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EEDAR: Chinatown Wars performance proves mature DS games 'risky'

Leigh Alexander from Gamasutra writes:

"Is it a poor profit proposition to release an M-rated DS title? EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich thinks so, estimating that GTA: Chinatown Wars sold only 200,000 units in March, less than many expected.

"It appears the industry may have been over-zealous with initial expectations on how GTA: Chinatown Wars would perform based upon the news it had received one of the highest quality scores for a Nintendo DS title," says Divnich."
Sangria - contributor
Published: 302 days 11 hours ago | News | Nintendo DS | Industry News
 
 
 

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