Reggie: Third parties don't "get" the Wii, more

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ItsaMii said:

--OkeyDokey-- said:

ItsaMii said:

Summing up. We get less games, they sell less, they cost more, they take a lot more time to be released and their quality is lower than in the PS2 era. If you think the 3 games you mentioned are worth that loss, then I have nothing else to say.

Wanna know what's wrong with what you're saying? You're comparing 9 years of the sixth generation to 2 years of this generation.
And I'd like to know how exactly the quality is lower. Maybe you're just bitter about having nothing to play since Mario Kart in April.

 

Ok OkeyDokey. I will answer you just because I know that you don`t play dumb (when you say something stupid it comes from the bottom of your heart).

1) There isn`t any 9 year period. It would be 8 even if you considered only the PS2. The GC and Xbox came late in 2002 and they were pretty much dead by 2007. There weren`t a lot of relevant PS2 titles in 2007 or 2008 (Persona 3 and 4, Yakuza 2 NTSC and PAL, Guitar Hero 3, Madden, Pro Evo and crappy multi plats).

2) Let`s try looking at the first 3 years for the last generation concoles. PS2 -2001-2003, GC 2002-2004, Xbox 2002-2004.

SE - The Bouncer, FF X, FF X-2, FF XI, Kingdom Hearts, Unlimited Saga, Star Ocean 3, Drakengard, Front Mission 4, Full Metal Alchemist, FF CC. Grandia 2 and Grandia Xtreme (published).

Capcom - RE Code Veronica X, Onimusha, RE Survivor 2, Onimusha 2, Dino Stalker (spin off of Dino Crisis), Capcom vs SNK 2, Marvel vs Capcom 2, REmake, Devil May Cry, Maximo, Clock Tower 3, RE 2 and 3 (GC versions), Resident Evil 0, Devil May Cry 2, RE Dead Aim, Dino Crisis 3, Auto Modelista, P.N. 03, Viewtiful Joe, Breath of Fire Dragon Quarter, Megaman X Command Mission, Viewtiful Joe 2.

Konami - Shadow of Destiny, Ephemeral Fantasia (crappy RPG), Guitar Freaks, Winning Eleven 5, Silent Hill 2 + Silent Hill 2 Restless Dreams, International Superstar Soccer 2, Winning Eleven 6, DDRMAX, Metal Gear Solid 2 + Substance, Shadow of Memories, Zone of the Enders, International Superstar Soccer 3, Pro Evolution Soccer, DDRMAX 2, Silent Hill 3, Suikoden 3, Life Line, Teenage Mutant Nija Turtles, Castlevania Lament of Innocence, Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes, King Artrur (based on the movie), TMNT 2.

Tecmo - Fatal Frame, Rygar, Fatal Frame 2, Dead or Alive 2, Dead or Alive 3, Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball, Dead or Alive Ultimate, Ninja Gaiden.

Rockstar - GTA 3, Smuggler`s Run 1 + 2, Max Payne, GTA Vice City, Midnight Club, Midnight Club 2, Max Payne 2, Manhunt, Red Dead Revolver.

Namco - Ace Combat 4, Klonoa 2, Vampire Night, Tekken Tag Tournament, Tekken 4, Ninja Assault, Time Crisis 2, Soul Calibur 2, kill.switch, Tales of Destiny 2, I-Ninja, Time Crisis 2, The Tower of Druagga, Xenosaga (published), Tales of Symphonia, Breakdown, Baten Kaitos, Donkey Konga (developed).

Ubisoft - Tom Clancy`s Ghost Recon, Rayman 3, TC Splinter Cell, TC Ghost Recon: Island Thunder, TC Rainbow Six 3, Beyond Good and Evil, XIII (published), PoP Sands of Time, TC Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow, TC Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow, TC Ghost Recon 2, PoP Warrior Within.

Compare that to Xbox 360 current library and PS3 library + all announced titles for 2009.

The (fake) HD consoles suck. It is that simple. I would exchange the entire HD library for those 3 years of Capcom games. BTW, I have a dark secret: I hate Mario Kart. If you want to expend 400-500 bucks on something you will regret later, get a pretty hooker with syphilis (as a bonus you get a lot of cool scars to show your friends).

That is purely a question of taste. I would argue that so far this gen has had many quality titles too, maybe not always from the same publishers as last gen...( Activision, Sony Entertainment, Microsoft are nowhere on your list)

Aside from Ubisoft and Rockstar I notice that you only listed Japanese developers. I will agree those have been a lot slower bringing quality titles out this gen but the Western developers have more than made up for it...

Part of the reason those Japanese developers have been slow has nothing to do with HD consoles either but is due to the current state of the Japanese market and the fact that these companies have been devoting a lot of their resources to the handheld market...