As I was saying on another thread, somewhere around 60% to 65% of million selling Wii games have a significant 4 player local multiplayer mode; and around half of the rest have a significant 2 player local multiplayer mode. Local multiplayer is one of the most important features to the Wii and is probably of similar importance to having good-graphics and online multiplayer combined on the HD consoles. Unless the game has a genre defining single player experience, I think it would be foolish to release any Wii game without local multiplayer.

Well, no. Late port would be blamed if it doesn't sell.

Quickly needs ports for PS3, Xbox and Wii2 to recoup the looses.

Can't wait when Ubisoft stops making these FPSwords bombs and goes back to JustDanced with WM+, that's where the innovation should go too (and also where the money is).

Here lets look at why Red Steel 2 really failed.

The first game Red Steel sold almost entirely because it was a launch title for the Wii. Gamers had very little software selection and therefor purchased Red Steel. Red Steel was not only a launch title it was the first and only shooter for the Wii giving it a major leg up over the other 4 launch titles. Since Red Steel 2 is not a launch title infact it wasn't even a motion plus launch title it got delayed and now motion+ is something of the past.

Second is obvious, with 1.20 million people having owned the first game and noticed how poor the game was in the quality department why would anyone buy the sequel. This leads to a ton of consumers not willing to shell out the coin for Red Steel 2 and in turn that leads to way lower sales. The game also changed the art style which may have turned off a few of the consumers who actually liked Red Steel.

Three and obviously has to be advertising, I haven't seen many Red Steel 2 ads infact I saw more Conduit ads. The hype train here on VGChartz wasn't as big either. With less hype and less advertising what do you expect. Of course Nintendo did push it at E3 but thats not enough.

Lastly to say The Conduit was a failure is sort of wrong. I mean seriously breaking the 300,000 mark is not a failure. The title was low budget and the sales were more then enough to turn a profit. Its funny that if a title doesn't reach a million people automatically call it a failure when a million is a massive success.

Long story short I think the next Red Steel will be on the Move or a future gaming platform. These sales are way to low for UbiSoft's standards!

It wouldn't sell on PSMOVE.

Trust me, hardcore gamers don't want to look like they're running around their living room with a toy sword.  It just isn't cool.

you are never out until the third strike. It will be a success one year from now.

Bon Jovi working on that Final Fantasy game was a poor descision on his part.  You can't market an RPG like that to the Wii Fit crowd.  There's just no appeal to them.

Cowboys, on the other hand, can easily be marketed toward women.  They are totally into cowboys.  

What's considered a success?

Lol Mr Goldeneye what does Mario Kart Wii have to do with hardcore sales?

I said core sales.  Are you saying that Mario Kart Wii isn't a core game?