MP1 sold near twice as much on a console which had less than half the installed base.  MP2 sold nearly as well as MP3.. except again, on the GC, and when the GC was down and out for the count.

I did look it up.  I didn't feel like I needed to bring it up, to add support to the argument you were trying to refute.  But.. there ya go.

"MP1 sold near twice as much on a console which had less than half the installed base."

Install base is not a sales booster. And you acting as though just MP2 can have other reasons to sell less, but MWR doesn't, just lost the argument because you're being selective. Or the fact that you mentioned just MP3 before I called you out on that, and you think that's so sufficient you didn't need to bring the rest up.

You fail for not doing the research. If you want to prove install base increases sales, you have to look at LOST OF SEQUELS.

Metal Gear Solid 2 sold more than 3, but the PS2 had a larger install base, and was certainly not waning. And that's just off the top of my head, but I have things to do right now. You should do more research and stop acting as though one is enough.

Your superfact info is like depleted uranium armor to my mere conventional argument bullets.  

Carry on then.  I sincerely hope my flawed logic didn't offend.

At this point with the advertising and marketing that was done, CoD is global franchise and I don't think the non core gamers that saw ads during his footbal game necessary payed attention to which platform the game was released on...

The public at large is aware of the CoD brand ( the huge coverage the release  got on TV and in the press helped that too)...

Come on. This is a sales sight. If you're claiming install base is the sole factor in these games selling or not (hint, Metroid Prime 2 disappointed people, and that's why it sold less), you have the whole damn sight to show you that isn't the case.

Metroid isn't a shooter franchise, let alone a "huge" one for Nintendo. But judging by your post history, I'm just going to assume that you're being obtuse for shits and giggles.

Look guys, I think Ail has a point. It has climbed on the marketing of MW2 a little.

However, MWR would  sell better with its own marketing campaign that illustrates its strengths. The little Wii sound effect and all that does have an impact, I am sure of this. You have to concede, Ail, that showing MWR with someone playing it using the Wiimote is more effective than showing the graphics of a different game altogether. Showing its customisation and the online mayhem would have helped too.

A sustained campaign of WaW did not happen either and thus the features that are advertised within the main campaign become the reasons to buy it. That is shiny graphics, crazy online play and so on. This did not differentiate to show off the Wii's strengths in any sustained way.

I owned, played and finished the game on the PC several years ago, but never played much online as I didn't have the connection for it at the time. I can't remember what resolution I was playing it at but I know it was more than 600p, I've been gaming on a HDTV for about 7 years and yes I decided to pick up the Wii version.  Why?

I enjoyed it on the PC but as I said I never got to enjoy the multiplayer and I'd thought I'd rather enjoy playing another shooter with the Wii controls.  The graphics are fine, sure not as good as the PC version, but then again neither are some other versions I could mention, and the game still plays great. 

For those of us who enjoy and are accustomed to using the the Wii controller for shooters, dual analogue is almost a non option.

I don't deny that the gamer that knows his stuff knows the Modern Warfare advertised on TV is MW2.

However the Mum and Dad less in the know that sees a CoD Wii titles while shopping for holydays and vaguely remember hearing about that franchise on TV was probably impacted... BasicallyI think the impact was mainly on those purchasing the title as a gift to others than on those purchasing it for themselves ( because those tend to known more ).

i can see this argument, and i see how it would have benefitted form it.

but i think it is a double edged sword. When they were released, you would see pillars and pillars of MW2, with one copy of the wii version hidden on the same stand.

so although I think although in many ways it can be argued that it was helped by mw2, (which it no doubt was), there is also the factor that the launch of MW2 was so huge, nobody would notice MW1.

Also, considering much of the wii "core" audience has a HD console to compliment it...and so therefore much of its potential market wont have bought MW1 as MW2 was sitting next to it instead.

This also means that many of the audience of the wii who are of the correct demographic, and would want this game, have likely played it before, or own it already, so therefore wont buy it again. especially not on the same day/week/month they get their hands on mw2.

yet it is still managing to sell really well as the moment.

this is one of the disabilities i was talking about - combine the MW2 double edged sword, with the lack of advertising, and the fact a lot of the target audience having played it/owning it, with (the current opinion) that the hardcore have abandoned the wii, with the fact its 2 years old...and its doing exceptionally.

if the engine were available 2 years ago, then it would be looking at 2-3 mill lifetime, which isnt a million miles away from the ps3.

this to me, if the first sign that there is still a market for the right type of game. people mention RE4, RE:UC, HOTD2&3, red steel etc, but ultimately, they were all a long time ago, and no non nintendo core game has achieved similar sales for years now.

but this game has.

(edit: ok, WaW did in nov 08, but thats the only one. companies need to tap into this audience that buys call of duty games and nothing else! ie full, cinematic, quality, mainstream etc)