This past weekend,Grasshopper Manufactureand Kadokawa games held a “Lollipop ChainsawSummer Appreciation Event” in Japan. It’s awesome that GhM and Kadokawa appreciate their game, but what did consumers think of it?
Well, word is that the game has shipped more than any other GhM title to date — over 700,000 copies. My understanding is thatNo More Heroeswas the studio’s prior best seller, which cleared over 500,000 units (not including the U.S. repacking that includedRed Steel,and Xbox 360 andPS3 remakes). Suda’s prior PS3/360 title,Shadows of the Damned, didn’t even come close, with unconfirmed numbers putting the game at around100K shipped worldwide.
So why did the game sell better than GhM’s prior games? Is it just that much better? Was it all the marketing craziness, the rapid price drop, andHollywood talentattached to the title? Or do people just love the idea of a cheerleader killing zombies with a chainsaw?
I really wish thatShadows of the DamnedandNo More Heroes 1& 2would have been blessed with similar marketing support, budget price, and famous faces. I wonder if they would have sold as well? As much asI enjoyedLollipop Chainsaw, I got more out ofShadows of the Damnedand theNo More Heroesoverall. Maybe I’ll have a “summer appreciation event” for all four games at my house right now!
Lollipop Chainsaw Breaks Records for Grasshopper; Killer is Dead Trailer Debuts[AndriaSang]
