wii's 3rd party lack of success...could it be an isse on the long run?

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Spectrumglr said:
ok, Wii is selling like hot cakes (probably even at a higher rate than VGChartz's reports as NPD July sales figures were 18% higer than VGChartz) and clearly by the end of the year it will be the N°1 next-gen system by a great margin...but still there's a lack of support by 3rd party devs and not without a reason as 3rd party games are selling poorly (compared to the user base). Could this be an issue for the HW sales in 2008? How long can continue a success that's only based on 1st party games?

Plain and simple, yes.  If third parties keep using the wii for quick ports in a hope to cash in on the Wii "fad", they will kill the system in the long run.  There is already a lot of shovelware on in and a significant amount of announced shovelware.  (see outrun thread, lol).   Nintendo does have the right to refuse to publish a game and they need to see to it that they exercise that right.

As a side note, the intense battle between the 360 and PS3 is making both 1st and 3rd parties bring their AAA+ game.  Both companies are working diligently with developers to coax the most out of the system.  The best part about this is that it means we are seeing titles that are absolutely stunning.   See Bioshock, Halo 3, Warhawk, UT3, Killzone 2, GT5, and so on if you need proof of that statement.  No such driving force really exists on the Wii and games are therefore lacking so far.  Hopefully SMG, SSBB, and MP3 all set a graphical "floor" which future development should seek to not go below.  We'll see if Nintendo steps up and slaps the shovelware makers...