Take-Two and Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto V has shattered every sales record known to man. Earning over $1 billion in revenue in just 3 days of availability, that would mean that game has potentially achieved sales around the 15 million worldwide. While these two companies celebrate their success, one man is not impressed with the sales of GTA V and that man is Peter Molyneux, according to a report by The Escapist on Sept. 20.
Renowned for his work on the Fable, Populous, and Black & White franchises, Molyneux is not shy to share his view on the video game industry.
When discussing the video game and mobile market, Molyneux expressed that the sales of Grand Theft Auto V may sound impressive, but that are not all that impressive when compared to the mobile market and some of the developers finding success there.
"The newly released Grand Theft Auto V is a game that's everywhere, you can hardly avoid it. It will achieve around $1 billion in revenue on consoles in just one month.
"Sounds impressive, doesn't it? No. That's not impressive.
"What is outstandingly impressive is the success of mobile companies like Supercell, who has released games including Hay Day and Clash of Clans. Those games, which were released 18 months ago, are achieving revenue between $3 million and $5 million each day. That is impressive.”
Well, what do you make of Molyneux’s comment?
