| mrstickball said: DMJ - Except for Nintendo-backed 'big' games. Which tend to have massive openings like any other system. And Trestes - Didn't you notice before attacking me of being a troll, I posted once in this thread before UK numbers came out and said "if it didn't sell within 50% of the PS3 version, I'd post in my sig that the Wii can't move 3rd party core games"? |
And here's the key part, really. Brawl had massive hype, weekly web site updates, and a substantial ad campaign. Mario Kart Wii was more low-key, but carries the pedigree of one of the most massively successful franchises of all time. Wii Fit was the keystone of Nintendo's E3 presentation in 2007 and also recieved a massive marketing push.
By comparison, CoD: WaW Wii had three screenshots on the official website and five seconds of footage at E3 buried amongst a host of other 3rd party games. When Youtube is your main channel of publication, you are not going to garner massive week one launches.
I'm sure Activision doesn't expect massive launch numbers, either. They're just dipping their toes in the water to see if it's warm enough for them yet.
"The worst part about these reviews is they are [subjective]--and their scores often depend on how drunk you got the media at a Street Fighter event." — Mona Hamilton, Capcom Senior VP of Marketing
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