| Legend11 said: So if I point out some low scoring games on GameRankings that have sold well on the Wii what will be the excuse then? See that's the problem, there's always an excuse, but what people need to understand is that third parties don't want to listen to excuses on why their games didn't sell, they simply want them to sell. |
Oh I agree completely. That's exactly what they want, and with the kind of money 360 and PS3 games cost to develop they don't have the luctury of being uncertain about their game sales. The bad games on the Wii that have sold well include... Wii play lol. You want to show many any Wii games that had any serious development cost in them that flopped? There are only a few that ever had effort put into them to this point in the Wii's life. Red Steel, which broke 1 million as a launch game, Rayman Raving Rabbids which did the same, and Resident Evil 4 which shattered Capcom's sales projections. If you don't believe me that the 360 isn't such a safe sales bet I can keep going through good or expensive games that flopped.
As far as games like GTA, Soul Calibur, etc. those are established franchises that shouldn't have any trouble selling on the 360. I still think most franchises from last gen or the gen before will be on the 360 and the PS3. However, I think most big new IPs are going to be on the Wii because that's the safest place to make them. If they flop on the Wii they company doesn't lose much. There is precedent of new IPs being successful already. If they flop on the 360 or PS3 it could be a bankrupting move. Stranglehold probably means goodbye Midway.
No, your absolutely right. All developers care about is profit. That's exactly why I think you are wrong and that the Wii should have trouble with 3rd party support. Similarly, look at the DS. It started out with crap 3rd party support too. All analysts predicted the PSP would whipe the DS out. It took a while, but look where the 3rd party support is now... Square Enix is making 9 PSP games, 6 of which are just remakes of their old games. They have 16 DS games made or in production and only 5 are remakes. This is the same accross all 3rd party companies. It's ridiculous to expect 3rd party support in the first year considering the gloom and doom that was spread about the Wii's fate before launch. Not to mention games on the 360 and PS3 take 2 to 3 years to develop. This means 3rd parties are still trying to wrap up their 360 and PS3 projects and will be through early 08.
