Capcom: RE: Darkside Chronicles sales hit 16k, future is with PS3 and 360

Source: GoNintendo

Capcom tells here that Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles isn't doing well in sales, and they think Wii is more important for family friendly titles, instead for "hardcore" games. The PS3 and 360 are the future for them.

Almost sounds to me like Capcom is about done with the Wii. Makes me wonder even more if Tatsunoko vs Capcom will be ported to PS3 and 360.

Thoughts?

P.S., thanks to Haziqonfire for this news at the Wii forums.

Damn that sucks.

It's sad to see such a downfall in RE buyers with the Wii.

Its sales are not close to what it once was with the Gamecube. Zero, Remake, RE4, did very well in that console.

Capcom just needs to make some better games for Wii and stop trying to determine what they think "hardcore" games are.

Capcom just needs to make some better games for Wii and stop trying to determine what they think "hardcore" games are.

Bigboi500

And the thrid party devs continue to leave the Wii in droves...

Capcom just needs to make some better games for Wii and stop trying to determine what they think "hardcore" games are.

Bigboi500

Damn thats bad, cool game too.

They should make a PC port and stick it on Steam for a good price, iam sure they'd get more than 16K, i know i would buy it. Light gun games with a mouse are just sick! :P

[QUOTE="Bigboi500"]

Capcom just needs to make some better games for Wii and stop trying to determine what they think "hardcore" games are.

JangoWuzHere

RE5 was a very lazy game for taking so much time to make and it isn't even on the Wii, so Capcom needs to look at themselves a little closer imo.

Funny how developers have one flop and, if it's on the Wii, they just go and blame TEH CASHUALS, instead of looking at what went wrong with the game itself. Then again, this is Capcom Europe... In the meantime, Capcom Japan is too busy counting all that Monster Hunter Tri money.

That's interesting, the first one sold almost 1 million copies, why the second one is flopping so bad :question:

[QUOTE="JangoWuzHere"][QUOTE="Bigboi500"]

Capcom just needs to make some better games for Wii and stop trying to determine what they think "hardcore" games are.

Bigboi500

RE5 was a very lazy game for taking so much time to make and it isn't even on the Wii, so Capcom needs to look at themselves a little closer imo.

:|

These are the same guys who made Monster Hunter Tri. :|

Capcom just needs to make some better games for Wii and stop trying to determine what they think "hardcore" games are.

Bigboi500

[QUOTE="Bigboi500"]

[QUOTE="JangoWuzHere"] Except this is happening to all third party titles. Capcom were lucky to sell more then Dead Space extraction.JangoWuzHere

RE5 was a very lazy game for taking so much time to make and it isn't even on the Wii, so Capcom needs to look at themselves a little closer imo.

[QUOTE="Bigboi500"]

Capcom just needs to make some better games for Wii and stop trying to determine what they think "hardcore" games are.

dommeus

Or maybe.. They should stop making RAIL SHOOTERS, and passing it off as hardcore titles. Give us REAL RESIDENT EVIL GAMES and it will sell millions.

Or maybe.. They should stop making RAIL SHOOTERS, and passing it off as hardcore titles. Give us REAL RESIDENT EVIL GAMES and it will sell millions.

VendettaRed07

You'd think this would have always been their line of thinking.

The game got 6.0 here at GS. And sold better than Bionic commando! And less than SH:SM.

they should make resident evil party or something like that to get sales on wii

And people say PS3 exclusives have terrible sales........

I'm tired of capcom and sega blaming the wii because they're crappy attempts at games aren't selling.

Either put in some actual effort, or quit already.

RE: Chronicles, Spyborgs, Madworld, The conduit, and HotD: OK are all poor attempts. HotD was fun, but why would I drop $50 on a 3 hour rail shooter in 2009?

More people seem to buy casual titles like Wii Fit on the Wii and the ones that are hardcore like Resident Evil,No More Heroes don't sell as well no wonder No More Heroes is gonna make an appearnece on the PS3.

A RAIL SHOOTER that got a 6.0 here at GS fails in sale and Capcom blame it on the Wii user base.

I can careless if these third party stop makes game for the Wii, the less shovelware would be on the system.

Monster Hunter Tri will Flop in sales, monster hunter is only big in Japan the psp versions aren't million seller in the West; but when that fail in sale who Capcom going to blame the Wii owners.

More people seem to buy casual titles like Wii Fit on the Wii and the ones that are hardcore like Resident Evil,No More Heroes don't sell as well no wonder No More Heroes is gonna make an appearnece on the PS3.

chocolate1325

Explain New Super Mario Brothers Wii.

ARAIL SHOOTER that got a 6.0 here at GS fails in sale and Capcom blame it on the Wii user base.

I can careless if these third party stop makes game for the Wii, the less shovelware would be on the system.

Monster Hunter Tri will Flop in sales, monster hunter is only big in Japan the psp versions aren't million seller in the West; but when that fail in sale who Capcom going to blame the Wii owners.

calvinx6

I don't know... Nintendo already said that they are offering Capcom all their Pokemon advertising experience for Monster Hunter Tri. Monster Hunter Tri could be bigger in the West than all the previous Monster Hunter games. But that depends on how Capcom plays their cards.

Maybe they should stop releasing rail shooter after rail shooter that scores a 6.0 on GS.

[QUOTE="chocolate1325"]

More people seem to buy casual titles like Wii Fit on the Wii and the ones that are hardcore like Resident Evil,No More Heroes don't sell as well no wonder No More Heroes is gonna make an appearnece on the PS3.

Silverbond

Explain New Super Mario Brothers Wii.

I'll fix that for you: Explain Resident Evil 4.

That's interesting, the first one sold almost 1 million copies, why the second one is flopping so bad :question:

JuarN18

Well for one it's a on-rails game. Why didnt they just make a game like RE4 since it worked very well and sold very well, even tho its port from a GC game. Plus they dont even adversite the game as much as the 360/PS3 games.

so we're not gonna get another rail game!? big whoop!

You know I think people are lookingg at this wrong. Darkside Chronicles was an average game but 16k (even if it is France for anyone who will not read the thread) is atrocious. So let's think about why. Was RE:DSC a game that got the Wii userbase excited? No. Does the game hold any special value over its competitiors in the genre? No its the weakest of the 3released this year (Deadspace and HOTD being better). Is the on rails genre generally one that sells big? Nope. Does this game hold any significant improvement over Umbrella Chronicles? Nope. Were there tons of bigger games on all three platforms this year? Yes. Did the Wii have any big games this year compared to last? NSMBWii duh. So why did it sell like ass? My guess, "hardcore" Wii owners are not interested in rail shooters, they want RE4 like RE games. Why should the Capcom listen? Because if they are truly targeting "hardcore" Wii owners and not the whole Wii base then they should get it through there damn heads that the standard is infinitely higher. f you want to pin "hardcore" to your game, then meet the criteria that your audience wants. I can safely say that unless your name is S&P2, being on rails disqualifies you automatically.

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[QUOTE="chocolate1325"]

More people seem to buy casual titles like Wii Fit on the Wii and the ones that are hardcore like Resident Evil,No More Heroes don't sell as well no wonder No More Heroes is gonna make an appearnece on the PS3.

LordQuorthon

Explain New Super Mario Brothers Wii.

I'll fix that for you: Explain Resident Evil 4.

Yeah. Explain that too.

If Capcom made an actuallly good game and advertised it well, it'd be a different story.

Maybe they should stop releasing rail shooter after rail shooter that scores a 6.0 on GS.

Seabas989

Never, rail shooter is what hardcore Wii owner likes to play.

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Maybe they should stop releasing rail shooter after rail shooter that scores a 6.0 on GS.

calvinx6

Never, rail shooter is what hardcore Wii owner likes to play.

Evidently, not.

[QUOTE="LordQuorthon"]

[QUOTE="Silverbond"]

Explain New Super Mario Brothers Wii.

Silverbond

I'll fix that for you: Explain Resident Evil 4.

Yeah. Explain that too.

If Capcom made an actuallly good game and advertised it well, it'd be a different story.

It was advertised an overall it was a decent game or so I've heard. It bombed because the hardcore gamers that they were targeting don't actually care about RE if its not in the vein of the main series. Definitely not a second romp through on rails ville either. That may have passed in 2007 but as of now with such a greater selection of titles to pick from why would people slurp up DSC?

[QUOTE="JuarN18"]

That's interesting, the first one sold almost 1 million copies, why the second one is flopping so bad :question:

chansaet

[QUOTE="calvinx6"]

[QUOTE="Seabas989"]

Maybe they should stop releasing rail shooter after rail shooter that scores a 6.0 on GS.

Silverbond

Never, rail shooter is what hardcore Wii owner likes to play.

Evidently, not.

I can understand House of the Dead. That was always on rails to begin with.

However Dead Space and Resident Evil weren't on rails to begin with. I know Umbrella Chronicles sold a million but that's because as people stated earlier, people were expecting a RE5 or something similar to come to the Wii. Instead we get a game that doesn't improve on the first one.

Capcom are run by morons. Trash games deserve trash sales. RE4 was a real offering and it sold VERY well on a Nintendo console. Excuse us if we dont buy your quick cash in.

Thats really odd, UC and RE4 sold well over a million.GulliversTravel

Its not odd. RE4 was $30 and friggin RE4. I mean, I was going to buy it last week just for the hell of it. UC was a 2007 light gun game. It was also one of capcom's famous "test". People bought it hoping for new RE. It was also probably the best On rails game at that point. Fast forward to 2009. On rails is on a decline, Wii market was neglected to hell and Wii owners are ape **** pissed off that DSC was not in the vein of 4. No amount of advertising especially the type Capcom put out was going to save this game lol.