Pretty sure he never said "Only Nintendo games deserve not to bomb" :D

Yeah, I still have quite a bit on my backlog too. (Conception II, Devil Survivor 2) which are super long RPG's so I get that. 

I would probably end up doing the same though. Haha

Either way, you'll enjoy it when you get it. 

Game looks good, I'll buy it later this year

The demo was good, and the worst problem with this game ( the long waiting after every turn) was already fixed a week after the release. So yeah it doesn´t seems like it deserve to bomb, but it lacks appealing, maybe the graphic style was not the best choice.

Becuase I like every Nintendo game I have played, and I never said it was exclusive to Nintendo, but this was about Codename S.T.E.A.M. (A Nintendo game).

Also can't really say much about other companies because I don't play much stuff on other platforms.

My first question still stands, and that was the most important one anyway.

Well Mario Party deserves it tbh, at least once, just to make a better one the next time because they are just getting worse.

Because Nintendo always puts out quality games? It's pretty simple.

With the exception of Animal Crossing: Amiibo Party.

The problem with S.T.E.A.M. was it's choices. It had a story and artstyle too cartoony and childish to appeal to adults, and a gameplay too deep and complicated for kids, so it didn't appeal to noone. Plus, its overreliance on american figures and references made it akward outside of that market.

Being a big fan of Valkyria Chronicles, I thought the game looked good from the very beginning. If I get a 3DS, it will be on my short-list.

However, I also understand why it bombed. The story and the art-style aren't going to appeal to very many people. It's just not very compelling material. If anything, I'd bet that most of the people who bought it did so in spite of the wrapping.