MadWorld Sells 66K In The U.S., Sega Seems Pleased
Published: January 01, 0001
NPD sales numbers [[link]] procured by Gamasutra reveal that Sega’s M-rated tongue-in-cheek blood bath [[link]] MadWorld sold 66,000 copies in the U.S. following its March launch, and the publisher feels encouraged.
Despite a respectable Metacritic score of 82 percent, the M-rated MadWorld [[link]] didn’t exactly explode off of the shelves when Sega released it last month. The stylishly violent first offering from Platinum Games only managed to push 66,000 copies. Not a huge number, but still higher than Sega’s other M-rated title, House of the Dead: Overkill, which saw 45,000 copies sold in its debut month. Still, Sega seems pleased with the results, telling Venture Beat:
House of the Dead has done very well and has absolutely met our expectations. The first set of data for Mad World is very encouraging, as well.
I suppose when you are releasing an M-rated title on a console that’s been embraced by the American family you’ve got to keep those expectations realistic.
Wii’s M-Rated MadWorld Sells 66,000 in the U.S. [Gamasutra]
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