According to CB Games, it seems like the Wii is whooping butt, royally. According to Wedbush Morgan analyst, Michael Pachter, there's a preview for the NPD results of April and unless you live under your Grandma's dress, it's been a one-sided war for the Wii
Plenty of unforgettable games have completely messed up their players throughout the years, all the way back from the PS1 days to the dark recesses of the modern internet.
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.
Nameer from eXputer: "Some exceptions aside, I don't think the battle pass is a net positive for gaming with how they're implemented in most live service titles."
I like the way Helldivers 2 does battle passes. It allows you to make purchases on each level of the battle pass and gives you the option of choosing which item to unlock first. The more purchases you make using medals the further you progress. There is no timer and you can earn medals towards purchasing stuff via personal orders and Major orders.
I haven't played much live service games that have battle passes but I remember some games that have battle passes where you progress through it linearly using an exp system. What makes it really bad is that the battle pass will have like 50 or more levels with the cooler stuff being closer to the end. They also have an in-game shop that sells exp boosters so you can reach the end of the pass before it refreshes. Everyone ilse will have to grind their way through.
battle pass in fortnite is perfect; buy one and it buys the rest for every other season as it gives you more money than the first cost. so 8.50 and season ends with you getting 13.00, it pays for the next and you have some pocket change to save up for cash shop. All of which is optional
interesting considering the 360 has sold many more units than the Wii... and since the Wii is cheaper it should be expected to outsell the other consoles.
Maybe because its really cheap and has fun minigame games? When people realise that proper games for it are far and few between then the novelty will wear off fast
Nintendo really lucked out with this one. Pretty much everybody I know who has a Wii hasn't touched it since they played Zelda. I won't go as far as to say it's a gimmick, but it's close enough to one and the general public has no idea. All they know is that Grandma can play video games now and that's helping the good word spread like a wildfire. Wii sports only lasts for so long, but hey... at least Mario Party 8 is coming out.
One of my younger family members has a wii,and to tell you the truth i don't see why its so popular,it looks cheap and nasty,the games don't impress me at all,i just dont understand why people are rushing out and buying a souped up gamecube,the mind certainly boggles...
I kept saying, a year down the line and the Wii will go down.
i still hold to that. and now there are many arcticles that back my theory, saying how the novalty will soon wear off.
for example, when everyone gets tired of jumping about playing mini games, they will start pineing for normal games that they can lay down on a couch and play. but that's where the system will fall, because PS3 and 360 are the kings in that area. so the Wii will soon start looking a bit "last gen" with its gamecube quality graphics