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The Wave Master posted...

I'm glad you like the game because no one else did, or Nintendo would be pumping out sequels like The Mario party games.

http://www.vgchartz.com/game/45683/kid-icarus-uprising/

Lifetime des are at 1.25 million.

That is actually not a bad total for a mediocre to bad game. I think fond memories of the original game as a kid fueled those sales. However, lppthe truth is the original game wasn't good either. People just think it was good because gamers had limited choices back in the 8 bit era. It was either this or Mario, and we all finished Mario a million times by then, so this was new, but it wasn't great, and neither was the sequel.

It's one of the top 50 best-selling games on a console dominated by major franchises like Mario, Pokemon, Zelda, etc (for reference, the top50 list is literally half Mario, Pokemon, and Zelda). And, a year after it was released, it was still one of the top 10 bestselling games.

And nobody else liked it? It's a top 50 best-seller with a 83% Metacritic. And no, it's not "mediocre to bad," it's an amazing game. I'm sorry you got too hung up on the controls to enjoy it.

The Wave Master posted...

I think fond memories of the original game as a kid fueled those sales.

wtf, no, absolutely not. Most gamers either hadn't heard of the original or didn't remember it (and, if they did, it wasn't from the game, it was from Captain N). The original game couldn't move shit... but it got a lot of interest thanks to Pit being in Brawl and the trailers absolutely wowed people because the flying segments feature some of the best visuals on the 3DS.

The original Kid Icarus was less relevant than Ice Climbers and, after appearing in SSB, Ice Climbers *still* couldn't build another interest in the brand to do something new.
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