GTA: Chinatown Wars - What went wrong?

It has been revealed that Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on the Nintendo DSi only managed to sell 89,000 units during March in the US. The figures released have been a huge blow to Rockstar and Take-Two who had much higher estimates for the game.

As reported from GI.Biz, investment company Cowan and Company previously predicted that the game would go on to sell 2 million copies in it’s first year on sale. But due to the 89,000 units stat, he company have now cut future forecasts to just 500,000.

Doug Creutz explained: “Despite a strong critical reception, Take-Two’s GTA: Chinatown Wars sold a very disappointing 89,000 units in March, well below our more recent 200-250,000 estimate and far below the 400-450,000 we thought the title might sell upon its release.”

While the console versions of Grand Theft Auto IV have had no problem selling at all, Chinatown Wars seems to be having difficulty at the moment.

We think this could be due to a number of factors. Firstly, people are not just not that interested in the Nintendo DS brand. Secondly, all the recent negative media towards Rockstar and the Grand Theft Auto franchise are starting to affect sales.

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