7 Video Game Failures Able to Achieve Fantastic Revenue

Games are in demand and  profitable because they are challenging, fun, and various other reasons that keep gamers playing them. Games such as Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto V, and Pokemon, have earned fantastic revenues reaching hundreds of millions of dollars. That's fair considering that these games have above-average quality.

However, commercially successful games are not always good games. Strangely, there are some games that can be categorized as failing or bad games but can still create large incomes. What games are those? The following list displays them here.

1. NBA 2K18

For several years, 2K has consistently provided the best basketball simulation experience for fans, which unfortunately 'collapsed' in the 2018 edition. 2K18 ended up failing after a lack of exciting new modes, so many players quickly became bored after playing it.

In addition, the animation is very bad and creates frustration among online gamers. Even so, 2K18 sold up to 80 million copies worldwide. That’s a fantastic number for games with problems.

2. Fallout 76

Bethesda is known never to have failed fter releasing a big game, but this happened when they released Fallout 76 in 2018. With the new ‘always-online’ approach, Fallout 76 was expected to keep up with the success of various other online games.

But, unfortunately, Fallout 76 is considered a failure by many fans, especially in the gameplay. Lack of NPCs and poor mechanisms, are some of the many complaints regarding ‘76’. Nevertheless, despite the bad reviews, Fallout 76 can still sell up to 1.4 million copies.

3. Enter the Matrix

Released in 2003, Enter the Matrix is one example that proves that successful film adaptation games cannot always be successful. Enter the Matrix ends up failing, with one of the biggest problems being the elusive gameplay.

In addition, many fans are disappointed that Neo is not available as a playable character. Although it failed in quality, Enter the Matrix did not fail in reaching the coffers of a lot of money. Enter he Matrix sold to more than four million units, with total revenues estimated at around US $ 58 million.

4. Star Wars: Battlefront

Powered by Frostbite Engine, which is able to create stunning visual quality, Star Wars: Battlefront became one of the most anticipated games when it was released in 2015. Unfortunately, the anticipation was wrong because Battlefront was far from expected.

The absence of campaign mode is one reason why this game is disappointing, in addition to its FPS mechanism, which for many people is considered ‘slow’. However, Battlefront remained a huge commercial success with more than 14 million copies sold.

5. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands

“Disappointing” might be the right word to describe the tenth series of Ghost Recon, Wildlands. Overall, Wildlands is not a very bad game, but difficult controls and storylines that invite lots of questions, make things chaotic.

In addition, the repetitive mission also increasingly distanced Wildlands from its users’ initial expectations of a rich and varied game. Even so, Wildlands can still do a lot on the revenue side and sell up to more than 15 million copies.

6. Anthem

Coming from Bioware’s cold hands, Anthem promises an epic open world where players can freely roam around and perform fantastic actions. For a number of reasons, the claim is true because Anthem is extraordinary in terms of the visuals and animation of the action.

But unfortunately, regarding the gameplay and story, Anthem feels made half-heartedly. Despite that, Anthem was able to make quite a lot of money. One report said that Anthem generated revenues of up to $ 100 million, just a few months after it was released.

7. 50 Cent: Bulletproof

Many people think that 50 Cent: Bulletproof is a sad game, and it’s true. The only good thing about this game might be the rap soundtrack the gameplay and other aspects are less satisfying. Some reviews even say that Bulletproof has countless ‘disabilities.’

Worse yet, this game didn’t seem willing to admit to its poor quality. How come? Oddly enough, Bulletproof is able to provide revenues of up to US $ 27 million despite its poor quality. Maybe this is because 50 Cent is already famous and has his own fans.

That’s information about a number of failed games that can still achieve fantastic income. Are you among the people who have also passed a series of games above?