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The first De Blob didn't fail at all though. THQ killed De Blob 2 by putting it on more consoles imo. Wii owners naturally felt that they would just be buying a lesser game since the HD game had more features. HD owners would rather wait for the price to drop on the game before buying it.
Just my guess though. The low sales could be that no one wanted the game at all. |
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| Scott Mullins |
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@TheWon Jodecideion:
I actually have some data that may give a slight reflection of the reception of the HD version of de Blob 2, compared to the Wii version, I'll try to get it together after Wednesday... |
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| Jamie Mann |
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I suspect the biggest problem for dB2 is that it simply wasn't that heavily marketed. The first I knew of it was when it popped up on Wikipedia's release schedule for the Xbox 360.
It may have also suffered from a relatively high retail price - the Xbox 360/PS3 versions had an RRP of £40 in the UK, while the Wii version cost £30. Though from what I can see, it looks to have been heavily discounted very quickly; it's now £25 on all three consoles. Which is reasonable enough for the X360 and PS3, but is still on the high end for the Wii - looking at the game.co.uk website, the average retail price in their bestsellers list is somewhere around £20: http://www.game.co.uk/Default.aspx/Games/Wii/_/N-1z13fvfZ1z13mmuZ1z13f8z?Nk=none |
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| Russell Carroll |
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I have the original and always start each new level with good feelings. I always end each level ~45 minutes later in frustration. There is so much good and so much bad in the game it's really easy to love it one second and hate it the next. That's not a ringing endorsement, and it doesn't make me want to run out and buy the sequel ;).
I took an interest in their being a sequel, but can't bring myself to really get interested in it based on my experience. Add to that the fact that within 18 months DB2 will be purchasable for $10, and it's easy to be apathetic. I'll wait a year and see if my interest is piqued enough by a bargain price to pick the game up. |
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| David Hughes |
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This would put total sales figures for Zumba Fitness at 1.1 million by my estimations:
http://www.huliq.com/10177/zumba-fitness-sales-figures-stand-11-million-date |
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| Juan Mendosa |
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The problems with DeBlob2 are:
1. Camera sux, BIG TIME!!! ... why all platformers can't get a decent camera handling and response 2. Constant tutorials in the first 40 min of the game are killing the pace 3. The zoom in/zoom out on almost every action WILL ( not can or could ) make you sick ! I bet everybody playing the game almost fainted after 30 min |
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