Grand Theft Auto DS Misses Sales Expectations
From its release on March 17 to the end of NPD's tracking period on April 4, the mature-rated title sold a mere 89,000 units in the US, the firm confirmed with Joystiq. Publisher Take-Two's internal sales expectations for the game are unknown.
"The disappointing first month sales reinforce our view that achieving meaningful success on Nintendo platforms remains a very difficult proposition for third party publishers," Cowen Group analyst Doug Creutz told Gamasutra, noting his belief that the lower-than-expected sales were "not due to any misexecution on Take-Two's part."
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sheepraper
replyShould I pick this up tomorrow? I loved all of the other GTA's. Does it have the same violent feel or is it kinda kid friendly?
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Not kid friendly at all. I would closely compare it to the first 2 games (but better). Many of the missions early on include murder and drug dealing.
I had all but shelved my DS since I rarely play on the go anymore and I picked this up the first week it was released and have put a lot of hours into it already just sitting in the recliner at home. -
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Yea. I think some people fear:
1) that it might be watered down like you said. And it's not at all.
2) that top down will suck. These people might not have ever played Gta 1 and 2. They really should give it a shot.
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3) the mini games. I was a little skeptical about these when I read about them, but they are very tight. They aren't over used and they fit into the gameplay very well.
Also, this game has the best grenade/molotov throwing control EVER made in any game.
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Crappier story? I don't see that. Good writing anyhow. I agree on mission design. They are fun missions. None of them too hard so far.
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agree
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The writing is good I think. What don't you like about it?
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NOT AT ALL KID FRIENDLY. There is cussing, violence, drug dealing, and provocative. They say and do things on this one that the big 3d ones have been scared to do. And it's comedic. And the writing is fantastic. Your character has a great sarcastic nature to him.
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Ok, I just purchased. Time to see if the Shack is right on this one.
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I love GTA games but I am not to keen on this one. Maybe I was expecting too much from my DS.
Hopefully it has paved the way for more mature games to appear on this format.
I know it goes without saying but the PSP GTA's are much better
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