Are 3rd party publishers sealing their own demise?

[Groucho]

Legend11 said:

Funny that the original poster should mention THQ and EA of all companies. EA which is the biggest third-party on the Wii and is blaming it for their current problems. THQ which has put significant resources into Wii games and is now losing more money than last year. Sorry folks but when it comes to third party software the Wii has serious obstacles for third-parties to overcome.  Very diverse userbase, Nintendo domination of software sales, etc.

On a side note THQ is pouring a significant amount of money into Deadly Creatures (Billy Bob Thornton and Dennis Hopper are now involved with the project). As well you'll see significant advertising. So when this game bombs (and yes I'm calling it right now, sales will be disappointing, well maybe not as far as Wii third-party games are concerned) I'll look forward to seeing what creative excuses people will come up with for the game's sales.

I have to agree with Legend11.  The profits on Deadly Creatures, and its ilk, for the Wii, will be paper thin, at best.  Being on the Wii won't help them with their over-spending.

3rd party publishers need to focus more on making lighter budget games on the HD consoles AND Wii, imo.  Its their own obsession with "spend the most to make the most" that is killing them.  The X360 and PS3 are perfectly capable of running any Wii-sized game, but at better resolution, framerate, and with better textures (at practically no expense... textures are always reduced from their original resolution, to fit on the platform, so chopping them down *less* isn't exactly a hurdle).