Monday, June 9, 2008

Discounted Wii Games

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (3.4 mil)

Developer: Sega

Publisher: Sega/Nintendo


Brought out by Nintendo in Japan, but by Sega in Europe and the U.S., the game has predictably become a colossus hit. The triple whammy of Mario, Sonic and the Beijing Olympics has proved too hard for Wii gamers to resist. The fact that it was a proper game did it no harm either. The alarming thing is the scope for betterment in quality and ensuant sales with the unavoidable sequel.


Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (1.8 mil)

Developer: RedOctane

Publisher: Activision


Guitar Heros main draw is its groundbreaking and absorbing peripheral; seem familiar? Also unlike Dance Dance Revolution, the enfranchisement is still at the peak of its fame. However if the future of the series is downloadable content, then it will be fascinating to see how emerging Wii versions will adapt and even counter this.


Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition (1.6 mil)

Developer: Capcom

Publisher: Capcom


Capcoms port of their multi-million marketing game of 2005 has been a sensational success. Two ingredients seem to be at the heart of this: great controls and budget pricing. The accuracy and joy of taking aim with the Wii pointer seems to have spread through word-of-mouth alone, and has given the game real lagacy.


Rayman Raving Rabbids (1.2 mil)

Developer: Ubisoft

Publisher: Ubisoft


Ubisoft demonstrated some early brilliance with this title and leveraged their Rayman license to create a aggregation of above ordinary mini-games starring a appealing and unbalanced cast. While its clear to everybody now just how successful mini-game collections can be on Wii in terms of sales and evolution time, Ubisoft showed true foresightedness.


Carnival Games (1.2 mil)

Developer: Cat Daddy Games

Publisher: 2K Games/Global Star Software


Carnival Games more than any other title has become the bat with which Wii is clubbed so regularly by the hardcore. Its success is a bit of a enigma no doubt, but it genuinely is an approachable piece of software that captivates much of the charm that Wii Sports had at launch.


Sonic and the Secret Rings (1.2 mil)

Developer: Sega

Publisher: Sega


For a hero who seemed to be in endmost descent, Sonic and Secret Rings was a minor victory; in that it wasntt atrocious. As a matter of fact after the first few levels the game bettered quite drastically. It still suffered from the normal modern Sega design faults though, but the license constituted enough to part Wii gamers with their cash.


Red Steel (1 mil)

Developer: Ubisoft

Publisher: Ubisoft


Has there of all time been a more polarising launch game than Red Steel? Merchandising brawn seems to have won out here as the games most anticipating feature: sword fighting, was in reality its most imperfect aspect. A much rumoured sequel still holds eminent promise though as its growth will not be as time restrained as the first.






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