Discussion on what makes a game sell well.

[Glass Joe]

Originally posted by Yoshi
Yep. I'd hate to only sell the couple of copies that Madden or Sonic sold on Genesis.

Sorry, but sales from 10 years ago don't count. Sonic had to be put on the GC to get any real sales numbers in this century.

[Jeremy]

Actually, Sonic Adventure 2 sold quite well on the DC, Nigel.

[Cheebs]

I'm guessing any football or basketball game that doesn't say "Sega" on the cover would sell pretty well...

[Tsubaki]

I think the only criteria is that it has to be

1) Mindless
2) Look good

That just about sums up all the popular games I can think of.
As I said before, I think only the THPS series deserves its praise. Some of the "real 3d platformers" can learn a thing or two from its level design.

[Drewbacca]

1. Explosions
2. Downgraded Gameplay
3. Downgraded gameplay power put into enhancing graphics
4. Hype.

That's the easy way to get a decent seller, for the most part. Here's the best way:

1. Have it fresh, do something and do it well.
2. The gameplay has to have an element of challenge without frustration
3. Graphics have to be standards, minimum.
4. A strong story can, in itself, sell a game well. It makes people want to persist further into a game. The original RE was dripping with this, DRIPPINGLY DRIPPINGNESS!!! Although RE was a decent game for its time.

BTW, alot of Sega jokes in here. hehe