Sega "Probably" Finished With M-Rated Wii Games

[Kross]

From what I remember, Conduit was accused of having generally bland/generic weapons, enemies, and levels. Sure, it was a shooter on the Wii, but it was mediocre at best outside of being an FPS on the Wii.

And for Madworld, that takes a very specific kind of humor. Not only were most of the levels fairly repetitive black and white kill-fests with an annoying announcer, but the kind of hyper-violent kill fests that that game represents (impaling people on the scenery, or things like challenges to throw as many people as you can under a giant press to crush them into goo) take a very specific type of audience. It was a step above Manhunt [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhunt_%28video_game%29], which isn't really the best company to be keeping.

Or the snarky version:

Sega gave up on video games before when it got too competitive, and they're doing it again.

Man, I miss the old NES/Sega rivalry. Haven't had a chance to jab at Sega in years. (I'd usually be playing Sega games while tossing said insults)

Oh yeah, gimme a new Streets of Rage jerks.

 

[duchaked]

I thought Madworld received positive reviews?....

I thought Conduit received positive reviews.



Either-or, I am still waiting enthusiastically for No More Heroes 2 to come out.

I think it's more like they didn't sell terribly well on the Wii

but No More Heroes 2 looks pretty promising

 

[Jared]

Dosnt really surprise me. People who want games like that head for 360 or PS3.

They were good games, but, they just didnt go on the right console.

 

[DarkSaber]

Dodgy controls and sub-standard gameplay? Gee, I WONDER why those games failed.

 

[Elesar]

The problem with Madworld is that it's a hack-and-slasher (or the assist with strong-arming terms: A Spectacle Fighter). Anyone who owns a Wii is not going in wanting a spectacle fighter and anyone wanting a spectacle fighter is not going to the Wii. The other consoles have more of them and they have better ones.
The problem with the Conduit was that it sucked. Reviews from major publications never broke 9 (out of 10), frequently fell to 6 and below and the only ones who rated it about 8 were Nintendo Power who, like Xbox and Playstation magazines, exists to suck it's particular consoles balls, and IGN/Gamesradar who, if Penny Arcade is to believed are not...entirely reliable.
I dunno. If the Conduit and Red Steel are any indication, perhaps FPS' aren't made for the Wii.

 

[Caliostro]

"Anyone past 12 years old is playing 360 and PS3 shooters[...]"

AHAHAHAHAHA...


We've been saying it forever, but dear god hearing this from someone with access to the numbers is hilariously sweet.

Edit: On the Wii's defense (I know, I never though I'd say those words) neither of those tittles were particularly... erm... well... mature, in the true sense of the word... or... erm... Good.

 

[Suskie]

I paid full price for both MadWorld and The Conduit, so I hold no responsibility for this. The fact that we won't be seeing more games like MadWorld is a real shame, though.

 

[ninjapenguin981]

Perhaps SEGA should make their own console again? Hmmm.

 

[Hyrulian Hero]

Sega "Probably" Finished With M-Rated Wii Games

They should just stop making Wii games, period.

so should Nintendo... the whole system is just an endless parade of cartoonish graphics and useless motion gimmicks that generally just take away from the game instead of adding anything to the experience.

 

[tk1989]

I personally dont think these games would have sold well on either the PS3 or 360

 

[FactualSquirrel]

I dunno. If the Conduit and Red Steel are any indication, perhaps FPS' aren't made for the Wii.

The Metroid Prime Trilogy would like to have a word with you on that.

Because I totally didn't play them for about five minutes before going back on good fps's with good controls [/sarcasm] (I really can't stand wii controls when there are perfectly good control methods that are much more accurate)

 

[SomeGuyNamedKy]

Good, now get to work on a new Jet Grind Radio dammit.

 

[FactualSquirrel]

I dunno. If the Conduit and Red Steel are any indication, perhaps FPS' aren't made for the Wii.

The Metroid Prime Trilogy would like to have a word with you on that.

Because I totally didn't play them for about five minutes before going back on good fps's with good controls [/sarcasm] (I really can't stand wii controls when there are perfectly good control methods that are much more accurate)

Excuse me? If anything, the Wii's controls are more accurate than a second joystick is. You sure you don't have the sensor bar stuck up your ass because I've played Metroid Prime 3 on the Wii and didn't have a problem with it. See, this is why I call bullshit when people say the Wii's controls aren't responsive because I rarely, if ever, have that problem so I assume that some people just have their TVs set up differently.

I didn't say it was unresponsive, I just found that I really did not like it, nor could I get used to it. The thing about them was that it was changing something that didn't need changing, and I loved the first two. Also, despite your assumptions, I play both pc and console games, and the only really special thing about the metroid prime trilogy (the remade one) was that it was on wii, which just isn't a good reason for it to be good. incidentally, that is my reason I applaud this decision by SEGA, so they can make a game I might actually buy.

 

[ItsAPaul]

Not that I care since the wii is still useless outside of party games, but what did they expect? Madworld is tiny and The Conduit sucked.