Why third-parties always find an excuse to not work on Nintendo systems?

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noname2200 said:

jonnhytesta said:
Madworld, No More Heroes. if ninty fanboys ignore this great games why should thir dparties care.

Psychonauts. Beyond Good and Evil, God Hand, Killer 7. If PS2 owners ignore these great games, why should third-parties care?

Obvious answer: because a few titles will always flop, but the system has proven its ability to sell other quality titles.

More in-depth answer: You may want to shoot Suda51 and Grasshopper Studios an e-mail telling them that No More Heroes flopped, because those poor fools are under the impression that it's not only Suda51's best-selling title ever (we threw a party. There was cake. It was awesome.), but they were so happy with the sales that they're making a direct sequel, something Suda51's never done before. In fact, let's ask the publisher how they feel about the game.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/29950/Rising-Star-enjoys-Wii-chart-success

"We are weeping with delight...(i)t is a verification of all the posturing and ambitious claims made these past months. I think a 'told you so' would be apt at some point...Thanks to Nintendo and the Wii console.”

 

 

"Disappointed" indeed...

 

 

And what of Madworld? It's a complete flop that would have done so much better on other systems, right? Weeeeelllllll...

It turns out Madworld is the spiritual sequel to a PS2 game called "God Hand." Most of the developers are the same, and the beat-em-up gameplay is similar, especially on Hard Mode. But don't worry if all of this is new to you, because you see, God Hand sold terribly on the PS2. (70k worldwide, lifetime).

http://vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=868&region=All

Madworld's already outsold that, and it's still at full price. Let me repeat that:

The Wii's game more than doubled the sales of its PS2 predecessor in just over a month.

But who needs perspective?

If you had looked at the game before linking to it, you would have noticed that those were only Japan sales. America and Others are both at 0.00 million with no weekly data.

Meanwhile, MadWorld isn't even confirmed for a Japanese release.

As for No More Heroes...wow. It clearly wasn't a very big budget game if they threw a party with cake because it sold 400k... especially considering that a crap game like Deca Sports sold more than quadruple that. Well, if they're happy with it, who are we to proclaim it a flop? Although the term "flop" is used pretty loosely; it's even used to describe new 2D IPs involving playing as a doll and jumping around, which become double million sellers within four months of release!