HappySqurriel said:
Legend11 said:
Soriku said:
I've seen these two companies grueling it out, giving lefts and rights and becoming equal at times. We see Sony bringing out HOME, a bunch of (third-party) exclusives like FF XIII, MGS4, Blu-ray, etc. while MS is fighting back with a "HOME" of theirselves, shooting down exclusives (like Bioshock) and stealing some as well (RE5, SC IV, GT IV, DMC4, etc.). And if the rumors are true, MGS4 and possibly FF XIII too. Also HD-DVD Vs. Blu-Ray. In the midst of all this, Nintendo is giving no care for whatever they're doing, and basically FLOURISHING and taking some games not by force, but by effort (Fatal Frame IV, MH3). And Nintendo still continue to flourish and possibly get more games (KH3, Suikoden VI, TS4 etc.). Also getting praise and from more and more T-Ps and praise from everywhere else and winning awards. Plus gaining A LOT of money. What do you think will happen? Will MS and Sony take each other out? Will T-Ps might not want to get involved? What is the fate of Nintendo? What will happen in the end? |
You call Monster Hunter 3 and Fatal Frame 4 flourishing? Isn't one of them a pokemon clone and the other a second or third tier horror title that never really caught on last gen? Well maybe it's not a pokemon clone but it's not something I'd get excited over. I think the fact that there's a thread asking who doesn't play their Wii, and the response from it (especially the people who're playing VC titles rather than Wii titles) says a lot. And where exactly was the effort by Nintendo to get those games? It's great that Nintendo is making lots of money but I don't see how that makes things better when so far it's been pretty lackluster for the Wii as far as games are concerned. Why haven't they used that money to get loads of great games onto their system? Instead the Wii is getting Super Mario Galaxy, and a few decent exclusives this Fall/Winter. I mean the review scores are starting to come out for some of those third party games and they're average at best. I owned an N64 and still own a Gamecube and I hated the waits between good games, that's why I don't own a Wii I simply got tired of that and thankfully the 360 has so many great games that those kind of waits are a thing of the past. It's great that you're so happy about the Wii's success, I'll be honest I like when there's fierce competition because that brings out the best in companies and the competition between the PS3 and 360 is getting fierce. Nintendo appears to be happy to sit back, release their own games, and if third parties go to them then great but if not who cares since their first party games will sell lots and it gives them less competition on their system. Enjoy you Wii (well whenever you get your next great Nintendo release, enjoy the waiting between Nintendo releases) :) |
With both the PS3 and Wii we see the line-up as being weak early on (in North America and Europe) because most Japaneese systems have been released in Japan over a year before they hit other regions. If you look at the PS2 the first game that was really worth playing on it was Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec which was released in April of 2001 (approximately 13 months after the system was released). It wasn't until (about) 18 months after the PS2 was released that it had a solid (worthwhile) library ... If you look at when this will be for the Wii (May/June 2008) the game line-up will be pretty competative with the PS2. |
I seem to remember Tekken Tag Tournament, Twisted Metal: Black, Grand Theft Auto 3, Ico, Silent Hill 2, Devil May Cry, Final Fantasy X, Ace Combat 4, Metal Gear Solid 2, Jak and Daxter, and dozens of announcements of huge third party games in development for the PS2. There was no mistaking at that time who was going to get the lion's share of third party games and their best ones, and that a very big stream of hits/big games were destined for that system. In comparison I see the Wii with good Nintendo first party games but what I don't see is the same commitment from third parties to put all their best franchises on the Wii.
