The Wii, Will any of the up-coming decent games sell?

We have heard much about KZ2, but i think the real story is the sales figures for Madworld (66K) and House of the Dead Overkill (45K). Mad world especially was hyped as "the Great Hardcore Hope" by many here, but as we have seen it has both fialed to deliver score wise and sales wise. This is an insight into the Wii in itself, showing that not only are the games targeted at a non-casual audience getting more anfd more thin on the ground, the third party ones just aren't selling well. This could been seen to be a pretty sound indicator of future games of the same type.

Games such as the Rail shooter itteration of Dead Space (the original of which also had pretty poor sales) and the Conduit (which seems to be so frequently under fire in recent preveiws) will most likely go the same route. 45K is a pretty poor showing, especially considering how few 'Core' games the wii has had this and last year. Games like Okami also failed to make an impression as a unit shifter.

Third parties have been critcised on this board for not making more of the Wii, but with these kind of sales can you blame them?

What I'd like to know is whats the highest selling 3rd party game on the Wii?

I'd be pleasently suprised if it wasn't some mini-game compendium.

most wii owners are little kids or family if the games are not kiddy I doubt it will sell the majority of wii owners are casual without true gaming knwoledge they would prefer a mini game combinatiion over madworld, call of duty or any hardcore game any day.

What I'd like to know is whats the highest selling 3rd party game on the Wii?

I'd be pleasently suprised if it wasn't some mini-game compendium.

stvee101

most wii owners are little kids or family if the games are not kiddy I doubt it will sell the majority of wii owners are casual without true gaming knwoledge they would prefer a mini game combinatiion over madworld, call of duty or any hardcore game any day.

What I'd like to know is whats the highest selling 3rd party game on the Wii?

I'd be pleasently suprised if it wasn't some mini-game compendium.

stvee101

What I'd like to know is whats the highest selling 3rd party game on the Wii?

I'd be pleasently suprised if it wasn't some mini-game compendium.

[QUOTE="stvee101"]

What I'd like to know is whats the highest selling 3rd party game on the Wii?

I'd be pleasently suprised if it wasn't some mini-game compendium.

Rhubarb9

Did someone really report your sig?

Wii games have very strong legs. CoD:WaW sold 65,000 in it's first month and it has now broken a million. Same case with De Blob, Boom Blox, House of the Dead 2+3.SMR-Venom

mario and sonic at the olympics game!

wag the wii mote really fast to win the gold medals, fun for the whole family!


oh wait it's was done by nintendo too

runner up is Guitar hero

Rhubarb9

What I'd like to know is whats the highest selling 3rd party game on the Wii?

I'd be pleasently suprised if it wasn't some mini-game compendium.

I doubt it after Madworld sales but if I had to pick a game I'd guess punch out[QUOTE="SMR-Venom"]Wii games have very strong legs. CoD:WaW sold 65,000 in it's first month and it has now broken a million. Same case with De Blob, Boom Blox, House of the Dead 2+3.McManus107

[QUOTE="McManus107"]I doubt it after Madworld sales but if I had to pick a game I'd guess punch out[QUOTE="SMR-Venom"]Wii games have very strong legs. CoD:WaW sold 65,000 in it's first month and it has now broken a million. Same case with De Blob, Boom Blox, House of the Dead 2+3.SMR-Venom

[QUOTE="Rhubarb9"]

mario and sonic at the olympics game!

wag the wii mote really fast to win the gold medals, fun for the whole family!


oh wait it's was done by nintendo too

runner up is Guitar hero

nintendofreak_2

ahh though ninty co-oped it since they co published it

still it sold just cause it had mario on it x_x

ahh though ninty co-oped it since they co published it

still it sold just cause it had mario on it x_x

Rhubarb9

[QUOTE="nintendofreak_2"]

[QUOTE="Rhubarb9"]

mario and sonic at the olympics game!

wag the wii mote really fast to win the gold medals, fun for the whole family!


oh wait it's was done by nintendo too

runner up is Guitar hero

Rhubarb9

ahh though ninty co-oped it since they co published it

still it sold just cause it had mario on it x_x

Btw, Punchout!! will break a million easily.SMR-Venom

Hmmm... That seems dubious. If I were to bet on any upcoming games crossing a million, I would say it's probably The Conduit, solely because of the fan reaction it gets.

And while Little King's Story should sell millions I don't predict it doing very well at all. :cry:

[QUOTE="SMR-Venom"]Btw, Punchout!! will break a million easily.metroidfood

Hmmm... That seems dubious. If I were to bet on any upcoming games crossing a million, I would say it's probably The Conduit, solely because of the fan reaction it gets.

And while Little King's Story should sell millions I don't predict it doing very well at all. :cry:

We have heard much about KZ2, but i think the real story is the sales figures for Madworld (66K) and House of the Dead Overkill (45K). Mad world especially was hyped as "the Great Hardcore Hope" by many here, but as we have seen it has both fialed to deliver score wise and sales wise. This is an insight into the Wii in itself, showing that not only are the games targeted at a non-casual audience getting more anfd more thin on the ground, the third party ones just aren't selling well. This could been seen to be a pretty sound indicator of future games of the same type.

Games such as the Rail shooter itteration of Dead Space (the original of which also had pretty poor sales) and the Conduit (which seems to be so frequently under fire in recent preveiws) will most likely go the same route. 45K is a pretty poor showing, especially considering how few 'Core' games the wii has had this and last year. Games like Okami also failed to make an impression as a unit shifter.

Third parties have been critcised on this board for not making more of the Wii, but with these kind of sales can you blame them?

BoloTheGreat

Didn't Okami outsell the original PS2 version? Didn't the PS2 have a MUCH larger userbase too?

We have heard much about KZ2, but i think the real story is the sales figures for Madworld (66K) and House of the Dead Overkill (45K). Mad world especially was hyped as "the Great Hardcore Hope" by many here, but as we have seen it has both fialed to deliver score wise and sales wise. This is an insight into the Wii in itself, showing that not only are the games targeted at a non-casual audience getting more anfd more thin on the ground, the third party ones just aren't selling well. This could been seen to be a pretty sound indicator of future games of the same type.

Games such as the Rail shooter itteration of Dead Space (the original of which also had pretty poor sales) and the Conduit (which seems to be so frequently under fire in recent preveiws) will most likely go the same route. 45K is a pretty poor showing, especially considering how few 'Core' games the wii has had this and last year. Games like Okami also failed to make an impression as a unit shifter.

Third parties have been critcised on this board for not making more of the Wii, but with these kind of sales can you blame them?

[QUOTE="SMR-Venom"]Btw, Punchout!! will break a million easily.metroidfood

Hmmm... That seems dubious. If I were to bet on any upcoming games crossing a million, I would say it's probably The Conduit, solely because of the fan reaction it gets.

And while Little King's Story should sell millions I don't predict it doing very well at all. :cry:

I really doubt the Conduit will sell a million look at Madworld and metroid corruption hardcore quality don't sell on wii.

[QUOTE="metroidfood"]

Btw, Punchout!! will break a million easily.SMR-Venom

Hmmm... That seems dubious. If I were to bet on any upcoming games crossing a million, I would say it's probably The Conduit, solely because of the fan reaction it gets.

And while Little King's Story should sell millions I don't predict it doing very well at all. :cry:

I really doubt the Conduit will sell a million look at Madworld and metroid corruption hardcore quality don't sell on wii.