Are titles like Boogie and Playground the right approach on the Wii? Judging by Boogie's lackluster sales in its first month, the answer might appear to be no, and given that Madden on Wii sold nowhere close to its 360, PS3 and PS2 counterparts, should EA rethink its strategy? Analysts take a look...
From Xfire: "Anyone who's played video games for a couple of years has stuck around long enough to stumble across a few weird ones. Some are even quite popular, which is all the more reason why you'll wonder what made the developers think about making such a game and why people are loving it, despite its weirdness anyway. Not all weird video games are head-scratches. Some are actually quite good."
The stick of truth is a must have for any South Park fans. I spent a good afternoon on Goat simulator, a rare real open world. I planned to try hatoful boyfriend since it was free on Ps Plus. Disco Elysium is on my radar since the final cut came out; as soon as there is a discount, i will take it. Like movies, i like weird games too :)
From Xfire: "The four-hour director's cut known as Zack Snyder's Justice League has led to the discussion of movies in the past that might have fared a whole lot better had they been released to be more in line with the original vision of their creators. But, as it turns out, cut content doesn't just happen in movies. In fact, the act of cutting content before the release date happens arguably just as often in video games as it does in cinema."
I can't believe they cut stuff from Skyrim. At release, it was a barebones game with a slight improvement in graphics.
"Now, before we proceed, we'd like to say that Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is one of the best video games ever made. It's not just a fine piece of gaming. It's one of the finest there is"
Really?
MGSV is easily the worst main line MGS game and not just because of cut story content, the open world is bare bones and there's hardly anything to do. It's repetitive, samey and is just lifeless. I appreciate the stealth mechanics, the animations and the way you can go with combat but it's not enough to keep me engaged the full way through.
Kojima should have done a twist and make the main chunk of the game a Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2 remake to bring the story full circle.
Story issues aside, V has amazing gameplay. I'm not sure what you're wanting out of the world in terms of "things to do", it's all the great gameplay the series has always had. Useless filler that other open worlds have like collecting flags and petting horses would have added nothing to that game.
THE TRUTH! I don't even know how that game gets praised. The previous ones were so much better.
While we have witnessed a lot of remakes, remasters and even sequels to games a decade old. There are still some gems that are close to my heart that are lost to me. Here are some classic games that I'd love to either see remakes or remasters of, or even a sequel on new hardware.
but it's entire Next-Gen strategy as well!
How about making some non kiddy games. Why does every developer think that only kids stuff will sell on Wii? when in reality it sells like crap. Boogie, horrible sales, they ruined sims to make My sims which wont sell, playground? wtf is that? Give Wii owners GAMES, why not something like Army of Two?
I skipped Maddex '08 on the Wii. Before I could get it, I heard it needed a patch, and if they're going to release an unfinished game, why should I shell out some money. The 360 put everyone to shame with Madden, though, and I have to think EA will consider changing their advertising next year (this year, they make it look like a 360 exclusive).
It's not hard for games to sell well on the Wii. Even Red Steel broke 1 million sold, and it's mediocre at best. It's not going to be like the 360 though, with 60%+ of owners getting one game. It will be more like the PS2, who's best selling game only got to 12% of its owners. The Wii is made to appeal to everyone, not just one group, so sales will be lower compared to a system that is made more for one type of gamer.
All developers, not jsut EA, need to realize, those little party games aren't going to sell well forever. If they think there's so much money in minigame collections, they should go all out on those types of games and not making the big AAA titels. If they want to use the Wii to make money, they need to get creative, use the controls well, and make a game that can appeal to as many different people as possible.
the company is on a fast decline and if they lose bidding rights to licenses its game over
..none of those 'kid' games were really advertised anywhere.
EA just needs to get their marketing right, and the sales will come.
Besides, isn't it a bit too early to be judging their decision?
I mean, c'mon. Half the people that bought the Wii just own WiiSports and Zelda.
Give them time to realize what else is available on the system. Yeesh.