 | I TOLD YOU I WAS HARDCORE, THE CONDUIT, HIGH VOLTAGE, WII, CONSUMER The Conduit: A Prediction |
Is the Nintendo's core audience sizable enough to support games like The Conduit? A bunch of fairly "core" titles have been released recently, but the debate still rages on.
Is it any surprise? Up until now, the core games that were supposed to save the Nintendo faithful haven't performed so well. Almost everything from Mad World to GTA: Chinatown Wars has turned out abysmal sales figures. Hope after hope is being dashed against each month's NPD results.
Some argue that High Voltage's long-awaited endeavor will reach a wider range of customers and that we shouldn't give up on the core just yet.
My prediction? The Conduit will only be remembered as another disappointment in a long line of disappointments.
Don't get me wrong - I'd enjoy a good FPS on the Wii as much as anyone. But I have every intention of passing on this title when it comes out in a few days. It's not that I can complain about the graphics, audio, or control scheme. High Voltage has produced one of the most polished and professional games you could hope to get on this console.
Unfortunately, The Conduit just doesn't have its own identity. The gameplay might be phenomenal, the story might be well-written and executed. But it just won't be able to break through the stigma of "generic FPS" that's going to haunt it for its entire short-lived existence. Nothing about this game stands out as a "must-have" product except for the fact that it's the only FPS on the Wii with high production values.
And as many, many games can tell you - across all gaming platforms - high production values don't sell a game.
That's my prediction. The next couple months will either confirm or disprove it.
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