SEGA will continue to consider supporting mature content on Wii
June 30th, 2009 Posted in News, Posted by Valay, Wii“House of the Dead: Overkill was a profitable title for us. Whilst it had a rather sharp tail at full price, they do bubble away at a lower price point for a long time. You get your money back and a bit on full price, but over the years, if we do the final product return on investment, profits come from the lower price point. You have to push boundaries and explore. I think whilst MadWorld commercially didn’t sell what we were expecting I wouldn’t say it’s game over for mature Wii titles from Sega. We’re taking a look at the resources we have now. We’ve got money to invest in development, we’re just considering where to invest it next.” – Gary Dunn, MD of European development for Sega
I honestly was worried about SEGA’s future decisions regarding mature Wii titles. After sales of both MadWorld and House of the Dead were reported, I wasn’t too sure if the Wii had any chance of receiving similar titles from the company down the line.
- EA “confident” in mature Wii market Published on: May 9, 2009
- Take-Two: We’re the right company to bring mature games to DS, Wii Published on: March 10, 2009
- Capcom talks mature titles on Wii Published on: January 27, 2009
- MadWorld producer hopes game can jumpstart more mature content on Wii, sequel not out of the question Published on: January 14, 2009
- Take-Two: Too early to discuss new GTA, Chinatown Wars is a test for more mature Nintendo content Published on: December 18, 2008
6 Responses to “SEGA will continue to consider supporting mature content on Wii”
By TheOnlySpero on Jun 30, 2009
To be honest, I bought both titles and played each for an hour. I was not really impressed. Both games in my opinion were hit or miss. SEGA should keep looking into different titles for the Wii (Not just M titles) but I do like they are taking chances. They made a good one with “The Conduit”.
By Valay on Jun 30, 2009
@ Spero – It’s cool. Not everyone has to like those games! But yeah, you’ve gotta love what SEGA’s doing at the very least.
And do you have The Conduit?
By mrnintendo96 (the guy from N4G) on Jun 30, 2009
I really hope so. Especially since all their games they have published are really good.
By phantomexe on Jun 30, 2009
I hear the conduit doing preety well in the few days it’s been out.That’s good news.I’m glad sega is takeing risk.I got madworld and it wasn’t a bad game but i do see why it didn’t sell to great.I never got HOTDO but i rented it and a friend watched me play it and had to get it.
By TheOnlySpero on Jun 30, 2009
@ Valay – Yes I do have the conduit. I could not pass it up.
By Valay on Jul 1, 2009
In that case you should share your friend code – If you play online that is!