pedrocasilva Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Suda 51: Third party Wii games aren't sellingOnly Nintendo is successful in Japan, says No More Heroes man Goichi Suda, otherwise known as Killer 7 and No More Heroes director Suda 51, claims that third-party titles for the Wii aren't selling in his home land and that only Nintendo is really profiting from its success. Speaking about the sales of No More Heroes in Japan, he told us, "Whilst the sales weren't as high as I hoped, other titles for Wii aren't selling so well either. Only Nintendo titles are doing well. This isn't just because of the current situation in Japan, as this is happening outside Japan." He also expressed surprise over the casual audience that has been the primary adopters of the Wii. "Actually I was very surprised about the reality about Wii, because before I was making this game, I wasn't expecting that Wii would be a console targeted only for non-gamers. I expected more games for hardcore gamers. The reality is different to what I expected". No More Heroes was released in Japan last year to impressive reviews, but failed to set the retail world alight. It's been reported that on its launch day, it took twenty minutes for someone to buy a copy at a signing, and even then it was a journalist from Famitsu. The Wii title is released in the UK on February 29. Based on NGamer's glowing review, we hope and pray it does better over here. Look out for our full interview with Suda 51 later this week. Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=179648 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowV7 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Yea read that not to long ago, seems the Wii is just a 'Casual Gamers' console, this really must be changed. I want to see how Brawl will do when it's released over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrocasilva Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Yea read that not to long ago, seems the Wii is just a 'Casual Gamers' console, this really must be changed. I want to see how Brawl will do when it's released over there.Nintendo could change it's focus now, it's not like they have competitors in that area now; now it's time to push for the third party worthy titles, and build relations with them. I've seen a lot of pissed developers lately, and while I don't think it's Nintendo fault, they could always do even better. If this continues going like this without picking up, it'll really loose quality third party support (when admitedly most developers never even tried). Starting to make it look like they care, creating for example a Wii channel like MP3 one for Zack and Wiki and No More Heroes, for example; or giving developers with good games that chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowV7 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Yea, if the 3rd parties that actually work and spend time on games, flops cause there's a lack of 'hard-core' gamers then it really will be a problem. Nintendo have to reach out more and give much more support to developers, they must realise it now over the past few months. If this keep happens then the Wii will be full of cash ins that don't deserve to do well. Apart from people I know that got a Wii arounf launch, all they do is pick up and play Wii Sports for a while and barely touch it again, they must grip these people and push software on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Lets prove them wrong fellows, buy this game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowV7 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Hell yea, i'll be getting it soon as. I'm confident it'll do well in America and Europe, then they will realise "We must release games there first". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_bogus Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 You don't like those? ;_;Anyway, just stay alert on the main site :P The countdown banner is way cool - it should become a permanent part of the main page! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 well finally preordered this now, this is going to be my next wii purchase without a doubt and I cannot wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goron_3 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Tbh I can imagin No More Heroes selling pretty well here in England. Aslong as it's got a big fat 18 sticker people will be look 'omfg violence!'/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Ninja0 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Lets prove them wrong fellows, buy this game! Exactly! We must vote with our money on the truly good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maase Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Tomorrow, the game is out, right? I can't wait ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Tomorrow, the game is out, right? I can't wait ^^ Depending on where you live, no? Jan 22nd 2008 USA Feb 29th 2008 Europe Unless you've posted this in the wrong thread, and meant Zak and Wiki? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tales Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Like Zak I barely know anything about the game. I'm only going to buy it because everyone keeps running around telling how awesome it is and I want to support 3rd party developers if they make good games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 This is what I like to hear. “It’s great to be involved with a product like No More Heroes. We have a marketing campaign on TV through February and March, so we’re kicking off in 2008 with a really big product. We are expecting No More Heroes to be a major hit and the biggest seller on the Wii for the first few months of the year. We’ve had great press already.†- Rising Star Games MD Martin Defries Cant wait to see the advert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 This is what I like to hear. Cant wait to see the advert. Great news. It will sell well in the UK, we know a good game when we see it most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maase Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Depending on where you live, no? Jan 22nd 2008 USA Feb 29th 2008 Europe Unless you've posted this in the wrong thread, and meant Zak and Wiki? DAMN!!! I tought it was tomorrow :'( Oh well, at least i have Zack And Wiki :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Check out the main site guys, the interview is up Go go go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 WOOAHH I Guessed! What do I get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyBoy Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 I said it in the comments section but i'll say it again. Thanks to everyone who made it happen, great piece of work. Suda is one of the greatest the industry has, and needs to be supported. I also noticed Masafumi Takada was there. Is there anything you guys (well Mark) could tell me about him. I love the stuff he did for Killer7 and he is one of the wonder team working on SSBB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Check out the main site guys, the interview is up Go go go! Oh my god! Signed goodies to win as well! Very good surprise!!! I immediately signed up to the comment page and posted a comment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EchoDesiato Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Great job N-Europe for doing this interview! Very interesting how Suda gets his ideas while on the shitter. I also liked how he compared the games industry to the music industry. And Flowers, Sun and Rain is coming to Europe, great news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Anyone else disappointed the signed prize isn't some loo roll? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EchoDesiato Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Anyone else disappointed the signed prize isn't some loo roll? :p I'd rather have my toilet paper "unsigned". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellyn Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Now you guys need to regularly view the site and comment since we (we being Wildo and Mark) got such an awesome exclusive for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaggle64 Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Definitly looking forward to this. Killer 7 wasn't quite my cup of, but it was hard not to be impressed at it's stark and striking direction. I think I owe it to myself to give Suda another go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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