I am going to have to disagree with you. I know alot of games have sold well, but new EA IPs don’t generally sell that greatly. Look at Dead Space and Mirror’s Edge. Also If you look at the preorder charts for America God of War 3 preorders are greater than Dante’s Inferno, and DI is closer to release. The numbers from GoW3 are 327,688 and DI on both consoles added up to 200,415. God of War 3 still has a month and a half to rack up preorders, DI has 2 weeks. I don’t beleive it will sell more. I see 1.3 million for the PS3 version and 850,000 for the 360 version. Bringing it to 2.15 mill.

@Joseph, fair enough. Dead Space and Mirror’s Edge are good examples of new IP not selling much more than 1 million units. I find it interesting that you think the 360 version of DI will sell less than the PS3 version. Any particular reason for that? Most multiplatform games typically sell more on the 360.

GOW3 will win.

Doesn’t really matter though because both games will suck.

Sorry Joseph..the 360 version of Dante will easily outsell the PS3 version. But won’t outsell GOW 3…

I’d like to hope that DI sells well, I liked DI’s demo more than GOW 3′s

I think what’s swaying me is that Sony’s exclusives just aren’t selling the same way the XBOX’s are, let alone in this case a multi-platform. Despite all that hype and critical acclaim Uncharted 2 received it still hasn’t pushed as many units as the original did in the same time. And now it seems to be dropping off, “actually”. For as much as a fanboy of Sony as I am, I whole heart-idly believe that they are incapable of effectively marketing anything. Hence… why I’m buying this prediction. EA’s campaign is too unique and innovative. God! Who doesn’t want a giant wooden box that won’t stop playing Rick Astley until you smash it with a hammer?

Never use the word “might” in an article like this. I can’t believe that a GOW clone would outsell the original franchise, especially such a blatant ripoff as Dante’s Inferno. Stupid article, speculative information and irrelevant examples.

WTF are you talking about!??

You just rambled about sales figures during half of the paragraphs.
You clearly DIDN’T explain WHY Dante’s Inferno might outsell GOW3.

First of all, GOW3 is an exclusive, you’ve highlighted all the exclusive sales for PS3 hyped games. Roughly they sold around 3-5millions. But did you dare to analyse multiplatform sales? Because Dante’s Inferno is a multiplatform game not a PS3 exclusive!

Second, since Xbox fans want to try out GOW and see why ps3fanboys are banging on so much about (even the ps3tard fanboys doubting Dante’s Inferno as a cheap imitation of GOW3). Xbox fans will want to try out Dante’s Inferno because it’s a GOW ripp off.

Third, there’s gonna be an advert for Dante’s Inferno at this American football thing, whatever it is or called. This will drive sales to Dante’s Inferno.

Fourth, ones who have read the book will likely want to play the game, even though the game ruined some stuff and took liberties. There’s already 12 thousand fans for Dante’s Inferno Facebook page. Hack n Slash lovers (bayonetta/darksiders) will get this game.

Fifth, you highlighted ps3′s exclusive sales, though since Dante’s Inferno is multiplatform, I do think GOW3 will not meet Dante’s Inferno’s sale. I mean, everybody hyped up Uncharted 2 (doubt GOTY 2009), yet it only reached 3 million copies! And you do know that multiplatform games do sell more!
It’s the same bull how everyone is hyping up GOW3, and I’m sure it will not reach 4million before Uncharted 2!

Sixth, Darksiders and Bayonetta were released at a bad time because a lot of people were waiting for Mass Effect 2. Bayonetta is doing well in sales on ps3 (Japan). Everyone is sceptical for the ps3 version elsewhere because of SEGA sh* port! Mother farkers couldn’t even make HDD install, Sony had to do it!

Seventh, 18 rated, contains nearly everything: langauge, violence, nudity etc. Dante’s Inferno has heavily use of nudity than GoW3, I’m still not sure on which game has heavy use of Violence. I mean GOW3 has head ripping off, while Dante’s Inferno has gruesome way of killing!
This is hell we are farking talking about, it’s torture and violence, of course people would wanna buy Dante’s Inferno before GOW3 comes out. (ps3tard fanboys will eventually buy Dante’s Inferno even though they bash it!).

“I find it interesting that you think the 360 version of DI will sell less than the PS3 version. Any particular reason for that? Most multiplatform games typically sell more on the 360.”

To Nameless Ted and OldBoy.

Dante’s Inferno will sell more on PS3 than Xbox 360 because EA and DICE are supporting the ps3 platform, they feel that PS3 is good for hack n slash, that’s the reason why they made the Divine Edition on PS3.

More also Dante’s Inferno will sell well on PS3 because PS3 has a good controller responsive and layout for hack n slash games (infact for nearly every genre, more than 360!). Bayonetta PS3 already out sold Xbox 360′s version in Japan. If God of War is ps3 exclusive and Dante’s Inferno is a GOW clone, don’t you think people would buy the ps3 version?

@Xino, I am not really sure what point you are trying to make.

The reason I use PS3 exclusive titles as examples is to compare them to God of War III. I then go on to compare previously new IP to Dante’s Inferno. Both Rock Band and Assassin’s Creed were multiplatform games, as was Fallout 3 (which isn’t a new IP).

Also, with the exception of MGS4, most big name PS3 exclusives have sold closer to 3 million, not 5 million.

Yeah, I’m gonna have to disagree with this article. Most of the new PS3 IP’s you mentioned came out at the start of the consoles lifecycle. And we all know that when a new console is released with new IP’s they tend to sell because of the lack of many good games. That is why those games you mentioned sold as many as they did. But now that we are further into the lifecycles there are more games so people aren’t settling for a game just because it’s new.

Mandel

it’s not about PS3 was released and those game just came out.

Everbody hyped up Uncharted 2 so much with it’s boasting graphics. Yet the game has only made 3 million.

It’s EXACTLY the same thing with GOW3, the fanboys can boast for all they care. The game will only reach 3 million sales!

I can see you have put up some okay arguments, but you also failed in some ways:

1) ur MGS example fails, since MGS4 sold more than MGS3. What that shows is that a new gen version of a game boosts the appeal for a game and many fans return to check it out.

2) In marketing, you clearly forgot to mention the GOW3 NASCAR as well as any further marketing the game will likely get closer to release.

3) You forget how many new fans GOW has since the release of GOW collection.

4) You forget how many pissed of gamers their are, angry at how EA and DICE have shitted all over an epic novel and claim they only used DI to sell the game and not to the novel any justice.

5) You forget that many PS3 owners will not buy DI and wait for GOW3, meaning the 360 may have to keep DI afloat.

6) you forget that many 360 owners will be busy playing ME2 and Bioshock2 and waiting for Alan Wake and Battlefield BC2 than risking playing a wanna be GOW3.

7) New IP’s are not a guaranteed 3-4 million seller success. Bayonetta, Brutal Legend, Mirrors Edge, Dead Space and Infamous say hello.

8) Uncharted 2 has sold almost 2.8million in a little under 4months without a Platinum edition being released. Uncharted DF sold around 3million since release and with the help of Platinum release.

9) You haven’t taken into account the new trailer SOny will probably show off to the masses nearer to launch that had people like Ngai, HHG and many other journalists gob smacked.

I am not saying I disagree with you, I am just saying you haven’t taken these variables into consideration.

@Nameless ted

The reason I believe the PS3 version will outsell the 360 version is simple. The PS3 version has 130,000 preorders and the 360 version has around 70,000. Last week the PS3 version went up by 18,000 and the 360 version went up by 9,000. This is the “American” charts. If it’s selling more on the PS3 in America it will outsell it worldwide. People know that the PS3 version is getting the better stuff, also PS3 owners are the demographic for a game like that. I won’t be getting Dante’s Inferno, but I sure as hell will be getting God of War 3. Also Sony are heavily advertising GoW3, Neither of the first two games had 7-11 or Nascar adverts, I also never saw a God of War commercial for 1 or 2. This will change with GoW3, and people have seen how sick it looks and will but it, even if they haven’t played either 1 or 2. An example: My friend played GoW1, not 2, but intends to get 3, because it loooks sick. I assume 3.5-4.5 mill for GoW3.

Fei Hung
some nice arguments there but you too failed in many ways

2) Dante is getting Super Bowl advert that will generate sales (18 rated game (hell) being shown with family fun football!) and from Facebook post of Visceral “front page of the New York Times”.

4) Do you really believe some UK gamers will spend £100 for the GOW3 collection? No multiplayer, no online, DLC? unlockable contents?

5) PsP is hungry for games, PsP users will keep the game afloat. And PS3 users are bound to keep it afloat because EA are supporting the PS3′s version with the Divine Edition.

6) Xbots who experienced the Bad Company 2 demo will dismiss in buying it because of the poor quality demo!

7) Infamous sold 1 million (Infamous 2 in the works). Bayonetta should have been released 2009, the game got delayed so people wanted to buy Mass Effect 2 instead.

Dante’s Inferno is a multiplatform, multiplatform games sell well.;)

Sony missed their chance for the Super Bowl ad. After enjoying Dante’s Inferno, everyone would be expecting the trailer and will not be anticipated any more.

well dante is a multi so it doesnt matter…

i dont see why people think Uncharted 2 hasnt sold enough,yeah it hasnt sold what it deserves but still,the first barely reached over 3 mill. in a little over 2 years and U2 has about 2.7 in 4 months.gow3 will sell well with its big fan base with the first 2 and with gow collection.to tell you the truth i think gow 3 is the biggest ps3 exclusive sense mgs4,its a wild thought of mine but i think gow3 will sell more than mgs4.

Yeah.. How many people do you think know about Dante’s Inferno? People are more likely to have heard about Kratos then Dante, and even if they heard of Dante’s Inferno first they probably heard about God of War in the process due to all the comparisons.

Then you have to consider this: A new third party EA ip selling out a first party Sony series? Only if it’s revolutionary, which its not. You have to think about it.. Mirror’s Edge and Dead Space didn’t even do well. Why would Dante?

Normally I would totally agree, but due to the circumstances as of now I’m unsure. I expect God of War to sell somewhere between 2 and 3 million, and Dante to sell about 2 million. Really though, Dante is not a mainstream game, and even a great game like Batman: Arkham Asylum only pushed 2 million, even with one of the most recognized characters in the world on its cover!

But.. We’ll see how it turns out.

You know you lost this discussion ever since you decided to make this shit , all you wanted were some hits and posts any posts and you win but got raped in the same time.

You are stating the obvious here dumbass and there are chances that your obvious might be destroyed.

GOW IS EXCLUSIVE

DANTE IS NOT

Now calculate and STFU fool.

Can’t wait for Dantes’s Inferno to rape GOW 3 sales, then the tears will flow.

I really don’t care how well Dante does. I still wouldn’t buy a crap amateur rip-off no matter how many dumb asses buy it.

Dante misses all the little nuances that makes god of war kick ass. Playing the Dante demo, the game felt shallow and soulless. That bit at the end where you’re riding that beast and killing demons had no weight to it, it felt very mechanical. Games like Bayonetta and Darksiders at least add something to the genre. Dante just rips off god of war 1…..badly.

I think god of war will do well and sell more than dante on the PS3 as it’s a well known franchise.

Another thing is that this article is rubbish. You, sir, are just not good at analyzing.

To anyone who wants a god of war-esque game that isn’t god of war. I recommend picking up bayonetta or darksiders over Dante’s Inferno. Much more enjoyable games.

@Thadd, what about my article is rubbish? And why am I not good at analyzing?

Is my comparison of GoW III to MGS4 incorrect? Are my factual numbers of sales of other PS3 exclusive titles also wrong?

Is comparing Dante’s Inferno to other new IP from a large third-party company with financial backing incorrect?

I think Rock Band is a great example of a new IP being released by EA, which was going up against Guitar Hero III, an established franchise. Rock Band still sold very well. Assassin’s Creed was also a new IP that sold extremely well which was backed by Ubisoft. And I think it is obvious that EA is putting more money into the advertising for Dante’s Inferno than any other new IP, if not any of their games in general.

together including ps3 and 360 version i still doubt it.
one thing people are forgetting is sony has released lost of new IPs for the ps3, they have not released many famous ps2 titles so there is still many people waiting to change.
GOW3 will be the first title for them to do so, besides MGS4.
sequels of well known series always sell better than new IPs, there are many people who are waiting for one of those to buy a ps3.
im expecting GOW 3 to sell a good 5M by years end, i will be very surprised and disappointed if it does not.
as long as sony pulls their finger out of their a$$ and actually markets the game it should sell like hot cakes.

@ mark thats fine, gow3 will still beat di in everything else that matters, and probably outsell it in lifetime sales, i give 3-6 months before di is dropped for the next flavor of the month big game.

Whereas gow3 will have people talking about it for yrs look at part 1 and 2. Which game will be traded in after being beaten 1 time, i seriously doubt it’s gow3. So uncharted 2 has sold almost 3 million, and yet some people seem to use it as a sign of failure. Not every game out there going is going to hit 8 or 10 million units sold.

Di demo was okay, i’ll check it out at some point, but after trying the gow3 demo, man sony needs to let me buy this game already.

Dante’s inferno will sell more just for the fact that its multi-platform………..

Are you serious?? Your logic is not sound at all… Your comparing sales figures for uncharted which has been out what over 2 years to a game that has only been out what 4 months? You say Uncharted one has sold around 3 million units well guess what? That is in over a 2 year time frame which isnt all that good but decent for a new ip. Now you say Uncharted 2 has sold just under 3 million, THATS IN 4 MONTHS!! By the time it has been out 2 years it will easily reach 4 million! God of War 3 didnt win the Most anticipated game of 2010 at the VGA awards for nothing. Every web site iv been on that has done independent surveys show that it is indeed the most anticipated known game of 2010. Now considering DI is a multiplatform title and GoW3 is an exclusive then yes, sales across both platforms probably will out do GoW3 sales. Im sure DI will sell more on the 360 cuz they dont have GoW3 to save there money for coming out just a month later. There is no way that the ps3 version of DI will outsell GoW3. I a have a PS3 and i really liked th DI demo and im ok with it bing a 99.9% clone of GoW because i like GoW. But i have bills and am not planning on getting DI until after i buy and beat GoW3 or i may just rent DI.

I can’t see this happening at all. GOW 3 pre – orders are through the roof already and the game is still more than a month away. Yes, launching it just one week after Final Fantasy XIII is a bit stupid but it will still sell really well and with the massive marketing push it’s getting there’s no way Dante’s Inferno will match it. The only people who genuinely expect DI to outsell GOW 3 are mindless 360 fanboys, Like Mark, who can’t afford a PS3 so will never know what it’s like to play a real game.

Having said that i don’t agree with the general consensus that DI is nothing but a GOW clone. I think DI is taking a very interesting direction and i’ll definetly be picking up both games.

Also, there is one part of your article that is dead wrong – God Of War 3 is not Sony’s biggest release this year. Gran Turismo 5 is.

Why wouldnt it outsell god of war 3 its multiplatform moron. This article is pointless

To finalise this conclusion. i found somert tat might make you think tiwce. heres a chart figures for uncharted 2 this was taken for 21st october last year.WITHOUT NOVMBER AND XMAS PERIOD FIURES.
http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=28733&region=All
Total Sales
0.11m
Japan
ALSO YOU HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE AME WILL E SELLING WITH COSOLES AS WELL..

1.34m
Americas

1.33m
Others

2.78m
Total

@xino

Uncharted 2 has only been out for about 5 months and it already has 2.8 million sold. I think it’s safe to say that It will outsell the first way before the one year mark of its release.

I dont care about sales but I do hope sony santa monica can get some good sales from god of war 3, also I hope Naughty Dog can get some more sales with U2. Any ps3 gamer that bought MW2 instead of U2 should die. Seriously you dumb fucks why would you pay 60 bucks for the same game every year and not buy one of the greatest games of all time!!! Oh because all you brainless people need floating guns on the screen to play a game. Dante who?? Please played the demo and will not buy. For sure buying GOD OF WAR 3 day one.

If you take your argument and add the fact that many people only get games for online play then that chops off a lot of the sales that people expect. On top of that many people will most likely buy GOW3 because of the hype it is creating and wanting to find out about it. I expect for the sales to be nearly even.

Not the best article on earth. Why do so many jurno’s write pointless articles about game sales. They should be writing articles that bring to peoples attention what really matters and that to me is techical break throughs.

IMO as long as any game sells enough to make a healthy proffit then it is a success, and looking at the sales trends of ps3 exclusives compared to there quality i think it’s clear that the more techicaly ground breaking a game is the smaller the audiance it seems to appeal to. just look at this generation’s best sellers, halo 3 and gears of war no matter how popular those tittles are they don’t push the envelope but sell a massive amount. It’s just the same with Mondern warfare. the first 1 broke the boundries with enabling you to shoot through walls and such and it sold a gigantic amount. but the money they made was in no way used to improve on the technolegy. MW2 does nothing more than the first one did apart from slighty improve Graphics, physics and some gameplay tweeks but no destructable environments??

I’m just pretty happy that i’m not the only person in the world that knows that the amount a game sells does in no way determin the quality and lets just take a second to think about Gran turismo 5. has that not got the potential to sell like nothing on earth??

There is no way that Dante’s Inferno will outsell God of War III. No one with a PS3 will buy Dante’s Inferno and not buy God of War III. But lots of PS3 owners will buy God of War III and not buy Dante’s Inferno.

Dante’s Inferno will release on the same day as Bioshock 2. Xbox 360 gamers are NOT going to buy Dante’s Inferno over Bioshock 2. In fact Bioshock 2 practically guarantees that Dante’s Inferno will sell more copies on the PS3 than it does on the 360.

God of War is going to sell more on PS3 hands down.

Fact is Dante’s Inferno is a solid game, add to that EA’s marketing and it will easily outsell GOW. Sony’s marketing blows and being the retards they are, still think their games will sell on name alone. They had the perfect time ad slot for for GOW during the Super Bowl but once again they failed, just like last year when they failed to advertise KZ2.

Marketing = sales

shitty “wrath of kratos” slurpees aren’t enough, sry kids.

What are you on about??
GoW 3 will be GOTY 2010, just like UC2 was GOTY 2009 and LBP=GOTY 2008 before it.
Sony’s gunna have a triple GOTY in a row!
Currently it’s a double XD

@Balram,

I think you missed the point of my article. Uncharted 2 was considered one of the best games of last year, but it wasn’t even close to the best selling game. Same goes for LBP.

My article has nothing to do with which game will be better, just a look at how I think DI has a chance of outselling GoW III even if GoW is a superior game.

I love God of War as a franchise. It strokes my mythology boner in ways most games try to, but don’t. .I bought a PS3 based on my intent to play God of War 3, which I consider one of Sony’s best franchises. I pre-ordered the Limited Edition God of War 3 Pandora’s Box and purchased the 1-2 collection, and upon my return home, immediately downloaded the demo and played through it a couple of times.

After about a week it dawned on me. This game is fucking ugly. I’m not taking about the number of polygons, or how many pores you can count on Kratos’ face. After a week all I could notice is how 60% of my screen was covered in black. Not dark colours, but almost 100% black. I’m an artist by trade, and you can call me out for being a fanboy or whatever, but ask any artist of repute and they’ll tell you to never, ever, use black for anything.

Somebody needs to remind the art director about God of War 2, which has a brilliant colour palette. Combine that with gameplay that has pretty much remained unchanged, and for me, you’ve got a game that leaves a sour taste in your mouth. Mostly because I was very much looking forward to this.

Here’s another thing: I absolutely hate it when a series jumps console generations. Not only does it often make the previous versions of a game unplayable by comparison, but it forces a consumer to buy a new system in order to continue a series. I hate it so much and I still bought a PS3 with the intent to play God of War 3.

Long story short, I canceled my pre-order, traded-in not only the God of War collection, but my PS3 and all the games I had with it. Games like Uncharted 1-2, Assassin’s Creed 1-2, and LittleBigPlanet. Because if I wasn’t going to play the game I bought the system for, I wasn’t going to bother.

For me, this generation has been a slew of disappointments. Nothing but rehashes of old genres with new coats of paint, sometimes ugly coats of paint. There are a few exceptions of course. Uncharted took the Tomb Raider formula and added-in characters that didn’t suck, and Assassin’s Creed took the idea of open world further than it had been in the previous generation.

Anyway, this is turning into a tl;dr. Bottom line, there are a couple of gems, but for the most part, fuck this gen. It’s the same as the last only more expensive.

First off, Dante’s Inferno is released the same as Bioshock 2 which could potentially hurt sales since it is confirmed that there were more pre-sold copies of Bioshock 2

“I love God of War as a franchise. It strokes my mythology boner”, made me lol. I personally believe it might be a close race as it is far to early to tell who’s going to sell more.I totally agree that DI is a ripoff of GOW, but GOW isn’t exactly 100% original. You use what works, I would rather have a rip off of something that’s time tested to be awesome than them throwing new shit in my face and calling it a game. GOWIII did have some pretty good marketing but DI also got the Super Bowl, and it was loosely based off the divine comedy which has been kickin it since the 14th century. I Personally bought DI because The Divine Comedy was what i studied during my last year of university, and as i said before it was really REALLY loosely based, they took out the boring and added a naked Cleopatra using Marc Anthony as a puppet of doom… fair trade. Time will tell on this one and i hope both seel amazingly well so we can have more awesome sequels to come, anyone with me on that ?.

Also i apologize for butchering grammar, i hope no one out here is a grammar nazi.

I kind of agree with this article. If you look at marketing and sales, DI does have a chance of outselling GoW 3 or coming close to it on the ps3 alone. However, I don’t think will sell over 5M copies. I know UC 2 has sold over 2.8 M in around 5 months, which is good; the problem is that for a game that was highly anticipated and got critical acclaim, 2.8 million units is poor compared to sales from Halo games and other exclusives. There was almost no advertisement for that game as well and as of today, I don’t hear much about UC 2 the way the hype was before release.

The problem is that there is nearly no ads for a particular game or the crowd goes for the safe stuff that they know. It doesn’t matter if a game gets the GotY award and stuff; it won’t do if it doesn’t sell. Some devs complain about how hard it is to crack the wii’s hardcore audience when the same problem applies to the other consoles. Look at Dead Space. That game was critically acclaim and all, but it didn’t brake any sale records. The same applies to The Legend of Zelda series. That series is really popular and whenever a new game is announce, the hype goes to the top. However, those games barely sell 4 to 5 million copies in their life spam. Again, there is nearly no advertisement for that series and Nintendo thinks the way Sony does; that games will sell on name only.

Assassin’s Creed sold a lot because it was multiplatform and because it was heavily advertised by Ubisoft. They bet everything on that game and were rewarded. Assassin’s Creed 2 suffered a major hit; it was released around the time Modern Warfare 2 was hitting the shelves. If gamers had a choice, they would pick MW 2 over AC 2. That’s mostly due to some disappointments the first AC brought with it. It’s a shame really because I played MW 2 and I didn’t like the single player campaign and the online multiplayer was nothing revolutionary (CoD 4 was better); BUT, Assassin’s Creed 2′s story is in a whole other level. It’s really engaging and they kept their word of “variety.” Sadly it will not break any sale records either.

As for Dante’s Inferno… WTF? Ok, I admit that the GoW series is badass and i love it to death, but let’s get something clear, Kratos did not invent the Greek Gods and the bloody death matches! You guys say that DI is a rip off of the GoW games. So then, is it fair to say that the GoW series is a rip off of the animemated series Ulysses 31 and Saint Seiya? Those two series talk about wars and conflicts against the Greek Gods and were created long before most of us were born. Also, have you heard of Conquer Bad Fur Day? Even though it was animated violence, you could tear your enemies apart in that game in gruesome ways, and it was an N64 game. Remember the old Mortal Kombat games? Yeah, those were pretty hardcore games, too. You see some sequential moments were you press a button and you say it’s a GoW rip off. You think that Kratos own everything when you don’t even know your history. I did play the demo for Dante’s Inferno, and even though I agree that the gameplay was a bit choppy, I felt that the ideas were more refreshing that the GoW 3 demo. I’m getting DI this weekend and GoW 3 for sure when it comes out. Btw, DI is still in the best selling games chart at gamestop. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ll go play some Valkyria Chronicles before going to bed. Cheers!

After playing the GOW3 demo, this article matters even less (if possible). After my xbox red ringed I bought a ps3 out of spite and I’m damn glad that I did. The demo wasn’t anything unexpected, but it was such a great “Fuck you” to all the clones out there (such as Dante’s Inferno), not only is GOW3 going to destroy copycats, its going to piss on them, call their mothers whores and show them how to hang.

Also, Dante’s inferno is a ripoff of GOW because it uses the SAME GAME MECHANICS. Play both before making a comment elgato_8569, DI COMPLETELY copies a ton of gameplay elements, completely forgetting that there is a shit load of people out there who actually play video games and have the very basic ability of being able to call out a piece of shit when they see it. This article sucked so much it hurts, fire this person.

I greatly disagree with you, I have done strong research and Dante`s Inferno has not sold pass 600,000 copies so far on the charts it and the Divine Edition is at the bottom of the list lower than Heavy Rain, and has been exceeded by Bioshock 2. God of war 3 topped FF 13 on the bestsellers list for Amazon and is in first place, also the Ultimate Trilogy Editions have sold out completely defeating Dante`s Divine Edition!!!! God of war 3`s pre-orders are massive and off the charts according to Sony, not trying to be of a nuisance but you make Dante`s Inferno look more pathetic with your assumptions!! As for the marketing your statements have backfired tremendously God of war 3`s marketing increased greatly with popular associations with NASCAR, huge advertisements and many competitions, EA wasted their money and time, they did so much aggressive advertising and still had a useless result!!!!!!!!! God of war 3 `s reviews as well demolished Dante`s and also put it to shame!

But still some of your assumptions are sensible and I`m not trying to give you a hard time, but if a game like Dante`s Inferno cannot stand up to a game like Bioshock 2(which is pretty awesome) or even a Sony exclusive (Heavy Rain, which is phenomenal), was is the hope of it defeating a game such as God of war 3? Even though it`s one of the driving forces behind February`s game sales, it`s one of the lowest,I bet EA is very much disappointed with it. Bioshock 2 is the leading force for the Xbox 360 and has sold 562,900 copies, the sales are pretty good. God of war 3 already has the record for Sony, that is of having the largest pre-orders sales for any game in the company! Dante has sold 224,700, and the Divine Edition has sold 242,500 thus far!! Which is equally pathetic! It might have beaten Heavy Rain in some terms but not overall, that`s for certain.

This is ridiculous. First of all, to anyone saying that Uncharted 2 has “only” sold 3 million copies, the game is only in it’s 6th month on the market and is still selling at full price. With price drops, a Greatest Hits edition, and re-releases, the game will easily top 4 million and may even make it to 5 million!

Secondly, Dantes Inferno has no chance of beating God of War 3 in lifetime sales, even if you combine the two platforms (only two because the PSP really doesn’t count in this situation). Not that anyone commenting here will care that I think that, as almost every comment has the phrase, “PS3tard,” or “fanboy,” as if each of you are shouting out to the internet and challenging anyone to say that God of War 3 and Uncharted 2 are two of their favorite games. What’s your problem? First week sales of God of War 3 will probably run higher than 1 million units, as the pre-orders came near 500k in the US alone, by NPD estimates. Its first week sales will snuff out the total sales that Dante’s Inferno has accomplished in about a month! Don’t make me laugh. Yes, I do believe that God of War 3 is a much better game than Dante’s Inferno (I’ve played both so you’ve got nothing on me), but that doesn’t blind me to the hard facts. If God of War 3 was a new IP (strange to put a “3″ on it, but work with me), and Dante’s Inferno was a long-running exclusive series with both critical and commercial success, you’d see me telling you that DI would sell better!

God of war 3`s sales are amazing, and are at the sales of 550,000 in it`s first day of release in the US alone! God of war 3 greatly defeats the combined efforts of Dante`s Inferno, and Dante`s Inferno Divine Edition. God of war 3 is leading sales on the PS3, and is in the No.1 position.There`s no doubt that Sony is extremely pleased with the results, and also I know that as time goes by, God of war 3 is going to become more massive in sales!!! Not only did God of war 3 do extremely well, but there`s no doubt that other associations of the game did well, such as God of war Collection(Sales are really good beyond that of Sony`s expectations, and the collection of games has high demand!!!) God of war 3 Ultimate Edition is said to have sold-out worldwide on Amazon.

HAHAHAHAHA!!

Dante’s inferno got raped by God of War

Pwned. Stop. Writing. Forever.