Americas UP-10th September

[Michael-5]

VGKing said:

Michael-5 said:

megaman79 said:
Interesting to note that a "core" Kinect motion game on 360 didn't sell well at all. It didn't much better than many Wii games of a similar type.

I guess it wasn't the Wii audience to blame, but rather bad quality product.

I don't think it's either. Rise of Nightmares is an average game, but there was almost no advertizing for this game. I remember looking for a release date many times during the year, and only finding out about it a month before it released. This was a sleeper title, SEGA poorly advertized this game, they could have at least given a release date months before or something.

Also I just don't think the Kinect demograph wants a zombie game. Ryse is coming out soon (2012, but soon) and that will likely be the best FP...game for Kinect, and Dead Island also released the same week.

I blaime bad marketing, and a poorly planned release on SEGA's part. If they released it in October, far away from Dead Island, and Dance Central 2, maybe it could have gotten better sales.

It was advertised a lot on TV.  I think I saw the commercial for Rise of Nightmares more than the Resistance 3 commericials. 

Anyway its expected that R3 has low numbers. No matter how good the game is it was bound to sell less than the previous games. PS3 gamers have way too many options right now and R3 is nothing special. I myself skipped it. I'm saving my money for Modern Warfare 3 and Uncharted 3.

Oh I don't have tv, I live without it, so I never noticed. However when I go to a gamestore, I don't see posters, nothing on websites, and nothing on buses. I've seen Resistance 3 ads online, and on billboards, but nothing for Rise of Nightmares. I stand by my original point.

If PS3 owners have so many options, why is Dead Island selling numbers close to Resistance 3? Why are games like Killzone, Dues Ex, and InFamous 2 opening up to bigger launch weeks, sometimes significantly greater?

Resistance 3 has unique weapons, but a very generic feel, and online experience. Nothing about the game really makes it stand out, it has a fanbase the same size as Dead Space for a reason. It can be a good game, but just not appealing to most.