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Avinash_Tyagi on 28 January 2008
RolStoppable said:

Some Austrian guy has doubts about the Wii


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TWRoO on 28 January 2008

It's pretty obvious the Wii is in a totally new market, why else are PS3+360 currently steaming toward a combined 180 million userbase in 5 years.



Bodhesatva on 28 January 2008

Just to point this out, this person is clearly talking exclusively about the Japanese market, and there really is some concern about hardcore games on the Wii in Japan.

Galaxy did fine, but significantly less well than in America/EU, for example. 



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highwaystar101 on 28 January 2008

Does this guy not realise that no other company but nintendo would have the characters to support a game like this? you could have master chief or jak and daxter, but with all respect to those guys the game doesn't work without that nintendo characters charm



ugg1020 on 28 January 2008

It would not have been better on 360 or Ps3? Why you may ask? Because then it wouldn't have been made by Nintendo, and the quality and mascot recognition would be nowhere near it. The premise of Smash is the NINTENDO all stars come together and battle.  To put it on 360 or PS3 would not be the same.



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Griffin on 28 January 2008

The game is made by Nintendo and has Mario in it, the sky's the limit on sales. People buy Nintendo consoles for Nintendo games, and everything else is just a bonus.



celine on 28 January 2008
Bodhesatva said:

Just to point this out, this person is clearly talking exclusively about the Japanese market, and there really is some concern about hardcore games on the Wii in Japan.

Galaxy did fine, but significantly less well than in America/EU, for example.

Yeah, but in a couple of months SMG outsold SMS LTD in Japan.

Plus, there wasn't a single worth "hardcore" game with high production level made by third party on Wii last year ( for Japan ) so we don't know if there is or not a problem there.

I mean the best we get ( about a sale stand-point not quality wise ) was a Dragon Quest spin-off aimed to casual and fan of the serie that sold about half million in Japan alone.  



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cleveland124 on 28 January 2008

I love it.  Nintendo just keeps getting hit on both sides.  During the Gamecube era the xbox and PS fanboys claimed that this game was for kids due to no blood and the pokeman/mario/ect. characters.  This game was also largely ignored on the fighter market as not a hardcore fighter like Soul Caliber/Tekkan/Virtual Fighter/Dead or Alive. 

Now, a game that will sell 4 million copies worldwide without trying, is hardcore and would sell much better on PS3 or Xbox360?  NOTHING is selling in Japan right now on Wii, PS3, or Xbox 360.  The PS2 had a userbase of 20 million.  The DS has over a 20 million base in Japan.  The Wii is the true successor to the PS2, but don't expect easy million sellers until it at least gets to the 10-15 million range in Japan.  Although, this game will surely be a million seller in the region. 



stranne on 28 January 2008

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The Fury on 28 January 2008

The different market thing that he mentions is already visable to me. just looking at EA Sports sims sales for Wii and other systems. FIFA08 sold better on PS2 (thought this is expected), 360, PS3 and the PSP. It still sold well mind you...now Tiger Woods golf on the other hand sold better on the Wii then the others.

I guess we'll have to see with SSBB. I understand his point though.



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