nintendo really could give us a little bit more

[famousringo]

angrypoolman said:
thanks for all the comments. famousringo, i liked your explanation, it helped me understand stuff n shit.

i understand there would be a cost to have 50% more fighters.. but i dont think its going to be as dramatic as 1.5x (x being how much it cost to make the game). i know you were pulling numbers out of your ass to demonstrate a point, but even if they were to not have as great a return with more fighters, i think it would help a lot in other areas.

i think the overall reviews would be better, which would help sales. i also think it would help build their reputation even more.

the return may not happen right away, but i think if nintendo gave a little more in these great games that they have already came out with, you would see more profits in the long term. more content in punch out and a sick ass multiplayer element in galaxy could very well keep a few customers from selling their wiis.

thats just how i feel about it.

You might very well be right. Trying to figure out whether more content or features is worth funding or not is some kind of alchemy, and Nintendo has their own arcanists doing the best they can.

Personally, I don't think that more content would have been worth it for Punch-Out!!. I love the game, and I would love more fights, but I just don't think the game has a very broad appeal. I consider myself lucky that the franchise got revived at all. I wouldn't have minded if the multiplayer got replaced with an extra fighter or two, though.

NSMBW, on the other hand, should have gotten the online treatment, IMO. I think a good online mode contributed to Mario Kart Wii's incredible sales, and a similar mode in NSMBW would have yielded substantially more sales, even beyond the 10+ million it's sure to sell.