Smash_Brother on 15 November 2007
| Legend11 said: You really think that there isn't major interest for BK3? LOL. Want to know what I think? No? Well I'm going to tell you anyways, I think the only reason you're hoping it was BK3 cancelled was because you're of the mentality that if a game you might want isn't released on the Wii you don't want to see it released on any system. That's pretty sad thinking if I'm right and maybe you should be happy to see what will likely be a AAA platformer on the 360. |
Yes, cause I'm the sort of rotten, angry fanboy who wouldn't post a thread encouraging 360 owners to buy a game from a former Nintendo developer.
Oh wait...
I'd love to buy Too Human, but I don't own a 360. That doesn't mean it's going to be a bad game or that people should enjoy it any less. On the contrary.
Here's the difference between BK3 and Too Human, try to follow me on this:
A) SK is an excellent developer and has a good track record. Rare WAS a decent developer with a lackluster track record.
B) Too Human is a game where you play as a Norse god violently slaughtering things. BK3 is a game where you play as a cartoon anthropomorphic bear collecting puzzle pieces with eyes.
C) Games where you violently slaughter things have typically done very well on the 360. Games where you play as anthropomorphic animals have not.
This ain't rocket science. When I say that BK3 should be canned on the 360, it's because the game is going to tank and tank hard.
Do you UNDERSTAND that with development costs being what they are on the 360 (for a crap game, even) the game will need to sell over a million copies to recoup losses? Do you know how immensely unlikely that will be?
Even if BK3 was a STELLAR game, do you honestly think the same crowd of frat boys and angstful teens who bought a 360 for Halo 3 is going to do anything but laugh at a game featuring a cartoon bird and bear?
BK3 is a lamb wandering to its slaughter. Too Human stands a pretty good chance of being very well received and I hope it is well received.
"I mean, c'mon, Viva Pinata, a game with massive marketing, didn't sell worth a damn to the "sophisticated" 360 audience, despite near-universal praise--is that a sign that 360 owners are a bunch of casual ignoramuses that can't get their heads around a 'gardening' sim? Of course not. So let's please stop trying to micro-analyze one game out of hundreds and using it as the poster child for why good, non-1st party, games can't sell on Wii. (Everyone frequenting this site knows this is nonsense, and yet some of you just can't let it go because it's the only scab you have left to pick at after all your other "Wii will phail1!!1" straw men arguments have been put to the torch.)" - exindguy on Boom Blocks
