what happens to games whose sales are very disappointing?

Does GOG delete those games from the website?

No, just because its not overly popular doesnt mean it would be removed. There are people out there that want specific old games and GOG tries to cater for everyones tastes (mmmmm pizza).

Not forgetting a lot of the older games arnt available in any other format now and if you do already own the origional version you could find yourself facing difficulty running it on a new system.

The way I like to look at it is the work GOG do with these old games is actually preserving them for future generations, building up a catalogue of gaming history. They are not likely to remove titles that dont sell after all the work they put in to get them going in the first place.

It was indeed.

It was pulled for licensing reasons. Given that it was pulled at the same time as Colin McRae Rally 2005, my guess is that Codemasters' rights to certain automotive brands expired. Operation Flashpoint was pulled because of a split between Bohemia and Codemasters, but was eventually reinstated in a direct deal with Bohemia.

I don't think games are ever pulled because of poor sales.

I guess they are queued for the next gem promo.

Exactly!
I was just about to post this :))

We do. What's more, we can still DL the files from GOG. They just can't offer it up for sale anymore.

Yes, they actually do that sometimes.

For example, System Shock 1 + 2 was one of the launch titles, but due to disappointing sales it was removed.

You see this?: Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods Enhanced Edition

If deleting games because of bad sales would be an option, then why does this piece of biodegradable waste still cling on?

It's part of GOG strategy. Everytime GOG releases a turd of a game, TheEnigmaticT can rightly claim on the forums that the game can't be that bad, because it is still a thousand times better than Forsaken Gods.

It puts even the worst of games into a positive light.

The games receive extensive counselling to make sure they cope with their perceived "performance pressure" and lack of attention

Indeed. Even the infamous Master of Orion 3 can now look down upon Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods.

It costs them very little to keep offering them for sale, really just the cost of keeping the page active. Ultimately, I'd imagine most of the licenses here are based upon a cut of the sales rather than just offering them for sale.

Not that anybody is going to answer or correct that if it's wrong.

So the cunclusion I can make, is that the answer is no?
And thanks for all the comments!