jammy2211 on 10 January 2009
| Viper1 said: Zach And Wiki was not bought by retailers in massive quantities. That killed their initial sales. That's why Capcom has had to reprint the title several times. Look at how much it has grown since that launch. If Sega gets the retail channel on board like I expect them too, there will be a good launch and solid legs. |
Retailers are very very cautious when buying stock on games. I can't see them seeing a black and white mature rated Wii game as a sound investment to spread on their shelves, maybe SEGA can put up the money to convince them otherwise but it'd involve alot of money to convince them. Retailers are becoming more and more stingy about third party Wii games, mainly because there is more and more of them.
I think Zack and WIki's continued sales have alot to thank price reductions for, and of course, it's strong press reception. Nintendo publishing and advertising the game in Europe helps further, but yeah, we're going off on a tangent now.
