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QuelleONM: Are Capcom and Sega within their rights to complain about the sales of mature games on Wii?
Sam Barlow: Without badmouthing people, a lot of the games they've been complaining about are rail shooters and a rail shooter wouldn't have sold no matter what platform you put it on because it's a rail shooter and that's a niche genre that had its heyday back in the Dreamcast era.
Ultimately the way we looked at it was that there's a huge audience who own Wiis, we own Wiis and we know that amongst that audience there is a sub-sect who love dark stories, thrillers, mysteries and horror movies and so the development was all about removing the obstacles to those people enjoying this game. If they really enjoy a good horror story, they should enjoy this so we've tried to create a product that has broad appeal but does something really good and unique.
ONM: So would you say it's up to developers to make better games and stop moaning?
Sam Barlow: To be honest making a game that sells on any platform is hard and there are countless examples of great games on huge budgets that haven't sold and games that have been runaway hits that no one saw coming and I think making a sweeping statement about the Wii is maybe a bit of a cop out.
ONM: Are you thinking about sales when you're making a game?
Sam Barlow: We're thinking 'is there a market for it?' To make any game that costs a million pounds to make, if you make it knowing that it's only going to appeal to a certain amount of hardcore strategy/RPG fans in Denmark, you're basically stealing money. You're saying give us all these millions of pounds and we'll give you nothing.
So at the start when you've got your initial idea and direction you've got to be thinking 'this is something that people will want to play' and often as a developer that's because you know you want to play it and the reason you want to play it is shared by lots of other people. After that you just have to remain true to the tradition and hope that people respond well to it.
ONM: Are you expecting Shattered Memories to sell well?
Mark Simmons: Hopefully. The critical acclaim has made us proud of what we've achieved. Particularly some of the stories we've read online from people who've played the game. Some people have admitted they've been brought to tears, others have admitted to going downstairs and hugging their Dad!
Schön, nachdem die meisten Wii Hater eine Gemeinde von dummen Schafen sind die logische Theorien von "normalen" Leuten ignorieren und lieber auf ihre "Anführer" hören, sollte das für etwas Ruhe sorgenlAmbdA hat geschrieben: Ausschnitt eines Interview des ONM mit Mark Simmons (Game Director) und Sam Barlow (Lead Designer) von Climax (Entwickler von SH:SM):
ONM: Are Capcom and Sega within their rights to complain about the sales of mature games on Wii?
Sam Barlow: Without badmouthing people, a lot of the games they've been complaining about are rail shooters and a rail shooter wouldn't have sold no matter what platform you put it on because it's a rail shooter and that's a niche genre that had its heyday back in the Dreamcast era.
Ultimately the way we looked at it was that there's a huge audience who own Wiis, we own Wiis and we know that amongst that audience there is a sub-sect who love dark stories, thrillers, mysteries and horror movies and so the development was all about removing the obstacles to those people enjoying this game. If they really enjoy a good horror story, they should enjoy this so we've tried to create a product that has broad appeal but does something really good and unique.
Das traurige ist, dass es obskuren Verkaufsmeldungen als "News" auf 4players schaffen. Aber solche interessanten Aussagen nicht.Armoran hat geschrieben:Schön, nachdem die meisten Wii Hater eine Gemeinde von dummen Schafen sind die logische Theorien von "normalen" Leuten ignorieren und lieber auf ihre "Anführer" hören, sollte das für etwas Ruhe sorgenlAmbdA hat geschrieben: Ausschnitt eines Interview des ONM mit Mark Simmons (Game Director) und Sam Barlow (Lead Designer) von Climax (Entwickler von SH:SM):
ONM: Are Capcom and Sega within their rights to complain about the sales of mature games on Wii?
Sam Barlow: Without badmouthing people, a lot of the games they've been complaining about are rail shooters and a rail shooter wouldn't have sold no matter what platform you put it on because it's a rail shooter and that's a niche genre that had its heyday back in the Dreamcast era.
Ultimately the way we looked at it was that there's a huge audience who own Wiis, we own Wiis and we know that amongst that audience there is a sub-sect who love dark stories, thrillers, mysteries and horror movies and so the development was all about removing the obstacles to those people enjoying this game. If they really enjoy a good horror story, they should enjoy this so we've tried to create a product that has broad appeal but does something really good and unique.
Aber noch einmal, Railshooter sind eine nette Sache und machen Spaß zu spielen, aber es ist ein Genre was man höchstens alle paar Jahre mal wiederbeleben kann da es sich nunmal nicht weiterentwickeln wird... jegliche motzereien über die Verkaufszahlen sind für diese Spiele also schlichtweg unsinn...
Genauso gefällt mir in diesem Interview das er nicht die gesamte Userbase der Wii als Argument auspackt und selbst erklärt das auch Silent Hill für eine Untergruppe konzipiert wird... und auch nur für diese.
Jemand der nicht die dummheit der Leute mit Marketinggewäsch ausnutzt sondern erklärt was Sache ist, ich bin richtig begeistert
