You guys need to stop trolling about MadWorld...

[MaxwellGT2000]

mrstickball said:
Why is it that every time a quality game comes to the Wii, and sells <500,000 we get the Wii Defense Force giving us a course in apologetics on why it's really not a big deal? Its like the Wii is some sort of godsend console that we are not allowed to say 'hey, this game bombed' - in fact, I'd really like to hear it from a Wii fan: What Wii games have bombed? I don't think I've seen a Wii owner fess up to it before.

Maybe it's because I like to look at larger numbers, but I was inundated with Madworld ads where I live. I may have seen 2 dozen on major man-centric channels. Even then, I thought the ads were done quite well.

Not only this, MadWorld has a very good score - both for the Wii, and in the overall Wii library, as it sits as the 19th best Wii game all-time, and 2nd best for 2009. So there should be some precedent that says 'this game should do well'

Now, having said that, it's too early to make a judgment on where it'll go. It may have great legs, it may not. I am not basing the aforementioned argument on MadWorlds current performance. If it does end up selling <500,000 in a year, I will consider it a bomb, as it had a good marketing campaign behind it, and looks to be one of the games that cost a bit more than typical Wii games, thus offsetting the 'It's on Wii! It magically costs $5 to make!' argument.

 

I don't know any Wii fan that wouldn't say something like Zack and Wiki bombed, and being some peoples favorite game on the Wii, they'll say it. 

The issue a lot of people have with saying something like MadWorld bombed only a few weeks after it came out is the fact that so many Wii games aren't front loaded.

Put it like this games on 360 are the one minute men that explode and then rolls over and wants a cheese sandwich before going to bed. 

Wii on the other hand, treats a lady to dinner, has some flirting, and then goes for the long haul nice a slow.