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[amt] 29/11/2008 21:25

Surely a takeover must go through this time. I can see a bit of a battle which might take the price as high as 50p or am I over optimistic.

[fft] 29/11/2008 18:57

"Eidos has issued a response to reports that the Wii edition of Tomb Raider: Underworld features a game breaking bug which prevents players from progressing past the Thailand level."


So, Tomb Raider mirrors real life ! I hope Eidos fix it quicker than the thai government are doing....

[alanrex] 29/11/2008 14:26

interesting the approaches were several weeks ago. I have seen some sales figures for TRU as reported by Jyske Markets based on Amazon figures. Seems that in UK, France and Germany to be OK but in US slipping in the sales chart places over the week. Next week could be interesting.

[darrens] 29/11/2008 10:20

ys, not really. European charts (not sales) normally comes out over time and NPD (for US) comes out about a week after the month end.

Even those charts aren't 100% (NPD is extrapolated from around half the US retailers) but they are the best we get.

First weekend sales of TRU (in Europe) are fairly mediocre but the real test will be to see if it builds from there or drops away. If it builds then that's fine but if it drops away then, I'm afraid, that is really goodbye Vienna imho.

BTW, all the furore over the review score management is irrelevant - it doesn't affect sales even if there's a lot of noise on the internet. The Wii bug is a bit more serious, that's really poor. TR has never sold well on Nintendo platforms in the past and it probably wouldn't have been different this time around but it would have been better to have given it a clear run.

[yellow_snow] 29/11/2008 09:44

Ok so a large pinch of salt to be attached to vgchartz, is there a more reliable site or forum for overall sales Darren?

[the crypt] 29/11/2008 07:53

dam that rogers,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,the useless piece

[lionheart79] 28/11/2008 21:48

i don't think so Crypt, he's got a fairly nice pay packet either way. you on the other hand, lower down the Eidos payroll...

[the crypt] 28/11/2008 17:18

lol - although i am losing a fortune - i'll never be as bigger a loser as Rogers and his motley crew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[darrens] 28/11/2008 16:32

You don't need luck, looks who's just entered the building....

[dope007] 28/11/2008 15:18

Good luck david as I think you will need it.

[darrens] 28/11/2008 15:08

VGChartz basically guesses. Sometimes they guess pretty well but they can be up to 50% off.

[yellow_snow] 28/11/2008 15:05

You're welcome Nigel, not sure what sources they use but probably useful for like for like comparisons at least.

[gnnmartin] 28/11/2008 14:40

Thanks for that url, yellowsnow.
Nigel Martin

[the crypt] 28/11/2008 14:29

david bennettt you own shares then the directors do combined..... shame on you rogers!!!

[davidbennett] 28/11/2008 14:10

Well all this 'adverse publicity' will not detract from the fact the TRU is selling well.

So I have bought 100k at 19 as I believe this is a good level to buy.

Fingers crossed.

[the crypt] 28/11/2008 12:12

eat yer whiffy sweaty feet!

[the crypt] 28/11/2008 10:30

how much revenue do seg get per unit sold if the game.

[yellow_snow] 28/11/2008 10:00

Very poor show in terms of the reviews, I'm sure its standard operating procedure in the industry but to be caught out in public with statements that demonstrate blatant manipulation is plain stupid. Also allowing a bug, however minor, to be found within a few days of launch when this is the flagship title for the year (and probably the survival of the company in a recognisable form) demonstrates a wrrying lack of attention to detail.

Luckily the sales figures are looking a bit better, www.vgchartz.com allows comparison with previous versions and makes for interesting plotting. Limited data of course but PS2 to PS3 comparisons on Anniversary and Legend look good, also better on Xbox 360 comparisons. Extra SKUs this time of course may help push through 3m total eventually.

[the crypt] 28/11/2008 09:44

lol - rogers the great pretender!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[the crypt] 28/11/2008 09:44

lol - rogers the great pretender!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[the crypt] 28/11/2008 07:45

you can always bet on Rogers and his motley crew to screw up................ what a bunch of idiots.....fancy that!!!!!!! rogers must go!!!!!!

[kooba] 27/11/2008 17:25

Eidos apologises for Tomb Raider Wii bug
By James Orry - 27/11/2008 - 11:36am GMT
Says 'anomalies' do occur despite the best efforts by publishers to avoid them.

Eidos has issued a response to reports that the Wii edition of Tomb Raider: Underworld features a game breaking bug which prevents players from progressing past the Thailand level.

"We are aware of a bug which is present in the Nintendo Wii version of Tomb Raider: Underworld. We would like to stress that this is an extremely infrequent bug, however on the rare occasion that it occurs; it affects the presence of a lever in the Thailand level of the game and prevents progress beyond this level. Eidos sincerely apologies to anyone who has experienced this frustrating problem," read a statement given to Kotaku.

The statement continued: "The quality of our games is paramount to us and the Nintendo Wii version of Tomb Raider: Underworld went through three separate QA testing departments prior to release. Regrettably anomalies such as this do occur occasionally in video games despite the best efforts by publishers to avoid them. The good news is that it is not an unsolvable bug, so if you encounter it and it persists please visit www.eidosinteractive.co.uk/support/worldmap.html."

more great publicity!! perhaps they should do more comedy and less action games.

[the crypt] 27/11/2008 16:37

THE MIGHTY LOLS OF CRYPTONIC!