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outlawauron on 25 February 2009
stof said:
It's a non-advertised, original IP FPS by a little known developer on a system that has a very small library of games to attract to FPS or "mature" gamers. And while it's good, it doesn't quite have anything to blow you away. Dementium was the same.

So far the DS has yet to break that demographic. And a little game like Moon isn't going to do it. A big game like Grand Theft Auto might though. It will be interesting to see if GTA can pull in enough of that crowd to continue a steady stream of "mature" games. you know, the kind where you play as a human who kills other humans.

Eh, I thought it was a good effort. They at least had web ads on popular sites (IGN, etc.)



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FreeTalkLive on 25 February 2009

VGChartz says different.
Sales History
The Americas
Total Sales
Week 1 3,475
Week 2 1,512
Week 3 947
Week 4 753
1st Month 6687



 

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famousringo on 25 February 2009

I got it. I wish they had put the care into the audio that they put into the graphics. The 3D engine is pretty much the only impressive thing about this game so far. Okay, the premise is kinda fun, too.



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tastyshovelware on 25 February 2009
thekitchensink said:
tastyshovelware said:
I genuinely find it surprising so many people don't know about this game. I haven't been tracking it on other sites, but IGN gave it a ton of press on its site and podcast. Like I said, I don't own a DS (nor do I follow it much), but I was aware of the hype they were putting behind it. Maybe no one else was though.

 

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I don't see how. Maybe I worded it oddly. I was aware of the hype ign was putting behind it. However, maybe no one besides ign was (hyping it). I doubt that is the case, but I could be wrong, I have no idea.

Here's my point I guess. I follow each console to a degree but I mostly follow the wii cause that's the system I own. However, I was hearing buzz about "Moon" (DS) from ign despite not regularly following that part of the site. I'm not like challenging anyones gamer cred or whatever, some games slip through the cracks for everyone, but I'm just surprised that so many people who frequant a video game forum were unaware of a game that was highly recommended on the premier video game site for a handheld they own. 



okr on 25 February 2009

Maybe everyone´s waiting for C.O.R.E.



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DarkNight_DS on 25 February 2009

I bought the game about a week ago. I've been too busy playing retro game challenge to pop in moon yet. Should be fun when I do though!



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patjuan32 on 25 February 2009
stof said:
ph4nt said:
The DS has one of the best libraries ever of hardcore games, It's the Wii we have a problem with.

 

 

If you mean terrific and complex games to appeal to the seasoned gamer, then yes. But there is a decent sized audience of gamers that are looking for the traditional mix of FPS, horror, and mature content action games that so far haven't come around to the DS. How many games are there that appeal to that crowd? I'll make a list of the top "adult sellers" I understand if you think different agmes meet this criteria.

The top seller so far is Metroid Prime Hunters. with probably around 1 million. An early game with a great brand behind it that should have kicked off the trend. But it just didn't happen.

From there it goes down hill fast. Force Unleashed clocked half a million with the Starwars name behind it.

Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow? 300k with the Castelvania name behind it.

Assassin's Creed: Altairs Chronicles. Alright, here's the DS version of the multi million selling AC game and it racks up 230k

Resident Evil: Deadly Space 210 K

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 170k

Touch the Dead 160k

Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword 140k

Dementium 120k

 

And it goes on. Now I don't think this failure to find a library of successful "adult" games is the DS's fault. I think it's largely the fault of the games themselves, there are too few, released too far apart with not much to set most of them apart from the offerings on other consoles or handhelds. But the DS can definitely pull off that demographic shift to appeal to this crowd as well, but the Moons and Dementiums aren't going to do it. It's going to need major games that will attract people's attention from the start. It's going to need Grand Theft Auto's, and other games of it's ilk. I really can't wait to see what GTA and the DSi can do to shift some of the DS's target audience. It'll be one of the more interesting trends of this gen.

 

It's also going to take advertising which a lot of publishers and developers are not doing for some of the games that you mentioned.  If gamers do not know the game is developed then why would they go and look for it. The DS has a pretty big library and publishers are going to have to do something to make their titles stand out. Not very many people are going to go look for unknown gems on the DS rack at the local Gamestop, Ebgames, or Walmart.

Note: Metroid Prime Hunters had very good advertising. Nintendo even hired the Resident Evil, the movie, director to make the commercial.



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Galaki on 25 February 2009

You can't really expect spectacular sales on a game that nobody knows about.



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smallflyingtaco on 25 February 2009

I thought about buying it but I have too many DS games for my bus trips as is. Also I expected it would use the stylus for looking around which has led to me losing stylus, only ones I lost were playing Dementium. I may still get it but it is low on my list.



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palancas7 on 25 February 2009

It's a game that appeals only to those "core" gamers. Guess what? Most of those people have R4 and download all their games instead of buying. Of course games like that will sell like shit.