@Were-kitten
I'd generally agree with your assessment. CoD:W@W is really the only big example I can think of. Most of the "legs" cry is actually just games being made on a low budget and not needing the huge sales to back it up. No More Heroes gets bandied about for legs when really its an example of how low number of units sold can actually be a smashing success for the developer. Okami is a similar situation I think based on some of Capcom's recent statements (worth it for the port but still a bad investment overall).
I would go a step further and say de Blob is selling to the expanded audience. The game is not anything that I would call core. It is essentially a coloring book in video game form. I love it to death don't get me wrong, but its as casual as they come.







