No. It was a massive flop. well received by players and critics alike, but a massive flop. 'Seventh best selling game in one region for five seconds' for a game like that is really really bad.

It's a good game. It flopped so hard it made squarenix decide to get out of the western style market entirely, selling off the entire western arm of the company for a super low price just to be done with it, It was disastrous

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com -3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

And yet, to say “nobody bought it” is still ridiculous. These stupid exchanges wouldn’t happen to begin with if people didn’t engage in useless hyperbole.

[–] Jrockwar@feddit.uk 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They wouldn't happen either if people could stop and think for a second to understand that hyperbole isn't literal, and that "nobody bought it" clearly means "its sales performance was well under expectations".

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The hyperbole is still dumb and unnecessary even in this context, considering stats such as debuting at #2 in the UK. It may have sold below the inflated corporate expectations, but it still sold a respectable amount.

I mean, seriously, is it really that hard to say “it didn’t sell enough”?