Ignorance is the main reason; but no one has done anything to help the public overcome that ignorance. IGN and Gamespot flipped it the bird by giving it an 8.5 (it should be a 9.5, it's one of the best games out in a while). The Infra Red controls thing is fairly irrelevant in weight of the whole package, but reviewers don't point that out.
So the question is, how to help the public overcome their ignorance and get this game into the 400,000-600,000 range? More marketing dollars, word of mouth; more support from the online community, etc...
The Phoenix Wright series began with around 30,000 sales in the US market, and then the demand skyrocketed hitting Ebay with bids of over 150 USD. Now it has surpassed 1 million sales. That is how powerful word of mouth and online communities can be.
People need to discuss the game's interesting features and elements; the exploration aspects, the dark features, annoying the church with Polygamy and such, the shaping of society, etc.... Going by other similar games, the market for this type of game is over 10 million.
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