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jarrod on 19 November 2009
blunty51 said:
jarrod said:
blunty51 said:
Lower sales?
Mario Party
'Hero' franchise
Sonic
Need for speed
on a personal note: yearly sports games

Mario Party 8's the best selling in the series actually.  Mario Party DS is the 2nd best.

 

All the others (Hero, Sonic, NFS) are way down though, and most annual sports games are down too (except Tiger and FIFA).

True.

looking at the sales for the entire series one could see that it's only in this gen the sales picked back up...because of the extended userbase and the hope that the wiimote/DS would make it more interesting.

I'd also say Nintendo suddenly NOT milking them's helped extend sales and given MP8/DS long tails.



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ShadowSoldier on 19 November 2009

Final Fantasy SHOULD NOT be on anyones list. Each game can stand alone on their own since they have different stories, characters and gameplay. Sports games shouldnt be included either as the NBA 2K and NHL 09 series are epic.

OP: Ratchet, Halo, Guitar Hero, Mario could use a lil breather,Singstar, Lego, Call of Duty (Set in WWII)



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damndl0ser on 19 November 2009

Ratchet, Singstar, Mario, Madden, Guitar Hero, Rockband, and Fifa to name a few.

Halo isn't being milked just yet, so I don't see why everyone is putting it in the list. Maybe if they keep bringing one out every year after Reach.



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jarrod on 19 November 2009
ShadowSoldier said:
Final Fantasy SHOULD NOT be on anyones list. Each game can stand alone on their own since they have different stories, characters and gameplay. Sports games shouldnt be included either as the NBA 2K and NHL 09 series are epic.

OP: Ratchet, Halo, Guitar Hero, Mario could use a lil breather,Singstar, Lego, Call of Duty (Set in WWII)

lol.  I can agree with FF as a series, but a brand?  It's the same exact deal as Mario.  Core series, each stands alone and are almost events in themselves.  The brand's milked to death however with spinoffs.



blunty51 on 19 November 2009
jarrod said:
blunty51 said:
jarrod said:
blunty51 said:
Lower sales?
Mario Party
'Hero' franchise
Sonic
Need for speed
on a personal note: yearly sports games

Mario Party 8's the best selling in the series actually.  Mario Party DS is the 2nd best.

 

All the others (Hero, Sonic, NFS) are way down though, and most annual sports games are down too (except Tiger and FIFA).

True.

looking at the sales for the entire series one could see that it's only in this gen the sales picked back up...because of the extended userbase and the hope that the wiimote/DS would make it more interesting.

I'd also say Nintendo suddenly NOT milking them's helped extend sales and given MP8/DS long tails.

hmm...well it's only from part 7 that they stopped releasing it every year, but every other year. Having said that it's been about 2 years since the last one....wonder how long can they hold back for?