The Last Story--Its performance and its future

[LordTheNightKnight]

themanwithnoname said:

LordTheNightKnight said:

jacks81x said:

Yes, factors make something happen.  And a big factor is the userbase.  You are more likely to purchase a game if you own the console already.  Releasing a game on the 360 in Japan is a risky proposition because even if the game appeals to a lot of people, a significant portion of that crowd will not purchase the game because they don't own a 360.    So having a small user base is certainly a negative factor.  Conversely, with a large userbase like the Wii has, you won't have as many scenarios like the aforementioned where fans whom the game appeals to don't end up buying the game because they don't own the console.

"likely" also means "potential", not actual. I repeat, if a game has only so much appeal, a larger userbase cannot change that.

So you're saying we shouldn't expect it to do better numbers because it's on the Wii? Please tell me you're joking.

Why should it? Have you looked at sales of similar games across systems throughout console generations?

If it did, then multiplatform games last generation should always have sold more on the PS2, by at least 2:1, if not 4:1 in the last few years, and that was never the case. Many did sell better, but not all, and not those ratios.

Now userbase can cause a roughtly equivalent numbers in total software, but no single game.