Dalthnock: I am not surprised. In the least.
Ya know, if Adventure games were as widespread as platformers in the 90s OR shooters in the 00s, Monkey Island would easily be the most sold game in the world.
Everybody has it multiple times. Who the hell would've bought 5 versions of Sonic the Hedgehog or Doom 7 times?
We're a sick bunch, us Adventure Gamers.
Cheers!
Well, there was a time when they sold in pretty big numbers, tho. Sierra and Lucas games sold pretty well. And i remember Broken Sword sales crunching good numbers, as well.
Maybe not COD nor GTA volumes of sales, but pretty decent numbers.
And i'm personally convinced that some genres like graphic adventures and turn based strategy that are conventionally saw as not mass marketable could potentially sell very well if marketed adequately. Stuff like Heavy Rain, The Walking Dead from Telltale or Fire Emblem Awakening sold pretty well, due to proper hyping marketing campaigns.
Some people want to play something different after having thousands of FPS games.