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bigjon on 10 January 2009
jlauro said:
jammy2211 said:

 Why does it launching on a smaller userbase hold it back? I don't get that, Metroid Prime is still on a userbase of 50 million users. If anything it hosts for better Metroid Prime sales, as it's had over a year on the market and retailer shelves to pick up as many sales as possible, at a much lower retail price nowadays.

MP3 doesn't have online multi-player.  (Sure there is some limitted online for unlockables...), so it doesn't have the same level of replay value as a FPS.  Without the replay value, the used market eats into the sales more then it will for the Conduit.

I could see this game doing 3 mil.  Not saying I expect it though...  I could see it doing as poor as 500k too...

 

There hasn't been enough high quality third party wii exclusives to know what to expect for the Wii.  If you don't agree, please list some high quality hard core 3rd party wii exclusives.  Right now I am assuming the Conduit will be high quality, but until it's released, we don't really know...

what he said, it is a very trad in able games, if it launched on a bigger userbase day 1 sales would have been better, thus causing its overall sales to better, most people buying it now are getting it for 29.99 used... why pay 49.99 new (this is one title that REALLY needs a pricedrop)

 



End of 2009 Predictions (Set, January 1st 2009)

Wii- 72 million   3rd Year Peak, better slate of releases

360- 37 million   Should trend down slightly after 3rd year peak

PS3- 29 million  Sales should pick up next year, 3rd year peak and price cut

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Swoosh2000 on 10 January 2009

Red Steel 2 will sell more than The Conduit IMO. 

The Conduit's sales will depend heavily on whether or not the game is actually ... good (go figure). 

We don't know that yet and the developer doesn't have much of a track record. If the game is terrific and more action-oriented than Metroid Prime, then I'd expect good sales over time as word of mouth spreads. 

No split-screen multiplayer was a mistake though I think especially on the Wii console. 



Kantor on 10 January 2009

It will never hit 3 million. First person shooters don't sell that well on the Wii. Metroid Prime 3 level sales, 1.5 million, would be a success, and this is what I expect from The Conduit.

Meh, it'll sell better than MadWorld.



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Swoosh2000 on 10 January 2009
Kantor said:
It will never hit 3 million. First person shooters don't sell that well on the Wii. Metroid Prime 3 level sales, 1.5 million, would be a success, and this is what I expect from The Conduit.

Meh, it'll sell better than MadWorld.

 

If Red Steel 2 is actually a half-way decent game I think that one can topple 2 million WW. 

A Resident Evil FPS could probably sell a lot on the Wii too. That might be an interesting way for Capcom to go on the Wii. 

One thing that Nintendo has going for it is Europe is now a huge market for Nintendo and they tend to mix it up with what they buy. 



Paperdiego on 10 January 2009

resident evil 5 is not a first person shooter so i don't know why you are comparing it.



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Swoosh2000 on 10 January 2009
Paperdiego said:
resident evil 5 is not a first person shooter so i don't know why you are comparing it.

 

I was thinking more of Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles actually, which is a first person shooter, albiet it's an on-rails arcade shooter. 

If they took that concept and expanded it though, especially with Wii Motion Plus and allowed players to stab zombies and bash them with 1:1 motion along with gun play ... that could be a hit for Capcom I think. Japanese devs like Capcom keep saying they want to appeal more to Western audiences ... well there's one way to do it. 

Just an idea. 

My general feeling on Wii FPS is the more realistic or "drab" FPS shooters won't work on the Wii. So World War II stuff ... probably not the best bet. 

Stuff like survival horror FPS or more GoldenEye-esque FPS titles though (essentially more fantasy-based stuff) I think can work on the Wii. 



bigjon on 10 January 2009
Kantor said:
It will never hit 3 million. First person shooters don't sell that well on the Wii. Metroid Prime 3 level sales, 1.5 million, would be a success, and this is what I expect from The Conduit.

Meh, it'll sell better than MadWorld.

 

 Yea, because all those big budget Wii exclusive FPS games flopped right?

Metriod is not and FPS, it is a single player slower placed adventure game. I am playing it right now, think of it as a SciFi Zelda in First Person. Also like I said, if MP3 was released in Holidays 08, it would have sold over 2 million instead of struggling to 1.5 million.



End of 2009 Predictions (Set, January 1st 2009)

Wii- 72 million   3rd Year Peak, better slate of releases

360- 37 million   Should trend down slightly after 3rd year peak

PS3- 29 million  Sales should pick up next year, 3rd year peak and price cut

Viper1 on 10 January 2009
Swoosh2000 said:
Paperdiego said:
resident evil 5 is not a first person shooter so i don't know why you are comparing it.

 

I was thinking more of Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles actually, which is a first person shooter, albiet it's an on-rails arcade shooter. 

If they took that concept and expanded it though, especially with Wii Motion Plus and allowed players to stab zombies and bash them with 1:1 motion along with gun play ... that could be a hit for Capcom I think. Japanese devs like Capcom keep saying they want to appeal more to Western audiences ... well there's one way to do it. 

Just an idea. 

My general feeling on Wii FPS is the more realistic or "drab" FPS shooters won't work on the Wii. So World War II stuff ... probably not the best bet. 

Stuff like survival horror FPS or more GoldenEye-esque FPS titles though (essentially more fantasy-based stuff) I think can work on the Wii. 

He was referring the original poster.  The OP pointed out RE5 for some reason.

 



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