Legend of Zelda game sells 10M copies in three days

Re:Legend of Zelda game sells 10M copies in three days by sharatvir on Thursday May 18, 2023 @11:08AM (#35989036)

The wii is basically a slightly more powerful GameCube with novel controls. It competed with (and outsold) the ps3 and xbox360 which offered HD visuals and integrated online play.

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Re:Legend of Zelda game sells 10M copies in three days by byby on Thursday May 18, 2023 @11:22AM (#35989271)

If you're a gamer though you know there were problems with the console. The appeal was to a very casual audience and that's why it sold well.

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Re:Legend of Zelda game sells 10M copies in three days by p0pcult on Thursday May 18, 2023 @12:13PM (#35990155)

No true gamer fallacy

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Re:Legend of Zelda game sells 10M copies in three days by Taylor_OD on Monday May 22, 2023 @09:49PM (#36038865)

The Wii is the 8th best selling console of all time (if you count the Game Boy, Switch, and DS as consoles) and the 4th if you don't.

Almost any gamer who has played a fallout, diablo, mass effect or RD game also owned a wii.

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Re:Legend of Zelda game sells 10M copies in three days by gameman144 on Thursday May 18, 2023 @12:36PM (#35990495)

I play lots of games and I liked the Wii, and bought one.

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Re:Legend of Zelda game sells 10M copies in three days by majormajor on Thursday May 18, 2023 @12:40PM (#35990542)

So it was outdated tech except for the parts that weren't? If you add in "outdated graphics tech," sure, but saying it's just outdated period does Nintendo a big disservice.

One of the issues with the Wii was that the controller tech was too immature, hence the later addition of the MotionPlus stuff, and how the Switch versions of "use it like a pointer" games are so much more robust.

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