[chemgear]

Still no official numbers for Titanfall sales. Even after the EA earnings report. I think analysts like Pachter were calling for 6-10 million prior to launch.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertco...sales-numbers/

Indeed the strangest part of the report is the fact that specific sales numbers for Titanfall are nowhere to be found. I’ve previously commented on how weird it’s been that EA and Microsoft MSFT +1.01% have been completely mute on Titanfall sales while Sony Sony celebrates far fewer copies moved for a game like Infamous: Second Son. The counter to my question at the time was that this earnings reports was right around the corner, and obviously they were just waiting to release the numbers in a more official, orderly capacity.

Not so, it seems, and now the questions only grow.

Though Titanfall didn’t appear to be a sales machine after launch, certainly no one was saying it was a flop or failure. But now EA’s noticeable reluctance to release any information about sales of the game on their end indicates they’re hiding what would be a disappointing figure.

All this data, or the lack of it, seems to point to a conclusion that Titanfall was something of a pretty big miss for EA and Respawn, despite almost universally positive reviews and word of mouth at launch. Yes, many players have been saying lately they put the game aside after a few weeks as it is a bit light on content, but I didn’t think an early drop-off time also meant the game had sold poorly.

EA keeping these numbers a secret seems like a worse play than coming out and saying “We’re proud of Titanfall’s 3 million sales to date (or whatever the number is), which is a great start for a brand new IP.” Instead, they’re treating what was supposed to be their new flagship game like they’re ashamed of it.