SEGA: MadWorld sales encouraging, House of the Dead doing well
April 6th, 2009 Posted in News, Posted by Valay, WiiIt appears as though the both MadWorld and House of the Dead: Overkill may be performing better than originally anticipated. Overkill sold just 45,000 units in February according to NPD numbers and MadWorld was absent from various sales charts, leading many to believe that both games were falling short. However, Sean Ratcliffe, vice president of marketing at Sega of America, has confirmed otherwise.
“House of the Dead has done very well and has absolutely met our expectations. The first set of data for Mad World is very encouraging, as well…If it resonates with the audience, yes, we absolutely want to make that into a franchise [MadWorld]. I think it’s unique, and there are many aspects of that game which are sort of pushing boundaries. And it’s just great fun.”
- NPD: House of the Dead: Overkill sold 45K in February Published on: March 20, 2009
- The House of the Dead: Overkill breaks record for the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition Published on: March 16, 2009
- SEGA announces impressive House of the Dead: Overkill Collectors Edition Published on: November 20, 2008
- House of the Dead: Overkill and MadWorld banned from Germany Published on: August 19, 2008
- Sega and Headstrong Games unveil House of the Dead: Overkill for Wii Published on:
7 Responses to “SEGA: MadWorld sales encouraging, House of the Dead doing well”
By gameplayer.at on Apr 6, 2009
OH YES!! thats very good to hear!!! they are great games!
By MasterPhW on Apr 6, 2009
Nice, I bought them both, so hope to see more such great games!
By Captain N on Apr 6, 2009
Anyone who hasn’t bought Madworld yet go out and get it, show these companies we want them 2 continue to make these core type of games ! Its a good game and deserves the sales
By Caio on Apr 6, 2009
Alright, let`s hope they keep this kind of games coming!
By icehawk101 on Apr 6, 2009
Hopefully i can get these games ASAP. Also remember to support the conduit! comes june 23
By Kiklez on Apr 6, 2009
Madworld was awesome. House of the Dead on the otherhand, a 3 hour rail shooter ….. maybe when it drops to 20$ I’ll bite. I know it has a “lot” of replay value, but the last game that I enjoyed enough for a second playthrough was Ocarina of Time … and the second playthrough was just a few months ago.