Now that I've horribly lost my Madworld Bet, lets make a Red Steel 2 bet.

[jarrod]

Boneitis said:

@ jarrod
Releasing MW on the Wii now was probably a lot cheaper than releasing it at the time of the original launch. And its still getting pretty strong sales without wasting money on advertising.

So was money left on the table? Maybe not. Will people buy MW2 on the Wii even if its a couple years late? Definitely.

It's damaged the brand potential on Wii, and assuredly sold less thanks to how it's been handled (zero promotion, 2 years late).  Hell, Activision didn't even have official media before the game actually released, press had to rely on devteam/tester leaks.

Had they released MWR "on time", it wouldn't have needed extra advertising (it'd have shared the same massive promotional push the HD versions enjoyed), and it probably would've sold 3+ times as much.  And we'd probably have (in turn) seen WOW triple it's sales, and MW2 on Wii this year bringing in extra millions as well.  Money left on the table, missed opportunity, whatever you want to call it....