There is a difference between core and hardcore.

The industry considers anything that sells well as "core".  So, Just Dance is core to the industry.  Halo and CoD are core, but they are not hardcore.

Hmmm... no.

I understand what you're saying though. Just a different context.

Just stick to "third parties/ hardcore games don't sell on Wii". It works surprisingly well for developers, analists and game journalists alike.

^^^^ but why??? what is the common denominator, is it that the majority of Wii owners dont care about thsoe type of games or is it possible that multiplat owners, which there are alot this gen, rather just buy a game on anything but Wii. It wasnt always like this, there was a time when multiplats on Wii would sell as much as the PS3 version. outside of the E rated fare those days are gone. I dont wanna believe that that much people jumped ship to the PS3 or 360

The main reason: The multiplayer. It adds a ton of replay value to the game, and fits better in Wii's "social gaming" persona. Red Steel 2 I felt was more similar to Mad World than Red Steel 1, in that it was far too niche, stylized, and limited its value from the lack of multiplayer and its very short single player.

The other reason is Red Steel 1 had the luxury of releasing during the hype of the Wii's launch. Launch games generally have inflated numbers from non-launch games.

Difference is that Blood Stone isn't an FPS in the same way as Goldeneye...

That's why I subtracted 500k off for those, like me, who bought both. I'm also curious to see how long this FPS craze lasts for, and if it dies next gen...

@metallicube  that makes alot of sense but come on, Wii is not my primary gaming console but i dont know anyone that is willing to play a crappy game just cause it has multiplayer, I see how it is important however. Maybe im too old, but i believe that a game should be able to stand on its single player alone. i dont care how much people i can play a game with, if the single player turns me off i wont be trying the multi. If I have a dodo pizza its still going to taste like crap no matter how many slices I share. Im probably in the minority with this though

@conegamer who knows. I like FPSs as much as the next guy, but it is getting ridiculous. its always been like that in every gen, you have your 1 or 2 genres that dominate and thats mostly what you see on shelves. in the 8-16 bit it was platformers. Mario 64 came out and everyone tried to emulate that. FF7 brought RPGs worldwide and you couldnt walk into a store without seeing some new RPG for PS1, im still playing RPGs from that era

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If a game has poor single player, then the multiplayer is inherently poor!

I also agree with your next bit, gamers tastes change over time, now it's time to move on. FPS' have had their moment, and are we seeing a return of the platformer/RPG?

Activision shot themselves in the foot by releasing goldeneye in the same month. 

There should be a weekly 'why did this fail on wii' thread.