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xerostomia on 26 November 2008
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bdbdbd, you are correct in blaming Sony for part of the problem, but let me ask you truthfully, how many of the current Wii games could not run on the gamecube (forget about the motion sensor for the moment). My suspicion is that all the games will run similar on the gamecube as it currently does on the Wii.

The diablo example is valid as MAJORITY of games comming out are next versions (halo3, GTA 4, MGS4, Soul Caliber 4, Gears2, resistance 2, Fable 2, Fallout 3, CoD:5, etc, etc) and these games play the SAME as the previous versions, except for graphical upgrades especially, on-line gaming, and audio. Diablo 3 is going to be fundamentally the same as diablo2, a new story, but core gameplay will be the same. So yes most of the Xbox/PS3 owner buy the same 'shit' as you so eloquantly put it. Miilions of people will buy Diablo 3 BECAUSE it is the same shit packaged nicely and with newer graphics (don't think that Wii owners are any different in buying the same 'Mario stuff' either). Why mess with a successful franchise. People justify buying because the perceived difference is that it will require a newer computer to play because of the graphical upgrades, better AI, better physics etc, it will make gameplay more engaging and 'refreshed'. If they made a 'gimped' diablo 3 for my 8 year old PC I may just skip the title completely. I own all 3 consoles, and I will never buy a multiplatform game on the Wii. This does not mean I do not support 3rd party developers, I just will not support 3rd party developers on the Wii because it is on the Wii hardware. Similarly what 3rd party developer will have a vested interest in producing a new IP for an obsolete piece of hardware exclusively? They will produce it multiplatform and port to teh Wii (unless Nintendo pays them to make a new game). I buy Mario games for the Wii beacause Nintendo is the only place to play Mario and my prior machine was the N64 and I do not have a gamecube. Plus my kids want to play Mario, but they play all the othergames on teh Xbox/PS3.