty or Killzone 2, or jump to Battlefield when it comes out. Depends on tastes.

[Dev8 ing]

Battle field is 2 months away.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

No one's going back to Modern Warfare, Battlefield:BC, Killzone 2, or Uncharted 2 after MAG.

Once you start...you're hooked for life.

[MiloGarret]

not really, no.

[Henry Cain]

Mass Effect is a proven game. M.A.G. has to build up a following.

[Ninji]

No wonder Gamestop was smelling like butthole when I went to go pick up MAG. The smell was so strong I just decided to pick it up the next day early that morning (you know, when normal people shower).

[chrisulloa]

That was probably the smell of the small amount of butthurt PS3 owners buying their crappy game.

[agent027]

Why don't you f*ck off? Why aren't you trolls playing your brilliant game then? No, you're here on N4G cumming all over this article. And you are in NO position to say that someone doesn't know jack sh*t about games when you're one of the biggest trolls on this site.

You 360 fanboys are full of crap.

[shutupandplay]

You bought MAG? lol.

[DelbertGrady]

Now that's what I call butthurtness.

[chrisulloa]

Hey Agent look at my gamercard, I've been playing ME2 all day baby.

[agent027]

Sure you were. So you took a break and started trolling?

And Soda Flopinsky, you can f*ck off as well.

[jharv]

Is this really news worthy?

[tiamat5]

It's amazing how stupidity seems to warrant great merit these days. So because PS3 owners weren't standing outside at midnight just to say that you were the first to get a game that makes this news worthy.What kind of loser does that anyway? I am drooling for GOW 3 but that doesn't mean I will camp outside just to buy it the first day.I have come to realize that common sense and thought no longer exist in most gamers. The kind of mindless stupidity I hear spouting from their mouths 'story doesn't matter', 'Halo is the greatest game ever', Nintendo is on the same level as the other systems','Mario isn't overused' 'There in nothing wrong with a 3 hour campaign only multiplayer matters'. Does anyone think before they speak or write anything anymore?

[Dev8 ing]

I prefer to be well rested when I am preparing for a gaming marathon. I usually take the day off for big game releases. Like today I took off to play MAG. I will also take the day off to GOW3.

[DelbertGrady]

Who in their right mind would wait in line to get a game like MAG? lol!

[kingdavid]

bahaha touche.

[fetussandwich]

you stopped being a self-proclaimed journalist after the "H" in Houston

[Magna Farta]

...The sky is still blue, to an extent.

And related to this story is the arrival of a new superhero, Captain Obvious. He seems to have no real superpowers, just a guy who goes around telling people things they likely already know.

Must be a tough job to sit at a Gamestop for a couple hours to observe the predictable outcome of a release like that, only to go home and write about it. Oh wait...we have a few things like that, they're called Facebook and Twitter.

[keysy420]

cant stop playing only writing this because im going to bed

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

I couldn't care less.

Bought both.

Started up ME2. Saved it.

Started up MAG. Haven't put it down.

[OmegaSlayer]

I'm pleased.
Sony should better learn what kind of games should make.
MAG is just too ambitious and it should have been a TPS.
PS3 has way too much FPS...and just add Resistance 3 for the end of the year.
Uncharted 2 is not a TPS by any mean, it has TPS elements but it's not a shooter.

[Foxgod]

I suppose by now if you still dare to say Magalicious, people will call you a MagF*g.

[redsquad]

You mean all those people who bought the first MAG didn't turn out for the second... oh, wait.

[divideby0]

definition of someone who has no life = waiting for a midnight video game release....please get a job or a g/f...

[Tainted Gene]

posting on N4G......

Just because they are at a midnight launch event doesn't mean they don't have a life; just as posting insults on N4G means said person has a life.

[sarshelyam]

...but honestly, does it surprise anyone that the highly anticipated sequel to a now established franchise, garners a bit more interest than a new IP? Sure, Zipper Interactive is behind MAG and that's pretty much a good thing, but it's new...it's ambitious, and rightfully so there is a certain level of apprehension on the consumer side to pick up MAG. I mean...256 players, that's MASSIVE!!

Regardless, I was in a number of GameStop's yesterday and it seemed rather split down the middle. I didn't help matters considering I am now the proud owner of both Mass Effect 2 and MAG.