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NYANKS on 18 February 2011
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hikaruchan said:
NYANKS said:
hikaruchan said:
NYANKS said:
hikaruchan said:
thegame1000 said:

A killer app by definition is a peice of software that raises hardware sales substantailly. Anything that does not do that cannot be called a killer app.

But Shenmue and Shenmue II were Killer APP's and didn't do much for SEGA Dreamcast Sales I believe. 

 

Some people refer to the best games on a sytem as killer apps.  However, many on this site, as it is a sales site, refer to a killer app as something that is extremely popular and sells the system and itself - alot. 

By his definition, Shenmue proabably wasn't a killer app.

Agreed, but sometimes it also an be both like Final Fantasy VII, Metal Gear Solid and Virtua Fighter.    

Look at the post right above yours.  That's the definition from Wikipedia, and supports your claim.

But that still doesn't mean that it can't be both a popular big budget IP or any one that gets crazy popular and sells the system. 

It says that it *can* sells systems, implying it doesn't *have* to.  It just has to be "necessary and desirable", which Shenmue definitely is. lol   So any really great game would apply.