jman8 said:
Yes the DS has sold a ton of copies of games. Yes, the DS has the largest install base ever in Japan. Neither of those two things means that an individual game is automatically going to sell really well even if it is a good game from a highly reputable developer. That's the point. That's also why you don't see all devs jump ship from 360/PS3 development to the Wii. Even when the Wii exceeds 50% of the market, you're not going to see this happen. |
The difference is that while not all games sell well on the DS it is much more likely for a game to make a profit on a bigger userbase. The point you just mentioned goes for all consoles so that´s not a pro for PS3 or Xbox 360. If you have a bigger install base the chance of your game selling good is much higher than on a smaller install base so I wouldn´t say you´ve got a point here.
The same goes for the Wii: Not all games will sell well but the chance that a game will sell well is higher because the console has a bigger userbase.
The point you made goes for all consoles but it affects the consoles with the biggest userbase the least. So basically your point proofs why developers should focus on Wii/DS. There are other points why (some) developers shouldn´t focus on those consoles but your point is definitely not valid.
