Nintendo’s Fils-Aime: ‘effectively marketed’ third-party titles can sell on Wii
Despite slow to non-existent sales for several high-profile third-party Nintendo Wii titles, the company’s US head, Reggie Fils-Aime, still believes that third-party publishers on Nintendo’s console can be successful. Speaking with Kotaku, Fils-Aime says he’s “extremely disappointed” with the lack of major third party games on the Wii. He even goes so far as to say he’s spoken (presumably quite sternly) with “every publisher who makes content that is not available on my platform” about the subject.
When questioned as to why major titles like Grand Theft Auto IV and Assassin’s Creed 2 aren’t headed to his company’s console, he explains it as a measure of long lead times rather than technological inability. “Typically decisions are being made two years prior … and so the decisions two years ago were that those types of games would not be effective on the platform.” And though the subject isn’t directly broached, Fils-Aime remains steadfast that third-party titles can be successful on the Wii … with the right marketing. “High-quality, effectively marketed against our installed base, will sell. Period. End of story.”
It would appear then that Boom Blox, The Conduit, No More Heroes, and a mess of other third-party titles, had some truly ineffective marketing by Reggie’s standards.
Nintendo’s Fils-Aime: ‘effectively marketed’ third-party titles can sell on Wii originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Rumor: Toys R Us Black Friday deals leaked
Don’t want to grow up or pay full price for video games? A list of purported Black Friday game deals for Toys R Us has shown up online, with a few temporary price drops that may justify a late night or early morning trip to TRU on November 27.
Most of the great deals are “5AM Doorbusters,” which means that if you have yet to pick up Halo 3: ODST, Need for Speed Shift, or Forza 3, they’ll all be $34.99 … at 5AM. Good luck! Also marked down at that obscenely early hour: Dead Space Extraction, which most of you have yet to pick up. It’ll be just $24.99. Whether any of that is worth getting up at ridiculous o’clock to fight each other over is your call. See the full list of deals here.
[Thanks, Pete!]
Rumor: Toys R Us Black Friday deals leaked originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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NPD: Dead Space Extraction sold 9,000 copies in September
EA’s latest experiment with mature Wii games doesn’t seem to be going so well. According to numbers given to Edge by the NPD, Dead Space Extraction only managed to sell around 9,000 copies in September — although it should be noted that the game was out for only five days in the NPD’s September sales period (September 29 - October 3).
EEDAR’s Jesse Divnich, however, cites the sales as the result of a successful not telling anyone about the game experiment. “Electronic Arts didn’t market Dead Space Extraction as much as it does with other titles,” he told Edge. “And the success or failure of a Wii title usually correlates directly to marketing spend. If Electronic Arts spent little on marketing, I am sure the sell through was no surprise to them.” It was, like everything, a complete shock to Dead Space Girl.
NPD: Dead Space Extraction sold 9,000 copies in September originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Snap Judgment: Dead Space Extraction
Time played: 3 hours
I’m personally a big fan of on-rails shooters, a genre that I think rarely gets its due. I’m not all that big on exploration, and I’m lazy, so having someone else take the reigns for me is a welcome relief, allowing me to focus on the all-important business of murder.
So it’s quite a treat to see a game like Dead Space Extraction that strikes a blow for lazy guys everywhere by finding the strengths of the genre and running with them.
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Snap Judgment: Dead Space Extraction originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Dead Space: Extraction launch trailer prepares us for the inevitable
If there’s one thing we’ve learned from books, film and - when you really think about it - media of any kind, it’s that man is destined to discover unspeakable evil off-world some day. Such is the case for Dead Space Extraction’s Unitologists who’ve thrown caution to the wind and went out into the verse.
And, as you can see in the trailer above, they’re paying the price, which makes us think two things:
- Humanity needs to prepare for the inevitable. No, we’re not talking about making a bunch of Arnold Schwarzenegger clones, but we could all stand to beef up on our diplomacy skills.
- Necromorphs have an amazing work ethic. They never take breaks and wouldn’t dare dream of calling in sick.
Dead Space: Extraction launch trailer prepares us for the inevitable originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Want to see the first 15 minutes of Dead Space Extraction?
Well, we don’t. And we imagine the odds are that you don’t either. We don’t really understand these special people that want to see 15 minutes of a game they’re not playing and spoil the experience for themselves, but if that’s how you want to be introduced to Dead Space Extraction then allow us (well, Vooks) to be your vessel.
… Well, how was it? How about that dirt? Is it washing off? No, we didn’t think so.
[Via GoNintendo]
Want to see the first 15 minutes of Dead Space Extraction? originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Here are the victims of Dead Space Extraction
It sucks to be in the Dead Space universe. If you’re not turned into a horribly mutated zombie, then you’re being ripped apart by aforementioned zombies. The upcoming Dead Space Extraction for Wii certainly places its characters between a rock and a really horrible, bloody place. The latest dev diary for the rail shooter reveals the characters of the game, and talks about how each character has their own unique motivations. They are united by one thing though: the incredible desire not to meet a bloody, guts-splattering death.
One key thing to note about Extraction is that it’s far more story-driven than the first game, offering five times the dialogue as the original. Considering you’re traveling with a group of people, instead of exploring solo, that makes a lot of sense. It’ll be interesting to see how the Wii audience responds to yet another third-party M-rated game.
Here are the victims of Dead Space Extraction originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Behind the scribble with Scribblenauts
Sure, the Nintendo Channel may have received quite the facelift today, adding a host of new features and tossing a much needed fresh coat of paint on top of it all, but the best and brightest of the new content on offer is undoubtedly the behind the scenes look at Scribblenauts. We say this because, well, everything Scribblenauts wins. Sorry, interesting and informative Dead Space Extraction video! You picked the wrong week to be new.
Anywho, if you’ve got a Wii, check out the Nintendo Channel for a bunch of new content. Or, if you’re lazy and want to know what’s there before booting up the system, head past the break where we’ve got you covered, baby!
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This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Behind the scribble with Scribblenauts originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Latest Dead Space Extraction trailer reveals really big boss battle
The latest Dead Space Extraction trailer comes horrifyingly close to uttering the line, “You should buy this game because it’s totally, like, full of scary von scariness.” However, it’s good at showing some more of the gameplay we can expect from the on-rails shooter when it injects into retail on September 29th.
Some highlights include a look at a big tentacle boss, some of the “mini game” elements — like building a barricade — and a nice clear look at how stasis and strategic dismemberment will look. Oh, strategic dismemberment, it’s been too long.
Latest Dead Space Extraction trailer reveals really big boss battle originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Dead Space Extraction pre-order instantly unlocks ‘challenge rooms’
Dead Space Extraction has gone gold and is ready for its on-rails debut on September 29. Those who pre-order the game from participating retailers will receive four challenge rooms. Of course, that does away with the actual challenge of unlocking them, since you normally gain access simply by playing through the game’s chapters.
Perhaps that explains Dead Space Girl’s terrified expression on the cover — she didn’t pre-order and now has to play the game she just bought.
Dead Space Extraction pre-order instantly unlocks ‘challenge rooms’ originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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