It seem developing majorly on HD consoles and developing the games high cost was starting to get on them. Most third parties do rely on how many games they can release in a year(quantity) rather than how their games have great reviews on mags and sites like IGN(quality)...
Most of third parties are making games based on quantity rather than quality, thats why there are many shovelwares and yearly spin offs of franchises on the PS2 on its heyday. It should be also on the Wii, but instead, the only games that comes out most on the Wii are shovelwares that comes form unknown companies like Data design Interactive and UFO or Majesco. Even most yearly franchises like COD and Madden their main consoles are on HD consoles rather than the wii, opposed to the last generation were even with inferior hardware, the PS2 was the main platform.
I did say before the games will be fewer and fewer in this generation if 3rd parties keep doing this and consoles would be turned out like PCs, were the most popular games that sells. Till now Valve still milking the frqanchise of Counter Strike this will be similar to consoles in fact its happening now, COD and Guitar Hero keeps selling SO... thats whats Activision will develop from now on.
end of core gaming days prediction:
E3 2006-The beginning of the end. Wii introduced
E3 2008- Armageddon. Wii motion plus introduced. Wii Music. Reggie says Animal crossing was a core game. Massive disappointment. many Wii core gamers selling their Wii.
E3 2010- Tape runs out
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