“Holy fiddlesticks!” Bionic Commando: Rearmed’s Producer, Ben Judd, proclaimed in response to the game’s fairly impressive sales numbers. Capcom must be just as impressed as he is, considering that a lot of the top people at Capcom projected this to be a money losing venture.

In the first week, across all 3 platforms, Bionic Commando: Rearmed has sold 130,000 units. That may not seem like much, but for a solely digital distributed title, this is an incredible number. Judd confirms,

“Yeah, that’s um, high. The highest we’ve ever scored on a digital title.”

This bodes incredibly well for the current-gen Bionic Commando which, as of now, is still “TBA” in terms of a release date.

From the moment I first heard Judd express his vision, which I found to be in line with mine as a core gamer, I’ve been interested in following him as a developer. He further confirmed that he “gets it” in his latest blog post:

“And while, it’s great to have my first title be not only a critically acclaimed one but also a financial success, there is a bigger picture at play here that we need to look at. Consumers voted with their dollars. They basically have sent the message loud and clear:

We are tired of meta-emulated crap.
We want the titles of yesteryear to be paid the proper respect.
We want them done right.”
And if the price is right, we’ll buy.”

Continuing, “Basically, we have set a standard in digital gaming. The bar has been raised and you have let developers around the world know that if they invest the time, money, and heart into making (and remaking) some great games, you will support that initiative.”

On behalf of myself and my very distant future children, I would like to wish Ben the best of luck in his future endeavors, as I feel they will benefit the gaming population for years to come.

Source: BC Weekly Field Report

Tags: Ben Judd, Bionic Commando Rearmed, Capcom, sales numbers

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2 Comments » madpuppy on August 25, 2008 3:21 pm It could also be that there is nothing out right now also except boring ass sports games. Chad Lakkis on August 25, 2008 6:28 pm That would be a brilliant marketing strategy RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.