Visceral Games:"Shame no one bought DS:Extraction, Wii support reconsidered

[MaxwellGT2000]

--OkeyDokey-- said:
So wait.

Dead Space sells 1.5 million+ and it's a failure, but MadWorld, The Conduit, Zack and Wiki, No More Heroes and Muramasa sell less than that combined... and they're all individual successes?

I think I'm gonna go ahead and develop a Wii game myself. Apparently they only cost a bag of peanuts to make and turn a profit no matter how badly they sell.

The only reason why people are claiming 1.5 was a "failure" is due to EA themselves coming out and saying they lost money which in the business world is a failed project. Sega has come out to say they were happy with the sales of The Conduit and Madworld at one point or another.  Suda 51 was really happy with how No More Heroes sold because it sold better than any of his past gameson the Gamecube and the PS2, which is why there's a sequel coming.

As for Zack and Wiki a couple of Capcom guys came out to say they were dissatisfied so that one can be seen as a failed project. 

Some of the best ways to look at it budget vs profit and expected sales vs actual sales.  EA obviously was expecting more sales of Dead Space and lost money in failed on both ends, The Conduit and MadWorld didn't reach expected sales I'm certain but if they're making money the business is happy.  And No More Heroes surpassed sales and made money so Suda 51 is probably really happy.