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darthdevidem01 on 10 June 2010
Train wreck said:

Developers are not afraid of the will as you pointed out, they just have access to data.  And the conclusion they get is that a game of this calibur will not sell (or sell well) on the Wii.  The DS Castlevania games has been declining in sales with each new release, Konami is just looking for a new dart board to throw at.

How are they reaching that conclusion when Wii doesn't HAVE that type of game from a big brand?



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Cheebee on 10 June 2010

Lol, just making excuses again... pathetic.



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mike_intellivision on 10 June 2010

If they want to say "We don't think the audience is there for a game on the Wii or DS" -- that is one thing.

But to make the inane comment -- we'd have to do a family friendly version for it to sell and we don't want to do that -- is just unecessary.

To be honest, if the numbers on this site are accurate, Castlevania is not a big seller any more. So it could be a lot of good money chasing bad.

 

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SaviorX on 10 June 2010

I read this and my eyes widened.

If my hair was grabbable, I was going to literally pull it out. For FUCKS SAKE



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Train wreck on 10 June 2010
darthdevidem01 said:
Train wreck said:

Developers are not afraid of the will as you pointed out, they just have access to data.  And the conclusion they get is that a game of this calibur will not sell (or sell well) on the Wii.  The DS Castlevania games has been declining in sales with each new release, Konami is just looking for a new dart board to throw at.

How are they reaching that conclusion when Wii doesn't HAVE that type of game from a big brand?

Im sure they are going off the success of Kojima and MGS4 and not the DS titles and the one failed Wii title.  With Kojima's company at the helm, im sure Komani is looking for a reboot of the series and I believe that Kojima style is not family central.



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Mr Khan on 10 June 2010

Some people really exist in an ass-backwards world, don't they?



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MaxwellGT2000 on 10 June 2010
SaviorX said:

I read this and my eyes widened.

If my hair was grabbable, I was going to literally pull it out. For FUCKS SAKE


LOL calm down man.

Honestly I found this hilarious, it's as if the other Wii Ware and Judgement wasn't really dark and brooding.  I admit the first 2 on the DS weren't but the third really tried to go back to the roots and was praised for it.  (also for the sales declining, that's kinda what sequels do, it's REALLY rare that a sequel sells better)

Poor choice of words, though I am a Castlevania fan, I'm not really caring about this game, I hope it turns out to be good since most 3D Castlevania games don't, but also making it into Bayonetta Castlevania edition isn't to my personal liking.  I just don't think action is a good route for the series especially if they're trying to appeal to the fans, if not then why keep the name?  Why not have the same theme but call it something else, I felt the same way about judgement though I was more okay with that simply because fighters are fighters and it's always fun to be like "well ___________ can beat _______!!!" it's great for "settling" those debates.

Keeping my eyes open but not expecting anything much like every 3D Castlevania since the N64 lol



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forest-spirit on 10 June 2010

DixieKong should make a comic showing Iwata pointing a gun at this producers head.

Iwata: "Make it Family Friendly!"

Producer: "Never!"

Iwata: "Then you'll die!"

Producer: "BANZAI!!!"



darthdevidem01 on 10 June 2010
MaxwellGT2000 said:
SaviorX said:

I read this and my eyes widened.

If my hair was grabbable, I was going to literally pull it out. For FUCKS SAKE


LOL calm down man.

Honestly I found this hilarious, it's as if the other Wii Ware and Judgement wasn't really dark and brooding.  I admit the first 2 on the DS weren't but the third really tried to go back to the roots and was praised for it.  (also for the sales declining, that's kinda what sequels do, it's REALLY rare that a sequel sells better)

Poor choice of words, though I am a Castlevania fan, I'm not really caring about this game, I hope it turns out to be good since most 3D Castlevania games don't, but also making it into Bayonetta Castlevania edition isn't to my personal liking.  I just don't think action is a good route for the series especially if they're trying to appeal to the fans, if not then why keep the name?  Why not have the same theme but call it something else, I felt the same way about judgement though I was more okay with that simply because fighters are fighters and it's always fun to be like "well ___________ can beat _______!!!" it's great for "settling" those debates.

Keeping my eyes open but not expecting anything much like every 3D Castlevania since the N64 lol

But Kojima is supervising this one.



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LordTheNightKnight on 10 June 2010

"Im sure they are going off the success of Kojima and MGS4 and not the DS titles and the one failed Wii title. "

http://www.vgchartz.com/worldtotals.php?name=castlevania

No, you're just showing you haven't looked at the sales of ANY Castlevania game.



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