Duke Nukem Forever to sell over 1.5M, says analyst
First day sales in US were 'mediocre'.
Industry analyst Arvind Bhatia has stated in an investor report that the recently released Duke Nukem Forever is expected to see sales between 1.5 to 2 million units, according to Gamasutra.
In the report he noted that first day sales of the title through the US were "mediocre", however the game's publisher, Take-Two Interactive, "was conservative in its unit assumptions on Duke Nukem".
Additionally he revealed the game’s performance will not have a direct effect on the company as it was developed as "a one-off title for Take-Two."
Duke Nukem stormed the UK retail software sales charts in the first weekend of its release, stealing top spot from Rockstar's LA Noire.
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The game itself had a mediocre critical reception, receiving a feeble 4/10 in our recent Duke Nulem Forever review. How well the game needs to sell to be considered a success by 2K is the big question. 1.5 million sales for a game never expected to see a release doesn't seem too bad.
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