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Soundwave on 14 May 2009
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Soriku said:
Soundwave said:

I think this might also put a ki-bosh on the "Nintendo doesn't need core games". 

Clearly Smash Bros. Brawl and Mario Kart Wii (which I still consider a core game, Wii Wheel or not) helped the Wii out a lot last year. 

I think Punch-Out! will be a hit though. 

 

Pretty true. They can't live off casual games forever.

 

Or more to the point -- they need a balance. I think Nintendo now realizes they put all their eggs into Wii Music and they are now feeling a little bit of a pinch because of that. 

I think they also probably realize they need to increase their dev resources. If they had a Donkey Kong or Star Fox or Zelda game for this spring/summer ... a missed oppurtunity. 

I also wonder though if the DSi launch perhaps ate into some Wii sales as well. People interested in a Nintendo machine may have opted for newer DSi with all the marketing it has gotten too.