Good point Shadow. Space Quest 7 is another example. That game was essentially canned, but they may be working on it again as they realise it may still be profitable and that they must make games that are what Sierra stands for and what Sierra is best at. I hope they don't screw it up.
Yes, they lost money on Jazz2, but how much money and time did they put into it? Not much. There hasn't been enough Jazz games to prove that the series is not popular or profitable. Some times you fail, sometimes the company must take risks and sometimes lose money. If they made several Jazz games and they all lost money I would understand. But Jazz 2 was rushed, 2D, and other things. It was still great, but if you throw a game together, don't expect to get amazing sales numbers. I think a 3D Jazz game that's really done right would be profitable for them. But there's this stereotype that action = $, cute = for kids only. I really hate that stereo type. Besides, who says a game can't have action, but cute and make money all at the same time? I use Fur Fighters as an example, but again, they just didn't advertise on TV enough, or didn't market properly. I've played 4 player - it's crazy fun, my friends agree. Online would have been better, this was for Dreamcast, but it's also on PC and Ps2.
Jazz needs more of a chance, but let's just be patient. Who are we to say the series ends with Jazz 2? Hopefully not.
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