NJ5 on 31 July 2008
| PS360ForTheWin said: i expect it would mean more focus on Wii games from majour developers, other than that it wont have much effect, the PS3 and 360 are still selling well enough to be viable for games publishers and designers |
This "360 and PS3 are viable" argument is thrown around a lot, but I'm not that sure.
If you look at the financial results of developers, many of them are having a hard time. The big sharks which own huge franchises can do good business on the PS3 and 360 (especially if they receive money from MS/Sony), but many developers just can't afford it. Development budgets increased too fast since the last generation. Making games on the Wii doesn't guarantee profit, of course, but it does reduce the risk a lot.
My Mario Kart Wii friend code: 2707-1866-0957
