Epic Mickey 2 sold 270k in US

[andrew8798]

Disney sequel Power of Two reportedly sells 1 million fewer copies in United States during comparable period of time.

Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two came up well short of the sales milestone set by the 2010 original, according to a new Los Angeles Times report. Citing NPD data provided by a person not authorized to share the information publicly, the paper states Epic Mickey 2 sold 270,000 units in North America by the end of 2012. Over a comparable period of time, the original Epic Mickey sold 1.3 million copies in the region, the report states.

Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two scored generally fair reviews upon release in November. GameSpot's review praised the game's story and surprises, but lamented its jumping mechanics and cooperative partner Oswald, among other things.

Series developer Junction Point Studios founder Warren Spector said in May 2012 that Epic Mickey was planned as a four-game series, though no future games from the studio have been announced yet.

Disney just yesterday announced its new Disney Infinity game/platform that will span consoles, PC, and mobile devices. The game will make use of real-world toys, much in the same way that Activision's Skylanders series does, and ship during June 2013.

Activision is not afraid of the competition, saying it is confident Skylanders will remain the top-seller in the market.

www.gamespot.com/news/epic-mickey-2-sold-270k-in-us-report-6402475

Not really a surprise there after all the things said about it

[Deleted]

The only thing that stopped me was really the fact the first wasn't on the 360. Going into a sequel on a new console always bugs me because I feel I'm missing out on the original

[Koda, Master Crunchyroller]

Good. This game threw away what made the first game unique and made it another generic licensed platformer.

[8.2.11/SAVIOR_NEZ]

It wasn't a bad game, but it felt really short compared to the first one. The co-op was fun and seemed to work well. I got the Wii version, which unless you have a Move setup for PS3, it was the best version. The game was really meant for motion controls, which apparently player one can never do on the Wii U (they always use the tablet, even in co-op).

[The Ichi]

Jan 16, 2013 12:34:53 GMT -5 @fsinfan said:

The only thing that stopped me was really the fact the first wasn't on the 360. Going into a sequel on a new console always bugs me because I feel I'm missing out on the original

Same reason I didn't get it (I only have a 360 now since my Wii broke).

[Deleted]

Not really too surprising. I didn't even particularly like the first one, thought it was pretty disappointing.

[StuntGranny®]

As bad/disappointing as the first one was, it doesn't surprise me.

[Deleted]

It's a kids game based on a bad franchise. I'm amazed it sold that well.

[Father Dougal McGuire]

I have no idea how much it cost to make the game. but the $13.5 million, assuming the game sold for $50, seems to be a success.

[Koda, Master Crunchyroller]

Jan 17, 2013 2:35:48 GMT -5 Father Dougal McGuire said:

I have no idea how much it cost to make the game. but the $13.5 million, assuming the game sold for $50, seems to be a success.

It was sold on 4 different platforms. That means it is an utter bomb.

[Sin Cara Tres]

Jan 16, 2013 22:02:53 GMT -5 @mightykretzler said:

It's a kids game based on a bad franchise. I'm amazed it sold that well.

Bad franchise? There was only one other game and the reviews were decent.

Unless you're calling Mickey Mouse a bad franchise. I'd like to suggest you are the devil.

[Koda, Master Crunchyroller]

Jan 17, 2013 4:05:59 GMT -5 Sin Cara Tres said:

Jan 16, 2013 22:02:53 GMT -5 @mightykretzler said:

It's a kids game based on a bad franchise. I'm amazed it sold that well.

Bad franchise? There was only one other game and the reviews were decent.

Unless you're calling Mickey Mouse a bad franchise. I'd like to suggest you are the devil.

Actually there are two other games in the Epic Mickey series, the first one and a 3DS game subtitled the Power of Illusion released in 2012 as well.