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Tayne on 18 May 2009

Great news. Looking forward to hearing this announcement. I hope for Elder Scrolls remake




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Captendo on 18 May 2009
LifeTaker21 said:
that cool wii geting a big game .

 

 

Sorry mate, but where have you been the last 7 months?

The Wii lineup since October has bee shaping up in an impressive way.



Kantor on 18 May 2009

A guided role playing experience



(That was not Wii-bashing, it was a reference to Dead Space if you didn't get it)



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Lolcislaw on 18 May 2009
Kantor said:

A guided role playing experience



(That was not Wii-bashing, it was a reference to Dead Space if you didn't get it)

 

 I think Dragon Quest Swords is somewhat a guided action RPG, so it did happen before.



Orca_Azure on 18 May 2009

The wii is in serious need of a good wrpg. The closest thing they have to one would be no more herpes- though it's japanese theme is hard to overlook



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EL_PATRAS on 18 May 2009

an oblivionesque game would be awesome



                                                                           

Demotruk on 18 May 2009

An Elder Scrolls style game with Wii Motion Plus controls would be unreal. Here's hoping...



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Kantor on 18 May 2009
Orca_Azure said:
The wii is in serious need of a good wrpg. The closest thing they have to one would be no more herpes- though it's japanese theme is hard to overlook

Yes, I think it needs some aids from third parties in that genre. Nintendo doesn't make WRPGs.



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masschamber on 18 May 2009
--OkeyDokey-- said:
This got me wondering... has there ever been a WRPG on a Nintendo system... ever? o_O

ultima, wizardry, drakkhen, numerous D&d games, so yes there have been

 



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mowe on 18 May 2009

"I wouldn’t sit and play an 18-rated game with my family on the Wii. Is there space in the Wii market for that? I think there is, but again, it’ all about finding out how big that is. Is it 5 per cent? If it’s five per cent of the market and you can own that space it’s worth doing because you can achieve volume. If you can’t own it at five per cent, it’s not worth doing, quite frankly."


My interpretation of that is:
- He thinks there is a market for 18-rated games on the Wii
- Need to find out how big that market is, possibly 5 percent?
- However big the market is, you need to "own" (sell to IMO) the whole market
- If you manage to own that market, there is enough room for a lot of sales
- If you can't sell to the whole market, not worth bringing out 18-rated games

Five percent of Americas and Others install base is about 2 million. I think Bethesda will be aiming for about that much in sales for their new game, and use that benchmark to determine if they should bring out future Wii games.



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