Rome 2 pre-orders six times higher than Shogun 2

[Mangerman]

http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/17/tota...sales-in-2012/

SEGA has announced that Total War: Rome 2 is the fastest pre-ordered Total War game to date, with over six times the number of pre-orders its first official week compared to Shogun 2. The Collector’s Edition has also pre-ordered well, with over half the available copies already sold out in the US. The firm also said Total War sales hit 2 million last year “without a major release,” to support the series. Those who pre-order the strategy title get the first DLC, The Greek States Culture Pack, free on the day of release. Rome 2 is out September 3.

It's good to hear Rome 2 is already doing well for CA. I think the DLC is a big factor here, people seem to love the Greek factions.

[Toho]

what were the shogun 2 preorder sales like?

also to the CA reps on this forum. enjoy that nice swim in that load of cash but deliver the goods mmmk? we dont want another empire.

[Noif de Bodemloze]

Looks promising and more will come after CA has released more information about naval, campaign map and more updates for game.

like previous member told: Hopefully we will not see another broken empire total war.

[koovie]

No surprise at all

Anyways, congrats CA !!!

[Woodrow Skillson]

like previous member told: Hopefully we will not see another broken empire total war.

The odds of that are pretty slim since I think the worst case scenario for Rome 2 is that it is a reskinned Shogun 2. Since Shogun 2 is the starting point in terms of the engine and fighting mechanics, the laziest and worst game they could make would be units that are barely different then similar Shogun ones. That seems very unlikely, and since CA has mostly been very good at releasing good games, there is no real reason to doubt them now.

Sure, its possible they will totally drop the ball, but they really would have to work hard to do so this time.

[Greve Af Göteborg]

Now that you've got the cash, you better show us the goods or else it's the paddle for you.

[ptoss1]

Pretty sure it has something to do with this thing called "Greek Culture Pack."
No surprises here.
SEGA is EA in disguise.

[=Vastator=]

Glad that it has reached this fantastic result. More money to CA/SEGA means better post release support (and maybe more free-DLC).
In order to celebrate this achievement they should thank us releasing more news

[Toho]

SEGA is EA in disguise.

um ok but SEGA is not running the show here, it is CA.
despite SEGA owning CA I doubt it would interfere with a company that is already incredibly successful (at this point the only cash cow sega has)

[Dan113112]

SEGA is EA in disguise.

Please, don't put words in peoples mouths. SEGA is better than EA with DLC. Period.

um ok but SEGA is not running the show here, it is CA.
despite SEGA owning CA I doubt it would interfere with a company that is already incredibly successful (at this point the only cash cow sega has)

The problem is that SEGA is involved. They control the purse strings. When they supply a budget they can tell a company like CA what to do with it. Like splitting it up so there's a budget for the main game and DLC.

[Huberto]

Glad that it has reached this fantastic result. More money to CA/SEGA means better post release support (and maybe more free-DLC).
In order to celebrate this achievement they should thank us releasing more news

Nah basic econ tells you that more pre-orders means we'll see more hype less substance before the game is released and more stuff sold separately at a premium -- i.e. high demand, for a product sight unseen will definitely make stuff more expensive. Quality also becomes a concern in the longer term.

[Emperor Domitianus]

http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/17/tota...sales-in-2012/



It's good to hear Rome 2 is already doing well for CA. I think the DLC is a big factor here, people seem to love the Greek factions.

This was far too obvious. Shogun 2 was a simply remake of the very first TW game. Apart the new graphic and enhancments due to the updates and evolutions started with Empire, it had nothing more to offer. I bough it only for collection when it reached 10€. It wasn't worth more.
Rome is another matter. The Roman time has a higher appealing and it's far more interesting than the medieval japan not to mention the variuos factions the fans love. People was expenting this TW game and so the pre-orders were going to be really higher.

[ptoss1]

This was far too obvious. Shogun 2 was a simply remake of the very first TW game. Apart the new graphic and enhancments due to the updates and evolutions started with Empire, it had nothing more to offer. I bough it only for collection when it reached 10€. It wasn't worth more.
Rome is another matter. The Roman time has a higher appealing and it's far more interesting than the medieval japan not to mention the variuos factions the fans love. People was expenting this TW game and so the pre-orders were going to be really higher.

Says the person named Domitianus.

[Toho]

Nah basic econ tells you that more pre-orders means we'll see more hype less substance before the game is released and more stuff sold separately at a premium -- i.e. high demand, for a product sight unseen will definitely make stuff more expensive. Quality also becomes a concern in the longer term.

well this is the first time I have heard of this. care to source it?

[rohirrimelf]

Dan,

I agree, i dont think Sega did anything to really upset their fanbase with the Pontus and greek dlc. Personally this is the best marketing campaign ive ever seen for a game. Im more excited about this game then anything in the past and im a loyal pc gamer for over 15 years. This game gets me even more excited than when i watched the official trailer for skyrim in awe 10 times in a row. Which means a lot for me.

Thumbs up Sega!!

[Dan113112]

Nah basic econ tells you that more pre-orders means we'll see more hype less substance before the game is released and more stuff sold separately at a premium -- i.e. high demand, for a product sight unseen will definitely make stuff more expensive. Quality also becomes a concern in the longer term.

Again, Huberto, there is zero evidence for this. Metro, Aliens, and Sim City would have been **** without this preorder hype. With Aliens, the subsidiary company misused the funds for that game. I think they used it for Borderlands which was far more successful.

[Emperor Domitianus]

Says the person named Domitianus.

Sarcam? You are not funny if so.

[The Thin Red Line]

Of all the releases of recent years, a Rome sequel has been one of the most popular requests. It's got the appeal of a huge European empire, which would call to people much more than a Japan-only release. For a European audience, Rome, more than any other option CA have done recently, will sell well.

The Greek pack is the cherry on top.

Nothing unexpected in this.

[Mary The Quene]

Sarcam? You are not funny if so.

Don't worry he is butthurt to me too , because i don't like parthia.

[Emperor Domitianus]

Don't worry he is butthurt to me too , because i don't like parthia.

Ok.