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Comment by wang_li | Hacker News Reader

It shouldn't be any different, however, this situation is:

    If a film spent $140M and turned $10M at the box office, it would be seen as an utter failure. Should a game be any different?

I don't think that's totally accurate. That $140M could be considered preorders, basically.

No, the post you are replying to had it correct. The $140M is people paying to have the game, that's the same as boxoffice sales.