Mirror's Edge Aims to Sell 3 Million
Martin Frain, the marketing director for DICE, thinks the studio's upcoming Mirror's Edge will break three million copies sold."I would look for world-wide sales of over 3 million, on three platforms, as a conservative number," Frain told Edge. He added, "I think it has the potential to do a lot more than that."
Frain based his prediction on the significant hype the game is garnering along with its unique image. "You look at a screenshot of Mirror's Edge, and you know what it is," he remarked.
However, Frain concedes that predictions can't be so concrete when entering a new genre of gameplay. Mirror's Edge is the first known parkour-inspired, first-person platforming action game. In Frain's words, "It's not like we can model it on shooter games--it's not a shooter game."
Mirror's Edge will start its fiesta of sales on November 11 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, with a PC release following later.
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I won't be surprised if it reaches 3 million on the consoles, but if they expect stellar PC sales, they are just going to be disappointed.
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They're talking like this thing will be a AAA hit as big as Gears or Bioshock; the type of game that starts rumors about a possible movie. With no multiplayer and no coop the gameplay is going to have to be astounding like Portal, intuitive, and so easy to use that people start asking for it in other types of games. That's a very, very tall order.
Anyway, DICE is starting to upset me. I understand that they want to make different games, innovate, and move the industry forward. Mirror's Edge is almost a certain purchase for me but it's about god damn time to release some info on Battlefield 3. If you are going to reply and say "But there's Bad Company!" then FUCK YOU.
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But I DO know that its something i'm not buying.
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anyone remember when that bloke said stranglehold would be the best selling game of the the christmas period? Bet he was mega pissed.
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