More Capcom Wii Support? Okami Selling Less

titntin - 588 days 14 hours ago

I have to agree. The sales of WII have been phenomenal, but 3rd party games are not flying off the shelves. I
think Capcom will seriously regret putting so much dev effort into the WII as a platform and this will be reflected in their business results. If they concentrated on the other 'tech heavier' platforms, they would likely sell more actual units of software and be a profitable company.

I hope it doesn't affect them too badly in the long run, or that they prove us wrong and make a mint. I've always enjoyed seeing capcom products through the years and would hope they are always around and making good business!

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ItsDubC - 588 days 14 hours ago

http://www.next-gen.biz/ind...

Summary: Other than in Japan, 3rd-party Wii sales are comparable and have even outperformed 1st-party Wii sales over some half-year periods since its release.

EDIT: lol not really sure how someone can disagree w/ actual data...

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TheFreak - 588 days 13 hours ago

have u seen the 3rd party releases that are out there for the wii? They are bad or ps2 ports u know....

Resident Evil 4 did good sold over 1 mill i think even when that is a port. So if the developers just makes an effort and a little quality they will sell games. simple as that

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titntin - 588 days 10 hours ago

@ ItsDubC - thank you for link. There are some interesting statistics.

But I think you need to examine them further. There are a great number of third party titles available and not nearly so many first party titles. 50% (or 60%) of software sales for third parties looks like a decent haul until you split that up among the number of titles available! Similarly, 50% for Nintendo's first party titles shows how much of the pie each individual title has when you consider there's considerably fewer first party than third.

Of course theres a good reason for this - Nintendo have the quality and the mascots and IP's that people want to buy into, but I think in the final analysis its hard to point to any specific WII third party title thats bucked the trend - I believe Res Evil4 is the best at a million which is pretty poor for the install base size IMHO.

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thePatriot - 588 days 9 hours ago

I saw it sitting next to Jumper the game which was priced at 49 99 and Okami was 39 99 and I wanted to punch somebody in the face.

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sidar - 588 days 14 hours ago

actually the original didnt sell great either.

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MK_Red - 588 days 14 hours ago

sidar is completely right here. The game didn't sell on PS2 either.

Also, Okami is a superb game and even after 10 years is would still be worth buying IMO.

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LeonSKennedy4Life - 588 days 10 hours ago

If the Wii commercials aren't made by Nintendo, people won't buy it. Also, "Okami" sounds foreign to most U.S. potential buyers. That means it's terrible to them.

The game was INCREDIBLE! It just needed the support of Nintendo.

Also, Resident Evil 4 didn't sell well on the Wii either. It's just not in the target market.

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PS360WII - 588 days 9 hours ago

umm Leon... RE4 and Umbrella Chronicles have sold over a million.

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sidar - 588 days 12 hours ago

" games like super blox, will "
SUPER WHUT?!

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sidar - 588 days 12 hours ago

Sider....T_T ah i cant blame you ...Sidar cant directly be pronounced correctly in english anyway XD

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LeonSKennedy4Life - 588 days 10 hours ago

I agree...

However, I hate when people compare a masterpiece like Okami to a crappy series like Zelda. I'm sorry, but Zelda is just not fun at all...and the storyline is weak and cheesy...

It's just a very overrated series.

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DeckUKold - 588 days 9 hours ago

how can you say zelda is overrated Okami is SO overrated why didn't it sell on ps2 or wii obviously numbers talk all that other sh!t walks.

NOTE:DON'T EVER EVER!!! disrespect the LEGEND!!! of Zelda.

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sidar - 588 days 8 hours ago

" but Zelda is just not fun at all"
you never actually played a zelda game did you =(?
i feel sad for you, you are missing out a unique experience.

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sidar - 588 days 12 hours ago

" while the PS3 had only a 40m install base, a game like FF14 if released for both systems, would sell better on the PS3."

Because FF!13! is actually meant for a specific audience, people who are familiar with FF will buy it( or not if they didnt like it).

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Voiceofreason - 588 days 8 hours ago

So much of that is complete BS that a trip to the same site you mention can prove how wrong you are. Guitar Hero 3 Wii outsold all other versions of the game, and that was with a six week recall due to mono sound.Half of the million sellers on Wii are 3rd party.True there are none in the top 5, but Nintendo was working on their Wii games a lot longer than most have.You do know that the Wii has a higher attach rate then PS3 right? That most months it leads in software sales with decent 3rd party game sales. Let me ask you this though. How many of those games would you buy on PS3? You want Okami PS3? you want a port of RE4, My Sims, Carnival games, Hannah Montana? If you dont want them why should Wii owners? Wii's 3rd party support far exceeds what the GC had.JUst look at the amount of recent exlusives announced for Wii as proof. It will have more 3rd party games on it in its first 2 years then the GC managed in 4. BTW at one point FF was thought by many to be a Nintendo game much the same way you feel it is a Sony game. The attachment you feel means nothing to them. If they felt they could get more sales by putting the original FF line back on Wii, they would. Just look at Dragon Quest 9. A game that has had a similar life to FF. Started on Nes, went to PS, yet now its on the DS..I really dont think it is as improbable as some think.

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sidar - 588 days 8 hours ago

! HA!
GOTCHA!!!

if thats the reason! then the PS2 owners must have thought the same!
The game didn't sell well on the Ps2 either!

HA Ha HA ! NOOB !

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Edit: Voice of reason has a good point.
PS2 had at least 100m users, so in theory Okami sold as poorly(even worse?) as it did on the Wii(25m users).

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