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curious about the sales numbers.

IrishmileIrishmile
edited July 2009 in Tales of Monkey Island
Can TTG let us know what the Pre-sale numbers are?

How is it doing? Also when its released can we know how well it did? compared to other games...

Just sort of curious... I hope LA releases the same info for the SoMI SE.

I hope both games make a bunch of money because I want as many MI games as I can get.
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  • [TTG] Yare[TTG] Yare Telltale Alumni
    edited June 2009
    I would also be interested in these numbers. :D
  • Hero1Hero1
    edited June 2009
    I'd just like to know if its successful or not.. or if the pre-orders are "good" .. I just want those market place realities that an ex-lucasarts ceo once claimed to be proven wrong..
  • UdvarnokyUdvarnoky
    edited June 2009
    Doesn't the success of the Sam & Max seasons prove that? Or the fact that LEC even signed off on new Monkey Island games?
  • Random VariableRandom Variable
    edited June 2009
    a few billion
  • adventureaddictadventureaddict
    edited June 2009
    Yeah, I'm also interested to see sale figures before/after the first episode is released.
    Well, I don't really need to see sale figures...just curious to how well it goes.
  • Hero1Hero1
    edited June 2009
    Udvarnoky wrote: »
    Doesn't the success of the Sam & Max seasons prove that? Or the fact that LEC even signed off on new Monkey Island games?

    I think a new monkey island series has the potential to have greater success than Sam & Max.. The tales of monkey island trailer has almost 130, 000 views on Youtube, so that's exciting.
  • jp-30jp-30
    edited June 2009
    Telltale isn't going to release sales numbers to the public.
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited June 2009
    I do not see why not... plenty of other companies do.
  • werpuwerpu
    edited June 2009
    I guess that the number of messages on a game in the forum is a good indicator about the sales numbers...
    Monkey Island if you check the messages seems to be doing great.
    I fear however Wallace and Grommit not really is which is a shame
    I personally like it more than Sam and Max...

    Bone oh well, lovely games which got canceled early!
  • Threepwood4LifeThreepwood4Life
    edited June 2009
    Thats something I would like to know too. I'm hoping from the pre-sales its done much better then what TTG could be predicting in numbers right now. Maybe they'll post something once the 1st episode is released will know then.
  • jp-30jp-30
    edited June 2009
    Irishmile wrote: »
    I do not see why not... plenty of other companies do.

    To shareholders if they're publicly listed. Telltale is not publicly funded.

    Here's something that may interest you though:

    http://www.telltalegames.com/company/pressreleases/id-83
  • Hero1Hero1
    edited June 2009
    werpu wrote: »
    I fear however Wallace and Grommit not really is which is a shame
    Wallace & Gromit: Fright of the Bumblebees, the first part of the episodic series by TellTale Games, was released in the final week of the month. This is Telltale’s first foray onto the Xbox 360 for episodic content, after having decent success with their Strongbad titles on WiiWare.

    As of the 13th of June Wallace & Gromit #1 has garnered around 12,000 people on the Leaderboards – far less than the debut episode of the Penny Arcade game, which was twice as expensive. Realistically, the first episode of any series will sell more than each consecutive episode due to waning interest, and with no option to buy all episodes for a slightly discounted price, Wallace & Gromit is unlikely to do huge numbers on the Xbox Live Arcade.

    Hopefully, the release of the two Sam & Max Seasons for Xbox Live Arcade will help Telltale sell more Wallace & Gromit in the long run. When all 4 Wallace & Gromit episodes are released, we’ll be able to get a good perspective for the effectiveness of episodic content on the platform.
    Source: http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=24144

    Sam and Max debuted at no. 5 on the Xbox Live Arcade charts in its first week, so that was a good sign, especially since it was competing with games a lot less expensive.
  • PimPamPetPimPamPet
    edited June 2009
    I think the Sam & Max games are a good introduction to Telltale's catalog. They are also some of their best.

    I bet doing a Monkey Island title is getting them a lot more attention, though.
  • GryffalioGryffalio
    edited June 2009
    Irishmile wrote: »
    I do not see why not... plenty of other companies do.

    If they overplay the figures, then other companies might get the franchise(!) LucasArts is still LucasArts after all, they're still a money-orientated company over quality-of-product ;)
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited June 2009
    Well Lucasarts will know the numbers no matter what... because they will be taking their share of the profits... I wonder how that will be split, I wonder how much of the pie LA gets and TTG gets.
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited July 2009
    So uh..... seems to be going well.

    Gotta be kind of nice for all the Lucasarts veterans on the TTG team to be able to tell Lucasarts "told you so!!"

    Monkey Island, and adventure games are not a waste of time and effort after all.
  • UdvarnokyUdvarnoky
    edited July 2009
    Irishmile wrote: »
    Gotta be kind of nice for all the Lucasarts veterans on the TTG team to be able to tell Lucasarts "told you so!!"

    It's even nicer to see Telltale and LEC with such an apparently good relationship!
  • FrogacudaFrogacuda
    edited July 2009
    Irishmile wrote: »
    Gotta be kind of nice for all the Lucasarts veterans on the TTG team to be able to tell Lucasarts "told you so!!"
    I think they've kind of been doing that this whole time if you know their history and how they formed...

    But it's good that LucasArts has now been forced to acknowledge their success here. I just wish the LA greats weren't split up over so many companies... Autumn Moon, Double Fine, Hothead, Crackpot, Telltale... if only they were under one roof again.
  • Hero1Hero1
    edited July 2009
    Udvarnoky wrote: »
    It's even nicer to see Telltale and LEC with such an apparently good relationship!

    Seeing the Telltale and LucasArts logo together was fantastic.. I remember the excitement I had when I would see the LucasArts logo back in the day... It's back :)
  • smashingsmashing
    edited July 2009
    Frogacuda wrote: »
    I think they've kind of been doing that this whole time if you know their history and how they formed...

    But it's good that LucasArts has now been forced to acknowledge their success here. I just wish the LA greats weren't split up over so many companies... Autumn Moon, Double Fine, Hothead, Crackpot, Telltale... if only they were under one roof again.

    Beg to differ. I think having these 'greats' establishing their own companies is the best thing to ever happen to adventure gamings. No more behemoth which care solely about raking in more money. Just designers and story-tellers who like to share their visions with gaming folks like us.

    Besides, with more company, who knows? There might be more greats for the next generation too.
  • JakeJake Telltale Alumni
    edited July 2009
    Hero1 wrote: »
    Seeing the Telltale and LucasArts logo together was fantastic.. I remember the excitement I had when I would see the LucasArts logo back in the day... It's back :)

    That was a fun and odd thing to animate!

    Also the game is doing nicely, thanks. Also, tell your friends :)
  • Mike HaleyMike Haley
    edited July 2009
    Jake wrote: »
    Also the game is doing nicely, thanks. Also, tell your friends :)
    We need to spread Tales of Monkey Island like a viral disease. Teasers proceeding movie showings, television ads, shoutings from rooftops, sky writings, corn field manipulations...
  • thanatos56thanatos56
    edited July 2009
    Mike Haley wrote: »
    We need to spread Tales of Monkey Island like a viral disease. Teasers proceeding movie showings, television ads, shoutings from rooftops, sky writings, corn field manipulations...

    You forgot large-scale hypnosis.
  • britt12334britt12334
    edited July 2009
    thanatos56 wrote: »
    You forgot large-scale hypnosis.
    you also forgot commercials in dreams
  • hamziehamzie
    edited July 2009
    cheese?
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited July 2009
    Cheese with............. never mind that would be a spoiler.
  • smashingsmashing
    edited July 2009
    Guybrush: I. Cheese?

    Ignatius: Aye.

    Guybrush: Cheese?

    Ignatius: Aye.

    Guybrush: Cheese?
  • FuryFury
    edited July 2009
    I wish they would release figures.
  • Toothless GibbonToothless Gibbon
    edited July 2009
    Jake wrote: »
    That was a fun and odd thing to animate!

    Also the game is doing nicely, thanks. Also, tell your friends :)

    Not stormingly well then?
    :D
  • Lennie MelvinLennie Melvin
    edited July 2009
    Hero1 wrote: »
    I think a new monkey island series has the potential to have greater success than Sam & Max.. The tales of monkey island trailer has almost 130, 000 views on Youtube, so that's exciting.

    Probably about 100,000 of those views are me.
  • doomsothdoomsoth
    edited July 2009
    Jake wrote: »
    Also the game is doing nicely, thanks.
    That's good to know! I look forward to the next installment.
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited July 2009
    I hope the series continues with this sort of enthusiasm all the way through til the end.. I have grown rather fond of being able to talk about Monkey Island everyday with you lot.
  • seanvanamanseanvanaman Telltale Alumni
    edited July 2009
    Irishmile wrote: »
    I hope the series continues with this sort of enthusiasm all the way through til the end.. I have grown rather fond of being able to talk about Monkey Island everyday with you lot.

    we hope to give you guys PLENTY to talk about.
  • Lena_PLena_P
    edited July 2009
    Mike Haley wrote: »
    ...corn field manipulations...

    Now that's an idea! I'll get down to Salinas right away! (They grow corn there, right?)
    Irishmile wrote: »
    I hope the series continues with this sort of enthusiasm all the way through til the end.. I have grown rather fond of being able to talk about Monkey Island everyday with you lot.

    Same here, plus you make some darned good fanart.
    seanvanaman wrote: »
    we hope to give you guys PLENTY to talk about.

    I want to know when Brendan Ferguson is gonna make a cameo!:mad: You listed him as a pet so you have to make him do it!
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited July 2009
    Lena_P wrote: »
    Same here, plus you make some darned good fanart.

    Awe thanks.... I do try, sometimes I even like the stuff myself.
  • Guybrush ThreepwoodGuybrush Threepwood
    edited July 2009
    If the increase in forum activity is anything to go by, I imagine the sales numbers must be pretty good.
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited July 2009
    Probably, I never posted here until I heard the MI news.
  • zmallyzmally
    edited July 2009
    I gave away my preorder free game code to a friend to try get him to buy ToMI.. am I a bad person? :P
  • XandonXandon
    edited July 2009
    Hero1 wrote: »
    Seeing the Telltale and LucasArts logo together was fantastic.. I remember the excitement I had when I would see the LucasArts logo back in the day... It's back :)

    Agree 100%.
    I think I might have even cheered. :)
  • Iron CurtainIron Curtain
    edited July 2009
    zmally wrote: »
    I gave away my preorder free game code to a friend to try get him to buy ToMI.. am I a bad person? :P

    Telltale wouldn't think so. ;)
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