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Why Did Bionic Commando Rearmed Outsell Bionic Commando? [Capcom]
kotaku.com - 6/17/2009
Why Did Bionic Commando Rearmed Outsell Bionic Commando? [Capcom]
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You may have heard. Capcom's Bionic Commando revamp has tanked, and tanked in a big way , selling only 27,000 units during the month of May. Which begs the question: why ? After all, the same developers (Grin) released a Bionic Commando game last year that lacked the advertising, budget and ...
News - Capcom, Grin's Bionic Commando Sells A Meager 27K in U.S.
gamasutra.com - 6/15/2009
News - Capcom, Grin's Bionic Commando Sells A Meager 27K in U.S.
— gamasutra.com — Capcom and Grin's Bionic Commando franchise sold just 27,000 units in its opening month in the U.S.,... despite the title's roots in Capcom's classic swing-and-shoot platforming game from the 1980s, research firm NPD Group told Gamasutra on Monday. ... (more) News - Capcom, Grin's Bionic Commando Sells A Meager 27K ...

Comments vote down Destructoid found this 6/15/2009found this
JimmyRey > JimmyRey's Blog :: Trophies coming to Bionic Commando Rearmed plus 100% less broken controllers.
capcom-unity.com - 6/18/2009
JimmyRey > JimmyRey's Blog :: Trophies coming to Bionic Commando Rearmed plus 100% less broken ...
— capcom-unity.com — That s right guys, after all the rumors and maybes, the folks here at Capcom USA went... to Sweden and knocked on the door of the good guys at GRIN and demanded Trophies for the benefit of all gamers. Ok, maybe that s a bit exaggerated, but fact is, you ... (more) JimmyRey > JimmyRey's Blog :: Trophies coming to Bionic ...

Comments vote down 1UP RSS feed found this 6/18/2009found this
New Bionic Commando: Rearmed Update Includes TROPHIES and More! - UPDATE - PlayStation.Blog
blog.us.playstation.com - 6/18/2009
New Bionic Commando: Rearmed Update Includes TROPHIES and More! - UPDATE - PlayStation.Blog
— blog.us.playstation.com — UPDATE: Due to the massive amount of comments (thanks for the goodies, John D), we have disabled... the comments section of this post to keep things running smoothly. First of all, happy two year anniversary PlayStation Blog! Bionic Commando Rearmed ... (more) New Bionic Commando: Rearmed Update Includes TROPHIES ...

Comments vote down Joystiq [PlayStation] found this 6/18/2009found this

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Kombo.com:  Re: Rehashes, Sequels and the People Who Crave Them

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Re: Rehashes, Sequels and the People Who Crave Them
Kombo.com — ... (though its prequel/rehash of the original did better ). Where am I going with all of this? Basically, I think that a lot of it isn't quite so much about people not being as interested in original properties; as we've seen, there are plenty which have done well and beget sequels and rehashes as a result of that interest. I think it boils down to a few other factors instead. First, word of mouth. Forums, press, whatever; it seems that more time will be spent talking about what people know and are familiar with than an untested commodity, including the application of ...

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Bionic Commando vs Bionic Commando Rearmed [Capcom] — Kotaku
You may have heard. Capcom's Bionic Commando revamp has tanked, and tanked in a big way , selling only 27,000 units during the month of May. Which begs the question: why ? After all, the same developers (Grin) released a Bionic Commando game last year that lacked the advertising, budget and ...