Why is Skyward Sword doing poorly in the U.K?

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OneTwoThree on 09 December 2011

Seece said:

OneTwoThree said:

Seece said:

I'm not surprised, I think gamers have long since moved on from the Wii, and the main reason it's still selling is dance/fitness games

But why would that be a British phenomenon? In other countries Zelda is doing much better.

It's underperforming everywhere, bar the US, and even then it's not spectacular numbers.

It's performing better than Twilight Princess, which is (by now) the best selling Zelda game ever.

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Siko1989 on 09 December 2011

I haven't got a clue lol... Might be Christmas, people might have ask for it for christmas.

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OneTwoThree on 09 December 2011

Anyways, it's a real shame and it shows how many Wii owners are completely clueless. Seriously, what's the point in owning a Wii if you skip Mario Galaxy and Zelda?

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Roma on 09 December 2011

this would have done so much better on PS360!

Nintendi why U no get game out on them?

or just add blood and sex!

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Cunning_Linguist on 09 December 2011

I for one have not bought it yet as I'm playing Xenoblade.

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OneTwoThree on 09 December 2011

Cunning_Linguist said:
I for one have not bought it yet as I'm playing Xenoblade.

I'm planning to do it the other way round, Xenoblade right after Zelda... to a lifelong Zelda fan who has hardly ever played RPG's, can you recommend Xenoblade? (My RPG experience consists of Mystic Quest Legend, Secret of Mana, Super Mario RPG, Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy IV.)

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amp316 on 09 December 2011

Here is the real reason why, Ryan:

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=78957&page=1

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Zlejedi on 09 December 2011

For the same reasons as every other Wii core game before it ;)

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Moren on 09 December 2011

@Zlejedi: No, you know what? Your ignorance is too much, If only you'd have said 2011 or Zelda was third you'd have a point.
Anyway, because Nintendo spit on Wii owners this year and M+ didn't get adoption by the "core".

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milkyjoe on 09 December 2011

You're talking about a once proud country that now hands out major awards to TV shows like The Only Way Is Essex. Our taste has gone to shit.

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