Consoles Tie Ratio. Wii stands better than you might think

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Jo21 said:

noname2200 said:

Viper1 said:

Publishers don't really care about the attach ratio, they care about the total volume of sales. Wii, having launched a year after X360, is only a few million units behind in 3rd party software. How's that for 3rd party software doesn't sell on Wii?

Ah, but all of the 360's sales are from Real Games. The Wii only sells kiddy s*** Nintendo games Casual Crap like Wii Play, and No More Heroes. Not quality titles like the 360, a.k.a. Kayne and Lynch, or 50 Cent.

 

no more heroes wasn't a huge seller either.

 

compared to mgs4 halo3 you know those exclusives- third party games(yes bungie is third party now)

The total development and marketing budget of No More Heroes was probably (far) less that 10% of the development or marketing costs of Metal Gear Solid 4 or Halo 3, and No More Heroes does not have the advantage of being the latest installment in a well know (and potentially over-hyped) series.

As noname2200 said though, it is still Suda 51's best selling game, and it sold well enough to justify a sequel ...

Anyways, I haven't seen anyone ever come up with much of a list of third party games for the Wii that should have sold better when you consider the quality of the game, the quantity and quality of the marketing, and how well known the franchise is. There are (probably) a couple of games, but even the best consoles of all time had a couple of games that had difficulty finding their audience.