Cuphead Rolls the Dice and Sells Over 1 Million Copies in Two Weeks
It didn't take a deal with the devil for StudioMDHR to crush a sales milestone.
Who knew that old-timey animation would be such a draw for a video game? StudioMDHR certainly did, as the indie developer studio bet on itself (not against King Dice and the Devil, of course) and appear to have come out winners, announcing that Cuphead has sold over one million copies in just under two weeks.
"Cuphead has only been out for two weeks and we never could have dreamed of the reception we've received from our amazing fans!" the StudioMDHR website stated. "Today, we wanted to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for your support and we're excited to share that Cuphead has gone platinum with over 1 million units sold!"
Cuphead released at the end of September to near-universal acclaim (including a high score from Shacknews), garnering praise for its art style, solid platforming mechanics, and crushing difficulty that felt completely masochistic without feeling unfair. It's also found a home with Twitch streamers and speedrunners, with the game's insane difficulty providing a wholesome challenge.
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replyOzzie Mejia posted a new article, Cuphead Rolls the Dice and Sells Over 1 Million Copies in Two Weeks
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Well, they dealt with the devil.
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Awesome, I was really hoping their finish product hit it out of the park, given the love that went into the project and the massive risk they took to self-finance it.
"“We realized that there were a lot of people out there that wanted what we were doing,” says Chad. “My brother and I quit our jobs, remortgaged our houses and began expanding the team. This was our chance to actually deliver the game we wanted to make all along, rather than the cut-scope game we originally planned with a three person team.”"
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I think it comes down to how angry games make you. If I feel like I'm dying because I fucked up and not because of random bullshit then I'll generally not get very angry (hell, I have a tendency to start laughing at my own expense when I die in Super Meat Boy because every time I die it feels like my fuck up and my fuck up alone).
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And that’s without DRM. If your game is good, people will pay. Genius.
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I am so glad this is doing well. MS desperately needed an exclusive hit. Maybe this will be the beginning of a roll of good new exclusive IP. As an Xbox owner it's becoming harder and harder to find a reason to turn on my Xbone.
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if it’s on Steam it’s not truly exclusive.
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