Electronic Arts Plays Catch-Up After Shrugging Off Wii's Appeal (Bloomberg)

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Shane said:

Third parties have never done well for Nintendo. Even EA's most optimistic expectations are to finish second, which EA never does.

I still vote silly.

Finishing second on the #1 system is usually better than finishing first on a distant #2 system.  EA is making the best of the situation.  At any rate, 3rd parties have done well on a Nintendo system, the SNES.  They did alright on the NES but that was very early in the video game business anyways.  The N64 and Gamecube weren't the market leader and would have probably been like the Saturn and Dreamcast if not for the 1st party games.  If the Wii is like the SNES and the market leader it will likely see more and better 3rd party games and therefore sales.