Flop or Not: XBOX 360 Edition!

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starcraft said:

ssj12 said:

starcraft said:

MANUELF said:
1.- Average
2.- Hit
3.- Flop
4.- Flop, too "kiddie" for a "hardcore" userbase
5.- Big Hit
6.- Hit

Guitar Hero and Rock Band say hi.

the GH and RB agrument is different, they are more specialized and hit the market where hardcore and casual gamers dreams come true.

Figures show since these games have come out, more people have taken up lessons to play the instruments.

1- hit
2- hit
3- flop
4- flop
5- hit
6- flop

But thats just it.  Banjo Kazooie can also be perceived as either hardcore or casual.  It certainly has "kiddie" graphics, but it is also a very distinguised platformer (based on the series' history).  I certainly don't think it will flop.  I don't think Too Human will either, but it certainly won't sell well.  It will probably sell decently, but whether it sells enough to justify the rest of the trilogy being made is in doubt.

I think it hinges on the amount of the 360 audience that really thinks all the "Ninty teh kiddiez" drivel seen on the Internet.  Because the EXACT SAME things they say about Nintendo games can be said about the B-K games.  If the best platformer series ever is too uncool for them, so will the second best be.  And I don't think Kameo is a good indicator as the selection was lean enough in those days to override petty prejudices if there was decent gameplay to be had. 

And all that is assuming Rare still has the magic. 

[edit:  Just to spell it out, you are correct that GH, RB, etc. are at least equally casual/hardcore bridging, but they are not perceived as such by much of the 360/PS3 userbase -- perhaps because they themselves are the ones who are playing GH or RB but see themselves as so much more hardcore than the Marioboys.]