| hunter_alien said: I agree in most cases except one : strong first party games partially kill the hardcore market . Many hardcore gamers will buy a Wii just for Nintendo games ... thats why others like NMH or Z&W arent selling at the level they should .... but thats just my opinion ;) |
Per VGChartz, Z&W is the number #2 selling puzzle game for the Wii, PS3 or X360, behind Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree. I think all will agree that the Brain Age IP has had a ton more advertizing than Z&W did. Interesting to note that the just released Boom Blox first week's sales, with EA behind it and also more advertising, were about the same as Z&W.
That being said, I will agree that more will trust a Nintendo game to be well made than a 3rd party one. But that is true in all forms of entertainment. If you like thrillers, whose book are you going to buy, one that I just wrote that got okay reviews, or one by Tom Clancy. Which book is going to be stocked at stores? Should Tom Clancy stop writing so that a book of mine sells better?
Torturing the numbers. Hear them scream.
