| Areym said: I say good! CoD should not be expanding, instead it should be shrinking so we can finally move out of the FPS craze and jump into a glorious RPG phase. |
That's a very narrow minded opinion.
I'm not very fond of JRPGs and most of RPGs but I wouldn't want them to wane.
Goatseye said:
That's a very narrow minded opinion. I'm not very fond of JRPGs and most of RPGs but I wouldn't want them to wane. |
That's fine and dandy but our obsession with FPSs is hurting other genres, in my opinion. The less FPSs we see in the coming years, at least only for a few years, the better. FPSs rose to the top because of the very violent culture currently running amock in north america (and arguably the world)
I don't want FPSs to dissapear forever, I just want a break from them being shoved down our throats.
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Wright said:
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Remind me what the install base of the Wii was again from Nov '08-Nov '10 again? And what the Wii U's is today?
Oh, and if you bothered to post the other COD games released on the Wii starting with COD3 in '06 and ending with MW3 in '11, you'll notice a trend...
| 1 | Call of Duty 3 | Wii | N/A | Shooter | Activision | 1.15 | 0.82 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 2.20 |
| 2 | Call of Duty: World at War | Wii | 2008 | Shooter | Activision | 1.14 | 0.56 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 1.88 |
| 3 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex Edition | Wii | 2009 | Shooter | Activision | 0.93 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 1.47 |
| 4 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | Wii | 2010 | Shooter | Activision | 0.75 | 0.42 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 1.27 |
| 5 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | Wii | 2011 | Shooter | Activision | 0.44 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.67 |
| Total | 4.41 | 2.37 | 0.00 | 0.72 | 7.49 |
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Despite the install base increasing significantly year after year, the sales of each subsequent COD release went down, down, down, as the "core" gamer faction gradually left Nintendo for good, which is why COD, despite being one of the biggest game franchises in the world and the best selling "launch" title for PSOne, has sold so terribly on the Wii U.
On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.
| Areym said: I say good! CoD should not be expanding, instead it should be shrinking so we can finally move out of the FPS craze and jump into a glorious RPG phase. |
Hate to break it to you bub, but the "glorious RPG phase" ship sailed a decade ago during the PS1/PS2 days, and it's not coming back to port anytime soon. (thankfully IMHO).
On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.
by the looks of it. it probably accounts for less than 1% of costs too.
This is what happens when it isnt advertised for the system, and people are left unsure if DLC will be coming out for it.
I didnt buy it for Wii U because they were saying nothing about DLC at all.
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You can't sell a game if you don't sell it. I have yet to see a store with a copy of the Wii U version. Doesn't help Acti when they refuse to release the game on the E-shop. Furthermore, since pretty much every 3rd party game released on Wii U is gimped or isn't supported with DLC I think a lot of people have given up. Of cource the main reason for the sales is the fact that it's not made for the classic nintendo audience, but Black Ops 2 sold much more, so there are other reasons as well.
| Areym said: That's fine and dandy but our obsession with FPSs is hurting other genres, in my opinion. The less FPSs we see in the coming years, at least only for a few years, the better. FPSs rose to the top because of the very violent culture currently running amock in north america (and arguably the world) I don't want FPSs to dissapear forever, I just want a break from them being shoved down our throats. |
Really? Gamers choosing the games they want is hurting other genres?
FPS rose to the top because a lot of them were engaging, pushed hardware capabilities and promoted onlne social gaming. It innovated game industry in the last 10 years more than any other genre.
Your analysis correlating violence out there and gaming is plainly wrong and asinine.
Humans were always amazed at explosion and gun sounds. That's why action movies sell more than a romance or drama.
But most of us don't wanna partake in a war because we know it's outcome is more than virtual.
Goatseye said:
Really? Gamers choosing the games they want is hurting other genres? FPS rose to the top because a lot of them were engaging, pushed hardware capabilities and promoted onlne social gaming. It innovated game industry in the last 10 years more than any other genre. Your analysis correlating violence out there and gaming is plainly wrong and asinine. Humans were always amazed at explosion and gun sounds. That's why action movies sell more than a romance or drama. But most of us don't wanna partake in a war because we know it's outcome is more than virtual. |
Obviously. Increased development costs lead to much greater risk for individual titles, and more incentive to just play it safe. Appealing to the masses stifles development in less popular genres, and innovation in popular ones.
I really dont understand the advertising argument.
every time I see a trailer for a third party game, it ends with either an xbox logo or sony/playstation logo, I have never seen a third party multiplatform game end with a nintendo or wii logo.
Activision dont randomly pick a logo to put at the end, the logo is there because that company has partly paid for the advert. If nintendo doesnt want to, thats their problem.
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