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kingofwale on 17 July 2008

I hope nobody, NOBODY is ever going to say "Third party games don't sell on Wii"

Frankly, all it needs is either a Nintendo character, or words such as "party". Gameplay? Who needs gameplay



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Gamerace on 17 July 2008

Game Party and Carnival Games sell because anyone can immediately understand what they are getting. They are impulse buys.

Boom Blox, Okami, Zack & Wiki, etc. are not obvious. Unless you read about them prior to going to a store, you wouldn't know what to expect.

Simplicity is key to easy sales.



 

11ht11 on 17 July 2008
kingofwale said:
I hope nobody, NOBODY is ever going to say "Third party games don't sell on Wii"

Frankly, all it needs is either a Nintendo character, or words such as "party". Gameplay? Who needs gameplay

 

perfect opportunity for you to troll....

 

so how do you feel about FF13 going to the xbobx 360? ;)



hunter_alien on 17 July 2008

Thats just pathetic >_



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Riachu on 17 July 2008

I feel sorry for the casual gamers that bought this game and suffered playing it.



 

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WiiStation360 on 17 July 2008

I am sure the fact that it is $20 had something to do with it as well.



amp316 on 17 July 2008

Well, I'm from Chicago so go Midway I guess (that's where they are based).



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Faxanadu on 17 July 2008

Big ups to Game Party. Well done. Hope Game Party 2 delivers as well.



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alpha_dk on 17 July 2008
WiiStation360 said:
I am sure the fact that it is $20 had something to do with it as well.

This is the most important factor, PERIOD. $20 is basically a night out at the movies for 2, these days; at least with Game Party, even if it sucks, you'll probably get >2 hours of playtime for 2 people.

Also, at $20, with maybe $3-5 for the retailer and distributor, and another 7 for Nintendo, it's not like Midway is making a ton of money on this game.  1M sales probably equals AT MOST 10M in revenue for them; hardly worth worrying about in terms of causing other developers to try and follow suit.  Even Zack and Wiki or Okami likely earned Capcom as much revenue, and those are considered to be mediocre selling at best.



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Bitmap Frogs on 17 July 2008

Shovelware raking in millions in sales. The true mark of the generation's leader.





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