Why can't 3rd parties compete against Nintendo?

[Kenryoku_Maxis]

Soriku said:
Here's another thing too, besides what Bod posted:

Japanese devs have no problem putting games like RPGs on the Wii. The reason being is there aren't many to begin with, so there's free room. Plus Wii RPGs sell anyway.

I believe when a system is saturated in a certain genre, a quality game in the genre can sell really well.

I mean like at ToS for the GC. It sold so well because the GC was saturated with RPGs.

The Wii is saturated with quality Western games. There are little quality shooters (and certain ones that are have superior HD counterparts), not many sandbox-esque games, not many WRPGs, etc.

Now, I think Western devs believe that fanbase is already on the HD consoles, but many of them are posting losses. Now, if they make some of those games on the Wii, there will be a lot of hype (just look at Conduit) and most likely good sales because the Wii is saturated with that kinda of stuff. Now, new IPs are good but if they make a game in a popular series (like GTA) and is EXCLUSIVE it has potential to be huge.

If Conduit sells really well, maybe this'll make more Western devs lighten up. Though I think more Western devs are announcing stuff anyway. Take Two even said they can't ignore the Wii anymore.

Though, for me, thank god Japanese devs don't have the same ideology. But if Wii hate is to lessen, more quality Western games have to come.

 

What I think is an equally more monumental problem to the lack of games being made is the fact that we just aren't getting the games brought over to the international scene.  On the PS2, its like a whole new awakening.  When ATLUS woke up and said 'Anime craze + gaming = money'.  And in many ways, ATLUS has pioneered things that no other gaming company has or seemingly will ever do, like dual audio voice tracks or subtitles for Japanese games.

But beyond these facts, when the Wii came out, in its first year alone, the gap between Japanese and American/Other software must have grown in proportion like 5:1.  And its only gotten worse.  And what games we did get from Japan were either not exactly their best or just plain sad in localization.

Its enough to make someone go and buy a cheap PS2 just to hope for some better 'Japanese Support' on a system.