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    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Capcom 'analyzing' Resident Evil 6's disappointing sales.

    Why did Resident Evil 6 fall short of Capcom's expectations? "We are currently analyzing the causes, which involve our internal development operations and sales operations," they said.
    Feb 08, 2013 10:30am PST
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    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Capcom 'analyzing' Resident Evil 6's disappointing sales.

    Why did Resident Evil 6 fall short of Capcom's expectations? "We are currently analyzing the causes, which involve our internal development operations and sales operations," they said. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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    • They need to spin-off the action-oriented gameplay into a new series and keep Resident Evil firmly in the... : Rehevkor
    • Did you play RE6, Capcom? Proof is in the pudding. : Anastomosis
    • Get the fucking suits out of the design process. : Marrbe
    • What's there to analyze? They made a bold attempt at introducing new mechanics and they turned out t... : asianwaste
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      who plays RE games for the gameplay? The story is where it's at. I liked RE6's over the top cheesy stor... : bninja
      • actually for me the only thing that's worth a damn in RE games are the merc modes. : asianwaste
      • I never got the impression that RE games were about story. : Herman Toothrot
    • You put out an action game in a market that already has plenty of action games. People want a horror gam... : satsun
    • Probably because there is almost nothing left of the foundation the series was built on. And gamers don'... : GwyndionThis person is cool!
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      For their "analysis", everyone at Capcom who can understand English needs to download the October 2, 2012... : the archvileThis person is cool!
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        Parsing through the "inadequate organizational collaboration" paragraph seems to suggest that they're ack... : the archvileThis person is cool!
        • You know, they could save money by going with a more survival horror and less bombastic version of the ga... : GwyndionThis person is cool!
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        I don't 100% agree, but I do think there are legitimate complaints there. For all the game's missteps and... : FaykThis person is cool!
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          RE5 was waaaay better than 6, and I did not care for RE5... as an RE game. : David Craddock
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            Really? I understand not liking it as an 'RE Game' but that's not the metric most should be reviewing it : FaykThis person is cool!
            • I wouldn't review it by that metric, but then, I didn't have to review it. In short, it's a twitchy, dist... : David Craddock
          • I don't like hearing this, RE5 was crap. :( : Mad Brahmin DiseaseThis person is cool!
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          The trusty old 180-degree turn from previous games sometimes turns only your character while leaving the : ruddsThis person is cool!
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            :/ I don't recall that it didn't swivel the camera, though - unless I was doing that on autopilot ever... : FaykThis person is cool!
            • I just saw the 'sometimes'. Odd - never saw that. : FaykThis person is cool!
          • What the... why would a 180-degree turn function NOT turn the camera? Shadows of the Damned did it perfe... : the archvileThis person is cool!
          • This isn't really true.. RE6 isn't like 5 or 4 where the camera is locked behind the character or returns... : jaytima
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          Gotta understand too that this 'love' of RE5 was even a disgruntled love....I mean series wise it's a big... : kainen1
          • It makes me think of this: (Idle News Podblast, February 5, 2009) Chris: "So basically what you're... : the archvileThis person is cool!
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        So listen to it 1.5 times? : SchnappleThis person is cool!
        • 6/1=1.5 : MamiyaOtaru
    • their initial sales projections for this game were so crazy : derelict515This person is cool!
    • Piracy blame incoming..... : baconwizard
    • Giraffe blow jobs are the culprit. : RobTheZombie
    • Disappointing game, disappointing sales. Nothing to see here. : Sgt_BoomstickThis person is cool!
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      At least 4.8 million sold is disapppointing?! http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/data/pdf/explanation/201... : nwillard
      • Against their projections, and the development and marketing costs, it absolutely can be. We're in an era... : ruddsThis person is cool!
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        At 4.8 million I doubt they have even broken even on total cost to market. : Professer12
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          I would be pretty shocked to hear ~$250-300 million was insufficient to break even on a game that wasn't ... : derelict515This person is cool!
          • A publisher sees maybe half of the price of a physical retail sale. So cut your $250-300 million to $125... : Professer12
    • they could start by bringing back the atmosphere - i mean all this para-military action movie shit is jus... : kainen1
    • Like all of Capcom's projections in the last few years, they're expectations are absurd. 5 million is fa... : aprilz
    • If you want to try out thi game before buying go to Mygame9.com and download it from there. There you can... : getyet9