Gamerace said:
Actually I don't think it's the 'M' rating in and of itself, it's the ridiculous amount of swearing and violence in these Sega titles that are a problem for anyone with kids (or a wife...). It's just not appropriate for a living room experience. However RE:Darkside Chronicles or Dead Space will likely do much better (not because it's online) because people won't mind playing them in front of older kids / wives, etc. The Conduit should do much better. I also think MadWorld will show legs at the $30 price point. |
I agree, I actually don't think content ratings (at least in the US) actually have much of an effect on sales because they really don't do a good job of reflecting the amount of objectionable content. Think about this, both Manhunt and Halo are rated M for Mature. Seriously, they both have the same age rating. A game with minor swearing, nothing sexual, and a level of violence I would place only slightly above your average Star Wars movie has the same age rating as a another game about a convicted serial killer whose forced to help a psychopath make his own personal snuff films by murdering neo-nazis and sadists.
And for people trying to blaming this on the Wii, what system would this have sold better on?
Madworld is a black and white ultra-violent immature fuck fest made by people who use to be Clover, a studio whose unique games almost always sold poorly, even on the PS2. It’s incredibly short, even by modern standards, lack replay value, and only had a modest advertising campaign.
I know the HD consoles have a big install base for action games, but be reasonable here. It would also probably be $10 more and lack the Wii Remote controls on the HD twins, so how much better would really sell?
