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If they give DKC:Returns and Kirby's Epic Yarn the same advertising they gave NSMB:Wii, we could see some big things.
The commercial for NSMB:Wii wasn't an all out blitz on all networks, but it was motherfucking brilliant, in my opinion. Just do ads like that, and shit will sell itself.
The commercial for NSMB:Wii wasn't an all out blitz on all networks, but it was motherfucking brilliant, in my opinion. Just do ads like that, and shit will sell itself.
I think and hope that most of the people buying these copies were "casual" players. Hopefully their hunger for bigger and better gameplay will introduce as many people as possible to the amazing world of gaming.
I was one of these 15 million people, and I am happy and proud to make that statement.
Good times were had by all.
Good times were had by all.
Make that 15,000,001. I just bought the game for $35 on Amazon last night. Can't wait to play it. I loved the one for the DS.
Oh, and no, Kirby's Epic Yarn is not going to sell nearly as well, at least not here in the states. But I'm sure it'll be successful regardless.
And I'm sure DKC Returns will sell pretty well, but again, I can't see anything like this happening. Who knows though?
And I'm sure DKC Returns will sell pretty well, but again, I can't see anything like this happening. Who knows though?
I still haven't bought it, all my money went to Super Mario Galaxy 2 and No More Heroes 2. I'll still get it for Christmas or something.
I don't think Donkey Kong or Kirby are as well known amongst the non-gamers of the world as Mario is. Ask anyone who claims to hate video games what games they are familiar with and they'll say "Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 3, and Super Mario World". That's about it.
I'm really excited to see a return to side scrolling. I've never been a huge fan of 3D environments for the most part, so it's really nice to see some of my favourite games return to the way I love them.
Also, Kirby is adorable.
Also, Kirby is adorable.
By "everywhere", I men 15 million televisions and counting worldwide.
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This article reminded me to go back and finish the games up. I reached a difficult level and started playing Galaxy and Galaxy 2 so i've neglected me some 2D Mario. Great fun, and I can carry my little brother through the levels, much to his annoyance.
Impressive sales for New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
The penguin suit alone makes the game worthy of owning.
The penguin suit alone makes the game worthy of owning.
I think Donkey Kong Country Returns will sell far more than Kirby's Epic Yarn.
Kirby was never quite as large as DK at any point in time, it doesn't have 2 player co-op, and the graphics are unconventional while the gameplay is not the Kirby you remember.
Plus, after people start actually playing it, they'll probably come to realize it isn't as fun as they thought it looks from the E3 predictions. That's my prediction without having played it and I would Love to be wrong, but I'm betting the somewhat slow gameplay isn't going to impress anyone.
DK on the other hand gives you the biggest game on the SNES, prettier and better and people are going to remember that.
New Super Mario Bros Wii deserves the sales it is getting, by the way.
After having extensively beaten Galaxy 2 (okay, only at 241 stars) and NSMBW, I'm damn near ready to write out an explanation to every game critic explaining the ways in which it is superior to Galaxy 2- which isn't Every way, but enough for me to argue it is the better game.
And the market agrees.
Kirby was never quite as large as DK at any point in time, it doesn't have 2 player co-op, and the graphics are unconventional while the gameplay is not the Kirby you remember.
Plus, after people start actually playing it, they'll probably come to realize it isn't as fun as they thought it looks from the E3 predictions. That's my prediction without having played it and I would Love to be wrong, but I'm betting the somewhat slow gameplay isn't going to impress anyone.
DK on the other hand gives you the biggest game on the SNES, prettier and better and people are going to remember that.
New Super Mario Bros Wii deserves the sales it is getting, by the way.
After having extensively beaten Galaxy 2 (okay, only at 241 stars) and NSMBW, I'm damn near ready to write out an explanation to every game critic explaining the ways in which it is superior to Galaxy 2- which isn't Every way, but enough for me to argue it is the better game.
And the market agrees.
@Operative20
I stand corrected. (And should have realized that- the last several Kirby games have.)
:)
That correction aside, I still think Donkey Kong is going to do much better in sales. I expect Kirby to be less overlooked than Wario Land: Shake It!, but it's going to have quite a niche audience.
I stand corrected. (And should have realized that- the last several Kirby games have.)
:)
That correction aside, I still think Donkey Kong is going to do much better in sales. I expect Kirby to be less overlooked than Wario Land: Shake It!, but it's going to have quite a niche audience.
2D platformers will never die(or at least I hope they don't)!
Also, I still call the Toads in NSMB Wii Berry and Gold, Holmes. =)
Also, I still call the Toads in NSMB Wii Berry and Gold, Holmes. =)
Its probably why Metroid: Other M is back in mostly a 2D perspective.
Metroid Prime 3 was the best selling Prime game in Japan... at 20k sold.
OK, maybe Japan just doesn't like Metroid. Their fucking loss.
Metroid Prime 3 was the best selling Prime game in Japan... at 20k sold.
OK, maybe Japan just doesn't like Metroid. Their fucking loss.
I will simply be honest and say that I'll never understand the lasting appeal of Mario and platformers in general.
Then again, I'll also never understand why people cling to CoD, why people feel the need to cheat at video games to win, why most PS3 owners don't have mics or why the world over has probably devoted more time to reading Eragon/Twilight over quality literature. I guess the joke is just on me, eh?
Then again, I'll also never understand why people cling to CoD, why people feel the need to cheat at video games to win, why most PS3 owners don't have mics or why the world over has probably devoted more time to reading Eragon/Twilight over quality literature. I guess the joke is just on me, eh?
Nostalgia is fairly powerful. I'd say that there's some Wii owners out there who haven't owned a console since the NES days and those ads got their juices flowing. Not saying NSMB Wii was bad or anything, I quite liked it. I just don't see a reason outside of familiarity that it sold so well, especially compared to the Galaxy games or several other Wii titles.
2D is still a big deal, at least to Nintendo, especially on the Wii. With a lot of games for both future and past release relying heavily on 2D, I think they outnumber 3D core Nintendo games by about 3 to 1. I totally didn't just bullshit that off the top of my head at the spur of the moment.
Partly 2D fell out of favour because of the novelty of 3D graphics. Now there's a big enough divide between the two that 2D and 3D aren't about old and new any more, but about different styles of games. Really though, 2D fell out of favour because of millions of clones. I mean, in the ninties - discount mario, metroid, mega man and castlevania and the remaining one thousand games all played the same. And often times badly. These days, 2D means reviving one of these grandaddies of gaming, or it means demonstrating a new concept to prove yourself (again, mario, but also titles like Braid and Super Meat Boy). For me at least, the problem wasn't that 2D was passe, it was that 90% of developers in the day were lazy.
"it was New Super Mario Bros. Wii that really brought the 2D series back to in full force to televisions everywhere."
LittleBigPlanet might have something to say about that statement. Sure, it's 3 million to 15, but seeing as it was a new IP which hadn't been whored out for 20 years, that's still a fairly respectable number - & a year earlier too.
LittleBigPlanet might have something to say about that statement. Sure, it's 3 million to 15, but seeing as it was a new IP which hadn't been whored out for 20 years, that's still a fairly respectable number - & a year earlier too.
Because of the fact that LittleBigPlanet is a new IP, I have to try pretty hard to convince people to buy it. (BestBuy video games dept.) I constantly give LBP my whole-hearted recommendation, but NSMBW doesn't need it. When a new 2D Mario came out, people flocked into the store in droves to grab it.
I've 100%ed both games and love both... but I think I'll have to side with NSMBW for the moment- until LBP2's physics-alterability completely annihilates it. Hopefully.
I've 100%ed both games and love both... but I think I'll have to side with NSMBW for the moment- until LBP2's physics-alterability completely annihilates it. Hopefully.
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