Gaming Age writes: "At this point, you're only reading to see how much more personally I could take having to play Carnival Games: Mini-Golf; or you're in disbelief that the game you thought would be perfect for your shiny new Wii is actually not a game at all, but instead an exercise in how quick a buck can be made. If the constant flow of crap from low-end developers like this is any indication, it's apparently an overnight smash-hit sort of thing. I'd like to think I'm misunderstanding an honest attempt at a game here, but I have a strong feeling that this isn't the case. I mean, Wii Sports outdoes this retail game in every way and it comes free with your console. This time the score stands for something the developer has probably done to themselves".
2K Play announces aggressive mobile gaming plans with upcoming titles including Comedy Central's Indecision Game, Fiasco the Cat Starring in House Pest,GridBlock, Herd Herd Herd, and Carnival Games MiniGolf.
CoffeewithGames shows the play-time data for Carnival Games and Carnival Games MiniGolf.
CwG says, "The play-time data shown below represents approximately 1,058 days of reporting for Carnival Games, and 638 days of reporting for Carnival Games MiniGolf; since the release dates of both games.
Carnival Games, not including Carnival Games MiniGolf, has sold more than 6 million copies worldwide, but do those millions of sales translate into game-play hours? Let's take a look..."
i had it at one point. i think the gf and i played it a grand total of an hour.
btw, good blog. you almost always have interesting stuff.
Can't believe people even got 10 hours out of it. 4 million hours is ridiculous for such an awful awful title.
I bought 4 copies the game it was so good, and play it at least 8 hours minimum a day.
I about spewed my coffee on the monitor/keyboard when I read your comment!
I really wonder how the "official" sequel is going to sell. I guess we'll find out in a few months.
MCV: Take-Two's casual offering is the third best-selling third-party title on Wii, behind only Guitar Hero and Mario & Sonic
