Looks to me like the biggest reasons for low sales are the tiny initial shipments, and stores barely ordering any. I still can't find a shop with a single copy of this game. >_

I've seen commercials for Boom Blox at least twice a day on jetix/disney cartoon channel.


ToysRus in my area had an endcap display for it- unfortunately it was on the BACKSIDE of the gaming area, and they had zero on the main game section...so i completely missed it looking for it until i asked the guy if they had it.

lenardo1,

I suspected that EA would give the game extremely little advertisement and make it survive on word of mouth. Now I see by your statements that I was indeed correct. EA does not get casual gamers no matter what they say. No effort in advertising equals low sales.

Well i've seen BloomBlox ads just as often as i've seen GTA IV but anyway the launch sales don't make a difference , I expect this game to have alot of stamina.

well i'm going to buy it...i just need to replace my TV first. broke that darn thing when i moved. :(

Imperial said: Well i've seen BloomBlox ads just as often as i've seen GTA IV but anyway the launch sales don't make a difference , I expect this game to have alot of stamina.

Wow, that just reinvented the Wii jokes.

The Wii gives lots of staying power! 

Why would this game sell well?  It's just a simple puzzle game right?

Neos said: hunter_alien said: Neos said: darthdevidem01 said: @soriku Like it or not the wii is never really going to get the BLOCKBUSTER 3rd party stuff like GTA IV ---- 6 million 1 week AC & COD4 -- 400K launches....900K 2 consoles combined (AS also being a NEW IP) and so on damnit! now i'm never gonna get a crap game like AC on my console! damnit! Let me guess , you never played it but you still bash the game because it did better than most 3rd party Wii games ...   BB did badly no matter how we look at the numbers . Could it have legs ? Possible , it wouldenmt be uncommon for a Wii game but the truth is that first week sales are bad ... and I mean real bad ...    haha i did, on my bro's 360. It's repetive and boring.

Hey, different strokes for different blokes. You happen to own Red Steel, which is the definition of a crap game whether you liked the game or not. And the Wii is full of so many crappy shovelware games that Assassin's Creed would actually put most 3rd party Wii offerings to shame. As for Boom Blox, the game will sell well. Electronic Arts has really found a place for themselves on the Wii, and Boom Blox will likely have a strong showing in America and Europe, even if it takes several months. It may not have the world's best looking box art, nor is as hyped as Brawl, but word of mouth will carry this game to a strong showing. Don't be discouraged if the second week is low, because after ten or so weeks or steady sales, it should have racked up quite a decent overall number, and enough to be successful.

It didn't have a recognizable name like Mario at the Olympics or was descriptive like Carnival games. Nintendo conquered the casual market and left the people who read reviews behind.

But on a more serious note Boom Blox just doesn't sound like fun. You are knocking crates around. Awesome. I am not saying that its a bad game but it certainly doesn'T sound very exciting.

@ darthdevidem01

Dude your like a sitting FUD dispencer - When I picture you talking I see a black mist pouring out of your jugular corrupting everything near you in FUD, I've yet to see you post a single positive outlook on any fron the Wii could have, heck you even spin doctored the Wii sales thread last week.