Marc

Where is the PAL release of Tales of Monkey Island 2? Why isn't there at least a scheduled date for it?

Not sure Sega would view total sales in week one as the end-all figure? Wii development costs are much lower than PS3/360, and I bet this is even lower given that Sega bought it from High Voltage. They're already planning a HouseOfTheDead sequel due to "strong sales" so they must think this title is doing ok for it's target market i.e. the Wii. It's not worth comparing it to other consoles. You've also gotta realise the top ten wii sellers outsell the top ten PS3/360 games so being 25th in a list of big sellers doesn't look so bad....

He's completely right. I'm a PS2 owner with a job, wife, kids, mortage, etc. I wanted to get a new console for my son and I to play, and naturally thought of a PS3. But then I realised once I had that I'd want a HD tele, as I'm paying premium price for the PS3 partly because it can do HD. Then there's moving to buying Blu-Ray movies, etc. So with the current economics I decided against the TV, so decided against paying for a PS3 that I couldn't get full use out of, so went for a Wii. Hardcore gameboys won't fit this trend, but they're in the minority. Families, older men with jobs and partners, etc. account for the majority of tech stuff purchased and I agree with Pachter that they are following this trend.