| Kyros said: "I don't see how Halo3 having 6 million sales is grounds of proving a point. It's still 2 million behind Halo 2, and only marginaly passed over Halo 1" And? It sold huge amounts and will likely pass its likewise hugely successful predecessors. People getting fed up with PS3/360 style games looks differently n'est pas? Not only sequels do well on PS3/360 but also new IP like Assassin's sells like hotcakes. And no a game not only becomes relevant after it sold 10 millions. 3 Games selling 3 million make a much more diverse game library. "Look at the 10 million software lists and you'll see all Nintendo" Again And? Nintendo is a great game developer. Not really news. Games like Mario, Zelda and Metroid are probably the most classic games available and their Wii installments are very similar to their Gamecube predecessors. I had the impression that you somehow argued that people are fed up with these classic games and will switch to specific Wii titles that focus heavily on motion control, easy party games etc. (Wii Sports, Wii Fit, Carnival Games). Compared to Super Smash Brothers HAlo3 is innovative and new  . And yes the Wii will have a successful year 2008. So will PS3 and 360. Next year GTA4, Gran Turismo, MGS4 and hundred other games will come out and if you think a Mario RPG will sell 10 million either you are crazy or customers are stupid. The italian plumber is barely bearable when there is no story at all like in SMG. |
I'll put it to you another way ... There were approximately 170 Million consoles sold in the previous generation and (probably) at least 100 million distinct households with consoles in them; 10 Million units sold represents (at best) 10% of potential sales, and does not take away from the point that gamers in general are tired of these types of games.
Consider another market ...
I know a lot of people who don't go to the movies much anymore because they're so tired of the same type of movie that is being produced time and time again; Holywood's focus on big budget special effect based blockbusters has been overdone. If a movie like Batman 2 has great sales it doesn't change this fact, in particular if most other big budget movies see declining sales in comparison to what they recieved a few years ago.
