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WiteoutKing on 29 August 2007

I'm sorry, since when was Metroid anything considered a casual game?

Anyone claiming Metroid is "too tedious" has obviously never played a Metroid game before. Else they'd know that's sort of the point in most of them.



PS3: 5.51m/51w, avg 108,039/w (up 239)
360: 12.93m/102w, avg 126,764/w (up 625), leads PS3 by 7.42m (up 70k), avg lead 18,725/w (up 386)
Wii: 13.52m/51w, avg 265,098/w (dn 1,102), leads PS3 by 8.01m (up 90k), avg lead 157,059/w (dn 1,341)

If 360 sales stabilize, PS3 sales increases needed to pass 360 by...
01/08: (008w) +875.8%, 04/08: (021w) +344.4%, 07/08: (034w) +219.3%, 10/08: (047w) +163.5%
01/09: (060w) +131.8%, 04/09: (073w) +111.4%, 07/09: (085w) +098.1%, 10/09: (099w) +086.7%
If Wii sales stabilize, PS3 sales increases needed to pass Wii by...
01/08: (008w) +1072.%, 04/08: (021w) +498.4%, 07/08: (034w) +363.4%, 10/08: (047w) +303.1%
01/09: (060w) +269.0%, 04/09: (073w) +246.9%, 07/09: (085w) +232.6%, 10/09: (099w) +220.3%
If PS2 sales freeze, Wii sales increases needed to pass PS2 (as of Mar07, 108.4m) by...
2008: (008w) +4373.8%, 2009: (060w) +0496.5%, 2010: (112w) +0219.6%, 2011: (165w) +0116.9%
2012: (217w) +0064.9%, 2013: (269w) +0033.1%, 2014: (321w) +0011.5%, 2015: (376w) -0004.8%
At +0% it will pass it in 358w, the week ending September 19th, 2014, at an age of 409w (7y44w).
Current age of PS2: 7y37w.

Last update: Week ending November 3, 2007

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Sqrl on 29 August 2007
WiteoutKing said:
I'm sorry, since when was Metroid anything considered a casual game?

Anyone claiming Metroid is "too tedious" has obviously never played a Metroid game before. Else they'd know that's sort of the point in most of them.

 QFT,

 

Seriously metroid is in no way intended for casual gamers.  Its not like this is Mario Party, the game was never supposed to be accessible for everybody. 

It sounds sort of like his definition of epic was a linear shooter where thinking is not required and endlessly mashing the 'A' button would result in a spiffy cutscenes, after which the game would continue on by rinsing and repeating the process until the end credits.

 
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