Paul Chi (paulchi@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU)
Sun, 15 Nov 1998 14:06:28 -0500
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 14:06:28 -0500 From: Paul Chi <paulchi@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU> Subject: Re: Sakura Taisen sales
>> at is, is ST3 locked into the same dating sim + strategy-RPG format? Are
>> the lesser sales figures of ST2 indication that the same formula won't
>> necessarily cut it anymore?
>
> Um, I asked Raymond McKeithen III about this a while back and even
>if you add the sales of Sakura Taisen and the Sakura Taisen Saturn
>Collection version, Sakura Taisen 2 outsells it. I believe ST2 sold about
>500,000 copies before it dropped out of Saturn Fan top 10. The last time
>I saw the ST Rerelease, it was at 70,000 copies. Anyone have the number
>for ST original/deluxe release?
Really? Well, I was basing my statement upon having read somewhere that
sales of ST2 were not as good as Red/Sega had hoped. Thanks for to all for
helping me see the error of my ways. :)