Why Red Steel 2 didn't sell (interview)

[Mr Puggsly]

Mr. Fister said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Any talk of why NMH2 bombed so hard? Or what about S&P2?

There must be some reason all these core games bomb on the Wii. Or we should atleast hear an excuse.

The fact that NMH2 has a limited appeal to begin with and was released with barely a whisper of marketing attached to it on the same day that Mass Effect 2, M.A.G., and to a lesser extent Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom was also released may have something to do with its underperformance.

Sin & Punishment 2 was never going to sell well because, among other things, it's a rail-shooter, which means its success is going to be very limited (unless it has a huge name attached to it, which it didn't).

I'm not bashing either game, though. I think both of them are great.

Well in my opinoin, the original was not very good and that might have a lot to do with the poor sales of NMH2. I mean the original sold well so why didn't they come back for the sequel? Even the legs have been bad at discounted prices.

I don't expect mega sales for a rail shooter. But I was expecting better than it has received. Its almost like TV advertising had no impact.