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hsrob said:
JWeinCom said:
I'm really confused. I guess that everyone here has done extensive research and has some logical basis for determining that sequels to games that have sold 7-10 million copies (Mario 3D World), 8 million copies (Wii Party), 20 million copies (Wii Fit), and 6 million copies are not system sellers, yet sequels to games that sold 1.5-2.6 million (Infamous), 1.5-5.5 million (Forza), 2-2.5 million (Dead Rising), 3 to 2.5 million (Killzone) are system sellers. I'm sure you guys have done a hell of a job with marketing research to determine this fact that seems to fly in the face of common sense. Right?

Those games were all exclusively purchased by people that already owned a Wii, so while they are obviously popular they are not system sellers.

Oh cool!  So I assume you've interviewed people and found out what factors made them decide to buy a Wii.  Because absolutely none of the 40 million people who bought Wii Fit or Wii Fit Plus bought the Wii to play those games.Nope nope nope.  Those didn't factor into the decision at all.

As far as I could tell from this thread, Wii Sports was the only reason anyone ever bought a Wii.  Wii Sports, Mario Kart, and Xenoblade.  Those were the only three system sellers, and no other game made any impact on sales. 

Yet, apparently every gamer who bought Killzone bought a PS3 just to play that.