Grim Fandango List of commercial failures in video gaming



known being first adventure game lucasarts use three-dimensional graphics, grim fandango received positive reviews , won numerous awards. thought game sold during 1998 holiday season. however, game s sales appeared crowded out other titles released during late 1998 season, including half-life, metal gear solid , legend of zelda: ocarina of time. based on data provided pc data (now owned npd group), game sold 95,000 copies 2003 in north america, excluding online sales. worldwide sales estimated between 100,000 , 500,000 units. developer tim schafer along others of grim fandango development team leave lucasarts after project begin new studio (double fine productions). grim fandango s relatively modest sales cited contributing factor decline of adventure game genre in late 1990s, though title s reputation flop extent case of perception on reality, schafer has pointed out game turned profit, royalty check received being proof. perspective adventure genre did not lose audience fail grow while production costs continued rise. made adventure games less attractive investment publishers; in contrast, success of first-person shooters caused console market boom. emergence of new distribution channels did not rely on traditional retail model re-empower niche genre. double fine has since remastered game high definition graphics , re-released through these channels.








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