As Nerdage covered last week, there continues to be talk on “GTA IV” having an impact on the box office for “Iron Man.”
GamePro is still sticking with the idea that it will negatively impact “Iron Man” ticket sales. I saw “Iron Man” this weekend, and while I can’t provide any kind of review until Friday, I do believe that people will want to see this movie, even if it takes two hours away from their “Grand Theft Auto” quest.
As Libe Goad of Game Daily said in her interview with The Oklahoman, taking two hours out to go see a movie isn’t that much of a hardship:
“I did hear some stories where analysts predicting that it will affect (the movie) ‘Iron Man,’” Goad said. “The funny thing about ‘Iron Man’ is, ‘Grand Theft Auto’ and ‘Iron Man’ appeal to very similar audiences, so maybe they’ll buy ‘Grand Theft Auto,’ play that, take a break to go see ‘Iron Man,’ then go back and play ‘Grand Theft Auto.’”
Either way — Free Comic Book Day, Iron Man, Grand Theft Auto IV — isn’t about the best week ever to be part of the comics/video games culture?
– Matt Price