It's not just high expectations, but also really high budgets. The average triple a game today costs $20-$25 million to make, whereas last gen it was around $1-$4 million. #1.1.2
Alright, launch was great, but what about the game's legs? Just because it launched to the tune of 1.1 million copies does not mean it will much more in the coming the months.
In the end, SimCity looks to be a short term success, but that won't mean much if it does not sell months after its release. Remember DmC and Resident Evil 6? Great launches, but Capcom had to lower their numbers because it was not selling well after the hype period. #12
This has to be the dumbest thing I ever read. No, fans do not deserve compensation for delays at all because they are not the ones working on the game. #13
The package will include Kingdom Hearts Final Mix (previously exclusive in Japan), Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, and the HD remastered cinematics from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. #8.2
People see that lack of new IPs from Nintendo very disheartening, because there was a time when Nintendo introduced fresh, new franchises to gaming.
Now it is just Mario, Mario spin-offs, and party games. No one is saying Mario is bad, it is Nintendo's heavy reliance on the franchise that is bad. We understand that Mario is a big name and is guaranteed to sell like crazy, but that is no excuse for the lack of innovation from Nintendo.
I think Ubisoft made this decision after they got the sales numbers from ZombiU and Assassin's Creed III. It is no secret that those two games failed to light it up for the Wii U, so they probably thought it was best to make it multi-platform.
They probably don't have the budget to make an exclusive character or stage for the PS3 and Xbox versions, similar to what Team Ninja is doing for Razor's Edge. I don't know for sure though, and I highly doubt Ubisoft wo... #4.2.1
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In the end, SimCity looks to be a short term success, but that won't mean much if it does not sell months after its release. Remember DmC and Resident Evil 6? Great launches, but Capcom had to lower their numbers because it was not selling well after the hype period. #12
Gravity Rush
Persona 4 Golden
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Ragnarok Odyssey
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Five games that I am looking forward to this year:
Soul Sacrifice
Killzone: Mercenary
Ys: Memories of Celceta
Tearaway
Valhalla Knights 3 #7
Game 1: Soul Blade
Game 2: Star Wars: Rebel Assault
Game 3: Wing Commander 4
Game 4: Valkyria Chronicles
Game 5: Diddy Kong Racing #1
The package will include Kingdom Hearts Final Mix (previously exclusive in Japan), Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, and the HD remastered cinematics from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. #8.2
Now it is just Mario, Mario spin-offs, and party games. No one is saying Mario is bad, it is Nintendo's heavy reliance on the franchise that is bad. We understand that Mario is a big name and is guaranteed to sell like crazy, but that is no excuse for the lack of innovation from Nintendo.
It is just tough lo... #1.3.2
Kick The Ass contracted diabetes
It's super effective! #3.1
They probably don't have the budget to make an exclusive character or stage for the PS3 and Xbox versions, similar to what Team Ninja is doing for Razor's Edge. I don't know for sure though, and I highly doubt Ubisoft wo... #4.2.1