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intro94 on 11 January 2010
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VictorG said:
Reasonable said:
I think the consoles have very different demographics and that's that.


Very few people seem to want to admit that the demographics the Wii dominates in are very different.  The people that bought a Wii for Wii Fit are not going to go out and buy the latest Call of Duty game.  Games like Just Dance really bring that point home since it scored lower and had a similar advertising budget as many of the Wii core third-party games it is stomping in sales.  People can come up with excuses and blame the quality of a game or the advertising budget or whatever but demographics is the real reason why some games sell better than others when all other things are equal.


nobody doubts wii has more MIXED demographics than the other 2 consoles. But that also means more chances of sucess with more varied titles than the other 2. Because of the mixed wii demographics, games like COD can find a big profit,with all the cons the publisher gave to the game, while still being a great platform for Lets dance sales. After all, Call of Duty Reflex(port) is making more profits than a higher budget NO PORTED Far Cry 2 did on the Playstation 3. Developers dont care where.They want money. 

You say demographics are different. COD3 sold better on Wii than PS3. That means obviously wi fit owners likd COD more than ps3 owners back then?If you ONLY think demographics matter, that would be your explanation.I find it a bit laughable to JUST rely on demographics for answers as why some wii core games sold better.

For example, Star Wars Force Unleashed saw the best sales on the wii rather than 360 OR PS3(unlike GHostbusters). What it says? Wii owners, or as you would like , WI fit owners  are more into Star Wars than PS3 owners, while PS3 owners are more into Ghostbusters.But i leave to you to wonder if there will be a Wii version of TFU 2.You think it wont be after these results?

Wii market is diverse and within it, theres a good, Smaller, but profitable core market.No more heroes 2 is a result.Is a reliable market if you give it good content, and is less crowded than the PS3 market where a load of expensive core games bomb in the competition where only big advertised games succeed.