Editorial: Nintendo’s Wii Is The Gaming Industry’s Financial Scapegoat

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Killzone3 said:

Well since my responce means the world to you. Everything in the article i though was good. They way it does not hold back on crappy wii 1st and 3rd party games, how it mention many multiplatform games selling the least on the wii.  A fact that is very denied on here.

A good part

"Publishers need to realize that casual gamers don't play games very often and hardcore gamers don’t give a crap about crappy games. And while the Wii looks like a great opportunity for video game publishers to cash-in on a gullible and naive consumer (i.e., the casual gamer) gamers and video game journalist really need to step up and let their voice be heard against this pathetic and money-hungry tactic."

and my favorite.

Alternatively, Nintendo really needs to step up and be the guiding light for other publishers out there. They need to either regulate the kind of quality that’s being put into these games or at least show that the Wii can have quality made games that match their quality made retail prices. Because after Metroid and Mario are out and about, gamers will be left with Nitro Bike sequels, unplayably bad Ghost Squad shooters and Alien SyndromeNitro Bike sequels, unplayably bad Ghost Squad shooters and Alien Syndrome spin-offs.

 

Ok.  So the quoted part says that publishers need to realize that Wii gamers are too savy to buy all the crappy games the publishers release for the Wii.  And then he says consumers and journalists need to step up and let publishers know they don't want crappy games.  Which is already solved by his first statement that the consumers arn't going to buy the games.  The guy does seem to write in circles, but there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with his statement here.

The second bold part, that Nintendo needs to step up.  Well, Nintendo already is with it's big games coming out.  From what is avaliable to us, these games look extremely good.  And Zelda already was released, and is an exceptional game in my opinion, and in the opinion of reviews and consumers.

As for asking for Nintendo to regulate the quaility of the games.  I still don't understand why lessons from the past all of a sudden don't apply.  'Regulating' games is what hurt Nintendo and Playstations 3rd party friendliness is what boosted PS.  And in having strong 'unregulated' 3rd party support, the power is given to the consumers to show the publishers what games they want.  Personally, I still don't see the negative with Nintendo's growing 3rd party support.  The author of the article is just wrong in saying Nintendo needs to 'regulate' it's 3rd party games.