How did this happen?

Scribblenauts

Game » consists of 4 releases. First released on Sep 15, 2009

Developed by 5th Cell Media, Scribblenauts is a puzzle-action game for the Nintendo DS in which players can spawn thousands of objects from a vast database to aid in solving puzzles and overcoming obstacles... or just dicking around in silly and hilarious ways. The choice is yours!

How did this happen?

#1 Posted by demontium (4698 posts) - 3 years, 3 months ago

I guess WB entertainment confirmed that Scribblenauts sold 1 million copies at least.

WOW.

#2 Posted by moelarrycurly (666 posts) - 3 years, 3 months ago

That game really wasn't that good. I felt like a sucker for buying it.

#3 Posted by TheMustacheHero (6654 posts) - 3 years, 3 months ago

Word of mouth that the game controlled terrible didn't get around?

#4 Posted by lilarchie232 (717 posts) - 3 years, 3 months ago

Well you can't blame people for wanting to watch God battle Krakens now can you?

#5 Edited by Diamond (8634 posts) - 3 years, 3 months ago

@demontium: shipped, not sold. "sell in" traditionally means placed on store shelves.

edit - looking up the terminology it appears that "sell in" doesn't even necessarily mean shipped to retailers.

#6 Posted by Hailinel (18120 posts) - 3 years, 3 months ago

Control issues aside, the game still did get positive word of mouth from those that were able to look beyond them. It also has a charming art style and encourages creativity and proper spelling and requires some level of problem solving skills. The violence in the game is also beyond simplistic, making it an ideal game for younger audiences. There's a lot to like in the game, and for it to sell a million units shouldn't come completely out of left field.

#7 Edited by Milkman (14004 posts) - 3 years, 3 months ago

That's a shame. Especially when great DS games like Chinatown Wars sold like crap.

#8 Posted by Rallier (1739 posts) - 3 years, 3 months ago

Hah good going for them. I'm sure that the dev is aware of the problems of the first game (After Scribblenauts was built in a very tight time frame) and that they'll take their time to fix those for the sequel now that they dispose of the resources and their new popularity.

#9 Posted by JJOR64 (18127 posts) - 3 years, 3 months ago

@Milkman said:

" That's a shame. Especially when great DS games like Chinatown Wars sold like crap. "

True that.

#10 Posted by TheGreatGuero (9067 posts) - 3 years, 3 months ago

People were hyping this game so much. Too bad it sucks.

#11 Posted by uglybob (51 posts) - 3 years, 2 months ago

its been the only game i have spent over 2 months on, i cant put it down.

china town wars bored me

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