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MontanaHatchet on 02 July 2009
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theRepublic said:
BMaker11 said:
madskillz said:
Face facts. No trolling or the like, but look at what's selling on the Wii. I can't tell you the number of folks who had absolutely no interest in a Playstation or Xbox talk about the Wii. They have bought Wiiplay for the extra controller - bought WiiFit and a few other titles. That's it. So when a new Wii game hyped by diehard fans fail or doesn't meet expectations, they are quick to defend it. Please.

Third-parties risk losing a grip of money during an economic downturn trying to find a winning formula. This site has tons of Wii fans who are more than vocal - but in the real world, not so much. You may think '________ (insert title here) is going to hit 1-2M' and opening week, it has 150K sold and downward from there. Then, folks are looking at each other, wondering what happened. It's not a shock to me (or others) at all.

And ask the average Wii owner what 'Conduit' is, what 'No more heroes' is and see what they say.

When a 360 or PS3 game flops, it's not hidden. It's talked about and ridiculed. It's not just Wii titles, folks. It's universal. If a game is a turd, it's a turd.

And that's coming from a Wii owner.

All of this

Then maybe you can explain the bolded.  If that is true, why are Wii owners buying software at a faster rate than 360 or PS3 owners?

http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=66975

And since the 360 has been out the longest, it also has the largest amount of missing data. Stop putting so much emphasis on that graph, which relies too much on widely incomplete data, and stop posting it everywhere like it's absolute proof of anything. A lot of 360 games sold well, but have European data that was inserted instead of tracked through charting. As such, they don't contribute to the software total. This is also true for the other 2 consoles, but due to them being younger, it's not as rampant as it is for the 360. I'm not looking to ruin your amazing, flawless statistics, but don't lord it around everywhere,

On topic: Wii owners need to stop acting like they're the only ones being picked on. Wii owners always brag when a game sells best on the Wii, and they blame the HD consoles for companies going under.  Having your favorite console insulted is a part of life. Learn not to be so attached to your console, and you at least won't distort reality and believe that you and your console are victims. The PS3 and 360 are in deep competition because they're similar to each other, far more than the Wii is to either of the two consoles. As such, their main competition is with each other. HD fanboys don't want to hear about the Wii, and it's usually not their concern anyways. It's why they have so little respect for it. I see the PS3 and 360 trolled all the time, but I never, and I mean never, see HD fans complain that there is somehow hypocrisy in the market and they're the only ones being picked on or made fun of in any area. Wii owners place so much hope in these titles that are bound to sell below their expectations, and they brag about them endlessly. So why are they surprised that Wii haters make a big deal when they flop? If Bionic Commando flops, it's not a big deal. Nobody hyped it anyways.