So, a game usually needs to turn a profit in order to warrant a sequel, right guys? Mushroom Men 2 and Dark Void 2 will likely never be created, but we’ll definitely be seeing Just Dance 2 and Assassin’s Creed 3 in the next few years. Sell over a million copies, and you’re a success, sell less than half a million, and you’re flop. That’s what the gaming industry tells us, so it must be true.
So what’s the deal with this rumor about a sequel to The Conduit? The gang at G4tv seem fairly certain that it’s happening, based on some time they spent with High Voltage Software at GDC. Does that mean that The Conduit was a success? From what I’ve been told, the game is yet to sell a half-million copies worldwide, which makes it far less successful in terms of sales than other FPS Wii titles like the Metroid Prime 3 and the Call of Duty games.
Still, it looks like the hundreds of thousands of copies of the game that did sell may have been enough to warrant a follow up of some kind, though it may end up being a lower-budget, hand held title like Valkyria Chronicles 2. Either way, maybe all the FPS ideas that High Voltage had planned for The Grinder (which went from being a FPS to a top-down shooter) will make their way into The Conduit 2. If so, I’d be up for it. The first game certainly had it’s moments, and if those moments could be expanded upon, a sequel could be a beautiful thing.
The Conduit 2 teased at GDC? [G4tv]
