Pachter: Core Wii audience only want Nintendo games

[mike_intellivision]

In rethinking this issue, I think that Rol hit a key point.

Nintendo has always been expected to generate software sales for its consoles. So its core would be a core of gamers who like its games.

That being said, the article presupposes that most serious gamers own another console besides the Wii -- which is neither necessarily accurate or a flattering portrayal to Wii owners.

Nintendo published Top 10 selling games for Nintendo consoles
NES: 9+ (one game was published in one market by someone other than Nintendo)
SNES: 8
N64: 9+ (one game was published in one market by someone other than Nintendo)
GC: 9
Wii: 8+ (one game was published in one market by someone other than Nintendo)

Compare that to the other current console makers:

Sony
PS1: 6
PS2: 2
PS3: 4

Microsoft
Xbox: 4
X360: 4

But saying that Nintendo audiences buy Nintendo games is quite different than saying that they don't/won't buy third-party games.

So the best way to look at this is the article tells the "selective" truth.

Mike from Morgantown