Giggs_11 said:
I don't agree with your reasoning. 1) How come would it be disappointing if Bayo1 sold around 1,8M in a 160M install base consoles? The series can't have grown a popularity higher than those 1,8M sales for sure and I bet 90% of those aren't on Nintendo's consoles. I wouldn't say popularity amongst Nintendo fanbase, but rather curiosity since most probably didn't get to play the 1st. 2) As far as the genre argument, that ain't quite true. And even if it was true, that doesn't equal sales. If a console is missing a genre/as lack of games of certain genre, doesn't mean it will sell if they put a game of that genre on it, means exactly the opposite, that it doesn't sell. WiiU barely has any FPS on it, why? Because publishers aren't happy with those sales. Any FPS selling 1M on WiiU would be a huge success, even though there is a shortage of FPSs on it. |
Bayonetta sold well enough between the PS3 and 360, but it didn't sell enough to cover the expenses to make the game in the first place. Sega refused to make another game until Nintendo took the bill. Its getting more expensive to make games. God of War is the surviving hack n slash that has expectations of high sales thats a remnant of the late PS2 era. Bayonetta looks good on the WIi U, but looking good wont cut it. Being left alone on the Nintendo is good for the longevity of the series as the name continues to grace the industry, but the expectation isn't great on the Wii U. Donkey Kong is struggling on the Wii U. Freaking Donkey Kong man...
