However, the sales increase that resulted from the review was estimated to be only about 50-70 units. The article was expected to boost Unexplored’s sales given that had nice words about the game, and included the game’s brand new trailer. The game was reviewed by the well-known website with millions of online followers, PC Gamer. According to Hackernoon, Ludomotion’s game, “Unexplored”, is such example. There are indie games produced in great quality or shape, but still hard to market even with the help of game review sites. However, it’s a whole different story for indie game developers. Even for already popular games with strong fan bases, we can tell from Nintendo ’s case that good reviews portray and contribute to the overall great reception. According to Destructoid, Nintendo reported an 8.48 million sales of the game on the Switch alone, but there are 1.5 million sales more on Wii U version.
To no surprise, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild became a game with hit sales as well. Picture this: a well-known game plus good reviews from well-known sites? I doubt that not a single gamer in this world has been moved by influence. Most of those sites if not all wrote down perfect scores which made the game land in the best-reviewed game ever list on Metacritic. People have fallen in love with its design, systems, and structures. The game has been reviewed Early Access by several top game review sites. One of Nintendo’s most anticipated game franchise, has released one of its highest selling games last year which is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild. There are a lot of aspects that may have contributed to the game’s success, and reviews can be a contributing factor. Game reviews are more than just scores, but about showing the audience what to expect in the game. For players, reading or watching a game review is not only about finding out if the video game is good, average or not at all.
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