Comments on: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim sales a lesson in listening

By: Alan Blanche

Alan Blanche — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:16:00 +0000

So where’s the part about “listening”?

By: Dick Wulfgren

Dick Wulfgren — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:12:00 +0000

i agree with you here MW3 is nowhere near the level that skyrim is on the only reason skyrim sells less because there is no multiplayer and everybody wants multiplayer. hell i wouldn’t mind multi player in skyrim thatd be cool to connect with a friend and have fun destroying towns and questing together then i wouldn’t be havin such a hard decision on perks everytime i level hahaha just pick stuff that makes the team stronger

By: Clark Stevenson

Clark Stevenson — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:49:00 +0000

Totally! If the yearly reskin of COD and MW is a “game” then Skyrim is a masterpiece. The final company out there which puts some quality and polish into their flagship series. Not toss them out like rags for the mugs and peasents.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:45:00 +0000

I’m sorry but to me Mw3 isn’t a video game. I don’t hate the COD franchise but what had COD really brought to gaming? Absolutely nothing, and I don’t want to hear multiplayer because that really doesn’t show innovation in a game. It doesn’t show the talent the developer have by bringing something new to the game. It’s just the same ole shit from last year, the only thing that changes is the map. I still don’t see the difference between mw2 and 3 yet and even though it’s clearly obvious, they’re really no differences. You can tell they didn’t work very hard to do it. Skyrim on the other hand brings a different experience to gaming on such a high scale it disappoints me that people compare it to such mediocre games. Skyrim and mw3 should not even be in the same sentence if you ask me lol

By: debaser

debaser — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:56:00 +0000

I don’t understand the point of this article…MW3 beat Skyrim in sales? No shit…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:11:00 +0000

Why split hairs in such a narrow-minded way? Both games belong to totally different genres and have totally different followings. Engaging in a direct comparison is silly. By all accounts, both games have sold exceptionally well.

By: Xephyron

Xephyron — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:46:00 +0000

Where did you learn syntax? Because you may want to revisit that lesson. Also, Skyrim is the best game of the decade.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:31:00 +0000

What is the OP smoking, He “cracks” me up with his post.

By: Doe V. Ahkin

Doe V. Ahkin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:49:00 +0000

Rubbish! Banana-Boat Rubbish, I say! That being said, “Skyrim” is one the most well-crafted games to be released this decade. And, it got that way, by listening to it’s fans and giving us what we wanted. Which, in turn, led to the game already selling 600% more copies than its predecessor “Oblivion” did in the same time period. …That would be the “lesson in listening” you might’ve been referring to.

By: longjohn

longjohn — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:39:00 +0000

Daftest article ever doesn’t point at anything inconclusive at best…. I hope some editor rereads this article and ask why an incomplete article was published. Worst piece of journalism I have encountered in a while.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:25:00 +0000

The title is actually spot on, it’s just that the article doesn’t flesh out the thought much. I was expecting to see a focus on how Bethesda listened to the criticism of Elder Scrolls 4 (Oblivion), and in correcting most of the major complaints, were rewarded with excellent sales. Seeing as how that really was the case, I’d say the tagline at least is accurate.

By: Onions

Onions — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:11:00 +0000

This article is poop. I hate Dracula!!!

By: kayakyakr

kayakyakr — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:05:00 +0000

Yeah, I’m still trying to figure out what lesson in listening has done?

I could see that being an accurate title if, say, the PC steam sales of the game were outpacing other purchases, or beat out online sales of BF3 (making the article about EA limiting the delivery playform of BF3 to their own, in-house origin), or if the article contrasted any other type of sales figures where the company did not listen, but… I just don’t get it.