GP writer Jordan Haygood discusses why the Wii U's launch actually isn't as bad as some think when comparing analytic data, especially when compared to the first few months sales of last generation consoles.
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Golden Axe is a great game I enjoyed it on the SMS, Genesis and in the arcade. Great game but it truly was a quarter eater back in the day. I wish Sega could get the rights to the arcade port of Moonwalker another great arcade game I enjoyed. Collect so many monkeys and become Robo Michael lol.
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With so many games fighting for players' attention and interest losing out over time, time sink games are at risk of eventually losing steam.
It was worrisome to begin with.
It's a niche genre with only a handful of hits that can stand the test of time.
I like the sound of that!! I will for sure never support these gaas games.
Sony must be shocked at gamer's reaction, making them cancel a few of these and hopefully go back to the good heavy hitters they had us used to..
now bring on that PSPro reveal and show us some SP 1st party awesomeness.
It's pretty ridiculous.
Imagine having a breadth of data at your disposal to see the statistically low success rate of these games, only to be laser focused on the exceptional case studies.
Only a few will catch on. You need a perfect storm to be successful in GaaS and a bit of luck on top of that. But a potential cash cow will keep them trying and some will go out of business because of it.
Helldivers 2 manages just fine…
Keep production costs low… don’t just make custscenes until the mechanics and enemies are perfected first.
Make so much content that you can drip extra content for years, and the game already feels complete without them.
Most importantly: make weapons, enemies, levels, and mechanics that will stand the test of 1000 hours. This might require more devs embracing procedurally generated leveled, which I think separates Helldivers 2 from Destiny’s repetitiveness.
Wii U is doing great, Now some people who did not want one are now picking them up too, and seeing what it is all about and they are loving it. :) I have a couple of friends who played mine (BOPS2) and then I showed them what it can do on the net. They really like it.
It wasn't a fantastic launch like the Wii was, but it wasn't bad either.
Nintendo should have really not made the basic bundle. That is probably a big factor in the sales. The premium is sold out, so why settle for the basic instead of waiting a bit?
Either they should not have made the basic or they should not have made the premium such a better deal for only 50 bucks more.
@this article - Applause. Someone who was indeed clever enough to say the wiiu has had a GOOD launch compared to last gen consoles , the launch was much better than the average 7th gen console launch.
Basically people keep writing ''why the wiiu had a bad launch'' articles to get hits off of defensive Nintendo fans and Hatefull Sony/MS fans.
It's funny because people keep saying the 360 was selling faster than wiiu.
A - the 360 is competing with the wii which has hit 100M
B- The 360 is about half the price of the wiiu
C- The ps2 outsold the 360 for about a year after it launched.
D- The wiiu sold more than the ps3 and 360 did at their respective launches.
i honestly i don't understand why people say the wii u failed at launch sure there were problems like the day 1 update and the slow load times but there will is always a problem with new hardware at launch that gets fix later down the line but it sold better then the PS3 and 360 at launch
For people who already owned a PS3 or 360, it was very average. On pen and paper it had one of the best launches for a console ever. Just waiting patiently for Killer Metroid game and Zelda. Monster Hunter as well.