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frybread on 23 January 2009

 

CoD 3

360:  2.24m

PS3: 0.62m

Wii: 0.63m

 

Wii sold a good 28% of the 360 version, and beats PS3.  Impressive!

 

CoD W@W

360: 4.84m

PS3: 2.62m

Wii: 0.60m

 

Wii only sells 12% of the 360 version, and loses to the PS3 version.

What happened?!?

 



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stof on 23 January 2009

For one thing, the CoD franchise became huge with the launch of Modern Warfare, which didn't make it to the Wii. So naturally the 360 and PS3 gamers are going to be more exited about the game than Wii gamers.

And the game also just came out.



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cura on 23 January 2009

the wii is the wrong console for FPS. oh well...



Zucas on 23 January 2009

Call of Duty didn't become a huge console franchise until Modern Wafare. How unfortunate for Wii to not have been a part of that. If it was the brand would become huge on it as well and been able to take off. It's almost like a rebuilding stage.

Brands get tied to platforms and right now CoD is not tied to Wii. But it's starting to get there and Activision does seem to be working to try and make it a larger property on that. CoD: WaW is actually doing pretty decent for not being a huge brand on it like the others. Let's hope Modern Warfare 2 continues to help that progress.



Shanobi on 23 January 2009

Wait, what?

Are you serious?

http://vgchartz.com/swlaunch.php?reg1=All&game1=Call+Of+Duty:+World+At+War+++-+Wii&reg2=All&game2=Call+of+Duty+3+-+Wii&reg3=All&game3=&weeks=100

World at War is on track to sell over a million, easily. Just compare the weekly sales, and keep in mind that World at War hasn't even been out for 3 months. Compare that chart and tell me that the Wii has lost FPS fans!

You'd be high.



 

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ilovetogame on 23 January 2009

if anything the fps fanbase on the wii is increasing. world at war is gonna sell much better than any other wii fps except for metroid. and yes modern warfare is why call of duty is suddenly a huge franchise on ps3 and 360.

its a shame really, since with wii's motion controls its a way better system for first person shooters. after playing medal of honor heroes 2 it'd suck to go back to non-motion control shooters.



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im_sneaky on 23 January 2009

Who bought the Wii for fps? Without having low expectations or being disappointed, of course. And no it isn't losing fan, it's gaining.



 

 

Nebnosneh on 23 January 2009

I think there are a lot of people who bought a crappy Wii FPS and feel burnt (ie nearly all of them), putting them off trying another.



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frybread on 23 January 2009
Shanobi said:
Wait, what?

Are you serious?

http://vgchartz.com/swlaunch.php?reg1=All&game1=Call+Of+Duty:+World+At+War+++-+Wii&reg2=All&game2=Call+of+Duty+3+-+Wii&reg3=All&game3=&weeks=100

World at War is on track to sell over a million, easily. Just compare the weekly sales, and keep in mind that World at War hasn't even been out for 3 months. Compare that chart and tell me that the Wii has lost FPS fans!

You'd be high.

 

But still, in comparison to the PS3 version it's lower.  Why?

 

And to those saying Wii isn't built for FPS - you're not a true FPS gamer :)  Pointing devices > Gamepads



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Naum on 23 January 2009

Well if developers only put in half the effort on Wii games that they do when they make PS360 FPS it might actually sell?



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