| DarkNight_DS said: Nintendo is still the heart of the game market, it beat a little slower last gen but this gen it's got almost complete control over the market. Both with it's games and 3rd party games. Look at all the third parties jumping on the Wii bandwagon and also look how they are all changing their styles to have a better mix of game types. |
Ok.. So why is it when I go to Gamespot there are no Wii 3rd party games on their main page. When I go to IGN and look at the 10 most popular games 1 is for Wii (a 1st party game), 3 are for the PS3 (all 1st party), 5 for the 360 (3 of those being 3rd party), and one 3rd party PC game? Or when I go to 1UP there's mention of 1 Wii 3rd party game and the rest being 360, PS3, and PC third party games? Where is this complete control? Is that the reason why there's a thread here pointing to an online petition to try to get a Wii version of Resident Evil 5?
As for looking at all the third parties jumping onto the Wii bandwagon, I've seen very few quality games being shown mixed in with a lot of budget titles and other quick cash-in games. From what I've seen so far the Wii bandwagon is basically to make shallow party or other gimmicky games that will appeal to those that will use the system occasionally at parties or in groups but holds very little value to anyone who wants depth in their games or ones that can hold their interest for any real length of time. Without Nintendo's 1st party games propping up the Wii it would be a virtual wasteland of crap.
That's the reason why some hardcore gamers are worried about or angry with the Wii, it might lead to game developers and publishers basically producing dumbed down and watered down games in an attempt to try to appeal to the masses. It's like taking a complex book and making a dumbed down movie out of it because they feel it would be too hard for some audience members to understand. Sure some people can thump their chest and boast about the amount of money the movie is making but others will shake their head and wish for what the movie could have been if it had not been made for the lowest common denominator of movie goers.
