: Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:25 pm  

SUPER!!!!

: Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:07 pm  

LeedsPokerGuru wrote:

why would they release a mans game exclusively on a girls console?

A blinkered comment if ever I saw one...

The Wii is BY FAR the biggest selling console. Hence a first release on Wii rather than Xbox 360 or PS3.

HOWEVER, we all have PCs... I would bet there's more PCs to release for than Wiis.

: Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:30 am  

Fishsta wrote:

HOWEVER, we all have PCs... I would bet there's more PCs to release for than Wiis.

PC sales for most games lag significantly behind their console counterparts (with a few genre exceptions).

For RL and RL2, PC sales were very low as compared to PS2 and Xbox.

: Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:02 am  

Fishsta wrote:

A blinkered comment if ever I saw one...

The Wii is BY FAR the biggest selling console. Hence a first release on Wii rather than Xbox 360 or PS3.

HOWEVER, we all have PCs... I would bet there's more PCs to release for than Wiis.

the wii is crap... fact. It's a 10min novelty machine aimed at kids and jap school girls.

I would consider this game, like many others, to be more of a port to the wii rather than a new exclusive game or follow up.

The makers have gone on record and said the only reason there has been no new one for xbox or PS3 is because they consider the market too small for niche game like Rugby League. So releasing a brand new version on the wii only makes no sense... hence I highly doubt it will be a new version and more of a port

: Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:30 am  

LeedsPokerGuru wrote:

the wii is crap... fact. It's a 10min novelty machine aimed at kids and jap school girls.

No, it's a major leap forward in gaming aimed at EVERYONE.

I would consider this game, like many others, to be more of a port to the wii rather than a new exclusive game or follow up.

The makers have gone on record and said the only reason there has been no new one for xbox or PS3 is because they consider the market too small for niche game like Rugby League. So releasing a brand new version on the wii only makes no sense... hence I highly doubt it will be a new version and more of a port

The reason is simple... There are more Wiis sold than any other home console. In July for example:

Wii - 252,200
Xbox 360 - 202,900
PlayStation 3 - 121,800

It makes PERFECT business sense to me. Just because you don't like them, or you have a 360 or PS3 doesn't mean you shouldn't do your research.

The Wii has hardcore and exclusive games that are simply NOT POSSIBLE (currently) for PS3 or 360.

We all know the Wii is basically an accelerated Gamecube, and doesn't pack the power of the 360 or PS3... but if great games are being released at prices that aren't so hard on the pocket (I believe some new PS3 titles are approaching Neo-Geo prices these days!), then it's going to do continue to do well, whether you like it or not.

As for whether RL3 is a new version or a port, according to the website there is significant changes to RL2... this would signify a new version.

Surely a more constructive (and intelligent) thing to do, rather than shouting as loud as you can about how much you hate the Wii, is talk about how much you love your other console and want to play this game on it, start a campaign for dual/treble release, even a petition.

: Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:34 am  

LeedsPokerGuru wrote:

hence I highly doubt it will be a new version and more of a port

The "makers" have not said it is a port at all. Rl3 for Wii is a true sequel.

: Sat Sep 12, 2009 6:47 am  

Fishsta wrote:

Wii - 252,200
Xbox 360 - 202,900
PlayStation 3 - 121,800

so by not releasing it on xbox and ps3 (which together sell more than the wii) thats perfect business sense? They haven't done a sequel for those machines yet because they consider the market too fragmented to be commercially viable. Again that makes what sense by moving from releasing it on xbox, ps3 and pc to just the wii??

It looks like they are targetting the only gaming console they haven't released the game on yet rather than the one with "more sales and hardcore fans".

Mario aka penguin boy- All the best with it. Hope the sales are good enough to merit future releases.

: Sat Sep 12, 2009 8:03 am  

LeedsPokerGuru wrote:

so by not releasing it on xbox and ps3 (which together sell more than the wii) thats perfect business sense? They haven't done a sequel for those machines yet because they consider the market too fragmented to be commercially viable. Again that makes what sense by moving from releasing it on xbox, ps3 and pc to just the wii??

It looks like they are targetting the only gaming console they haven't released the game on yet rather than the one with "more sales and hardcore fans".

Mario aka penguin boy- All the best with it. Hope the sales are good enough to merit future releases.

So you decided to ignore my advice, then.

Just so you're aware, those were July's sales only, and those were unusually high figures for PS3 and 360, mainly down to recent price cuts. In total, the Wii has sold MILLIONS more than the opposition.

And why add 360 and PS3 together? Just because it worked for Hitler and his coming to power doesn't mean you can do the same. Why not add Wii and 360 together? Then the PS3 may as well be dead and buried.

: Sat Sep 26, 2009 1:28 pm  

any ideas on release date yet? Q4 2009 is on ign, any idea what that means??

: Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:02 pm  

maltesefalcon wrote:

any ideas on release date yet? Q4 2009 is on ign, any idea what that means??

It usually means in the 4th quarter of the year, i.e. sometime between Oct-Dec 09 with no fixed release date yet.

However it could (extrordinarily) also refer to the 4th financial quarter of 09/10 which would be Jan-Mar 10.

What region this 'release' date may refer to could be somewhat different too.