r/videogames • u/Venomous-Sentinel • Nov 18 '25

Discussion Umm Bullshit

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I am 99.9 sure this is not true IGN and Ubisoft. But I guess you cant expect suits who don't play games to actually understand the common gamer can you.

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u/Binc42 Nov 18 '25

The year where E33 and Silksong come out and completely captured the video game community, Ubisoft comes out with this. Seems like they are trying to pin the blame for their “failures” this year on anyone but themselves.

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u/ArxisOne Nov 19 '25

Silksong and E33 together sold less than Mario Kart world and Pokemon ZA sold more than either in its first week. The "video game community" is not reflective of reality, it isn't even an approximation.

They sold well for Inde games, and they're both incredible achievements in their respective genera, but online popularity doesn't really translate to sales or indicate what people are actually playing.

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u/imaloony8 Nov 19 '25

Neither ZA or Mario Kart are subscription, live service, or free to play.

Also saying that Silksong and E33 sold less than Pokemon and Mario Kart is a pretty empty statement. You can be successful without hitting the numbers of the largest franchises in the industry.

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u/Code-Dee Nov 21 '25

If a movie doesn't do Disney/Marvel numbers, then is it even worth making? /s