Oh snap dude... nice catch there.
GoW2 only did 2 million?
Ahh yes, I guess that's kind of a shame too.
And yes, I would say that that would be considered a non-success (or an almost-non-success) simply for the same reason (that's a 1.8%-ish conversion rate).
Hear me out just for a sec.
Think about when GoW2 was released. By then, many gamers had moved on from their PS2s and were not buying PS2 games simply because it was on "th...
Just wanted to point out one thing.
The PS2 launched in March, whereas the PS3 launched in November. The reason why the PS2 was peaking at this point of its lifecycle was because that was the holiday push that year. (RIGHT after GTA3 came out)
But you're right. The PS3 *is* slightly behind the PS2 in terms of UNIT sales. But even that may change in a few months when X-mas hits.
EXACTLY. People who claim that either the PS3 or 360 is not selling fast enough (or vice versa) don't know the first thing about trends analysis.
It's annoying..., but what can you do, eh?
Compiles the most accurate available figures.
If you think using that constitues failure, provide better figures first before opening your mouth. (and don't even think about mentioning NPD; they only include North American retail sales)
With all due respect, I actually think Boom Blox is one of the best games for the Wii. Yes, it's a party game, but that alone shouldn't mean that it's bad. It's a party game that's actually UNIQUE, and beyond the carnival/mini game shovelware crowd.
It's still a shame that it only sold to 2% of the Wii crowd though... this game deserves to be at least in the 5% range (that would be... mm.... 1 million units I guess).
So full of class you are.
Are you a Republican?
McLovin96... were you born in 1996?
Anyways... I'm surprised that you own both consoles and still think that the 360 is equally capable as the PS3. That is categorically untrue.
The only area where the 360 excels is with the OS/Online (and it *is* far far better than PSN).
Don't forget that multi-platform titles are essentially ports. Ports always look better on the originating format. As a matter of fact AC4, which was developed first for the P...
Microsoft actually has a much longer track record of buying things that would otherwise have not been theirs. Just to name the most important and outrageous ones:
Halo
Paramount Exclusivity for HD-DVD (Remember Transformers?)
Hironobu Sakaguchi (wink wink)
...so... yeah...
LOL eloquenty put sir.
If history of this industry has taught us anything, it's that companies who focus solely on profitability instead of creativity tend to die a slow and painful death.
EA, Activision and Sony... all the biggest companies suffer this same fate. They only grew when creativity took the main seat. But as soon as their focus shifted to creating sequels and ports, the undercut their longer-term growth potential and eventually got phased out.
Of course, you can't over-p...
...and I'm very happy to see that some people actually understand why Halo was an important game for the console industry. "Combat EVOLVED" was the most befitting sub-title for that game; it truly was evolution. (btw, the regenerating shield concept was also new, wasn't it?)
Most of the time, when I ask people "Why was Halo so successful?", their answer is "Because it sold millions!"
Riiight... where do these people learn to think?...
I hope you guys can all tell that Nintendo "apologizing" to the hardcore gamers is nothing more than a face-saving gesture.
Nintendo does not have the ability nor the intent of winning back the hardcore gamers. They lost them during the N64 vs. PS1 war, and as long as they come out with low-spec consoles, they never will be able to regain their full attention.
Them coming out and apologizing is meant to create the ILLUSION that they might start to care...
While I agree with both of you, a couple of things make this situation different from the 80s:
1) Back then, the Atari practically had a monopoly. So, when the Atari crashed, the entire industry crashed. Likewise, if we only had the Wii to depend on today, I would definitely be worried about a market crash. But we (fortunately) have other platforms too. If anything, the Wii will crash by itself. Yes, it will be isolated. (see point #2 for additional explanations)
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Do correct me if I'm wrong, but the majority people who complained about the black zombies in RE5 WERE NOT BLACK THEMSELVES. As a matter of fact, the very first person to mention this issue was a white person, who saw the game at a tradeshow.
Also, I don't mean to derail the comment section, but real black people have FAR more pressing issues to worry about than how black people are depicted in movies and videogames. Like... having to deal with inequalities in schools and the...
I agreed with your post, but just wanted to mention that not all posters on N4G are 14 y.o. boys. As a matter of fact, I bet most of them are over 20, but they simply sound "younger".
Cheers, ;)
... I *wouldn't* want him to write the script.
I'd actually sign an anti-petition if they came up with one.
The reason?
Hayter does not understand the MGO universe as the creators made it. In fact, Hayter nearly got cut from the MGS series during the production of MGS3 because he refused to voice-act as the Japanese directors were asking him to. He insisted that his version of Snake was the true Snake, and that Konami didn't understand Metal Gear well en...
the "sex and the city" comparison~!
If some football-watching, beer-guzzling middle-aged guy from Texas reviewed "Sex and the City" and gave it a 6/10 for having no action, no plot (that *he* could recognize), too much focus on clothes and the sheer disconnect from the real world... he'd deserve to receive some sexist/mean responses from ladies who enjoyed Sex and the City.
The review may of course still be considered "truthful" at that point, but it won't change the fact that it's lame and wo...
Yea... and the ONE game it doesn't for turns out to be METAL GEAR ONLINE.
GG (and yes, I know some people don't have this problem; and this just makes the problem even more difficult to solve)
(I credit Leo for the analogy)
We (hardcore gamers) buy all systems.
Why? Because we must consume, consume and consume.
Our entire existence revolves around consumption.
If you are a hardcore gamer AND you have the spare cash, chances are that you own a Wii, AT LEAST to satisfy your curiosity of the fad. But that obviously doesn't mean you like the system nor that you actually support it. It just means that you have your bases covered, JUST IN CA...