DAI won some awards, got alot of press, and appealed to a bunch of new gamers who likely never heard of the other games. It was a case of “right place, right time” I think. God, it was abysmal in terms of writing and combat compared to DAO tho. An ok game…but a major let down for long time DA fans for sure.
However, I too am shocked it outsold ME3. Is that confirmed?