Hmm.

I came into this thread after 140+ replies were already made, and I read the first 50 replies. What I would have said has probably been stated by the reasonable posters, so I'll just say this:

Dead Space: Extraction failing in the marketplace was absolutely EXPECTED from the moment it was announced.

The real problem Dead Space Extraction has is not because it's a bad game, it's actually pretty good for the genre.

The real reason is value, the game is overpriced for so little content, takes controle away from the gamer with so many cutscenes, and the stigma of what the game could have been if they took the same design choice as with the HD Dead Space game. A gamer knows when he or she is getting the shaft, even though they put some effort to it. The game is no shoverware by all means, but it falls short for what many of us expect.

Rather, every time a 'quality' game on the Wii fails to meet  'expectations' somebody makes a thread about it. I would love to have seen how this would have sold on the HD consoles, even with the existing fan base from the first game. 

I think what Wii owners have voted with their wallets is that 'tests' aren't quality. I mean come on, "if you buy this game which we admit isn't our best effort we promise we'll make a better one next time".  That's how the whole shovelware cycle started.  If DSE sold well on a smaller budget and shorter development time what incentive do the publishers have to fund a larger project if they can just release DES2 on a smaller budget and watch it sell to people who bought the first one. 

Furthermore, there is a very big gap between shovelware and a game worth buying for most people.  This game certainly isn't shovelware, but it's far from the best or most unique game in the Wii's library, even among recent releases.

Finally, for the person who suggested that this game is more worthy of my hard earned $50 than NSMBW, thankyou, I laughed heartily.

i dont like how some of you guys are blaming the developers for not buying it >_>

Uh, Chrizum responded about 50 posts ago.

As for those taking this opportunity to troll on the Wii - once again... NMH, Zack & Wiki, or MadWorld type games have never sold high, on any system. They wouldn't even do much better if they were on the PS2, if at all.
edit: Not implying DS:E fits in this category, but the former games were brought up. DS:E is not selling for reasons people have already stated in the thread. 

It's true that there have been few hugely successful core 3rd party games on the Wii. However, that's entirely because most third parties have never given the system a chance. Monster Hunter 3 is the best example for what happens when third parties put effort into a Wii exclusive. Games like DQX, ToG, and Epic Mickey are also taking the Wii seriously, and will end up selling well.

I've finally played it. To me it has a total identity crisis. IMO, light gun shooters are made to be arcadey, just like HotD. This would be an awesome game as a TPS/FPS, not as a light gun game.

Really great posts. Deserve the praise.

Now, think how much money publishers are losing on Wii now.

They lose when they publish these stupid "test games" that nobody want

They lose when they fail to release good software on wii, and fail on make profit over the huge install base.

All of this, just out of stupidity.

it's the truth.

when you don't make customers with your products, when you don't sell, you fail in business

The orginal Dead Space failed to sale on the HD systems  and that game received critical acclaim from game journalist and also had high scores. There were also advertisements and a movie. Yet no one,at EA, complained about the sales. Nor did they threaten to stop supporting the HD system because of this.

The HD game sold 1.5 million across two platforms, both with far less users than the Wii.  How much did this game sell on the Wii.  The HD games hardly failed compared to this game.