Jereel Hunter said:
First of all, Wii sports is bundled, and will easily be the biggest video game in history in any list that doesn't disqualify it from. But hardly a fair basis for comparison. (If being a killer app is relative, by the end of the Wii's lifecycle, only Wii Sports/play will count) Also, comparing games to MS office is ridiculous - office productivity tools used by home users as well as a large % of the world's companies obviously can't be compared against. No game will ever have sales approaching Microsoft Office's LTD sales - including Wii Sports. Killer apps, as they are described now, are the top video games of the time, generally they come with hype, and need to live up to that hype (somewhat) to qualify. As such, all 3 halo games and both GeoWs count as killer apps.
|
A Killer App is not related to how many sales it gets
The original definition of the term meant a piece of software that it was impossible to live your daily life without.
Back before Open Office and Google docs, you had to use Microsoft Office if you had an office job. There was no saying "I don't like Microsoft Office, I'll not use it" Therefore it was a killer app
Now us gamers got to the phrase, and changed it to a piece of software that differentiated a console from itts competitors. I haven't to break it to you, but all three of these 'killer apps' are shooters. Shooters are not a way to differentiate yourself.
If you are using Killer App to mean 'a popular video game' then you are wrong, that's just not what those words mean