Gunman Clive HD Collection Has Sold 9000 Copies But Has Still Made A Profit

It's a shame the games are selling bad, but I'm not that shocked to be honest ^_^;

Don't get me wrong, they are very enjoyable low-cost games that would deserve to be bought and played by more gamers, but... well, Mr. Hörberg said it by himself, the HD is a double tip, count me in as those that enjoyed the original games, but not enough for buying them twice.

And I can also easily believe the steam version lacked promotion, I only made a steam account recently, but in two months of browsing there I NEVER saw Gunman Clive, if it wasn't for this article I wouldn't even knew it was there >.>;

It's a great game. Shame it hasn't sold better. It's $4. Can't really think of better quality e shop titles for that price.

Double dipped. It is well worth the price.

Great games, but after finishing both on the 3DS I have no reason to play them again on the WiiU. Backlog's long enough as it is.

I avoided double-dipping. But might get the WiiU version now, just to support the developer.

Yes, I picked up the Wii U edition day one because I had missed it on 3DS (too many games on that one) and I quite enjoyed playing it on the big screen. a Shame, wish it had sold 90.000 instead, but I guess not only a lot more folks own a 3DS thanb a Wii U, run'n'gun games just aren't popular with younger gamers nowadays.

Double dipped. No regrets.

I own both of them on the 3DS - and I will buy it on the Wii U - I just haven't done it yet. I have like 200 eshop games - but then I got a PS4 and XBox One - so I haven't had the time lately. I'M BUYING IT - JUST WAIT!!

I dunno much about indie games sales, but 9000 sounds like a good result to me, with extra promotion an word-to-mouth it can continue to sell... I'm sure many eshop games don't even sell over 1000 copies. i'm sure Devil Third didn't sold 9000 e-shop copies, hahahaha

I bought the first one on 3DS and I have the HD package on Wii U, well worth it in my opinion

I got the 1st one in the Humble Bundle.....It's a fun game so I bought the HD package because of my irrational hatred of handheld gaming. Glad I did though.....it is a really good game and well worth it.

I bought it; I loved it, and hearing that it sold very little makes me quite sad. But, if he made a profit, then it's okay!

Not a 3DSer, so buying this on Wii U was a no-brainer for me. Seeing this makes me wonder what sales for other indie games look like, like Guacamelee and FAST Racing for example. Hopefully they're not all this dismal.

I have the original on 3DS, haven't yet bought the second one and since this is not cross purchase, I haven't bought the HD bundle either.

I double dipped. You deserved my money sir.

Come on people this is a great game and considering this is pretty much a two person team...buy it! (I have both handheld versions and the U version)

Doing some quick math, these numbers add up to a nice annual salary, even after Nintendo's 30% cut is substracted.

So it really ain't bad.

Have both versions on my 3DS, seems like the best version so I don't see any need to double dip.

I have them both on 3DS and actively decided to NOT buy it on Wii U because if a game is on BOTH 3DS AND Wii U I'll probably choose 3DS to try and lure my son away from my Wii U so that I can play on the console from time to time

Well that sucks. They're pretty good games that are very cheap, so...yeah. That's a real shame. And yes, I double-dipped...at least with the first one. I didn't have the second one, but I had the first one.

I don't own a 3DS, so I bought the HD collection immediately. I beat both games several times and thoroughly enjoyed them.
The final boss of #2 was awesome. I'd love to see an entire game filled with enemies like that. Kind of like a 2D Shadow of the Colossus.

I understand that not everyone rates titles on the eshop. That said, if the number of eshop ratings is even 1/8 the indicator of sales, 9000 sounds like a huge success. A ton of eshop games have only like 32 ratings or even less. I always try to support developers but only if the games are awesome, as I've bought many indie games that were total duds. There's a difference between buying the games to support the devs and buying the games as a form of charity lol

Well I'm on the 'gonna get it for sure, once I have time/money......' List
It's a bit cliche I know but I'm trying to buy games when I have time to play them more. I've had a few titles I've come to resent as they've been 'hanging around' so long it feels like homework. I really want to give games like this the respect they deserve and play them properly...

I bought and loved them on 3DS, but I also loved the 3D graphics. Can't get that on my Wii U, so I just haven't found a reason yet to buy this HD release. The graphics aren't really going to benefit from HD in this case, I would think, but I could be wrong.

I think the reason these games sell more than they do on Steam is because there's no competition for cheap, quality games on either the Wii U or 3DS eShop. Okay, there are a few games here and there that have a good budget price, but at Steam, there are hundreds of quality games that go on sale for just a few bucks... I really with the eShop would have great deals like those more often.

@RCMADIAX Steam is pretty crowded and I remember a while back hearing that only about 1% of users actually buy anything with any sort of regularity (though that still equates to about 1mil users).

9000 unit sales, from my own experience and what I've heard from other devs, is quite good for WiiU eShop. Above average for sure

All respect to Hörberg!

Same for me, I enjoyed both games on the 3ds. But I'll pass the WiiU version.

It's about €4/$4 right? That's still 36,000 Dollars/Euros. :]

Double dipper over here

They are fun games, but I already bought them on the 3DS. $4 is a perfect price point though, I suggest you buy it if you haven't already.

I double dipped, but I will admit I waited until a sale came along before I did.

Oh come on guys, somebody should've bought one more copy, so that gunman Clive sold over 9000 xD

Glad to be one of the 9,000. For $4, it was a no brainer. Enjoy the artistic styling, game play and music. Has gotten a fair amount of play, too. Did not double dip b/c I am not a handled gamer.

Not too surprised about the Steam sales, you can get a bunch of good games for a cheap price if you wait for the Steam sales. Good to see that they're at least making a profit despite the low sales.

Well, I have Gunman Clives 1 and 2 already, so there's not much reason to get the HD collection even if you already have one. Guess you could say the game fell victim to its own existing fanbase, but it deserves to sell more because they're both brilliant games!

I'm not one to double dip and I already have these on 3ds.

I already have the first two on my 3DS. I may double dip one day....

Double dipped.

Truly sad this has sold so little. Quality throughout.

Not surprised, i've got the first two on 3DS so i had no reason to pick this up.

He should bring the collection to other platforms

I double-dipped and love every minute of it.

I don't have a 3DS, but word of mouth and the visuals made this a day one purchase for me. I'm stuck in both games at maddening points and the bouncy mushroom mechanic sucks, but on the whole very enjoyable and nice-looking games. I just wish Luigi would appear to help with some of the tougher parts!

Had a lot of fun with the 3DS version for only 2 bucks.

@Pod

I'm reading here that it's $4. So that would be $36,000 minus Nintendo's 30%, which would be $10,800. So, unless I'm missing something, $25,200 is not a very good annual salary!

@LetsGoRetro : That doesn't factor in sales on other platforms, or the sales of Gunman Clive 1 & 2 on the original DS. The first game is also available on iOS.

This article is crying out for the 3DS sales figures.

I've only played GC2 so far, on my 3DS. I think it's terrific for what it is, but I don't feel the need for an HD version, it's just perfect for the 3DS.

I'll check out the Wii U trailer etc., but I'm not making any promises...

Haven't played these yet, but for such a low price I should give it a go. How are they?

Again as said before, double dipped, worth it.

I bought it ages ago on sale. Just too cheap to not buy.

@LetsGoRetro
It definitely isn't "very good" but it is "nice" for a self-employed, self-publishing, indie game maker.
It would be far too little if you lived in San Francisco, London, or Tokyo, but Bertil Hörberg lives in the small town of Skövde in the Västergötland part of Sweden.

I should also add that the sales are still for HD re-releases, on one platform, for little less than half a year, so it's still overall "nice".