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Author Topic: Shadow of the Tomb Raider fails to unearth gold at UK retail  (Read 2303 times)

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Shadow of the Tomb Raider fails to unearth gold at UK retail
« on: September 17, 2018, 07:25:46 pm »
Has Lara lost her mojo? Shadow of the Tomb Raider comes off second best to Spider-Man.

Spider-Man has the top spot in the UK physical charts well and truly wrapped up for a second week. That holds off Lara’s third reboot outing, which comes in at No.2.

What's impressive is the way that Spidey has clung onto the top of the charts. Dropping just 42 per cent of sales from his record-setting debut, the single-format title shows that it has appeal well beyond die-hard fans who would have pre-ordered the title.

Even without such a stark comparison of fortunes, it’s hard not to feel that Shadow of the Tomb Raider should have performed better at retail. Yes, it outsold its predecessor in week one, but that title was an Xbox exclusive, selling mainly on Xbox One in the console’s early days of November 2015. Plus Rise of the Tomb Raider went head-to-head with Fallout 4 the week it launched, and just a week after Black Ops 3 too.

Despite all that, this new title failed to get anywhere near its predecessor in terms of Xbox sales alone. And if you think Spider-Man stole its thunder, then comparing Xbox One and PS4 sales doesn’t suggest that to be the case, with the split being fairly typical across the formats, even favouring PS4 slightly compared to the norm.

While we can’t quote actual numbers, the fact that Spider-Man in week two, on PS4 only, sold over twice what Tomb Raider did combined on both formats at launch tells a story: that Lara Croft may have lost her mojo.

Now these are only UK physical sales, and may not be entirely indicative of digital and global figures, especially given that the critical response has been largely positive; this isn't simply a bad game and will likely do OK in the longer-term because of that.

It’s hard not to look back at the exclusivity deal for Rise of the Tomb Raider as part of the problem here, disrupting PlayStation owners attachment to the franchise (which it had flown so high upon in earlier generations) by making them wait a year for the second game.

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Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider fails to unearth gold at UK retail
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2018, 07:32:25 pm »
Not surprised, but just because it didn't jump into no.1 slot in sales in the first week, doesn't mean it's shit, nor that it wont perform to expectations over the life-cycle of the game. Early days.


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Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider fails to unearth gold at UK retail
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2018, 12:26:57 pm »
Not surprised, but just because it didn't jump into no.1 slot in sales in the first week, doesn't mean it's shit, nor that it wont perform to expectations over the life-cycle of the game. Early days.
Well there were loads of factors, but the main reason was spider-man, as it was release a week before shadow.

Also another resaon is that most gamers felt shadows will price drop quicker then spiderman.

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Re: Shadow of the Tomb Raider fails to unearth gold at UK retail
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2018, 10:14:46 am »
Not surprised, but just because it didn't jump into no.1 slot in sales in the first week, doesn't mean it's shit, nor that it wont perform to expectations over the life-cycle of the game. Early days.
Amen to this !!! I dislike the way this is the logic in a lot of peoples minds. Only scored 80 in reviews.. thats still way above average.. whats wrong with the world..

(Well ok, thats a silly question.. a lot but..)