id Boss: 3rd-Party Wii Development "Not Really Justified"

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WereKitten said:

Mr Khan said:

Not even Valve so much. Valve i think is very much in tune with Nintendo's "less is more" idea. They don't make these technically intensive games just to show off, unlike iD and Epic.

 

They might not go for the very latest bleeding edge eye-candy technology in their engine because they chose to have a very scalable one, but the production values are still through the roof. I don't really think that less money was spent in textures and models for HL2 than it was for Doom 3, and they had some great voice acting involving at least one famous actor.

 

Both Valve and iD are very atypical developers though. They have revenue streams that most don't have (Steam and engine licensing). They can afford to spend as long as they like making a game, due to their wide fanbase and the talent they have in game design which practically ensures good sales. The same goes for Epic which is also raking in the money from licensing Unreal Engine.