| oniyide said: @mrstickball to add to what you said, I honestly dont think you can get an HD owner to pay 50-60 for a 2d game. I dont think most Wii owners will go for that either. Castlevania is not that popular, put it on WiiWare, Live, PSN THe only one that can get away with that is Mario and maybe DK. (yes LBP is 2d but it has local, online AND user created content, so technically the game does not end, thats why I bought it) |
Exactly.
You can, in some circumstances, get Nintendo fans to buy a classic IP revival like DKC, Kirby, or the venerable NSMB series. But lets not forget: These are AAA titles with a ton of pedigree, marketing, and history on the console.
What does Castlevania have for pedigree on Nintendo home consoles? I-IV weren't blockbuster titles owned or marketed by Nintendo. The games were panned (at the time) for being just too much. Do you remember the Nintendo Power cover with Simon in II? I do. It wasn't well received. Neither would a CV revival. Of course, I was one of the fortunate few to buy (and still own) a copy of Simon's Quest on Nintendo....But I don't think I've ever met a single person that owns a copy outside of collectors realms.
When talking 2.5D games, the demand curve comes into play. Take the game and strip it down a bit, and you have a hit title on Xbox Live Arcade or PSN. Think about the blockbusters on XBLA that are platformers: Shadow Complex (>500k), Symphony of the Night (450k), Braid (300k)...Good titles with pretty convincing numbers Super Meat Boy was made by a 2-man team and has sold over 150,000 copies between Steam and XBLA, so there is certainly a market for 2D platformers. It just needs to be priced....Like a 2D platformer. These types of titles are competing with fantastic titles from the 8-bit and 16-bit age, and many still stand the test of time. It isn't a great value proposition for consumers to buy a lot of 2.5D titles at $50 or $60 when there are so many great ones on Virtual Console, XBLA or PSN for a tenth of the price. Therefore, a good market exists at the lower tiers for games with old-school qualities at a deflated price.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
