"no one is playing games on Wii" - Mike Goodman. "ROFFLE!!!" - My response

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soccerdrew17 said:

Sqrl said:

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock	Activision	1,129,666
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games	Sega	843,877
Rayman Raving Rabbids	Ubisoft	715,165
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition	Capcom	669,947
Red Steel	Ubisoft	450,396
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07	EA	426,334
Madden NFL 07	EA	423,495
Madden NFL 08	EA	423,135
Carnival Games	Take 2	405,409
Sonic and the Secret Rings	Sega	404,407
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga	LucasArts	400,080
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz	Sega	354,375
Call of Duty 3	Activision	353,340
MySims	EA	350,689
High School Musical: Sing It!	Konami	324,149
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles	Capcom	284,865
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2	Ubisoft	282,493
Cooking Mama: Cook Off	Majesco	267,573
Spiderman: The Movie 3	Activision	266,558
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance	Activision	261,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is from another thread on the first page of this section. Its only NA sales and I don't think its even a complete list. 250k in one of the major territories is surely a successfull game.

Now take into consideration that this is the first year of a console that was written off by the entire industry and third parties especially and I think you will see something remarkable.

i see one new ip on there, and its a launch title. that is where i draw the line. if no non launch new ip can muster up 250k thats a bad sign. and dont say there hasnt been any good ones. i have heard of the zack and wiki campaign.

I don't see how you draw that conclusion at all.  First of all these are US Numbers ONLY, so that 250k is fantastic.  Remember that a game that does 1m during its entire lifetime is considered to be a high achievement that only about 3% (estimation) of titles reach. 

More than that the console was literally written off by every major analyst and most developers and publishers as well.  But in addition I stated quite clearly that this list is most likely not complete in the first place.  So drawing conclusions based on what  is lacking from the list is invalidated by that point alone.

As for Z&W, the game was horribly under advertised.  You do realize that the "Buy Zack & Wiki Campaign" was orgnanized by IGN right?  Why would an uninterested part need to avertise for the game if it was being done properly?  The answer is that it wasn't.  Most of the people who purchased the game have stories about clerks asking "WTH is that game?  I've never heard of it.".   If you think Z&W had a good ad campaign you have been sorely misinformed.