| RolStoppable said: Ever since the announcement at E3 2008 that Final Fantasy XIII is going to be multiplatform between the PS3 and 360, there have been many complaints about Square-Enix with some Sony fans going as far as demanding that S-E should commit public sudoku in order to make up for the betrayal of their loyal fanbase. The game has become a constant target in the heated console wars and people are more concerned about how it's going to look on each system than how it will actually play and how much fun it will be. Debates like these are not what gaming is about, so here are five excellent reasons why Final Fantasy XIII should be a Wii exclusive for the sake of all gamers and Square-Enix as well: 1. There's no precedent of a main series FF game doing well on a losing system - FF XIII is a very risky project for Square-Enix, because a main series Final Fantasy game has never sold well on a console that was trailing in the market place. Why would it be any different this time? 2. It would reduce the pressure on Square-Enix - We have seen it before with GTA IV from Rockstar. The game was supposed to kill the Wii and in the month when the game of the generation finally released, the Nintendo system nearly doubled the combined sales of the HD systems in the USA alone. Additionally many gamers thought that GTA IV didn't live up to its hype. While FF XIII is not supposed to kill the Wii (we are past these days), it's one of the remaining "saviors" of the PS3. Square-Enix might not be able to handle the pressure and possibly delivers a disappointing game. 3. The Wii could really need a main series entry of a major JRPG franchise - Getting spinoffs can't be everything that the market leading home console ever gets, it's just not fair. 4. The game needs to be dumbed down for the 360 anyway, so why not go the whole way? - Due to the current plans for a 360 version, Final Fantasy XIII is never going to be what it was originally intended to be. At this point any true Final Fantasy fan is already anticipating FF Versus XIII more than the real main series entry in the franchise, so the impact of sudden Wii exclusivity would be minimal. 5. Gamers hate the Wii anyway - Final Fantasy XIII becoming a Wii exclusive would barely change a thing. The PS3 still has FF Versus XIII and the 360 still has plenty of JRPGs. Sure, there would be another reason to hate the Wii, but in the grand scheme of things, it really wouldn't make a difference. |
5 reasons why it shouldn't be a wii exclusive.
1. There is no precedent of a main series FF game ever doing well on the wii. - Face it. The wii has been around for years. Yet we've yet to see a main series FF game doing well on the system. it's obvious the gamers of the wii system preferes wii fit and super mario crossovers.
2. It would increase the pressure on Square Enix. - Look at it. It would take another few years for the game to come out and it would piss off everyone who's a current possible buyer of the game. not only that but despite the wiis dominence in total console sale, the comsumer base mostly consists of previous none gamers who are unlikely to buy final fantasy 13 hence limiting their possible sales even further.
3. The wii is doing fine as it is. - Sure it's consumer base is different then the other consoles, it's controllers piss me off a great deal and it wouldn't sell as many copies of a hardcore game as other systems, but that doesn't mean it's doing bad. Au Contrair.
4. The game is already dumbed down, if done further the game might turn into something else entirely. - Allow me to illustrate:
As you can see with my indisputable evidence. You wouldn't be able to recall what the wii version actually was supposed to be originally.
This would prove a major issue for people who want's to know exacly what's going on.
5. Gamers hate the wii already, what would further hate do - You wouldn't want the universe to implode now would you ?
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