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OneTwoThree on 15 January 2011
Conegamer said:
OneTwoThree said:
Conegamer said:
noname2200 said:
OneTwoThree said:

You said it, Epic Mickey's budget was probably close to HD blockbusters. I'm not even sure they're happy with the sales. If you spend a large amount on TV ads and such, you need to sell millions to make up for it.

It sold 1.3 million in just the United States, and only last month.  If their expectations were much greater, I'm not certain that they would be justified in any way.

Yeah, I even saw an article somewhere saying they were "thrilled" with the high sales, explaining they've already turned a profit, it's the fastest seling game with a Disney character in...

What's not to like?

OK, if they say so... maybe I'm just grumpy because I don't like the game. 

Well, that's fine, but no need to bash the sales of it though

You're right. I just wanted to question the idea that Epic Mickey is the new role model of a "third party Wii game done right", because IMO it doesn't sell well based on its quality, but on the Mickey Mouse IP.



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PhantomLink on 15 January 2011



Why don't you make like a tree and get out of here?

noname2200 on 15 January 2011
OneTwoThree said:

You're right. I just wanted to question the idea that Epic Mickey is the new role model of a "third party Wii game done right", because IMO it doesn't sell well based on its quality, but on the Mickey Mouse IP.

From what I understand, you're hardly alone.  I haven't played it yet myself, but I was hoping that a Spector game would be more universally regarded than Epic Mickey has been.



huaxiong90 on 15 January 2011
PhantomLink said:

What's that from?



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Declan on 15 January 2011
OneTwoThree said:
Conegamer said:
OneTwoThree said:
Conegamer said:
noname2200 said:
OneTwoThree said:

You said it, Epic Mickey's budget was probably close to HD blockbusters. I'm not even sure they're happy with the sales. If you spend a large amount on TV ads and such, you need to sell millions to make up for it.

It sold 1.3 million in just the United States, and only last month.  If their expectations were much greater, I'm not certain that they would be justified in any way.

Yeah, I even saw an article somewhere saying they were "thrilled" with the high sales, explaining they've already turned a profit, it's the fastest seling game with a Disney character in...

What's not to like?

OK, if they say so... maybe I'm just grumpy because I don't like the game. 

Well, that's fine, but no need to bash the sales of it though

You're right. I just wanted to question the idea that Epic Mickey is the new role model of a "third party Wii game done right", because IMO it doesn't sell well based on its quality, but on the Mickey Mouse IP.

There was no suggestion in the OP that it did.



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-PaNdOrA- on 15 January 2011
huaxiong90 said:
PhantomLink said:

What's that from?

Digimon



huaxiong90 on 15 January 2011
-PaNdOrA- said:
huaxiong90 said:
PhantomLink said:

What's that from?

Digimon

Okay, and who are those two?



Rockstar: Announce Bully 2 already and make gamers proud!

Kojima: Come out with Project S already!

-PaNdOrA- on 15 January 2011
huaxiong90 said:
-PaNdOrA- said:
huaxiong90 said:
PhantomLink said:

What's that from?

Digimon

Okay, and who are those two?

Well the blond one is "Angewomon" but I'm not sure about the other one. It's been a WHILE since I've watched that show.



huaxiong90 on 15 January 2011
-PaNdOrA- said:
huaxiong90 said:

Okay, and who are those two?

Well the blond one is "Angewomon" but I'm not sure about the other one. It's been a WHILE since I've watched that show.

It's been about 10 years since I watched anything Digimon related.

Edit: Found it. The other one is LadyDeviMon.



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XeNoStRatoS on 15 January 2011

A lesson maybe. But what is worth a lesson, when the child is already grown up, in the last tertiar of its life cycle?



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