We were just reached by the news that Mafia 2 is the biggest launch in the UK, since Red Dead Redemption (i.e. bigger than Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty), but things don't seem quite as peachy on the other side of the pond, and analyst Michael Pachter is painting a bleak picture when speaking to Gamasutra:
"Mafia II's average Metacritic score of 74 is well below expectations, and consumer interest appears to be waning, as the game's position has dropped in many best-seller lists in its first week,", says Pachter. "With six years in development, we believe the game is unlikely to achieve profitability."
An illustration of how poorly the game is tracked in America it has already fallen to 43rd spot on Amazon's list of bestsellers.