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

[theRepublic]

Groucho said:
I'd like to put forward that, until a Wii game requires 500K (or so) to break even, it really won't have the production values and draw of the HD titles that require the same. You get what you pay for, and what you invest in (usually).

The fact that Wii games don't get much budget is the problem. Its not some sort of "boon" to the Wii.

Going back to your original point, I agree that third parties should invest more in development for Wii titles.  It just doesn't take nearly as much as it does for HD games.  Comparing high production values to high production values, HD games are two to four times as expensive as Wii games.  This is largely due to the fact that Wii games only need to look good in SD, while 360 and PS3 games need to look good in HD.