What do Conduit/KZ2 have in common? Both suffered due to focus on graphics

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c0rd said:

Split screen is for local multiplayer, period. Do none of you play when friends/family are near the TV? I'd like for people to join me playing games instead of watching, and I'm not about to buy another console and TV just to do it.

This may not be as important for KZ2 (though I might actually consider buying it if it did), but The Conduit is on the Wii, which really stresses on having local multiplayer. Not including it is a big mistake, IMO.

Do people think Halo would have been as big a hit without its split screen? I wonder...

 

Highlighted the key point here. Local multiplayer sells software.

Look at the top 10 selling games for Wii. Eight out of ten have some form of local multiplayer.

Now look at the top 10 games for 360. Seven out of ten have local multiplayer.

Local multiplayer is one of the things that takes a successful game and turns it into a blockbuster. Not only does it make the game more fun for many customers, it's one of the best ways to advertise your product.

Imagine you're at a friend's house and he wants to show you his sweet new game. He turns on his console and starts playing, and sure enough, it looks like he's having fun. Maybe you'll get yourself this game. Now imagine he hands you a controller and you're both playing the game. You aren't just watching your friend have fun, you're having fun with the game yourself. Now you've gone from thinking "maybe I'll get this someday," to "I've gotta have this so I can show it to all my other friends."