[QUOTE="PhoebusFlows"]Why is it only Sheep always begging people to buy games. The same thing happened to Zack and Wiki (people making threads about "Buy Zack and Wiki!!") and it still sold way under what was expected. Are software sales that tough these days for the Wii?i_like_pizza
Did it really sell "under" what was expected? I had no knowledge of Capcom's expectations, and so far, the game has sold over 150k, likely. That's not bad at all, especially for the most horribly named game with no ad campaign and an AWFUL box-art that makes the game look like only a 3-year-old could love it. Plus, it's not a popular genre to begin with.
So, did it really underperform? Or are you just saying that because it hasn't sold a million copies?
Isn't a million usually a good starting point for games? Even the smallest video game budget is still in the millions of dollars these dayts, so Zack and Wiki should be selling much higher to make Capcom happy and guarantee more sequels and maybe even a franchise. As it is now, you mentioning 150k actually made me wince even more (I honestly thought it was higher than that like 700k). I'm sorry, but 150k is too low. That is something for a low-end DS or Gameboy game to shoot for, not a console game.
I understand the title, design and marketing wasn't full throttle or as interesting as Halo 3, but Capcom isn't exactly poor either. I don't know why games like EA's My Sims sells more and Capcom can't push a $30 budget title (especially after doing well with RE4 Wii sales) to even better heights. I'm sorry, but Zack and Wiki did not perform well at all no matter what angle you look at it, and Capcom cannot be happy with anything below even 300k. I am not talking about the game quality but the need for a new IP to take grip and make a splash with an audience. 150k pretty much ensures it will have a very uncertain future.
And to show I am not just picking on Wii games, Viva Pinata also sold very poorly, and so did Kameo. I expected better and wanted better for those games, but they sold very few copies.
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