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Rpruett on 19 February 2009
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RolStoppable said:
Rpruett said:
The Wii has some definite potential for development, but quite frankly the effort/desire just isn't there. It requires a totally different approach to making the controls worthwhile.

But honestly, the games for the Wii as a whole are just bleh and even the 'good' ones don't really stand head and shoulders above versions of the Gamecube ones. (Super Smash Bros I'm talking to you).


This generation will go down as the generation of the Multi-Platform. Where development costs became so high, that much of what drove the success of previous generations (Exclusives for PS2 for example) became the undoing of a monster player and leveled the playing field.


The Wii just won't get quality games IMHO. There is so much time and money to sink into PS3/360 games that there is little time for Wii games. Additionally, there is more money to be made on 360/PS3 with DLC.

They can keep pushing out essentially shovelware for the Wii and much of the 'casual' ownership of the Wii will gobble it up regardless with minimal effort.

Third parties are using the strategy you speak of since years and they are all doing better than ever. So I guess you are right when you say that they can keep using this strategy.

Honestly this has been my biggest gripe with Nintendo for years now. Loved NES, Loved SNES, I loved my N64, really didn't like the Gamecube (Although some games were really pleasant surprises Metroid/Pikmin), really don't like the Wii.  

But Nintendo just seemingly doesn't have many 'good' games anymore.  They are few and far between.  When you factor in the usual lag in the graphics department, the usually weaker lineup in games IMHO.  I've just lost faith.  It's almost like developers don't want to bother with Nintendo products.

Hopefully success with the Wii would catapult them into creating a system comparable with Xbox/PS3 in terms of features (Which might actually interest developers more but unfortunately I think that ship has sailed. )  If my pulse on Nintendo is correct,  they will make essentially a Wii Part II with a modest graphics upgrade and pretty much an identical setup as now.   Which quite frankly just disappoints me.