Finally King again, now what?

[johnlucas]

JoelCool7, I think you have to realize that "killer apps" have been redefined.

You DO have killer apps and two examples are Wii Sports and Wii Play.

Zelda sells but that game isn't having the impact those two are having.

The industry is shifting much like Sean Malstrom long predicted. Our definition of what makes a hit game has to change as well. There are the "ol' school killer apps" like Metroid Prime 3 and then there are those potential "sleeper apps" like perhaps "Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None" coming out toward the end of the year. Can you imagine how that could sell to people in retirement homes? Older people love mysteries.

I don't think many of us have really gotten our heads around how the industry has forever changed. The Wii IS selling because of killer apps in its library; it's just that some people don't recognize them being killer apps that's the problem.

Any game that sells a ton or sells a ton AND moves systems is a killer app. And if that title just happens to go to games like Mario Party 8 and High School Musical so be it.

Just because we may not like the game doesn't mean it's not a hit. Now just because something's not a hit game doesn't make it bad. Not at all. Many unsung heroes in gaming and will always be. But a hit is a hit is a hit, no matter what the genre or direction. And because of those hits the other games can have a supportive platform to get a piece of the spotlight.

John Lucas