Okami On Wii Didn't Do So Well

http://kotaku.com/5031280/okami-on-wii-didnt-do-so-well

"When Capcom's Christian "Sven" Svensson said you all needed to go out and buy more copies of Okami, damnit, he wasn't kidding around. Tucked away in Capcom's financial results yesterday were some sales figures for the company's biggest games, showing that the Wii port of the PS2 cla$$ic - a version that was supposed to deliver the kind of sales the title deserved - has sold only 280,000 copies in North America and Europe since release. Being a port I'm sure they still turned a profit, but with Res 4 managing to sell over a million on the Wii, you can't blame Capcom if they decide to toss Okami in the "too hard" basket."

Thats too bad. Then again, the port wasn't as good as I thought it would be ;).

Without the Z button, controls fail for the brush.

Also, waggle ftl.

Thats too bad. Then again, the port wasn't as good as I thought it would be ;).

Without the Z button, controls fail for the brush.

Also, waggle ftl.

Haziqonfire

Actually the "waggle" made it better. And it only sold 150k copies on the Ps2... taking about expanded audiences...

I wouldn't expect Dead Rising on the Wii to do so hot either.Stevo_the_gamer

Is this really that surprising?Baird-06

Nope. It sold poorly on the PS2 and it was destined to do poorly on the Wii. It's unfortunate.

[QUOTE="Haziqonfire"]

Thats too bad. Then again, the port wasn't as good as I thought it would be ;).

Without the Z button, controls fail for the brush.

Also, waggle ftl.

nintendog66

Actually the "waggle" made it better. And it only sold 150k copies on the Ps2... taking about expanded audiences...

No it didn't. The controls were less accurate with waggle.

Wow. O_o

And considering that the Wii's install base is much smaller than the PS2's...

I heard the port is lazily put together.

Is this true?

I heard the port is lazily put together.

Is this true?

DeathScape666

I heard the port is lazily put together.

Is this true?

DeathScape666

I have it... didn't finish it yet.

But honestly Capcom can go %&%$ themselves. They removed the original credits from the Wii port, so all the hard workers over at Clover were pretty much spat on.

They ported a PS2 game that didn't sell well in the first place to a console with a substantially smaller userbase and then failed to advertise it properly, if at all. What the hell kind of sales were they expecting?famicommander

I guess since everyone was beging for it. THey thought it will sell well.

that too bad...

i was actually one of the 13 people that bought okami on the ps2...great game

They ported a PS2 game that didn't sell well in the first place to a console with a substantially smaller userbase and then failed to advertise it properly, if at all. What the hell kind of sales were they expecting?famicommander

Okami is one of the best games I've ever played. Those of you who never played it owe it to yourselves to pick it up. Millennium_King

It was really good, but I can understand how it ended up as one of those cult games.

dear capcom,

make some Okami commercials. Not just one for japan, but for everywhere. Then talk to me about low okami sales.

kthnx

Thats too bad. Then again, the port wasn't as good as I thought it would be ;).

Without the Z button, controls fail for the brush.

Also, waggle ftl.

Haziqonfire

Agreed. Bully's Wii controls were awkward, but Okami's were downright painful at times. Glad I only rented both.

Still, that's too bad. The inherent commercial suicide in porting/developing niche titles on the Wii is becoming ever more apparent.

I have it... didn't finish it yet.

But honestly Capcom can go %&%$ themselves. They removed the original credits from the Wii port, so all the hard workers over at Clover were pretty much spat on.

AntiType

dear capcom,

make some Okami commercials. Not just one for japan, but for everywhere. Then talk to me about low okami sales.

kthnx

redmetal86

[QUOTE="AntiType"]

I have it... didn't finish it yet.

But honestly Capcom can go %&%$ themselves. They removed the original credits from the Wii port, so all the hard workers over at Clover were pretty much spat on.

Rahnyc4

dear capcom,

make some Okami commercials. Not just one for japan, but for everywhere. Then talk to me about low okami sales.

kthnx

redmetal86

Developers seem to believe that since the Wii is selling well/out at almost every place, that their games will sell out as well.

Maybe it's too hardcore for the Wii?

Maybe it's too hardcore for the Wii?

ReverseCycology

Consider that it sold slightly more than the PS2 version, despite a substantially smaller install base....

Maybe it's too hardcore for the Wii?

ReverseCycology

Maybe it's too hardcore for the Wii?

ReverseCycology

Maybe it's too hardcore for the Wii?

ReverseCycology

How much do you think it'd sell on PS3 and 360?

I'm really wondering what turned people off on this game. I really dont see any reason why this game shouldnt have at least broken 500k on both platforms.laughingman42

I don't think anything turned them off. It's just that they never heard of it.

[QUOTE="ReverseCycology"]

Maybe it's too hardcore for the Wii?

air_wolf_cubed

Brawl at best is a casual fighting game. And thats if you even call it a fighting game to begin with.

It's also fan service.

[QUOTE="ReverseCycology"]

Maybe it's too hardcore for the Wii?

ThePlothole

Consider that it sold slightly more than the PS2 version, despite a substantially smaller install base....

well it could also be because that wii owners are a little more desperate for a good wii game than ps2 owners were might also have something to do with it, there wasnt nearly as much competition as there was on the ps2

[QUOTE="air_wolf_cubed"][QUOTE="ReverseCycology"]

Maybe it's too hardcore for the Wii?

insanejedi

Brawl at best is a casual fighting game. And thats if you even call it a fighting game to begin with.

It's also fan service.

A port of a weird, relatively unheard of title with no advertising sold poorly?

OMG WTF NO WAI

[QUOTE="insanejedi"][QUOTE="air_wolf_cubed"][QUOTE="ReverseCycology"]

Maybe it's too hardcore for the Wii?

air_wolf_cubed

Brawl at best is a casual fighting game. And thats if you even call it a fighting game to begin with.

It's also fan service.

I'm just saying thats if you even consider it a fighting game. I dont, maybe you do, but at best its a casual fighting game. It's not hardcore like VF5 style or even DOA style...

[QUOTE="laughingman42"]I'm really wondering what turned people off on this game. I really dont see any reason why this game shouldnt have at least broken 500k on both platforms.ThePlothole

I don't think anything turned them off. It's just that they never heard of it.

I'm not just talking about main stream gamers, I'm talking about people that do alot of gaming. It was advertised in gaming mags and had lots of very positive previews comparing it to Zelda (which as you know sells very well)

[QUOTE="air_wolf_cubed"][QUOTE="insanejedi"][QUOTE="air_wolf_cubed"][QUOTE="ReverseCycology"]

Maybe it's too hardcore for the Wii?

insanejedi

Brawl at best is a casual fighting game. And thats if you even call it a fighting game to begin with.

It's also fan service.

I'm just saying thats if you even consider it a fighting game. I dont, maybe you do, but at best its a casual fighting game. It's not hardcore like VF5 style or even DOA style...