The phrase
"to warrant a sequel" means that something is good enough or successful enough to justify creating a second part or continuation.
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Master of Monster for Genesis sold well enough to
warrant a sequel on the Sega Saturn, but is still relatively hard to find.
These numbers are not an extraordinary success by the standards set by most Hollywood pictures, so why this
film warranted a sequel is beyond me.
If Heavenly Sword sold 1.5 million copies and that wasn't enough to
warrant a sequel in the developer's eyes, there's no way less than half the number will do it.
The 2006 film wasn't the worst of the worst, but most certainly did
n't warrant a sequel, yet «Revelation» still had potential.
The success of this film
probably warrants another sequel, but after the diminishing margins returned in this outing, the prospects of another slice of PIE has me retching even more than anything shown in the film.
We also know the Marvel Cinematic Universe is going to get more cosmic after Avengers 4, and with Black Widow in the works, hopefully that will do well enough to
warrant a sequel of its own.
Not only do I hope that the DLC being worked on for Mass Effect 2 outdoes Mass Effect's attempts, but I hope Dragon
Age warrants a sequel (I have little doubts it'll under deliver).
It released to high critical acclaim, and enough sales to
warrant a sequel which brings us to this Rise Of The Tomb Raider review.
However, they gave us essentially more of the same... which I am also grateful for, because I didn't know Dead Island was such a hot seller to
even warrant a sequel (then again, that goes to show how much I pay attention to sales).
At the time Battle Monsters was well enough received to
warrant a sequel on the PS1 called «Killing Zone».
While the film didn't stir up enough business to
warrant a sequel, the Starfighter video game remained a much - sought - after commodity by joystick - happy «warriors» all over the country.
Neon is probably the best Double Dragon game yet, and it contains enough great elements it to
warrant a sequel or two.
The game was pretty much a poor man's Diablo, but apparently it proved popular enough to
warrant a sequel.
Though Hot Tub Time Machine - which starred Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke, and John Cusack - was not a major success at the box office, home video sales proved strong enough to
warrant a sequel.
In movie terms, the event was enough of a success to
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As I've said in past reviews, a confusing ending is enough to
warrant a sequel.
Moreover, Eurogamer says that SEGA didn't consider Alien: Isolation enough of a success to
warrant a sequel.
Bethesda's Pete Hines said that both The Evil Within and Rage sold well enough to
warrant sequels, though neither the publisher nor Tango Gameworks has confirmed The Evil Within 2 as yet.
This is definitely a success, and enough to
warrant another sequel.
There are many a-laugh to be had reuniting with the Thunder Buddies, but it never soars as high as its predecessor, and if Terminator Genisys has proved anything it's that some films don't need or
warrant sequels, no matter how much apparent appetite or indeed box - office gold there may be waiting.
And this attempt, sprung from a sloppy and puerile script, has little to recommend it, and even less to
warrant the sequel it so obviously hoped to spawn.
Pac - Man and the Ghostly Adventures was a surprise title last year that performed well enough to
warrant a sequel.
The first Insidious was a fun fright-fest that clearly made enough money to
warrant a sequel.
Gnomeo & Juliet, a very real movie about sentient garden gnomes, was apparently a big enough hit to
warrant a sequel.
That's because enough copies are sold to
warrant a sequel.
The end result of all this work and anticipation was «Star Trek - The Motion Picture» (1979), a bloated behemoth of a film that satisfied few (though when director Robert Wise was afforded the chance to recut it years later for home video, that version did play somewhat better) but made enough money to
warrant a sequel that would be produced on a much smaller scale.
Official sales data was never divulged, but Bethesda VP of Marketing and Communication Pete Hines said a couple years ago that RAGE did well enough to
warrant a sequel.
One of the mixed blessings of the continuing advancement of CG effects is that they make it possible for movies that might not otherwise exist to reach the public — usually in the form of sequels and / or prequels to theatrical films that earned enough to
warrant a sequel / prequel, but maybe not quite enough to warrant a blockbuster — like The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior.
While it's unclear how much more it will be able to make through the end of this month, it may be enough to
warrant a sequel, assuming they could bring the budget down a notch (diminishing returns and all).
Back in 2012, Capcom ambitiously released the well received Resident Evil Revelations for the Nintendo 3DS, but it found even greater success when it was released on other platforms and
warranted a sequel a few years later.
Goosebumps may not have been the best family horror film, but it was surprisingly fun, and apparently a big enough hit to
warrant a sequel.
Although the Literati e-Reader has not been tremendously well received by tech savvy people in the know, it is selling well to the general public and is
warranting a sequel.
I understand that the upgrade from 1 to 2 may seem like a Splatoon Deluxe version, but I struggle to come up with ways in which a Splatoon 3 could change direction in such a significant way that it would
warrant a sequel.
DMC4 sold 3 + million for it to
warrant a sequel, rather, they stuck their funding into DmC because it was cheaper to outsource development, and that had a nasty backlash.
Enough to
warrant a sequel and keep its developer in business, that's how much.
The original game was a hyper - cute light platformer, which sold well enough globally to
warrant a sequel.
And even though the game failed to meet EA's expectations, which is what Isaac might be bummed about in the picture above, it found its way into enough people's hearts to
warrant a sequel.
The game will obviously need to sell well to
warrant sequels, and while Epic Mickey looks interesting for now, it's got a long way to go to success.
The first game had terrible performance, and this game (from all indications / first impressions) looks like it doesn't add nearly as much to
warrant a sequel, plus now potential performance issues again.
That's because enough copies are sold to
warrant a sequel.
While Breath of Fire III still sold well enough to
warrant a sequel, by the time Breath of Fire IV was released it was clear that some kind of identity crisis had set in.
Well now that great game is going to have a slightly less terrible name and a graphical update that will hopefully move enough units to
warrant a sequel but not so many that Ubisoft immediately considers it for candidacy in its «undercooked, executive board mandated, artless trash of the year club».
Who would've thought that the first Rocksmith sold enough to
warrant a sequel?
You do realize Armored Core has generated a metric **** ton of bad or at the most average reviews in it's decade long existence and has somehow consistently broken even enough to
warrant another sequel and localization, right?