noname2200 on 04 December 2008
| Zucas said: I think the thing to learn from these trends is Wii games are "trendy" and I don't mean that to be a pun. It's just they get big not at release for the most part but when mainstream notices them. And when they notice them is not really dependent on anything aside from holidays. And sometimes its not even about them noticing it but simply buying off brand during the holidays. It'll get popular and everyone will want it because the increased sales means the dev can do some more viral marketing. |
You posted in another thread that publishers seem to be starting to grasp this too, and I think you're right. EA explicitly said something along those lines for Boom Blox (when "lol 3rd party flop" was shoved in his face, twice, by a gaming "journalist"), and it seems THQ is taking the same attitude towards de Blob. Then there's the chance that Activision is feeling the same (as you pointed out).
Curious, that. I hadn't expected the executives to clue in quite so quickly.
