Why do incredible 3rd party games such as Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure only sell 1% as much as games like Mario Party 8? Is it just the user base? Or is the situation a bit deeper than that? DPAD breaks down for you the reasons for, and solutions to Nintendo's 3rd party problem.
"For one reason or another, certain games simply aren't as revered as they should be so I asked our staff and friends of the site what they think the most underrated game of all time is and here's what we had to say." - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums
Some that I could think of:
1. Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky
2. King of Dragons
3. Project: Snowblind
4. Kirby: Canvas Curse
5. Jazz Jack Rabbit 2
6. Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
7. Jojos Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle
8. ZHP: Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman
9. Axelay
10. Liero
11. Bloody Roar 2
12. Ridge Racer: Slipstream
13. Fracture
14. Ninja Gaiden Shadow
15. Dead Space: Extraction
Underrated gems?
* Legend of Heroes - A Tear of Vermillion
* Goemon - Mystical Ninja 64
* Nostalgia = DS rpg similar to old school FF/DQ games.
*.......Too many others to list, My list could easily be 300+ games. I've been gaming since atari 2600 in the late 80's, so I've played a ton of hidden gems.
ohhh just remember possibly the most hidden gem.....
Mappy Land for NES.......not mappy world.....Mappy Land = awesome game.
Kotaku: "Adventure games began as some of the earliest attempts at bridging novels and gameplay. The best of them challenge notions of traditional story-telling and immerse players into the narrative with quirky characters and puzzle-solving. This list explores the obscure adventure games that deserve sequels. Any adventure games that already have sequels won't be considered."
Sean Halliday of Pixel Gate writes:
''For every blockbuster title that garners high praise and sales, there a number of games that fly under the radar. There’s plenty of great titles that have plenty to offer but, for numerous reasons, never get the love and attention they deserve. This isn’t the definitive list of the most overlooked games; it’s merely a look at few of them.''
I'm glad Chinatown Wars is there. This is one of the best GTAs in the series. Right up there with 5 and SA. Get the DS version. You won't be disappointed. Also like to add that the wanted system in GTACTW is by far my favorite of any GTA.
I think mine would be
Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom
Tastunoko V Capcom
House of the Dead Overkill
Deadly Premonition
Sam and Max
Honestly I think this last gen had a lot of overlooked titles or at least titles that didn't see the amount of sales they should have. It makes me worry for the future of the current generation.
The Club might have been a new idea , but it doesnt mean that all of those are good .
And Deadly preomonition was hardly overlooked . It's a game that had a bigger than expected and deserved success based on the weird hype "that's it so bad you gotta play it and gonna love it" (an opinion i dont share)
Since the game came out I've been trying to get EVERYONE to play it, thus it popped up on this list, it's still not very well known in the UK
Really liked WWE All Stars, never got to play it online as the servers went down by the time I picked it up.
my theory on this is that prob 85% people who own a wii are not hardcore gamers. I mean my mom and grandma wants one. If they get one guess what? they will only buy mario and wii sports type games. Its just the demographic they are selling and have a up hill battle
your fanboyish theory really doesnt make sense in the first place.. people will buy good games... and wii has alot coming...and its up to third partys to advertise their games..nintendo can only do so much... as for that hardcore nonsense.. you dont even know the definition of hardcore.. so the wii has plenty of hardcore games and more coming.. so stop your fanboyish cries just cause your system of choice is not the popular choice.
last i check casual market and gamers has a place to .....cause its call entertainment.... thats the purpose of a game.. so different people have different taste.
dude, freaking relax. However all because something sells a lot or has a strong casual fanbase doesn't mean its good. Firefly is a great series no one watched it, yet wife swap is still on the air. Spiderman 3 has made more money than any movie all time, I guess thats the best movie ever made. So I don't give a crap on who is the most popular choice. No one is saying the third party games are not good on the wii, thing is no one is buying them. Most ps3 games out sell them, and they have less than half of people have them. Its a fact.
Don't give me hardcore BS. I'm a hardcore gamer, I just prefer a different type of games,just like I'm sure you are ( or at least you think you are) Sorry man its a fact, I'm not saying hardcore gamers don't have wii's, just the majority of people who do are like my brother, uncle, and mom who buy one or two games a year if that. Your posts are more fanboy than mine. lol
...Wii owners so far, it is not absurd to assume that the number of "hardcore" owners is somewhere around what the PS3 install base currently is at around 8-9 million. Mom's and Dad's, Grandma's and Grandpa's aside, third party games should be doing better.