Sega Blames Wii Audience for Madworlds Sales!

ok then has SEGA PUBLISHED anything good for the wii?

ok then has SEGA PUBLISHED anything good for the wii?

dovberg

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"][QUOTE="lazyathew"] Yes they do.... They were the creators of Sonic the hedgehog, used to be Nintendos biggest rival, till they lost and stopped making systems. Now they are a third party puplisher.

Heck, the game's been around $10 on Amazon for monthsMadmangamer364

This is where I stopped reading and immediately checked that. MadWorld always looked enjoyable, but its supposed brevity always made buying it seem like an unfair deal (as I play a high regard on longevity). However, I'd be willing to pay almost $8 (includes shipping) for 6 supposedly very great hours. So yes, I did order it. Thank you, though I doubt that was your intention.

As to what he said, he was mostly right. Those kinds of games really don't do well on the Wii. Of course, most non-Nintendo games don't do well on the Wii, but what can you do? The snowball that started rolling from Pokemon Red & Blue back in the 90's has never halted, despite how much Nintendo claims they're trying to shake the image.

MadWorld is a great game, but it was obvious from the start that a game with such an obscure presentation was only gonna appeal to a select crowd of people. Black-and-white presentation, over-the-top violence, arcade-like gameplay and a lot of dark humour: that's not 'big crowd' kind of stuff. Passing it off as 'a Wii audience thing' is simplified and disrespectful towards both the Wii audience in general and the people who did buy and enjoy it.

this game would sell as horrible on the PS3 and 360. I guess they dont realize that their game wasnt that good at all.

MadWorld is a great game, but it was obvious from the start that a game with such an obscure presentation was only gonna appeal to a select crowd of people. Black-and-white presentation, over-the-top violence, arcade-like gameplay and a lot of dark humour: that's not 'big crowd' kind of stuff. Passing it off as 'a Wii audience thing' is simplified and disrespectful towards both the Wii audience in general and the people who did buy and enjoy it.

DraugenCP

[QUOTE="Madmangamer364"] Heck, the game's been around $10 on Amazon for monthshomegirl2180

This is where I stopped reading and immediately checked that. MadWorld always looked enjoyable, but its supposed brevity always made buying it seem like an unfair deal (as I play a high regard on longevity). However, I'd be willing to pay almost $8 (includes shipping) for 6 supposedly very great hours. So yes, I did order it. Thank you, though I doubt that was your intention.

As to what he said, he was mostly right. Those kinds of games really don't do well on the Wii. Of course, most non-Nintendo games don't do well on the Wii, but what can you do? The snowball that started rolling from Pokemon Red & Blue back in the 90's has never halted, despite how much Nintendo claims they're trying to shake the image.

Haha, more power to you for picking up the game. I have nothing against you doing so, and I hope you enjoy it. I just can't bring myself to do the same, that's all. :P

Now in regards to what sells on the Wii and what doesn't, of course there are certain games that are going to be better fits for the console than others. Obviously, Nintendo's own games are usually the selling points behind a Nintendo system these days, and games hoping to be successful have to be able to fit a certain mold in order to reach out. Still, while that mold itself may be different on the Wii than the other consoles, it still follows a very similar principle. Trying to effectively sell a game like Madworld on the Wii would be like trying to sell a Care Bears game on the Xbox 360; chances are that it's not going to work very well. Still, the biggest thing about it all is that you're not going to see a publisher pointing fingers and making excuses about why it didn't sell with the latter because publishers aren't trying such stunts with the other consoles period, much less expecting huge sales out of them.

Nintendo's always been perceived as the family-friendly company in the industry. That's what it hangs its hat on and does best, and the Wii has executed on the philosophy the best out of Nintendo's home console efforts to date. At this very moment, it's not like this image is one that Nintendo should be in a hurry to get rid of. Still, that doesn't mean that third parties can't be successful, as they have been in the past. They just should look for ideas that better fits the mold of the Wii, as opposed to making "Mature" games for the sake them being there.

[QUOTE="DraugenCP"]

MadWorld is a great game, but it was obvious from the start that a game with such an obscure presentation was only gonna appeal to a select crowd of people. Black-and-white presentation, over-the-top violence, arcade-like gameplay and a lot of dark humour: that's not 'big crowd' kind of stuff. Passing it off as 'a Wii audience thing' is simplified and disrespectful towards both the Wii audience in general and the people who did buy and enjoy it.

Pichoro

How about they make a good hardcore game on the Wii first then complain about it having poor sales. Madworld is style over substance to me. These companies that make a so called hardcore title need to actually make one that's good and not just half @ssed. On rail shooters don't count either.

[QUOTE="lazyathew"]

Obviously they are going to blame the wii audiance. What they said is right, Wii owners are generally less interested in M games. Why do people always make a big deal about this? I saw something like this somewhere when Suda said the same thing about No More Heroes. They don't sell as well on Wii because most Wii owners aren't as interested, it's true, what's the big deal??

LastRambo341

How about they make a good hardcore game on the Wii first then complain about it having poor sales. Madworld is style over substance to me. These companies that make a so called hardcore title need to actually make one that's good and not just half @ssed. On rail shooters don't count either.

meluvulongtime8

How about they make a good hardcore game on the Wii first then complain about it having poor sales. Madworld is style over substance to me. These companies that make a so called hardcore title need to actually make one that's good and not just half @ssed. On rail shooters don't count either.

meluvulongtime8

Well who else would you blame? :?

Obviously they are going to blame the wii audiance. What they said is right, Wii owners are generally less interested in M games. Why do people always make a big deal about this? I saw something like this somewhere when Suda said the same thing about No More Heroes. They don't sell as well on Wii because most Wii owners aren't as interested, it's true, what's the big deal??

lazyathew

Well it is a big deal to those of us that love the Wii and want to play mature games on it.

[QUOTE="lazyathew"]

Obviously they are going to blame the wii audiance. What they said is right, Wii owners are generally less interested in M games. Why do people always make a big deal about this? I saw something like this somewhere when Suda said the same thing about No More Heroes. They don't sell as well on Wii because most Wii owners aren't as interested, it's true, what's the big deal??

Darth-Samus

Well it is a big deal to those of us that love the Wii and want to play mature games on it.