This is an updated version of the forum post.

The House of the Dead Overkill, MadWorld, No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle, and The Conduit will go a long way in determining how third parties will treat the Wii for the rest of its lifespan. If they manage to sell well, we’ll get more games like them. If they don’t, we’ll get more minigame compilations. That’s how it’s going to be.

So, the first two coming out are Overkill and MadWorld. How do you think they’ll sell? I’ve seen GameStop ads on TV pushing them both, and I’ve seen ads for both in this month’s GameInformer. So that’s good news.

I think Overkill will easily push one million in sales. Possibly two or three. The House of the Dead 2 and 3 return sold over 900,000 copies, and that was a compilation with zero advertising. Overkill is being advertised and it’s an original game. So no worries there.

But MadWorld? That’s a different beast entirely. No More Heroes sold 400,000. Not outstanding, but enough to make a profit and warrant a sequel. The Wii’s userbase has increased by a lot since then. MadWorld is a toss up. It’ll either be a runaway hit or a massive flop. We have to hope that games like No More Heroes attracted enough interest from the type of gamer who would be interested in MadWorld. I keep mentioning NMH because it’s the most similar to MadWorld (excessively violent, unique artstyle). MadWorld’s artstyle may attract lots of people, and it may put a lot of people off. I have a feeling MadWorld will be boosted by great reviews.

And hopefully IGN does another “buy this game” campaign like they did for Zack and Wiki. I’ve contacted the editor at GoNintendo, and he actually responded. He said he’d do his part to help draw attention to this issue.

Wii fans need these games to sell well. And we need The Conduit and No More Heroes 2 to sell well. So if you’re sick of shitty Wii games, but The House of the Dead Overkill. Buy MadWorld, The Conduit, and No More Heroes Desperate Struggle when they come out.

Don’t just buy these games because they’re original, innovative, and aimed at an older audience. Buy them because, by all accounts, they’re great. Or, if they haven’t been released yet, because they appear to be great so far.

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1. Bought HotD and plan on getting all of those games when they come out.

   Comment by whoozwah — February 17, 2009 @ 7:46 pm

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