Topic: Seriously enough with the traditional match 3 games

Sapphire Dragon is the new one. I think its 6th in a series of all really the same game of Jewel Quest games. We have to have at least 30 traditional match 3 games by now. Some good like Jewel Match 3. Most the same from to another.
Yet zero basketball games. Really Double Dribble would be nice for the VC. A new NBA Jam even better. No hockey games. One Madden. How about a new NFL Blitz. Zero new Advance Wars.
Do people really buy these Jewel games all the time? I do not get the love. Puzzle Quest at least put a spin on the game.

Match 3 Iphone games says hi.

EA owns NBA Jam, and if I recall correctly, the last one didn't sell well, so I think hope is lost for the NBA Jam series.

Well, NBA jam didn't sell well in the UK, because EA decided to sell the game in one retailer, HMV. And HMV were going down hill at the time that decision was made. So yeah, blame EA's stupid decision making there.

When people make their first game for practice, it's more likely to be a match-3 game than NBA Jam. Nowadays lots of people just buy games based on the art so match-3 is quick and easy to sell.

They can't be selling too badly considering all the pokemon/puzzles and dragons match-3 games we're getting.

Tile matching games usually cost 1/100,000th of sports game and sell much better because of the broader audience. On handheld especially — most people buy handheld consoles to play this kind of games, not to play hockey. Iwata said that game Pokemon Link Battle is based on (Puzzles and Dragons was it called?) sells like hot cakes in Japan...and it's just a variation on the usual match-3 game. I have nothing against the proliferation of tile matching games, but it's a pity that the best one of all (Zoo Keeper Battle) is not on 3DS yet.

i want a new tetris attack in the mario universe. loved that on gameboy

My first game practice was a horizontal shmup. More people should do that. You can even use the same art if you'd like.

@Barbiegurl777 tetris attack is not your regular tetris game. it is way different. look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8FtDgDPTbY

The best match three game is Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo for the Sega Dreamcast.

I'm now gonna buy a Match 3 game, just to spite you.

Sure, waste your money to spite someone else.

Indeed. Loved that game.

Yeah IMO they sit next to Jigsaw puzzles as the most boring puzzle type ever. Half of the challenge is sporting a set of possible matches, and that's more tedious than fun.

I've always wanted to try the game on the DS, but I've never seen it in stores

Yes, I'm sure the massively successful casual gaming genre will listen to you.

it doesn't even make sense, I doubt on 3DS they are actually taking away attention on other 3DS games

1) You really think he's serious?
2) Most match 3 games are cheap as hell. I highly doubt he'll be financially crippled in any way after couple dollars.
3) Who ever said he'd be wasting money? There's a reason there's so many of these games: People actually find them extremely fun.

I mean, I'm not a huge fan of the genre, but when I find a good one, I could play it all day.

I actually didn't remember I made a previous post in this thread.

It's actually a relatively old thread.

Although it reminds me... I wonder if they'll offer the puzzles and dragons games separately as downloads. I just want the mario one.