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Ryudo on 28 March 2009
niksta2 said:

You guys need to stop talking about MadWorld...

 

Tell PS3 owners to stop talking about Killzone.



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N.Genckel on 28 March 2009

Go away with your making sense and being reasonble.

That kind of behavior is frowned upon here, sir.



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ClaudeLv250 on 28 March 2009
Ryudo said:
niksta2 said:

You guys need to stop talking about MadWorld...

 

Tell PS3 owners to stop talking about Killzone.

They did stop talking about Killzone. It's why they're talking about MadWorld now.

 



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Majin-Tenshinhan on 28 March 2009
BMaker11 said:
Majin-Tenshinhan said:

Look at the game. Seriously, look at it.

It's a black and white game about a guy with a chainsaw on his arm that's basically about causing as much carnage as you possibly can, creating a massive bloody mess over the entire city. Oh, and it's made by Platinum Games. You know, those guys that have never made a commercially successful gaming, perhaps barring Viewtiful Joe.

In all honesty, how can anyone who dislikes the Wii see this as a victory? "HEY LOOK MADWORLD ISN'T SELLING MILLIONS THIS PROVES THE WII SUCKS LOL".

Well, okay, if you wanna go with that argument, fine. But then you also have to think that the PS2 sucks, because Okami sure didn't do very well there, and it had the exact same things working against it. Platinum Games, or Clover Studios as they used to be called, are artsy. That is their biggest asset and also their biggest fault. It's one of the things that make their games so special, but it also contributes to them not selling that much.

Do you think Sega went into this deal with them expecting MadWorld to sell millions? Not a chance. Anyone who expected MadWorld to be a massive seller was delusional, and anyone acting like they've "won" something because it isn't selling is being ridiculous.

This is a niche game on a mainstream console. It was never going to sell bucketloads. That said, sales seem healthy so far. It's not selling terribly. Just not particularly well either. And you know what? That's just fine.

Damage control. This game is heaps better than that crap Carnival Games, yet it only did 70k first week....

And why is it a thread like this always pops up whenever a 3rd party game that SHOULD be good, essentially flops? If it happens enough times, what you're trying to argue against must be true to some extent.

I mean, look at Zack and Wiki: "Oh, you can't calim victory. It's JUST a point and click adventure game"

NMH: "You can't claim victory. It's SUCH a niche game"

House of the Dead: "You can't claim victory. It's JUST a rail shooter"

and now MadWorld......

 

Z&W: Yeah, it was a flop. Too bad.

NMH: Are you serious? The developer himself is overjoyed with the sales. Trying to call this a flop is a lost cause.

HotD: Nobody is saying this is JUST a rail shooter. They're saying this isn't a flop because it's going to sell a million. Which it probably will.

Come on, man, this is NOT damage control. This game was never meant to sell bucketloads. Anyone who thinks it was is, sorry to say, an idiot.

 



Majin-Tenshinhan on 28 March 2009
coolestguyever said:
It's not fun when its a game on your console is it?

Its a lot more fun when its Haze, Lair, or Too Human. Basically as long as its not on Wii it's okay with you.

 

Uhh, last time I checked pretty much everyone thought Haze, Lair and Too Human were bad games. With MadWorld, almost everyone who's played it thinks it's a good game. This comparison isn't very sensible at all.



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Slimebeast on 28 March 2009

I'm so glad this game didnt sell just like I hated Sin City.

I'm all for extreme violence in video games though. Although Madworld ain't that violent, rite?



Aj_habfan on 28 March 2009
Slimebeast said:
I'm so glad this game didnt sell just like I hated Sin City.

That's not "just like" the other thing at all

 



Slimebeast on 28 March 2009
Aj_habfan said:
Slimebeast said:
I'm so glad this game didnt sell just like I hated Sin City.

That's not "just like" the other thing at all

 

 

 Wots the difference? The humor in Sin City was terrible.



wfz on 28 March 2009
Slimebeast said:
Aj_habfan said:
Slimebeast said:
I'm so glad this game didnt sell just like I hated Sin City.

That's not "just like" the other thing at all

 

 

 Wots the difference? The humor in Sin City was terrible.

 

Sin City was supposed to have humor in it? I enjoyed the movie, but I must have completely missed all of that.

 

On the other hand, I find Madworld pretty funny and entertaining. Some of the lines that the commentaters make are hilarious.



MaxwellGT2000 on 28 March 2009
mrstickball said:
Why is it that every time a quality game comes to the Wii, and sells <500,000 we get the Wii Defense Force giving us a course in apologetics on why it's really not a big deal? Its like the Wii is some sort of godsend console that we are not allowed to say 'hey, this game bombed' - in fact, I'd really like to hear it from a Wii fan: What Wii games have bombed? I don't think I've seen a Wii owner fess up to it before.

Maybe it's because I like to look at larger numbers, but I was inundated with Madworld ads where I live. I may have seen 2 dozen on major man-centric channels. Even then, I thought the ads were done quite well.

Not only this, MadWorld has a very good score - both for the Wii, and in the overall Wii library, as it sits as the 19th best Wii game all-time, and 2nd best for 2009. So there should be some precedent that says 'this game should do well'

Now, having said that, it's too early to make a judgment on where it'll go. It may have great legs, it may not. I am not basing the aforementioned argument on MadWorlds current performance. If it does end up selling <500,000 in a year, I will consider it a bomb, as it had a good marketing campaign behind it, and looks to be one of the games that cost a bit more than typical Wii games, thus offsetting the 'It's on Wii! It magically costs $5 to make!' argument.

 

I don't know any Wii fan that wouldn't say something like Zack and Wiki bombed, and being some peoples favorite game on the Wii, they'll say it. 

The issue a lot of people have with saying something like MadWorld bombed only a few weeks after it came out is the fact that so many Wii games aren't front loaded.

Put it like this games on 360 are the one minute men that explode and then rolls over and wants a cheese sandwich before going to bed. 

Wii on the other hand, treats a lady to dinner, has some flirting, and then goes for the long haul nice a slow.



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