Is Epic Mickey a lesson to third parties?

[OneTwoThree]

Conegamer said:

OneTwoThree said:

Conegamer said:

noname2200 said:

OneTwoThree said:

You said it, Epic Mickey's budget was probably close to HD blockbusters. I'm not even sure they're happy with the sales. If you spend a large amount on TV ads and such, you need to sell millions to make up for it.

It sold 1.3 million in just the United States, and only last month.  If their expectations were much greater, I'm not certain that they would be justified in any way.

Yeah, I even saw an article somewhere saying they were "thrilled" with the high sales, explaining they've already turned a profit, it's the fastest seling game with a Disney character in...

What's not to like?

OK, if they say so... maybe I'm just grumpy because I don't like the game. 

Well, that's fine, but no need to bash the sales of it though

You're right. I just wanted to question the idea that Epic Mickey is the new role model of a "third party Wii game done right", because IMO it doesn't sell well based on its quality, but on the Mickey Mouse IP.