Third parties pull a fast one and blame Nintendo for their own crappy games

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@xerostomia: I actually wasn't blaming Sony, i was just using Sony to point out who has the real problems.

Well, any of the 1st party big "traditional" IP:s wouldn't run on GC "as is", since they have the "full" 480p widescreen running at 60Hz and Wii has some lighting effects that couldn't be done with GC. But, in general, the difference isn't that big.

Why fix something that isn't broken, is a good question, not in the sense what the question itself asks, but in the sense that how do you know when something actually is broken.
The developers know, that the current system where you update your previous game with new flashier graphics, is broken with increasing costs and stagnant audience. That's why the games are made easier all the time to reach a broader range of gamers.

You said you do not support 3rd parties on Wii due to Wii hardware. There's three possible problems:
1. You do not represent the majority of gamers.
2. Most do not have multiple consoles.
3. What difference does it make if an exclusive is 1st or 3rd party?

As for Diablo, if i recall, there was a big whining around internet for the changes Blizzard is going to make to Diablo 3, so the game isn't just "same shit in prettier package". But as an example, i do understand what you were after.
So, if we keep going with your argument, if there's no point in getting the Diablo 3 if the graphical would be the same, what's the point in making the whole game, outside milking the customer? From customers point of view, nothing, so you end up getting the game for the graphical update.

My point was, that the 8 years old PC would be the one with most gamers and installbase. They are not going to buy new hardware in few years, so the wise thing to do is to release games for it.

As for new IP:s, the best-selling platform is always the best for new IP:s, since the big userbase is most likely to purchase the game. As for Wii and new IP:s, the cheapest platform is always the least risky. Nintendo have successfully introduced new IP on Wii, there's Conduit and Madworld coming and NMH was a success as a best-selling Suda game ever, Zack&Wiki i believe had quite a legs. When on the HD side, we have games like Haze and Too Human, which definately underperformed.