| celine said: Actually a more interesting matter is that Wii is a more favorable enviroment for japanese developers/publishers. Japanese gaming industry can't compete with western one from a financial and technical point of view because their development cycle are obsoletedifferent compare to companies that made their fortune on PC and that now are developing for Ps3/360/PC combo. Japanese developers advantage however is developing for low tech and low cost system so their DS choice isn't a suprising one. The same I think will happen for Wii althought ironically I see DS huge japanese support be a slowing down factor. The majority of western publisher will probably prefer the 360/PS3/PC combo because they have already heavily invested in HD technology and because the gap in western region (PS3/360/PC vs Wii ) is unfavorable to the Wii at least for now. The problem I see for them is that if the Wii mantains its popularity in coming years than there is no way they will benefit from it because Wii business model is based on a profit advantage against the HD model ( a similar situation happen when many computer software missed the NES train in '80 ). I like to point out that for certain companies and publishers the Wii is an impossible choice to make because they rely only on technology ( i.e. Epic ). I think that what is ask to publishers isn't to abandon the HD systems but to mix their offering with a good effort support to Wii/DS that take advantage to the new philosopy brought by Nintendo. |
^^^This post and RolStoppable first post to me are the best replies to this topic. Legend11 stated the Blue Ocean theory, but part of the Blue Ocean theory is turning your new audience into your new core. This is what Reggie refers to when he says that not all 3rd parties get it yet. It doesn't have to be a blockbuster title, but blockbuster EFFORT for that title is a must.
...This means advertising the Wii version of a game. Perfect example is Shaun White Snowboarding, the Wii version is rated better yet every ad I've seen is for the HD consoles. Making sure you take advantage of the Wii hardware, something that is done more regularly with the HD counter parts.
I believe you're going to start seeing more exclusive content for the Wii as companies try and harness the potential sales availible on Wii.
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