Why did ICO and Shadow of the Colossus have such low sales?

[Alic0004]

jesus kung fu magic said:

Alic0004 said:
^^Did these other games by any chance contain... kung fu?

SoTC had more than enough "kung-fu" but ICO......

 

 

   Yeah, SoTC takes the kung fu crown and ICO is left looking like a clown.  And I agree with those who say it's even more of a niche game than SoTC.  My brother loved SoTC and he normally sticks to Call of Duty and the Atari something-something of his childhood, and I can't imagine him liking ICO.

 

But ICO is a puzzle game, and you have to like stories -- it has better but more invasive storytelling than SoTC.  And it did have some significant magic to it, for those who kept playing...