Hopefully all the controversy around it will boost sales, however, as others have said, Manhunt is a niche title and gory enough to be too much even for some hardcore gamers. A game like No More Heroes may be a better way to see how mature games do on the Wii.

Well, from the preview on IGN, it seems that R* is giving enough attention to the game to make it really good for the Wi, so I really hope that it will have good sales.

no idea how many it'll sell... but i'd imagine they'd certainly be happy if it sells 400k, global. like i read in a post elsewhere in some countries (Germany) it'll be of bigger interest. i don't know what it is about Germany, but once in a while you read about these uber-disgusting cannibal stories out of Germany. two of my German friends kind of go along with it too, making fun of it, so must be somehow in their culture. i know it's more of a stereotype, but any Germans here have something to say about it?

so... 200k US lifetime? there is a very slight possibility that I, a "casual gamer", might pick it up, not to extensively play and finish the campaign, but just to find out just how disgusting it is with the motion controls, especially if it gets good reviews. that justifies a rental but i don't like paying like 18% of the value of a piece of software on a rental, since i never ever finish games in a mere week. it's like overpriced insurance for guarding against the possibility that you might not like it. it's also cool to show it to your friends just to let them see how gross it is... i'd put the chance of me purchasing it at 5%.

oh, guess i didn't comment on "why on the Wii?"

um, because the Rockstar people are so sick they want you to immerse in the whacking and decapitating experience?  instead of hitting buttons.

as a lead-in to mature titles on the Wii?  an afterthought of an afterthought.  if it's GTA they have in mind, they know full well GTA will sell regardless of the platform.  c'mon.

if it's GTA they have in mind, they know full well GTA will sell regardless of the platform. c'mon.

Very true.

And I don´t think No More Heroes will sell that much. The artstyle and some of its features will scare many people.

 do you stab people in the balls in red steel ?

 Red Steal was about as violent as clipping your toenails. 

While I am not interested in this game, I wonder if Manhunt fans will go and buy a Wii just to play the version with the most immersive simulation of murder available. I would say THAT is a good test.

Is $300 worth it to these fans to simulate the clipping of testicles or decapitation of people?

Yeah. I doubt it is a test for that. I think it is more a test of what I mentioned eariler. Or, at least, that would be a more interesting test.