Marvel's 'Spider-Man' sold 3.3M copies in the first three days of release

[StreamedHams]

Not surprised at all by this. It's a multitude of factors:

1. Great marketing plan with frequent updates and social media presence.
2. True care and support by Marvel with close adherence to a beloved IP.
3. Talented and proven dev team.
4. Good window for release (late summer)
5. Widely accepted rating, appropriate for teens+
6. Overall really great game.

 

[Omnistalgic]

Fortnite is free so technically yes.

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Oh yeah gotcha...

 

[v_iHuGi]

Benji don't leave my friend!

 

[Deleted member 25108]

Yep. Shit is sad. The fact we are normalizing a previous record holder being broken as some arbitrary thing is just sad.

It's this sort of thing that really makes me wonder all the time what I'm doing talking to gamers. People in the business world who don't even game really are much more in step with reality

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For the most part, you aren't talking to gamers. You are talking to people who want ammo for their gaming company fanboy war.

But yeah, it isn't worth it. Least not here. I think sales-era should just set up a discord and call it a day. Too many people with agendas spoil things here.

Well done for sticking it out this long, and Godspeed.

 

[Tetra-Grammaton-Cleric]

It deserves it.

I don't know if I like it more than the Arkham games but it's a brilliant Spider-Man game and manages to make you feel like the webslinger, which is my metric for success.

 

[Ryng™]

Hey I still love Era I'm not leaving completely. I just think I'm done giving any sort of inside info. It's a thankless job and the only reward is stress. I've only ever done it to help the sales community and steer conversation to hopefully a better place but at some point it just stops being worth it

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Well then… i loved all your work since the beginning. Good luck. :D

 

[Deleted member 2791]

People who expected more knows jack shit about the video game industry and what defines a groundbreaking success.
Everything is relative, but at one point, no matter the context or the expectations, if your game sells more than three millions copies in less than a week, there's simply no way to not admit it's an incredible result.

 

[Ichi]

Congrats to Insomniac on the record-breaking sales. By the way is this normal in gaming?

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I mean not all of the $60 goes to Sony..

 

[RevengeTaken]

i expected more. much more indeed..

 

[DeathyG]

Insomniac, Sony, and Marvel did good...

The bar has definitely been raised.

 

[Deleted member 32018]

All the people coming in saying "I expected more" is literally downplaying the sales as if to say, "Oh I thought it was going to sell 10 million in one hour" or some arbitrary measurement.

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I don't think that was their intention but I guess if you see it that way then ok. As I said in a previous post it's impossible to downplay a game that has just broken the first party sales record for Sony.

 

[HyGogg]

This has got to be Insominac's most successful game to date. Congrats to them and Sony. I still need to get my copy.

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Yeah, I don't think that's even in question. They've done a lot of successful "Tier 2" first party games before, but this is going to be the biggest Sony game of the gen, I think. It's Sony's Mario, for the next few years.

 

[Instro]

Good job on scaring away another person who was giving us sales info. These threads and review threads are always a dumpster fire of jerking off and fanboy wars.

 

[the-pi-guy]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech...record-3-3-million-copies-opening/1346187002/

Beats the God of War record with 3.1M in the first three days of release. And the number doesnt even factor the copies that came with the PS4 Pro Amazing Red bundle

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OP, the number that doesn't factor the Pro bundle is the revenue.

 

[HStallion]

i expected more. much more indeed..

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The first months sales should be gigantic considering the news we've been hearing about incredibly small drops for Spider-Man so far.

 

[Benji]

Are you gonna stay at least for OWL S2?

I want my Outlaws rivals to remain having a presence.

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Oh dont worry I'll be all in on some OWL S2 threads

I cant let Fuel off the hook that easy!

Anyways everyone please dont add more discussion about me in this thread. Let's focus on Spidey performance and not shit the thread up. No one wants to read about drama with me I'm sure! They are here for Spidey sales performance

 

[Yan]

Days Gone, your next!
No pressure....

 

[Kaako]

Yep. Shit is sad. The fact we are normalizing a previous record holder being broken as some arbitrary thing is just sad.

It's this sort of thing that really makes me wonder all the time what I'm doing talking to gamers. People in the business world who don't even game really are much more in step with reality

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That's a shame yet understandable. Thanks for the previous sales insights and I do hope you stick around.

 

[HyGogg]

I mean not all of the $60 goes to Sony..

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That's why it's a gross. Not all of your ticket price goes to Disney either.

 

[Deleted member 2145]

i expected more. much more indeed..

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aren't you the one who thought 30-35 million for this game was a reasonable prediction? because lol if so

 

[Jssom]

Congrats.

Off topic but can someone explain the "Talent always wins" I keep seeing in ERA threads?

 

[silva1991]

Eh? Ghost and Death Stranding will both be 10 million sellers, I'm not sure why people are underselling them.

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I wouldn't be so sure. I don't think a single Kojima game sold that much and an AAA single player samurai game from western dev is new territory.

 

[jacks81x]

While spider-man is huge, everyone making it seem as if marvel properties, a lot of them, aren't massive right now due to the movies. Hell C tier heroes like guardians made bank and are recognized now. Sony, and whatever studios they collab with, will have some business acumen and realize they will pick a character that is popular due to the movies to make a game out of.

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I don't disagree. However, more than how popular the IP is, the biggest variable is whether the game will turn out great. The other challenge is finding a great independent dev willing to work on a licensed property with you. Sony and Insomniac makes perfect sense as they have a long history of working together. What other AAA independent devs do Sony trust and would be willing to partner with on a licensed game? Quantic, Housemarque, and Supermassive have long working relationships with Sony, but they don't seem to be equipped to do open-world games. FROM would be awesome, but they seem a little busy right now. ReadyAtDawn maybe, but The Order kind of a dud.

 

[Thorrgal]

i expected more. much more indeed..

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How much more? And why?

Good job on scaring away another person who was giving us sales info. These threads and review threads are always a dumpster fire of jerking off and fanboy wars.

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It's an opportunity to add people to the ignore list at least...like the dude I just quoted lol

 

[NippleViking]

Wow this is insane.

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That 3.3 million number is US only, so we don't actually know if Spider-Man's 3 day debut is bigger than Halo 3.

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That was only in the USA, lmao. Halo was insanity huge back in 2007

EDIT: for the record, if i'm not mistaken, Halo 3 sold 2.5 million in one day Worldwide.

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Soz fellas. I'm dumb. You're right. Good, as Halo 3 is still the GOAT.

 

[Cess007]

I don't think that was their intention but I guess if you see it that way then ok. As I said in a previous post it's impossible to downplay a game that has just broken the first party sales record for Sony.

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And yet, that's what's people doing with the "I expected more" post.

It's funny becausea Benji is leaving, but he really did predicted how this thread will be to go to a T. Thanks for all the info Benji , your input was always apprecited for us who don't defend a corporation

 

[Toumari]

I mean not all of the $60 goes to Sony..

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I'm sure Marvel get a healthy cut as well.

 

[Witness]

Damn, amazing number. The game is wonderful. Congrats to Insomniac!

 

[Ryng™]

People who expected more knows jack shit about the video game industry and what defines a groundbreaking success.
Everything is relative, but at one point, no matter the context or the expectations, if your game sells more than three millions copies in less than a week, there's simply no way to not admit it's an incredible result.

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No wait a moment, let's talk about that.

If someone expected more, it definitively doesn't mean it does not understand anything about the videogame industry, it probabily was just:

• either too optimist since launch
• Or got over excited after the firsts news of the sales in many markets.

I, myself, being part of the second category. Was expecting something like those numbers at first, but then after some news i increased my expectations. Was i wrong? Yes… i do not understand anything about market? Cleary no, i follow the videogame market since some years at this point, and even if some times i made some wrong prediction, overall i'm usually spot on and follow with interest many sales data.


Now, to say this is not a good result, THAT'S another story. Everyone saying 3 million in a week for an exclusive like that is not massive, is clearly wrong, that's not only good but also huge.

 

[Bitanator]

God of War: New record with over 3.1 million in 3 days
A few weeks later...
Spider-Man PS4: New record with over 3.3 million in 3 days

Talent always wins!

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Veronica is the best, Yangus has a rival

 

[Deleted member 32018]

And yet, that's what's people doing with the "I expected more" post.

It's funny becausea Benji is leaving, but he really did predicted how this thread will be to go to a T.

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Are they? Look at UK and Japan numbers for Spider-man. Using just those I can see why some may have thought that Spider-man was going to blow GoW out of the water and have unrealistic expectations after seeing numbers that are double what GoW did. Not every one of those people are console warring.

 

[gundamkyoukai]

Think it's time to officially retire from giving sales info on Era. I've been wasting so much of my time here and its REALLY not worth it. At the end of the days sales discussion will always boil down to hyperbole and console warring

Adios amigos. Catch ya on the flip side

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Sad to see you give less info \ being here but i can understand how some people can drive you nuts .

 

[Redfox088]

There was someone who said Spider-Man will probably only hit 3 million by the end of the year. Oh dear.

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I avatar bet a fellow that Spidey will outsell GOW by years end. Here's hoping he's a man of his word. With the T rating, into the spiderverse, and holidays Spider-Man is going to trounce Kratos.

 

[Yukinari]

The sequel is gonna be so good i can feel it.

 

[LiquidSolid]

Think it's time to officially retire from giving sales info on Era. I've been wasting so much of my time here and its REALLY not worth it. At the end of the days sales discussion will always boil down to hyperbole and console warring

Adios amigos. Catch ya on the flip side

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That really sucks but it's understandable. Thanks for all the insights you've given us, without posters like you I doubt Era would be worth bothering with, what with the constant console wars and trolling going on.

I mean not all of the $60 goes to Sony..

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Box Office numbers don't all go to the film company either but:
a) Sony is the platform holder, so they don't pay any platform royalties (though on Spider-Man they probably pay Marvel royalties)
b) That's retail. Digital is 70% publisher, 30% platform royalties, or in Sony's case, 100% publisher.

Anyway, amazing sales. It's insane that God of War's record, which was already pretty mind blowing, has been broken this quickly. Congrats to Insomniac and Sony.

 

[Deleted member 2145]

How much more? And why?

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don't worry about that poster's expectations..

As i said before, this game gonna sell insane, around 30-35 million LTD.

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10 million first month and aroud 30-35m LDT for spidey. mark my words.

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This game is going to be the best selling console exclusive of all time, 30-35m ltd. mark my words.

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When i said 30-35m life time sales everyone mocked me. That's absolutely possible .

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We've to wait for official figures but if SM's sales momentum keeps going like this, there will absolutely be a good chance for this game to reach 30m LTD. you've my words.

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[famikon]

I mean not all of the $60 goes to Sony..

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this chart is outdated.
For example, for digitally-sold copies you can skip "retailer margin" + "cost of goods".


Also, since it's 1st-party exclusive, you can also skip "platform royalty". In addition, "platform royalty" is under NDA and it's different for each platform, so they just guessed that number.

More important, "Data Source: OnLive" :) They made this chart to show that streaming is better for publishers than selling games through retailers.

 

[Telpis]

People are hungry for decent superhero games I'm not shocked I only this starts a trend of high quality superhero games well even more games

 

[Deleted member 4034]

Gatdamn!!

 

[Alienous]

Having just finished the game I'm so glad it's this successful. As assessible, deep and fantastic as it is, it's a game I'd hope would have as close to the mass market appeal of a MCU movie as possible.

In every aspect it's a demonstration of what a game at its best can be.

 

[gundamkyoukai]

Are they? Look at UK and Japan numbers for Spider-man. Using just those I can see why some may have thought that Spider-man was going to blow GoW out of the water and have unrealistic expectations after seeing numbers that are double what GoW did. Not every one of those people are console warring.

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Those people are not looking at the days aspects .
Spidey could be blowing GOW out of the water after 2 weeks or even month .
Looking at 2 weeks of data and saying you expected more in 3 days don't make any sense .

 

[Pablo Mesa]

I was expecting more on the 4 Mark but that still hig

 

[TRUE ORDER]

Insane and amazing at the same time...
Congrats to the team!!

 

[Advc]

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This was toootally expected. It's one of the most popular superheroes, plus tons of advertisement from Sony, plus the game being good as fuck and good word of mouth = profit.

I hate congratulating big ass companies so I'm just gonna congratulate Insomniac and all the people who worked their asses off to crate this amazing game. Mad props, Insomniac!

 

[~Fake]

Think it's time to officially retire from giving sales info on Era. I've been wasting so much of my time here and its REALLY not worth it. At the end of the days sales discussion will always boil down to hyperbole and console warring

Adios amigos. Catch ya on the flip side

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Shame you gonna leave. Anw, you still on twitter so.

 

[Couscous]

Frankly,i don't think so.It's very violent and bloody game with nowhere near as much appeal to casual gamers as Spider-man or parents buying it for kids.It will still do great,of course.

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The first game is already the best selling Playstation game of all time and the second has the potential to be even bigger with the big install base.

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

Holy crap!

Yep. Shit is sad. The fact we are normalizing a previous record holder being broken as some arbitrary thing is just sad.

It's this sort of thing that really makes me wonder all the time what I'm doing talking to gamers. People in the business world who don't even game really are much more in step with reality

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Dammit, look at what that "I thought it would be more...." BS done, talk about downplay. I'm sorry Benji, but thank you for your insight when you did.

 

[Deleted member 32018]

Those people are not looking at the days aspects .
Spidey could be blowing GOW out of the water after 2 weeks or even month .
Looking at 2 weeks of data and saying you expected more in 3 days don't make any sense .

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Ok I could just look at first week sales of the game in the UK and Japan and it would still be around double that of GoW. Anyway it was explained by the fact that Spider-man sold less than GoW in EU countries but people didn't have that info until this thread. I'm just saying that people expecting more aren't necessarily saying that for console warring purposes and that it was an expectation based on the numbers we already had.

 

[Supreme Leader Galahad]

Good luck Benji Era doesnt deserve you

 

[Mechaplum]

I don't really see more than one "expected more" posts lol, perhaps they're all in the ignore list.

Having ruminated on it for a bit I actually liked it more than any of the movies. Yeah different medium and all that but I really felt highs and lows a lot more intimately than watching a film.