| Sky Render said: Maybe that should tell you something, disolitude. Such as the fact that the Wii's primary appeal is not according to the values of the majority of those people who are reviewing Wii games. I mean, if a product sells well, obviously it's doing something right. Marketing can only get you so far before you have to have a compelling product which authentically holds value to those who buy it. |
I can't believe you just made that argument. It's as though you have no idea about how the entertainment industry works. Many of the highest selling albums are rubbish, as are many of the highest grossing movies. Mass success requires appealing to the lowest common denominator. It's why so many of the most popular television shows are relatively stupid, and why many of the highest selling albums are meaningless and mass produced pop music.
I agree that if a produce sells well it is clearly doing something right. Typically it involves successful advertising and mass appeal (typically in the form of a "dumbing down" or appealing to the lowest common denominator). This says nothing of the quality of the product, because consumers don't necessarily respond to quality because of information asymmetries.
In short, the success of many Wii games (and certainly other games on different consoles) will have far more to do with this and far less to do with the quality of the product. To argue otherwise is to discount entertainment trends established over the last hundred years. Sales cannot - and should not - ever be used as a proxy for quality.
