{"id":1736,"date":"2025-08-30T03:22:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T03:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/11\/xiii_remake_was_received_so_poorly_that_the_2003_original_actually_sold_better_last_week_uk"},"modified":"2025-08-30T03:22:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T03:22:41","slug":"xiii-remake-was-received-so-poorly-that-the-2003-original-actually-sold-better-last-week-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/xiii-remake-was-received-so-poorly-that-the-2003-original-actually-sold-better-last-week-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"XIII Remake Was Received So Poorly That The 2003 Original Actually Sold Better Last Week (UK)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Remember last week when we were feeling less-than-convinced<\/a> over the XIII remake<\/a>? Well, fans have certainly had their say, making an effort to go and buy the original game from 2003 over the disappointing new release.<\/p>\n

The remake launched on PS4 last week, leaving fans of the original title upset thanks to a number of gameplay issues and a complete art style overhaul that strips away the original’s identity. Publisher Microids issued an apology, although as reported by our friends at Push Square, the team completely missed the point<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, ReedPop’s Christopher Dring<\/a> has revealed that the original 2003 release actually sold more copies than the remake in the UK last week; clearly, the remake has done its job in making gamers nostalgic for the original, but has accidentally driven them back to that older version by failing to offer a meaningful reimagining.<\/p>\n