Analyst: Gears of War: Judgment, God of War: Ascension weak in March

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Analyst firm Cowen & Company estimates high-profile March launches God of War: Ascension and Gears of War: Judgment both sold far less than their predecessors. The firm projects (via GI.biz) that Ascension sold 360,000 in the US during March and Judgment moved 425,000, down from first-month sales of 1.1 million for God of War 3 and over three million in Gears of War 3's first week of availability.

A much better March for Tomb Raider and BioShock Infinite is predicted. The Crystal Dynamics reboot has amassed 696,000 sales in the US over March, while the firm says BioShock Infinite is near 665,000 in just 10 days.

Cowen & Company predicts NPD data for March will show a decline in software and hardware spend compared to last year, though the firm is hopeful the launches of StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm and SimCity will help contribute to a substantial increase in PC game sales.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/16/analyst-gears-of-war-judgment-god-of-war-ascension-weak-in-m/

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SovietRussiaPosted:

It's pure advertisements... I honestly wouldn't have known the games were coming out if I wasn't so involved with gaming. I saw ads for Bioshock but didn't see any for GoW and gears.

MortarPosted:

Both games looked rather good, but GOW:J was a bit of a let down in comparison with GOW 3. None-the-less, God Of War: Ascension seems like quite an enjoyable game.

slapshot101Posted:

Well, I hope Bioshock does good so they continue making them. They are some of my favorite games on the xbox.

MeetPosted:

Gears will always be that go to game when i get bored of CoD. I remember the GoW2 days :)

SnugPosted:

GOW is terrible anyway God of war is a much better game.

WhirlpoolPosted:

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Zyphr Never played God of War, might look into it.


me too everyone saying this one is pretty good


That's not what the reviews say

yayPosted:

Read an article about this in GI today, very interesting. I wish the god of war series wasn't a PlayStation exclusive, but that's like asking Mario to go to Xbox.

IlIuminatiPosted:

Gears of War is slowly fading away so this was expected.

SnagPosted:

This doesn't really surprise me since these game series seem to slowly be fading away as well as many other games. Even Call of Duty has been struggling more than they're used to

xPhotographPosted:

Zyphr Never played God of War, might look into it.


me too everyone saying this one is pretty good


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