Sales of Visceral Games' Dead Space Extraction--the Wii rail shooter adaptation of the original Dead Space--have been unimpressive following its September 29 release, leading one analyst to blame a lackluster EA marketing campaign.

The game sold only 9,000 copies in the US between September 29 and October 3, according to NPD sales data.

"Electronic Arts didn't market Dead Space Extraction as much as it does with other titles," said EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich to Edge.

"The success or failure of a Wii title usually correlates directly to marketing spend," he added. "If Electronic Arts spent little on marketing, I am sure the sell through was no surprise to them. So I do not believe sell through was a disappointment to EA."

With Dead Space Extraction hitting Wii exclusively on September 29, the Visceral Games gang has released a trailer telling their joy at designing the on-rails shooter prequel for the system, packing in motion controls for everything from alt-fire modes and a two-player hacking minigame to riveting up barricades and activating glowsticks.

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A new developer diary from Visceral Games delves into Dead Space Extraction's cast, boasting they speak five times more dialogue than the original while assuring that "old salt" leader Weller will break up any would-be "self-indulgent" three-minute cut scenes.

The on-rails shooter prequel hits Wii exclusively on September 29, published by EA.

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In celebration of Dead Space Extraction going gold this morning, publisher Electronic Arts has issued a new trailer for Visceral's dismemberment-focused Wii shooter prequel.

"If there was one thing that I could tell the fans of Dead Space about Dead Space Extraction, it's that it's for real," art director Ian Milham says in the below video, adding that "it's got all the action, maybe even more of the fear, it's even more involving."

He also touches on how the team "did the visuals to pop." You'll see. September 29.

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Visceral Games' Wii shooter prequel Dead Space Extraction has entered the manufacturing process and will indeed make its promised September 29 release. Publisher and studio owner Electronic Arts made the announcement this morning, and also noted that those who pre-order "at participating retailers" will get a code to automatically unlock some challenge modes, instead of needing to earn them in-game.

The on-rails first-person shooter delivers two-player co-op and "an important new heroine to the Dead Space universe," which began on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2008.

A lengthy new Dead Space Extraction trailer with developer commentary from Visceral Games explores the on-rails shooter's story, the impact of having companions rather than being a lone individual, and how Extraction connects with the franchise at large.

Dead Space Extraction is headed for a September 29 release exclusively on Wii.

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Dead Space Extraction, the on-rails Wii shooter prequel to last year's creepy-crawly sci-fi horror title Dead Space (PC, PS3, 360) will arrive hit North American stores on September 29 and those in Europe on October 2, publisher EA announced today.

Made with the assistance of the original Dead Space team at Visceral Games, formerly EA Redwood Shores, the game offers branching paths and two-player co-op alongside a look at how the deadly space-zombie virus and its monsters infected the Ishimura.

The prequel also introduces "an important new heroine to the Dead Space universe," something that's likely to be followed up on in the impending Dead Space sequel. For more on Extraction and its first-person gameplay, check out our hands-on preview.

The announcement of a Dead Space game on the Wii was initially met with more trepidation than excitement from fans of the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version of the game. On one hand, Wii owners have every reason to be excited about having a game full of bloody zombie aliens instead of doe-eyed, super deformed children. On the other hand, some of us had legitimate concerns about how well the dark atmosphere and excellent presentation of the original would hold up on the technically inferior Wii hardware.

I played Dead Space Extraction recently at a pre-E3 press event at the Electronic Arts offices in Los Angeles and was pleasantly surprised at just great well the game looks and plays. Once you accept the inherent limitations of the game's rail-shooter design and start shooting aliens and watching them explode in gory, satisfying fashion, you might start enjoying Dead Space Extraction almost in spite of yourself. ... Read more

New screenshots from EA of Dead Space Extraction show this Wii installment matches the original Dead Space in dismemberment and wholesale Necromorph destruction.

Developed by Dead Space creator EA Redwood Shores, prequel Dead Space Extraction is an on-rails first-person shooter with branching paths and two-player co-op.

Dead Space Extraction brings its ghoulies and gibs to the Nintendo Wii this fall.

Publisher EA today issued the first details on the Wii entry in EA Redwood Shores' sci-fi survival horror series Dead Space, revealing the new game as a first-person prequel.

Said to be "built from the ground up and developed exclusively for Wii," Dead Space Extraction will apparently "marry the innovative motion controls of the Wii Remote with a frenetic first person perspective to create a new action-packed horror experience."

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Executive producer Steve Papoutsis noted that the title is an on-rails shooter in an interview with IGN, but promised that it "is not your typical rail shooter," adding that the "goal is to innovate and push the genre forward like Dead Space... Read more

Speaking with investors in a conference call today, EA CEO John Riccitiello revealed that Redwood Shores' action-horror franchise Dead Space is heading to the Wii.

The CEO was mum on the details, but noted that the title should retain the so-called fear factor of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions that arrived in the fall of 2008.