America chooses Nerf over nothin': EA/Hasbro partnership a success
The agreement between EA and Hasbro has brought us Wii games like Nerf N-Strike (with its awesome Nerf gun peripheral) and Family Game Night. The line of games, across multiple platforms, has just sold over two million total copies, with the Wii games contributing significantly to that total.Nerf N-Strike has hit #10 on NPD's Wii sales chart since its October release, according to Gamasutra. Family Game Night and Monopoly Here and Now had solid, but unspecified, launch sales as well, and "continue to build momentum," according to EA's Chip Lange.
Really, we're pleased with anything that encourages the combination of Nerf guns with any hobby.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
rodjoh @ Dec 29th 2008 12:19PM
Awesome! I might get that... someday.
MrTyzik @ Dec 29th 2008 12:19PM
Funny title :)
samfish @ Dec 29th 2008 1:00PM
So shovelware sells if you throw in a cheap plastic peripheral?
Erwos @ Dec 29th 2008 1:11PM
The game got reasonable reviews - it's probably not fair to classify it as shovel-ware.
samfish @ Dec 29th 2008 2:29PM
So did Imagine Party Babiez.
SoshiKitai @ Dec 29th 2008 5:50PM
Have you played it, though?
...mainly out of curiosity, really. I never really heard of anyone playing the game yet.
samfish @ Dec 29th 2008 7:15PM
Heck no. I have no intentions to play either game, really.
Although I liked Catz 2, so I guess I should be the last person to write off shovelware :\
buffalo_aaa @ Dec 29th 2008 7:49PM
My girlfriend gave me this for xmas. Not only is the peripheral fantastic, the game offers fun, puzzling and often challenging gameplay. There are tons and tons of guns to unlock and a medal system which makes me want to get the best score on all the levels. I certainly haven't gotten sick of it yet and I haven't beaten it yet either.
What i'm really looking forward to is playing house of the dead with this baby!
Oh, and interestingly enough when she bought it at gamestop, they gave her a free nerf gun as a bonus, the nerf maverick.
don't label this game as shovelware, the developers put a lot of work into making it playable and fun.