Half of it's just the issue of judging a game's success by its first-week sales, really, somewhat separate from those who have an axe to grind against the Wii. Some writers harp about "House of the Dead's disappointing sales," and ignore the long term realities of House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return
Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.
Squilliam said:
Its hard to say, but not making money would be a minor flop considering the risks taken to make games. (This applies to every game)
|
Dear Mr. Fancypants
Many if not most of the statements regarding the sales of Zack & Wiki have been made by one Mr. Christian Svensson (aka Sven).
He has been shown to be (a) less than well-informed and (b) biased against the Wii in his remarks. There have been more than one instance where a statement made by "Sven" has been shown to be inaccurate based upon either (a) Sven's previous statemments, (b) the statements of others, or 
facts and figures released by Capcom itself.
Therefore, anything that he says must be taken with the proverbial grain of salt.
Mike from Morgantown
(If you watch Spongebob, you get the salutation reference)
 I am Mario.I like to jump around, and would lead a fairly serene and aimless existence if it weren't for my friends always getting into trouble. I love to help out, even when it puts me at risk. I seem to make friends with people who just can't stay out of trouble. Wii Friend Code: 1624 6601 1126 1492 NNID: Mike_INTV |
Which is more hardcore? Metroid or CoD? Fatal Frame or Resident Evil? Fire Emblem or Gears of War? No More Heroes or GTA? Super Smash Bros. or Street Fighter? Halo Wars or C&C?
Tell me what you think.. I'd like to know which games actually sell more.. Do Wii games sell worse because they're casual?
| Majin-Tenshinhan said: A lot of people on this site have become very vocal as of late against the people who defend low sales of Wii games, saying that the game can't have cost very much to develop and therefore didn't flop. This is a thread to look at both sides of this argument. First off, it's a fact, stated by many game developers, that it's a lot cheaper to develop Wii games than it is to develop HD games. Add to this fact, that despite the cost differences to begin with, HD games are usually much bigger projects (pure example, Soul Calibur IV vs Soul Calibur Legends). Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that Wii games can't flop. That's not what this thread is about. So let me adress some of the games people usually bring up when they talk about Wii flops. |
The ironic thing is that Deadly Creatures is very tough to find now and still is selling at full price (as far as I can tell). And it is not included in the Gamestop Game Day sale. Meanwhile, the the other game that was released around the same time and to which it is compared -- Mushroom Men -- was.
Mike from Morgantown
| I am Mario. I like to jump around, and would lead a fairly serene and aimless existence if it weren't for my friends always getting into trouble. I love to help out, even when it puts me at risk. I seem to make friends with people who just can't stay out of trouble. Wii Friend Code: 1624 6601 1126 1492 NNID: Mike_INTV |
Another possible flop is Dead Rising for the Wii. Capcom expected 500k in sales, it's at 100k now so it's not very likely to reach that.
It's showing some legs in Japan though (selling 3k+ for many weeks now).
My Mario Kart Wii friend code: 2707-1866-0957
It's only Sony fanboys that decide whether a game flops for Nintendo, didn't you hear?
Plus the publishers of NMH are even making a sequel which they promised if they consider the game a success. These idiotic Sony fanboys (or just "snobcore" gamers, to be more politically correct and fair) just can't stand it when a game does well on the Wii according to the publishers. ;)
| NJ5 said: Another possible flop is Dead Rising for the Wii. Capcom expected 500k in sales, it's at 100k now so it's not very likely to reach that. It's showing some legs in Japan though (selling 3k+ for many weeks now).
|
You just made my day, I have faith in the taste of the buying public.
mad world wasnt just a flop
it was an epic flop
i mean even hazed had the hype like madwold and it sold more
even too human sold more i believe
You should be beaten, burned to ashes then someone should throw your ashes from a plane
| NJ5 said: Another possible flop is Dead Rising for the Wii. Capcom expected 500k in sales, it's at 100k now so it's not very likely to reach that. It's showing some legs in Japan though (selling 3k+ for many weeks now).
|
Although some think it deserves it because they are convinced the game was a cheap cash-in, when it's actually the most expensive kind of port, and they think it should look like RE4, when the 360 version wasn't that more detailed than RE4 (it's like comparing GTAIV to Gears; one is meant to showcase scale, and the other is to showcase graphics; there is no way the scale games can look as good as the graphics games).
But Capcom does need to market it more. That's one thing Ubisoft remembered. Even their casual games are marketed.
A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.
Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs
@ DiplomaticImunity )
psst , every Wii game is profitable, there are no flops, never - Wii games with low sales were always supposed to have low sales and in 100% the cases sold better than the devs/publishers expected (if you want to enjoy life on vgchartz you have to accept this)
About Us |
Terms of Use |
Privacy Policy |
Advertise |
Staff |
Contact
Display As Desktop
Display As Mobile
© 2006-2025 VGChartz Ltd. All rights reserved.
