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HappySqurriel on 10 August 2007
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Vengi said:
HappySqurriel said:

This may sound unusual, but I'm not sure Nintendo needs to advertize Metroid Prime all that much (at least in 2007) ...

As sad as it may sound for the dominant console, Metroid Prime 3 will be the only game in 2007 on the Wii that has a focus on first person shooter elements that is done particularly well; there may be a couple of other shooters released but nothing on the level of Metroid Prime 3. By the end of 2007 there will be at least 6 Million Wii owners in North America of which 1/3 to 2/3 will be looking to own a high quality shooter in the first person and Metroid Prime 3 has no competition..

I could be wrong, but I expect that Nintendo Wii start advertizing Metroid Prime 3 just to constantly remind gamers who are picking up a Wii that it exists ...


When is MOH:H2 coming out? Thats the only Online FPS coming out for the Wii (32 players on a server) and should sell well *IF* it's got good controls which is admittly a big IF.

I think MP3 will sell well to MP fans and some FPS fans, but for the rest of the Wii owning public an Advertising campain is a must if it is to sell as well as it should.

After looking at another thread on this forum, I think Halo 3 is going to be hyped even more then KillZone 2 ....unless they get a deal with mcdonalds :)

 

Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 doesn't come out until November 6th, and Battalion Wars 2 comes out on October 29th (both according to IGN) and are both supposed to have online gameplay and both should sell reasonably well but I don't think either will match the sales of Metroid Prime 3.

Personally, I think people overestimate the need for advertizements when it comes to established franchises; I haven't seen any ads for Mario Party 8, Wario Ware, and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess yet they all sold well and continue to sell well; in many cases (Twilight Princess) these games will continue to be among the top 200 selling games of the year for the rest of the generation.

For something like Red Steel television ads were a must because it was a new IP that was no where near to being good enough to attract much of a word of mouth campaign ... For the next several years whenever anyone claims "There are no good games on the Wii" Metroid Prime 3 will probably be a game people will get suggested that they play before they make a claim like that ...

Certainly Metroid Prime 3 will benefit from advertizements but unlike Gears of War (which had a good campaign and played commercials on every show Spike TV played for several months) Metroid Prime 3 will not need a single ad to sell 2 Million units worldwide by the end of 2007.