I agree the Conduit did bomb but your reasons why are all wrong.
First off, since this is the Wii, we should be be comparing The Conduits sales to the best selling game (not bundled with a console) of all time!
The Conduit ( first week 94,469, second week 61,947, approximately 160 K for the first 2 weeks total)
Wii Play (for US only to be fair... first week 180,390, second week 122,890, approximately 300 k for the first 2 weeks total, 23.7 mil ltd)
How can you argue with that? The Conduit is OBVIOUSLY a huge bomb. I mean it only got a little more than half of Wii Play's sales for the first two weeks! That is just disgraceful! I know, I know you will say that Wii Play sold because it came with a Wii Remote but any true gamer knows quality when they see it, and Wii Play is top tier.
So how could HVS have performed better you ask? Well I will tell you!
Lucy Lawless (Xena) should have been Prometheus' (Kevin Sorbo) part. MUCH more hardcore if you ask me.
Also, why go with some actor from third-rate imitation Star Trek shows to play the part of Agent Ford, when a little show called Boston Legal was canceled? Thats right! Agent Ford should have been played by Captain James Tiberius Kirk himself, William Shatner! Oh and they should have used his rendition of "Common People" in the soundtrack...
I think that Rick Neilson was just too high profile of an entertainer to have associated with the likes of The Conduit. His involvement completely overshadowed it to the point that people only knew Rick Nielson was working on a game but they couldn't remember which one because they were so star-struck. Honestly, if a famous musician had to be involved with The Conduit, it would have been much better if HVS had gotten someone a bit less famous, like Glen Danzig. Imagine how great running and gunning would be set to various remixes of "Mother".
Finally, if you already have Captain Kirk as a voice actor for your game and you are looking for someone to play a bald man why not go for the royal flush and get Captain Piccard (Patrick Stewert) for Mr. Adams as well?
So you see, The Conduit did indeed bomb but if The Conduit 2 (if there is one) institutes the changes I have listed. I have no doubt it will HUGE!
(Oh, and I agree on the Chain-Saw. It worked for Scarface, Mad World, and Army of Darkness, so why not The Conduit?)
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