It's been further price protected to $19.99 at most major retailers. If you don't have it, there really is no better game on the platform for that price.

Capcom only prints so many copies of the games, its actually good in the video game business to not overshot/underscore demand for obvious reasons. However there are pitfalls, those 'late to the party' might have to settle for a 2nd hand copy.

Hands down, this is the best $20 Wii purchase I have made.  I am dying for more content, characters, enemies etc.  Please, please make a sequel.

Sven, do you believe a little more advertising would have sold more and increased the profit/userbase?

Nope. I don't think it would have moved the profit bar positively (revenue, sure, but that's not the goal).

 

I'm not trying to bug you. I just wanna know at what level my expectations for a sequel such really be. If the belief in this game's potencial is low, I guess I should have no hope. It took a look of effort, it looked great, it had small advertising and "hyping" and small sales, and likely any sequel will be treated the same way... so no sequel.

There are many things learned from Z&W. We learned a LOT about what Wii owers and the media liked as far as gameplay goes. Beyond that, I'd rather not comment on the potential of a sequel.

Also, this is your monthly update: Z&W is now price protected to about $10 in many retailers. Seriously, every Wii owner should own this anyway. It's pretty painless to do so now (give up two lattes and you're there).

Pretty silly to be advertising much in gaming magazines. This is the era of the internet, while I'm sure a lot of people still read them, I don't know if it's enough to consider great advertising.

Here's my issues with Zack & Wiki.

1. The art style. I think Capcom might believe that this new audience is a bunch of 8 year olds, but I think the reality is that it's probably older adults that don't play games seriously like some of us do. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure some 8 year olds own and play the console, but giving a game an art style like this is an instant turn off. Really, if I hadn't heard about how good this game was from other hardcore gamers, I would have taken one look at the cover and ignored this game like the plague.

2. I hate having to redo things. Sounds confusing, but let me explain. In one part of Zack & Wiki, you get a stick and light it on fire in order to see a puzzle that you have to complete. This is all fine and dandy, until I'm doing the puzzle and all of a sudden the fire goes out. Now I have to repeat that step of the puzzle. Personally, I like progression, unless I die (then I restart the stage, because it was my mistake that caused the death anyway), I really don't want to be interrupted while I'm trying to figure something out.

3. The voices and sounds... Especially of Wiki. I don't think I have to explain this.

The gameplay itself was well done, though. And to be honest, I don't think you should give up on this type of genre, but I think you need to rethink how you do it. A character doesn't have to look wacky to be cool to people of all ages. In fact, making a wacky looking character is probably a huge turn off this day and age. It may have worked in the 80s, but we aren't in the 80s.

How about this as an idea?

Take the gameplay of Zack & Wiki, but add a detective trying to solve a mysterious crime. Not a weird, anime/kid detective, but an adult that older and younger people could admire. Give him tools, such as a magnifying glass, some finger print dust, etc, and let the player go wild. Let him find tools (like in Z&W) to help him on his way. Give it a good story so the older people can follow it, but make the character likeable (Like Doctor Who or something, kids and adults love the Doctor :P).

Good.

Bad.

No offence to Detective Conan, of course. :D

Sorry if my post is a little unorganized. I kind of post my thoughts as it gushes out. >_<