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CAL4M1TY on 02 June 2008
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kowenicki said:
CAL4M1TY said:

MGS is not a niche game, and it is a system seller. Not to the level of say a final fantasy, Super Mario or Halo, but still a system seller.

What MGS is though (and what causes confusion I guess) is that it is as core as a core game gets. This is not a casual friendly game, unlike alot of core titles that can be played by the casual gamer. Heck I've seen a casual gamer pick up and play splinter cell, yet I was frustrated beyond belief when I played MGS1 for the first time (granted I was like 12).

I guess you could call it a niche game if you consider the core gamer market to be a niche market of gaming now (which thanks to the Wii that is not such a wild comment to make).

 

@Colonelstubbs: Careful there, you may create a postwhore with that last comment :)


I like your definition of core game... but i still dont see how that sits with it being a system seller? I would have thought those type of core gamers already owned a PS3??


 Depends on whether you believe in the theory "there are still many gamers content with the PS2 who are holding out to see a) who the winner will be and b) when a price drop will make HD consoles affordable".

I do believe that theory considering there's at least 10 million PS2 owners (most likely more) out there that have only had their console for a few years and are not ready to trade up yet. 

Then take into account MGS fans that bought Wii's and 360's, I've seen at least 10 people on this forum alone that have said MGS4 would be a game that would swing them to the PS3. While this may not be true for everyone, there's bound to be a large number of people in that boat. 

Last generation saw (very) roughly 180 million consoles be put through the register before it ended, so this generation has a long way to go before it hits anywhere near that mark, so there's got to be games out there pushing the sales figures and I'd say MGS is one of them (particularly in Japan).