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oniyide on 13 June 2014
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IIIIITHE1IIIII said:
Aielyn said:

Yes, the signs are everywhere.

Like CoD3 selling far worse on Wii than on the other systems... oh, right, it sold better than the PS3 and not much less than the 360 version.

So maybe it's more like that violence-fest, No More Heroes, which performed poorly on Wii and then great on PS3 and 360... oh, sorry, it was the other way around.

Perhaps you mean something like Goldeneye, which was far superior on PS3 and 360, which is reflected in sales... oh, what's that? Sold more than the PS3 and 360 versions combined?

The fact is, quality titles sell well on Nintendo systems when they're advertised. If GTA were put on Wii U, and made with the quality that other GTA games typically have, and it were actually advertised, it would sell well. When Nintendo systems get inferior ports of titles, as pretty much every title involving shooting, open world, etc, have been so far, they sell poorly. Of course, developer laziness on Nintendo systems results in this inferiority, which causes the lower sales, which is then used as justification for putting less effort into the next one.


You really need to stop using the Call of Duty 3/Goldeneye argument. CoD3 benefitted from people wanting to see how a shooter with motion controls was like, and Goldeneye was advertised as a Wii exclusive. People who wanted to play it bought a Wii, while people who weren't particularly interested waited for a port. In the end, 1.78 million people bought the Wii version while 1.13 bought a ported version. In fact, the ports were made because of the disappointing Wii version sales. If anything was proven, it would be that the "hardcore" audience wasn't interested in the title.

No more Heroes is a sub 600k franchise originating as a Wii exclusive. All Goldeneye points apply.

And the fact that you even imply that the Wii version of Call of Duty 3 is a quality title is downright laughable as it features no multiplayer modes at all. Imagine if the latest Wii U CoD had no multiplayer yet was heavily advertised. Would it be able to repeat the Wii's feat? The obvious answer is no. Because Wii U does not feature revolutionary controls.

Also, why would they create excuses to avoid making top tier ports if the ports can make money?


He's still lying to himself. Ill add that GE is VERY overrated and that was by far my most played WIi game. BUt lets be real it had NO competition on the system at all. What game was touching that on WIi? only games close were COD and there were better versions on 3 other platforms. Why didnt it light the charts up on PS360. It was a  year late. MORE expensive than the WIi version and there are MUCH better FPS on the systems, Bioshock, Halo, KZ, Resistance, etc. If anything GE just showed how crappy the FPS library of WIi actually was. 

He uses these tired aruguments but always leaves out the actual biggest factors.