Respected analysts Wedbush Morgan have lowered their estimates for the amount Take Two’s Duke Nuke Forever was going to sell, suggesting that the sell-through might only be around half of what it was expecting.
Originally Wedbush Morgan had predicted estimates of 3 million sales, but now pitch the title at shifting around 1.5 million in Quarter 1. In accordance, they’ve adjusted the total revenue for the publisher down from $375 million to $350.
Michael Pachter himself has weighed in. “Of the major publishers, Take-Two has had the fewest ‘misses’ in terms of game quality over the last two years, and as a result, delivered a profitable FY:11 without a GTA release.”
On a related note, the analysts expect the next GTA game to appear in fiscal 2013.
You can tell us what you thought about Duke Nukem in this week’s WeView, or read our full review here.
Source: Gamasutra.
Darksidesystems
I know someone who describe this game as “terrible” but always with a smile on their pirate face :p