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

[theRepublic]

Ail said:

theRepublic said:
I not really sure what your point is anymore, Groucho, so I'll say this.

From what I have heard Super Mario Galaxy cost about 16 million. Grand Theft Auto 4 and Metal Gear Solid 4 both cost over 100 million.

That means that the break even point of a high production value Wii game is much, much lower than HD games with high production values. That means that it is generally safer to develop games for the Wii.

It is extremely pricey to create all the detail that HD games require. SD games can look great without that level of detail, because you can't see that detail on a SDTV anyway.

 

MGS4 didn't cost anywhere near 100 millions, I'm not sure where you got that number...

I think the last leaked numbers put development costs in the 40-50 million ballpark at most..

That very well could be true.  Rumors are generally unreliable, so my numbers could be wrong.  But even if your numbers are right, then my point remains valid.

I'm pretty sure I am still right for GTA4, though.