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Prototype 2 has a sales target of around four million copies, twice that of the first game, Radical Entertainment studio VP Dave Fracchia has told MCV.
“We sold 2.1 million copies of the first game and our expectations are much higher for this one,” Fracchia told MCV.
He added: “I would roughly say we’re looking at between 1.5 to two times [the sales of prototype]. I would obviously like to see it higher than that.”
Sales will be helped by the fact the April competition has dissipated.
“There were a few games that were getting hints about potentially being released during April, but they’ve all kind of moved, so we literally own April,” concluded Fracchia.
Prototype 2 will be released April 24.
In a period when triple-A sequels are under performing it’s hugely ambitious to expect sales in the region of four million for Prototype 2. Anything more than the first game would surely be seen as a success.
As for owning April, we reckon Kinect Star Wars will do well at the start of the month, and expect The Witcher 2 to be hit on Xbox 360 come April 17.
