Those who argue against so-called “hardcore” games on the Wii have some fresh justification, with news that The Conduit failed to break into the top five Wii games for June and shifted a mere 72,000 duplicates. While some in our comments argue that the game was only released on June 23 (a fair point), it’s still not a glowing success for the game’s launch week.

“In terms of top SKUs, The Conduit placed at number 25,” stated a spokesman for NPD. Looks like The Conduit will share a similar fate to Home of the Dead: Overkill and MadWorld, as Sega continues to find that special something and create a “hardcore” title that will actually sell on the Wii.