I think it's way too soon to reach a decision about the sales potential of Labo. Its target audience isn't going to rush out and buy it Day One. That isn't really how toys work unless it's near Christmas. Even if it's a slow starter, word of mouth could help it tremendously. I'm not saying that will happen but it's possible.
zorg1000 said:
Their glory days? Are you talking about the NES/GB era when they bundled a toy gun/robot and a casual puzzle game? Or maybe the DS/Wii when a pet simulator, motion control minigames and education/fitness titles were the biggest system sellers?
Kinda interesting that their 2 best selling handhelds and 2 best selling consoles had a very strong kid/family/casual fanbase. |
I'm not going to get into this argument on one side or the other but I would like to point out that the NES was marketed as the most powerful home console system ever, at least in North America. "Power" was one of their primary buzzwords for a long time and they ran a lot of "cool" advertisements (well, the 1980's version of cool, anyway).
