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Mini Ninjas was released on September 8, 2009 with a MSRP of $39.99. The game was a multi-console release with the PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 all having a version.
The game was developed by IO Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive, which is part of Square Enix.
Mini Ninjas received an "Everyone 10+" rating from the ESRB, with "Cartoon Violence, Crude Humor" listed as content for parents/gamers to be aware of.
How many hours have Wii owners reportedly spent being ninjas in the last 2 years, as the hours reported are the only evidence we have of actual ninja activity? Let's take a look!
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Approx. Number of Players Having Reported Data
Mini Ninjas has about 23,290 Wii owners that have reported game-play data through the Wii's Nintendo Channel, with 734 days possibly reported.
Average & Total Game-Play Hours
Mini Ninjas has 298,061 Total Hours of game-play reported, with its average play-time being 12 Hours 48 Minutes "Per person"(or console) reporting data.
The game's average play-time is about 1 Hour 52 Minutes per day/session reported.
Sales Information
Mini Ninjas' Amazon.com sale rank is #1,365, and it is selling for $15.11 with orders being fulfilled by Amazon.com. Mini Ninjas is selling for $18.45 directly from Amazon.com, which can be seen under the "More Buying Choices" sidebar at the link.
Mini Ninjas can currently be purchased from GameStop.com for $19.99 pre-owned, HERE.
(Sale rank and sale prices recorded around 7:45PM on September 15, 2011.)
Review Score Averages
The Wii version of Mini Ninjas has a "professional" review score average of 80.00%, based on 8 reviews on GameRankings.com.
The game has a 4.5 out of 5 Stars rating on Amazon.com, based on 24 customer reviews.
Mini Ninjas' customer review score average is 86.66%, when the customer reviews are converted to a 100% review scale.
(Review score averages recorded around 7:45PM on September 15, 2011.)
Filtered Thoughts
"Why haven't I heard of this game?", was what Mrs. Coffee asked when she saw the trailers for the game, while I was looking at its reported game-play data. If you have not seen anything about Mini Ninjas, below is a compilation video showing off some story and game-play elements for the game:
While I have not played Mini Ninjas, I have tracked the game's data for a long time now. I even searched, and found I had the data from when the game's data debuted, which was on February 15, 2010; so just a little over 5 months after the game was originally released.
I think the reported game-play hours "Per person" are good for this title, especially considering you can find it under $20 now at most stores. Nintendo of Europe added a non-Nintendo published title to its Nintendo Selects lineup, which makes me wonder if perhaps Nintendo of America will start adding third party games, like Mini Ninjas, to the Nintendo Selects titles here in the States.
Questions
Have any of you played Mini Ninjas, any version, and would you recommend it to others? Also, do the reported game-play hours "Per person" reflect about how long it should take to complete the game just once?
If any of you are interested in Mini Ninjas, you can prices below for it on Amazon.com:
I was surprised just how much fun I had with this game. Was not expecting a 12 hour average of playtime. That sends a good signal to me that others enjoyed playing it like I did.
ReplyDeleteHave not played this one, and I admit I'm a bit surprised that it's gotten as much playtime as it has - it's just a title that I recall hearing about when it came out - but not much since.
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ReplyDeleteMy wife and I purchased this game but it is one of the few still on our backlog. It looks awesome but we still haven't cracked the plastic wrap.
Someday!
PS - I've been playing Monster Hunter Tri again lately. Let me know if you ever wanna hunt with the NinTemple peeps again!
@KnucklesSonic8:
ReplyDeleteYea, I was surprised to learn the game had a commercial(or two) while I was looking up information on the game. I'm guessing the commercials weren't run long, but apparently it(they) did a good enough job to spread the word for the game.
@Chalgyr:
Well, do keep in mind the game is on the PS3 and Xbox 360, as well as on Steam...which has a free demo as well...if you go bargain shopping one day.
@NinSage:
Was the purchase recent, or has it been a while...and was it the Wii version?
As for MHT, I haven't played it since July I finished the single-player campaign in July...perhaps once I finish my backlog, I'll hop back online in it.
Thanks for the comments/feedback! If any of you other CWG readers have been being Mini Ninjas, feel free to add feedback!
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