I think where it comes down to is how well the game will sell. Here's crossing my fingers that the game will sell at least a million(s) before new year.
For some reason I really think word of mouth is going to help this game a great deal in long terms, simply because of how amazingly good it is. Since i've bought the game with my friend, a lot of other guys have joined us and we've been playing almost every evening like literally since we bought the game. No one has gotten bored of it and some of them have bought the game too now.
Hope this will be the case in general because this game has really made me notice how bad SEGA's name has become through the years. I mean the game isn't selling bad or anything, but much less than it deserves.
Not that SEGA's amazing marketing skills hasn't helped this game