Why is Elite Beat Agents selling so poorly?

[englishbob]

Price is a factor, plus anyone that really wanted it imported it ****ing months ago!

[Nisa]

Casual gamers don't import.

Nintendo should have just called it Rhythm Training and slapped Dr Kawashima on the box and it would've sold a tonne.

[Ady]

Sadly, I think you're probably right.

[wakka]

My wife watched the whole ad and said, "Oh, it's Phoenix Nights!"

A Brian Potter videogame, it needs to be made!

[mr_sockochris]

1. The soundtrack has very little appeal. Most of these songs you wouldn't want to hear on the radio, let alone buying a game to hear them out of choice. Why would the public be interested in this game?

2. The advert is rubbish in that is only shows 1 song, and that's not even one that has any mainstream appeal. They should have advertised it by either showing a mix of the songs on offer or used something like Sk8ter Boi.

[Nisa]

1. The soundtrack has very little appeal. Most of these songs you wouldn't want to hear on the radio, let alone buying a game to hear them out of choice. Why would the public be interested in this game?

The song selection is about the same as what you'd find in a Singstar and that seems to do alright in terms of sales.

[Kimberz]

I bought EBA this morning. To be honest I haven't seen any of the TV ads for the game, my desire to have the game came from playing Ouedan (1) which my mate owns. I fell in love with Ouedan and unfortunately for the social aspect of visting him during the summer he couldn't get me off the thing. I loved the fact that one of my fav J-Pop bands were on the game and the rest of the songs were just amazing.

I decided to buy EBA because I am an impatient person who could not wait to purchase Ouendan and wait for delivery (what with the RM strikes and stuff), but to be honest I'd have to say I'm kind of disappointed with the song selection for the game. There are a few missions where the songs do not fit the scenario in any way shape or form, and quite frankly there are a tonne of better songs that could have been put in their place. I won't name the missions or songs that totally disappointed me in case anyone is still after getting it for themselves...

[toythatkills]

There are a few missions where the songs do not fit the scenario in any way shape or form

What do you mean by that? For most of us, NONE of the songs in Ouendan fit the scenario at all since we didn't understand a damn word, but it didn't hurt the game.

[JohnMcL7]

If I hadn't heard of the game on this forum, I wouldn't have known it existed...virtually no shops here seem to stock it and the Gamestation staff had never even heard of it never mind knew when they would be getting back in stock (wanted to get it as part of a DS package)

John

[Nu-Eclipse]

What do you mean by that? For most of us, NONE of the songs in Ouendan fit the scenario at all since we didn't understand a damn word, but it didn't hurt the game.

toythatkills - thank you!

This is EXACTLY what the "Ouendan maniacs" who slate EBA for the seeming sake of it don't seem to understand. Instead, they seem to be under the impression that the Ouendan songs are somehow cooler or better just because it's J-Pop.

If the songs are cheesy/corny/kitsch in EBA, then they're every bit as cheesy/corny/kitsch in Ouendan 1 & 2. I'm sorry, but that's a fact.

[kernow]

I didn't get EBA because it just looked like a worse oendan, wasn't into the repackaging at all. Added to the fact I didn't really like oendan after the half hour I spent with it and you have = no sale. I haven't seen a DS title I've wanted to play in ages.

[Brad]

I loved Ouendan. Fantastic game. I don't like EBA though. Very disappointed by it. I'm not going to try and justify my reasons. I just like Ouendan but don't like EBA.

[Flabio]

I'm the opposite, I much prefer EBA to the Ouendan's. I certainly find it quite a bit easier, which might have something to do with it.

[RoughOutline]

I really enjoyed Ouendan, but I wasn't so sure about EBA. I think it was to do with the music and the changing of the characters from cheerleaders to agents. It just didn't seem right to me.

[rmoxon]

The way you have to tap the screen dosnet always go with the music in Elite Beat Agents too I thought.