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While many Wii owners are calling for more hardcore games, is it really worth it for the developers? Many 'hardcore' third party titles simply don't sell well, no matter how much money and advertising goes into them. Dualshockers.com takes a look at whether third-party devs should bother making games for the Wii at all.
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With the Wii every publisher under the sun wants a piece of the 56 million plus user base but just can’t go about doing it efficiently. And what’s the one thing standing in their way? Nintendo.
I know your probably like “whaaaa?” but just hear me out. Trust me; no one wants their 3rd party publishers to sell more than Nintendo or any other console manufacturer for that matter. Remember kids, money is made off of the software, not the hardware, so it is imperative that all publishers sell as many games as possible. So how is Nintendo throwing a wrench into that? Easy. No one wants to play games on a Nintendo console if it doesn’t include one of the following: Mario, Samus, Link, Go Karts, or Mii’s (or any combination of the 5).
With that said, how many times do people read NPD results and wonder why titles like The Conduit, Madworld, and the more recent Dead Space: Extraction don’t sell as many copies as they should. Games like this simply do not work on the Wii, and it makes me ponder, how much longer will this last? How much longer can developers continue pouring in good ideas, time, and effort into a console that has the biggest reach yet manages to provide little incentive?
In a recent earnings press conference, Satoru Iwata has even gone on to say “We didn’t release strong software continually [for the Wii] and let the good mood cool down.” That right there shows you that Nintendo knows who’s the captain of software ship. They are the captain, the first mate, the cook, and the deck hands. They do not need 3rd party games and developers should stop making them. They should focus attention on the 360 and the PS3 where they have a better chance of having the fruits of their labor actually strive on the other platforms.
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PS3/360 games just suck, no other explanation. But Wii games just need more support because they are ALL infallible and perfect. Am I close?
In fact, the Wii can't be taken as a serious console because Nintendo, since revealing the Wii, has announced it and advertised it as a family console. Seriously, look at their commercials. They've been doing it since they launched it, and it's no surprise that I don't feel like playing any of the 3rd Party games on the Wii.
Finally, if they move to the PS3 or Xbox 360, I believe that they may end up having the same fate. I was going to bring up a good point for this, but now I forgot. Haha, so for now, I'll just leave it at this and call it a day.
It would be funny however, if they next hardcore blood and gore fest on the Wii (If you could even call it that) was advertised with the family screaming in bloodlust every time they cut someones head off =|
Everything you just said covers it all.
You just made my night.
lifegaming career.I try to get back into the games but most of it doesn't turn me on and the only game preventing me from selling it is Darkside Chronicles.
Of course once that comes out I'll rent, beat it then sell my wii. I just don't find it appealing and it seems a lot feels that way.
Nintendo is not Microsoft or Sony, and they do not rely on their software. They don't sell their consoles at a loss.
Why don't you change your user name to "anti-nintendo rhetoric" with the type of articles you are posting?
Excerpts from the article in this very page. It's ok, you may slap yourself now.
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