Have any AAA 3rd party Wii games bombed?

[Declan]

Boutros said:

Declan said:

Barozi said:

Lego and AAA ?

Something does not compute.

 

You're using this term very loosely. I mean by your definition the HD consoles have around 200 AAA titles each.

You're probably right - I was just trying to avoid being so narrow that nothing would qualify.  However, the Lego games do sell in very large numbers and are, i think, pretty big budget affairs.  They don't really appeal to me (I played the very first one and saw no reason to try another), but they clearly appeal to quite a few.

Personally, I see a AAA title as a game you would consider buying a new system system in order to play it.  That's very hard to quantify, however.  Even so, of the third party games I listed at the top, a few probably do qualify (e.g. MH3). 

If you think the Lego games aren't AAA, you should see some of the games suggested by others! 

I've never seen any advertisement for a Lego game. Not more than the game I've mentionned really.

 

Anyway this seems like a very subjective way of qualifying AAA. And besides, a game doesn't actually have to be well advertised to be considered AAA by the developers themselves. It's the publisher's job to take care of the marketing.

I'd agree, but in the absence of an agreed definition, that may be inevitable.  How would you define AAA (out of interest)?  As for the developers and publishers potentially disagreeing, that perhaps just further highlights the difficulty of defining AAA.  A developer might work its collective and metaphorical socks off to produce a fantastic game, but if nobody ever hears about it it's not likely to reach a wide audience.   AAA can't just refer to quality, can it?  It means more than simply A-grade.