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Biggest Sellers This Year Were Sequels

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It's not really surprising that game sequels sell better than new intellectual properties. Didn't expect it to be this lopsided, though: seven of the eight best-selling games in the past twelve months have been sequels.
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Published: 394 days 23 hours ago | News | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Wii | Industry News
 
 

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-EvoAnubis- - 394 days 23 hours ago
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1 - No shock here.
Where's the "surprise" part come in?
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dimeford - 394 days 23 hours ago
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Agreed, not really surprising. I'm trying to imagine what, for example, the rest of the Top 25 is composed of and only sequels come to mind.
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WANNA GET HIGH - 394 days 22 hours ago
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1.2 - "Biggest Sellers This Year Were Sequels"
Tell us something we dont know :/
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Optimus_Prime - 394 days 21 hours ago
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 7.000.000+ sold

HOLY Sh.............t!!!!
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fan_of_gaming - 394 days 20 hours ago
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i think this is expected for the most part. Games i bought this year so far are Burnout Paradise, God Of War: Chains Of Olympus, MLB 08: The Show, Army Of 2, Rainbow Six Vegas 2 and Dark Sector. 4 of those games were sequels or prequels from a proven franchise, and 2 were new IPs. i think if most gamers looked at their game purchases in a year most would probably follow this trend.
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dimeford - 394 days 20 hours ago
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Personally, I'm lot more likely to rent new IP's than buy them. It's not a proven product so I want to find out what I'm getting before I buy it - but then I end up beating it before I return it so it's a lost sale for the developer.
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fan_of_gaming - 394 days 20 hours ago
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4.2 - yea
that's why i don't like to rent or borrow games, i prefer to give my money to the developers than Blockbuster or Jumbo Video.
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