Wii "inhospitable platform for third-party publishers"

[LordTheNightKnight]

Here's something no one has brought up yet:

http://vgchartz.com/games/index.php?name=madden&console=Wii&region=All&developer=&publisher=&genre=&keyword=&boxart=Both&results=50&order=Hits

Madden Wii game sales.

So 07 sold 450k. That's a fraction of the 360 and PS2 versions, but it's about the same as the PS3 version (470k), and it's still all gravy to EA considering how much money the franchise gives them. PSP version was in between, at just over 800k.

08 sold 800k. Again a fraction of the 360 and PS2 versions, but still just under the PS3 version's 870k, and still loads of extra profit. And it shows growth for the Wii audience. PSP version sold just over 600k.

As for 09 so far, the 360 version has sold just around a million so far, PS3 version at 620k, PS2 version at 400k, Wii version at 270k, PSP version at 180k (so jo21's assertion that Wii games sell poorly next to the PSP is false*), and the DS version at... 30k.

If anything, the DS is "inhospitable" for the series, where only 05 has sold over 200k, but it's still sold less than 09 on the Wii. But is that proof the DS is bad for 3rd parties? Hell no. We know DS games cost little to make, so even those moderate sales are plenty of profit.