Guys, EA is just looking at the NPD results of Nintendo developed games and are following in their footsteps. They are not making creative games nor are they trying to develop games that fill in the genres that are not developed by Nintendo or other third parties.
MySims is more related to Animal Crossing than The Sims, a game that is already a hit with casual and core PC gamers.
EA is developing EA Fitness because Wii Fit has been a Megaton Seller.
Now they are developing Nascar Kart which is a Mario Kart clone. Everyone already knows how well Mario Kart is selling.
Geez, I wonder what EA is going to copy next? I honestly hope their strategy fails. They only see the Wii as a revenue stream. Instead of a gaming console. This is why the HD consoles receive more investment than the Wii. EA just needs to invest in the Wii and look for original titles or treat the Wii as a gaming console like the Xbox 360 and PS3. The Wii gamers like myself would not mind a Command and Conquer game on the Wii in SD nor would we be disappointed with a SD version of Dead Space. But unfortunately, EA is not willing to try. They'd rather clone all of Nintendo's games and make money than put forth any kind of effort.
EA's executives need to be fired. A kid could have come up with the copy what Nintendo is doing strategy.
If Nintendo is successful at the moment, it’s because they are good, and I cannot blame them for that. What we should do is try to be just as good.----Laurent Benadiba
