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The Wii's First Flop?

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The Nintendo Wii is still red-hot. Two years after its release, shoppers continue to have a hard time finding it in stores. One might be tempted to say the console can do no wrong, except that's not exactly true. Wii Music, the much-hyped game from renowned designer Shigeru Miyamoto, is considered by some to be, well, a bit of a flop.
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- Ghost of Sparta - - 366 days 17 hours ago
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First? Lmao.
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Xiphos - 366 days 17 hours ago
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Yeah, no kidding. The shovelware express has been dropping nuggets of flop since launch. First party gems are there, but they're few and far between. Most 3rd parties are just trying to cash-in with as little effort as possible.
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jorgeanaya000 - 366 days 16 hours ago
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I think they mean first party games.
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sidar - 366 days 14 hours ago
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yeah they meant "wii" franchise.
Third party shovel storm = third party shovel storm.

But looking at charts/top# Wii-music isn't selling "bad", it's selling slow though.

Mario kart is selling like crazy though...and Wii-music even if it failed...he would just make something like that again, you can count on it.
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Danja - 366 days 12 hours ago
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well atleast the Wii owners were smart enough to ignore this crap..

it's not even a fully fleshed out game....

Rockband 2 kills this....*I purposely said that btw Sidar" ..XD
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PS3 Blu-Ray NOT dead - 366 days 11 hours ago
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The Wii's first flop was launching the console
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Mahr - 366 days 11 hours ago
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"The Wii's first flop was launching the console"

No, I'm certain that's the PS3 you're thinking of.
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Bubble Buddy - 366 days 10 hours ago
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First? The first this week yes?
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Jecht - 366 days 10 hours ago
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1.8 - Damn.
I was going to say the EXACT same thing.

It sure as hell is NOT it's FIRST flop.
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kesvalk - 366 days 1 hour ago
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if wiimusic had a music composer like mario paint, i would be cool...

but it doesn't even have this...

it would be a great music sandbox, but unfortunately, it's not...
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gaffyh - 365 days 20 hours ago
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Even if it didn't flop, the game is still a pile of sh*t. And not all games that flop are bad e.g. Okami, Ico, Shadow of The Colossus, Psychonauts

All of the games above would be classed as flops, usually by xbox fanboys, but not limited to them. :D
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sidar - 365 days 18 hours ago
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@danja,
I know why you said it, just to let you know i have GH:World Tour.

People disagree with me just with the fact because of a subjective matter, they hate Wii-music, not because they are looking at facts.

and the fact is,
Wii-music isn't selling as bad people make it out to be.

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So why the poor showing? Reviews on Wii Music have been "meh" at best, and the track list isn't exactly full of rockin' tunes ("Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," anyone?). Additionally, Rock Band and Guitar Hero allow gamers to download more tunes online. With Wii Music, you're stuck with what comes on the disc.
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Well Call of duty got high scores....so even though it's not selling as great as the other 2 it's a flop?
Funny how people think that games are sold based on a rating.

"Wii Music is "far behind" its two music-game rivals, Guitar Hero and Rock Band. "

Wait wait wait, it's not a rival since it goes to different audiences.
This article basically asks if this is a flop because it's not selling the same amount as those 2 games.

The title is misleading, it's flametractive.

No where does this article sate, wether it's selling or not.
It's just comparing popularity and the amounts of copies sold between the games.

Misleading as hell.
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SolidSnake93 - 365 days 13 hours ago
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A bit of a flop?
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Arius Dion - 366 days 13 hours ago
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2 - LoL
Wii music flopped? That's news to me, I was under the impression that it sold pretty well, wasn't it in the top ten NPD november?
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Baka-akaB - 366 days 12 hours ago
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It's a matter of opinion i guess, i dont find these numbers to indicate any success , given the wii's install base , the good ratios of casual owners , and the success of past casual nintendo games .

Anyway it's just my take , and another of mine , is that i'm glad if it flops . It could at the very least mean that the casual masses can draw a limit and might not just blindly accept anything targeted at them .
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johover112 - 366 days 9 hours ago
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2.2 - First Flop?
Oh and Mario Sluggers was a hit? lol
damn Nintendo, its time to leave Mario alone.
he's been in space, baseball, soccer, even PAPER ITSELF.
END THIS CRAP ALREADY!

....Sonic feels your pain. lol
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Durffen - 366 days 12 hours ago
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The title should be "Nintendo's first flop? Or something along those lines indicating that you mean it's Nintendo's first flop for first party title.

Wii has had plenty, and I mean plenty of flops.
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Nathan Drake - 365 days 19 hours ago
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3.1 - Nintendos first first party flop isn't Wii Music
They've had plenty of other first party games that failed to chart and or garner critical praise.

Wii Music is the first Nintendo Wii first party game to show that Nintendos Blue Ocean strategy isn't flawless.

I think the main reason why it didn't/isn't putting up Wii Sports numbers is because there's no new gimmick attached to it,you just move your controller around like every other Wii game before it.
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Spike47 - 366 days 12 hours ago
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4 - Wouldn't it be wise to just buy an xbox360 instead of a wii now?
I'm guessing all those sales atm are coming from people who don't know sh*t about gaming aka casual gamers.
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LokMessier - 366 days 12 hours ago
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The simplicity of the Wii mote mixed with the games that come out for the Wii {Family appeal} is what drives the Wii home. The price tag may look nice, but overall people still find the Wii more visually appealing for one reason or another.
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Baka-akaB - 366 days 12 hours ago
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i dont feel it was really because of the price that the wii was successful . It's actually quite high considering that many games are (no offense but ...) tech wise gamecube level , outside of nintendo's usual quality and a few gems .

Imo it just happens that at least the Wii didnt reach the far too steep level of price of the ps3 , and had the appeals we know .
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Parapraxis - 366 days 12 hours ago
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5 - @ Spike47
The Wii is the iPod of the gaming industry. It has the "it's hip, i need one" appeal.
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Eiffel - 366 days 11 hours ago
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Wii has flopped almost every title besides

Wii Fit, SSBB, Wii Sports.
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Mini Mario - 366 days 7 hours ago
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6.1 - @Eifel
"Wii has flopped almost every title besides

Wii Fit, SSBB, Wii Sports."

Galaxy, Prime, Zelda.....are thy flops >>>? Coz when i played em they were pretty darn good.
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Blink_44 - 365 days 17 hours ago
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MKwii has sold 11.7 million. I believe thats more than anything on the 360 and ps3.
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dadeisvenm - 366 days 10 hours ago
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7 - Depends on your definition
Critically? Yes.
Financially? No.
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ReBurn - 366 days 10 hours ago
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I would wager that 90% of the Wii's current library is made of flops. Shovelware to appease the masses.

That being said, the other 10% of Wii games are awesome and I enjoy playing them. I really like the news channel, too. A lot.

I will throw out that Wii Music has sold more copies than LittleBigPlanet has, so people calling Wii Music a flop need to be careful to make sure they haven't defended LBP for that reason.
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dkgshiz - 365 days 17 hours ago
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8.1 - Dont bring LBP into this.
That game is 20x better then any Wii title.
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Voiceofreason - 366 days 10 hours ago
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Sure it is a flop.. That also makes God of War a flop. Hell that makes a lot of games flops when you look at the install base compared to sales. I cant really call it a flop as much as I would like to. For the very reasons I mentioned. I may be many things but bias isnt one of them.
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baum - 366 days 9 hours ago
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9.1 - They meant "flop" from the perspective of critical acclaim
Then again, you're right, because if they meant critical acclaim, then most Wii games would be considered "flops"
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Voiceofreason - 365 days 22 hours ago
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NO they are not.They are talking about sales. OF course you want to spin it around to fit your hate for the console. Granted you just also called God of war and many other big PS2 games complete flops but thats ok jsut ignore that point because it goes against your hate and bias for a console.
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Arius Dion - 366 days 9 hours ago
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10 - Wow
Now we have a new definition of flop, I thought flop was something like haze or banjo, because of lackluster sales. I guess compared to other Wii hits 1 million does seem quite low, but damn if Wii music isn't a million seller.
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razorbladelight - 365 days 20 hours ago
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10.1 - Don't worry
next week flop will go back to its ambiguous meanings once again.

I was always under the influence that "flop" meant that it cost tons to make and sold poorly. I'm pretty sure Wii Music didn't cost much to make (other than time).
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DarkBlood - 366 days 9 hours ago
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well i love nintendo but if that game that came with my wii was not in the box wehn i bought the wii i probably would have never bought it but it came with it free and its a good game just not something i would have bought cuz it would had been zelda or something else

i aint getting wii music probably for a long time or never but i can't say that now cuz who knows what will happen

id have to say the gamecube launch bundle was better but it was mainly of 4 zelda games a demo and 2 videos

and i like to point out i never was interested in wii music but does that define hardcore to u guys
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Sharpshell - 366 days 8 hours ago
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12 - you can't really call it a flop
because it sells, and will sell (unfortunately) in fact in a weird way their arn't flops on the wii because even if they dont sell hadn over fist liek a successful 360 or wii game they sell enough for long enough. The proof is all those games you see in target that your like WTF is that Bubbasfishign game? Skooter the spaztic Chipmunk? What are these games? I remember the ps2 had them like a plauge now its the wiis turn. Although for a miyamoto game i guess it is a flop but he wont notice hes too hopped up on rainbows and fairy dust to notice things that happen in the real world (i say that with all due respect)

P.S. I know the wii still sells like crazy but can we all stop pretending its still hard to find one in stores? Its not, it hasnt been hard for like a year now. Every wii article starts the same way "the wii (which is still hard to find in stores) has done..."
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Si-Pie - 366 days 1 hour ago
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ok here is a question being I dont own either but am considering buying one or the other so which is best Rockband or Guitar Hero?
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Blink_44 - 365 days 22 hours ago
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Wii music has sold 1.2 million, and ending december 5th it sold more than Gears of War 2. I dont consider it a flop.
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that 'game' is a joke. hopefully, that will discourage any further projects like that one.
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dkgshiz - 365 days 18 hours ago
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16 - first flop?!
Has anyone seen the huge list of generic games on the wii? None of them have sold over half a million copies. People are just stupid if they think Wii music is the first flop for nintendo.
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dkgshiz - 365 days 18 hours ago
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17 - If a games not fun and over hyped..............
thats what a flop is. I could care less about sales. Wii Music is a boring joke. The wii has two good games. Brawl, Mario galaxy. Thats it. The Wii was the biggest over hyped console to date. Its just a toy for children. I feel sorry for anyone who owns a Wii. I can feel your pain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wik... So many bad games!
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nombon - 365 days 17 hours ago
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the Wii console is sh!t every game for it sux, sime of the things are fun to play when u have more than one person but as a whole this console is retarded its not even next gen

PS3 and XBOX RUULLLLEEEE
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Blink_44 - 365 days 17 hours ago
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Guitar Hero world tour has sold almost 750K for the 360 is that a flop???
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pshizle - 365 days 17 hours ago
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20 - wii the biggest gimic
in the gaming industry EVER!!!

PS360 FTW
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