| Groucho said: Actually the GC had a load of cross-plat games with the PS2 and XBox. I much preferred GC ports of PS2 games last generation. I'm playing the GC port of Summoner 2 on my Wii right now, actually. |
Sure, it had cross-plat games with the PS2 and XBox, but how did they sell? Most of the top selling XB multiplats (Splinter Cell, GTA, NFS, NFL) either did much better on XB/PS2, or didn't even release on the GC.
Believe me, I understand SSBB and Mario Kart may target different demographics than Halo3 / GT5P. The problem is, the top two selling GC games were - guess what - the predecessors of the two games you mentioned, SSBM and Mario Kart: DD! That only proves the point that technically, if this "Wii is not competing" argument holds, then so does "GC is not competing."
Seriously, where do we draw the line here? Yeah, maybe most Wii Fit owners aren't into GTA. People buying Brain Training / Pokemon may not see the appeal in a PSP either, does that mean the DS isn't competing? That would be hard to believe, since the system has engulfed all of the Japanese third party support.
Also, how would one explain where all the old PS2 / XB users went? Is the market shrinking, or is the Wii competing?
