61FPS favorite de Blob has sold well enoug to justify a sequel. This is a fairy-tale story for indie publishers.
According to software sales date released to IGN by the NPD Group,
THQ's de Blob sold 230,000 copies through December of last year. That
figure encapsulates sales from September 22 through the end of the year
in America alone – global figures are not tracked by NPD. Compared to a
blockbuster release like Gears of War 2 for Microsoft's Xbox 360
system, which managed sales of two million units in its opening
weekend, de Blob's sell-through seems modest. But it's enough to keep
the series -- the first game of which cost far less to produce than any
Gears title -- going.
Welcome to the future of game development. Low budgets, niche audiences, but enough sales to keep the machine running. The game outsold Nintendo's Wario Land: Shake It! by a good 80K, awesome news for those who dare to risk developing a new IP instead of sticking with what has worked in the past. de Blob is my favorite Wii game, and I'm glad to see it get not only the critical attention, but the consumer recognition it deserves.
(via IGN)
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