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outlawauron on 04 February 2009
LordTheNightKnight said:
Some Wii games can go out of control, but they would take some really specific conditions, like whatever got Shemue to cost $70 million (in 1999 dollars).

This was my point Aiemond. People act that Wii games are always extremely cheap, but we know almost every big and ambitious title will cost quite a lot.



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NJ5 on 04 February 2009
outlawauron said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
Some Wii games can go out of control, but they would take some really specific conditions, like whatever got Shemue to cost $70 million (in 1999 dollars).

This was my point Aiemond. People act that Wii games are always extremely cheap, but we know almost every big and ambitious title will cost quite a lot.

Some people may act like that, while more reasonable people don't.

 



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outlawauron on 04 February 2009
NJ5 said:
outlawauron said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
Some Wii games can go out of control, but they would take some really specific conditions, like whatever got Shemue to cost $70 million (in 1999 dollars).

This was my point Aiemond. People act that Wii games are always extremely cheap, but we know almost every big and ambitious title will cost quite a lot.

Some people may act like that, while more reasonable people don't.

Just like reasonable PS3 owners have never said a certain game will "save the PS3".



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LordTheNightKnight on 04 February 2009

It's just the things is that non-ambitious games will cost a lot less on the Wii.



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Khuutra on 04 February 2009
outlawauron said:
NJ5 said:
outlawauron said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
Some Wii games can go out of control, but they would take some really specific conditions, like whatever got Shemue to cost $70 million (in 1999 dollars).

This was my point Aiemond. People act that Wii games are always extremely cheap, but we know almost every big and ambitious title will cost quite a lot.

Some people may act like that, while more reasonable people don't.

Just like reasonable PS3 owners have never said a certain game will "save the PS3".

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saicho on 04 February 2009
outlawauron said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
Some Wii games can go out of control, but they would take some really specific conditions, like whatever got Shemue to cost $70 million (in 1999 dollars).

This was my point Aiemond. People act that Wii games are always extremely cheap, but we know almost every big and ambitious title will cost quite a lot.

HappySqurriel already put it in perpective nicely.

Also, if we talk about the average developement cost, I would think the cost on Wii is closer to 1/3 of cost on HD than equal to it.

 



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Arius Dion on 04 February 2009

I don't see how there is even a counter argument here.



Bet between Slimbeast and Arius Dion about Wii sales 2009:


If the Wii sells less than 20 million in 2009 (as defined by VGC sales between week ending 3d Jan 2009 to week ending 4th Jan 2010) Slimebeast wins and get to control Arius Dion's sig for 1 month.

If the Wii sells more than 20 million in 2009 (as defined above) Arius Dion wins and gets to control Slimebeast's sig for 1 month.

LordTheNightKnight on 04 February 2009
Arius Dion said:
I don't see how there is even a counter argument here.

 

You clearly underestimate the human capacity for denial.



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psrock on 04 February 2009
Soriku said:
outlawauron said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
Some Wii games can go out of control, but they would take some really specific conditions, like whatever got Shemue to cost $70 million (in 1999 dollars).

This was my point Aiemond. People act that Wii games are always extremely cheap, but we know almost every big and ambitious title will cost quite a lot.

 

No duh. But how many devs are interested in making $16 mil games on the Wii besides Nintendo? The big HD titles will cost more still.

Well, they don't have to spend 10 million on the wii when they make a profit on the games they are already making now. 

 



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Arius Dion on 04 February 2009

LordoftheKnight: Indeed.



Bet between Slimbeast and Arius Dion about Wii sales 2009:


If the Wii sells less than 20 million in 2009 (as defined by VGC sales between week ending 3d Jan 2009 to week ending 4th Jan 2010) Slimebeast wins and get to control Arius Dion's sig for 1 month.

If the Wii sells more than 20 million in 2009 (as defined above) Arius Dion wins and gets to control Slimebeast's sig for 1 month.