Paul_Warren said:
"Have you been right on anything in this field since the Wii launched?"
Most recently, I was right when on the very same night that GTA IV received its 10 from IGN when I said over there that Metal Gear Solid 4 was also going to receive a 10 from IGN. I was also right when I said that an 8.7 from IGN for Ninja Gaiden II indicated that the game was going to sell disappointingly, and that if MGS 4 did come out and receive a 10 review score as I predicted that it would, then the PS3 would beat the 360 for the most units sold during the summer '08 months. I also said this would continue until a game like Too Human came out with good review scores and that if Too Human or Tales of Vesperia either one received poor review scores then PS3 domination of the 360 had the potential to continue in America at least until Gears of War 2 is released. Right now, I am predicting disappointing review scores for Fable 2, so unless Halo Wars turns out to be the best rts ever released on console then I still believe I could be right in that prediction. Of course the new 360 Arcade price will also generate improved sales (sp?) for the console.
Now I am predicting that if Little Big Planet and Resistance 2 both do well critically 9+ review scores for each and that if a game like Mirror's Edge also follows suit, the PS3 could very well be the console of Christmas '08 as I don't think that either Animal Crossing or Wii Music will do so well. Wii Music should receive less sales than Rock Band 2 and the next Guitar Hero to only be the third highest selling music game of the holiday season and in my opinion the jury is still out on Animal Crossing. Whichever of these three games Animal Crossing, Little Big Planet, or Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts gets the highest review score this Christmas season is going to greatly benefit the console that it is on.
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Haha, what the hell is this? Your sales predictions are based on IGN and other review scores?
This does not explain the success of Wii Sports, Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii, Carnival Games, etc. Heck, the whole Wii console in general. Oh, and let's not forget the 4th best selling HD game - Assassin's Creed, sold over 6.5mil copies, and got a 7.7/7.5 on IGN.
It sounds to me like you feel the "hardcore," or reviewers, actually have that big an impact on the industry, therefore the Wii must fail, otherwise it'll prove how powerless they (or you) really are in the face of this new audience. Unfortunately for you, the Wii is here to stay.
