Thursday, March 25, 2010

Red Steel 2: A Concern

Red Steel 2 Red Steel 2 w/ MotionPlus
Red Steel 2 released on Tuesday this week, and the reviews are coming in for the game pretty steadily now.

Red Steel 2's current review score average, on GameRankings.com is 82.00% based on 18 reviews.
So, it seems like the game is pretty solid and most reviewers are having fun with it.

Now, rewind back June of 2009.

Another FPS was being released on the Nintendo Wii, that game was The Conduit.

About four days before The Conduit's release date, it broke into Amazon.com's "Top 100" games as for sales.
http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=86585

On June 22, 2009, The Conduit broke in Amazon.com's "Top 50".
http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=86799

On June 23, 2009, The Conduit was at #29.
http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=86892

On June 24, 2009, The Conduit crossed into Amazon.com's "Top 20", making it at least to #18.
http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=87006

My Concern:
I think Red Steel 2 may not be selling very well, if Amazon.com's rankings mean anything, when comparing it to The Conduit.

I've been following Red Steel 2's rank, both the game alone, and the WM+ bundle, for a while now on Amazon.com.
It was only on Tuesday, that Red Steel 2 broke into Amazon.com's "Top 100".

Now, I know that this brief snapshot in time doesn't mean Red Steel 2 will sell poorly.
I just think it is concerning, seeing as neither Red Steel 2 the game by itself, nor Red Steel 2 w/ WM+, have made it into Amazon.com's "Top 50", before/after its release yet.

Question:
Do you think Red Steel 2 will perform better or worse than The Conduit overall?
If you've purchased Red Steel 2 already, what are your impressions of the game?

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