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Inigo13 on 30 June 2009
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Legend11 said:
megaman79 said:
Next gen. is ages away and when it comes around its obvious ALL core games will jump on the potential for another 50 million seller console, why wouldn't they?

The next question is why would you buy a console knowing it will run 2nd or 3rd again?
Even though it has all the games you would want so does WiiHD.


I'm just saying that a lot of companies like Activision Blizzard and EA are working on building franchises on HD consoles because of the high development costs and risks on such platforms.  What happens to the companies like Sega that come into the next generation with a bunch of hardcore titles that have sold 200,000-400,000 a piece?  They'll be competing in many genres with existing HD franchises that will be on their second or third iteration or more.

Some people seem to think that putting dollars into a hardcore Wii game is the same as putting them in a hardcore HD game.  I think there's a crucial difference in that there's a better chance of building a franchise that will last into the next generation with the hardcore HD game.  How many hardcore third-party Wii games have been released that will be able to hold their own and be profitable in future HD console generations? 

It's survival of the fittest right now on HD platforms and I think those companies escaping it now on the Wii will have it even worse next generation.  They will not only have to compete on a HD platform but also against the companies that have survived and become even more lean and mean thanks to this generation.

I think you're severely underestimating the legs of these Sega hardcore games. While Madworld will probably sell in between 200 - 400 thousand,  the others (HOTD 1 and Overkill, Conduit) will either sail past those numbers in the future, or have already.

PS2 hardcore franchises made the jump just fine to the XBox360 and PS3. I really see no reason why already profitable, and well liked games can't also make the transition from Wii to WiiHD.