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#1 philosopher_11
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[QUOTE="PhoebusFlows"]Whatever makes you sleep better at night, AristotlePhoebusFlows

Wow. Way to be a jerk.

I know who he is. It's okay, i have this situation under control.

You dont have to monitor me anymore.

Did you come here to chat or contribute?

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I agree with at least one point there. 3rd party games aren't selling as well because 3rd parties aren't putting major games on the wii. Why did RE4 and RE:UC sell? It's simple, because it's a recognizable brand. Zack and Wiki was a sales downer but it wasn't promoted enough and it was totally new.

3rd parties just need to invest the kind of money and resources into wii titles that nintendo has been doing. They will get their money back and much much more.

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Well, don't you think that because the base rate for the hardcore gamers are currently low(er) because of demand from casuals and non gamers outstripping supply for hardcores could also be a good reason that hardcore games aren't selling? It makes sense given that badly rated casual games are selling well on the Wii rather than high rated. Doesn't mean this trend is going to continue though.

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Hello. I have been poking around, and I noticed that people are talking about how hardcore games don't sell on the wii. Well, I believe that it is SELLING on the Wii, but it is not selling WELL. I know this is common sense, but just hear me out. So what most people don't realize from this common sense is that the Wii's hardcore gaming population is far smaller than the Wii's non-hardcore gaming population (so called casuals). But why is Nintendo hardcore games selling you ask? Well, it is because... 1, they are very famous IPs that even casuals know well, 2, because they've been marketed well, 3, Nintendo is a big company and they are a trusted brand, and 4, because the games from first party gets very positive reviews. So far, 3rd parties have not given Wii a chance with hardcore games, and I don't see how guys like Suda can critisize the Wii when he should in fact be critisizing himself for not seeing that No More Heroes does not appeal to Japanese people. Back to my point, the Wii's hardcore population has potential to grow. Right now, it's harder for them to grow because the demand is too high, and the supplies can't meet the demand. Therefore, the hardcore gamers must fight with the casuals for a Wii console, and that causes the growth of hardcore gamers to be far less than casuals (there are more casuals and non gamers in the world than hardcore gamers). I'm now suggesting that in the future, hardcore gamers will probably grow on the Wii as Nintendo leads the way with games like SSMB coming this March. When Nintendo gains more footing on both hardcores and casuals, then we'll see a more recognizable pattern that we saw with NES, SNES, Playstation and Playstation 2.